Giant Krubi Flower Grows in Bronx Park Exhibit
An entry in A Hyatt Verrill's Wonder Plants and Plant Wonders highlights the Giant Krubi of Sumatra, the largest flower, which in two hours expanded from a thick stalk to an inflorescence nearly four feet across. The arum belongs to the calla lily family and is among many plant oddities featured in the book.
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Sumatra
Botanical Gardens
Bronx Park
A. Hyatt Verrill
Appleton Century
Armies of Spies a Sinister Role in World Affairs
Ned Rosenheim reviews Joseph Gollomb Armies of Spies MacMillan New York. The book argues espionage drives recent world events, highlighting Nazi Germany’s intelligence system and its role in Austria Czechia and Spain. It notes limited coverage of Japanese and Soviet espionage and critiques the book for lack of completeness.
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Ned Rosenheim
Joseph Gollomb
MacMillan Co
New York
Germany
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Spain
China
Gollomb
Hitler
Mr. Gollomb
Frederick the Great
France
Dolfuss
Anthologist Maugham Praised For Short Story Anthology
A reviewer lauds editor's selection in Tellers of Tales calling it perhaps the best one volume anthology of short stories ever published. The piece highlights Maugham as an expert in the form.
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W. Somerset Maugham
Doubleday, Doran
Winnetkan Author in Coronet Magazine Forest Spirits Article
Ben Fillis of 1138 Tower Road Winnetka authored Forest Spirits in Coronet magazine August issue. The piece profiles late Swedish sculptor Charles Haag and features five carving reproductions. Fillis, 23, a New Trier and Northwestern alum, later Pomona student turned Chicago reporter and foreign freelance writer.
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Ben Fillis
Ben E. Fillis
Tower Road
Hubbard Woods
Charles Haag
Winnetka
Forest Spirits
Fillis
New Trier High School
Northwestern University
Pomona College
California
Chicago
Foreign Correspondents Association
Munich
Italy
Germany
France
England
Belgium
Not Peace But a Sword by Vincent Sheean Doran
Kenneth Horan recommends Vincent Sheean who writes personal history from London Geneva Spain Germany Austria and Czecho Slovakia covering March 1938 to March 1939. He argues the book offers a dramatic vivid account of European affairs including Hitler and Chamberlain but condemns antisemitic myths while praising the work as timely and energetic in its narrative.
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Vincent Sheean
Doubleday Doran
London
Geneva
League of Nations
Spain
Germany
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
England
Mr. Chamberlain
Hitler
Economic Focus on Italy and Germany
The report highlights concentrated efforts on the economic situation in Italy and especially Germany, indicating a priority on European financial conditions and policy impacts.
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Italy
Germany
Helen Wills Teams With Robert Murphy on Death Serves An Ace
Tennis star Helen Wills, undefeated champion, coauthors a murder mystery with Robert Murphy set around Wimbledon Center Court. Wills also designed the book jacket for Scribner's August 7 publication of Death Serves An Ace.
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Helen Wills
Robert Murphy
Center Court
Wimbledon
Scribner’s
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Fify
Soviet Union
Harriet Garbizza Garnerey
Pasquier
Lante
Orrington Ave
Orrington Hotel
Consumers Credit Corporation
State Bank and Trust Co
Orrington
Davis Greenleaf
Evanston
Winnetkan
Coronet
Kenneth Horan
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