Dororthy Kirsten’s Broad Reach Strikes Variety Of Roles
Dor othy Kirsten, glamorous Met Opera star and Broadway performer, juggles concerts broadcasts and appearances with Bing Crosby and Sinatra. She plans Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Met after winter tours, balancing TV work and stage roles across the country. Her musical lineage includes James C Beggs and Catherine Hayes, tracing a family thread through Buffalo Bill shows and La Scala.
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Metropolitan Opera
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Virginia
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Met
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Miss Kirten
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Lookout Mountain
James C. Beggs
Catherine Hayes
Radio talk and holiday visit from Larry Dysart planned
A Phoenix radio note reports Larry Dysart, former Peoria Spy and ASU Tempe graduate, will visit family at Christmastime. Dysart, now director of Broadcasters Network Studios in Hollywood, began at KOY, where he once appeared. The LUNCHEON in Phoenix program on KOY at 1 30 p m runs Monday to Friday, drawing about 300 high school students daily during the Arizona State Fair, many band members.
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Peoria
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Tempe
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Nat Dysart
Arizona Milk Producers Association
Dysart
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Hollywood
KOY
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Alice in Wonderland radio adapts Civic Drama Festival cast
NOV. 18 at 8 p m the Civic Drama Festival presents a radio version of Alice in Wonderland via KOY featuring the entire cast. Richard Addinsell wrote the original score. Also KTAR airs Nell Tangeman with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at 9 30 p m singing Schoenberg and Berlioz Dvorak pieces. FCC radio stats note 2800 stations with 400 applications. NBC linked Rose Bowl stations in 1927 ending in a 7 7 tie.
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Calif
Alabama
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U S Building Voice Station Near Salonic a Europe relay
American radio engineers in Salonika Greece labor around the clock on a 50 000 watt Voice of America transmitter. The WHR project aims to pierce Soviet radio jamming, creating a second major European relay after Munich. The marshland site near the Aegean Sea will use directional antennas to target Balkans and wider Europe.
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Raisin and Sugar Purchases by U S Bakers Hit Highs
The American Bakers Association reports the nations 30,000 bakeries buy over 180 million pounds of raisins and more than 2.4 billion pounds of cane and beet sugar annually.
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American Bakers Association
Damon Runyon Cancer Fund joins South Pacific as partner
In New York on November 12 the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund becomes a partner in the Broadway hit South Pacific. Rodgers and Hammerstein will donate the center orchestra row for every performance during the run at the Majestic Theater, with no public seating removed. Produc ers, Logan, Hayward and the composers will contribute house seats. The piece also highlights industry chatter about television ads and awards, plus remarks on Eugene ONeill and Bert Lahr.
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Eugene O'Neill
Bert Lahr
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Walter Winchell on Top Billing and Publicity Tricks
Walter Winchell notes 25 years without an argument over top billing and praises Battleground for sticking to war facts. He questions critics influence on top films while NBC funds Toscanini concert relays. Publicity stunts by midtown restaurant press agents backfire, and Russia plans a Moscow bulletin for U.S. papers. Uncle Sam faces a 5.2 billion deficit, taxes must rise 25 percent. Armistice Day shows broken promises to war dead.
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Labor slate losses stir Phoenix union leaders and debates
Bill Hines reports on the Phoenix Central Labor Council after the city election. Endorsed candidates for city council faced mixed reactions from labor leaders, with vows to work with the new council and push a formal program on health and safety. Vickers and others critique turnout and the federation's influence, while the Arizona Labor Journal attacks Charter Government candidates.
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Ray Busey
Phoenix Central Labor Council
Don A. Baldwin
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Charter Government
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Phoenix Building Trades Council
Elmer F. Vickers, Sr
American Federation of Labor
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Arizona Daily Star
Soldier Killed In 175-Foot Fall Near Yosemite Park
Sgt. Darren J. Warren age 21 from Oklahoma City died after a 175 foot fall while rock climbing with another enlisted man from Castle Field near Yosemite Park. The incident occurred November 12 according to dispatches.
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Here
Sunday November 13 Forecasts Of Promising Yet Risky Prospects
The Stars Say forecasts a lively Sunday with chances of rewards and advancement but warns against emotional crises and dubious ventures. Those born on November 13 show strong prospects if they prepare cautiously. A Monday forecast warns of conflicting events and fraud risks, urging honesty and prudent planning for those born on November 14.
Birthday tribute to Warren R. Austin diplomat and senator
Warren R. Austin born November 12 1877 in Highgate Vermont son of a lawyer. He heads United Nations delegation as envoy extraordinary and ambassador plenipotentiary. He serves on the Security Council Interim Committee Atomic Energy Commission and Commission for Conventional Armament. He practiced law in New England and was Vermont’s senator from 1931 to 1940. His hobby is growing apples.
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Sam
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Gracie Allen Notes Wool Stiff Moths, Digestion Clue
Gracie Allen jokes that scientists have found wool hard for moths to digest and plan to make it even less digestible. She quips that blue serge suits thrive while moths suffer, and questions freedom while implying moths might target scientists.
Sick Star Substituted On The Life of Riley Show
Hollywood reports laryngitis and a virus flu felled Bill Bendix, forcing him to rest. Jackie Gleason subbed ably for Bendix on the radio program and Riley on television remains as his replacement. Doctors say Bendix will stay off the set for several days.
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Riley
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