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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1959
Page
30
Sothebys London, a leading book and art auction house, earns US material for resale and sells it back in the US. Anthony Hobson, a firm director, notes rising prices and specialized tastes, with notable sales from Ashburnham Place and Shaw inscriptions.
Turner analyzes British medical practice from the Middle Ages to the Welfare State with humor and sharp anecdotes. He contrasts bedside care with distant doctors and sketches quirky cures and grim treatments, showing medicine’s rise from ignorant art to cautious science.
An international display of cameras and gear showcased prototypes and soon to be released models at the Philadelphia Convention Hall trade show. Highlights included Kodak High Speed Ektachrome film, GE AG 1 flash bulb with the Flashmatic unit, Tele-Rollei and Veriwide 100 cameras, Zeiss Sonnar lenses, and Nikon and Hasselblad reflex systems with advanced features like depth-of-field preview and motor drive for rapid-fire shooting.
A critical portrait of Roger Casement in a Grove press edition priced at seven fifty. It chronicles his life from Irish freedom activist to World War I figure and features his controversial diaries and alleged perversions while noting the sensational but amateurish presentation and limited significance.
W G Rogers reviews Maugham Point of View a collection of essays on Goethe Maharshi Tillotson Maupassant Kipling Mansfield Renard Leautaud and the Goncourt brothers. He praises Maugham’s keen yet balanced intellect likening his style to a surgeon’s cold, merciless probing though never cynical or purely Christian.
An expressway plans an extra bend near Chicago to spare the last of 60 boundary trees planted in 1860. Amateur historians and garden club members persuaded planners to curve the road. The trees marked the ancient boundary ceded by the Chippewa Ottawa Pottawatomie in 1816.
Jean Modenou captains the Gamineur from Douarnenez seeking a huge underwater find. A successful haul brings joy but also jealousy and betrayal within his family and crew. The sea, love, and professional secrets unfold against oceanic backdrops.
Wake Forest College marks its 125th anniversary with a 11:30 a.m. Rex Reynolds Hall presentation of a bust of J Reynolds and a portrait of Dr Harold Tribble. The day includes a convocation, alumni citations, a luncheon speech by Frank W Abrams, and a trustees meeting.
Two famous Ninths by Beethoven and Schubert headline new stereo releases. London Symphony under Krips offers a vivid(ish) account, while Berlin Philharmonic under Fricsay presents the new stereo Der. Catalogue highlights include Haydn, Mendelssohn and Dvorak in bright, balanced productions.
The 12 cent Benjamin Harrison stamp debuts June 6 in Oxford Ohio during Miami University Alumni Day for its 150th anniversary. Israel marks independence with three stamps May 11 honoring flowers and Tel Aviv’s 50th anniversary. Ecuador issues a 75th anniversary stamp for El Telegrafo. Netherlands Antilles channels Red Cross proceeds from a new stamp series, and a New York exhibit featured a closed circuit stamp auction and carved sapphire busts of U.S. leaders.
A reader notes a selection of fiction and nonfiction titles in the best sellers list. Notable works include Doctor Zhivago Exodus The Ugly American Lolita From the Terrace and Elizabeth the Great Alongside What We Must Know About Communism Mine Enemy Grows Old and Other titles.
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