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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1940

Page

6

Weekly schedule of Triangle Cloverdale and Jolly Y Club events

The article lists weekly meetings for Triangle Club Cloverdale and Jolly Y Club along with related Girl Reserve activities. Highlights include dance lessons at the Y on Tuesday, a Mother Daughter banquet at the YWCA, a first aid course for Pickett Juniors, and a benefit open house for senior high clubs to fund regional summer delegates. The Jolly Y Club plans a talk on Love and Courtship by Dr Bess N Rosa at 7 30 Thursday night.

Triangle Club Cloverdale Club Mildred Pratt Blair Club Y. Cc. A Camp Beastings Cloverdale Inter-Club Council Jolly Y Club Bess N. Rosa Woman's College

Surprise birthday party honors Mrs B T Ferguson

Frances Sloope attended a party on Fairfield road for Mrs B T Ferguson with a scavenger hunt and roast entertainment. Mr and Mrs Davis and Mr and Mrs Carl were among the guests, and gifts were presented during the event.

Frances Sloope B. T. Us Here Fairfield Road Davis Carl

Regular 50c in Stylecraft Tea-Rose fabrics sale

An old classified item advertises a big buy deal offering two for one in fifty on Stylecraft Tea-Rose fabrics with a 50 cent price tag.

Egular Stylecraft Antibes Tea-Rose Allies

Local Residents Listed in Community Roster

Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blair, Mr. and Mrs. John Frazier, Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Ferguson, Jake Hill, Charlie Howard, Lawrence Howard, Arnold Hillard, Staley Woodell, Marvin Kirkman, Bill Sales, Misses Frances Spry, Christine Mitchell.

W. O. T. Club To Hear Guest Speaker Tuesday

The W. O. T. Club meets Tuesday at 3:30 at Mrs. J. H. Adams home in Sedgefield. Miss Mary Channing Coleman educational director at Woman's College Greensboro will speak on Bonnie Prince Charlie. Mrs. Charles F. Tomlinson leads the program and introduces the guest.

W. O. T. Club J. H. Adams Sedgefield Mary Channing Coleman Woman's College Greensboro Coleman Charles F. Tomlinson

Mrs. C. C. Haworth to Speak at Business Girls Meet

Mrs. C. C. Haworth will address the Business and Professional Girls' Club on Old Glass at 6 15 P M tomorrow at the Adams Memorial Y W C A. She is a leader in the Early American Arts Club which sponsors an antique show Thursday and Friday at the Y W C A building.

C. C. Haworth Business and Professional Girls' Club Adams Memorial Adams Memorial Building Hilton G. West First Baptist Church Mabel Burnett W. C. T. Club J. H. Adams Sedgefield Mary Channing Coletrane Greensboro Business and Professional M.—T Exchange Club Sheraton Room Sheraton Hotel American Legion Auxiliary Blair Park Oscar Barker Durham C. E. Ferguson Burlington Council of Jewish Women Ben Swartzberg Clyde Avenue Max Bones Early American Arts Club Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A Tomlinson High Point P.T. A. Congress Adams Memorial Y. W. Co. A Canterbury Club E. R. Lyon Florham Avenue Emerywood Country Club Jack Wardlaw

Informal Party Honors Mr and Mrs Dumas Eury

Mrs John McMahon entertained at her East Green Street home Saturday night in honor of Mr and Mrs Dumas Eury. Spring flowers filled the rooms as guests played games and contests. Prizes were awarded and a tea service followed with a Bible given to the honoree.

Mrs. Dumas Eury Dumas Eury Mabel Rimmer Mesdames Hattie Cook John McMahon Helen Lee Frances Rimmer Gladys Loflin Rachel Briles Lindsay Rimmer T. Lynwood Smith East Salisbury Street Henry Redding Marjorie Whittaker Malcolm Watson Francis White

Martha Holton Y W A to Meet This Evening

The Martha Holton Young Women's Auxiliary of Green Street Baptist Church holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at 7 30 with Mrs Gertrude East and Mrs Julian Lydal at the home of Mrs Lydal on Woodrow Avenue. Members urged to attend.

Martha Holton

Social Calendar of Clubs and Meetings This Week

A busy week of meetings and events across local clubs. The Business and Professional Women host a Monday reception at Elwood Hotel with officer elections. Various YWCA, WCTU, Girl Club, Exchange Club and Legion Auxiliary activities are scheduled Tuesday through Saturday with speakers, dinners, and an antique show. The Cant ers Club and a dance at Emerywood cap the week.

Business and Professional Women’s Club Elwood Hotel

Trinity Junior Senior Banquet Plans and Pre School Clinic

Trinity High School will host its annual Junior Senior banquet at Blair Park Club in High Point on Thursday at 8 p m. A pre school clinic for next year entrants will be held at Trinity School starting 9 30 a m with examinations and vaccinations for the children. Afternoon activities include a third grade celebration. Local residents noted improvements and weekend visits, including Miss Ora Fulp recovering at home in Trinity.

