State PTA Congress Opens In Asheville With 100 Delegates
Asheville April 22 The 22nd annual convention of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers opened with more than 1 000 delegates from across the state. National P T A president Mrs William Kletzer and state president Mrs Dove D Alley spoke. former Gov Clyde R Hoey will address tonight and Gov Broughton tomorrow. The theme Hood childhood and youth in democracy guides sessions and exhibits.
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Asheville
North
America
Kletzer
Alley
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Home
Fife
Mrs Welborn Attends Continental Congress of DAR
Mrs John S Welborn returned to East Washington Street after ten days in Washington DC as official delegate from High Points Alexander Martin chapter. She also attended meetings of the Daughters of the American Colonists and the Daughters of the Colonial Wars and served as hostess and tea host at DAR and CW events.
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John S. Welborn
East Washington Street
Washington, D. C
Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
High Point
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Colonists
Daughters of the Colonial Wars
Welborn
D. A.R
North Carolina
Wiliam Pouch
N. S. Stirewall
D. L. Bould
D. A. R. Congress
I. T. Mann
Frances Mann
Washington
Visitors and Local Family News Roundup in Charlotte
Mrs. W F Burdell Sr of Charlotte arrives to visit Mr and Mrs W F Burdell Jr at Rowella Apartments. Barbara Allen Kemp improves at home after tonsil removal at Groome Lackey Clinic. Emery Burns leaves for Fayetteville Veterans Hospital for treatment. Mrs W B Waff of Winston visits daughter Mrs Wiley Stone at 1510 Long Street. Mrs W A Payne and son Billy of Greenville SC visit Mrs E R Proctor at 1117 Richland Ave. Jessie Sue Proctor improving at home after leg injury. former Burrus Memorial Hospital stay. Mr and Mrs H F Barrett and son Billy, with Mrs Glenn Brown, return from Baltimore via Mount Vernon tour. Marvin Wood returns to 116 Tate St after serious operation at Wesley Long Hospital. Mr and Mrs H G Peters and daughters Peggy Yvonne, with Mr J Henderson and son Ted, spend a few days in Erwin Tennessee.
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W. F. Burdell, Sr
Charlotte
W. F. Burdell, Jr
Rowella Apartments
Marvin Wood
Tate Street
Wesley Long Hospital
H. G. Peters
Peggy
Yvonne
J. T. Jenderson
Ted
Erwin
Tenn
Sedgefield Club to Hold Spring Dance at Sedgefield Inn
The Sedgefield Club announces its Spring Dance at the Sedgefield Inn on Saturday May 3 from early evening until midnight. A buffet supper will be served until 9 PM. Reservations close Friday noon May 2. The club telephone is 4385.
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Sedgefield
Sedgefield Inn
Women of Moose Chapter Night Program
The Women of the Moose meet tomorrow night at Moose Hall at 7:30. Jake Harris will speak on High Point history covering fifty years and display old newspapers and relics from his collections. The public is invited to attend.
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Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Jake Harris
High Point
Harris
Pentagon Club Meeting With Mrs Bill Foister
The Pentagon Club will meet tonight at 7 30 with Mrs Bill Foister at her Madison Apartments home on North Main Street.
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Pentagon Club
Bill Foister
Madison Apartments
North Main Street
Mrs Claude Smith To Host Domino Club Tonight
The weekly Domino Club meeting is set for this evening at 7 45 at the Winston Road home of Mrs Claude Smith. The event invites members to gather for games and social time in a neighborhood setting.
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Claude Smith
The
Domino Club
Winston Road
Wednesday Bridge Club At Mrs Bain Home
Mrs R M Stannon will host the Wednesday Evening Bridge Club at the Emerywood Estate home of her daughter Mrs Robert Bain on Wednesday night at 8 oclock.
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R. M. Stannon
Robert Bain
Emerywood
Modern Etiquette Q and A on theatre entering rules
A host should enter first with tickets for the entire party and then let guests pass in, women entering first. Borrowed books should be kept no longer than two weeks. Boisterous laughter and a high pitched voice indicate vulgarity. a well bred person keeps voice low and modulated.
Lessons in English by W L Gordon Word of the Day Inadequacy
A compact glossary style note explains common word usage and mispronunciations. It defines inadequacy as deficiency or unequal to a requirement and provides a sample sentence about an army commander.
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Tom
Detroit
Ralph Sparks Charged With Reckless Driving Aftermath
Ralph Sparks of 1216 Ragan Street was charged with reckless driving after his car struck Mrs. Reba Wilson as she ran into Willowbrook Street to shield her three year old. Wilson suffered an ankle injury while her child Darrell escaped the path of the approaching vehicle. The arrest followed a police review and was filed by Theodore S. Wilson. Sparks posted no bond and awaits a municipal court hearing before Judge D. C. MacRae.
