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THE sun is shining bright and hot in Hollywood. The swimming pools are cool and refreshing. The market places abound with tantalizing fruits of nature and there is no apparent shortage of customers. Tourists are on hand in goodly numbers and clamoring to get inside the studio gates.
NEWPORT, R.I., Aug. 21 -- Playing steady, workmanlike tennis, Frank Parker of Los Angeles, Calif., and Ted Schroeder of La Crescenta, Calif., won the Casino doubles championship today and virtually assured themselves of Davis Cup berths.
That pretty blue Brooklyn pennant flew briefly from the first-place spot atop the center field stands at Ebbets Field yesterday and 34,456 fans went wild when it was raised.
H A Wallace lists high prices as campaign issue; s opening Progressive party campaign; scores Cong session inaction; places share of blame on Truman; asserts Dems and Repubs can't check inflation without arms expenditures cut; charges monopoly profiteers keep increasing prices
A more hopeful attitude on foreign affairs, despite the cloak of mystery surrounding negotiations between Moscow and the Western Powers, was reflected last week in financial markets. Although prices of stocks were firmer, activity was limited as traders remained on the sidelines; the volume on the New York Stock Exchange dropped to the lowest weekly total in nearly a year.
1948David Marks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
David Lee Marks is an American guitarist who was an early and latter-era member of the Beach Boys. While growing up in Hawthorne, California, Marks was a neighborhood friend of the original band members and was a frequent participant at their family get-togethers. Following his departure from the group, Marks fronted the Marksmen and performed and recorded as a session musician.
1948Carolyn L. Mazloomi, American art historian and quilter[†]
Carolyn L. Mazloomi is an American curator, quilter, author, art historian, and aerospace engineer. She is a strong advocate for presenting and documenting African-American-made quilts. Her quilts are designed to tell complex stories around African-American heritage and contemporary experiences.