Review of The Natural Bent and It Was Like This
The piece surveys Paul B. Barringer’s The Natural Bent on Reconstruction era North Carolina with humor and family memoir elements. It also previews Anne Goodwin Winslow’s It Was Like This a brief, meditative novel about three young people and a cousin on a Mississippi plantation. It notes a factual sidenote about atmospheric carbon dioxide amounts.
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North Carolina
Paul B. Barringer
University of North Carolina Press
Chapel Hill
Dr. Barringer
Concord
Mebane
Virginia
Davidson Re
V. P. IL
Virginia Tech
South
Barrington
Anne Goodwin Winslow
Alfred A. Knopf
New York
Anna
Hugh
Lawrence Martin
Alantation
Pass Christian
Mississippi
Lawrence
Philippine presidential race splits Liberal party factions
Two candidates for president of the Philippines are shown side by side for the November 8 election. Incumbent Elpidio Quirino heads one Liberal faction seeking re election, while Sen Jose Avelino leads the opposing Liberal faction aiming to oust Quirino.
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The
Philippines
Elpidio Quirino
Liberal Party
Jose Avelino
Quirino
International
Aureomycin Shows Promise In Treating Whooping Cough
Medical note reports aureomycin given by mouth to 20 patients with whooping cough shortened illness and reduced night coughing and vomiting. Early treatment yielded dramatic recoveries with no adverse reactions, but larger trials needed. Animal tests showed delayed death or prevention in some cases. A. G. answers a question on rectal nerve injury from caustic injections, noting proper technique avoids complications.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 recording review
Discussion of Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Victor album DM 1318. Notes the 1877 78 work’s familiarity, high mechanical quality, and 45 RPM compatibility. Mentions Koussevitzky’s resignation as possible last Boston recording with him. includes brief dictionary quote and opinions on two other tracks Bluebird and a novelty number.
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Tschaikowsky
Serge Koussevitzky
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Victor
The
Boston
Koussevitzky
Chopin Melancolie and Love in the Dictionary review
Blanche Thebom and William Hughes perform in a quasi classical concert program featuring Chopin Etude Melancolie in E minor with Thebom's lyric. The piece is paired with Love in the Dictionary and described as amusing in a period performance review.
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Blanche Thebom
William Hughes
Victor
Chopin
Miss Thebom
Bluebird on Your Windowsill and Coconut Show
Freddy Martin and his Orchestra perform Bluebird on Your Windowsill with vocals by Merv Griffin and accompaniment by Cho. The mid century trio delivers a breezy vocal/ instrumental arrangement likely from a radio show or stage act.
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Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
Merv Griffin
Cho
Tex Beneke and His Orchestra Dance Band Review
Tex Beneke and his Orchestra deliver a top dance set in the tradition of Glenn Miller. The review praises their flavor and enduring quality, noting the group remains among the best in the business with a strong rhythm and melodic balance.
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Tex Beneke
Victor
Beneke Ork
Glenn Miller
Unclear fragment yields a positive result
The readable text hints at a favorable outcome with little detail. No names, dates, or places are identifiable, but the tone suggests satisfaction and improvement without further context.
Top Ten In High Point Record Survey Listing
A High Point survey lists the top ten selling records headed by Whispering Hope and Lucky Old Sun with Slippin Around and Youre Fi Ni among the others. The list includes five more titles and ranks from two to ten. A luncheon salad tip follows, suggesting a mix of diced apples celery mayonnaise small cheese cubes and broken walnut meats.
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High Point
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Highland Motors, Inc
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Phonograph Record Review
Roy Briggs, JR
Funkland Wagnall
Rus
American Legion
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