A Note in Music Is A Quietly Lyrical Novel
A Note in Music, second novel by Dusty Answer author, gathers cross sections of lives led in hidden hearts. Norah, Grace, Hugh, Clare and Gerald maneuver longing and pretence as miscommunication weaves through marriages and friendships, ending with renewed faith and quiet acceptance.
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Norah Mackay
Grace Fairfax
Hugh Miller
Clare
Grace
Hugh
Gerald
Norah
Tom Fairfax
Cook
Thomas Wolfe
Angel
Miss Lehmann
Hindenburg Scores First Chamois in Bavaria Hunt
President von Hindenburg at Dietramszell Bavaria bagged the season’s first chamois amid primitive conditions. The 82 year old hunter is praised for his energy and perseverance in Rudolf Weiersten’s new Macmillan biography.
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von Hindenburg
Dietramszell
Bavaria
Germany
Rudolph Weierstetten
Macmillan
Fun Sketching Pastime That Pays
Maxwell Foster, an English artist, explains that anyone who can sign his own name can enjoy sketching. His book Fun-Sketching describes amusing drawings and simple illustrations that show how to do it and profit from the pastime.
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Maxwell Foster
California Fish Canners Weigh Pack Limitation to Stabilize Market
California fish canners contemplate restricting the pack to steady supply and prices, aiming to curb volatility and support industry stability. The move seeks to balance producer interests with market demand amid shifting harvests.
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Fish Canners
California
Giovanni Papini Drafts Great Men in Laborers In the Vineyard
Giovanni Papini's Laborers In the Vineyard, published last Tuesday by Longmans Green, surveys great men including saints and artists. It argues that greatness comes from imitating God or imitating God’s works.
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Giovanni Papini
Longman’s Green
Biography of Dumas to be published by Victory Gollancz
Herbert Gorman biography of Dumas titled The Incredible Marquis will be released soon in England by Victory Gollancz with translations planned for Germany and Denmark. A French translation is under negotiation for either this season or next spring. Farrer & Rinehart in the United States has issued a new $1 edition of the book.
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Herbert Gorman
Dumas
Marquis
England
Victory Gollancz
Germany
Denmark
France
Farrer & Rinehart
Laurel Publishers Plans Two Winter Book Projects
Laurel Publishers of Washington announces two upcoming winter titles. Autumn Garlands and Romany Roads will be poetry and prose collections by new writers. Earlier, Laurel released The Parnassian, a sixteen-member youth anthology reviewed in this issue.
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Laurel Publishers
Washington, D. C
Laurel
Parnassian
THE
Washington
The Agora Debuts With Southern Literary Promise At Chapel Hill
The inaugural issue of The Agora, a southern literary magazine from Chapel Hill, exceeds expectations. Editor Addison Hibbard sets a challenging course with A Challenge To the New South, urging realistic southern themes in industry, cotton, textiles, and church life. Benjamin Musser’s With Toast and Coffee argues for fidelity to poetic craft, lamenting fame hunger. The issue includes stories, sketches, and poems that rank above average.
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Agora
Chapel Hill
Addison Hibbard
College of Liberal Arts
University of North Carolina
New South
South
Hibbard
Benjamin Musser
Musser
John Milton
Southern Literature Gains Spotlight in Local Book Clubs
Area book clubs shift to southern literature, studying works by Wolfe, Heyward, and other southern writers. Look Homeward Angel by Thomas Wolfe draws praise in the region and abroad, while Porgy by DuBose Heyward is hailed as fiction masterwork now adapted for drama. Other notable names include Odum Green Johnson Boyd Burt.
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South
Thomas Wolfe
England
North Carolina
DuBose Heyward
Porgy
Howard W. Odum
Paul Green
Gerald Johnson
James Boyd
Struthers Burt
Jefferson Davis Biography Reissued in Cheaper Edition
Macmillan reissues Jefferson Davis President of the South a cheaper edition. The study analyzes Davis's role in the Civil War and his leadership during the conflict.
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Jefferson Davis
H. J. Eckenrode
The
South
Macmillan
Davis
Largest British liner hides front funnel dummy
The new White Star motor liner, the largest to fly the British flag, uses its fore funnel as a dummy. Inside is a comfortable restroom for engineers.