Trinity Trinity High School Blair Park Club High Point Trinity School G. H. Sumner Randolph County M. V. Andrews William Crawford Oscar Andrews Washington, D. C Ora Fulp

Arrives For Stay At Trinity Home

Braxton Craven of Jacksonville has arrived to stay with his parents Mr and Mrs Bruce Craven at their Trinity home. He recuperates from a serious illness after several weeks in a Jacksonville hospital.

Braxton Craven Jacksonville Fla Bruce Craven Trinity

Son Born to E F Trotters at Guilford General Hospital

Walter Alverion Trotter is born to Mr and Mrs E F Trotter on Friday April 12 at Guilford General Hospital. Mrs Trotter before marriage was Miss Elsie Frazier.

EK. F. Trotters E. F. Trotter Walter Alverion Guilford General Hospital

Chastains of Gastonia Welcome Daughter Jerry Gail

Mr and Mrs Rufus Chastain of Gastonia announce the birth of a daughter named Jerry Gail on Saturday April 13 at Burrus Memorial Hospital Mrs Chastain before marriage was Miss Iris Lanier of High Point.

Rufus Chastain Gastonia Jerry Gail Burrus Memorial Hospital

Average Earth rainfall rate noted at 16 million tons per second

The estimate states that the Earth's average rainfall amounts to about 16 million tons each second, highlighting the scale of global precipitation.

Rare Old Glass Collections at Early American Arts Club Show

Visitors to Mrs. J. Ed Millis house may view rare glass in the early American Arts Club antique show. The event runs Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Adams Memorial YMCA while Millis Harris and Richardson also open their homes with related displays including lusterware and milk white glass.

J. Ed Millis Early American Arts Club Millis Valette J. Harris Dora Richardson Smith

Somers Preaches First Sermon as New Pastor at Tabernacle

Rev J A Somers delivers first sermon in a week long revival at the People's Tabernacle in the old Delano Theatre building. He outlines four questions God asks Adam Eve Cain and Elijah and urges personal reflection and concern for others. Rev Jim H Green installs him as pastor as nightly services begin.

People’s Tabernacle Delano Theatre A. A. Somers Adam Eve Cain Elijah Somers Mr. Somers God Ater Jezebel Rev Jim H. Green

Modern Cinderella puppet show at High Point College

A three act puppet drama of Cinderella was staged at High Point College chapel by the Industrial Arts Club led by Mrs. Almetta Brooks. The club designed the sets props and puppets and kept a faithful plot with modernized details such as jitterbug music and a car replacing the pumpkin coach.

High Point College Industrial Arts Clcb Almetta Brooks

Arctic bearded seals perform a complete somersault

In Arctic waters bearded seals execute a full somersault during dives. Across England thousands of men receive First Aid training as part of a broad preparedness effort.

Arctic England

Coffin Speaks To Asheboro Sorosis Club

O J Coffin from the Chapel Hill school of journalism gave a humorous talk on married life from a husband’s view at the Asheboro Sorosis Club meeting hosted by Mrs T A Burns. Mrs T Lynwood Smith hosted a brid ge luncheon for brides and wedding guests on East Salisbury Street.

O. J. Coffin Asheboro Sorosis Club T. L. Smith School of Journalism Chapel Hill Coffin T. A. Burns Carrie Brittain R. L. Wilson Clarence Crawford

Painting cement floors reduces dust and adds attractiveness

Cement cellar floors can be made less dusty and more attractive by painting. Use specially prepared synthetic resin or rubber composition cement floor paints as ordinary oil paints will not adhere to concrete.

Cardus Builds Up Women For Period Comfort

The article states CARDUS helps women with functional dysmenorrhea linked to malnutrition by boosting appetite and gastric juices. It claims improved digestion, strength, energy, and nerve resistance, reducing period distress when taken days before and during menstruation, noting 50 years of popularity.

Carduil Cardus

We Women by Ruth Millpot. A look at gender norms and vanity

The essay argues that boys fear clothes and home appearance shaping adulthood and that men are slaves to public opinion about looks. It notes women should cultivate charm and a well kept home to influence husbands and status, comparing male and female concerns and urging self presentation.

Ruth Millpot New York City BO Yis Dorothy Lamour

Pub1ix Bamford Theaters Denied Station Permit in Asheville

The Communications Commission denied an application by Publix Bamford Theaters Inc of Asheville North Carolina to build a broadcasting station on 1430 kilocycles with 1 kilowatt unlimited time. The decision was issued in Washington on April 15.

Washington the Communications Commission Publix Bamford Theaters, Inc Asheville N. C

Growth of an Industry

The first composition roofs in the United States were laid in 1844 and 1945 nearly a century ago. Today almost two thirds of all roofing materials used in the United States are asphalt products including strip shingles roll roofing and built up roofing.

United States

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