Girl Reserve Clubs End Anniversary Week With Birthday Party
The Sixtieth Anniversary observance for Girl Reserves concluded with a Saturday birthday party at Adams Memorial YWCA attended by about sixty girls. Diane Taylor chaired. Martha Thomas led group singing. Carlene Kearns and Pat Steed presented a skit and a Taft radio talk on Youth in a Time of Crisis. Betty Culver organized a penny-for-age fund drive aiding the YWCA World Emergency Fund. Mrs. A H Whitley Jr cut the giant birthday cake, decorated with the emblem and sixty candles, followed by floral-dogwood-iris refreshments. A Friday parents party featured speaker Mrs. Bess N. Rosa on Parent-Youth Partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
Diane Taylor
Martha Thomas
Carlene Kearns
Pat Steed
Charles P. Taft
Washington, D. C
Betty Culver
The
A. H. Whitley, Jr
Girl Reserve
Bess N. Rosa
Greensboro
A. H. Whitley
Pheloia Patrick
Visitors Honored At Hayden Home Family Dinner
An informal weekend gathering at 400 East Washington Street honored Major and Mrs. H Leach Hoover of Fort Jackson Columbia S C as overnight guests. The event featured buffet supper a floral centerpiece and a slideshow of South Carolina gardens and Paradise Point. Attendees included Hayden Tucker family members and Hoover relatives from Thomasville among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hayden
East Washington Street
H. Leach Hoover
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Major Hoover
Hayden
South Carolina
Paradise Point
John F. Whitescarver
Royster Tucker
Diane, Royster, Jr
Velva Hayden Tucker
William Jarrell
John Whitescarver
Meta Jane
Velva Tucker
D. E. Hoover
Meyer Mendenhall
Madeline Hoover
Thomasville
Mexico Bans Electric Advertising Near Historic Buildings
Mexico prohibits electric signs and other obtrusive displays that block views of buildings and other sites of historic value. The policy targets signage that harms sightlines and heritage aesthetics, applying to future installations and existing structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Leland Stowe to Lecture Woman's College Tonight
Greensboro April 28 Leland Stowe Pulitzer prize winner and foreign correspondent will speak at Aycock auditorium Woman's College tonight at 8. He has covered major European and South American events and reported key international conferences. The lecture is part of the college course, originally set for November 2 but moved to spring. A power station with 50,000 horsepower capacity will be built at Krangede on the Indals River in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Woman’s College
Leland Stowe
Ahe
Aycock
Stowe
Europe
South America
Oslo
Norway
International Bank
Basle
Geneva
London
League of Nations
New York Herald-Tribune
Paris
Krangede
Indals
Sweden
Female Ostriches Sit on Eggs by Day Males at Night
A note explains the breeding roles of ostriches with females incubating by day while males take over during the night, outlining a simple, observable nesting behavior in the species.
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
A weekly schedule lists events at Sedgefield Inn and various venues. This includes a duplicate tournament resuming after a pause, AAUW meeting at 1431 Wiltshire Boulevard with Dr. Howard Randthaler speaking, and Sedgefield Hunt officer elections. Also on the program are Delta Theta Chi at the Sheraton, Monarch Auxiliary at 209 Woodrow Avenue, Piedmont Women’s Golf Association at Old Town Country Club, Friendly Garden Club on Kivett Drive, Women of the Moose Chapter Night, and Girl Scout Council meeting at Adams Memorial YWCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association of University Women
N. P. Yarborough
Wiltshire Boulevard
B. H. Hill
Vera Idol
Howard E. Randthaler
Salem College
Piedmont Women's Golf Association
Laurance Ingram
Old Town Country Club
Winston-Salem
Friendly Garden Club
Roy Brown
Kivett Drive
Ray Nibbelink
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Monarch Auxiliary Meet Hosted by Mrs Barrett at 7:30
The Monarch Auxiliary will be entertained by Mrs F H Barrett at 209 Woodrow Avenue Tuesday evening at 7 30. Members are informed of the hour change from afternoon to evening. A musical program is planned and members are urged to attend.
