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...Rain-Crows," by Billy Joyner. Joyner writes with smooth skill and acute perception of the black earth of the South, and the people and their passions which grow in it. His description is simple yet detailed--Joyner writes with care of the smoke rising from the burning brush of a pasture, of a dead crow hanging stiff from the wire of a fence--at the same time, his words move with an easy rhythm that carries along the detail in a nice balance of sound...

Author: By Paul W. Mandel, | Title: ON THE SHELF | 1/25/1951 | See Source »

...turn of the century. Its rambling, episodic story, adapted by Joe David Brown from his own novel, follows the town parson (Joel McCrea) through a typhoid epidemic, a friendly joust with a local skeptic (the late Alan Hale), a feud with a young, unproven doctor (James Mitchell), a brush with the Ku Klux Klan on behalf of a Negro parishioner (Juano Hernandez...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jan. 8, 1951 | 1/8/1951 | See Source »

...several articles which can stand not only on their own merits, but which will also indicate that you've devoted considerable time and effort to their selection. This miniature shaving kit is one of the newest things on the market. It has compartments for four separate items, a brush a razor, after shaving lotion, shaving soap, and a space to hold blades. The whole thing measures four inches across. It's a great gimmick for people who make overnight trips. Complete, it comes to $7.50 and it has a special 14 karat gold shield on the top where initials...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Distinctive Christmas Gifts Unearthed | 12/7/1950 | See Source »

...people of the ares, from college presidents to burlesque queens. They gain experience in feature and sports writing, as well as straight news reporting. Every member of the board has an opportunity to edit a paper, becoming the best-informed man in the College the following morning, or to brush up on world events by editing the Associated Press column...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crime Opens Winter Comp Tonight | 11/29/1950 | See Source »

Yesterday's workout, according to a release prepared before practice by H.A.A. tub-thumper W. Henry Johnston, "emphasized a review and brush up on each position with attention given to fundamentals, mainly blocking and tackling...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ravreby Back In First-String End Position | 11/17/1950 | See Source »

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