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narrow and prejudicial con-
clusions.
His chapter on Henry James
Is particularly interesting and a
distinct contribution to the
literature on this famed and
highly debated writer. Mr..
Wagenknecht feels that James
embodied "the principle that ex-
perience itself is worthless until
it has been adequately inter-
preted by the mind and its
significance assessed"
In the interest Of space, he
has dealt with many contempo-
rary writer's briefly in an ap-
pendex. Naturally a critic must
use his Judgment, but it is sur
prising to find Kenneth Roberts,
Margaret Mitchell, Robert Penn
Warren, Conrad Richter and
Ben Ames Williams dealt with
in the text, while such writer's as
F. Scott Fitzgerald, James T.
Farrell, zona Gale, A. B.
Guthrie, jr., and Walter Van
Tilburg Clark are reserved for
the APPENDIX.
Mr.. Wagenknecht is professor
of English at Boston University
and has written many books and
compiled numerous anthologies.
Distilling an immense scholar
ship, he writes with admirable
clarity. &C. B. ].
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Henri Boyle, who wrote under
the name of Stendhal, died in
1842 at the age Of SO. But the
completed portion of his un-
finished last novel. "Lamiel."
appears now in English for the
first time, the publishers ex-
plain. Thus, for most American
readers, it is a new book.
The famed Frenchman, au-
thor Of THE Red and the
Black" and ''The Charterhouse
Of Parma" wrote IS chapters of
"Lamiel." He left an outline for
the rest Of the story, and this
is printed at the close of the
present edition.
Most Of "Lamiel" takes place in
1880 and during the next few
years. The story opens in Nor
mandy and later shifts to Paris.
For Stendhal it was a con-
temporary novel, and he has
sketched in the background of
events he observed in his ma
ture years.
Out Of an Orphonoqe
Lamiel is a girl adopted out of
an orphanage by the Haut-
mares, a prosperous bourgeois
couple. They introduce her as
their niece, but it soon gets
around the gossipy Norman vii
lage that she was a founding or
worse. The great lady Of the
region is the Duchess de Mos
sens. As she settles into middle
age. her eyesight is impaired,
and she needs somebody to read
to her several hours a day.
Lamiel by now is a perceptive
girl Of is, with a taste for books,
and she Is engaged to read to
the dull. austere duchess. The
duchess takes q liking to Lamiel
and makes her more q protege
than an employe.
Meanwhile, Lamiel's educa-
ton Is enhanced more quickly
by constant talks with two men.
One is the humpback Sansfin,
q doctor, brilliant and un-
scrupulouS. The other is the
young Able Clement, highly
educated and philosophical. But
neither will tell her about love,
though Sansfin has designs on
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The Last Years of NUinsky
BY Romola Nijinsky. (Sin1on G. Schuster: $780,

The widow Of the great Pol
ish-Russian dancer. Vaslav
Nijinsky, published "Nijinsky"
in 1884. This was the story Of
his life and his tragic mental
crackup in 1919. Now she takes
up the narrative after her hus-
band had been in a Swiss sana-
torium for nearly 20 years. Un-
der shock therapy he made a
partial recovery and she was
able to take him away from
hospitals and look after him
until his death in London in
the spring of 1850.
"The Last Years of Nijinsky"
is a touching story of unselfish
devotion. Nine. Nijinsky took
Vaslav to her native Hungary
in the hope that her family
would give them a safe refuge
while he made further progress
toward recovery. It didn't work
out that way. They were en-
quilted in World War II and
constantly on the move to avoid
the Nazis and their inhuman
determination Of mental pa
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Hurlbut's Story of the Bible

