Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1942)

ttiflaw&i -XT' Every girl who loves Rachel MUST try this new Rachel! So flattering-sweet — Pond's new Dreamflower Rachel! Fluff it on— and you're conscious of no powder at all . . . just a creamier, deeper velvet look to your skin! Childishly pure— yet tinged with the rich ivory of sophistication. If Rachel is your shade, here's a new love for you! Caressing new Dreamflower Smoothness gives your face a "misty-soft" finish — sentimental . . . endearing — TODAY / See all 6 New Dreamflower Powder Shades Natural — for pink-and-white blondes Rose Cream — peach tone for golden blondes Brunette — rosy-beige for medium brunettes Rachel — for cream-ivory skin Dusk Rose — for rich rosy-tan skin Dark Rachel — for dark brunettes At Beauty Counters Everywhere OVERHEARD From radio's treasure-chest a constant listener selects these words of wisdom and entertainment STREAMLINED LUNCH BOX Ration K, the emergency ration of the fighting forces, which men can live on for days at a time if forced to, is the food kit, created after months of research, to go places on the field of combat where a mobile kitchen cannot be set up. In it are a package of compressed graham biscuits containing the entire B complex; two packages of soluble coffee; a package of malted milk; dextrose tablets; three lumps of sugar; a special chocolate bar; a stick of chewing gum. Lots of places men can't smoke or even get cigarettes, and under stress and strain the gum is very welcome. The chocolate bar is richer by far than any on the market, so packed with nutrition that a soldier can really live on one for more than a day without feeling the pangs of hunger — Adelaide Hawley's Woman's Page of the Air, on CBS. CORKING GOOD GLASS Another proof of American ingenuity, coupled with scientific research, is the announcement of the Pittsburg Corning Corporation that a new type of opaque glass has been discovered that floats like cork, can be sawed or drilled with ordinary tools, has valuable insulating qualities, is odorless, fireproof, vermin-proof, and can be used as the buoyant element in the construction of life boats, life rafts, life preservers, pontoon bridge supports and so on. This newcomer, called Foamglass, is now being investigated by certain Federal Government Agencies for its possibilities as an alternate material for such critical products as cork, balsa wood, cellular rubber and kapok — all of which are largely imported — Nancy Craig, Women and the War, Station WJZ, New York City. WHITE MAGIC To remove the black from the outside of an aluminum pot, put potato peelings and water in a larger pot, and set the blackened pot on top of this, and let boil until the shine is restored. To banish the black from the inside of a pot, put potato peelings in it to cook until original luster is restored — Nancy Craig's the Woman of Tomorrow program, WJZ, New York City. LIBRARIAN KATE Books without war are all too few for those of us who like quiet reading, so whenever I come across one that gives me pleasure, I like to tell you about it. One I have just finished is called "Sunday Best." It's not fiction, but the true and amusing story of one American family, who had their ups and downs in Philadelphia during those happy days of a generation ago. The author of this engaging story is John Cecil Holm, who also has hit shows to his credit, notably, "Three Men on a Horse" and, more recently, "Best Foot Forward" — Kate Smith Speaks, CBS. WALKING BOWL? Many of us will of necessity put away our electric mixers, and go back to the old style "walking" mixing bowl that must be held in place by brute force. To keep it "put," glue a secondhand fruit jar ring to the bottom, and see if it doesn't stop wandering around every time you let go of it — Mrs. Louise Siebel, Galveston, Texas, household-hint prize winner, Meet Your Neighbor with Alma Kitchell. Blue Network.