Debate on Joyce and literature sparks heated defense
A reader argues against celebrating Joyce as a genius, likening the stance to fanaticism. The piece notes Shakespeare and the King James Bible were understood in their times and critiques Joyceans for insisting on obscure Dublin landmarks. The exchange questions whether great writers are truly unappreciated in their era.
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Jim Wright's Escape and Night of Graves Ends
In a tense Wrightsville chapter, Jim Haight fakes grief at a cemetery vigil then bolts aboard a waiting car. He fights pursuing detectives, escapes into the crowd, and vanishes as Ellery and others scramble to track him. Authorities fear a long manhunt will follow.
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Dewey Poised to Take Lead as Roosevelt Fades in 1944 Race
The piece argues for Thomas Dewey to win the 1944 presidential election, predicting Roosevelt's fading strength and Dewey's rising momentum. It critiques Roosevelt's long tenure, lauds Dewey as a strong, future candidate, and notes party machine maneuvering to place Truman on the ticket to bolster the ticket.
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Truman
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Democratic Party
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Dewey
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Crump
Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake Stirs Joycean Debate
The Literary Guidepost reviews A Skeleton Key to Finnegans Wake by Robinson and Campbell. It notes the book argues Finnegans Wake is the keystone of Joyce’s arch and mocks the sprawling effort to explain Joyce, citing a playful postcard offer and Joyce’s own reaction.
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Finne Robinson
Harcourt, Brace
James Joyce
Joseph Campbell
Henry Morton Robinson
Joyce
Yanks Press On In Italy As Arno Front Tightens
American forces dig in on a steep railway embankment a mile south of the Arno while Nazi hold Caprone on the Arno’s south bank four miles east of Pisa. Intense artillery hits reply as air power roars across Europe with a strike on the Hermann Goering works near Linz Austria.
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NBC CBS Relax Regulations On Use Of Recordings In News Broadcasts
New York July 26 The NBC and CBS regimes tilt toward permitting recordings in network broadcasts. Policy shift driven by wartime strain and ink dye issues. live airings still dominate in center stages. Tonight schedule includes NBC-8 Mr and Mrs North 8:30 Beat the Band 9 Allen Young Comedy 10 Phil Harris Music Quiz 11:30 Helen Hayes Lady With Lamp. CBS-8 Allen Jones Woody Herman 8:30 Mildred Bailey 10:30 The Colonel. Blue and MBS relay limited changes.
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Phil] Harris
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Xavier Cugat
Allied air blitz hits Goering plant in Italy and Yugoslavia
In northern Italy and Yugoslavia Allied forces flew 1700 sorties. 65 German aircraft were destroyed, 26 Allied planes reported missing. Bombardment virtually destroyed the Goering tank works as 500 Liberator bombers and escorts pounded the plant. At least 150 enemy fighters attacked to break up the raid, costing 23 bombers and three Allied planes, while bomber gunners claimed 54 interceptors and escorts downed 11. Lt. John B. Lawler of Baltimore, Md, raised his tally to 11 with two Messerschmitt 109s destroyed at dawn.
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Hitler Maps War Plans As Nazism Forms Command
Berlin broadcasts say Hitler orders total war and mobilization of occupied European territories. The big four—Hitler Goering Goebbels Himmler—control the death battle from Berlin as purges in the army raise questions about frontline will to fight. Gestapo and SS await to purge officers, clashes reported along the French Spanish border and Brussels.
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Gestapo
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Paris
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Madrid
Brussels
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Invasion Reports From Guam and Tinian Fronts Continue
Allied dispatches describe armored advances and aerial actions on Guam and Tinian. Japanese losses reach about 2,400 on Guam and 1,324 on Tinian by July 24, while American casualties total roughly 2,366 wounded and 443 dead on Guam and 225 wounded with 16 dead on Tinian.
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Guam
Tinian
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Ancient Mediterranean Settlements Reexamine Coastline History
A reanalysis of early coastal communities shows human activity dating thousands of years before the common era along the Mediterranean shore. Researchers note durable settlements and evolving trade patterns shaping early civilizations.
Cabbage Growth and Varieties Highlighted in Garden Notes
The article discusses cabbage as a fall crop in temperate zones with delayed harvests into August. It notes Chinese cabbage varieties such as Choi and two popular cabbages, advising spacing plants about 10 to 12 inches in rows. A garden illustration accompanies the piece.
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