BY DR.. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut.
IOhn C.. Winston Co.; $4.95.J
Reviewed by Cospor Names
Every so often an old favorite
is republished in a formal that
brings out the best of the past
and adds attractions of the
present. This 50th anniversary
edition of "Hurlbut's Story of
the Bible" is such a volume.
The clear print is tempting to
the eye; the 80 full-color plates
add visual action to the story
being told and Is full-color re-
productions of paintings by
Robert Leinweber give a special
beauty to the book.
DR.. Hurlbut's 168 stories of
the Old and New Testament,
told in simple yet inspiring
language, are as exciting, in
formative and readable today as
when they were first published.
They are truly written for young
and old alike. giving within one
volume the Bible narrative from
Genesis to Revelation. Here is
a book worthy to be in the
library Of every person inter-
ested in religion.
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Arts in Mexico City, in the first
decade of this century, he pre-
ferred to make vicious carica-
lures of the teachers and his
fellow students to drawing doc
ilely from casts and models. Al
though he had already lost his
left hand, he took part in the
revolution of 1910 (begun by
Madero), using his drawing pen
as a weapon to attack every
thing - the aristocracy, the
clergy. the army and the poll
ticians.
Mokine Enemies
After Carranza's victory he
became diSgusted with the new
governments preoccupation in
writing a constitution, while
the hordes enjoyed victory in
the shambles of Mexico City,
and the Zapatistas increased
rapidly in the surrounding
countryside. Turning his art
against new groups, he made a
new collection of enemies.
Poverty-stricken and ostracized.
he went to live in a small room
in the red-light district of the
capital, and made many pictures
of the prostitutes. In 1917.
when he crossed the border on
his first trip to the United
States, our customs officials de-
stroyed more than 100 of his
sketches as immoral"
Mexico'S esthetic revolution
began in the early 1920s. With
Rivera. Siqueiros and others,
Orozco painted murals on the
National Preparatory School
walls. The violence of his Carl
catures was echoed in the treat
ment of them by students and
others. and public protests, all
resulting in still another in
CICdOC Ill 1llS CIlCllllCS.
international Fame
Sixteen of the Is Autographs
on view at the Pan American
Union were made in the 1920s,
and present some of the various
subjects mentioned above-sol-
diers with guns and cartridge
belts. peasants, some noble (e.g.,
the shaWled head of woman
in profile), others with mask
like suffering faces, camp fol-
lowers, mourning figures as solid
as Mayan sculpture, and brutal
caricatures (such as "Tourists'D.
His nearest approach to an alb
stract concept is in The
Masses" U935). A number of
these Autographs are details
from murals. others are prints
almost identical with paintings
or drawings he made a decade
or more earlier.
Orozco went on to interna-
tional fame, one-man shows in
European capitals as we'll as in
the United States, and painted
murals in our country as we'll
as in his own. When he died
in his seth year. he was buried
with signal honors in Mexico
City.
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tients. With the wars close
they got to Vienna. Nijinsky
was entranced by a fine ballet
that put on some of the
choreographic pageants he had
created. He was. most of the
time, quiet and gentle and
helpful in whatever his wife
planned. The nomadic life
forced on them finally led them
to England and a few years
of tranquility.
Nine. Nijinsky well says the
dance reached zenith in the
old Imperial Russian Ballet.
There was never anything like
it. It permanently changed the
concepts of the world of dane
ing, music, painting and scenic
art" And those of us who saw
Nijinsky dance are sure there
was never any one like him. He
and Pavlowa and a few others
highlighted an art that van
ished into the clouds of the First
World War and never entirely
emerged. &C. B. j.
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Reading and Writing-
Proposed Probe of Books and Magazines
Not Likely to Be intellectual Treat
By Mary McGrory


