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A longtime church organist and head of the conservatory of music at the College of Wooster (Ohio), Professor Gore divides the church music he scorns into two broad classes. One kind is "soft purrs from the organ, a gentle humming from the choir, hymns sung slowly and glueily and ... a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Unholy Music | 6/16/1947 | See Source »

Said one Denver listener: "I remember that William Howard Taft was described as an island of amiability surrounded by people who knew what they wanted. This man Wallace is an island of good intention surrounded by people who are not sure what they want."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Old Lochinvar | 6/9/1947 | See Source »

When it came to discussing his own music, Composer Shostakovich still seemed shaken and bewildered by the public recanting he had recently made for the sins of his Ninth Symphony, which was condemned in Russia as lacking in "ideological conviction." His words sounded as if they had rolled out of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Prague Recaptured | 6/9/1947 | See Source »

Presbyterian Burger does not go in for hellfire or glory-shouting, and he does his best to steer clear of pious advice. His main job, as he sees it, is to provide an opportunity for worship to men who are isolated for months at a time. He also tries to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Preacher in the Woods | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

Commercial Control. A gadget to protect radio listeners from commercials was put on sale by Los Angeles' Gray Development Corp. The gadget plugs in at the radio's electric outlet and has a ten-foot cord leading to two pushbuttons. When the armchair listener hears a singing commercial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FACTS & FIGURES: Quiet, Please | 5/26/1947 | See Source »

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