High Pointer of the Week Harold Cadmus
Harold Cadmus, longtime Scribner’s Sons veteran, now living in High Point, is celebrated for his lifelong dedication to books and the graphic arts. The article traces his Newark birth in 1883, early education, and 52 years at Scribner’s plus his role in founding Carolina Reprographic Co with his son Harold Jr. and son Dr. Robert Cadmus, with branches in Rochester and Elmira.
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High Point
Harold Cadmus
New York City
Charles Scribner’s Sons Publishers
New York
Chapel Hill
Cadmus
Worth Avenue
Carolina Reprographic Core
Newark, N. J
James
Elizabeth de Bow Cadmus
Newark
Charles Scrib
Laura A. Randall
Flora E. Webb
Morehead City
Harold Jr
Robert R
Little Falls
New Jersey
Robert Cadmus
North Carolina
Reprographic Company
Rochester
N. Y
Elmira
Portrait of Harold Cadmus Drawn by Useebel Jacobs
A four color sketch of Harold Cadmus accompanies a feature vignette. Jacobs, famed for Thirty Portraits of Famous Authors, provides the illustration used in the edition.
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Harold Cadmus
Useebel Jacobs
The Nice Americans An Editor's Outlook
Editor criticizes the average American tourist abroad for being unprepared and spoiled yet sympathetic. He cites examples of boorish behavior by some travelers, notes the need for historical interest and study, and laments lost opportunities to engage meaningfully with foreign hosts and sites.
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America
Rameses
Punt
Glasgow
U. S. Atlantic
Trossachs
Lorelei Rock
St. Peter’s
Siwash High School
Eid Gee Passlinn Temasienk
Havana
An Appeal for Civic Cooperation From High Point Radio Club
The High Point Citizens Band Radio Club appeals for city cooperation with its mobile Civil Defense unit. They test a $15000 siren addition, built a trailer control station, and warn that lack of access could cost lives in a nuclear or radiological incident. They emphasize self funded, trained personnel and urge authorities to permit deployment on Knox Bridge.
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High Point Citizens Band Radio Club
High Point
Knox Bridge
Red Cross
High Point College
Civil Defense Agency
Questions Street Repair Policy Stirs Local Debate
A fragment describes street work near Stone Drive with repair efforts on a north section of the road. It notes a prior cement portion replaced years ago and current tearing up to raise the water level, prompting concerns in the area.
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Stone Drive
Portio
Piedmont cities face growth and bond choice in 1960s
The piece contrasts Greensboro's bond-rejecting voters with Winston-Salem's approval to annex 13.7 square miles and 19,000 people, arguing for coordinated planning among Greensboro Winston-Salem and High Point as they become a larger urban region and face water sewer street and bond needs.
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Greensboro
Piedmont
Winston- Salem
Twin City
Winston-Salem
Guilford
Forsyth
High Point
City Lake
Southern Railway
S. Main
Piedmont Triad
Piedmont Crescent
After The Dance Is Over At VFW Hall In Thomasville
A Thomasville columnist describes Saturday night disturbances at the VFW Hall on Lexington Avenue. Arrests for interfering with officers public drunkenness and violations of prohibition rise weekly as patrons leave with beer and loud cars. The piece urges stricter enforcement including potential padlocking raids while noting Miss Thomasville contenders amid the social scene.
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Thomasville
Cilians
VFW
Lexington Avenue
Recorder's Court
L. Roy Hughes
Thomasville Recorder's Court District
Superior Court of
Davidson County
Martha Hill
Rainy Happenings Spark Local Reflections
Residents in Thomasville and Davidson County welcomed rain after a dry October. The piece notes warm temps aiding grass seed germination, excuses for leaf raking delays, and a humorous dental appointment cancellation. It also mentions rat control advice from county agents and a church dinner featuring Dr Herbert Peterson teasing a pianist’s pinky.
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Thomasville
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Vera Idol
Ner's Sons
Printer’s League
Scribner Press
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Rapallo
Italy
Benares
Capri
Rio
Stockholm
International
Pennsylvania
Kalamazoo
Council Bluffs
Dmg Tab
Europe
Trondheim
Tripoli
Khrushchev
Enterprise
Marvin
Emmy
Herbert Peterson
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Braxton
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