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From the Library
By MISS HELEN WEBSTER
Mtdford Librarian
How or why he had ever been
admitted to the United States
Army was a mistery, for he ap
parently knew not a word of
English. What speech he uttered
might have been phrases in an
obscure foreign tongue, or they
might have been only some
jargon of one insane.
The staff of the neuropsychia
' trie hospital for veterans was
hard put to it to find any point
of contact from which they could
begin his treatment, and the pa
tient must have been very lone
ly. Recognized Bible
Then came a box of donated
books including one in. charac
ters that no one in the hospital
could identify. They were not
Greek, nor- Russian, not , He
brew but they might chance to
be the language of our puzzling
patient, and we took the book
to his ward. With delight . he
recognized -it, exclaiming over
and over in the first words of
English we had heard him use,
"The Book! The Book! The
Book!" From then on he spent
hours with his Bible. ' '
r- Almost every English-speaking
home has at least one version of
the Bible. Your public library
has many, including the King
James, the Latin Vulgate, the
Moffat Translation, the Amer
ican Translation, the Moulton
. Modern Readers Bible, and the
Revised Standard Version.
Few Read It
Yet comparatively few, if
many visitors read the Bible, and
many who do read it peruse.it
without pleasure and without
understanding.
"It is a pity that such a book
as this, so full of human inter
est, so universial in its relieious
significance, should be a closed
book to many modern readers."
So felt Wilbur. Owen Sypherd,
and to make the Bible better
kttown and better understood by
boys and girls he wrote "The
Book of Books; the King James
Version of the English Bible,
abridged and arranged -. . . for
younger readers," as an introduc
tion to one of the . enduring
masterpieces of, English litera
ture. '
Bible as Literature
To present the Bible as litera
ture0 and nothing else, Ernest
Sutherland Bates arranged and
edited "The Bible; Designed to
be Read -as Living Literature."
Working with taste, discernment
and a minimum of comment, the
author lends newness to texts
that may have become hack
neyed by long repetition.
, Mary Ellen Chase wrote J.The
Bible and the Common Reader"
with a similar purpose. Her book
reveals clearly and refreshingly
the profound depths of human
interest and the glorious litera
ture of the Bible.
Edgar J. Goodspeed, in "How
to Read the Bible," offers a
guide to the rich treasury of
human experience and spiritual
enlightenment contained in this
"library" of 80 volumes written
over a period of a thousand
years in many tongues. The
O events recorded in the books.' of
the Old Testament are retold in
one entrancing account by Ful
ton Oursler's 'The Greatest
(-Book Ever Written."
Tells of Writing
: "Our English Bible in the Mak
ing," by Herbert Gordon May,
is the story of the making of the
English Bible from its earliest
beginnings down to the publica
tion of the Revised Standard
Version, an account .that : is
completely accurate and at the
same time highly interesting. , -
Albert Bailey, - author of
IT ALWAYS HAPPENS
Huron, S. D. U.R1-- Francis
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Frank Wilkinson, Manager
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"Daily Life in Bible Times,"
has a profound interest in arch
aeology and has conducted many
tours through Bible lands. The
purpose to reconstruct in his
imagination the life of Bible
times in its various epochs.
A "Devotional Commentary
on the Bible," by William Sher
gold, approaches the Scripture
from a devotional and inspira
tional point of vie w This book,
with Edith Deen's "All the Wom
en of the Bible" and the large
pictorial work, "The Bible and
Christianity," are now on order
and soon to be added to the Med
f ord Public library. - -
If you would like to observe
this Bible Week by refreshing
your acquaintance with "The
Book," your public library is a
good place to start.
Monday. Oetober 17. 193S
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Gloria Swanson Finds Movie Company Making 'Ambassador's Daughter' in Paris
By GLORIA SWANSON
" Written For United Press
Paris (U.R) It was a real
"busman's holiday" for me and
I loved it Directly under the
Eiffell tower I found the movie
company making "The Ambas
sador's Daughter."
What fun finding old friends
and familiar sights such as mov
ie cameras, megaphones, extras,
makeup men, hairdressers, and
regular studio chairs bearing .the
names, of Norman Krasna, direc
tor; Olivia De Haviland, John
Forsythe, Myrna Loy, Francis
Lederer.
