Notable Books Of 1959 Available At Carnegie Library
Carnegie Free Library announces the 49 Notable Books of 1959 chosen by the Notable Books Council of the American Library Association. Thirty five libraries nationwide contributed to the selection, with many titles in stock at the local library or obtainable through interlibrary loan. The list includes six novels and covers works on art history, politics, biography, philosophy, and history, featuring authors such as Bernstein, Hart, To Appomattox, Schlesinger, and Michener.
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Carnegie Free Library
Notable Books Council
Adult Services Division
American Library Association
United States
To Name Captains For Famous Ride
The National Pony Express Centennial Assn plans to appoint county captains along the reenactment route marking the 100th anniversary. Captains will select riders and map segments from St Joseph Missouri to Sacramento California, beginning July 19, crossing Kansas Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Utah Nevada. A trial trip will carry a letter from President Eisenhower to the Boy Scout jamboree at Colorado Springs.
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North Platte
Neb
National Pony Express Centennial Assn
Pony Express
St. Joseph
Sacramento
Calif
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
California
Julesburg
Colo
Eisenhower
Colorado Springs
Farm of Tomorrow Based on Two Man Enterprises
Kansas State University economist J H Coolidge analyzes six farm management associations to map the farm of tomorrow. He envisions two man operations with a hired man or family partner, requiring over 100000 dollars in investment and minimum gross sales of 25000 to 30000. Each cultivated acre must yield about 50 dollars in crops, with high fixed costs and a modern herd or flock plan to reach 12000 to 20000 dollars per main enterprise.
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Kansas State University
J. H. Cooidge
Coolidge
Drama Show Faces Backlash Over Sacco and Vanzetti Drama
New York AP report notes NBC may stir controversy with a Sunday Showcase drama about the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Reginald Rose defends his thorough research asserting the two Italian-born men were innocent and denounces the miscarriage of justice. Rumors of Massachusetts opposition already surface as script remains unfinished.
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New York
National Broadcasting Co
Sacco
Van‘zei
Massachusetts
Reginald Rose
Rose
Boston N
Massachutes
Pomona Area Social Notes Include Visits and Birth Announcement
Rev Leslie Tomberlin of Jerome Idaho visited his mother Mrs Henry Hendrix while A L Houghland and family wintered in Brownsville Texas. Mrs E M Lawrence traveled to Grand Forks North Carolina to assist daughter and care for newborn Elizabeth Ann born March 11 weighing 7 pounds. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wilbur Rhodes Clathe and Miss Margaret Kughn from Wichita with Mr and Mrs Robert Dickey. Mr and Mrs Leland Carpenter of Wichita visited Mr and Mrs John Carpenter. Mr and Mrs Harry Miller visited daughter Mrs Charles Anderson in Topeka. Mr and Mrs William Fawl Jr and sons from Prairie Village stayed at E J Neely and William Fawl Sr homes.
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Leslie Tomberlin
Jerome
Idaho
Henry Hendrix
A. L. Houghland
Brownville
Tex
E. M. Lawrence
Grand Forks
N. C
Alvin E. Melcher
Elazibeth Ann
Wilbur Rhodes
Clathe
Hope Export Program Aims to Boost U S Sales
President Eisenhower announced a government export promotion plan with an initial 5 to 10 million dollar budget and potential 10 to 12 million annual cost. The goal is to lift 1960 export shipments by 2 to 4 billion dollars yearly, raise staff and attach counts at embassies, and cut the international payments deficit from last year’s 3.7 billion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Philip A. Ray
Interagency
Ray
Army Chews Out Colonel Over Boy Mascot Insult
In Mannheim Germany the Army admonished Col K E Jurgens and Lt Col J E Darner after enlisted troops complained of a boy mascot Richard Darner, son of Lt Col Darner, who wore a lieutenant's uniform and tore apart a display during a company inspection. He shouted at a sergeant about a missing patch. Jurgens apologized to the troops.
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Mannheim
Germany
U. S. Army
Army
Richard
Pany
Holmes
H-O-L
Darner
Jurgens
Hamilton. Burger Loses Biggest Case
Beverly Hills California actor William Talman known for Perry Mason was fired by CBS after pleading innocent to a misdemeanor lewd vagrancy charge. Talman and six others are accused of garbled behavior at a Hollywood party last week with trial scheduled for April 25.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
William Talman
CBS
Talman
Hollywood
Westerns to Lead TV in Fall Amid Surprises
Despite dire predictions, westerns appear set to dominate next fall with mysteries and situation comedies following. Bing Crosby will guest tape on CBS March 24 for Paul Whiteman’s birthday special singing Mississippi Mud, once popularized by Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys. Sydney Chaplin is out, Walter Pidgeon steps into Tammy Grimes’ upcoming special.
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Bing Crosbe
Paul Whiteman
CBS
Whiteman
Rhythm Boys
Sydney Chaplin
Walter ‘Pidgeon
Tammy Grimes
Do Without List from Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle humorously predicts crowding on future buses as population soars to 10 or 12 billion. He offers a partial do without list targeting faddish and costly habits, from coloratura sopranos to overhyped diet gurus, urging readers to prune nonessentials while noting quirky modern excesses.
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New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Library Notes
Nautilus
North — Anderson
Ashton-Warner the House of Intellect
Barson
the Joy of Music
Bernstein
Bowen
Canady the Angry Scar — Carter
Appomattox
Davis
Drury Act One
Hart
Mankind In
Howells
Elizabeth the Great — Jenkins
Natural History of
New York City
Kieran
Human Nature
Krutch the Watch That Ends the
Maclennan
Hawaii
Michener My
Journey
Rama Rau
Schlesinger
Ross — Thurber
Ustinov the
Devil's Advocate — West
Amline
Bridge Man
Brinton
Image of America
Bruckberger
Conant
Fair Country
Cordell
Eliot
Peking
Fleming
Gray
Griffith
France
Guerard
Guth
Rie
Lansing
Laurence
McKinley Leech
Florence
McCarthy
Mann
Wildlife In
America
Mattheissen
The
Armada
Mattingly
Laos Meeker
John Paul Jones
Morison
Marauders
Ogburn
West
Russell
Tharp
Thom
Gillette
Ivan Brown Tire
L&l Cafe
Brown
Economist
Don Brown
Pomona
Fannie Kraus
Bennett
N. Main
Topeka
Hope
U.S
Commerce and Agriculture Departments
Hamilton
Burger
Nurman Lumber
OUR
Johns-Manville
MATIC
Johns-Manville 7-Star Value
Nuzman
Hal Boyle
TV Service
Keen Company
Budge's
S. Main
H.p
U. S
First National Bank
Ottawa
Kansas State Bank
Peoples National Bank of Ottawa
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