Time and Chance book review by a colleague
A columnist reflects on Cyrus Baldridge’s Time and Chance, tracing the artist writer’s life from Arkansas cooking pots to Paris and the front lines of World War I. The piece emphasizes Baldridge’s self made philosophy and a career built through travel, art, and loyal friendships, with notes on his collaboration with Caroline Singer.
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Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge
Baldridge
Roy
Arkansas
Bankhage
Paris
Wilson
Far East
Near East
Africa
Homer
Chicago
John T. McCutcheon
Webster
Goudy
Frank Holme
America
Stars and Stripes
Rue de la Paix
Buck
G.i.s
Caroline Singer
California
Seven Seas
China
Japan
Europe
India
Peking
Yokohama
Wallace Enters Race and King Michael Abdicates
Wallace announces as an independent candidate citing a new party needed to end bipartisan war policies. King Michael I abdicates Romania's throne as the Communist government declares a popular democracy, ending the 1866 dynasty. U S farmers report record price levels with farm prices at 302 percent of 1909 14 average in mid December.
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Henry Wallace
United States
Chicago
America
U. S
Russia
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Ohio
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Eastern
Europe
Michael I
Romania
Archy
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Denmark
Proletariat
Department of Agriculture
Braces failure drags down London trousers in Times note
Historian Arthur Bryant complains to The Times about British braces failing after three months under a government order limiting elastic to three inches. He bought four pairs in a year, each breaking irretrievably, while The Times editorial calls four freedoms hollow if braces burst.
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England
London
Arthur Bryant
The
On Times
Bryant
the Times
Pushbutton Bill of Fare Drives Electric Vending Promise
The article previews electric vending stores in 1950 with C-Eight labs planning a Los Angeles outlet where customers will buy coffee, bread, eggs and more by touching a button. Deep-freeze and cooked meal machines loom, but cost and complexity limit immediate spread, raising questions about future sales clerks.
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C-Eight Laboratories
Newark
Los Angeles
Navy Employs Insects in Pacific Pest War
At Pearl Harbor a naval plan to curb Pacific island food crop pests uses biological control. Researchers seek natural enemies like scolia wasps to target rhinoceros and coconut beetles in Micronesia, Palau, Marianas and beyond.
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H. I
Navy
Pacific Islands
Micronesia
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
U. S
Trust Territory of
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Malaysia
Palaus
Harold Compere
University of California
Zanzibar
W. Harry Lange
Presentation Copy of Old Lincoln Book Found in Springfield
A Springfield bookseller discovery reveals a 1860 presentation copy of Debates Between Lincoln and Douglas autographed by Abraham Lincoln. Inscribed to R. M. Elder, the volume was one of 100 copies given to Lincoln by the publishers for his text. Elder spoke for Lincoln during his campaign. The find adds value due to the signature and presentation note.
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Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
King V. Hostick
Columbus
Ohio
R. M. Elder
Elder
Hostick
Self Service Plan Expanding Across Retail Sectors
A quiet merchandising revolution spreads from coast to coast as self service moves from groceries into drugs hardware home appliances textiles and clothing in major stores. Supermarkets add self service meat and produce with shelves and refrigerated cases while big chains like Macy's showcase select groceries and jewelers adopt visible displays to deter theft.
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New York
Macy’s
Parents Attend Free Family Life Courses in Seattle
More than 2,000 Seattle parents began free family life courses supervised by the Seattle school board. The first class, Understanding the Teen-Ager, runs eight two hour sessions weekly. Four more courses are planned: Understanding the Child, Understanding the Infant (two courses), and Understanding the Family for fathers.
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Seattle
Wash
Seattle School Board
World Cotton Crop Up 21 Percent This Year
Agriculture Department estimates show the 1960 world cotton crop at 26.1 million bales of 500 pounds gross weight. This is 21 percent higher than last year's 21.5 million bales, reflecting gains across producing countries.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
Exports of Grain Increased in December Allocations
The Agriculture department announced December export allocations of 871 800 long tons or about 33 669 000 bushels of grain and grain products, a roughly 10 percent rise from November. July December totals reach 305 500 000 bushels, with a full crop year goal of 570 000 000 bushels under the food conservation program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Surplus U S Army Clothing Stolen in Germany
German officials report thieves broke into a Bremerhaven warehouse and stole several hundred surplus U S Army garments from a 100 million dollar consign ment. The items were slated for sale in the American and British zones in Germany.
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Germany
Frankfort
Bremerhaven
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