How to Grow Old Disgracefully by Charles Darnell
Summary reviews Charles Darnell’s book about Orman Anthony a former Judge Life Ballyhoo editor. It traces his rise from art student to humorist and editor, the Ballyhoo triumph, the drought era, and a later attempt at drawing work for publications. A diverging subplot involves Evelyn and a mysterious inventor leading to a dramatic escape to Assisi.
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Orman Anthony
Anthony
Judge
Life
Ballyhoo
New York
Norman
The Last Day of Mankind and a Secret Weapon
Mark Adams, in the English Channel, survives a global catastrophe where every nation triggers a deadly light ray. He travels through France and Italy with Evelyn Hamilton, the lone other survivor, as they uncover the inventor’s plan to rebuild society by joining forces.
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Mark Adams
English Channel
Mark
England
France
Paris
Louvre
Italy
Mark’s
Evelyn Hamilton
Ireland's gentry and a pig market memory told in youth
The memoir recalls Roscommon estates and rich landlords enjoying horse pursuits while a boy named John Linehan describes rough farm life and a lucky pig market score. The author Bea Talbot frames a vivid early Irish social world with candid anecdotes and perceived authenticity.
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Ireland
John Linehan
Roscommon
John
Linehan
America
League Quits As Umpire Of World's Ills
James R. Young argues the League’s collapse stems from Manchuria 14 years ago. He warns the UN faces a similar fate if Soviet and Chinese actions in Manchuria are not curbed, urging firm adherence to agreements and a united approach to Far East peace.
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Switzerland
League of Nations
United Nations
Iran
U. N
League
Manchuria
Quo Tai Chi
China
League College of Diplomats and Surgeons
Russia
Japan
United States
George C. Marshall
Edwin W. Pauley
Ivil
Progressive” Party
Spain
Oscar Lange
University of Pennsylvania
Gen. Marshall
Port Arthur
America
Far East
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Gen Hurley to Seek New Mexico Senate Seat
Maj Gen Patrick J Hurley former ambassador to China announced Friday he would seek the Republican senatorial nomination from New Mexico. Political observers believed he would be unopposed. He would face either Dennis Chavez the incumbent or John J Dempsey the governor who sought the Democratic nomination.
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N. M
Patrick J. Hurley
China
New Mexico
Hurley
Dennis Chavez
John J. Dempsey
Yuma Identifies Accident Victim as McGovern
Arthur A. McGovern, 68, died from injuries after stepping from a curb into a moving car. Sheriff J. A. Beard announced the identification in Yuma Arizona. Papers found in his tent home and a birth certificate show he was born in North Platte Nebraska. no surviving relatives or charges against driver Robert R. Painter were reported.
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Ariz
Arthur A. McGovern
J. A. Beard
McGovern
Lowell
Tempe
North Platte
Neb
Robert R. Painter
Oil lamps lit New York streets in 1762
The article notes that in 1762 New York city streets were illuminated by oil lamps. It highlights the early use of street lighting and the city’s adoption of lamps as a public lighting solution.
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