Young Tenor Spurns Met Career for Snobbery Critique
Hollywood reports 27 year old tenor Mario Lanza from Philadelphia explains why he rejects Metropolitan Opera offers. He faults the Met for snobbery and season-long New York residency and ponders limited earnings, contrasting opera life with the movie business and noting top per performance salaries around 950 dollars for top draws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Opera House
Mario Lanza
Lanza
Bob Thomas
New York
Met
Pons
Peerce
Tibbett
Melchior
Yale Class of 1924 Reaches 25th Reunion Wealth and Habits
HAL BOYLE examines Yale Universitys class of 1924 at its 25th reunion. The group shows high average incomes, numerous professionals across banking law and medicine, many own businesses, and strong belief in self reliance. They favor Marshall Plan and United Nations but oppose a government health program and Truman tax proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale University
Calvin Coolidge
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Ale
Ivory Tower
Yale
United Nations
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Wallace
Norman Thomas
Cal
Wanted Man Arrested For Counterfeit Plate Offer
In Birmingham on June 28 a 23 year old Sam Watley was jailed in Anniston on a counterfeiting charge after allegedly offering a Gadsden Times pressman $1000 to cast metal plates for bogus $5 bills. Terrance V. Ryan said Watley was arrested in Gadsden and later caught at The Times building with a $2,500 bond set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
U. S. Secret Service
Anniston
Terrance V. Ryan
Sam Watley
Gadsden
Gadsden Times
Ryan
Arling Brooks
Times
Watley
Brooks
Mobile County farmer agent cites unclear charges against Mississippi officers
Mobile County Farm Agent Charles J. Brockway said he could not obtain definite information from farmers protesting actions of Mississippi officers. He alleged haul ers were booby trapped. Mississippi Patrol Chief Col. Birdsong demanded dates names badge numbers and vehicle types for an investigation. Brockway said his charges were misinterpreted and noted truckers face strict state inspection laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Charles J. Brockway
Mississippi
Brockway
South Alabama
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Col
T. B. Birdsong
Jackson
Alabama
Hicles
Birdsong
Mobile County
State Highway Patrol
Grand Bay Set for First Watermelon Festival
Grand Bay Alabama hosts its first water melon festival with South Mobile county melon growers staging. Prizes for largest and best melons, Miss Margarite Kinnan crowned queen, P O Davis of the Alabama Extension Service to speak, and a final free watermelon cutting event for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Bay
Ala
Mobile County
Margarite Kinnan
Grand Bay School
Also Mentioned on This Page
CORT
Small House Planning Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Bedrcom
Stone Lumber CO
Market ST
Lanty Planfy
Lered
Lees Paper
Avex
Ai Dade
Canal Street
Decatuf
Org
Boola Boola
Moola Moola
Hal Boyle
Frank Merriwell
Eli
Pressman
Plate
Rotary
Percy Hodgson
Pawtucket
KR. I
N. Y
Cae
Wyker
Bank Street
Outing
P. O. Davis
The
Alabama Extension Ser
B. Frank Chenault
Grant &8T
Hingles
Wyker’s
Bank St
West Market Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!