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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1956
Page
24
A German Army humor novel set on the Russian front follows Gunner Asch and Corporal Kowalski as they juggle protocol, loyalty, and battle myth. Captain Wittere’s vanity is thwarted, while Asch threads through chaos to steady Troop C under Colonel Luschke. A human, comic war tale.
Tom Hughes miscalculated 1956 leap year and planned a week starting February 22 thinking it would be March 1. He instead chose February 29, the extra day in the leap year, altering his escape timing.
Neal Austin reviews Elizabeth Nowell’s collection of Thomas Wolfe letters. The volume spans Wolfe’s rise, the Look Homeward Angel reception, and the publisher author split with Maxwell Perkins, revealing Wolfe’s insecurities and relentless drive.
Nicholas Monsarrat defends colonial administration in The Tribe That Lost Its Head, arguing four keys are needed: goodwill, patience, imagination and integrity. Francoise Sagan arrives in the US for a second visit, while Bruce Catton’s This Hallowed Ground is the November Book Club pick. Robert Marks notes the Mainstream of America Series expands readers’ grasp of American history.
A catalog of popular books lists fiction picks such as Don't Go Near the Water by William Brinkley A Certain Smile by Francoise Sagan The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis and Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor. Nonfiction includes Arthritis and Common Sense by Dan Dale Alexander Profiles in Courage by John F Kennedy Eisenhower The Inside Story by Robert J Donovan How to Live 365 Days a Year by John A Schindler and The Nuns Story by Kathryn Hulme.
The island of Timor shared by Portugal and Indonesia features horsemen who hunt wild water buffalos with muzzle-loading flintlock guns, reflecting traditional frontier practice.
Twice a year days and nights are equal worldwide during the vernal and autumnal equinoxes when the sun sits over the equator. The event marks equal daylight and darkness on both hemispheres.
Ivy Barr praises The Rosemary Tree as a light English novel with wit and charm. Central figures include vicar John Wentworth and his clan, with Michael Stone, Daphne, and Mrs. Belling shaping a lively village tale. Barr notes strong atmosphere and nature passages, calling it pleasant and ideal for bedtime reading.
Manila marked the 12th anniversary of the Leyte landing by American liberation forces with President Ramon Magsaysay and his cabinet in Tacloban City. Ambassador Albert Nuffer and Maj. Gen. John Acker man represented the United States, while Gen. Douglas MacArthur sent a cable recalling the joint defense of Philippine freedom.
The ledge of Horseshoe Falls wears away about three feet yearly while the American Falls rock bed recedes four to seven inches annually. Both are parts of Niagara Falls.
The University of Oklahoma Press announces new editions and rediscovered manuscripts. A Tour on the Prairies by Washington Irving is issued in the Western Frontier Library, and Joseph Beddeford Walker is reissued with Arizona adventures edited by Odessa Davenport and Donald J Berthrong.
A 75 year old man bearing the name Ulysses S. Grant was arrested in Memphis for driving his mule and wagon while drunk.
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