A Profile of Henry Sydnor Harrison The Star Author
Mary Stewart Cutting reviews Henry Sydnor Harrison a leading American novelist known for Queed V V s Eyes Angela s Business Saint Teresa and his careful long thoughtful writing process His career began at the Richmond Times Dispatch where he rose from paragrapher to editorial writer and poet before pursuing literature full time His story Pursuit appears in the Star Author Series offering reflection on his work and character.
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Henry Sydnor Harrison
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Harrison
Star Author
Mary Stewart Cutting
Moonlit Chase Brings Renewal To Quiet Island Couple
Laurel and Horace quarrel and collide in a moonlit pursuit near a ruined cabin. She flees through woods, he pursues, she dives into a lake, he conquers her with passion, and they renew their marriage resulting in a later tranquil family life with a baby and public notices of affection.
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Hesketh
Aly
Liice
Hamadryad
Horace
Howard
Laurel
Anders Carthew
Anders
Mim
Neptune
Howard Witheredge
Rauely
Mrs. Seymour
Legend of Padre Padilla Said to Rise at Isleta Church
The Isleta New Mexico church holds a local legend of Padre Juan de Padilla. Followers say his coffin, a hollow cottonwood section, miraculously rises from under the altar during certain heavenly orders. The tale ties Padilla to Coronado’s expedition and his supposed martyrdom among Wichita Indians.
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St. Augustine
Isleta
N. M
Padre Padilluts
Coronado
Quivira
Kansas
Padre Juan de Padina
Salted towel bath promises invigorated feeling
The piece extols salt's uses from gargling to hair care and introduces a morning ritual with a dry salted towel. Dissolve one cup salt in a quart of hot water, soak a Turkish towel, wring lightly, and hang to dry. Rub the body with the dry salted towel on waking for a stimulating sensation.
Bowman Elder Named Legion Host Committee Chairman
Bowman Elder of Indiana, a national executive committeeman, was appointed chairman of the Distinguished Guests' Committee by national commander Alvin Owsley. Born 1888 in Indianapolis, he is active in Legion work and local affairs, with military service in World War I and leadership roles in multiple Indianapolis clubs and organizations.
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Bowman Elder
Owsley
Indiana
The
American Legion
Alvin Owsley
Legion
Elder
United States
Talianapolis
Chestnut Hi Academy
Chestnutilla
University of Pennsylvania
Hee
Indianapolis
University Club of Indianapolis
Dramatic Club
Boys’ Club Association
Indianapolis Telephone Company
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Zeta Psi Fraternity
Contemporary Club
Thooster Athletic Cclub
Indianapolis Country Wub
Union League
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Coast Artillery
Coast Artillery Reserve Corps
Hts
A. EB. F
Seventy First Field Artillery
Memorials Committee Chooses Standards for US War Monuments
The American Legion Memorials committee, led by Francis A. Robinson, will assess U S memorial design within national borders. Robinson, a Des Moines landscape architect and ex AEF instructor, served in the 31st Engineers Meuse Argonne and now is a camouflage officer captain in the 8th division. The panel will issue guidance and a pamphlet with architectural and artistic advice for Legion posts nationwide.
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United States
National Organization of the American Legion
Francis A. Jobinson
Tes Moines
A. It. F. Art Training
Paris
Roblinson
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
Meuse-Argonne
Leutenant
8Sth
Reverend Skiller and Aunt Sally Spodindin Dialog
The Revren Tobias Skiller explains epidemics are sent to remove the bad, while good folks are summoned for witnesses and given a fair trial under the law. Aunt Sally disputes why good people are removed alongside the blame. The exchange appears in American Legion Weekly.
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Sally
American Legion Weekly
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Matrimonial Adventures
V. V
Saint Teresa
United Feature Syndicate
Pye
New Mexico
American Legion News Service
American Legion National Executive
Francis Robinson
F. A. Robinson
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