The Heat of the Day and Elizabeth Bowen
A review of Elizabeth Bowen's The Heat of the Day praising Stella Rodney and Robert set in London during the blitz and buzz bombs. The essay notes Bowen’s attention to personality, the vivid wartime milieu, and the evolving fragile happiness between Stella and Robert amidst mystery figures like Harrison and Louie.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Graham Greene
Elizabeth Bowen
Stella Rodney
Robert
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Louie
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Coconut Gingerbread Dessert Mix Variation
Create a quick dessert by folding shredded coconut into a ready mix gingerbread batter. Bake until done, then top with whipped cream. Garnish with an extra sprinkle of coconut for texture and flavor.
A Tale Of A Great City And Its Fabulous Mayor
Gene Fowler profiles Jimmy Walker in a portrait of New York’s beloved mayor from 1926 to 1932. The biography blends history and anecdote, showing Walker as a symbol of the city’s heart despite malfeasance charges and resignation.
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Gene Fowler
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Walker
Bridge America’s Card Authority Declared by NEA Service
The NEA Service reports on Bridge America asserting control over card authority within the federation. The article details organizational structure, governance decisions, and potential impacts on member clubs and tournaments.
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America’s Card Authority
NEA
Double Grand Coup Makes Little Slam in Bridge Hand
In a note from a reader, Rodolfo D Avalos demonstrates a double grand coup in a bridge hand. He wins the opening club lead, finesses to establish entries, and uses precise trumping to finish with the ace of clubs and a winning end.
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Births Lead Deaths In Thomasville Area
City records show 186 births and 45 deaths in the first six months of 1949 in Thomasville. Of births 170 were white and 16 Negro. of deaths 37 were white and eight Negro. Figures for six months are down from last year. In 1948 there were 462 births and 76 deaths.
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Thomasville
Chain armor of Crusades forged from drawn wire
The chain armor worn by knights in the Crusades was fashioned from drawn wire, reflecting early armor technology and military equipment of medieval warfare.
Battle of Gettysburg on CBS Was There release review
Roy Briggs Jr reviews the Columbia Masterworks album CBS Was There Battle of Gettysburg. The re enactment uses field broadcast style with sound effects and three hammy interview segments. Pickett s Charge description stands out though some parts mar the piece.
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Robert Shayon
Columbia Masterworks
Columbia
CBS
Gettysburg
Columbia Broadcasting System
Pickett
Charlie Ventura Bop for the People reviewed
A brief note on Charlie Ventura and his Bop for the People, praising the bop style as a culture medium. The piece hints at two familiar tunes and suggests a growing taste for bop while calling the item interesting and good.
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Charlie Ventura
Victor
The Fontane Sisters and Page Cavanaugh Trio Join On Record
The Fontane Sisters and the Page Cavanaugh Trio merge into a sextet for the track Cuckoo and Turtle Song. The release Victor 20-3463 features a catchy tune well performed with intriguing vocal blends.
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Fontane Sisters
Page Cavanaugh
Victor
Dreams Do Come True Orpheus Takes a Holiday
David Rose and his Orchestra deliver pleasing melodious music with a new twist. The review notes Rose fans will enjoy the familiar style with a refreshing deviation.
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Orpheus
David Rose
Dave Rose
Rose
Remembering Buddy Kaye and His MGM Recording Trio
A brief snippet notes Buddy Kaye as the lyricist and mentions an MGM release coded LO387. It highlights Kaye as a recorder of songs and references his work with a quartet or quintet. The fragment preserves historical music credits in a concise card form.
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Buddy Kaye
MGM
Adorable tune and tiny particle fact noted
The piece mentions a singer returning with a smooth rendition of a popular hit and adds a science snippet about electron microscopes revealing particles roughly one eight millionth of an inch in size.
Is It Too Late My Mistake by Helen Forrest
High Point's best sellers this week list Roomful of Roses Riders in the Sky Some Enchanted Evening Baby It's Cold Outside I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore Drinking Wine Again Bali Ha'i Four Winds and the Seven Seas The Hucklebuck with MGM 10430.
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High Point
Gasoline Yield From Crude Oil Refineries
A refinery process typically converts about half of crude oil input into gasoline while the remainder becomes other products and fuels. The figure reflects standard refining efficiency and product split in the industry.
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