If the proposed congressional
hearings on pocket books and
magazines 60 anything like. the
opening measures of the radio
television probe. they are not
likely to send any vibrations
through the intellectual world.
In fact, as the probers groped
for a goal and a standard, they
seemed to be more or less wading
in a sea of glue.
Representative Gathings,
Democrat, of Arkansas, father
of two children and author of
both the book and TV resolu-
tions was the first witness, and
under questioning from Chair
man Harris of Arkansas ad-
mitted it was very difficult to
draw the line" between crime
programs that were worthy and
those that were not. He cited
Ed Wynn's program as a very
wholesome show.
Chairman Harris suggested
that the code subscribed to by
TV producers might help the
industry to police itself. Mr..
Gathings said it might, but still
felt the whole question of harm
full programs should be looked
into.
Representative Klein, Demo-
crat, of New York offered that
one solution might be not to
look at them.
The second witness was Rep
resentative Bryson, Democrat,
of South Carolina, who spoke
admiringly of his 2-year-old
grandson, a child who knows
instinctively when it is time for
Howdy-Doody and can tune it
in himself. He protested that
the hearings did not prove that
members of Congress were "pious
and sanctimonious," went on to
indorSe marriage, which he feels
is not always respectfully
treated on television, and spoke
well of the Fred Waring show.
Worst Reed Congressman
Confusion prevailed to the
end. Chairman Harris spoke
approvingly of the large num-
ber of spectators present and
graciously but mistakenly in
troduced the members of a New
England religious group as
members of the Congressional
Church" Their leaders re-
sponded warmly, but hastily
corrected the chairman. I'VE
are not political. we are a Con-
gregational group" he said.
M e a nwhile, Representative
Gathings. still waiting for the
special committee on books and
magazines to be named, is we'll
on his way to becoming what
might be called the worst-read
member of Congress. He and
his wife are carefully ploughing
through stacks of luridly jack
eted pocket books and comic
books. leaving paper clips as
guideposts for congressional in
vestigators who will follow
after.
Mr.. Gathings comedies they
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Forthcominq:

A new biography of Wendell
Willkie by Joseph Barnes. for
mer foreign editor of the New
York Tribune. It will be the
second study of the 1910 Re-
publican presidential nominee
this year. The first, wendell
Willkie." by Mary Earhart Dill
lon, was published last month.
There will also be a biography
of Sinclair Lewis by Mark
Schorer. Executors of the
estate of Mr.. Lewis have agreed
to make available to Mr.. Schorer
all of Mr.. Lewis papers which
they control. They will not be
available to any other would-be
biographer until a fixed time
after Mr.. Schorer's study has
appeared.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey'S book.
Journey to the Far Pacific, :"
which publishers emphasize
was written by himself. has been
postponed until July II, for the
good reason that it has become
a Book of the Month Club mid
summer selection.
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Somber Prints

The graphic achievement Of
Jose Clemente Orozco, one of
the three greatest first gener-
alton" artists of the Mexican
revolution. is presented in an
exhibition Of more than 40
Autographs. etchings. drypoints
and aquatints, on view at the
Pan American Union through
June 20. Visitors to the show
should obtain the free cata-
logue, which has an informa-
tive introduction, telling of
Mexico's contribution to graphic
arts in this century, and ap-
praising Orozco's work both in
mural painting and print
making.
Orozco, who died three years
ago. seems to have been, in his
earlier years, sort of one-man
opposition to almost everything.
Although accounted one of the
greatest of modern artists, his
approach to art was in the ira
dition of Daumier, Goya, Brueg-
hel and other socially conscious
old masters. Not for him the
modern idioms which convey
nothing to the average person.
His prints are crammed with
ideas-somber, contemptuous,
fierce, tragic.
While attending lin his 20s)
The National Academy of Fine
Evening star., 1952-06-08
Sheeun Novel
Is Set in India
And dAmericu
Rage of the Soul


