Van Loon's Lives and Other Book Chats From a Purveyor of Oddities
A light reading column discusses Hendrik Willem Van Loon's Look to the Mountain and other titles. It highlights Van Loon hosting famous immortals at his Veere home for dinner with humorous modern touches and ghostly duels, plus notes on Adamsic humor about name changes and a curious dog renaming tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Shakespeare
George Washington
Confucius
van Loon
Hendrik Willem
Frits
Veere
Chee Eh
Erasmus
Andersen
a_mast
Lews Adamic
Mr. Kobotchnik
Mr. Cabot
Cabot
Kobotchnik
Nurmi
Buster
Scrap Drive Yields Bulk Sale Of 250 Tons Metal
The Salvage Committee plans a lump sum sale of about 250 tons of collected scrap metal for Government use. Sorting will stop to maximize price, with proceeds to the Recreation Board for summer programs. Remaining metals may be sent to a central depot for shipment to designated government points.
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Ian M Walker
Recreation Board
Walker
Democratic Rally at Independent Hall Draws Wide Ticket
The Democratic Town Committee held its first major rally in Independent Hall on Wood Street. National and state candidates headlined by Senator Theodore Francis Green and Governor J Howard McGrath, with others including Secretary of State rmand H Cote and Congressman Aime J Forand. Dr Edward F Carroll urged voters to back Daniel G Coggeshall for State Senator. Coggeshall spoke alongside other local figures urging support for the President and campaign allies.
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Independent Hall
Charles H. Eden
Hugo A. Clason
Louis V. Jackvony
Roswell S. Bosworth
Frank Maciel
East Providence
Manuel Fernandes
Bertram W. Wall
Anthony W. Dupont
Robert A. McCaughey
John R. Bernardo
Republican Town Committee
Joseph Almeida
Lucien Capone
Lincoln Hall
Anthony Williams
John O. Pastore
William L. Connolly
Harry Curvin
House of Representatives
Henry Alfred
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Wallis E. Howe
Democratic Town Committee
Wood Street
Theodore Francis Green
J Howard McGrath
Anthony Jo Nunes
Anthony F. Williams
Acknowledging God’s Blessings and Spiritual Riches
A Christian Science Monitor note urges gratitude not for material wealth but for spiritual understanding. It emphasizes love, wisdom, and compassion as enduring riches, the value of helping others, and prayer as thanksgiving, citing Mary Baker Eddy.
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Christ Jesus
God
Mary Baker Eddy
The
Christian Science Monitor
Surviving Japanese Prison in Shanghai Cage
A survivor recounts two months in a Japanese prison in Shanghai's Bridgehouse. He details living with Chinese, Russians, and Britons under Gestapo methods, daily punishments, malarial illness, and the constant fear while being interrogated on the fifth floor.
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China
Bridgehouse
Shanghai
Colt Hands De La Salle Its First Defeat 6 to 0
Colt Memorial defeats De La Salle 6 to 0 at Bristol marking De La Salle’s first loss of the season. Rugged Colt line play and standout tackling by Paniello key the win while Armstrong scored on a 30 yard reception from Vollaro in the second period. Colt remains tied for second in the league with Warren and Burrillville with 4 points each. Next games include Warren on Armistice Day and Burrillville at Colt on Nov 21, followed by Barrington on Thanksgiving at Guiteras Field.
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Colt
de la Salle
Newport
Bristol
Burrillville
Bristol Boys
Paniello
Dean Armstrong
Vollaro
Warren
Portsmouth Priory
Barrington
Guiteras Field
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