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Lady from New York. In Sapulpa. Okla. they never thought of giving a musical entertainment without "that little Hutt girl." Texas-born daughter of a trainman on the Frisco line. Frances Hutt was not only pretty and a gifted singer; she was also smart enough to be high school valedictorian. With $400, proceeds from a Kiwanis concert, and a railroad pass from her father, she set out for New York to study singing. Through her teacher she met a promising baritone named Thomas E. Dewey. After a tour in George White's Scandals, Frances married Tom Dewey...
...radio is under the influence of Hollywood's empty-headed blatant noise, passing as substance. I'm not sure about the domestic programs, but the short-wave stuff from Frisco gives us the sound basis for this opinion...
...Hello, Frisco...
Where is "Frisco" (TIME, April 3)? We in California know of no such town...
...regard to "Frisco's Frenchman" in TIME (April 3): we all liked the article very much indeed, but we must take exception to the statement that Mr. Monteux dyes his hair. We will be in New York in November when this French-American will conduct the New York Philharmonic, and we would like very much to invite the editors of TIME to assist at a thorough shampooing of the Maitre's black locks. If one bit of coloring is found in the water, we cordially invite said editors to the Stork Club for a champagne dinner...