Age of Reason Opens New Mainstream of the Modern World Series
Sir Harold Nicholson launches a panoramic 18th century study in The Age of Reason as the inaugural title of Doubleday's Mainstream of the Modern World. Editorial direction by John Gunther. contributors include Kay Boyle, Barnaby Conrad, Emily Hahn, Compton Mackenzie, Harrison Salisbury, and William L. Shirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Nicholson
Doubleday
America
John Gunther
Kay Boyle
Germany
Barnaby Conrad
Spain
Emily Hahn
China
Sir Compton Mackenzie
Scotland
Harrison Salisbury
Russia
William L. Shirer
India
Sir Harold
Louis XIV
Samuel Johnson
Saint-Simon
Peter the Great
Napoleon
Voltaire
John Wesley
Teheran
Persia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Morocco
Oxford
University of
Athens
Vita Sackville-West
London
Sissinghurst Castle
Kent
Robert Marks
Voice Of Reason DON’T LET THEM SCARE YOU Elmer Davis bio
Roger Burlingame presents a sympathetic life study of Elmer Davis covering his early journalism career his wartime OWI leadership and postwar radio commentary. The author notes Davis liberal values integrity and courage amid Depression fascism and McCarthy era fear and underscores his belief in free inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Davis
Roger Burlingame
Lippincott
Office of War Information
Davis
Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burlingame
Hitler
America
Russia
McCarthy
Republic
Blackboard crib becomes wall art after use
A crib with a plastic black board panel footboard provides entertainment for a child. When outgrown the blackboard can be hung on a wall. Erase with a sponge and soapy water, then rinse. Simultaneously clean the white enamel crib frame to maintain a fresh environment.
Joe Honeycutt Accident and Sickness Representation
Joe Honeycutt represents clients at 701 Sunset Drive contacting by phone 882 0921. The note indicates a professional services listing for accident and sickness matters.
North Carolina Symphony concert heads to High Point
The North Carolina Symphony under Dr. Benjamin Swalin will perform next Friday at 8 p.m. in Ferndale Junior High School High Point. The piece features High Point Senior High School participants in an all state program as part of a busy week of music education events. The Winston Salem Symphony closes its season Tuesday with John Ively conducting an all pops program featuring guest organist Robert Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Symphony
Benjamin Swalin
High Point
Ferndale Junior High School
Asheville
Music Educators National Conference
Winston-Salem Symphony
John Ively
Robert Read
Z. Melnikov
Oldest Alaskan Gold Rush Survivor Reflects On 1898
Taylorville Illinois remembers D. D. Sharp 90 as possibly the oldest living survivor of the 1898 Alaskan Gold Rush. He panned for gold to survive and occasionally cut lumber earning about $20 weekly. He recalls eggs at $12 a dozen and tobacco at $5 a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Sharp
Sharp
Events ONE WEEK IN MARCH review by Sherman and Markmann
A sweeping chronicle of the first week of March 1933 traces Roosevelt's inauguration the Reichstag votes in Germany and the onset of the Depression. It covers the Scottsboro case, a kidnapped banker son, radio entertainment, and cultural life, with notes on Continental diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Sherman
Charlies L. Markmann
Putnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany
Hitler
America
Scottsboro
Charles B. Boettcher
Denver
League of Nations
Geneva
Bookman s Holiday: High Point Library Builds Furniture Collection
The High Point Public Library expanded its technical room after 1954 into a growing furniture oriented collection exceeding 500 volumes. Books from the US and Europe cover styles, history, and design with measured drawings, many sent via inter library loan to libraries statewide and beyond.
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High Point Public Library
N. Main Street
High Point
Europe
England
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Paya Best Sellers and Featured Books List
The list highlights best sellers and noted titles across fiction and nonfiction. Notable entries include A Burnt-Out Case by Green, The Last of the Just by Schwarz-Bart, Winnie Ille Pu, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer, The New English Bible, The New Testament, Who Killed Society, Armory Ring of Bright Water, Maxwell, and Fate is the Hunter by Gann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Michener
Schwarz-Bart
Winnie
Shirer
NEW English Bible
Mory Ring OF
Maxwell
Fate IS the Hunter
Gann
Land of Magic and Trees Adventures for Children
May Lindman's Snipp Snapp and Snurr explores a magic land visited by a magic horse with themes of homecoming. Suzanne Gleaves and Lael Wertenbaker present Tip and Dip about tree climbing, height fears, and a cozy tree house with Adrienne Adams illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Lindman
Snipp
Snapp
Snurr
Mommy
Tip
Suzanne Gleaves
Lael Wertenbaker
Adrienne Adams
High Point Bookmobile Schedule For Week Of April 24
The High Point Public Library bookmobile visits College Village Shopping Center and several neighborhood stops from Monday through Friday. Read locations and times for City, Rotary, Ridgecrest, Hillcrest, Emerywood, Danes, Wendell and other sites.
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High Point Public Library
College Village
Council
Gatewood
Emery
Hillcrest
Overbrook
Emerywood
Kennedy
Carr
Rotary
Westwood
Otteray
Rockspring
Eaton Place
Brantley Circle
W. Farriss
Hedrick
Ashe
Oakwood
Ridgecrest
Willard
Gordon
Ellwood
Wendell
Daniel Brooks
Circus 1 Love You Honey but the Season's Over
Connie Clausen recounts her entry into circus life from a wary reporter to a first of May starlet. She exposes the big top caste system, slang, performers, and quirks while detailing her mild romance with a bareback rider under a vast clan of relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Clausen
Holt, Rinehart and
Winston
Miss Clausen
Connie
Sarasota
Fla
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Robin Jacques
Walter Kaufmann
Goethe's
Faust
Kaufmann
Goethe
Voice of Reason
Joe Honeycutt
Sunset Drive
Occidental
North
Corona
Vowe
Raleigh
Life Insurance
Books On Wheels
Land of Magic
Faye Marks
Miss Landman
Prince
Dane
Rolling
Rockford
Ragan
Thissell
Clara Cox
Pels
Fexpdual Savings & Loan Association
N. Main St
Tar Heel
Jan Cox Speas
Tom Wicker
Gerald W. Johnson
Straughan's Booksellers
High Point, N. C
Lustre Sheen Service
Pine Street
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