New Fiction Titles at Jefferson City Library Offer Wide Range
Jefferson City-Cole County libraries expand fiction selections with novels spanning religion, aging, crime, rabies, and space travel. Highlights include The Shoes Of The Fisherman by Morris West about a Ukrainian pope, The Corridor by Edmond Fuller on marriage under strain, The Fools Of Time by Barrett mixing science fiction and social commentary, The Sick Fox by Paul Brodeur set near a nuclear site, A Buried Land by Madison Jones on a buried crime, and The Odyssey of Kostas Volakis by Henry M. Petrakis, a Greek American family saga.
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Jefferson City
Cole County
Morris 4
West
Ukraine
Siberia
Edmond Fuller
Wiliam E. Barrett
Paul Brodeur
anyAmerican
Rhineland
Madison Jones
Tenee
Kostas Volakis
Henry M. Petrakis
Ann Landers Advice Columns on Lying and Dating
A reader confesses chronic lying and seeks help. Ann explains liars are insecure, they seek to boost status with fabrications, and warns they are often exposed, ending in scorn and pity. Other letters discuss moving roommates and prom expenses, with brisk practical guidance and a cheeky tone from Ann Landers.
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Ann Landers
Ann
Europe
America
Observance set at Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek Ontario marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Stoney Creek with a three hour re enactment and a dedication of a renovated battlefield park. Prime Minister Lester B Pearson and U S ambassador W Walton Butterworth will preside as Premier John Robarts opens the celebration.
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Stoney Creek
Ont
Niagara
Detroit
Canada
Hamilton-area
United States
Great Britain
Lester B. Peartson
W. Walton Butterworth
U.S
Battlefiel Park
John Robarts
Ontario
State Pharmacy Board President Dies at 54
C Tal Wooten 54 of Aurora Missouri, president of the Missouri State Board of Pharmacy, died Sunday. A druggist and former president of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, he was an honorary colonel on the staffs of Governors Blair and Dalton. Funeral services are set for Wednesday.
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Aurora
C. Tal Wooten
Missouri State Board of Pharmacy
Wooten
Aurora Chamber of Commerce
James T. Blair
John M. Dalton
Relief From Reality Recollections of Past True Measure of Age
HAL BOYLE recalls village life in a humorous reflection on aging and memory. He notes how nostalgia lets one choose which past moments to relive, contrasting era comforts with today’s harsh prospects, and mentions social norms, youth, economy, and conventions of earlier times.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Couple Pass for 1400 in Bad Checks in One Day
In Springfield Missouri Mr. and Mrs. Van Ross Bush passed 17 bad checks and obtained 1400 dollars in cash and goods in one day while checking businesses all day Monday. Mrs Alice A. Bush 21 was held on an insufficient funds charge for 125 dollars. Bush 20 was held for parole violation from a California car theft sentence. They were arrested late Saturday.
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Springfield
van Ross Bush
Alice A. Bush
Greene County
Bush
California
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Sur San Rafans
Calif
Martin County
Frank Lloyd Wright
San Quentin
Frankie Frisch
Frankie
Hill
Kentucky
Hill and Hill Distillery Company
Louisville, KY
Arito
Maryanne
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
State Pharmacy Board
Brotherhood
Salvation Army
Nnl
Laea
Madison Hardware
Madison Ubon Mops
Alice
Lverson
Vasa
Commercial Credit Plan, Incorporated
Credit Life
W. Dunklen Blvd
Highway 50 West
Jefferson Plaza
Plaza
Seattle
Washington
Featuring
Lane
Queenie
Jefferson Plaza Merchants Association
Terprise Atr
Kroger
P. N. Hirsch & Company
Pauley’s Mobile Service
Royal Master Cleaners
Gamm’s Shoe World
Crown Drug Store
Arden’s Interiors
Josh’s Restaurant
G.E. Plaza Launderette
Polly Gray Beauty Shop
Eggen Jewelers
McDonald’s
West End Conoco
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