Housewife substitutes for Lily Pons in Lucia at San Francisco Opera
Josephine Tumminia, a housewife from San Mateo, stepped in for the ailing Lily Pons to perform Lucia at the San Francisco Opera House. With minimal rehearsal she sang bravely, following a last minute call from Maestro Merola and her husband, earning a standing ovation from a social audience.
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U.P
Lily Pons
Lucia
Josephine Tumminia
Charles Viper Jr
Caetano
Merola
San Francisco
Lueta
Miss
Tamminia
Used-car Market Signals Price Softening in Detroit Area
Detroit reports and surveys indicate a price softening in the used-car market due to seasonal decline and buyer resistance. Independent surveys note nationwide sales down and oversaturation in California and the Washington area, with the Livernois Ave market showing price drops from 3300 to 2850 for a Buick while demand remains. Dealers see golden days fading but do not expect a market crash.
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A.P
Desler
Detroit
Livernois Ave
Automotive News
Steation
California
Washington, D., C
Buick
Illnesses Beset Opera Company in San Francisco
In San Francisco on October 18 the opera company ahead of its 25th season finale faced illness. Lily Pons missed a performance due to influenza. Nadine Connor, singing Violetta in La Traviata for a matinee to schoolchildren, fainted in the final act from a stomach ailment and required two helpers to reach the curtain call after a brief revival.
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Lily Pons
Lucia
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Connor
Killer of Author Believed Disguised Suspect Sought
Baltimore police hunt a person dressed as a woman in connection with the slaying of Dr. Charles R. Vaughn a Ohio author and Boys Club leader whose body was found in a Halethorpe Maryland tourist cabin. A similar description and black dress were seen in Baltimore as officers follow leads from Columbus Ohio reports.
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B 29 Surpasses Distance Record in Long Flight
The Highth Airforce set a new long distance record as a B 29 completed a 4178 mile Jamaica to San Antonio flight with no extra gas tanks. Maj. John Eigenmann of Springfield Alabama piloted the ship with 1st Lt. James Campbell of San Antonio as copilot. The route traced Jamaica through Haiti the Bahamas Miami Baltimore Kansas City to San Antonio and back.
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Houston
Light-plane World Flight Reaches Nagoya in Japan
Two American pilots George Truman of Los Angeles and Clifford Evans of Washington, D.C., finished a five hour flight from northern Kyushu to Komaki airbase Nagoya today. The pair then planned to depart tomorrow for Tokyo about 200 miles away as part of a globe circling trip that began August 10 in Teterboro New Jersey.
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Critics Cool to Miss Truman First Full Concert
Margaret Truman, 23, wowed 400 at Syria Mosque with eleven songs and nine curtain calls while critics, including Fred Lisfel t and Ralph Levando, voiced mixed judgments. Mrs Truman attended, praising her daughter’s polished performance.
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Prices and Blame in Price Probe Hearings
Testimony before a Congressional subcommittee sought blame for high prices. California witnesses noted consumer resistance reducing grocers profits, while others said operating losses persist despite high meat costs. dealers claim San Francisco prices are lower than in the East and Southeast.
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Stalin open to cooperation with US and Britain in wartime alliance
Stalin told eight visiting British MPs in Sochi that Russia would welcome cooperation with the United States and Britain and would wait until they regain their reason. He implied the West bore blame for the East West breach and said overtures must come from the West. The British foreign office noted mutual desire for economic collaboration and trade.
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Premature Baby Girl Named Hope Survives At Mills Memorial
A 20-ounce baby girl born three months premature at Mills Memorial Hospital remains alive and holding her own at the facility. Born to Mrs. Joel Ortiz of Half Moon Bay, the infant named Hope survived against early odds after delivery by Dr. R. D. Borley and will remain in an incubator for about two months.
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Mills Memorial Hospital
Joel Ortiz
Half Moon Bay
Calif
R. D. Borley
Hope
Dietz criticizes meatless Tuesdays under OPA policy
Dietz argues that meatless Tuesdays yield no value since average families have limited weekly meat budgets. He contends households shift consumption to other days, not reducing overall spending, while money under OPA remains tied to price controls.
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Hollywood Town After Dry Law 1904 Snapshot
In 1904 Hollywood banned liquor sales except by prescription and set a 12 mph limit for horse and auto traffic. The town incorporated in 1903 and joined Los Angeles in 1910 to secure water. Hollywood hosts 45 churches and a nearby cemetery adjacent to Ry K. O. and Paramount studios, with about 150000 residents today and a 1910 population of 4000.
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Yvonne de Carlo Named Honorary Miss Nicaragua 1947
Hollywood actress Yvonne De Carlo was named honorary Miss Nicaragua 1947 to aid victims of the Cerro Negro volcano eruption that devastated Leon in July. She will preside at the first nation wide benefit ball tonight.
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Monotonous accident twice for Salt Lake City girl
Alice Martinez, 15, first collided with a car driven by W Plant at Tenth Avenue and E Street, suffered scratches and shock, treated and released. About 50 minutes later she again ran into a car at the same intersection, this time driven by Gordon K Scow, and was taken to the same hospital for similar injuries before being sent home.
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Alice Martinez
Tenth Avenue
E St
W Plant
Gordon K. Scow
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