European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Parachuting Mlo Trees in Florida Everglades air Rescue service trainees learn How to land free themselves help stranded airmen in the wilderness. ". \"""."". V ". A ? air Rescue trainees five Man i Rescue teams Are learning the science of bringing stranded airmen to safety in weasels life Ratts a Annees forage for food. They learn to live Oft the Hind. Air Rescue service will establish bases in saudi Arabia Libya won. Team of doctor two medical technicians two survival experts Lear i to eat from Bamboo containers. Next they la learn desert Arctic techniques. " those United Star studded Fence Hollywood some people just can t makeup their minds which Side of the Fence they d rather be on. There Are those persons who would give anything to get into the movies and then there Are those persons who Are in the movies and who want to do everything else but. In a closet sized drugstore nestled in a Jungle of movie stars agents offices the Glamor boys and girls Are clamouring for a Hance to work in the Kitchen and dish up some Spaghetti. Gail Patrick runs a toy shop out Here for which Maureen o Sullivan makes the toys. Connie. Bennett Sells lipstick and Binnie Barne peddles baby clothes. Jane Powell operates a milk shake shop shakes pm now and then too. Alexis Smith Sells furniture Teresa Wright Sells Antiques and now it s Maureen o Hara who rather stand on her aching feet than loll around her swimming n. s opened a dress shop. It in t a fancy High priced place in the City and. She did t hire a Crew of Salesgirl so she would thave to work either. Maureen o Hara is a two by fou shop in the cow town end of the san Fernando Valley. Maureen Sells Cotton play clothes and not a thing costs More than 30 trekked through the Wii. Dearness to look at the place. Twas crammed with babbling females pawing through size ten Racks. Maureen was standing first on one foot then another an telling a lady that in that dress she looked absolutely divine. Why she wants to Wear her self out this Way we Don t know. Miss o Hara makes big Money Asa Queen Bee in the movie Busi Ness. She has a big House atop Ahill in Bel air with a swimming Pool that might make Boulder dam look silly. But always she tells us she s had the shop girl Bug. So she got together her stand in sue Daly and a Friend Lorna Murphy. It s been a lot of work say Maureen. For weeks before we opened we went to the wholesale District in downtown los Angeles to buy clothes. Every Day tramp ing around in High heels. We were dead. We did t know any thing about size ranges or quantities. The manufacturers were very kind. They gave us lots of then the gals had to decorate their new shop. They put up Fluffy curtains bought chairs dressed mannequins pressed dresses Luton Price tags. They even scrubbed the floor the night before the opening makes us tired just to write about it. We had a terrible time with Vax mannequins sighs Maureen. Could t figure How the armsand legs fit on the bodies. Any Way the shop was a huge Success and raked in �175 the first Day. Also i Learned three things. First when a customer tries to squeeze into a dress that s not her size Itell Hev in s the fault of the Gar ment. The customer s always right. Second people like to be talked into buying things. Third have a bucket of water out in Back to soak my feet the Spaghetti business though was t so Well thought out i Maureen s orderly manner. In fact., it literally happened by Accident and now everybody is up to his Adam s Apple in Olive Oil and garlic trying to make the Best Spaghetti in town. It in that they re hot for the Case of Champagne that s first prize. It just Well everybody wants to get into the drugstore called the Sun set strip pharmacy is a hang out for the agents. Every noon they gather there in their Horn rimmed specs and suede shoes to Swap lies. Business however was weak. All these Guys did was buy the 40-cent Blue plate special an flip through magazines for free. One thursday manager Willberger could t even serve the Blue plate special. The chef had wrapped his Auto around a fire plug arid was holding som nurse s hand in a Hospital. Agent Larry Crosby number one son of the Crosby clan dropped in. Worry no More shouted Crosby. Order some Berger however was still worried. Especially when he peeked into the Kitchen and saw Crosby fiendishly making spa Ghetti. The stuff practically was bulging out the windows. With some doubt the drugstore Man Hung a sign Spaghetti cooked by Larry Crosby today 85 cents in the window. The word of Crosby s accomplishment whizzed up and Down the strip. Customer from All Over Hollywood flocked to eat Spaghetti. The contest s been running for weeks now with no sign of the drugstore running out of guest chefs. They be included Larry i Osby return engagement bin Crosby assisting1 agent Ernie or Satti assisted by Danny Thomas photographer Joe Valentine Clau Dette Colbert assisting Talent scout Solly Beano George Tobias assisting Jackie Coogan Donald o Connor assisting. We can t figure How the Crosby and Coogan got in there with the traditional Spaghetti eaters. Orsatti does t know How to make Irish Stew we bet. Bob Crosby outdid his competitors by sheer strength of numbers. He had Ellen Drew an Vanessa Brown As assistants and four boys from his band to play italian music. Papa Harry Crosby was there too. He said it was beyond him Why his sons competed with each other they use the same family recipe. I started yesterday to make the Spaghetti sauce announced Bob. But that s nothing. Orsatt took three Days to make the e drugstore Man is Happy business is wonderful he says. The full time chef though takes dim View of the idea. Every thursday my Kretchen is a mess he sighs. 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