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Died. Dr. Chang Shan-tse, 62, China's famed tiger painter (TIME, July 24, 1939); of heart disease; in Chungking. Born of a Catholic Chinese mother, Artist Chang was converted to Catholicism in 1937, received his Church's last rites from his friend Bishop Paul Yu-pin, highest Catholic cleric in China...
...Crimson harriers will pin their hopes on ten entries: Bob Jay, Joe McLoughlin, John Sopka, Kay Rogers, Joe Scott, Ed Cook, Bob Burns, Mal Mackenzie and Bob Nichols...
Neurologists still remember Sir Henry's slashed arm. For pain is an important index in the diagnosis of brain and nerve injuries. A neurologist searching for a brain tumor in a patient with a weak, dragging left leg, for example, carefully pricks him with a pin to see where and how much he retains his sensation of pain. If the skin in a limited area is dulled, the neurologist knows that only a surface nerve is injured. If the patient is analgesic over a wide area, several nerves or even part of his brain may be damaged. By carefully...
Lowell House will pin its victory hopes on regulars Bill Murphy and Elmer Taylor...
...think that worthy of note is Harry Brown's return in a very comprehensible poem, all of which may be due to the "New Yorker" influence. William Abrahams lacks it. His "Laughing Sonatinc" has a superb feel for rhythm, and I really like it without trying to pin it down to actual meaning. But how can one reconcile "The daft witch tittered a tattered prophecy" with a poem about Marguerite Lewis? I don't know her, but certainly should like to now. I. A. Richards has a career cut out for him at the Advocate House...