Word: yolanda
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their respective groups. Tie votes are broken by deliberation of a committee which includes American Legion Auxiliary Radio Committee Chairman Mrs. William H. Corwith, Child Study Association's Miss Josette Frank, former W. N. R. C. Chairman Mrs. Harold Vincent Milligan and W. N. R. C. Chairman Mme Yolanda Mero-Irion...
...notably easy to please, there was vigorous hissing when Tenor John Pane-Gasser appeared in Il Trovatore, uncontrolled laughter at Virginia Pemberton who as Micaela in Carmen gave the season's most inept performance. In Carmen Manager Longone interpolated a floor show by the popular dance team, Veloz & Yolanda. His innovation had its box-office effect but purists shuddered at his taste, as they did again when he permitted a Buick sedan to be exhibited in the opera house foyer. When Conductor Gennaro Papi resigned (TIME, Dec. 2), more than Longone's taste was questioned. Longone claimed that...
...mile away from New York the honeymoon takes the couple. An overextension of Burns & Allen radio programs, Many Happy Returns, like Six of a Kind, should delight audiences who can stand such gags as: "I've never been psychoanalyzed. Does it leave a scar?" Best shot: Veloz and Yolanda, dancing...
Through the streets of Turin last week The Sacred Winding Sheet (also called The Holy Shroud) was borne triumphantly in a silver chest to The Chapel of the Winding Sheet in Turin cathedral. Escorting it walked Crown Prince Umberto, Crown Princess Marie Jose, Princess Mafalda, Yolanda and Bona, the Dukes of Apulia, Genoa, Spoleto, Pistoia Ancona, Bergamo and the Count of Turin...
Last week Brazil had her own International Beauty Contest. In a field of beauties from France, Germany, Turkey, etc. etc. the 1930 Miss Brazil, Srta Yolanda Pereira won hands down, was formally crowned Miss Universe, handed a check for $10,000, and cheered to the echo. Brazil's mother country, Portugal, won second prize, Greece third. Completely disregarded was a blonde known as Miss United States...