Concertgebouw Mengelberg recording praised amid critique
A review covers the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam under Willem Mengelberg and Telefunken Capitol release notes. It praises performances but cites technical recording flaws before WWII, favoring earlier Victor recordings by Venteux and the San Francisco Orchestra. It also notes Tommy Dorsey RCA album and Ben Light at Steinway, plus a Bestseller list of top 10 records in High Point.
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Concertgebouw Orchestra
Amsterdam
Willem Mengelberg
Capitol - Telefunken
Europe
Telefunken
Capitol
Franck
Victor
Pierre Venteux
San Francisco
Tommy Dorsey
Jack Leonard
Frank
RCA Victor
Dorsey
Marie
Sinatra
Leonard
High Point
Words and Music song from the MGM Studio Orchestra
The MGM 30174 release features Lennie H vron and the MGM Studio Orchestra performing a track from the Words and Music soundtrack. Gene Kelly’s dance sequence is recalled, with a Gershwin esque blend of jazz and modern music noted as well worth buying.
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Lennie H Vron
MGM Studio Orchestra
MGM
Gene Kelly
Is Drinking Destroying Your Home
Abt Sanitarium promotes AB-DETOX to curb alcoholic craving and claims a 7 day treatment that removes addiction. It cites 1000 patients treated in two years with most returning to normal life and work. Free confidential information and illustrated booklet offered.
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Abt Sanitarium
Abt
Nineteen Eighty Four and North Carolina Book Notes
The review surveys Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell detailing its Oceania setting, Newspeak, and Big Brother rule as a warning for the future. It also highlights Selective Service in North Carolina by Spencer B. King Jr. with draft statistics and Presidents North Carolina have the Nation on the 1948 unveiling attended by President Truman.
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Harcourt, Brace and Company
New York
Eurasia
Eustasia
Oceania
Europe
England
Big Brother
Winston Smith
Ministry of Truth
Winston
Julia
George Orwell
Orwell
North Carolina
Selective Service
Mercer University
Spencer
B. King, Jr
University of North Carolina Press
Chapel Hill
Tar Heelia
N. C. Department of Archives and History
Rheumatism Treatment Promised Free Book Offer
Excelsior Springs Missouri clinic touts a proven system for rheumatism and arthritis using mineral waters and baths. A newly enlarged book titled Rheumatism explains why drugs fail and how readers may find relief without obligation by writing to The Ball Clinic Dept. 4612.
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Ball Clinic
Excelsior Springs
Misouri
Missouri
Dr McPheeters Heads North Carolina Public Health Group
Dr S B McPheeters of Goldsboro was elected president of the North Carolina Public Health Association at its 38th annual convention in Greensboro. Harold Parker of Winston-Salem became vice president and Mrs Louise Young Workman of Charlotte was named secretary treasurer for the coming year. Dr W B Hunter received the Reynolds award for his paper on Diabetes as a Public Health Menace. Edith Brocker of Chapel Hill joined the executive committee and Winston-Salem was chosen as the site for the 39th annual convention next fall.
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Greensboro
S. B. McPheeters
Goldsboro
North Carolina Public Health Association
Harold Parker
Winston- Salem
Louise Young Workman
Charlotte
Reynolds
W. B. Hunter
Harnett
J. W. R. Norton
Edith Brocker
Chapel Hi
Winston-Salem
Georgia Proctor’s Ice Box Theft Reported In Champaign
In Champaign Illinois on September 17 Georgia Proctor reported placing $30 in a cold storage ice box. A thief found the hiding place and took the money. In Hollywood on September 17 Gloria Swanson declared black the most flattering color for women’s attire.
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Champaign
Ill
Georgia Proctor
Hollywood
INS
Gloria Swanson
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Phonograph Record Review
France
Ben Light
Steinway
Light & Company
Slaughter ON Tenth Avenue
North St
Greenville
South Carolina
Joe Brown
Mike Pearce
Baltimore
Jlarllee’s
Reg
U. G. Pat. Off
Dr. McPheeters
N. C
Public Health Group
NoMend
Lewis Motor CO
Wrenn
Bocoming
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