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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1948
Page
4
A tale of Demyan Kasenkin and a village schoolteacher as they endure 1917 to 1921 upheavals in Russia. Interrogations, arrests, and shifting loyalties color their bid to study in Moscow and raise a family, while Soviet order slowly returns. Their son Oleg is born in April 1921 as they adapt to life under new rulers and a changing educational system.
LAFF A DAY and pencils and ink were scarce amid a shift from a harsh school regime to near unlimited freedom. Punishment vanished and riots could erupt in class as inexperienced teachers struggled. Bolsheviks pressed Demyan and me to join Komsomol while my father warned us to avoid political activity as controls tightened.
The narrator recalls Soviet suspicion of Demyan after the czarist army service, threats from zealots, and a secret christening amid religious persecution. In 1922 a local Slavyansk Soviet chairman, knowing his lifelong loyalty, helped him flee town to survive the regime’s crackdown.
Mrs Kasenkina continues her account of life under the Reds and the events that led to her husband's death in the great purge.
Montgomery county judge rules 40 to 70 barking dogs may not annoy neighbor in Ashton Md ruling against owner Sam Rice who sought relief from Claude P Williams kennels. The decision notes dogs belonged to prominent figures like Winston Churchill Marlene Dietrich and Henry A Wallace but finds no distinction in nuisance between owners.
A fragment evokes an animal voice ranging from the shrill tenor of a Manchester terrier to the bass bay of a Baskervilles hound, using vivid auditory imagery to contrast pitches. The line blends literary tone with canine soundscape as a metaphor for tonal variety.
Wesley Swope Jr. 44 on a farm in Wolfson Maryland hunted a squirrel by barking like one. His father, also hunting, heard the chatter and fired. The reaction left the son with shotgun pellets in neck chest and abdomen. His condition was not critical.
New York AP report says the army is enrolling civilian actress technicians nicknamed Cats to organize and perform troop shows in Japan and the Mariana command. Auditions offer a $4,246 yearly salary.
Jobs are being held in Greenwich Village for singers dancers actresses and piano players seeking stage or studio work. Event organizers invite performers to auditions and seek versatile talent for live shows and recordings in a bustling arts district.
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