BY Vincent Sheean. (Ran-
dom House; $780,
Vincent Sheean has two sep
arate tales to tell here-one
about India, the other about
America, one about a despe-
-rately confused woman and the
other about a much put-upon
State Department official. Each
In it's own way is extremely
readable, but the meshing is i'm
perfect. In fact, the one con-
Meeting link is that the lady and
the gentleman are married to
each other, although separated
when the novel begins.
The rage of the title is in the
soul of Elizabeth Redwood, a
beautiful. genteel woman, who is
subject to terrible seizures of
passion which she cannot under
stand. This weakness has bro
ken up her happy marriage to
Charles Redwood. a diplomat,
and she is on her way to India,
on a seamy old freighter, in the
hopes of finding some solution
to her problem.
A KniehtIy Rescuer
Abruptly then, the scene is
switched to America, where the
lonesome Charles is droning
along in a family which cannot
understand him, in a job he
finds unrewarding. The role of
knightly rescuer is pressed on
Charles when a pair of iron
curtain refugees thrust them
selves on his mercy. Doing the
decent thing. Charles is so
needed by press, public and the
department that he considers
giving up his career.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth, disil-
lusioned by a visit to an ashram
administered by a fraudulent old
Englishwoman. returns to a
guru in Calcutta who tells her
to look into her own heart. It
seems a rather vague specific
for a painfully specific malady,
but it contents Elizabeth who
is now ready to rejoin her hus-
band. This is just one of sew
eral happy endings Mr.. Sheean
has in store for his readers.
One of the best of the foreign
correspondents, Mr.. Sheean uses
his knowledge of the world to
good advantage. The scenes in
India have the authority one
would expect from a biographer
of Mahatma Gandhi. The
trouble is that the book is built
around a psychological riddle
which is given a misty answer
that the lady needn't have gone
all the way to India to get.
M. Meg.
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Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson, author of
1.-THE Sea Around Us" and I'm
der the Sea-Wind," both of
which are on the non-fiction
best-seller list, stopped off brief
ly at her Silver Spring home
this week. She is just back from
a tour of the South and about
to embark for New England,
where she will continue her
study of the sands for a book
about the seashore around us.
Her resignation as editor of
the Fish and Wildlife Service of
the Department of the Interior
became effective last week. and
she will now devote her entire
time to writing, as she has al
ways wanted to do.
Evening star., 1952-06-08
Gates Extended

The exhibition of water colors
by Robert Franklin Gates, first
announced as closing two weeks
ago, has been extended through
tomorrow. Eighteen paintings
are on view, giving his reactions
Evening star., 1952-06-08

have followed many a false
scent. For instance, they were
misled by a spectacular jacket
on About Mrs. Leslie" by Vina
Delmar. which turned out to be
quite harmless.
All his current reading mat
ter. which he refers to as these
little trashy 2-bit books" is
obviously not the kind Mr.. Gath
ings would do except for a larger
purpose. A lean, serious, pale
man. he would like to have
Billy Graham as a leadoff wit
ness at the probe of Immoral,
obscene or otherwise offensive
material" Left to his own
choice. he reads the Readers
Digest and United States News
and World Report. He has no
favorite author.
Neither the American Book
Publishers Council nor the
American Booksellers Associa-
ton. which recently convened
here, have made any protest
about the Gathings resolution.
Evening star., 1952-06-08
BY T. H. Vail Motter. Il

~ i. "A. SdAA NAOttCA. " uOtSoISCU
Another in the Army'S
series of historical compila-
tions. this one deals with a
theater that received less pub
licity and contained less of the
spectacular type Of drama. The
operations there, particularly
the gigantic aid to Russian ef-
fort through the Persian COR
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Art of Children

Religious paintings by chill
dren to 13 years old will be
shown today at the Church Of
the Ascension and st. Agnes.
Twelfth street and Massachusetts
avenue NV. after regular
church services, and tomorrow
from 1890 to $3.50. Next
Sunday, the same collection
will be shown at Christ
Church, $40 G street Sc.
1t was produced in the latter
church's children's art class di-
rected by Virginia Giles, which
was started in February under
the sponsorship of the Rev. John
H. Stipe. rector of Christ
Church. Work done by pupils
of Mrs. Giles in her Silver
Spring art class, will also be
shown today at Ascension and
st. Agnes, the combined show
ing to total more than $50
works.
Evening star., 1952-06-08

BY AnColneCCe F. Downing a1d
University Press: $1S.50.)
A collectors item, finely
illustrated and rich in the his
tory Of more than architecture
as it deals with one of Colonial
Americas finest old cities. The
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The Persian Corridor and Aid to Russia, From
u S. Army and World War H.; The Middle East Theoter

