Writers at PEN congress debate Hungarian readmission
At the 30th International PEN Congress in Frankfort West Germany delegates debated readmitting Hungary after the Tokyo suspension and discussed writers in exile and political pressures affecting literature. The American delegation abstained on the readmission vote.
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New York
Writers’ Association
Tokyo
United States
Ralph Ellison
Frankfort
West Germany
Denver Lindley
Leon Edel
Elmer Rice
John Cheever
Charles Bracelen Flood
P.E.N
Ivory Tower
Joy Chute
Ellison
London
Andre Chamson
Budapest
Chamson
Tibor Dery
Hungary
Spain
Miss Chute
John Galsworthy
James Putnam
Cormorants Brood by Inglis Fletcher Examines North Carolina 1725 29
In the Albemarle region the novel Cormorants Brood follows Dick Chapman Granville Treffrey Allin Killigrew Tamar and Mary Broad through 1725 to 1729 as colonists shift from Lords Proprietors to Crown rule. The book paints a portrait of villagers planters yeomen slaves and crafts with no central hero.
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North Carolina
Albemarle Sound
Inglis Fletcher
Carolina
Miss Fletcher
Bandon Plantation
Edenton
Bandon
Chowan
Chowan River
Cormorant
Albemarle
Cormorants
Dick Chapman
Granville
Treffrey
Gov
Burrington
Stamps and new issues mark world philately notes
Stamps honor the 1959 New Year Festival in Israel with three agricultural motifs pomegranate olives and dates. Iceland issues two airmail stamps for flight anniversary with dates 1919 1959. United States postmarks show a surge in first day covers for the 12 cent Benjamin Harrison stamp. Czech commemorative stamps honor cultural figures. Cincinnati proclaims Stamp Collecting Week.
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Israel
Iceland
United States
Benjamin Harrison
Oxford
Ohio
What Is the Stars by Arthur Roth A rollicking war era spoof
Arthur J Roth delivers a humorous romp set in World War II era Eighth Army with Lt Percival Pettigo an eager adjutant facing a rogues gallery including The Knave O Hanlon and Slater McGurk as they chase glory in races and boxing while pub life at Mrs Leahy’s fuels riotous adventures.
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Arthur J. Roth
Percival Pettigo
Knave O'Hanlon
Prague
Slater McGurk
Baron Fenlon
Batman
Pettigo
Knave
Sean O'Casey
Wanted Man Found In Brazil
Lowell M. Birrell 52 once led Swan-Finch Oil and Doeskin Products vanished in 1957 and was located in Rio de Janeiro. Manhattan District Attorney Hogan said Brazil may deem Birrell a political refugee, preventing extradition and stalling fraud charges tied to a 14 million dollar stockholders fraud case. He expressed discouragement over prospects of returning Birrell to New York.
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New York
Brazil
Lowell M. Birrell
Swan-Finch Oil Corp
Doeskin Products Corp
Rio de Janeiro
Manhattan
Atty
Frank
Hogan
Birrell
U.S
Hoganan
U.S. State Department
Te a Wheat Labor Time Figures Reported
Four hundred hours of labor are required to raise one acre of tea wheat. The estimate notes that a crop needs eight to fifteen seconds per unit of output.
ABC Official E. J. Hudson Dies
Los Angeles AP reports Earl J Hudson longtime ABC official dies in Beverly Hills funeral Monday. Hudson formerly worked as a newspaper reporter for Elgin Daily News Chicago City News Bureau and the Associated Press before entering show business. He is survived by his wife Lena and siblings-in-law Othy Washburn and Pearl Sheldrick.
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Los Angeles
Earl J. Ters
North Carolina
Beverly Hills
Hudson
Elgin, Ill
Daily News
Chicago City News Bureau
Associated Press
Wido Lena
Othy Washburn
Lake Lure
N.C
Pearl Sheldrick
Asheville
Novel Of Love and Conflict The Cave
Robert Penn Warren crafts a expansive drama set around a cave rescue near Johntown Tennessee where Jasper Harrick’s disappearance triggers intersecting lives. A rich cast including Monty Jo Lea Nick Dorothy Celia and Goldie Goldstein collide in a moral reckoning amid love desire and tragedy.
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Robert Penn Warren
Random House
Jack Harrick
Johntown
Tenn
Jack
Jasper
Monty
Sallie
Jo-Lea
Bingam
Warren
Celia
Nick
Dorothy
Bingham
Jo. Lea
Pastor Sumpter
Mary
Isaac
Ikey
Rich Goldie Goldstein
Floyd Collins
Essays Collected Essays by Aldous Huxley
Harper price five dollars and readers get a broad browse through 40 years of Huxley’s observations on nature travel sex arts politics and life. The collection draws from 14 volumes 1923 to 1956 and highlights his wit in accessible essays for a devoted audience.
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Spain
Aldous Huxley
Harper
Huxley
Fleet Huxley
D. H. Lawrence
Lady Chatterley
Casanova
Freud
Proper camera technique for amateurs and pros
A Wide World photographer notes that many amateurs neglect basic photography fundamentals. He urges dry running before a mirror, correct stance, and proper hand position. He warns against lens cap habits and lens protection choices, endorsing filters and mentioning a new Filter Guide by Rothschild and Wright.
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Robert A. Wands
Midtown
New York
Norman Rothschild
Cora Wright
Amphoto
Ga Florida leaf belt closes after 1959 season
The 1959 Georgia Florida flue cured tobacco belt closed after a season with three markets at Statesboro Tifton and Vidalia folding on Friday. The season total through Thursday stood at 160 042 613 pounds at a 57 90 average valued at 92 667 535 dollars. This compares to 1958 when 134 119 790 pounds sold for 76 628 533 dollars at 57 13 per 100 pounds.
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Valdosta
Ately Setttocah
Statesboro
Tifton
Vidalia
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Arther J. Roth
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High Point
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Ranceeyee
Mark
Glamor Home
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W. G. Rogers
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Lawrence
Lederer & Burdick
Caldwell
Pasternak
Packard
Ross
Thurber
Nickerson
B. C. Jarvis
King
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Bailey’s Flowers & Shrubs
E. Green St
Merle
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Cosmetic Studio
College St
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