Scanning' NEW BOOKS by John Selby
A review of a new children’s book by Patience Richard and John Abbe recounts their global upbringing in Paris and Europe. The author notes the authors’ photographs and child observers, praising the writing and the vivid sketches of people around Larkspur and a ranch life.
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Namer Hook
James Ebbe
Russia
Patience
Ichard
John
Paris
Eur
America
Stalin
Larkspur
Review round up unique novels and authors
Thumbnail reviews survey new fiction and non fiction titles. Ayn Rand The Living offers Russian life contrasted with modern sensibility. Marguerite Steen The Tavern portrays Spain and temperament. Claudiie O Johnson Borah of Idaho presents campaign stance. Peggy Wood Star Wagon profiles actress turned author. James Saxon Childers A Novel About a White Man and a Black Man examines race in the Deep South. A D Davine They Blocked the Suez Canal riffs on Italo Ethi opian tensions. J Frank Davis The Road to San Jacinto fictionalizes Texas independence. Newton Gale Murder at 28 10 blends mystery with a tropical hurricane. William McNally The Roofs of Elm Street balances North Star life with strong characterization.
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Marguerite Steen
Bobbs Merrill
Spain
Deep South
James Saxon Childers
Farrar and Rinehart
Suez Canal
A. D. Davine
Green Circle
Mr. Divine
San Jacinto
J. Frank Davis
Bobbs-Merrill
Texas
Mexico
Newton
Gale
Scribners
Elm Street
William McNally
Putnam
North Star
Minn
Pea Ridge Club Meets at Burgess Home April 14
The Pea Ridge Farm Woman's Club gathered April 14 at Mrs. T A Burgess home with meeting called at 1 30 pm and lesson Do Parents Learn led by Mrs E L Booth. Members listed include Mrs W P Barbour Mrs Harry Birt Mrs E L Booths Mrs Seth Blake and others. The U D C plans a musical comedy College Inn to be performed April 29 and 30 at Lyric Theater. Merle Blake married Mrs FE Burnett on April 12 at Mt Hope in the officiating minister’s home.
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Pea Ridge Farm Woman's Club
T. A. Burgess
E. L. Boothe
W. P. Barbour
Harry Birt
E. L. Booths
Seth Blake
Jack Burgess
O. M. Hall
C. M. Jarrell
John Lewis
Jane O'Dell
Fred Mann
Nelson Smith
Harry Burgess
K. W. Burgess
Camm Burgess
College Inn
Lyric Theater
Merle Blake
FE. D. Burnett
Mt. Hope
Clarence
Faint Hope Lingers Amid Family Crackup Fears
A distressed relative warns the family may not recover from ongoing disputes and reckless behavior. The quote suggests mounting concern about long term stability and potential separation as tensions rise among involved individuals.
Figgett Announcement Highlights Local Social Scene
Mrs. H. C. McLain and Miss Marjorie Ann Frasier are spending a few days in Lundale. Dr. Frank Jones of Memorial Hospital Richmond, visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jones, returned to Richmond Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Smith of Beckley visit with local hosts Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Smith.
Weekend guests from Tamroy Pax and Barbour hosts
Mr and Mrs Joe Harvey of Tamroy and Mrs Ray Right of Pax were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs W P Barbour. Manchukuo has a ban on child marriages.
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Sprague
Joe Harvey
Tamroy
Ray Right
Pax
W. P. Barbour
Manchukuo
Skating Blunt Defies Odds With One Good Foot
Eight year old Lena Mae Blunt, crippled by infantile paralysis, ties a roller skate to her functioning foot and uses crutches to join friends in play. Tarpon Springs springs water level shifts with Gulf tides. A YMCA instructor in 1891 tasked pupils to create a new indoor game, leading to basketball by James Naismith.
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Associated Press
Oskaloosa
Lena Mae Blunt
James Naismith
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