Two Asheboro Girls Wed On Saturday
Miss Myrtle Edwards and Dewey J Wright wed in a simple 8 30 p m ceremony at the Edwards home in Asheboro. Reverend J C Edwards officiated as the couple prepared a Shenandoah valley wedding trip and planned to live with the Wright family in Coleridge after Ramseur hosiery mill employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Maryland
Myrtle Margaret Edwards
Dewey James Wright
W. R. Edwards
North Church Street
J. C. Edwards
Staley
Shenandoah Valley
J. L. Wright
Coleridge
Mr. Wright
Ramseur
Lexington Hosts Bridge Parties And Garden Openings
Mrs. Hayden Hooper entertained her bridge club and guests at South Main Street in Lexington honoring Mrs. Arnot of Charleston. Prizes went to Mrs. Archie Brannock, Mrs. Hughie Roach, and others. a salad course followed. Several local gardens will open to the public on April 12 to 14, hosted by multiple residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Hayden Hooper
South Main Street
En Arnot
Charleston
Archie Brannock
Hughie Roach
John B. Smith
Arnot
Mildred Lindsay
Business and Professional Women's Club
Bridge
Hillcrest
Annie Mae Murray
Jean Joyce
Dorothy Owen
J. P. Costner
R. B. Talbert
H. W. Dorsett
Bryce Hunt
Don Walser
P. M. Bernhardt
W. O. Burgin
T. V. Kirkman
B. C. Philpott
George Mountcastle
W. F. Brown
James Adderton
Joe Moffitt, Jr
W. F. Welborn
Pearle
Rosa Moffitt
P. W. Stroud
West Second Street
N. J. Binning
C. M. Ward
W. P. Lee
R. T. Teague
Daughters of the Confederacy Resume District Conferences
North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy resumes district meetings after Holy Week with plans for the Asheville state convention in October. Mrs. L F Fisher tours western chapters, districts announce dates from April to May, and scholarships and crosses of military service are highlighted along with new chapter growth and highway marker ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
L. F. Fisher
Asheville
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Reidsville
W. W. Shaley
Greensboro
Burlington
Graham
Yanceyville
High Point
Asheboro
Leaksville
R. O. Everette
Durham
Chapel Hill
Pittsboro
Sanford
Roxboro
Albemarle
C. W. Armstrong
Salisbury
Fayetteville
W. A. Biggs
Rockingham
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
Jacksonville
C. C. Daniel
Oriental
Goldsboro
J. E. Lambeth
Brevard College
Brevard
Lambeth
R. R. Copeland
Ahoskie
Quentine Gregory
Halifax
Vance County
Henderson
Sidney Perry Cooper
Jefferson Davis
Nannie Dodson
Winston-Salem
Poultry Flower Show Opens At Willis Park April 17
Premium catalogs have been distributed to poultry breeders and flower growers across four states for a joint poultry and flower show at Willis Park beginning Monday April 17. A nominal entry fee on birds funds high standards, while flowers compete for prizes and ribbons with no entry fee. Entries are accepted by T. C. Potts at 105 Richardson Street until next Friday evening, with space arrangements needed by Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Park
T. C. Potts
Richardson Street
Three New Scout Troops Organized in Uwharrie District
The High Point District of Uwharrie Council added three Scout troops in Jamestown and at Johnson Street and Fairview Street Schools. Johnson Street and Fairview Street troops meet at their schools while Jamestown troop meets at the Methodist Church. Scoutmasters O W Ross and H L Bowling lead the Fairview Street and Jamestown units respectively, with listed Scouts of each group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Uwharrie Council
Jamestown
Johnson Street
Fairview Street
Allen Austin, Jr
Ray Odom
James Paschal
Chapp Brown
William Hoke
Grayson Lassiter
Mack Brock
Wayne Morgan
Leroy White
William Thomas
Jack Taylor
Harold Kirkman
Junior Meridith
Floyd Ballard
Hugh Mobley
Robert Cannon
J. L. Griffin
Carl Hedrick
Dempsey Pope
O. W. Ross
Fairview Street School
Grover Harrel
Archie Gilmore
Benjamin Whitworth
Paul Ross
Arthur Harris
Robert Frye
Willie Foster
Carnival entertainment secured for showing event
Logs may be obtained from Mr. Potts Cetlin and Wilson midway one of the largest and most complete carnival organizations has been secured to furnish entertainment during the showing.
