Margaret Truman memoir paints an intimate White House life
Ann A. Jackson reviews Margaret Truman’s souvenir autobiography as simple and sincere. The book narrates life as the President’s daughter, with diary like tone and vivid glimpses of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It covers school at George Washington University, diplomatic events, and Truman family routine, ending with her engagement to Clifton Daniel.
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Fouvenir
Margaret Truman
Margaret Cousins
New York
McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc
White House
Truman
Washington
Miss Truman
Pennsylvania Ave
Hames
Mary Margaret Truman
United States
George Washington University
Harry S. Truman
Clifton Daniel
Daily Living
An Old Friend MINORITY REPORT review
A concise critical look at Mencken notebooks in a 29% page volume from Alfred A. Knopf priced at $2.95. The notes reveal Mencken views on religion democracy politics freedom and other topics with clear sharp writing praised as instructive for modern writers. Bob Horney signs off as reviewer.
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Minority Report
H. L. Mencken
New York
Alfred A. Knopf
Mencken
Menchen
Bob Horney
Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders review sparks new Civil War interest
Wy C Pat Jones book "Gray Ghosts and Rebel Raiders" portrays partisan Confederate soldiers who harassed Union forces by kidnapping, destroying bridges, tearing up rails, and defeating larger units. Dr Bell Wiley notes the narrative compiles diaries and letters to illuminate guerrilla operations and their impact on Civil War events.
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Chicago
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Wy. C
Pat" Jones
Civil War Book Club
Bell
Wiley
Emory University
Civi War Book Club Review
Wil
Confederacy
Union
Bandits Steal From Service Station Then Return Cash
In Atlantic City three robbers grabbed 74 dollars in a station holdup and also took 5 dollars from an attendant. One bandit, moved by the plea that he had a large family to support, gave back the five dollar bill before fleeing.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Author Of The Week Arnold Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee of London and Balliol College is featured as Author Of The Week. He wrote many books culminating in A Study of History begun in 1930 and completed two decades later in ten volumes. he also served as Britain’s consultant and spokesman in international conferences after both wars.
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Arnold Toynbee
London
Balliol
Britain
Wayzata
Mion
Miss Chute
University of Minnesota
Phi Beta Kappa
Geoffrey Chaucer
England
Shakespeare
Ben Johnson
Westminster
Secondary Education Board
The Agony of a People Segregation: A Report
Robert Penn Warren travels through five Southern states to hear whites and Negroes discuss segregation two years after the Supreme Court ruling. He records voices of business leaders, workers, students and others, presenting the collision of past loyalties with the push for change without judgment. The book argues desegregation is a moral issue needing concrete steps and courage, urging Southerners to read and reflect.
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Robert Penn Warren
New York
Random House
Robert Pennarren
Guthrie
Kentucky
Yale University
Warren
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Lousiana
South
Citizens Council
Tolks
Robert Marks
Shakespeare Characters Retold In Marchette Chute Book
Marchette Chute’s Stories From Shakespeare presents six recognizably named figures Hamlet Henry IV Katherine Lear Falstaff and Othello from the First Folio as accessible for first readers. The author explains aims to ease entry to Shakespeare’s world and drama while outlining the plays and genius in an introduction.
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William Shakespeare
Marchette Chute
World Publishing Co
Hamlet
Henry IV
Katherine
Miss Chute
Shakespeare
Mise Chie
Greenwillow by B J Chute a serene village tale
A gentle folk tale set in the timeless village Greenwillow where Amos Briggs wanders and son Gideon faces duty and desire. Corrie and ministers test fate as peace and quiet mask inner conflict, with language praised for charm and craft. Georgia Cox notes its simple yet well wrought storytelling.
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Greenwillow
Amos Briggs
Gideon
Corrie
Miss Chute
Pheasant Joins Viewer at Night in Hazleton Window Window
Extra guest Paul Smith watches television when a ring neck pheasant crashes through a closed window. The bird is unhurt and travels to Nay Ang Park with keeper Jack DaIvins, accompanied by the man.
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Hazleton, Pa
Paul Smith
Ring Neck
Nay Ang Park
Nookeeper
Jack da Ivins
Writers Attitudes Toward Writing Featured in Library Journal
A June Library Journal feature by Judith Golwyn surveys 35 new authors with first books recent. Jessie Rehder of UNC Chapel Hill discusses Remembrance Way from a short story, while Robert Goldston describes his 18 years writing and daily 14 hour routine. Bill Murphy’s bullfighting themed The Red Sands of Santa Maria is due from Dodd Mead, and Patia Moore’s Chocolates for Breakfast, set in Hollywood and finishing school, is slated for Rinehart.
