The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-30
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THE most genuinely humorous story Of the
l. season has been found. 1t is Strange News
From Heaven" by Alan Griflths Doubleday
Doran; So and if you miss reading it don't
blame us. 1t is delightfully."- impudent story
done with high skill.
The Rev Hubert Smelling, rector Of fash
ionable Suffolk church, comes to life in his
coffin and Immediately produces incontrovertible
evidence that he had entered Heaven. The
whole world, completely bafled and disconnected,
is forced into the conviction of Rector Sneling's
amazing revelations.
On going to Heaven he met persons he had
never known on earth entering at the same
time. A checkup of the death lists show that
Rector Smelling is absolutely right and con-
founded world sits bolt upright
The good rector was appalled, at what he
found in Heaven. There, he discovered, you
remain at the age at which you died. This has
astounding complications for the rectors own
father is mere Is in Heaven and wins for
himself a bewitching young actress who had
just entered and whom Young" Rector Hubert
had gone ga-ga about.
1t is downright funny the situation the rector
finds in Heaven and the author, swinging along
in magnificent stride, hasn't missed chance in
the whole story to put his points over with
great big bang Put it down on your library
list as A-plus
TOR another outrageously funny story (they're
L really making this summer quite pleasant
Kluck," by Xantippe (The Crime Club; so
Whoever Xantippe is she certainly knows her
radio and her humor is top-notch. CA few of
her laugh lines however are just a shade over
the border-line)
The story concerns the murder Of Caesar
Kluck, who put on the market KlUcks Korpul
Americas drink" quite soon after he had tried
making violent love to Miss Christina (Steenie)
McCorkle, vice president of McCorkle, McCorkle
& Fish, radio production firm, during one of his
big chain programs
Caesar was the kind of bird whom everybody
loved Ginger across your throat, boys and girlS)
and nobody shed tears over his sudden demise
but the detectives who are certain dear little
Steenie is the guilty one.
Enters one Benjamin Franklin Butts, radio
engineer and all-around scientist, not to men
ticn being "that-way" about Steenie, and he
turns out to be the master sleuth. Xantippe
has provided the fun in describing what goes on
behind the scenes in radio-and as we'll as pro-
viding adequate education broadcaSting
warning: If you miss the footnoteS you miss
half the fun.
A ND here's still another. This one is 1.-THE
N Queens Panetelas," by Crosby George Cd
Appleton Century; $2), and it is the story of two
little European nations, Olavia and Berulia.
Mr.. George has managed to become hilarious
and his book deserves to rank among the very
best for hot-weather reading.
The plot is a graceful bit Of nothing, but
Mr. George does wonders with monarchs, die
tatorS, industrial barons ct al. He treats them
all with vengeful satire and the result is
story that never lags. 1t just romps along mer-
rily, the reader chuckling and everybody happy.
Doubleday, Doran & Co.. Inc, Garden City,
NY.
The Crime Club Garden City, N. Y.
D. Appleton-Century Co.. IS w. 32nd-st, New
York City.