Saturday Review of Literature on The Columbia Encyclopedia
The notice reviews the second edition of The Columbia Encyclopedia edited by William Bridgwater and Elizabeth J. Sherwood. Published by Columbia University Press in New York, the reference work spans 2,211 pages and is priced at $25.
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William Bridgwater
Elizabeth J. Sherwood
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Columbia University Press
Harrison Smith
The
Saturday Review of Literature
H. G. Wells
Columbia encyclopedia praised as compact knowledge compendium
A reviewer extols the second edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia as an excellent one-volume reference for lay readers. The work, balanced between dictionary and atlas, contains about 70 000 articles, lucid style, and strong coverage of major figures, with space allocation noted for Roosevelt, Lincoln, Hitler, Churchill, and Truman.
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Emera
Columbia
George Bernard Shaw
Jean Sibelius
Oscar Straus
Dylan Thomas
William Faulkner
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Hitler
Churchill
President Truman
Columbia Encyclopedia praised as cornerstone of American libraries
A review lauds the Columbia Encyclopedia for clear concise bios including the American Communist Party and Alger Hiss. It calls the work a magnificent achievement and a foundation for every American home library.
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American Communist Party
United States
Soviet America
Alger Hiss
Indians Can Assign Mines On Navajo Reservation
Washington December 11 The Indian bureau allows Navajo individuals with existing mining permits on the reservation in New Mexico Arizona and Utah to reassign them Rex Lee assistant Indian commissioner said the regulation covers only current permits The tribal council asked for relaxation citing lack of technical know how and funds to develop uranium deposits Companies show interest in building a uranium ore processing plant in northwest New Mexico if permits can be reassigned
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Rex Lee
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Utah
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Lee
Famed Coast Paper Is Sold
The century old Portland Oregonian, a West Coast paper, is sold to Samuel I Newhouse of Newark for more than 5 million dollars. Newhouse owns several Eastern papers and holdings with the Oregonian to keep its staff and policies intact. KGW radio remains separate from the sale and staff changes are not planned.
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Oregonian
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Harvey W. Scott
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Mike) Frey
Philip Parrish
Robert C. Netson
Pittock and
Frey
KGW
National Broadcasting Co
Pacific Coast
Newspaper Sale and Circulation Figures Mentioned
The article notes a sale involving Carson Baily Cittern and that the entity was not involved in the sale. It states the Connecticut Insurance Co. purchased the asset and leased it back to the newspaper for 50 years with a renewal option. It also cites The Oregonian’s daily circulation of 224,314 and 280,045 on Sundays.
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Male Dying Faster Than Female, Figures Show
Public health service figures show the American male dies at a faster rate than females. The report notes death rates for both genders are declining, with women showing a faster decrease in mortality.
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