Books and Authors Roundup From the Week’s Bestsellers
A survey of newly released titles and notable notes. Ed ward Bass’s Umberto's Circus traces Vasek’s rise in European show life after his father Antonin Karas joins the circus. Margaret Case Harriman’s The Vicious Circle recalls the Algonquin Round Table era in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umberto
Edward Bass
Farrar, Straus and Young
Antonin Karas
Vasek
Circus
Europe
Bass
America
Margaret Case Harriman
Rinehart
Harriman
Algonquin Hotel
New York
Alexander Woollcott
Dorothy Parker
Harold Ross
Heywood
Braun
George S. Kaufman
Robert Benchley
Round Table
Woollcott
New Yorker
Kaufman- Hart
Possible Worlds and Other Science Fiction Clarified
A compact catalog listing fiction and non fiction works by Conklin Maximov Thacher Webber Weidman Williamson and others. It notes titles such as The Restless Heart Dragon's Island Life in The Far West New American Songbag and Deep Is The Hunger among a wide range of speculative and ethical topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conklin
Maximov
Thacher
Webber
Woman to Attend Girl Scout Parley
Mrs Beatrice Dunlap a Kanawha County Girl Scouts member has been chosen by the national organization to attend an international conference of administrators in New York this summer. She will be among 12 U S delegates meeting 14 foreign representatives Aug 6 18 at the national Girl Scout training school near Pleasantville West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Dunlap
Kanawha County Council of Girl Scouts
New York
U.S
Dunlop
Girl Scout Training School
Pleasantville
WL OY
Remember This Scene 1c prize notice in The Gazette
A weekly Gazette feature invites descriptions of a Kanawha region photo. Readers may win 5 dollars by identifying people places or events and sending a clipped scene with a postmark by the following Wednesday. The latest winner Miss Alice M Horan describes a Buffalo Putnam County scene along the Kanawhas River with named locals.
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Gazette
Kanowna
The
Alice M. Horan
Oney St
Eastern Star States Installation Tuesday
Mrs Edith R Jackson will be installed worthy matron of Tiskel wah Chapter 45 OES at Shrine Mosque Tuesday at 7 pm Fred P Casdorph is new worthy patron Installing officers include Mesdames Hallie Reynolds Pearl R Strom Orpha Jones Ruth Crum baker Marjorie Nor June Mc Clain Bessie Crowell Miss Caralyt Kallmetten Lawrence Conner Other new officers Lorena Kay Lovell Cooke Iola Mae Ray Mary Burriss Madaline Kennedy Virgie Chandler Mildred Erhard Ruth Ford Mabel S Briggs Misses Lucy and Mary Craig photograph in Life Magazine February descendants of George Washingtons brother Samuel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith R. Jackson
Tiskelwah
Order of Eastern Star
Fred P. Casdorph
Mesdames Hallie Reynolds
Pearl R. Strom
Orpha Jones
Ruth Crumbaker
Marjorie Nor
June McClain
Bessie Crowell
Miss Caralyt
Kallmetten
Lawrence Conner
Lorena Kay
Quartet rise from 1936 recording noted by local press
Gussie Caldorph Adah and Mrs Mary Dry Bones and Jonah and Joshua Clifton Ruth Miss Jean Arthur Esther Irene Howery Etecta Thelma warder Edwin recording in 1936 marked the quartet's fame as reported by a local newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Caldorph
Adah
Mary
Dry Bones
Jonah
Joshua Clifton
Ruth
Jean Arthur
Jerico
Esther
Irene Howery
Margaret Gay
Warder
Edwin
Entinel
Orpha
Singing of Spirituals Made Quartet Famous
The Golden Gate quartet of Norfolk Virginia will give a concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Garnet High School, sponsored by the Metropolitan Church. The quartet is recognized as one of the nation's leading spiritual singing groups. Such spirituals as the group performs are noted in anticipation of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Gate Quartet
Norfolk
Garnet High School
Metropolitan Church
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Lion
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Viking
Francisco Goya
Christopher
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Doubleday
Christopher Gayle
Maureen
Jessie
Hughsie
Maud Oakes
Guatemala
Omar N. Bradley
American Bookseller’s Assoc
Field and Stream Publishing Co
Henry Holt and Co. Book Publishers
Field and Stream Magazine
Henry Green
Charleston
Wouk
Priestly
Jones
Washington
Kanawha County
Telex Hearing Center
Breed 5
Charleston, W. Vo
Westvaco
David J. Porter
Westvaco Chemical Division
Food Machinery and Chemical Corp
South Charleston
Henry
Duke of Anjou
Poland
Sherwin-Williams
Roy Flint
Pettus
W. VA
Mont Park
Monty) Allen
Robert Couch
Greenbrier St
A. P. Couch
Monty
U. S Army
Germany
the Peoples Store
Playtex
Stone & Thomas
Dept
Elas
Eastern Star
Lucy
Mary Craig
Life Magazine
George Washington
Samuel
George
United States
Cavender Furniture CO
Kanawha
Peace Seay
Sunes, Lune
Laird Office Equipment CO
ATLAS
Dunbar
For & B Dick Co
Victor
Princess Peggy
Gabe
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