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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1944

Page

6

Lily the Pianist who Became a Metropolitan Star

A focused portrait of Lily who rose from humble roots to world fame through relentless study and service. From tiny feet and a life in New York and Hollywood to a Paris Conservatoire graduation at 15, she funded hospital concerts in World War I, studied grand opera, and earned a famed Metropolitan Opera debut on January 3, 1931, driven by a vow to pursue excellence.

Hollywood New York Paris Conservatoire Metropolitan Opera House Scalleries

We Buy a Farm for Our City Life Change

In narration by Walter Merriam Pratt a city family yearns for country life. They trade a nine room city apartment for a Vermont farm they envision as a dream, then confront a ruinous house with rotten sills and broken windows before choosing a picturesque, mysterious country setting.

Irene Beacon Hall Eheophilus Merriam Pratt Khim Snoozer West River West Dummerston Barnum Spain Vermont Walter Merriam Pratt Boston Hale

Nurses Wanted For State Hospitals And Training Schools

Urgent call issued by the State Civil Service Commission in Springfield seeking additional nurses and attendants for state hospitals and training schools. Immediate openings include laboratory helpers and technicians, bacteriologists and serologists. positions offer insurance retirement, vacations and sick leave with pay.

Hospi- Service Commission State Civil Service Commission Springfield

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