Randolph To Hold County Wide Fete
Randolph County will stage its first county wide music festival on Friday April 14 at 2 pm at the fair ground grandstand near Asheboro. About 800 students from multiple towns including Liberty Grays Chapel Staley Providence Franklinville Ramseur Coleridge Randleman Asheboro Tabernacle and Balfour will participate with a special primary chorus. The Asheboro band directed by Pat Leonard will accompany and a rain date is set for the following clear day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Fair Ground
Glenn Robertson
Grays Chapel School
Madge Hobgood
Liberty
Grays Chapel
Staley
Providence
Franklinville
Ramseur
Coleridge
Randleman
Tabernacle
Balfour
Robertsons
Car Wheel Turn Improves Road Grip and Steering Ease
A slight turn-in of front wheels helps the car hold to the road and makes steering considerably easier, improving handling and safety.
Camporee Set For April 22 23 In District Scout Schedule
The District Boy Scout Camporee will open April 22 and 23 with a first inspection Saturday 9 to 11 am and final inspection Sunday at 8 30 am. Fifty patrols from district camps will be chosen for the council event. health certificates and written applications are due by April 16 at Scout headquarters in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Hackney
Easter Bunny Calls High Point Children
Jimmie Fields of 609 Boulevard phoned about 10 local children posing as the Easter bunny after obtaining parental permission. When asked for a gift, he replied to each child to ask their mother if they could eat it, leaving several youngsters believing in the Easter bunny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Fields
Boulevard
Jimmie
Old Canadian seeks U S citizenship willing to bear arms
In Covington Kentucky Henry Bogart Dean an 80 year old Canadian applicant told Federal Judge H Church Ford he was willing to bear arms in defense of the United States The judge asked if he was too old for a rifle Dean replied Maybe so but I can carry a pistol
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covington
Henry Bogart Dean
H. Church Ford
United States
Dean
Garden Fortnight and Pilgrimage Opens Across North Carolina
The Second Annual Garden Fortnight and Pilgrimage of the North Carolina Garden Club launches with tours to 25 towns April 8 to 23. Eastern gardens led by mild weather feature Airlie Azalea Gardens and Orton Plantation, with Duke Gardens openings April 14 and 15 in Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Garden Club
Garden Club
North Carolina
Wilmington
Airlie Azalea Gardens
Orton Plantation
Graham
Elizabeth City
Concord
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Greenville
High Point
Lexington
Bath
Winston-Salem
Wake Forest
Durham
Henderson
Roanoke Rapids
Hillsboro
Chapel Hill
Mount Holly
Gastonia
New Bern
Red Springs
Flora MacDonald
Salisbury
Oxford
Sarah P. Duke
Duke University
Europe
Joseph E. Johnston
Johnston
Sherman
Raleigh convention to hear leaders from politics education and federation
North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs met in Raleigh April 17 19 at the Sir Walter Hotel with Governor Clyde Hoey and Mrs Saddie Orr Dunbar as opening speakers. The event highlighted democracy preservation for youth and featured top speakers from political and educational circles and federation leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bunn
Raleigh
North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs
WPTF
Sir Walter Hotel
Howard G. Etheridge
Asheville
J. 8. Mitchener
Raleigh Woman's Club
E. L. Layfield
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Saddie Orr Dunbar
General Federation
Harris Twins and Mrs Dunbar Featured at Convention
The Harris twins celebrate birthdays as they appear in a photo. Mrs Dunbar, a long time public health leader, outlined her career from Oregon to the White House conference and Linfield College honors. She will preside at the General Federation meeting in San Francisco May 7 14. C A Lloyd of Biltmore College will close the convention with a talk titled The Speech of the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Oregon Federation
General Federation
White House
Hoover
Public Health Organization
Hugh S. Cummings
Alaska
National Tuberculosis Association
Oregon
Linfield College
L. P. Kennedy
Boylan Avenue
Raleigh
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High Point High School
Ieebound
Josephine Deal
Caroline York
June Parker
Elizabeth Welbourne
Roger Taylor
Kathryn Allen
Eloise Rankin
Hugh Strickland
James Wilson
Carlton Foster
Hoyt Hilton
George Shelhorse
Smith
S. Walter Presnell
Wainman Avenue
Katheryn Louise
Paul Sadarko
Frank J. Sadarko
Sadarko
Edgewood
Mr. Sadarko
Arsenal
N. C. Daughters of the Confederacy
MER Nn
N. BE. Davis
Clyde Loflin
L. J. Davis
Lewis Jeffrey Loflin
Randolph
Hoey
Federation
Friends of Federation Club
Pinehurst
American Home Department
Charlotte
Harris Twins
Jake Harris
Fourth Street
Dickie
Donnie
Stone
Etire Coats
Toppers Coats
Kress
South Main St
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