Cross in the Caribbean and Other Book World Notes
A literary column reviews recent titles and author backgrounds. It praises Albert E. Idell’s Cross in the Caribbean for its vivid tropical setting and crafted prose, while critiquing Idell’s overabundant themes and multiple characters. The piece also surveys Latin America books and notes Duncan Aikman and Lionel Feuchtwanger among authors discussed.
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Jurance
Lion Feuchtwanger
I. Schapera
Eric Linklater
Havana
Hugh Bradley
Martin Gumpert
William H. Baumer
Mooscow
Elizabeth ‘Hampel
Panama
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Duncan Aikman
Latin America
All American Front
Doubleday, Doran Press
Alkman
Halson
Rockefeller Committee
State Department
Rio Grande
Central America
Charles Merrow Wilson
DELL
Albert E. Idell
Caribbean
Idell
Bookyaan
Greystone Press
Marguerite Cadwalader
Venezuela
Europe
West Indies
Pennsylvania
Henry
Holt & Co
New York
Cross
Albert Idell
America
Ben Gerson
L’orient
Gerson
Christ
Make-Believe
St. Etienne du Mont
Antoinette Duval
Father Euchariste
la Caribe
Ben
Winchell apologizes to William Russell over Berlin Diary claim
Walter Winchell issued an apology to writer William Russell for crediting Bill Shirer's Berlin Diary with a Nazi tale that originated in Russell's Berlin Embassy. Winchell praised Berlin Embassy as an excellent book of Nazi lowdown, a column had praised previously.
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Winchell
Walter Winchell
William Russell
Bill ‘Shirer
Berlin
Russell
Walter
Botany Bay rises as Nordhoff and Hall best sellers
Nordhoff and Hall again deliver a best seller with Botany Bay a swashbuckling tale of early Australia prison camps adventurers and pretty ladies The authors write men of action promising a giddy exciting read and teasing a continued partnership rather than solo ventures.
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Nordhoff
Hall
Botany Bay
Australia
Freighter Holiday reviewed for romance and travel tone
Fay Orr’s Freighter Holiday follows a 40 day Caribbean voyage with ports like Port of Spain Paramaribo and St. Pierre. The reviewer faults the book for overripe philosophy and overused phrases while praising its evocative scenery and steady travelogue mood.
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Fay Orr
Hastings House
Port of Spain
Paramaribo
St. Pierre
Miss Orr
Caribbean
Africa
Fragmentary quotation about Orr's relations and public reaction
A clipped passage discusses Orr's relations and friends reading with delight yet doubts whether the general public will share the reaction. It notes personal consideration and material in a book.
Out of the People by J B Priestley Review
Suzanne Strouse surveys J B Priestley’s Out of the People, praising his democratic vision untangling Britain’s postwar divides. The critique highlights Priestley’s faith in ordinary citizens, calls for a participatory democracy, and notes relevance to both Britain and wider democracies.
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J B
Priestley
Harper, & Bros
Suzanne
Strouse
Walt Whitman
J. B. Priestley
England
Britain
British Commonwealth
Will: Sur
Arizona Hens Lead Nation in Egg Laying Test
The University of Arizona farm reports statewide hens posting top average and individual laying records in the 20th egg laying test through November. Rhode Island Reds from Bagby Poultry Farm Sedalia Mo lead high pen at 6.1 percent gain, while the national leader laid 57 eggs with 61.8 points in 61 days.
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Arizona
University of Arizona
Harry Embleton
University Poultry
Husbandman
Rhode Island
Bagby Poultry “Farm
Sedalia
England Opposes People to Fear-Ridden Masses of Hitler
Fragmentary quotation depicts England resisting a feared populace in Hitler's Central Europe. The lines suggest a view that war may yield a greater good, framing conflict as a defender of liberty against tyranny.
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England
Hitler
Europe
Embleton cites Bagby Farm hen ownership in Sedalia
Embleton states the hen is owned by Bagby farm in Sedalia. He notes an unrelated high individual matter and mentions George Vowell of Phoenix who died during the month amid egg trouble.
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Embleton
Bagby
Sedalia
George
Vowell
Phoenix
Clever Wife Sees Pheasant Wander Into Yard in California
In Colusa California Mia Henry Stinchfield values safety and legality during open pheasant season. Without a hunting license she fires a gun in the air to scare the bird. The pheasant hides in the garage and her husband Henry, returning with his hunting license and meat ax, completes the task.
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Colusa
Calif
U. P
Mia
Henry Stinchfield
Avas
Pale eyes linked to better blackout driving in Sydney study
A Sydney specialist reports that people with pale or almost albino eyes may drive more safely in blackout conditions. He suggests tests for emergency workers to identify those best suited for night operations.
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Sydney
Australia
Mayhem in the Kitchen Promotes Dollar Dinner Specials
The fragment urges abandoning ham hocks and cabbage in favor of dollar dinner options like Pot Roast Baked Ham or Veal Marengo. It contrasts domestic chores with a Maid's Night Out at El Corral and notes a location North on Campbell toward River Road.
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el Corral
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Gama
Robert Nathan
The
Jack Oakie
Canada
Tandem
Arizona ‘Hens
Sd Sash & Door CO
Spriser’s
East
Congress ‘Street
State Theatre
Fearher
Jewels
Pondom
Saclesa
Parker
Parker Pen Co
Janesville
Wisconsin
GOPR
Parker Pen
Campbell
River Road
Tre
Tan Hw
Yaions Sian
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