Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina

We have 6,272,067 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1937

Page

6

Charlotte woman to sponsor NC State Engineers' Fair exhibits

Loretta Sweatt of Charlotte will sponsor the exhibits of the department of mechanical engineering at North Carolina State College's annual Engineers' Fair tonight and Saturday. She was selected by Fred Connell of Mount Holly, president of the student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

College Station Raleigh Loretta Sweatt Charlotte Department of Mechanical Engineering North Carolina State College Fred Connell Mount Holly American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Miss Preddy Bride Elect Is Feted At Home

Dorothy Preddy, popular bride elect, was honored at a party hosted by Dorothy Fritz at 400 West Green Street. Jonquils and lilies decorated the living room as contests and bingo with prizes were enjoyed. The hostess received lingerie, and bridal ices with pink and white decor followed. guests included Fielding Kearns Kernodle Wilkinson and others.

Dorothy Preddy Dorothy Fritz West Green Street Gertrude Wilkinson Mesdames Fielding Kearns Page Kernodle Margaret Preddy Lena Davis Annie Bonkeymeyer Golda Mae Kearns Loise Brower Inez Sowers Beulah Lewallen Edna Frizt

Local People Plan West Indies Visit From City

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Rankin Jr and Earl N. Phillips depart tonight for New York City with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cooper from Statesville. They will be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wineskie, returning from South America, and sail on the Empress of Australia for the West Indies. The party will remain about two weeks.

A. M. Rankin, Jr Earl N. Phillips Ben Cooper Statesville New York City Frank Wineskie South America West Indies

Community Arts Club Meets With Mrs. C. A. Daniel

The Community Arts club met at 814 Monthe avenue yesterday at 2 30 pm. Mrs. T J Underwood presided. Members pres ent included L H Warren J W Rose H G Rothrock Willis Welborn Ross Davis W H Gibson Frank Payne and Miss Birdie Smith with Mrs Boyd Stout as guest. A two course collage followed a prize went to Mrs Underwood who received crystal cups and saucers.

The Community Arts Club C. A. Daniel Montheu Avenue T. J. Underwood

Piedmont German Club Dance Draws Many Guests

The Piedmont German club hosted a successful Emerywood Country club event led by Sam H. Denny last evening from 9 30 to 1 30. About 300 attendees included numerous out of town visitors such as Misses Betty and Teresa Vetterlein and Mrs Herman Vetterlein of Philadelphia and Benbow Merriman of Oakridge, along with Greensboro residents and Mrs Douglas Conkwright of New York.

New York Dun & Bradstreet Weekly Review Piedmont Piedmont German Club Sam H. Denny Emerywood Country Club Hudson-De Lange Orchestra Fea

Tea and Topics Club Meets at Mrs Coe’s Home

Mrs S B Coe led a Tea and Topics gathering at Mrs A G Doug las Parkway home with Logan Porter presiding. Members — Marsh Porter Idol Sears Armfield Andrews Wall Coe Haworth Sechreat — enjoyed a salad course after discussing the book Forty Days At Musa Dasha by Franz Werfel about Armenian struggles and Turk conflict in the 1930s.

A. G. Douglas Parkway S. 8. Coe Logan Porter C. E. Sheloff W. F. Clayton Coe Gabriel Bregadian Mesdames J. E. Marsh W. W. Idol H. D. Sears W. F. Armfield R. M. Andrews Wall Horace Haworth R. H. Sechreat

D A R Map Prizes Awarded to Guilford County Chapters

At the 37th annual North Carolina DAR convention in Charlotte Guilford County received top honors. The Alexander Martin chapter of High Point and the Guilford Battle chapter of Greensboro shared first prize for historical maps, while the Rachel Caldwell chapter of Greensboro won second prize. The event promoted map based history preservation with a roster book as a prize. Local officers and delegates from Alexander Martin and Guilford Battle chapters attended the meeting.

Guilford County North Carolina Society, Daughters of the American Revolution Charlotte Alexander Martin High Point Guilford Battle Greensboro Rachel Caldwell North Carolina A. S. Caldwell C. C. Haworth E. E B. Gillespie S. Graham Wimbish Yesterda W. H. Belk Vir

Smith Yates Wedding Announced in Lexington

The marriage of Miss Nona Smith to Dalton Yates was held March 26, 1937 in Lexington with Rev. W. H. Koonts officiating. Miss Smith is the youngest daughter of J. S. and the late Mrs Smith of Danville Virginia. Mr Yates is the son of Mr and Mrs M L Yates of High Point Route 3. The couple will reside in this city.

Nona Smith Dalton Yates Lexington W. H. Koonts Yates J. S.S. Smith Smith Danville M. L. Yates High Point Route 3

Hood Nob Club All Fools Dance at Sedgefield Manor

Social calendar item noting the Hood Nob club hosts an All Fools Dance Friday at Sedgefield Manor with Lew Gogerty and his orchestra providing music for the event.