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Monarch Auxiliary
F. H. Barrett
Woodrow Avenue
Large NC clubwomen visit Tomlinson plant tour
A delegation of 75 to 100 North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs members will tour the Tomlinson Exhibition building tomorrow at 2 30 pm guided by Stuart Sproul. The visit supports the state industrial survey with several plant inspections, followed by a tea hosted by Mrs S H Tomlinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Federation of Women's Club
Winston-Salem
Karastan
Leaksville
S. H. Tomlinson
State Convention of Women’s Clubs
Winston- Salem
Stuart Sproul
Miss Monroe Weds Marvin Kearns In Quiet Ceremony
The marriage of Miss Florence Monroe to Marvin M. Kearns took place Sunday April 13 at 2 p.m. at Main Street Methodist Church with Rev. N. C. Williams officiating in the presence of relatives and friends. The bride, a Lee County native living in High Point, wore navy and rose buds. A picnic supper followed at their route three home with about fifty guests. Prior to the wedding, the bride received a miscellaneous shower from her sister‑in‑law and other hostesses, and Circle No. 2 of the church held further celebrations at the groom’s relatives’ homes with games and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Monroe
Marvin M. Kearns
Main Street Methodist Church
N. C. Williams
Kearns
Lee County
Major HW Leach Hoover Heads Toward Greensboro After Visit
Major Hoover, staff chaplain of the 30th Division National Guard now at Fort Jackson, and Mrs Hoover left Hartsville after a short stay with Mr and Mrs J F Hayden on East Washington Street. They travel toward Greensboro and nearby cities for a brief visit. Mrs Willis Lee returns home from Burrus Memorial Hospital after a tonsillectomy and recuperates. Betty Hedgecock and Geraldine Palmer, children of local residents, recover satisfactorily after operations at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. Leach Hoover
U.S. National Guard
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Hoover
J. F. Hayden
East Washington Street
Hartsville
Greensboro
Willis Lee
Fisher Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Geraldine Anne Palmer
G. A. Palmer
Greensboro Road
Garden City Pupils Ride Seven Miles for Seven Cent Lab Fee
One hundred primary students in Was.- pay seven cents each for a science lab. The experiment involves a seven mile train ride to Holcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Holcomb
Delta Theta Chi to Meet Tomorrow at Sheraton Hotel
The Epsilon Chapter of Delta Theta Chi will hold its regular meeting tomorrow evening at 6 30 at the Sheraton Hotel, according to an announcement made this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsilon Chapter
Delta Theta Chi
Sheraton Hotel
Local Christian Endeavorers Hold Weekly Meetings
Lebanon Christian Endeavor Society heard The Cost of Discipleship with Mrs. Jeanette Cole in charge. Participants included Mrs. E. B. Barnes Mrs. Florence Montgomery Christine Michel Elise Amish and E. B. Barnes with group singing and a short business session led by vice-president Mrs. Robert Lee. Plans were made for a Mother's Day program. DEEP RIVER FRIENDS The Christian Endeavor Society at Deep River Friends Church met with Mary Frances Williams leading. The topic The Cost of Discipleship was introduced by Lois Skeen with Scripture by Nancy Williams. Evelyn Thornton Wanda Smith and Elizabeth Thornton discussed sub topics and stories and a scrapbook poem closed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Christian Endeavor Society
Jeanette Cole
E. B. Barnes
Florence Montgomery
Christine Michel
Elise Amish
Robert Lee
Deep River Friends
Christian Endeavor Society
Deep River Friends Church
Mary Frances Williams
Lois Skeen
Nancy Williams
Evelyn Thornton
Wanda Smith
Elizabeth Thornton
Dinner Dance At Emerywood Club Outstanding Event
The April dinner dance at Emerywood Country Club drew about 200 guests with Johnny Bobbitt and his Charlotte orchestra providing music for a festive evening. Dinner at 7 followed by a varied program of rhumbas tangos and waltzes praised for its Viennese rhythms and versatility led by entertainment chairman Phil A. Warner.
