Strong Wine Red As Blood by Robert Daley Harper's
A ruthless executive rises in a conglomerate then leads a French chateau into wine making. The tale tracks his transformation from power seeker to lover of the land and his romance with the owner's daughter. The book exposes wine making details and a chilling plot of sinister forces using ox blood and chemicals to cheat importers.
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Robert Daley
Harper's
Charles Stack
Stack
Bordeaux
Daley
Gettysburg Photo History by William A. Frassanito
A critical review of Photographs of our history GETTYSBURG JOURNEY IN TIME by William A. Frassanito. The book traces early Civil War images from Gardner Brady Tyson Weavers Gutekunst and others. It chronicles miscaptioning and posed dead figures, mapping photos to battlefield sites.
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Gettysburg
William A. Frassanito
Scribner’s
Little Round Top
Big Round Top
Seminary Ridge
Cemetery Ridge
Devil's den
Cemetery Hill
Culp’s Hill
Pickett
Legion of
Alexander Gardner
Brady
Washington
Tyson Brothers
The
Weavers
Frederick Gutekunst
Gardner
Novel Shardik by Richard Adams review
The piece critiques Shardik as overly long with digressions and a dulling narrative drive. It centers on Kelderek's rise and fall after exploiting a giant bear believed to be a reincarnation, noting the bear’s godlike power fuels conquest and collapse.
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Watership Down
Shardik
Kelderek
City People by Barbara Lamont a sharp city portrait
Barbara Lamont’s City People surveys New York life through impressions grounded in the author’s reporting. It mixes poignant profiles of seniors, extortion among youth, and drug veterans with cautions about crime rising as drug prices climb, urging public action.
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Barbara Lamont
New York City
Miss Lamont
Bermuda Triangle legend debunked by Kusche
Lawrence D. Kusche argues the Bermuda Triangle mystery is a myth, using weather reports inquiries and witness statements to show many vanishings occurred outside the triangle or had plausible explanations. He details cases from 1921 to 1945 and concludes the legend is debunked though some questions remain.
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Lawrence D. Kusche
Harper & Row
Arizona State University
Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda
Puerto Rico
Florida
Kusche
Triangle
Pacific
North Atlantic
Best Sellers List Includes Michener and Bronowski
Publishers Weekly compiles top sellers across fiction and nonfiction. Notable items include Centennial by Michener, The Dreadful Lemon Sky by MacDonald, Shardik by Adams, The Ascent of Man by Bronowski, and Helter Skelter by Bugliosi.
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Michener
MacDonald
Drury
Shardik
Adams
Bermuda Triangle
Berlitz
Valentine
The
New Yorker
Gill
Bronowski
Morehouse
Gross “Helter Skelter
Bugliosi
Delaware County Girl Scout Troop No 1 reunites after 57th luncheon
In spring 1918 Norwood formed Delaware County first Girl Scout Troop No 1 which grew to 70 members. At a luncheon hosted by former captain Alice F Weaver, 16 original scouts recalled early camping in Camp Hill Head-a-Me, thrift to fund trips, and wartime bonds drives. Today 44 members remain active across states and countries while former leaders recount a century of service.
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Delaware County
Norwood
Abington
Alice F. Weaver
Hillhead-a-Me
Marietta Hoguet Freer
Glen Mills
Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Glen Nor High School
Glenolden
Florida
Louisiana
Maine
Washington, D.C
Rome
Italy
Ruth Hayes Mutch
Florence Trout
Josephine Griffith Heimer
Media
Beatrice Stewart Hibbert
Newtown
Eleanor Maretzky Meegan
Helen Smith
Lansdowne
Elizabeth Essick McKenzie
Miriam Gibson Russell
Caroline Maretzky Stringfellow
Sara Davison Wagner
Prospect Park
Marietta Hoguest Freer
When Kids Must Decide If Mom Will Hear It
A humorous guide asks teens to gauge mom reactions to home mischief. It suggests weighing risks before calling for help and includes scenarios about blender confetti and other summertime pratfalls. The piece adds a playful tone with direct calls to action.
Community fundraisers and fairs sweep through area
A series of charity events unfold across the region including a spring rummage sale at Tricounty Fountain Center Lan sdowne a china show at Springfield Mall by Philadelphia Suburban China Painters a strawberry festival at Christ United Methodist Church a fun day at Eddystone Fire House and various dinners and sales at local churches schools and centers. Proceeds support hospitals churches and community programs.
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Tricounty Fountain Center
S. Lansdowne Ave
Lansdowne
Tricounty
Chester
Delaware
Montgomery
Springfield Mall
Route 320
Baltimore Pike
Philadelphia
Christ United Methodist Church
Springfield Road
Broomall
Church
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William Frassanito
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Shardie
Richard Adams
Simon & Schuster
Macmillan
New York
Phil Thomas
AP Books
Boards of Inquiry
Navy
Carroll A. Deering
Publishers Weekly
the Hailey
Norwood 146
Norwood Park
Lice Weaver
Marietta Hoguet
Kathryn Cross
Sara Davison
Elizabeth Essick
Florence Yoder
Elizabeth Miller
Mary Ford
Kathleen Ottey
Matilda Engle
Ingrid Andreson
Pearl Schubacker
Lillian Davison
Beatrice Stewart
Ruth Yoder
Miriam Gibson
Irene Corson
Ruth Hayes
Pauline Deppen
Mae Ockleman
Norma Quinn
Eleanor Quinn
Hazel Short
Emma Engle
Mildred Kinder
America Shriver
Olive Hagerman
Anna Ash
Phoebe Copes
Daily Times
Outlook
Eddystone
12Th St
Saville Ave
Bessie Barber
Marple
Glenolden Congregational Church
Aldan’s Mens Glee Club
Pilgrim Fellowship Camp Fund
Deaf- Hearing Communication Centre of
Springfield
Community Services For the
Springton Lake Junior High School
Route 1
April Nelson
Lillian Hoshauver
Chester Heights Camp Meeting Association
Thrift Shop
Ecumenical Council For
Newtown Square Presbyterian Church
Delcroft Elementary School
Folcroft
Home and School Association
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