Ernestine the Pig in Wartime Whimsy by Pauline Innis
This light frothy wartime tale recalls the Battle of Britain era when food shortages loomed and a pig named Ernestine became a quirky symbol of home front resilience. The author, then sixteen, recounts village life near Devonshire with affectionate satire and gentle reminders of nearby bomb damage.
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Ernestine
Pauline Innis
Robert B. Luce
Britain
Pig
Devonshire
Hackam
Dackham
Coffinswell
Exeter
A Day in Late September Satire by Merle Miller
A satirical novel set in a wealthy Connecticut corner near New York City. Mac returns from Spain with his son Jont and former lover Phoebe, now married to Gordon Shepley. The story blends flashbacks and social critique of phony prosperity, marriage traps, and a nonconformist sage who offers counterpoints.
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Merle Miller
Sloane
Miller
Connecticut
New York City
Phoebe
Gordon Shepley
Phonies
Phoe
Interesting Book About Famed Lawyer Darrow
A 440 page collection edited by Arthur and Lila Weinberg presents Clarence Darrow's writings and speeches. The selections span childhood recollections to defenses of agnosticism, labor and racial issues, highlighting his shock technique and courtroom fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Darrow
Arthur and
Lila Weinberg
Quadrangle Books
Darrow
Louis Nizer
Los Angeles Times
Book list of best sellers and notable titles
Best sellers include The Group by McCarthy The Shoes of the Fisherman by West Caravans by Michener The Battle of the Villa Fiorita by Godden The Living Reed by Buck JFK The Man and the Myth by Lasky The American Way of Death by Mitford Security is a Thumb and a Blanket by Schulz My Darling Clementine by Fishman Rascal by North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy the
Shoes OF the Fisherman
West Caravans
Michener
Battle OF the Villa Fiorita
Godden the
Living Reed
Buck
JFK
Lasky
Mitford Security
Schulz
Clementine
Fishman Rascal
North
Reporters In Action A Look Behind the Newsroom
Compiled by Edward W. Barrett for Channel Press the volume gathers 62 Columbia Journalism School alumni essays on reporting. It covers wartime censorship hazards interpretive writing and shop talk with stories from big and small papers radio TV and wire services. The editors present a vivid portrait of journalism across eras and styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Barrett
Channel Press
Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University
Classical Tributes Mark Kennedy Mourning Period and Theatre Opener
Musical tributes during the JFK mourning period featured re heard and recorded works with Brahms Requiem and Mahler Symphony No 2 highlighted for consolation. The Little Theatre at Strauss Playhouse closes its second show of Glass Menagerie before resuming Friday. Louisiana Tech hosts Schola Cantorum Choir of Arkansas, which earned Arezzo prize via private fundraising after a denied state department grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cale
John F. Kennedy
Gustav Hahler
Little Theatre
Tennessee Williams
Glass Menagerie
Strauss Playhouse
Italy
Arezzo
Arkansas
State Department
War Reporter Writes Timely Vietnam Diary
Richard Tregaskis chronicles October to January on the Vietnam front with day by day observations. He details American tactics, helicopter operations, Marine and Army insertions, and a patrol with Special Forces training mountain communities to resist the Viet Cong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Richard Tregaskis
Holt. Rinehart
South Vietnam
Tregaskis
Guadalcanal
Guide to Good Reading and Select New Books at Ouachita Library
Ouachita Parish Public Library shelves single copy titles at Headquarters for in-branch borrowing via temporary loans. List highlights include Medieval Mystics of England, Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism, The Illustrated History of the Jews, The Good City, How to Multiply Your Real Estate Sales, and Design Motifs of the Pueblo Indians among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
England
Eric Colledge
Robert Zaehner
Anna Meyer
Lawrence Haworth
Eugene F. di Paola
Department of State
John K. Torres
Aldous Huxley
Burn French
Henry Inn
Christopher Trent
Beulah Wadsworth
Virgil Barker
Henry Perruchot
Dan Emmett
Hans Nathan
Elizabeth Eliot
Great Britain
United States
Charles FE
Chapel
Whit Burnett
Frederic I. Carpenter
John M. Bradbury
South
University of North Carolina Press
Menachem Ribalou
Top Ten Hits and Artists List
A compiled list of music titles and artists including Dominique Soeur Sou rire UM Leav ing It Up to You Dale and Grace Deep Purple Stevens and Tempo Sugar Shack Gilmer Fireballs It's All Right Impressions She's a Fool Gore Everybody Roe Washington Square Village Stompers Maria Elena Los Indios Tabajaros Walking the Dog Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominique
Soeur Sourire
Dale & Grace
Deep Purple
Stevens & Tempo
Sugar Shack
Gilmer Fireballs
Gore
Roe Washington Square
Village Stompers
Maria Elena
Los Indios
Tabajaros
Walking the Dog
Thomas
Rooster Singing Convention Meeting at Benoit Center
Garland May announces the Rooster Singing Convention will hold the regular first Sunday meeting at 1 30 p m today in the Benoit Recreation Center auditorium. Public invited to hear gospel singing from Jeffress Quartet the Rhythmaires the Southerners Quartet and other groups from northeast Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rooster Singing Convention
Benoit Recreation Center
Garland May
May
Jeffress
Nolan Jeffress
Crossett, Ark
The
Rhythmaires
Southerners
Louisiana
Old Ironsides Navy Vessel Biography by Thomas P. Hogan
A concise portrait of USS Constitution, the oldest U S Navy warship. It recounts launch in 1797, victories over Guerriere and Barbary pirates, near neglect, revival in Congress, and preservation as a Boston Navy Yard tourist site. Horgan blends history with admiration and Kennedy foreword praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Hogan
Burdett
U.S. Navy
Guerriere
Pava
America
Tripoli
Constitution
Olive Wrendell Holmes
Portsmouth
N.H
John PF. Fitzgerald
D-Mass
John F. Kennedy
Fitzgerald
Congress
Charleston Navy Yard
Boston
Horgan
Long Wharf
Navy
Associated Press
Kennedy
Captain Horgan
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Janice
Power Co-op., Inc
Winnsboro
Claiborne Electric Co-op
Homer
Concordia Electric Co-op., Inc
Ferriday
Leouisiana Electric Cooperatives
Senate
Louisiana State Chamber of Col Commerce
Rouge Ca
Acta Assumption
Jameentitalpunectneneernemerree
Poe
Pamés Airbon
Honiton Beevre Celces
Lord Cameren
A. O. Rappelet
Lee C, Firmin
Gny W. Lockrider, Jr
Son
Les
Adcock
Crossheart
Pov
Louisiana Voter Service
Harney & Hooker
W. Adcock
Nroe
Inter
Sen
Metairie
Ern
Mike John Ouachita
House
Indee
Legitain
Ville
Jamar W. Adcock
Jackson & Ouachita Parishes
Senator Adcock
Fred Fudickar, Jr
Hannes Brahms
Ang Mrs. Kennedy
Schola Cantorum
Louisiana Tech
Schola Cantorum Choir
University of Arkansas
Booster Singing Group
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