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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1952
Page
16
A review discusses B Traven the Mexican author and his new novel set in a tropical Mexican camp. It portrays peons exploited by brutal bosses, their oppression, a later revolt, and the moral questions raised by colonial cruelty.
Richard Gump highlights how manufacturers advertisers and stores shape demand to mold consumer taste. The book argues beauty should guide purchases and exposes schemes used to hypnotize the public. Photographs and drawings illustrate the cautions for buyers and clerks.
Laraine Day describes her life with baseball, detailing her conversion from nonfan to addict, the role of players and their wives, and the personal hardships amid team changes. A numerologist forecasts the Giants winning in 1952 in four or five games.
Warrenton North Carolina report says Lewis Kearney a 53 year old Negro survived two close calls while working as a well digger. After a 40 foot fall into a shaft with dynamite in his pocket he was hospitalized. He described a second near miss when three sticks of dynamite were placed in a bottom of a well and the windlass rope began to slip as his crew pulled him up.
A new biography based on unfinished self portraits and correspondence traces George du Maurier 1860s career. Edited by Daphne du Maurier. The letters reveal his early London circles with Whistler Rossetti Swinburne Thackeray and Tennyson.
Goh Lye Hook weds Sim Ah Bee to honor his father’s wish and also marries a second partner who previously stood by him, seeking mutual support in a landmark ceremony reported from Singapore and highlighting family ties and personal alliances.
South Center Chronicle outlines Anna Carew’s life as a symbol of Southern pride and resilience. The tale follows her trials from a murder case clearing, through a divorce and remarriage pursuit, to Ned’s death at Chancellorsville and her attempts at new romance in France with Lord Daniel.
The article notes senior week activities starting Monday May 19 with organizers named and planning for commencement. It lists graduates and field representatives from various towns and campuses. About 900 seniors are to receive diplomas June 2, bringing the year total to over 1800 graduates.
The pearly king and queen of London's costermongers Bert and Rebecca Matthews arrived in Washington amid their 8 000 mile goodwill tour sponsored by the British Travel Association. The queen handsews and repairs their button outfits as the king loses buttons climbing in and out of vehicles.
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