Casual Comment By W A Bivins Books
W A Bivins reflects on desk clutter with seven towering volumes by Poe Hugo Stevenson Ibsen Dumas Kipling Balzac inspiring his work. He recalls reading choices as a boy and remembers Dr William Preston Few, former Duke University president and his Trinity College English teacher.
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Edgar Allan Poe
Victor Hugo
Robert Louis Stevenson
Henrik Ibsen
Alexander Dumas
Rudyard Kipling
Honore de Balzac
Victory Book Campaign reads to aid armed forces
A 1943 Victory Book Campaign letter sponsors by the American Library Association and partners urges Christmas season book donations for service members. Co chairs Franklin Adams Edward Bernays Norman Cousins announce campaign runs January 5 to March 5 1943. Local groups arrange collection sorting and transport to points for distribution.
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American Library Association
Petersburg gas stamps case tied to dead mouse evidence
In Petersburg Indiana eight duplicate gasoline ration stamps were issued to Barney Elkins. Officials argued the case as evidence of necessity, citing a dead mouse, a mouse trap, and a damaged stamp while noting the cheese failed to lure the mouse. Elkins said the mouse had eaten seven stamps. Also noted is a 20 percent cut in ice cream and frozen desserts production expected to save about 3.3 million pounds of butter for December for U.S. soldiers.
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Strong
U.S
Eye Exercises Help 34 Men Pass Service Tests
STATE COLLEGE PA Dec 17 Eye exercises have enabled 34 formerly rejected men at Pennsylvania State College to pass Army Navy or Air Force vision tests The brain plays the key role in seeing and the exercises retrain brain patterns This program directed by Dr Emett A Betts aims to correct miscoordination between eyes and brain About 100 more men are now being trained with a waiting list of several hundred.
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State College
Pennsylvania State College
Army
Navy
Air Force
Emett A. Betts
Reading Clinic
Guilford County Realty Transfers Records
Guilford County transfers list several property moves across High Point Sumner Morehead townships. Names include Charles W Collins Wives Samuel B Clapp G A Short W A Short Vern W Lee Acme Cartage North Carolina R E Lowdermilk T Miller Mattie Ledbetter Kemp C and others with tracts in Fannie English adjoining areas J H Iddings L J Duffy subdivision and related parcels.
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High Point
Charles W. Collins
Samuel B. Clapp
Sumner Township
G. A. Short
W. A. Short
Jennings
G. A. Shore
Short
Morehead Township
Vern W. Lee
Acme Cartage
North Carolina
Brown
R. E. Lowdermilk
T. &. Miller
L. J. Duffy
Mattie Ledbetter
R. F. Gleason
Trace
J. H. Iddings
N. D
Betts System Improves Vision and Paralysis Cases
Dr Betts reports improved outcomes from his system aiding imperfect eyes and treating paralysis. A wide range of defects have been corrected, reflecting notable advances in medical care according to the source.
Property transfers in Greensboro and nearby estates
Clendenin and others transfer a Carlisle Estates tract to the city of Greensboro. J. T. Walser and wife convey land to J Van Lindley Nursery Company. John Humphrey and wife sell a Harvard Avenue lot to Lucille M. Byerly.
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Clendenin
Carlisle Estates
J. T. Walser
City of Greensboro
Trac
J. van Lindley Nursery Company
John Humphrey
Lucille M. Byerly
Harvard Avenue
Courage and Resolve Foretold by Forrestal Quote
An archival quote from Undersecretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal remarks that if the battle in Solomons were measured by the men’s fierce resolution and courage, the result would be a complete and final victory. The statement underscores wartime morale and determination in the Pacific theater.
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Solomons
James V. Forrestal
From One Woman To Another About Margarine Cooking
A reader asks about Margarine Wil Margarine and its cooking value. The response notes Margarine adds rich flavor beyond neutral shortening and enhances the taste of dishes.
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