Margaret Truman Leads Glitzy Met Season Opener
Margaret Truman in box three drew an ovation at the Metropolitan Opera opening the 62nd season in New York. Lily Pons starred in Delibes Lakme with rich celebrity attendance including Admiral Nimitz and ambassadors. The gala featured fashion from Gladys Swarthout and Rise Stevens as the North ern Ohio Opera gift funded the Lakme revival.
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New York
New York Society
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hot Springs
Margaret Truman
Vanderbilt
Thomas Strickler
Strickler
Secret Service
Washington Society
Lily
Gladys Swarthout
Rise Stevens
39Th Street
Broad Way
Leo Delibes
Lakme
Edmond Gondinet
Phillipe Gille
Metropolitan Opera Association
Northern Ohio Opera Association
Open House At Junior High Attracts Wall of Attendees
About 1000 people attended a junior high open house marking American Education Week. Tonight grammar schools host programs. Thursday the senior high school caps the events with a capella choir brief program and a parent meet the teachers in home rooms.
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Bill McGuinn
Helen Young
Dean Pruette
Doris Meekins
Lena Sale
James Hogue
Levinia Knox
Carroll Bowen
Roger Morris
Catherine Bailey
Mary Freeman
Elizabeth Beamon
Virginia Calhoun
Unity Nash
Thelma Briggs
Eula Burns
Jean Stockton
Ray Correll
Edna Ross
Esthén Schmidt
H. J. Coffield
Helen Graham
Dickson
Robin Gatwood
Smith Guilty In Wife Assault Sentencing Awaited
A municipal court jury found M. E. Smith guilty of assaulting his wife with a fist and a shoe. The sentence was to be passed later today. Mrs. Smith testified the attack left permanent facial disfigurement. the defense argued childhood injury caused most of the damage.
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M. E. Smith
Parker Medlin
West Green Street
Tommie Joe Brady
J. . Smith
Floyd Reeves
Gertrude Elizabeth Ruth
Special Program For YWCA Clubs Tonight
World fellowship will be the theme of the Business and Professional club program at the YWCA dinner meeting at 6 15 PM in the Adams Memorial building. Details are un announced. The Jolly Y club hosts an informal dance Thursday at 8 30 PM with guests. The Live Yers also present a World activities program at 6 30 PM.
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Business and Professional Club
YWCA
Adams Memorial Building
Jolly Y Club
Twenty four Divorces Granted In Local Court
Twenty four divorcees were granted in a special civil session of municipal court yesterday afternoon. Most were granted on grounds of separation or adultery. Named parties include Jefferson and Nellie Gray Brewer, Brown and Hart Brown, Furr and Dorothy Kennedy Furr, Curren and Lola Curren, James and Mary L. James, and many others. Preston Warren was granted a divorce from Charlotte Warren amid pregnancy allegations. Mary Campbell Davis sought divorce from Lauder Davis for adultery. A mistrial was declared in the case of I. M. Russell versus Elida Crawford Russell after insufficient evidence.
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Fey
C. M. Jefferson
Nellie Gray Brewer
Jefferson
Montie Brown
Hart W. Brown
William FE. Furr
Dorothy Kennedy Furr
Lola Curren
C. C. Curren
Mary L. James
Robert FE. James
Vera Paul Smith
Charles N. Smith
General C. Williamson
Willie Mae Williamson
Willard B. Barnes
Thomas H. Barnes
Dorothy C. White
Carl E. White
Harry Overby
Rhon
Preston Warren
Charlotte Daviness Warren
Mary Campbell Davis
Lauder C. Davis
Home Based Workers Drive China Hairnet Industry
Women in China sustain a hairnet industry by working from home. They assemble nets in domestic spaces, contributing to local production and small scale earnings. The practice highlights rural delta labor and informal craft networks supporting regional textile output.
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China
Mayor Proclaims Book Week in Thomasville
Mayor R L Pope issued a proclamation in Thomasville marking National Children's Book Week. The city library leads the observance with a history note and public talks by Mary Matthews, librarian, in local schools. The Library Notes column is published weekly in The Thomasville.
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Pope
Thomasville
R. L. Pope
Mary Matthews
Truman Still In Favor of Speaker Plan
President Truman remains supportive of designating the speaker of the house in presidential succession. The 1945 measure would place Speaker Sam Rayburn at the top of the line, ahead of secretaries like Stettinius and Byrnes, with Republicans eyeing revival as Congress shifts.
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Washington
Truman
House
Congress
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
James F. Byrnes
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Masachusetts
Rayburn
Library display curates books in city hall and Salem street window
In the library inside city hall a display of books has been set up and a downtown store window on Salem street features a selection popular with young readers.
Lions Club Spelling Bee Highlights Thomasville Event
Thomasville Lions held a luncheon spelling bee at the women’s club. Romulus Skaggs Robert Snider and W B Lord finished first to third. J N Hauss directed. Guests included George Crowell and Rev Reid Wall. A football game raising 738 75 went to Thomasville Lexington athletic funds. score 7 to 12.
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Thomasville Lions
Thomasville
Thomasville Lions Club
Romulus Skaggs
Robert Snider
W. B. Lord
Woman's Club
Ben Harris
J. N. Hauss
Skaggs
Mills
George Crowell
Winston-Salem
Reid Wall
Main Street Church
Lions Club
Lexington
Athletic Association
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Aviation
Cleveland
Nancy Hood
Smith
Umberto
Italy
Estoril
Portugal
By Hershberger
Mespor General
Greene Tire Service
North Main Street
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