q the Department OF the ArntyJ
ridor, played a vital part in
supporting a wartime ally and
bringing eventual victory. Many
Of its details add substantially
to an understanding of today's
problems in the Middle East,
as well as those Of attempting
to deal with the Soviet gov
ernment. JOHN c. HENRY.
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to variety Of subjects, land
Scapes, flowers (three different
"Sunflowers" for instance). the
sea, figures and other living
creatures. all interpreted accord
ing to his very personal view
point and experimental ap-
proach to painting.
The best of them. to me. is
the exceptionally effective Flood
Plain, Sunset"
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OF newport, Knode ISI0nd
Vincent j. Scully, jr. (Haruard
authors are recognized author
tiles in the field of architecture
and sympathetic students Of
the period Of greatest Yankee
glory. u. c. H.
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Books in Review
StendohIs Completed Lost Novel
Appears in English for First Time
Lomiei
BY Stendhal. (New Directions; ST.
Rnua hNH L.
(Ne,D Directions; ST.

eviewed by corter Brooke Jones
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YOU CAN'T, FIND
A ; LOWER PRICE
FOR A BETTER HOMEl

Modern brick, 2O-ft. lv. rm.. with
flrepl.. 2 bedrms. and bath on Isl
fr.. expansion attic. lge. lot with
tall trees; S15,250.
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HOUSES SALIVA. tcon,.,

NEW 3-BEDRM. BRICK-Liy. rm
.N3x2O). din. nm. (13xl2j. fuii
bsmt.. pull-down stairs to attic
YOUNGSTOWN kit. garbage disposal
s;.s1 1,s ssgs:. 5ss fE.'s w66Bnoh? s5ls ise
THREE BEDRMS.. S11.5O0 up. We
have several, both new and lived in
some with full Easements. nice lots
very desirable location. Good terms
TIINKSL5E, 5,S PROPERTIES, oW. 1926
ss95 CASH. $3.50 mo-; S9,a5o.
sale, lease, rent; 3 bedrms., bath,
2-story cottage; vacant: "a acre;
4 blks. bus. stores. Box 2S6-A.
4 BEDRMS., 2 baths: new. close-in:
l large bedrm and. bath down. 3
bedrms, and bath up; family dining
room. lovely. equipped kitchen; fire.
places in living room and basement:
NKs f1is fiEefasd psopE41gs SasE gore5 w Tss9s sgs
cLosE-fSo occHERRYDALE - 10 min.
from main Navy, Pentagon. down.
town Wash. Direct from owner
going abroad. A charming small
cottage on 3 lots on top Of hill.
e osc rees fstns pfSss &
dining space. 3 art. arranged i. iiv..
rms. with lots Of windows and beau
tiful view. Newly painted. New
furnace; full bsmt., all mod. .conv.
Something spec. indeed. which can
be. developed Priced $15,500 for
quick sale. Also furn. If desired.
Phone ia. 2-1629 mornings It'll 12
and evenings from go pm. No
ATTENTION INVESTORS: onering
for the first time a delightful large;
older-type 6-room Colonial in good
condition. Halfway between Kanns
and Hechts. $1,000 cash will handle
this excellent home. EDWARD r.
BRIGGS, ia. b-7744, ia. 5-9154.
ATTRACTIVE semidetached corner
excellent condition; only Si3,S5o;
assume CT loan. $4,000, payable $50
per mo-. incl. prin., int, taxes and
ms; will take 2nd trust; immediate
possession. Phone OWNER. XII.
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DIRECT FROM OWNER
Fs appssisS Sisn Can S 'oSI RproRs5TESH RTSHENs: EESs:
ST. 1868; Ewes. NO. 0OO6.
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5 BEDROOMS, $12,75O
GIINAN PLACED

Modern ranch rambler, designed for
comfortable living. Beautiful view
from picture window in living room,
dinette area. roomy kitchen with. re-
frigerator and stove. extras include
garbage disposal and dishwasher;. 3
huge attic; gas heat large sodded
and shrubbed lot on finished street.
Located in lovely Homewood section
Of KenSington, 2 blocks to bus and
school. Down payment to veteran.
81 $50; monthly payments: Including
Mr.. McGinniss, Ma. 5000; evenings
FREDERICK w. BERENs
SALES, INC.-1520 K ST. NV.
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/ Bedrm. and Bath on First Floor.
2 Bedrms. and Bath Upstairs.
Excellent Financing.
! S15,950 II
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BEDROOM RAMBLER
S13,150

