Hermione the Bird and the Vanishing Wren tale
HAL BOYLE tells of a bird watcher who chases a legendary rose breasted grosbeak named Hermione. The pursuit blends longing with restless duty, as Hermione appears as a girl then vanishes in a hawk’s strike, leaving the watcher pondering what birds remain to seek.
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New York
Iere
Hermione
Rach
Wren
Thrush
Caruso
Metropolitan Opera
Crow
Sweet
Groshbeak
Postponed Action on McCarthy Expulsion Debate
Washington D C Senator Gillette and a Rules subcommittee delayed Benton’s bid to oust Senator McCarthy from Congress until January. McCarthy attacked Benton’s charges as dishonest, while Gillette cited other public hearings delaying the independent inquiry into the 1950 Ohio Senate race and McCarthy's alleged perjury and deceit.
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Gillette
Iowa
Senate Rules Subcommittee
Sen
Benton
Dconn
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Gillette Subcommittee
Senate
Benson
Ohio
Date Set for Hot Gable Divorce
Hollywood news reports Clark Gable and Lady Sylvia Ashley will face a March 17 court date in a high profile divorce battle. Superior Judge Orlando Rhodes set the date to move the case swiftly. Gable does not contest the divorce but argues Ashley is not entitled to alimony as she is already a millionaire.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Sylvia Ashley
Orlando Rhodes
Gable
Remember to Forget Paradoxin view of Dr Sangster’s Guideposts piece
London clergyman Dr W E Sangster argues that forgetting injuries and grudges can purify the soul. He cites Temple Gairdner’s runaway diary moment and wartime reflections on revenge, urging a forgiving spirit while noting public wrongs. The piece closes with a child’s simple good deed story and a humorous Aunt Minnie anecdote.
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W. E. Sangster
London
Guideposts
Temple Gairdner
Egyot
Birmingham
Dring
Highlanders defend right to drink at 75th anniversary
In Masterton New Zealand supporters of the Highland Games clash with opponents pressing for a liquor ban. The Wairarapa Caledonian Society promotes a petition arguing that whisky is essential to the traditional atmosphere of the celebration to be held in December.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Masterton
Wairarapa Caledonian Society
Troubles for Bent ley in Ballston Spa jam
Donald Bentley, 25, faced a string of mishaps in Ballston Spa New York starting with a broken jalopy that caught fire while being pushed. He was arrested by the fire chief who serves as deputy sheriff on three traffic charges and jailed for 30 days when he could not pay a $60 fine.
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Michael T. O'Rourke
Los Angeles
Calif
Adams
O'Rourke
Miss Adams
Ballston Spa
N. Y
Donald Bentley
State prison reform plan seeks $250,000 annual savings
Raleigh AP Chief Walter Anderson asks the Highway and Public Works Commission to approve sweeping changes in prison administration. The plan eliminates 10 division supervisor posts, creates honor grade prison camps, and places all institutions under H. H. Honeycull and J. R. Hooks with a two region structure. Savings come from converting camps to honor grade, already tested in the east.
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Raleigh
Walter Anderson
Highway and Public Works Commission
Anderson
H. H. Honeycull
Central Prison
Woman's Prison
Caledonia Prison Farm
Cary
Butner
Goldsboro
J. R. Hooks
Fayetteville
Tom O'Neal
Wilmington
R. L. Turner
Ahoskie
C. O Benfield
North Wilkesboro
Hooks
TV Dagmar Types Send Film Censors Shivering
HOLLYWOOD reports designer Bill Thomas says TV stars and film costumes are being covered up as censor rules tighten. He notes necklines are two inches higher than in earlier eras and that even gauze or sequins are now restricted. Thomas cites Peacock stars like Piper Laurie and Shelley Winters and insists the fashion challenge fuels creativity while boosting on screen allure within new limits.
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Bill Thomas
Hollywood
Thomas
Universal-International
Piper Laurie
Maureen O'Hara
Evelyn Keyes
Mona Freeman
Shelley Winters
Faye Emerson
South Sea
Tractor wheel harms 9 year old in Adams New York
In Adams New York a rear tractor wheel ran over Billy Babcock nine, causing only bruises. Ground depression made the soil soft where the boy fell, and local authorities noted the incident with minor injuries.
Peron to decorate Dr George Pack for merit
President Peron announces that Dr George T. Pack, a New York cancer specialist and Yale graduate, will receive the Argentine Order of Merit at a foreign office ceremony tomorrow for his noble activities and human solidarity. Pack had made four trips to Argentina during Eva Peron’s illness last month.
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Juan D. Peron
George T. Pack
New York
Foreign Office
Pack
Argentina
Eva Peron
Peron
Yale
Rowing Contests Begin on Lake Winnepesaukee
The Yale Harvard rowing contests began in 1852 with six oar crews without coxswains on a three mile course at Lake Winnepesaukee New Hampshire Harvard won.
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Lake Winnepessukee
N. H
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