Spring Storm and Sycamore Shores in River Country Review
Book critic surveys Alvin Johnson’s Spring Storm and Clark B Firestone’s Sycamore Shores. Johnson’s autobiographical Nebraska coming‑of‑age tale and Firestone’s river epoch chronicle evoke American farming life and Ohio Valley history with simple, sincere storytelling and vivid regional detail.
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Alvin Johnson
Knopf
Fransly
Julian Howard
Jhey
Nebraska
Julian
Oslo River
Sycamore Shores
McBride
Clark B Firestone
Mclude
Muskingum
Hocking
Scioto
Miami
Kanawha
Licking
Kentucky
Sul
Green
Tumois
Wabash
Cumberland
Tennessee
Virginia
Ohio Valley
Thomas Woilu
Savages and Astronomers in a Patchwork Review
A speculative catalog lists books and authors including J J Hides-Thinling on Papua expeditions, Richard Strachey’s The Golden Heart, Rex Stout’s The Rubber Band, W T Hay’s Through My Telescope, and Blood and Ink by W W Chaplin. The survey touches biographies, travel guides, poetry, cosmology, and history, noting varied receptions and targets for readers interested in crime, science, fiction, and world affairs.
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McBride
J.J
Papua
Harcourt Brace
Richard Strachey
Farrar & Rinehart
Rex Stout
Dutton
W. T. Hay
Telegraph Press
W. W. Chaplin
Coward McCann
Eleanor Saltzman
Longmans [Green
Berta
Elmer Hades
Cape Cod
Houghton Mifftin
Eleanor Marly
Cape
Forum on tax assessments set for municipal building
Taxpayers may air views at tonight’s 7:30 forum on state county city and school assessments. The meeting, open to citizens, will weigh increases including Corry School District’s 1985 levy jump of two and a half mills and per capita tax rise as officials seek balanced budgets.
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Munsipal
Corry
Board of Mudgestion
Republican metamorphosis and the brain trusters clash
The Republican party confronts a transformation as critics question its brain trust and shift toward liberal alignment. Herbert Hoover’s stance sparks debate within Young Republicans about embracing liberal rhetoric and distancing from past hardline policies amid the 1986 campaign discourse.
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Ing &Ned
G. O. P. Board of Strategy
Ben
Ege
United States
Anilmoy
Bol Bibihew
Iberpi
Borah Keeps to Main Line as G O P Faces Roosevelt Drift
The piece notes Borah remains aligned with the main Republican line toward the Cleveland convention while fears of a Borah bolt persist among party leaders. It argues the Roosevelt program gains staying power despite Republican attacks and a shift toward Democratic policies benefiting broad rather than privileged interests, echoed by primary trends in several states.
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Borah
Cleveland
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Nebraska
Paris Styles Jacket Trends Highlight Fashion Features
Paris apparel notes April 25 describe jackets as a fashion focus with many materials and rev ersible weaves. Woolens tweeds linens chintz and pique suit daywear while taffeta brocade lame and satin appear for evening wear. Patterns include wide reverses bold sleeves and short coat silhouettes.
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Ipairis
Eskar
Spectacular Scene Fueled by 500 Extras for Baskal Shoot
April 20 report from Hollywood on a Rol and Coleman film depicting a bandit uprising and city evacuation in Baskal. Met airport at Van Nuys rented for the shoot with 500 extras, planes, gunfire, burning background, and a detailed, multilingual wardrobe and prop plan across multiple departments.
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Hollywood
Baskal
Roland Coleman
Basleul
van Nuys
Coleman
Eddie Jee
iThree Renault
Star Signals April 24 Forecasts and Odd Dates
Fragmentary astrology note suggests those born May 21 to May 31 may be most affected by stellar influences. Mentions general influences, uncertain evening aspects, and speculative birthrate empathy notes. Advises tough travel and business during unclear periods, with social advice and a brief December reminder read as era astrology.
Oil City Community Fund Pledges Reach $41000
April 28 report shows about $21000 already raised toward an $41000 goal for the Oil City community fund. Initial figures from a Well at Konited Imthomsesting of workers at the MC.AW yesterday indicate the total near $40995.95 with $80203 more to pledge in the days ahead. A committee meeting at MC A Friday is expected to yield further encouraging reports. Five policemen will keep order with six first aid men and six practical nurses on site.
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Oil City
Treamunity
Mand
Murders in that Mortuary and the Verger tale shocks
An Austin Stone-All style piece on the master criminal The Verger who buried victims at night in a country churchyard. It notes he supplied tombstones and epitaphs, delivering a grim, lurid chronicle. Also mentions McBride titles Norway on Fifty Dollars and Sweden on Fifty Dollars and Holland on Fifty Dollars by Sydney.
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Putnam
Austin Stone
Norway
Sweden
Honland
McBride
Sydney
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