Canadian Rockies Chosen for Emperor Waltz Filming
Billy Wilder selected Jasper National Park in Canada as the ideal stand in for the Tyrolean Alps in the Paramount Technicolor romance The Emperor Waltz. Wilder cites Jasper’s peaks forests rivers and lakes as the perfect Austrian backdrop for the story of an American salesman and a countess.
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Billy Wilder
Wilder
Paramount
Jasper National Park
Canada
The
Crosby
Miss Fontaine
Vienna
Austria
Tyrol
Jasper
Canadian Park
Padres Tackle Beavers Under New Skipper
Under new manager Jim Brillheart the San Diego Padres push toward the Pacific Coast League wind up with a Northwest swing facing the Portland Beavers and Seattle Rainiers. A late season home stand begins August 24 with the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Oaks looming, while Big Jack Graham's recovery controls any post season hopes.
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Jim Brillheart
San Diego Padres
Northwest
Padres
Portland Beavers
Seattle Rainiers
Suds
Brillheart
Los Angeles Angels
Lane Field
Oakland Oaks
Padre
Shaughnessy
Jack Graham
Los Angeles
Graham
Vet Dependents Eligible For State Aid
California widows and children of deceased veterans may qualify for state aid to education. Widows can receive up to 40 dollars monthly for up to four years, children up to 27 or until education ends, and high school students 20 dollars monthly. Adopted and stepchildren included with federal VA pensions stacked.
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California
San Diego County
Veterans’ Service Department
Veterans’ Administration
Fontaine's Waltz Costumes Era Wardrobe Crafted
Paramount designer Edith Head created 26 outfits for Joan Fontaine in The Emperor Waltz to authentically reflect 1901 Vienna fashion. Wardrobe spans negligees to ballroom gowns, designed around historical models for daily court life.
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Joan Fontaine
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Miss Fontaine
Franz Josef
Edith Head
Miss Head
Padres Name Brillheart to Manage Team at Lane Field
Brillheart was appointed to manage the Padres, praised as a brilliant move. He has a major league pitching background and six years with the Padres organization, most recently managing the Tacoma farm club before taking over San Diego.
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Padres
Lane Field
Brillheart
Padre
Tacoma
San Diego
Air Force Recruiting Cadets For Jet Training In San Diego
Lt. Col. Stanley Lauferski at the San Diego recruiting station announced ongoing jet training programs. Unmarried men aged 20 to 26 with two years of college or equivalent exam can begin aviation cadet pilot training with a starting salary up to 336 dollars a month after one year.
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Marine Corps
San Diego
Reading
Lawson M. H. Sanderson
Mcas
el Toro
Omar T. Pfeiffer
Camp Pendleton
Graves B. Erskine
John T. Walker
TTA
Clifton B. Cates
CMC
Leo D. Hermle
MCRD
Louis E. Woods
The
North Islander
U.S. Air Force
Stanley Luaferski
Army
Air Force
Broadway
Lauferski
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James P. Vernetti
Lloyd Davis
Orange Avenue
Dorothy Thomas
Beavers
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Furlow 4 Associates Realtors
Commodore Baughman
Mgr
Henley
Major Waggaman
JT. Comdr. Jarvis
EL Cajon
LA Mesa
Rosecrans
PT. Loma
EL Cajon Ave
Talbot
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del Coronado
Hotel del Coronado
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