Lanza Tops Twin City Record But Be My Love Remains Superior
The column notes Mario Lanza dominates northeast Louisiana sales, with The Great Caruso inspiring a popular album from Dew Music. Fans swoon at arias like Vesti la Giubba and Donne e Mobile while Be My Love and The Loveliest Night of the Year drive sales as RCA Victor awards a gold record for highest-selling tenor.
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Mario Lanza
Lanza
New York
Chicago
Twin Cities
Dew Music Company
Louisiana
Vine
Dew Music
Donnee Mobile
Bobby Soxers
Frank Sinatra
Tabs for Today Explores Oil Origins and Opera Fever
In a lively column, Tabs muses on opera sensationalism around Lanza and the public taste, then shifts to a prehistoric oil origin lesson. It explains crude petroleum forming from ancient sea life over millions of years, and ends with the quip that there’s always something to beef about, including beef itself.
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Iran
Tabs
Orkin Tells Big Story Of Termites
Orkin Exterminating Company presents a detailed look at termite life from colonies and queens to workers and swarmers. It explains how termites damage wood and how treatments like spraying or fumigation fit in, noting that only proper termite control can end an infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orkin
Orkin Exterminating Company
Walnut
Man
Twin Cities
Story Of Mr. M Mason & Pearson Mortgage Middlemen
A Twin City merchant, Mr M, finds surplus funds and turns to Mason and Pearson brokers who hold first mortgage notes. He quickly invests, earning 6 to 8 percent, with monthly remittances and full servicing. The tale touts middlemen handling titles, appraisals, and note administration.
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Mr. M
Mason and Pearson
Mason Pearson
Pany
Mason
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Miss Muffett
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Delta Beta Sigma
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Donnie Berger
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Margaret Peabody
Baton Rouge
Pat Thrash
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Hotel Frances
Ernest C. Gibson
Marvin DuBos
DeSiard Sr
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Dairies
Gene
South Grand
T. A. Sanders Lumber Co
North 7Th and
Wood West
Monroe Brick & Builders Supply Co., Inc
Louisville
Brownie
Brown Container Co., Inc
West Monroe, Louisiana
Griffin- Lutz K.F Company
Kaiser Henry
College Esso
DeSiard
Dial
Johnson Motors
Arkansas Traveler
Penn Yan
Howard Griffin
Cooperative Dairies
Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Company
Washington Street
Chevrolet
Sakrete
Actc
Century Ready Mix
Louisville Ave
Brokers and Dealers
Mason & Pearson, Inc
Jackson Motors, Inc
Walnut St
Lincoln and Mercury
Negley Bag & Paper CO
The
Lieber Co
11Th St
Riser
Sterlington Rd
Peter
Stetson
A DeSiard
P.O. Box
Monroe, Louisiana
Steinway
Grammont
Sherrouse Insurance Agency, Inc
Jackson Dial
Hollywood Muffler
Weinberg Auto Parts CO
Winh Trim Co
Natchitoches St
West
Butane
Kiper’s
Joe's Steak House
North Grand St
Joe Saragusa
Pan-Am
Kellogg Oil CO
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