"Where are Edward Arnold
and Adolphe Menjou?" I inquir
ed. "Not working today," some
one offered. I don't know Ed
ward Arnold's appetite, but I
could imagine what Menjou was
doing even though my watch
showed me it was 3 p.m. He
loves good food. A discovery I
made in 1941, when we both
made "Father Takes A Wife."
During that picture I learned
that Adolphe had had a stomach
operation, so, when he' invited
me for lunch at Lucy's across
from Paramount and RKO, I na
turally supposed he'd eat gruel or
a coddled egg.
Ate Gourmet Fashion
Not at all. Gourmet fashion,
he ordered the works from
soup to this side of nuts! How he
worked after such a meal I'll
never understand. With this as
a daily regime .1 am surprised
that his weight hasn't changed
an ounce. It would be a major
catastrophe if it did, for it would
certainly ruin a most famous
wardrobe.
Edward Arnold I last saw at
the opening of Palm Springs
theater in the round. He as us-
Son," even though he didn't con
vert me to that kind of theater.
Myrna Loy and I chatted
about Bill Powell. "What a won
derful team you two were," I
reminded her. Television' wants
them to do a series of "The Thin
Man," type. But Myrna said,
"Bill likes to weed his garden
these days. He finds it less stren
uous than television!"
Francis Lederer what plea
sant and unpleasant memories.
The first was a happy meeting
in 1932, when I was carrying
under my heart the young wo
man who was now standing be
side me under the Eiffel tower
and being introduced to Francis
and Mrs. Lederer as Mrs. Amon.
This gave them a shock.
Yes, Francis, you and I were
23 youngers when we first met,
I cruelly reminded him. Our sec
ond meeting was professional
ual was superb in "My Favorite and not a happy experience be
cause we closed a stage show in
Boston we were starring in. Tem
perament was high and recrim
inations rampant.
Reminded of Wilder
Norman Krasna called Miss
De Havilland and John Forsythe
for a scene. To say that Krasna
reminded me of the director of
"Sunset Boulevard," Billy Wild
er, is a compliment to both with
the long line of successes they
have to their credit.
Olivia De Havilland I have
always admired as a woman.
Away from a camera she handles
herself with grace, and is an as
set to our industry. I loved "The
Heiress' and her portrayal in it
so much that right -after I fin
ished "Sunset Boulevard" fin
1949 Paramount sent me to 33
cities to help promote her pic
tures. John Forsythe has been walk
ing about the streets of Paris in
the sergeant's uniform he wears
in "The Ambassador's ; Daugh
ter." Any moment now the movie
is going to be minus jt. leading
man some M.P. will surely
see him passing an officer with
out saluting. I'm not going to
be the one to warn him, I ean
assure you, because I'm looking
for another story! .
DOWN BOYI
Falls City, Neb, (U.R) The
city; council passed ah ordinance
levying fines of from $5 to $50
on owners of barking, whining,
baying or howling canines. And
each time Fido stages a repeat
performance, his owner' is sub
ject to, another fine. , ' , ,' :,
Waterbury, Conn. U.B The
first customer at the new drive
in, teller window at the Water
bury National ' Bank, Howard
Tracy, drove up in a horse and
wagon. . : j . . t ! .
Court Records
POLICE COURT -
Bruee Edward Netoon, violation of
the basic nil. $10.
James Donald Atto. failure 'to stop
at a stop sign, $5.
Robert Franz Burger, violation of
the basic rule. S10.
Richard Lee Wooton. failure to
yield the right of way. $10 .
Anna Katnanne cooper, failure to
stop at a stop sign, $5.
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ward A. Lynde. violation of the
Basic rule. Sio.
Jack Cuningham KatOR, violation of
the basic rule, $10. ;
Joseph Lister Zamrslh,' illegal toft
turn.- $5 . ' v -
Charles Harry ShotwelL failure to
stop at a atop sign. S3.
DISTRICT COURT
Frances' Henry Rempert. violation
of the basie rule, $10
Augustine Fred Lewis, truck speed
ing. $25. (bail forfeiture); overload,
$44.
Dwight Lee Xdwards, truck speed
ing. $7.50. "
Homer Bryson - Stephenson, overload.-
$133.
Robert Francis Kirk, violation of
the basic rule, S1T.50.
Ross K. Grove, no declared weight
receipts in vehicle. $15. .
CIRCUIT COURT
Donna Margaret Munday vs. Henry
Vem Munday; divorce complaint.
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