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Emerywood Country Club
Johnny Bobbitt
Charlotte
Phil A. Warner
Rebecca Hunt Hosts Ninth Birthday Party at Sedgefield
Rebecca Trunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S S Hart, entertained on Saturday afternoon at Sedgefield for her ninth birthday. Children joined in contests and games with prizes awarded. An ice course in green and white followed for about equal number of attendees including Jane Gilette of Charlotte and Julia McCutcheon, Mary Brinkley, and Rebecca Wilson of Durham, with many others from High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Trunt
S. S. Hart
Sedgefield
Jane Gilette
Charlotte
Julia McCutcheon
Mary Brinkley
Rebecca Wilson
Durham
High Point
Primary Children of Archdale School To Give Program
The primary department of Archdale School will present an original dramatization on Wednesday evening at 6 30 o clock titled Happy Hours at Archdale School. It portrays pupil activities on the playground and in the school room. All parents and friends should attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale School
Camp Bulletins To Be Distributed Thursday
Camp bulletins will be distributed and committee reports heard at the regular meeting of the High Point Girl Scout Council to be held Thursday morning at the Adams Memorial YWCA. The meeting will get underway at ten o'clock as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout Council
Adams Memorial Y. W.C. A
R. A. Herring
High Foint Girl Scout Council
Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A
Bailey to Speak at Wake Forest Commencement
Wake Forest in North Carolina announces the June 2 commencement address will be delivered by Senator Josiah Bailey. June 1 features alumnus address by J. M. Scarborough of Charlotte, while Rev. S. L. Blanton of First Baptist Church Wilmington preaches the baccalaureate sermon.
North Carolina talk set by Carolina Political Union
Major George Fielding Elhot, military analyst and author, will speak at the University of North Carolina on May 21 under the auspices of the Carolina Political Union if the war situation isn’t too hectic. Bill Joslin, CRPU chairman, announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot
Chapel Hill
N. C
George Fielding el- Hot
University of North Carolina
Carolina Political Union
Bill Joslin
C. Rp.u
Jamestown P T A Installs Officers and Plans Plays
Jamestown P T A holds final regular meeting with devotional by Girl Scouts, band under Cary Davis of High Point airs, officers installed by Mrs W G Ragsdale. Seniors to be honored May 1 at City Lake. Friday April 25 drama club to present Here Comes Patricia. Senior 4 H club hosted April 16 party with scavenger hunt and a frog task, many attendees listed with club colors green and white.
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Jamestown
Jamestown P.t. A
Cary Davis
High Point
W. G. Ragsdale
C. E. Frazier
J. R. Arm Strong
Mary Speer
Sara Staley
Wayne Williard
Otis Thrift
High Point City Lake
Jamestown Dramatic Club
Patricia
Betty Lynn Wilfiard
Mrs. Carrol
Norma Williard
Elsie Crowder
Frances Foster
Mrs. Smith-Porter
Nancy Williard
Angelina Koop
Wanda Smith
Minnie Knoop
Ruby Briggs
Jimmy Clark
Bob Crodfelter
Elbert Hastings
George McKinney
Adam Wade
Charles Jarrell
Tim Hopper
Noris Frazier
Bud Flannigan
Mildred Marlette
Wray Hutchins
Doris Misenheimer
Jean Slate Holton
Alma Jane Gordon
Helen Key
Bonella Spainhour
Boots Week
Mary Edith Wright
Clara Robertson
Doris Setzer
Doris Hennis
Merle Joyce
Maxine Hadgin
Maxine Thomas
Doris Trinette
Evelyn Hester
Millicent Young
Louise Landreth
Carrie Dell Hennis
Henrietta Bundy
Dot Wilson
Norman Osborne
Harold Hedrick
Jack Haley
Harold Glover
Billie Williams
Ralph Hill
Glenn Misenheimer
Richard Cox
John Thomas
Bill Holton
Virgil Brower
Gene Thomas
Raymond Hicks
Lannie Ballinger
Sam Underwood
John Robert Borum
William Hennis
Johnnie Max Braham
Donald Gibson
Edward Wilton
James Matthews
Carl Ray Robbins
Macy
Rodney Borum
Edna Matthews
Henry Bundy
Miss Matthews
Deep River
History Textbook War Continues in North Carolina
Raleigh April 28 Commissioner of Revenue Atlen J Maxwell renewed his critique of a fifth grade history text amid a dispute with university professors over sources and a literary fund. Maxwell criticizes Newsome and Lesler for biased conclusions and questions praise of Governor Holden while crediting David Reid, highlighting partisan debates on state history and governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Nisbet
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Atlen J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
North Carolina
Maxwell
Broughton
Board of Education
Joe Warren
Revenue Commissioner
Mr. Maxwell
Chapel Hill
Democratic Party
Holden
David Reid
Old Literary Fund
Newsome
Lester
Former A A U W Nat's Presidents To Address Biennial Meet
Five women who have led the American Association of University Women since 1921 will attend the Cincinnati biennial in May and address the final dinner session. Ada L. Comstock Aurelia Reinhardt Mary E. Woolley Meta Glass and Margaret S. Morriss will speak on education continuity international responsibility and looking forward. The presidents have shaped liberal culture and scholarship at Radcliffe Mills Mount Holyoke Sweet Briar Pembroke and Barnard amid a broad view of women’s higher education.