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Library Journal
Judith Golwyn
Jessie Rehder
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Putnam
Atlanta
Cape Fair
Miss Rehder
Harper's Magazine
The
Robert Goldston
Rinehart
Goldston
Red Sands of
Santa Maria
Bill Murphy
Dodd, Mead
Murphy
Dayton
Ohie
New York
San Francisco
Heinig
Fratcoise Sagan
America
Pattia Moore
Breakiaw
Miss Moore
Barnard Collge
Hollywood
Kober
Boy Strangled by Washing Machine Incident in Detroit
A Detroit boy, left in the care of his sister Veronica, apparently was strangled yesterday after his arms were drawn into the washing machine rollers. Veronica, 1, was operating the machine when the accident occurred, pulling the child through the wringer and mangling his neck before help could arrive.
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Detroit
Bobby Japonga
Veronica
Lin
Bobby
Name Leroy Kverybody Stirs Talk at San Diego Naval Center
In San Diego California locals discuss Leroy Kverybody as his name draws attention at the naval training center. The article notes he is not a Blackfeet Indian from South Dakota but the name itself is the focal point.
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San Diego
Calif
Naval Training Center
South Dakota
Leroy Kverybody
Best Sellers in Fiction and Nonfiction This Week
Publisher's Weekly lists top fiction and nonfiction. Notable titles include Brinkley and de Beauvoir alongside Hersey Cron and Churchill works. A Kentucky farmer, Murray district resident, walked 45 miles to Paducah in under ten hours and reportedly offered $100 to repeat the feat, then did it in eight hours and 60 minutes.
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Walker Murray
Joe Richard
Murray District
Paducah
Family and friends visit patients at Baptist Hospital
Mrs. Floyd English underwent a serious operation at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem Friday. Her relatives and friends, including Dr. and Mrs. Jack Waldrop and others, arrive from Anderson South Carolina and Lynchburg Virginia for the weekend. Local residents also travel and visit, with several plans noted for visits and travel.
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Floyd English
Francis B. Nelson
Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem
Anderson Ss. C
Nelson
Jack Waldrop
Jackie
Marvin Lee
Tome
Marvin Maglish
Johnston
Millard
English
Lynchburg, Va
Mrs
D. Dorsey English
Amerson
C. W. Lawrence
Walker St
Archdale Methodist Circle Set Meeting Schedule
Circle No 1 of Archdale Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service meets Tuesday at 7 45 pm with C L Elder Co hosts Mrs R K Murray and Mrs C C Crofts Main Street Methodist Guild meets Tuesday evening at 9 with Mrs Betty Webster 1202 Borr est Ave Mission class lawn party in Green Street Baptist Church 38 members served ice cream and cake Lebanon Philathea Class holds monthly meeting at Lebanon Methodist Church Monday 7 30 pm Hostesses Mrs Nettie Theil Molly Rice W J Allen Treva Campbell Circles of Calvary Methodist Church meet Tuesday 7 30 all circles host homes listed 1611 Granby St 705 Hints St 1705 A Rotary Ct and Kandlem an Rd
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
Archdale Methodist Church
C. L. Elder
R. K. Murray
C. C. Crofts
Mainst
Methodist Guild
Wesleyan Service
Main St
Methodist Church
Betty Webster
Borrest Ave
Clara Cox
Green Stret Baptist Church
Mary Kinney
Lebanon
Calvary Methodist Church
Yom Spry
Granby St
Mes
Martha Lee
Hints St
Ke. M. Brown
Rotary
Aml
John McMahan
Kandleman Road
Pageant lowers age to eight for Golden Queen contest
Officials of the Golden Queen pageant in Selma North Carolina announce the age rule lowered from 19 to 25 to eight years old. Final judging set for September 26 27 with five finalists from North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Virginia.
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Selma
N.C
Jit McMillen
North Carolina
Se Carolina
Georgia
Mathews and Me Return from Pitts burgh Stay
Sammy Guy, son of Mrs. Mathews, returned Thursday from Pitts burgh after an extended stay.
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Mathews
Mathews Sammy Guy
Mrs. Mathews
Pittsburgh
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Priddy
Shaw Air Force Base
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Shaw
California
Kate Bryant
Mam St. ix
High Moat Memorial Hospital
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