Opera in the Zoo celebrates silver jubilee in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Zoological Gardens mark 25 years of the Opera in the Zoo led by Oscar F. Hild as stars like Grace Moore and GioVanni Martinelli perform behind bars with animals in cages nearby. The vision for a future Sky-Hook opera house envisions a 4500 seat amphitheater with a floating roof held by a clear plastic blimp.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
NEA
cCuck Pond
Cincinnati Zoological Gardens
Opera In
Grace Moore
James Melton
Rise Stevens
Gladys Swarthout
Giovanni Martinelli
Oscar F. Hild
Eileen OConnor Returns to Tokyo Ballet Stage
Irish born dancer Eileen OConnor tours back to Tokyo under USO sponsorship after earlier frictions with Japanese audiences in Yokohama. Her career spans New York training, Hollywood clubs, London exile, and Denver beginnings before joining GIs in the ETO.
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New York
NEA
Eileen O'Connor
Eileen
Colleen
Yokohama
Imperial Hotel
USO
Denver
Hollywood
London
U. S. State Department
Munich
U. S
Dehydration Industry Faces Shutdown After War Orders End
CAPE TOWN South Africa. Dehydrated vegetables and soup mixtures suppliers to the navy during the war may close. Factories relied on large orders from the British Admiralty now ended.
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Capetown
South Africa
Admiralty
Locusts Ravage Sunflower Seed Crops in Uruguay
Locust swarms devastated thousands of tons of sunflower seed in Uruguay over the past year, impacting farmers and regional supply.
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Uruguay
Hong Kong government vows action against black market ring
The British colonial administration in Hong Kong declares war on a large black market network undermining price controls. It may seize distribution of essential imports and target those allowing stocks to reach black market sources. Gang leaders pressure importers who report thefts, with goods then sold to street hawkers at a profit.
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Hong Kong
Pixies Gum Mails By Sending Nixies
Buffalo post office officials explain nixies are unstamped blurred or incomplete letters and unsealed first class mail. They also define clubs awkward sized letters, backs misaddressed mail, and markups carrier lists of changed addresses.
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Buffalo
N. Y
George E. Striegel
Come To Dinner You Bring The Bread
Soho restaurant advertises patrons bring their own bread due to rationing orders starting July 22. If customers do not bring bread, the eatery says it may cut out one course to keep meals within three courses.
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London
Soho
Coventry Evening Telegram Resumes Publication From Nuneaton
The Coventry Evening Telegram, bombed in early 1941 and now printed in nearby Nuneaton, resumes publication with new offices in prefabricated buildings.
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Coventry
England
Coventry Evening Telegram
Nuneaton
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