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Washington, D. C
Amercan Association of University Women
Association of Collegiate
Southern Association of College Women
Cincinnati
Ada L. Comstock
Radcliffe College
Aurelia Reinhardt
Mills College
Mary E. Woolley
Mount Holyoke College
Meta Glass
Sweet Briar College
Margaret S. Morriss
Pembroke College
Comstock
Harvard University
Harvard
University
Minnesota
Smith College
Radcliffe
Hoover
National Committee On
California
Miss College
Oakland
Reinhardt
West
Mary E. Wealsey
Massachusetts
Pioneer Women's College
Woolley
Brown University
Morriss
France
War Work Council
Glass
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Columbia University
International Federation of University Women
No. 1940 State History Debate Sparks Lesson Clash
A heated discussion over state fiscal moves and repudiation bonds reveals tensions between political factions and education. Critics challenge the Warren tax and Newsome-Lefter text as too advanced for fifth graders while praising the debate for stirring interest in state history and patriotism.
Grange Leader Opposes New Tobacco Tax Proposal
State Grange Master Harry B. Caldwell urged tobacco farmers and Grange members in Greensboro to oppose proposed new taxes on the tobacco industry. He argued farmers are willing to share national defense costs but tobacco shoulders a heavier burden than other commodities. Caldwell planned to confer with congressmen in Washington before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Grange
Harry B. Caldwell
Here
Washington
Boys Help Ill Hedged Hedge Funded Garden Work
Six school boys from a six mile distant school visited Danville to clear Richard L Hedge’s garden. He has been ill and bedfast for about 20 years, relying on selling bulbs and flowers from his small plot as his sole income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
Richard L. Hedge
Two Men Killed in Lincolnton Auto Crash
Jake Upton and J. D. Black, both of Cherryville, were fatally injured when their automobile wrecked near Lincolnton, North Carolina, late last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolnton
N. C
Jake Upton
J. D. Black
Cherryville
Here
Fire destroys building at power plant in Indianahead
UINDIANHEAD Md April 28 Fire destroyed a building early today at the Navy s big Indianhead power plant Captain M L Hersey in command said only three men were in the building and none was injured Cause of the blaze was undetermined but there is absolutely no question of sabotage The Navy Department in Washington said the fire was confined to the other house and the loss was about 150 000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uindianhead
Navy
Indianhead
M. L. Hersey
Navy Department
Washington
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Mesdames W. F. Clayton
Arch Grant
Sedgefield Inn
William Persons
Sedgefield Hunt
Monarch
Mrs. Barrett
Bonnet News
Moffitts
North Main Street
Pompadour
N. C. Clubwomen
Tomlinson
Miss Monroe
Marvin Kearns
Betty Hedgecock
H. P. Hedgecock
Higher Education
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Emerywood Club
Rebecca Hunt
Archdale
Jamestown P.T.A
Ohio
Den
Rumford Bakin Pret
Rumford
Arcade Amusement Company
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