Silversmith Vogler Spoon Linked to 1814 Inn Owner
A 1814 silver spoon crafted by J Vogler for Jacob Brummell of Brummel's Inn is shown at the High Point Museum. Brummel's Inn sits near W Lexington Ave Extension, on Cridlebaugh property. The spoon rests with Mrs. J F Hayden, Brummell’s great niece, and the museum offers Sunday viewing 2 to 4 p.m.
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J. Vogler
Old Salem
Jacob Brummell
Brummel
E. Ray and
N. Hamilton Streets
Writer Recharged By Edmund Fuller Random
Fuller recounts a four year Vermont retreat starting in 1948 after a doctor warned him his pace was too fast. He balances family life farming and writing while detailing hardships with malnutrition and food shortages. The memoir centers on renewal through rustic living and personal struggle.
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Vermont
Fuller
Foreign Adventure SHOOTING SCRIPT
Gav in Lyall reviews an adventure tale about Keith Carr a former RAF pilot running a Jamaica cargo plane service hired for a movie shoot. The plot blends aerial escapes with a dictator’s son, Hollywood intrigue and fast dialogue making it a breezy entertaining read.
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Lyall
Scribners
Keith Carr
Korea
Jamaica
Candles Burned Across Jerusalem Easter Week 1966
Candlemakers estimate about six tons of candles were burned during Easter Week in Jerusalem. The typical Easter candle there is a cluster of 33 yellow or white tapers, about half melted.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Somerset and All the Maughams by Robin Maugham
Book review notes Robin Maughams Somerset and All the Maughams in New American Library edition. Describes readers enthralled by ancestry and family lore while criticizing long reminiscences and the author’s relation to his father and Somerset. The last chapter Willie’s Last Years stands out for interest.
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Somerset
Robin Maugham
Robin
William Maugham
William
Willie
Mary Campbell
Festival Of Music Down East And Brevard Center Notes
A historical music feature reviews East Carolina College contemporary festival led by Norman Dello Joio who judged student composer contests and conducted performances, plus a look at Brevard Music Center’s long history and upcoming summer programs in High Point and Winston-Salem. It highlights New York Philharmonic plans and Madama Butterfly at Reynolds Auditorium.
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East Carolina College
Norman Dello Jojo
Dello Joio
ECC
the Louvre
Herbert L. Carter
ECC Symphony Orchestra
South
Brevard
High Point
New York
New York Philharmonic
Reynolds Auditorium
Metropolitan Opera National Company
Winston-Salem
Twin City
Masons Welcome Visitors at Gilbert R English Lodge
The May 9 1966 meeting of the Stated Communication invites visiting Masons. Gilbert R English serves as Master and G Updegrove as Secretary for the event.
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Masons
Gilbert R. English
G. Updegrove
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Irs Bromwe
Mandel
Edmund Fuller Random
Goforth
SRLA
Machnnes
Michener
Auchincloss
Susann
Robbins
Capote
Toland
Ryan the
Tuchman
Schlesinger
Gav
Hollywood
Maughams
Festival of Music
Down East
Numa F. Reid Lodge
N. Wrenn
Jarrett’s Stationery Co
Georgia-Pacific
Savers
Niantic Savings and Loan Association
N. Main ST
Rey
The
Carillonic Bells
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