The Big Fisherman by Lloyd Douglas reviewed
A long scrutinized portrait of Peter the Apostle centers on his conversion and the rise of Christianity. The novel interweaves subplots about Fara and Voldi with a dominant Peter narrative, noting biblical fidelity while altering emphasis on Judas and Jesus.
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Lloyd
Douglas
Houghton Mifflin Company
Peter
Apostle
Lloyd Douglas
Jesus
Antipas
Galilee
Fara
Voldi
Simon
Jonas
Mr. Douglas
Christ
Judas
J.B
Superdroop and Sam: A Satirical Comic Tale Review
Munro Leaf explores a playful spoof of comic book heroes in AM AND THE SUPERDROOP. Sam, a young fan, imagines a jet propelled hero who whisks him to an outlandish wonderland. The book aims to amuse youths and adults with light satire of popular comics.
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Murie Leaf
Viking Press
Sam
Munro Leaf
Ferdinand
Tokyo City Fathers Turn Haberdashers in Direct Manner
The piece notes Tokyo city officials joining a haberdashery effort in a blunt approach. It references a reading list urging children to read "Sam and the Superdroop" to counteract fear from comic-book characters. It also cites foot specialists stating B C children outgrow shoes every one to six months until age 16.
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Sam and the Superdroop
B. C
Racial Issues Standout In First Book
John W. Wilson’s HIGH JOHN, THE CONQUEROR is a debut novel about racial currents in the South. Cleveland Webster, a Texas born sharecropper married to Ruby Lee, confronts land denial and personal tensions with landowner John Chaney, revealing latent prejudice and personal growth.
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John W. Wilson
Southland
Cleveland Webster
Texas
Cleveland
Ruby Lee
John Chaney
John
John the Conqueror
Colonial Stores Leases Camp Butner for One-Year Distribution Center
Colonial Stores leases cold storage and warehouse space at Camp Butner for one year starting Dec 1 to serve as a produce distribution center after a fire destroyed its Durham area facility. The lease is with the State Hospitals Board of Control and can be renewed. Meanwhile, a separate note mentions New York City schoolboys trapping muskrats near Times Square for spending money.
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Durham
Colonial Stores
Camp Butner
Frank Pierson
Durham Chamber of Commerce
Pierson
State Hospitals Board of Control
Butner
Colonial
New York City
Times Square
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High John, the Conqueror
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Ore
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