Stars at Noon: EO Cochran’s aviation life story
The account profiles EO Cochran a pioneering aviator and businesswoman who built cosmetics firms, promoted women pilots during and after World War II, and traveled worldwide. It notes her early work, fearless drive, faith, and interest in extrasensory perception while highlighting awards like the 1953 International Flying Organization gold medal.
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Antoine's
New York
United States
Philippines
Japan
China
Iran
Russia
Spain
Eisenhower
Madison Square Garden
Ike
White House
Miss Cochran
Billy Mitchell
International Flying Organization
Eo Cochran
God Versus Government Gods Secret Armies in Russia
A skeptical review of Joseph Johnston’s God’s Secret Armies from G. P. Putnam, profiling priests, monks, and believers across Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Jewish, and Moslem groups resisting atheistic state power. It notes vivid stories of Father Reed, Abdul, Zurikov, and others, with chapters like The Column of Judas and A Joshua Rises highlighting perilous feats and encounters with the Cheka and Lenin portraits.
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Joseph Johnston
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Joseph Jemston
Union of
Father Reed
Abdul
Zurikov
Mueller
Maguire
Janicek
Shirshov
Judah
Levitsy
Lenin
Moses Frane
Joshua
Russia
Father Maguire
Madame Efimova
Stalin
Marx and
Engels
Luke and
James
Old Coins Figure In Robbery
Baltimorean William O. Gardner was convicted of a $650 New Year’s Eve robbery at an iron and metal company in Baltimore. Seventeen 1889 silver dollars, part of the Mint’s accidental release last December, were found hidden in the shoulder padding of Gardner’s overcoat.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
William O. Gardner
Tokyo and Points East review
A review of Keyes Beech’s memoir Tokyo and Points East written from a skeptical angle. The critic notes Beech’s censored cables and bias toward General Headquarters cliques, praising wartime reporting but questioning timeliness and dominance of Korea war anecdotes.
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Tokyo
Points East
Keyes Beech
New York
Doubleday
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
General Headquarters Store
Korea
Pacific
Ech
B.A
Fred Allen treadmill memoir recalls radio era
The book TREADMILL TO OBLIVION by Fred Allen chronicles his 17 years in radio without sentimentality. It preserves his cynicism and humor, drawing on famous voices like Senator Clachhorn and Mrs. Nussbaum, and notes the work’s bestseller status as proof of rekindled laughter.
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Fred Allen
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
Allen
Portland
Senator Clachorn
Mrs. Nussbaum
Falstaff Openshaw
Shadowed Six-Gun Tales From The Frontier Vault
Western anthology reviews cover six guns and frontier sagas by John Little Brown Jennings Will Cook Allan Vaughan Fiston. Highlights include Shadows in the Dusk set at Santa Rita amid copper deposits, Prairie Guns at Fort Rice, Long Lope to Lander and Elston’s la’s nine Western Ratings, with vivid action and romance.
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John Little Brown & Jennings
LA Co
Beacon Street
Boston
Mass
Mr. Jennings
Salem
New Mexican Frontier
Santa Rita
Cecil B. DeMille
Allan Vaughan Fiston
J. B. Lippincott Co
South 6Th Street
Philadelphia
Randy Harker
Lander
Tom Logan
Mike Thatcher
Elston
Do It Yourself and the We Ourself Column Trend
The piece questions why columnists use we and our to refer to themselves and argues for first person honesty. It laments the DIY craze and urges readers to think for themselves rather than rely on slick magazines and ready made advice. It critiques modern self reliance while lamenting the vulgarity of collective voice.
Calderon Guardia Stricken by Malaria in Mexico
Former Costa Rican president Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia, leader of last month’s abortive revolt, has returned to Mexico and is said to be suffering from malaria after being sent here from Nicaragua.
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Mexico City
Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia
Mexico
Nicaragua
Lindstrom Accepts Utah Neurosurgery Department Head Post
Pittsburgh based neurosurgeon Dr. Peter Lindstrom, ex-husband of Ingrid Bergman and former VA hospital chief in Aspinwall, announces he will lead the University of Utah's neurosurgery department.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
Veterans Administration Hospital
Aspinwall
University
Utah
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W. F. Mauldin, Inc
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