91o, lou
Beaut. all-brick home, 2 blks. from
transp. features lge. liv. rm. with
f1rpl, GE equip. kit. with eating
space, 2 nice hedrms.. full tiled
bath. lge, fenced lot. Only S2.500
down. Call JU. S-5S60 It'll 8 pm.
DELL CO., INC.
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WE NEED EACH OTHER

We need property nstings.
gether for our mutual benefit.
You'll be pleased with the ease
and profit attending the sale
when you deal with
DOROTHY K. WINSTON & CO.
COS 18th st. NV. ST. o550
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$1S,950
TWO BATHS
Spanking new brick Cape Cod; all
lge. rms. living rm. with fireplace,
separate dining rm., equip. kit, /
bedrm. and tile bath, 1st floor; 2
lge;, bedrms.. and tile bath 2nd hoor.
Full daylight bSmt,. built-in ga
rage. Close to Maryland Univ
Reg. x. Terms.
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$19,950
HYATTSVILLE HILLS
Two-story brick Colonial; 3 twin.
with firepl.. full dining rm., lge
kitchen. recr. rm.; det. garage
ConV. terms.
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HOUSES FOR sALE-vA.
$3.50 DOWN

We have i've two-bedrocm homer
and bath. Priced at $6,S50. Goot
terms. These homes are located neal
Woodbridge, Virginia. lust 21 mile.
from D. c.
Louis R. Simpson & Son, Inc
5000 Wilson Blvd, IA. 2-7771
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Secluded Paradise

TIE RAMBLER OF Any ONES
DREAM DREAMS; ~ NEsTLEp AMID COR,
Still or THE NIGHT" ARISE
TO THE MUSIC OF THE SING
mo BIRDS" RELAX AND LIVE
"a ID-SUMMER NIGHT'6 IS
DREAM" In this custom 3 bedrms,,
MILLION u KxciTiNd xSsTiis sarFas FsArUREs thd
THE INSPIRING RUSTIC SCENE
FROM THE MANY PICTURE WIN
DoWS CONvINCES ONE THAT
LIFE Is BEAUTTFUL,"
YOURS FOR $40, 500
w. FRANK CANEY, INC.
23So Wilson Blvd. Ari.. Va. IA 5-6l61
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peter j. hagan
REALTORS,
3g06 Rhode Island Ave. UN. S5s5
WA. 1857: UN. 1855. Open 8 till 9.
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CORNER COLONIAL"
In one Of the best sections Of Ken
sington. this extremely attractive
det. home has 8 rms, 3 bedrms.,
tile bath; large lot with many fruit
trees. Price Is only $21.500 and
Ssiifk Me- RSsse'iiSs iiss 1ntIl ai 3 SGssinsd S. j.
WESLEY BUCHANAN, Realtor.
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HOUSES BY HUGHES
VIM. R. HUGHES
AP. 400 It'll 8 PM.
peter ]. hagan

$13,950
2-FAMILY
Cute. little white BUNGALOW with apt
in bsmt,. renting for S75 per mo
LIST floor. 2 bedrms., lge. open liv
ing rm.. separate dining area
equip; kit, side porch; nice fencet
lot. See it now.
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INvEsTMENT PROP. WANTED

WE aAvE CLIENTS for inyestment
and commercial properties. MILTON
T. RUPERT. Il5l 10th st. NV. nI.
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TRANSFERRED

WILL SELL AT LOSS FOR CASH
brick bungalow occupied
Just 3 months; 8 rms, tiled bath,
expansible attic, front porch, full
bsmt.. built-in gar.. gas a.-c. heat.
for only $13.750.
T. D. BURGESS
10. 9-9513 Till s PM.
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WOOD ACRES

WOOD ACRES
A brand-new. 7-rm., 2iz-bath, corner
home in this most desirable COM
munity. nearing completion and
pS;ssd rSaasd a1r SOS SSe oRo Sali " Honsn; ona:
Walker. with
Wood Acres Construction
Corp.
OIL. sa4o. Ewes. WI. se6l