THIS THU DAILY BlILLETII
The World's Smallest daily Newspaper Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 26—No. 112 TRYQN, N. C. TUESDAY^ NOV. 24TH. 1953
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AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
Weather Monday: High 72, low
55, rain .05, Rel. Hum. 48 . . . All
America is getting ready for a
thankful Thanksgiving. One of
the most important things to hap
pen to us is the feeling of being
grateful. It eliminates egotism,
arrogance, selfishness, greed, and
about 90 per cent of the other
sins with which we are afflicted
from time to time.
Tryon stores will be open on
Wednesday afternoon on account
*t>f closing for Tranksgiving.
Union Thanksgiving Service
Union Thanksgiving service will
be held this year at the Congre
gational Church at 10 a. m. with
the Rev. Joe Wagner, of the Pres
byterian Church preaching the
Thanksgiving sermon: “When Thou
Hast Eaten and Art Full”.
The Rev. Orville H. White will
preside and give the opiening
rrayer. Mrs. E. E. Missildine will
he the organist and the choir will
lead the singing .of hymns. Litany
of Thanksgiving and prayer by
the Rev. H. A. Pruyn. The Scrip
tures from Deut. 8; Romans
11:32—12:2 will be read by the
Pev. Henry O. Hearn; prayer of
Thanksgiving by the Rev. James
A. Davis.
Twenty-five more shopping days
until Christmas.
II Trovatore At Spartanburg
Thanksgiving Night
“II Trovatore,” Verdi’s famed
melodic grand' opera, will be
staged in a special Thanksgiving
night presentation . Thursday at
Spartanburg Mepiorial Auditor
ium by the Charles L. Wagner
troupe. The Wagner company of
75, including a 26 piece symphony
orchestra, last year presented
j “Carmen” at the Auditorium which
! attracted an enthusiastic audience
| from' the Piedmont area.
Tickets to the opera are on sale
at Spartanburg Auditorium with
reserved seats priced at $2.60 and
$3.25. General admission tickets
are $1.95, according to an ad
in the Bulletin.
Known as the “Blood and Thund
er Cocktail,” “II Trovatore” con
tains well known tunes, a few
difficult arias, plus such elements
j as the eternal triangle, war, witch
craft, and a score of other excit
j ing dramatic parts.
The Wagner troupe has been
touring during the first month
principally in northern states. The
Albany (N. Y.) reviewer acclaim
ed it as “Met Accolade Given
Wagner Opera Cast.” It continued
It was a performance which
[ rates as high as any we have
heard at the Metropolitan and far
surpasses any like presentations
! ;n cne Albany metropolitan area
j in the last 25 years.”
This year marks the 100th an
niversary of the presentation of
| ™is Verdi opera in Rome in
1853. This first production was
| during the. time of Mario, the
| ^at tenor and Caruso of his
| tiro*\
Wayner first produced “II Tro
; vat*'rp” in 1946 and he is reviv
I ing- it bv popular demand. The
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