New Book Review of South Riding by Winifred Holtby
A glowing critique praises Winifred Holtby’s South Riding for its vivid local characters and humane portrayal of English local government. The review notes Holtby’s literary rise cut short by her death and highlights figures like Count Robert Carne, Muriel, Sarah Burton, and Alderman Mrs Beddows in Kiplington High School community life.
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Winifred Holtby
South Riding
Macmillian
Miss Holtby
Yorkshire
Phyllis Bentley
Mr. X
Robert Carne
Muriel
Sedgmire
Sarah Burton
Kiplington High School
Beddows
English Life as the Chief Character in Brief Pieces
A glance through summaries of works by Arthur J. Sarl J Walker McSpadden Charles Morrow Wilson Stuart Palmer Dorothy Gardiner Rutherford G Montgomery Louis C Krieger and Clare Sheridan. The collection covers turf lore light opera a raillery of politics a clever crime plot and a travel laden Colorado tale along with a mushroom handbook and a wandering mother novel.
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Arthur J. Sarl
Dutton
J. Walker McSpadden
Crowell
Charles Morrow Wilson
Longmans
Ozark
Stuart Palmer
Doubleday
Doran
Hildegarde Withers
Inspector Piper
Colorado
Dorothy Gardiner
Vannie
Rutherford G. Montgomery
Caxton
Louis C. C. Krieger
Macmillan
Clare Sheridan
Putnam
Miner James Fuller Dies After Stone Fall in Mine
In Benwood West Virginia on April 7 a stone fall in a coal mine killed 78 year old James Fuller of Shadyside Ohio a miner. The accident was reported by Associated Press.
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Benwood
W. Va
James Fuller
Shadyside, O
Lawrence Miller
Galiipolis
Associated Press
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Albany, Ga
Revival Opens at First Church of God on South Oakwood
Rev. Rice, a Lexington native and former Bluefield pastor, will lead a revival series at 7:30 Sunday evening in the First Church of God on South Oakwood Avenue. He previously preached the dedicatory sermon and led the church’s first revival five years ago. Miss Lois Thomas of Jackson Florida, formerly with WJAX, and her sister Mrs. Stewart McLain will present a song and music program during the service.
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Rice
Church of God
South Oakwood Avenue
Lexington
Bluefield
Oak, Hill
Lois Thomas
Jackson, Fla
WJAX
Stewart McLain
Aerial Tour Of Flooded Region
A two day aerial tour of the Ohio valley flood area will start in Cincinnati on April 13 and end in Pittsburgh. Organized by the Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress the mission aims to rally valley communities to support a broad flood control program including 14 reservoirs costing 85 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ohio Valley Conservation and Flood Control Congress
Columbus
Charles E. Holzer
Gallipolis
Valley Congress
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Ohio River
Alan N. Jordan
The
Dr. Holzer
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
U. S
Thomas A. Jenkins
Milleson Dives 90-Foot Tacoma Bridge for Cash
Armand Milleson, 21, leapt from a 90 foot Tacoma bridge into the waterway to win a prize of $1. The stunt occurred on a local city watercourse with Milleson seeking the small cash reward in a bold, risky act.
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Armand Milleson
Tacoma
Wash
City
Contract bridge lesson from central press by E V Shepard
An article on a bridge hand at the Knickerbocker Whist club shows a potential error by an inexperienced player. Experts present include C. 8. Lochridge, J N E Brewster Jr, John Ray, and Oswald Jacoby as declarer faced with the possibility of yielding a grand slam versus the 5-odd bid.
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Declarer
Knickerbocker
Grand Slam Missed in Defensive Bridge Play
In a high level bridge hand, East passed on 5 Hearts after a sequence culminating in 4 Hearts by West and 5 Diamonds by North. Brewster's decisions and the opening lead determined that North fulfilled his contract. East would have needed precise play to force a grand slam for Lochridge but misplayed.
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East
Brewster
Lochridge
Declarer
Dummy
North
Mr. Brewster
Hearts
West
Fast
Fire boat carries man to hospital after shock exposure
A city fire boat ferried a man to a hospital after he suffered shock and exposure, with medical bills reported over $1. Mrs. D. Howe Johnston, ill at her South Kanawha Street home for weeks, is said to be improving.
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D. Howe Johnston
South Kanawha Street
Hospital orderly assaulted by inmate in county hospital
Hospital orderly Harry Kruger of Wheeling suffered severe head injuries after an attack by inmate Lester Cox on April 3. Kruger was struck with an iron hook and may lose sight in one eye. Officers remanded Cox to await grand jury action.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Harry Kruger
Lester Cox
Kruger
Cox
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