Rilla Mabry and the Town’s Social Shuffle
Billa Mabry, tall and self conscious about her looks, flawed yet attractive, is torn between two suitors in Morriville. Patrick Redding, a grocery clerk’s son, offers steadiness while Shane Tennant, bank heir and town catch, holds the promise of glamour. Leslie Durant, a visiting illustrator, stirs the dynamic by noticing Rilla’s unspoken longing for Shane.
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Billa Mabry
Rilla
Billa
Patrick Redding
Pat
Shane Tennant
Shane
Patrick
Leslie Durant
Morriville
Durant
Best Looking Girl in Town Turns to Beauty Legacy
Durant proclaims Rilla Mabry the town’s best looking girl on a visit day. Years later Rilla, now Mrs Tennant, recalls his compliment as she recalls how Durant helped her look, then details Shane Tennant’s later affairs and her own divorce. Patrick Redding later becomes a wealthy grocer.
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Billa
Shane
Morriville
Pat
Rilla
Durant
Rilla Mabry
Rilla Tennant
Riva Mabry
Tennant
Pat Redding
Tennants
Tennant Bank
Tom Weatherly
Crossword puzzle clues Meadow Reference To burn
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Zinc Oxide Pigment Through History and Methods
Alchemists called zinc oxide Nix Alba and philosophers wool. Guidon de Morveaux first proposed its use in paint in the late 18th century. By the 19th century it became widely available and used on a French naval vessel. Today two processes, American and French, produce zinc oxide with the bulk from the American method.
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Guidon de Morveau
French car racket and showbiz swirls in New York society
In this column Jack Lait notes a French protest over a duty free car racket involving cars left in France for owners who never claim them, with a former actor and a European count tied to the scheme. The piece then moves to entertainment gossip about Abbey Fischer, Nan Bower, and Hollywood marriages, plus a bank unclaimed account story and Broadway social scenes.
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