Three's Company by Alfred Duggan review
Alfred Duggan's Three's Company reconstructs Marcus Aemilius Lepidus as a cautious Roman poised between Antony and Octavius. The critic notes strongauthentic detail but uneven drama and backstory heavy dialogue, yet calls the portrait fascinating though Lepidus lacks decisive action.
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Three's Company
Alfred Duggan
Coward McCann Inc
George Apley
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
Julius Caesar
Mark Anthony
Octavius Caesar
Lepidus
Duggan
Rome
Octavius
Ted Smits
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov reviewed in bold terms
W. G. Rogers surveys Nabokov’s Lolita noting the controversial subject of a middle aged man and a twelve year old girl. The critic discusses censorship, publication history in France and the United States, and contrasts it with Peyton Place while praising Nabokov’s word play and mind games.
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Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Putnam
Humbert Humbert
Paris
Humbert
States
France
U. S
New York
Nabokov
W. G. Rogers
Good Combination Bananas With Butter Pound Cake
A simple lunch box treat pairing all butter pound cake slices with ripe bananas. The banana and pound cake flavors are natural companions for a quick, satisfying bite between meals.
The Splendid Little War by Frank Freidel
Freidel presents a nuanced view of the Spanish American War, showing brave soldiers on both sides and the war as a brutal, costly conflict. He uses excerpts from journalists and officials, with about 300 illustrations, to reframe the common romantic tale.
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Frank Freidel
Little, Brown
John Hay
Professor Freidel
Freidel
Stephen Crane
Richard Harding Davis
Theodore Roosevelt
Foil Utility Advised for Students in Schools
A short health and safety note urges students to keep a roll of aluminum foil in each desk for emergencies. The suggestions include covering books during rain, creating indoor shoe protection, and fashioning rainy day hats for the trip home.
Sunday Puzzle Solution On Page Ten
The page presents a Sunday puzzle solution section with clues and answers. It notes the puzzle appears on page 10 and includes entries such as 12 Collect and pile announcer and 107 Affirmative 109 Annex. The listing hints at cryptic wordplay and solution confirmations for readers.
Cruelty by Russell of Liverpool on Japanese War Atrocities
A review of The Knights of Bushido by Lord Russell argues it presents a thorough, judicially framed history of Japanese prisoner mistreatment in World War II. The work covers Mukden to Tokyo trials, detailing starvation, rape, torture, and cannibalism with strong but restrained analysis.
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Lord Russell
Liverpool
E. P. Dutton & Co
Mukden
Tokyo
Singapore
Current Best Sellers Nonfiction List Message
A compact reader note lists top nonfiction titles in a 1960s style best sellers roster. Entries include Inside Russia Today the Daisies Anatomy of a Murder The Enemy Camp Ice Palace The Image Makers The Winthrop Woman and other works by Kerr Van Buren Traver Ferber Weidman Dry er.
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Russia
Uather
Kerr
Hoover
Abby
van Buren
Traver
Weidman
Ferber
Mystery of the Hunters Retreat Murder Near Wild Game Reserve
Detectives reopen a red haired man's murder after discovering four men rented Hunters' Retreat cottage ten miles from the scene. The quartet includes Milton Dane and Carlos Jellico, with a bald Canadian renter. One hypnotism student in the group may hold the key to motive as the victim and Wester previously sought the hypnotist's demonstration.
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Stuart Wester
Boris Slater
Milton Dane
Carlos Jellico
Hunters
Cake Offers Energy for School Lunchboxes
A school lunchbox suggestion promotes an extra dessert for mid afternoon energy. Sara Lee chocolate cake is cited as a small, tasty option to boost alertness and stamina during the school day.
Stereophonic discs push into dealer shelves this fall
Music AP notes stereo discs and equipment expanding. Major makers such as Fisher Pilot Scott and Harmon Kardon offer two amplifiers and twin speakers for home stereo. Early stereo releases include Bourbon Street with the Dukes of Dixieland and Saint Saens Third Symphony.
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AP News
Fisher, Pilot, Scott
Harmon-Kardon
Bourbon Street
Urania Records
Saint Saens
Offenbach
Juanita Hall
Claude Hopkins
Michael Larue
Vox
West Point Glee Club
George Feyer
Elektra
Vanguard
the Weaver
Vivaldi
Berlioz
Westminister
Herman Scherchen
RCA Victor
Capitol
London
Columbia
Stamps honor journalism legend with 4cent commemorative
The 4cent Freedom of the Press stamp lists a first day sale in Columbia Missouri on Sept 22 marking the University of Missouri School of Journalism 50th anniversary. Collectors may request first day cancellations by sending envelopes with a money order to the Columbia Postmaster. Spanish Sahara issue features Cervantes portraits and Don Quixote scenes with proceeds to a children's welfare fund. Haiti honors Sylvio Cator with a commemorative series and names its main stadium after him.
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Columbia
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
University
Spanish
Sahara
Miguel Cervantes
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Sancho Panza
Quixote
Panza
Children’s Welfare Fund
Haiti
Sylvia Cator
Cator
Sylvio Cator
Lessons From a Vacation Photo Log and Film Notes
A traveler recalls keeping a day by day diary of places visited and photos taken to aid later identification. The writer notes gaps in records for exposure settings and film logistics, recounts using multiple cameras, and describes switching to Kodacolor after beach sand caused gear trouble.
Education TV Aids Fight On Teacher Shortage In NC
North Carolina teachers and consultants at a UNC TV workshop heard Fred Kelley discuss a national shortage of 135000 teachers and the need to raise education quality. He compared U S and Russia requirements, noted limited educational TV stations and praised regional film and magnetic tape centers for on demand classroom use.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Fred Kelley
Norfolk
U. S
Russia
Federal Communications Commission
Kelley
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