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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1957

Page

14

Bride-Elect Miss Lynda Ridge Honored At Shower

Miss Lynda Ridge bride elect of April was honored at a rural miscellaneous shower hosted by Patsy Royal Barbara Ridge Yvonne Willard Ron Britt Jackie Watson and Mrs Evan Apple. She received a white carnation corsage and a china pattern gift. Guests included her mother Mrs C W Ridge grandmother Mrs I B Ridge and Mrs H W Stroud. Ai will wed Robert Eugene Stroud on April 18 at Welch Memorial Church. Mrs Mary Ridge will host another shower Tuesday at 3 30 p m at her Lone address to honor Miss Ridge.

Lynda Ridge Patsy Royal Barbara Ridge Yvonne Willard Ron Britt Jackie Watson Evan Apple Miss Ridge Joyce Lawson C. W. Ridge H. W. Stroud Bride Elect I. B. Ridge Robert Eugene Stroud Welch Memorial Church Mary Ridge Kendall Dr

Birth of Vickie Lynn Mintz at High Point Memorial

Vickie Lynn Mintz was born on April 2 at High Point Memorial Hospital. The birth announcement notes the newborn and the hospital as the primary details.

Vickie Lynn Mintz Re Oy Vickie Lynn High Point Memorial Hospital

Birth of Carolyn Jeanette Miller in Thomasville

Mr and Mrs Clinton Miller of Thomasville Route 3 announce the birth of a daughter Carolyn Jeanette on April 2 at City Memorial Hospital in Thomasville. Mrs Miller is the former Fay Capel of Trinity and Rockingham.

Clinton Miller Thomasville Carolyn Jeanette City Memorial Hospital

Spider With Eight Simple Limbs Can Not Reach Far

A short note explains that the spider with eight simple limbs struggles to reach objects more than five or six away. The text implies limitations in range or perception of the arachnid.

Bridal Luncheon Honors Peggy Wood and George Wilkins

Mr. and Mrs. Homer T. Hudson hosted a noon luncheon at Home-Lea to honor granddaughter Peggy Wood and fiancé Ens. George Wilkins after the rehearsal at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. Twelve attendants sat at a turquoise table with yellow rose centerpiece. out of town guests included Fleetwood Adams and families from Goldsboro, Anguilla, Georgetown, and Washington, D. C.

Homer T. Hudson Peggy Wood Ens. George Wilkins Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Fleetwood Adams Benson C. H. Willis Dunn Calvin Yelverton Goldsboro Percy Wilkins Na, Tenn Ens. Wilkins Laverne B. Hedges Washington, D. C Rebecca Fields Anguilla Hudson Thomas Crocker Tommy Georgetown

June Wedding Planned for Miss Allmond and Mr Smith

Thomasville, April 6. Mr and Mrs Marshall Allmond announce the engagement of their daughter Ann to William Gordon Smith Jr son of Dr and Mrs William G Smith. Miss Allmond graduates include Thomasville High School and Woman's College Greensboro. She attends UNC Chapel Hill Duke University and Randolph Macon Academy Front Royal VA. Mr Smith will receive his MD from UNC in June. The wedding is set for June 8 at Memorial Methodist Church.

Thomasville Marshall Grant Allmond Ann Marshall William Gordon Smith Jr William G. Smith Miss Allmond Thomasville High School Woman's College Greensboro University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Randolph Macon Academy Front Royal Duke University Smith

Legion Auxiliary Meets Thursday Evening

The I. T. Mann unit of the American Legion Auxiliary will hold its regular meeting Thursday at 7:45 p.m. The group will meet at Mrs. G. D. Bostian's home at 600 Old Winston Rd.

I. T. Mann The American Legion Auxiliary G. D. Bostian Winston Rd

Concord Entry In Art Exhibit Wins Popular Vote

More than 600 viewers chose Susan and Her Mother by Caddie W. Lafferty of Concord as the top piece in a North Carolina artists exhibit at the Woman's Club. Lafferty also won a red ribbon for the portrait, while The Pet by Mrs. Marie Burwell Hunt of Oxford earned first prize and a S. Clay Williams Cup for a pastel portrait. The exhibit supported by the Ten Penny Art Fund of the NCFWC ran during a convention week and mirrored judges’ choices. a single 25 cent ballot contributed to nonprofit exhibit costs.

North Carolina Woman's Club Susan Caddie W. Lafferty Concord N. C. Federation of Women’s Clubs NCFWC Nois Joseph W. King Winston-Salem Raiford Porter High Point Geoffery Jenkinson Thomasville

Local Delegates Attend Sorority Meet At Durham

District II of Phi Mu Sorority holds a convention in Durham North Carolina this weekend. High Point College delegates attend with Shirley Yokley elected president for next year. Attendees include Shirley Yokley Jackie Hoover Dot Lloyd Beth Hardin Chris Stultz Judy Fish and Fran Avery.

Phi Mu Sorority Dura North Carolina High Point College Shirley Yakley Miss Yokley Shirley Yokley Jackie Hoover Dot Lloyd Beth Hardin Chris Stultz Judy Fish Fran Avery

Miss Barbara Williamson Engaged to Leonard Breedlove

The engagement of Miss Barbara Ann Williamson of High Point to Leonard Mose Breedlove of Bryson City is announced by her mother Mrs Kathleen Bunting. Barbara is a 1956 High Point High School graduate and works at Acclaim Hosiery Mills. Breedlove is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Breedlove of Bryson City.

Barbara Ann Williamson Leonard Mose Breedlove Kathleen Bunting High Point Breedlove J. W. Breedlove Bryson Bryson City City Bunting W. K. Williamson High Point High School Acclaim Hosiery Mills

Da Volterra’s Breeches Paintings Alter Last Judgment

Daniele Da Volterra earned the nickname painter of breeches for covering nude figures in Michelangelo’s Last Judgment with cloaks. The alteration aimed to modify the fresco’s sensual display while preserving its overall composition and impact.

Daniele da Volterra Michelangelo

Invention of the pipe organ credited to Ctesibius

The text credits the pipe organ to Ctesibius of Egypt in the 1st century B C. It notes hearing loss and mentions the United States in a fragmented context. The source text is unclear and assembling a precise report is limited by the readable fragments.

United States B. C

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