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White Star
The World Of Future Days Prediction Review
A discussion of Birkenhead predictions for 2030 includes 48 hour days, 6 to 8 hour weeks, ectogenetic birth, synthetic foods, humane war, new industry science, wealth as a simple offer, and women achieving parity. The author asserts logical, profound thought and notes some ideas will be challenged but not dismissed.
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Earl of Birkenhead
Debate on locating city post office in High Point North
M Ernest Welch argues that relocating the post office north of the Southern railroad would boost population, commerce, and tax revenue, reducing future taxes. He urges united civic effort to enhance High Point's growth and prevent economic stagnation caused by misplacing municipal buildings.
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High Point
M. Ernest Welch
Alabama Farms Rise to 257,328 in 1930 Census
Washington Sept 20 Alabama reports 257 328 farms in 1930 up from 237 631 in 1925 and 256 099 in 1920. The bureau of the census notes an 8.3 percent increase from 1925 to 1930 and a .6 percent rise from 1920 to 1930.
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Alabama
Washington
Bureau of the Census
Broadway Openings Rise in Quality Through October
Indications point to stronger Broadway openings this month and October, with 31 premieres already planned this month and ten more in October. Highlights include Pagan Lady, The Man in Possession, London Calling, Miss Gulliver's Travels, New York, Scarlet Sister Mary, Elizabeth the Queen, A Well Known Woman, and more, plus revivals and film-linked projects.
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Broadway
Civic Repertory
Gensler & Erlanger
Shuberts
London Calling
Golden
Miss Gulliver
George Ford
New York
Allan Bartlett
Mary
Lee Shubert
Elizabeth
Theatre Guild
Geo. M. Cohan
Solid South
Alexander McKaig
MacGowan & Reed
Marius
Gilbert Miller
Florenz Ziegfeld
Benjamin David
Bella Blau
Leo S. Friedman
Horace Liveright
Julia Peterkin
Press Censorship and Negro Life in UNC Works
A University of North Carolina sociology professor writes and edits works on Negro life including Rainbow Round My Shoulder and Wings on My Feet while directing The Carolina Playmakers. The collection Potter's Field is set in Chapel Hill's Negro section. The faculty figure is noted for his significant contributions to drama and theatre.
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Conrad Aiken
Porgy
DuBose Heyward
Hendersonville
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Carolina Playmakers
Age Defying Residents Highlight Western North Carolina Veterans
In Asheville, a study shows four locals have lived past 100 with others reaching 105 to 110. Notables include Uncle John Edmonson who died at 110 in 1928, Granny Riddle who died at 108, and living centenarians Allen Buckner 102 and Mrs. Frank Dockery 102. James Boyd Smith, 105, is listed as a Buncombe resident for 29 years.
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina
John Edmonson
Spring Creek
Madison County
Granny Riddle
Barnardsville
Buncombe County
Allen Buckner
Little Laurel
Frank Dockery
James Boyd Smith
Richmond
Johnny Crawford
Hayesville
Clay County
Elephant values in 481 A D vary by origin
The text notes elephants priced between 2500 and 5000 units in 481 A D with Indian elephants commanding the highest price. The value depends on whether the animal is from India or Africa.
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India
Africa
American trantaula Spider Feared in Southwest
A large hairy spider known as the American trantaula frightens residents in the southwest. Its bite is painful though not dangerous, according to local observers.
Youth to Fore in Authorship The Parnassian
A Washington volume review applauds young writers and notes Mona Wandanita Hille as author of three stories in The Parnassian. It highlights A Son of Han as strongest plot piece while criticizing the other two tales and some poetry as immature though acknowledging the era’s demand for youth voices.
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Mona Wandanita Hille
Miss Hille
Son
Han
Philip Barry
Eugene O'Neill
Books Received in This Week’s List of New Titles
The list includes THE GLORY OF THE NIGHT INGALES by Edwin Arlington Robinson from MacMillan. WELL OF LONELINESS by Radclyffe Hall with Dovid-Friede. MOLIERE by John Palmer from Brewer & Warren. YOUNG LAND by Gwendolyn Haste from Coward-MMcCann. THE PROOF by Yvor Winters from Coward-McCann. STRAINS FROW AT DULCI MORE by Emma Belle Miles from Bozar t. WHISTLE OF DAY by Ruth Evelyn Henderson from Bozart. THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED by Leonard Merrick from Dutton. SEE NAPLES AND DIE by Elmer Rice from Samuel French.
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Edwin Arlington Robinson
MacMillan
Radclyffe Hall
Dovid-Friede
Moliere
John Palmer
Brewer & Warren
Young Land
Gwendolyn Haste
Coward-McCann
Yvor Winters
Dulcimore
Emma Belle Miles
Bozart
Ruth Evelyn Henderson
Leonard Merrick
Dutton
Naples and Die
Elmer Rice
Samuel French
Buenos Aires Life Span Shorter Than Major Cities
The Buenos Aires municipal bureau of statistics reports an average life span of 38 years in the city, 11 years below New York and 17 years below Berlin and Amsterdam. The bureau lists city life expectancies for Amsterdam 55, London 53, Vienna 51, New York 49, Chicago 48, Paris 47, Montevideo 35, Tokyo 30, Leningrad 27, Rio de Janeiro and others.
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Buenos Aires
Municipal Bureau of Statistics
New York
Berlin
Amsterdam
Blin
London
Washington
Vienna
Chicago
Paris
Monteviedo
Tokyo
Leningrad
Rio de Ja
Love Kiss Lands Couple in Italian Jail
In Florence Italy Brun Irmini and his fiancée were arrested after a park kiss. He received three months and ten days in jail while the woman was sent to the workhouse for submitting to the kiss.
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Florence
Italy
Brun Irmini
Bruno
Questions on Works and Writers
The list asks who wrote Astrophel and Stella and Areopagitica, the subject of Areopagitica, the recent Pulitzer poetry winner and book, a Southern writer's novel adapted for a New York play, Howard W. Odum and his writings, Paul Green's latest play and its setting, and Frederick H. Koch and his notable achievements.
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Astrophel
Stella
New York
Howard W. Odum
Paul Green
Frederick H. Koch
Duncan Sees Pritchard Winning Big in Senate Race
Greensboro Republican state chairman S Duncan predicts George M Pritchard of Asheville will win the U S Senate in November by 60 000 to 70 000 votes and says Republicans will carry four to six congressional districts. He notes Democrat leadership as a demotivating factor.
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Greensboro
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
U.S. Senate
S. Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Senate
North Carolina National Forests Add Up to 407 027 Acres
National Forest areas in North Carolina including purchases during fiscal year 1930 total 407 027 acres. Olmstead lands account for 11 369 acres, transferred from the Agriculture Department to the Forest Service in Graham county. Pisgah National Forest holds 258 668 acres with a 5 772 acre gain. Nantahala and Cherokee also intrastate.
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Olmstead
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Graham County
Pisgah National Forest
North Carolina
Electric cradle invention earns national thanks
W D Standley of San Diego has developed an electric baby cradle that rocks side to side via a switch and a balancing level pulling at alternate sides. The device aims to soothe fussy infants and has drawn praise from weary fathers across the country.
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San Diego
Cal
W. D. Standley
New Verse Is Characterized By Convention
A brief critique of Wade Van Dore's New Verse Is Characterized By Convention. The reviewer finds the poetry conventional and often monotonous with rare moments of pleasing mood or striking lines. The seven line Storm Legend stands out as a rare success amid otherwise tame expression.
District Welfare Conferences Open October 2 in North Carolina
Raleigh announces the 1930 series of district welfare conferences begins October 2 in Hendersonville with Mrs. Mary Camp Sprinkle directing. The events will continue October 8 in Statesville and October 10 in Burlington, focusing on unemployment and dependency with speeches, round tables, and discussions of state welfare problems.
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Raleigh
Hendersonville
Mary Camp Sprinkle
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Statesville
Burlington
Shakespeare’s Father Worked as a Wood Stapler
The historical note identifies William Shakespeare as the son of a wood stapler, outlining familial trade connections in Elizabethan England.
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William Shakespeare
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