Old Spy Tale Republished By Doubleday
A vintage cloak and dagger story revived by Doubleday features Tommy Hambledon a British agent who, after amnesia in postwar Germany, joins the Nazis under a German name. His German speaking skill and memory return reveal a plan to aid Britain while masking his true identity from Goebbels. He escapes to England in 1938.
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Eligy
Or Coles
Tommy Hambledon
Ince
Germany
Tommy
Herr Goebbels
England
Bridges of Toko Ri review by Life magazine
A Life magazine July 6 review lauds James A. Michener for The Bridges of Toko-Ri a tale based on a navy aircraft carrier. The critique highlights vivid physical description Korean War themes Brubaker and Admiral Tarrant dynamics and a mix of tragedy optimism humor centered on the Beer Barrel officer and Noel Sickles illustrations. It positions the novel alongside Hemingway to mark modern sea tales.
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Toko-Ri
James A. Lichener
South Pacific
Life Magazine
Michener
Harry Brubaker
Denver
George Tarrant
Korea
Brubaker
Life
Noel Sickles
Hemingway
Sea
Library Additions of Notable New Works
A list of forthcoming titles and authors includes Night Light by Jass Wal lop The Heart Alone by Howe The Man Whistler by Hesket Pearson Leaves For the Burning by Mervyn Wall Tie Polonga by Russ Anderton O King Live Forever by Henry Myers Love Remember by Stephen The Squat Trap by Shulman The Ma by Rev L Doty The y Arnold Shaw Aultitude of Sins by Robert Molloy The Silent Reefs by Dorothy ll
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Jass Wallop
Y . Howe
Man Whistler
Hesket Pearson
Mervyn Wall
Russ Anderton
O King
Henry Myers
Stephen
Shulman
L. Doty
Y Arnold Shaw
Robert Molloy
Dorothy Ll
Door Break-In Miss Lorraine Lesperance Report
Sheriff's deputies responded at Lorraine Lesperance’s home after a report of an attempted break in. They found five men attempting to force entry at the rear door, triggering emergency action and an investigation.
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Pontiac
Mich
Lorraine Lesperance
Burrs And Bouquets Raleigh Man's Book Reviewed
Raleigh reviewer Hersey E. Spence praises Dale K Burgess The Greatest of These Is Love as a transforming work expanding Henry Drummond ideas into 25 topics The book blends quotations from sacred and secular sources and offers practical insights for ministers literary readers and those seeking comfort and guidance.
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Dale K. Burgess
Raleigh
Brotherhood Press
Cale K. Burgess
Mr. Burgess
Dale Carnegie
Ralph W. Sockman
Norman Vincent Peale
Burgess
Henry Drummond
Drummond
Hersey E. Spence, D. D
Old Shawneetown Seeks Separation and Better Days
Old Shawneetown activists push a bill to split from New Shawneetown arguing the old town pays taxes yet lacks fire protection water and sewer services while claiming a brighter future as a river port and summer resort. New Shawneetown officials dispute the claim noting the old town could not exist without the support of shared services.
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Old Shawneetown
Ill
Ohio River
Ilinois
Chic
Illinois
New Shawneetown
Paul Stefko
Shawneetown
Chicago
Stefko
Old Town
Sam Denton
A Multitude of Sins. Miss Julie Gerald Strikes Again
A Charleston set satire from 1915 features Miss Julie Gerard, a meddling old woman who aims to save her cousin Aurore Gerard McKelvie from death and a questionable burial. Her crusade triggers social havoc, risking reputations and family ties, in Molloy’s comic tale.
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Robert Molloy
City
Doubleday and Company, Inc
Julie Gerard
Charleston
Julie
King Street
Battery
Miss Julie
Aurore Gerard McKelvie
Aurore
McKelvie
Gerard
Miss Ulie
Miss Juie
Fort Sumter
Ivy Barr
Mississippi freight passes million ton mark at Alton dam
The middle Mississippi river saw May freight total 1,022,467 tons, a daily 33,000 tons, the first time above a million tons at the Alton dam. Petroleum products led the load followed by grain, coal, cement and sand with 1,702 freight cars moving through the dam in May.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi
Fred E. Ressegieu
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Alton, Ill
Bruce Walker
Alton Dam
Champ Tobacco Spitter Faces Challengers in Mississippi
James Stewart of Pleasant Hill claims the world title with a 17 feet 6 inches spit in Raleigh. Rapp Moulder of Lemon and Horace Cooper of Pelahatchie challenge him with 12 feet 6 inches and 16 feet respectively, amid talks of a three way championship match.
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Raleigh, Miss
James Stewart
Pleasant Hill
Rapp Moulder
Horace Cooper
Moulder
Cooper
Barracks Converted For Elderly Couples In Rochester
In Rochester New York a non profit housing experiment converts former prisoner of war barracks into private quarters for older couples at about 54 dollars a month. Three buildings are used in the plan aimed at providing companionable neighborhood living for seniors.
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Rochester
N. Y
Ship Vanishes On Caribbean Voyage Mystery Deepens
Readable excerpts recount the disappearance of the Christophe on a calm Caribbean day. Investigators tie the loss to a hurricane wreck and a potential buried treasure at the Purple Reefs, with two strangers claiming a sunk ship Webber. Captain Malcolm Christophe’s motives and the fate of Jaques and Christian loom large.
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Home Island
Tampa
Isle of Palms
Caribbean
Christophe
Tampa Bay
Christopher
Webber
Purple Reefs
Malcolm Christophe
Henri
Joseph
Isle
Jaques
Christian
Tobias
Christ
A. H
Sparrow Hatches from Egg Left in Ottawa Ash Tray
In Ottawa Kansas a grandmother thought she heard a bird in distress and found in her living room an ash tray with an egg from the country. Her grandson Bobby Cooper revealed a newly hatched sparrow had emerged from the egg previously placed there.
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Ottawa
Kan
A. M. Telfer
Bobby Cooper
Judge rejects pennies in fine for liquor charge
In Huntington West Virginia Howard T Newman sentences Clarence Collins to a $100 fine for illegal sale of liquor and a second $50 fine for illegal possession. Collins arrives with a bag of pennies and sacks of copper, but the magistrate rejects the coin payment.
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Huntington
W. Va
UPS
Trate Howard T. Newman
Clarence Collins
Collins
Magis
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M Coles
Garden City
Douby and Co., Inc
Spence
Duke University
May Davies Martenet
Tan Jameson
Greensboro
Rooney
Ladies’ Home Journal
Alfred A
North Carolina
New York
Lotte Jacobi
Dorothy Cottrell
William Morrow and Company
Julia S. Berrall
Straughan's Book Shop, Inc
Straughan
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