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Ralph Sparks
Ragan Street
Reba Wilson
Willowbrook Street
Sparks
Civitan Club hears talk on vacations by Dr Sumner
Dr. Emmett A. Sumner spoke at the High Point Civitan Club luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel on vacations. Harry Anthony was welcomed as a new member. Guests included Rev N C Williams and Dr E K McLarty of Concord. The attendance award went to Silas B Casey’s team. Dr Harry L Brockmann presided.
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Emmett A. Sumner
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Harry Anthony
N. C. Williams
Main Street Methodist Church
E. K. McLarty
Concord
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Silas B. Casey
Harry L. Brockmann
Cranford Birth Segue Brightens Guilford General
Mr and Mrs C T Cranford announce the birth of Henry Hugh Cranford at Guilford General Hospital on April 19. The mother before marriage was Margie Black of High Point.
Mrs. Alice R. King Dies At Hillcrest Drive Residence
Mrs. Alice Rollins King 81 died at her home 402 Hillcrest Drive after weeks of declining health. Born in Birmingham England February 20 1860 she came to America at 11. Widow of Rev. Rufus King she was active in Guilford College High Point Garden Club and St Marys Church. Survived by son Edward S. King Raleigh and two daughters Mrs. W. W. Allen Jr Woodberry N J and Miss Anna Bella King. Funeral plans not complete.
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Alice Rollins King
Hillcrest Drive
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Edward S. King
Raleigh
W. W. Allen, Jr
Woodberry
N. J
Anna Bella King
Greatness of the Christian Task at Church of Christ
Sunday sermon urged completing the world task of Christ by preaching the word and persuading all to accept Jesus. Evening talks stressed restoring primitive Christianity and unity in Christ through New Testament pattern and shared faith. Services continue nightly at 7 30 throughout the week.
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Church OF Christ
Jerusalem
Judea
Samaria
Earth
Jesus
Christ
Churches of Christ
Funeral for Mrs. Sally V. Foster in Statesville
Mrs. Sally Virginia Foster wife of H L Foster died just after 1 am Monday. Funeral at 3 30 pm at 932 West Front Street with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. She was born January 15 1866 in Advance and married January 26 1892 at Fork Baptist Church in Davie County. Surviving are her husband six children ten grandchildren.
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H. L. Foster
Statesville
Sally Virginia Foster
West Front Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Foster
Matthew and
Anne Zimmersman Markland
Fork Baptist Church
Davie County
Advance Baptist Church
H. &. Foster
Cc. C. Foster
Annie
Jakie Foster
N. C
British Plight Continues Amid News Dispute and Tripoli Bombardment
Churchill rebutted Hore-Belisha on anxiety over authentic news in Australia and said Germany likely did not occupy Smoothlake Island near the Dardanelles. He noted the admiralty message that the navy bombarded Tripoli for 40 minutes, but refused further comment.
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Leslie Hore-Belisha
Australia
Churchill
Smoothlake Island
Dardanelles
Tripoli
Admiralty
Laundry Blaze Destroys Burlington Plant
A fire believed caused by spontaneous combustion swept through the City Laundry in Burlington early today, gutting the clothing plant and causing an estimated loss of 30000 dollars. Insurance partly covers the damage.
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Burlington
Churchill comments on Eden tour and Spain loan
Prime Minister Churchill says Eden’s Middle East trip is not in the public interest at present. He declines to discuss a 2 million pound Spanish loan, adding Britain and the United States could aid Spain if the starving population warrants it, while avoiding actions that would provoke a breach with Spain.
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Anthony Eden
Middle East
Spain
Axis
Churchill
Great Britain
United States
Forest Blaze Toll Grows Across Mid-Atlantic States
The report notes a relentless forest fire season with nearly 100 blazes in New York and Pennsylvania and about 12 000 acres smoldering in Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia logged major fires, with West Virginia suffering a third of its area affected as the flames continued to spread southward.
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Hurst
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Inferno Race Expands as Foresters Battle Vast Blaze
More than 1500 fires were fought by 3000 firefighters while State Forester Dan B Griffin warned the worst was ahead. The blaze crossed from South to North into Henderson County in the Carolinas, scorching about 100 acres across a 9.4 mile front.
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Dan B. Griffin
Tennessee
Carolinas
North Carolina
Henderson County
Claude Lee and Roxie Hill Estates Estimated at 3000
Special to The Enterprise reports Greene County estates totaling 3000 after Roxie Hill a 2 year old Negro woman slain by her husband and Claude Lee Hill Jr chose death by own action following the murder Odessa Simpson qualified as Roxie Hill administrator estate valued 1400 in personal property Claude Lee Hill Sr acted as administrator with 1106 in personal and 500 in real property Dallas 6 and Betty Jean 2 are listed as the couple’s only heirs
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Greensboro
Roxie Hill
Claude Lee Hill
Odessa Simpson
Otteray Drive
Normal Street
Dallas
Betty Jean
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