Eleanor Roosevelt Recites Peter and the Wolf at Tanglewood
Berkshire audience invited Westbrook Pegler to hear Eleanor Roosevelt narrate Peter and the Wolf with Prokofiev music by the Boston Symphony under Serge Koussevitzky. The event at Tanglewood showcased young American musicians and a festive gathering with orchestral storytelling.
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Westbrook Pegler
Berkshire Hills
Eleanor Roosevelt
Peter and the Wolf
Prokofieff
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussevitzky
Tanglewood
George Soxoisky
Peg
Pegler
Basil Rathbone
Boston Symphony
Koussevitzky
Tanglewood earns its applause with American music
By George Sokolsky you hear that Tanglewood under Koussevitzky draws crowds for music not rhetoric and that American conductors like Bernstein Foss and Copland are shaping a homegrown scene. The writer applauds the mission yet laments politics intruding on the open air concerts and urges preservation of the American music focus.
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Leonard Bernstein
Lawrence
Mass
Bernstein
Tanglewood
America
Refugees Flee Frontline Toll in Korean War Chaos
Far East dispatch describes exhausted families trudging past ruined villages as dust and artillery stir the roads. A mother nurses a baby while others, somber and silent, carry belongings through oil-streaked lanes, eyes filled with fear as front lines draw near.
Refugees and a blind old man haunt a field reporter
Hal Boyle recalls guiding refugees through hills and stream beds while witnessing a tattered man crawling across a dry creek and a blind bearded native tapping a path. He reflects that the unseen sufferings of humanity resemble a lone figure moving through darkness, unseen by the world.
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The
Associated Press
Idaho Spuds and Pride in a Potatoes Rich State
Idaho leads with iconic potatoes shaping economy and culture. The piece notes Idaho produces about 10 percent of U S potatoes and earns premium prices, with production rising from 5 000 7 000 carloads in 1920 to around 40 000 45 000 annually. It covers government price support shares, farm plots of 10 to 140 acres, and export interest from beyond. details on baking temperatures conclude with a culinary tip.
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Idaho
Union
United States
East
Maine
Uncle Sam
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Long Island
Aroostock
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Dutch East Indies
New Zealand
Hawaii
British Isles
Idaho Potatoes Stir Humor Over Chocolate Cake
By Inez Robb the piece notes Idaho experts deny potatoes fattening and discuss cooking tips. It playfully critiques a chocolate potato cake claim, joking the cake would taste of chocolate not the potato itself, while pledging loyalty to Idaho spuds.
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Idaho
International News Service
Appeal Stays Execution of Lonely Hearts Killers
The lonely hearts killers Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck received stays of execution while appealing to the U S Supreme Court. Chief Judge John T Loughran signed the stays as Beck aged 30 and Fernandez 35 faced a planned Aug 31 electric chair death for the strangulation slaying of 66 year old Albany widow Janet Fay.
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New York
Raymond Fernandez
Martha Beck
U. S. Supreme Court
John T. Loughran
New York State Court of Appeals
William Richter
Beck
Fernandez
Sing Sing Prison
Janet Fay
Albany
Keeps 'Em Moving Winnipeg Police Policy
Winnipeg police emphasize mobility as a guiding policy. Veterans note a past era when the city drew wanted criminals from across Canada and the U S Northwest, but that is no longer the case. Detectives monitor arrivals and urge suspects to move on.
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Winnipeg
Canada
United States
Needle Pattern 757 Offers DIY Toy Gifts and Savings
Create three toy gifts from leftovers with two main pieces each. Add felt ears wings paws for mouse duck and puppy patterns. Send 20 cents to The Canton Repository Needlecraft Dept P O Box 161 Old Chelsea Station New York 11 NY with pattern number name address and zone printed plainly.
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Canton Repository
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Veteran Fireman Testifies To Safety of Pettibone Club
A retired Cleveland firefighter testified before State Fire Marshal Harry Callan that the Pettibone Club in Geauga County is as fireproof as possible for its kind. The marshal ordered demolition after a July 29 fire-hazard ruling, but an appeal delayed action. The club, linked to Lausche anti gambling efforts, closed last month following a liquor and safety inspection.
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Columbus
Cleveland Fire Department
Pettibone Club
Geauga County
Louis Pritsch
Parma
Harry Callan
Pettibone
Frank J. Lausche
Pritsch
Apeal
Leonard S. Danaceau
Cleveland
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George Sokolsky
Lukas Foss
Aaron Copland
David Diamond
Harold Shapero
Italy
Hersey
Far East
Korea
South Korea
Kent al- Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle
Boise
Ida
Daho
Charlies
Johnny Inez Robb
National Geographic
Kansas
Florida
Oklahoma
By Inez Robb
Laura Wheeler
Dearborn Chemical Co
Chicago
C. L. Bryant Corp
Sphimx
H. G. Zimmer
Cleveland Ave
N.W
Journal of the American Medical Association
Marshal Callan
John W. Little
Glenn L. Palmer
Lakewood
Andrew Jackson
I Colt
Otis Nitlespéera Repairing
Lol Raya Ad LL
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
West Tuscarawas Street
Canton
All Savings
NTA
Daniel Chambers
Sears
Salifaction
Puaranies of
Monty Bach
Mre
Market
North
Fly
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Brass Company
Bridgeport 2
Conn
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