The Hood-Nob Club Sedgefield Manor Lew Gogerty

Archdale Church Social Serves Chicken Dinner Tomorrow

The Woman's Auxiliary of Archdale church will serve a chicken dinner starting at 6 PM tomorrow evening. A reasonable charge will be collected.

Archdale Church

Local social notes on visits and travel near Greensboro

Miss Alice MacCrae Caldwell leaves today for Gastonia to spend the weekend with Misses Lottie and Lillian Parker. Miss Georgia Lee Dantzler returned to Winthrop College after holidays with aunts Mesdames Wagner and Armentrout. Mrs. A. A. Greenwood visits sister in Washington DC and returns home. Edith Crowder to spend weekend in Raleigh. Violet Reid returns to Greenville DC after holidays with her parents. Arawana Shoaf visits Mabel Hoover Hargett in Greensboro. Sarah Taylor leaves for Greensboro College after Easter. Helen Davis returns to Greensboro College post Easter. Mr. and Mrs. Victor C. King depart for Charlotte to establish a new home with King tied to United States Casualty.

Alice MacCrae Caldwell Gastonia Lottie Lillian Parker Georgia Lee Dantzler Winthrop College Mesdames L. A. Wagner L. C. Armentrout A. A. Greenwood L. J. Fisher, Jr Washington, D. C Violet Reid Greenville D. C J. B. Reid Miss Reid Arawana Shoaf Lexington Mabel Hoover Hargett Johnson Street Miss Shoaf Miss Hargett Woman's College Greensboro Sarah Taylor Greensboro College F. R. Taylor Helen Davis Mrs W. A. Davis Woodrow Avenue Victor C. King Charlotte Mr. King United States Casualty Company

Return From DAC Meet At Charlotte

Mrs. T. A. Kearns and Mrs. Grover Kester with Mrs. James E. Lambeth of Thom asville returned from Charlotte after attending the state D A C assembly. Lambeth and Kearns aided with Monday night banquet. Regent J B Welborn attended and stayed for D A R meeting. The group joined the opening session of the 37th North Carolina Society D A R convention and the Belk home reception on Wednesday.

T. A. Kearns Grover Kester James E. Lambeth Thomasville Charlotte D. A. C. Assembly Lambeth Kearns J. 8 Welborn North Carolina Society W. H. Belk

Marriage of Miss Essie Morgan to Garland Byerley

Announcement states the marriage occurred Friday March 5 at Rev J W Gross home on Ward Street. Miss Essie Morgan and Garland Byerley were wed in a simple ceremony with a few friends present. Mrs Byerley is Charley Morgan’s daughter of 1211 Park Street. Mr Byerley is Henry Byerley’s son of 1215 Park Street. they will reside at 803 Taylor Street.

Essie Morgan Garland Byerley J. W. Gross Ward Street Byerley Charley Morgan Park Street Henry Byerley Taylor Street

Lotus Club Entertained At Mrs White's Home

Members of the Lotus club meet for their regular bi weekly gathering this afternoon at the home of Mrs Harry G White on East Farriss avenue. Mr and Mrs W A McDowell announce the birth of a daughter Margie Jean on March 26 at 206 East Russe street.

The Lotus Club Harry G. White East Farriss Avenue Club W. A. McDowell Margie Jean East Russe Street

Shrew Parts Beliefs and U S Missing Girls Figures

Africans believe consuming a shrew part protects against beast attacks. Separately, estimates show 66,000 girls disappear annually in the United States with no trace found.

United States

Cook Speaks At Teacher's Meet

ASHEBORO April 2 Dr John N Cook dean of education at Women's College UNC will deliver the main address at a county wide teachers meeting Saturday morning at 730 oclock in the Fayetteville street school auditorium T F Bulla superintendent of county education will introduce him and announce high school seniors and seventh grade examinations Dr George Sumner county health physician will discuss his work and pre school clinics plans Teachers will elect delegates to the National Education Association convention in Durham April 23 and 24.

Asheboro John N. Cook Women’s College of the University of North Carolina Fayetteville Street Cook T F. Bulla Bulla George Sumner National Education Association Durham

Randleman Hen Lays Large Egg

ASHEBORO April 2 Mrs L D Vancannon of Randleman reports a half pound egg laid by a white leghorn hen on Easter Monday. The egg is as large as a man s fist with a soft outer shell and a hard inner shell. The smaller egg inside is visible through the larger shell and weighs exactly one half pound.

Asheboro L. D. Vancannon Randleman

Also Mentioned on This Page

Aoretta Sweatt Miss Preddy Community Arts Coats Ginia Horne Wadesboro Eugene Davis Wilson Preston B. Wilkes C. Wayne Spencer Wilmington William Jarrell J. 8. Welborn J. F. Hayden Moffitt’s North Main Edith Crowder Steele Street DAC Teacher’s Meet Leonard Vicks VA Divartment Store
Search Courier

Search the High Point Enterprise Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The High Point Enterprise?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication