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  2. The Chiel's Film Review

    Somehow, the odds on events other than racing often work out too heavily against the backer. I know they do in picture theatre releases. There are 13 first-run film shows within the city limits -- not counting the newsreel and shorts houses. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. BRITAIN'S POETS-LAUREATE

    The news in the cables recently that the present Poet Laureate, John Masefield, was ill drew attention to this curious and unique office. Kings and princes in the past often had their Court minstrels and versifiers, but no Crown in Europe ever established an office quite like that of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,122 words
  4. FAMOUS U.S. ORCHESTRA

    "The greatest orchestra in the world," that was Rachmaninoff's tribute to the Philadelphia Orchestra, now on tour in Britain. The Orchestra has never before been out of the United States. [?]OR ONE THING IT IS VERY ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. SCHOOL SECTION:

    It is possible to make a good case to prove that the three greatest events in history were the inventions of writing, printing and radio. We have already followed the story of writing as far as the spread of the alphabet, an event more important than all the battles ever fought and all the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  6. CHINESE INVENTION of PAPER

    At the time of the invention of printing, paper was not,the only substance of which printed books could be made. For his Bible of 1456, for instance, Gutenberg used paper for 180 copies and parchment for 30 others. For each of these 30 parchment copies, made up of 641 leaves, no less than ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,003 words
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