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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1940

Page

7

Members' Preferences Guide Concert Association Selections

Community Concert series plans for the coming season will largely follow member input gathered during this week’s membership drive. Members choosing three concerts may suggest attractions, with notes passed to the artists committee. interest focuses on a potential Barere Little Symphony return. Campaign progress briefings are set for tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel mezzanine. memberships are open to all High Point residents during the drive week.

Grace Moore Metropolitan Opera Star Artists High Point Sheraton Hotel

Emma Blair P T A Hears Rev J Clay Madison

Emma Blair Parent Teacher Association meets in the school auditorium with Rev J Clay Madison as guest speaker on Home Influences. The program includes a glee club performance and installation of next year’s officers led by Mrs E R Gary.

Emma Blair T. A J. Clay Madison Madison Ray Talley P.T. A E. R. Gary H. B. Mayo J. C. Duggins N. F. Bundy Carmen Austin Henry Marshall

Hoffman files for election in Guilford County

Joe F. Hoffman, member of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners from High Point, filed notice with secretary L. J. Fisher to seek re election. Others filing include L. G. Jones for constable High Point Township Archie W. Hedrick for constable D. H. Milton and J. F. Powers for justices of the peace.

Joe F. Hoffman Guilford County Board of Commissioners L. J. Fisher County Board of Elections Mr. Fisher L. G. Jones High Point Township Archie W. Hedrick D. H. Milton J. F. Powers

Durham Woman Maxwell Chief In Sixth District

Mrs. R. O. Everett of Durham named director of woman’s work in North Carolina's Sixth Congressional District for A J Maxwell's gubernatorial campaign. She is a licensed attorney the first woman to win a case before the state Supreme Court and active in Colonial Dames United Daughters of the Confederacy Parent-Teacher Association Queens College trustee.

Raleigh R. O. Everett Durham A. J. Maxwell W. B. Murphy Maxwell Woman's Club and Patriotic Society Colonial Dames United Daughters of the Confederacy Parent-Teacher Association Queens College Charlotte Jackson Training School Concord

Club BonBonnie Hosts Meet At Worth Avenue Home

Miss Ruth Johnson and Miss Celeste Johnson hosted the Club BonBonnie gathering at their Worth Avenue home last evening. Plans were announced for a spring dance on May 4 at Pleasant's Cabin and a theatre party for the next meeting. Five new members were welcomed: Alice Peatross, Louella Sloope, Mary Blackwell, Charlotte Hawks, Edith Bulla.

Ruth Celeste Johnson Worth Avenue Pleasant’s Alice Peatross Louella Sloope Mary Blackwell Charlotte Hawks Edith Bulla Helen Moser Lola Bray Virginia Elder Ruth Jones Billie Mason Dot Bradley Juanita Turnage Helen Kearns Esther Ingram Mabel Bray

Prom Night Dazzles Asheboro Students With Dancing

Asheboro high school jo int prom celebrated in the gym with a wind motif dinner before the party. Jack O Brian led dancing and prizes added fun while observers enjoyed the orchestral music by John Peddicord. A separate Saturday police ball drew a large crowd. The Week featured LeRoy Love speaking on drama and public speaking and Rankin Memorial Church Auxiliary announced a church supper with boiled ham and sides.

Asheboro Mae Rankin Woman's Auxiliary Rankin Memorial Methodist Church Barker and Adams Street

Ladies Attend Fourth District U D C Meeting in Graham

Mrs J F Hayden and Mrs James E Lambeth of Thomasville are in Graham for the Fourth District United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting. Lambeth is North Carolina Division U D C second vice president and Hayden chairs the monument committee.

J. F. Hayden James E. Lambeth Thomasville Graham United Daughters of the Confederacy Lambeth North Carolina Hayden

Women decorators design America liner interiors

The Smyth Urquhart and Marckwald firm with three women leads the interior decorating of the American, the largest liner built in the U.S. They work from blueprints, aim for an American, cheerful style, and prioritize passenger comfort and practical space on the 1219 passenger ship.

Ruth Millett Smyth, Urquhart and Marckwald America Smyth Urquhart Marckwald United States Lines

Woman's College Dance Group To Present Annual Recital

Under Miss Joan Brownlee the Modern Dance Group of Woman's College UNC will present its annual recital on Saturday night April 13 in Aycock Auditorium. The program features dances of Oh Susannah in Cuban rhumba Viennese waltz Scottish jig American square dance and Virginia reel plus The Campus Suite and Philosophy of Life.

Woman's College Physical Education Department Orchesis Modern Dance Group Miss Brownlee University of Nebraska Bennington Berlin Germany

Prominent Greensboro Women Lead Recital Plans

Miss Marjorie Benbow and Miss Chris tine Allen of Greensboro coordinate publicity for a recital with Miss Louise Meroney as president of the group. Music will be arranged by Edith Goodman of Miami, Elizabeth Holmes of Leaks ville, Evelyn Hurwitz of Clinton, and Sara Pardo of Havana. London reports speedier divorce trials cutting waiting cases from 2,600 to 500.

Emporia Marjorie Benbow Greensboro Christine Allen Louise Meroney Edith Goodman Miami Fla Elizabeth Holmes Leaksville Evelyn Hurwitz Clinton Sara Pardo Havana Cuba

Gannett for Monetary Authority Aims at Stable Purchasing Power

Frank E. Gannett urged a national monetary authority to shield farmers from foreign currency fluctuations. Speaking at the University of North Carolina he said Congress should mandate the body with Supreme Court parity. He argued it would stabilize the dollar and curb booms and depressions.

Chapel Hill Monetary Authority Frank E. Gannett Rochester N. Y Carolina Political Union University of North Carolina Congress U. S. Supreme Court Gannett John A. Park Raleigh Times

Hulls stern note to Mexico warns changes must occur

Secretary Hull signaled a tougher State Department stance in a note proposing arbitration of disputed American oil properties. He warned that long standing differences must be adjusted if U S Mexican relations are to remain on a sound basis. Latin America purchased nearly $1,000,000 in rubber products in recent months.

Washington Mexi Hull Latin America United States

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