Topics Club Fetes Mrs Wall at Tea Session
The Topics Club held a tea at Mrs. Ernest Wall’s home in Hillcrest Drive with speaker Randolph Robbins of Mills Home Thomasville. The group planned a June picnic and elected a nominating committee for the upcoming year while Mrs. Humphreys supervised the business portion and announced officer slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wall
Hillcrest Drive
Randolph Robbins
Mills Home
Thomasville
Kins
M. T. Lambeth
South America
Andes
G. I. Humphreys
The
Air
Horace ‘Haworth
H. D. Sears
J. E. Marsh
National Boys and Girls Week opens with Reserve and Hi Y banquet
About 45 senior high Girl Reserves of the local YWCA and Hi Y club members gathered at the Memorial Y building on Main street for the opening program of National Boys and Girls Week. Hartley delivered the invocation and Miss Nance welcomed attendees as Eddie Knox gave the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.A
Hi-Y
Y.M.C.A
Memorial Y
Main Street
Hartley
Y. A
Ty Lou Nance
Eddie Knox
Amenceis Whitley
Clarence Siderton
Hi-Ys
Barry Morris
Mr. Hartley
Betty Frances Forrest
Nancy McManaway
Ollie Sherrill
Mary Ellen Hege
Y.W.C.A
Miss Nance
Ann Allman
Zellan Allen
Bob Koonts
Bill Guyer
Brandis Leonard
Clarence Ilderton
Weekly USO event at YMCA gym and supper for servicemen
Calendar notes a 8 15 p m weekly USO gathering at the YMCA gym with a local band and dancing for service members in the area. From 5 to 7 p m a weekly bus supper for servicemen will be held at the WWC A with girls of the clubs serving as hostesses in cooperation with the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tra
Www. C. A
Dorothy Hoskins
Emil Serposs
City Schools
USO
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Camp Mackall
Senior High PTA Elects New Slate at Final Meeting
Mrs. Bruce Conrad was elected president of the Senior High School PTA to succeed Mrs. H. P. Morrison at the final meeting held Wednesday evening. Roy Braden was guest speaker. New officers include Mrs. Roy Spearman and Miss Sarah Wilson Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Conrad
Parent-Teacher Association
H. P. Morrison
Roy
Braden
Roy Spearman
Sarah Wilson Jones
C. G. Mackintosh
Betty Lou Nance
Brandis Leonard
Army
Navy
Bronson Matney, Jr
Itley
Insurance Against Wrinkles By Helen Follett
An article urges wrinkle prevention through calm living skincare habits. It covers up swept hairstyles, avoiding frown lines, and using emollients with massage plus nutrition and sleep. Practical steps include lifting techniques on facial grooves and nightly routines for smoother skin into old age.
Misses Bales and Brasington Named W C U N C Marshalls
Two Greensboro Women’s College students Betty Jean Bales and Babara Brasington are named marshals by the four literary societies for the coming year after officer elections. Bales is senior marshal for the Dikean society and Brasington also receives a marshalship from the Dikean group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean Bales
Babara Brasington
Woman's College
Greensboro
Miss Bales
Marshall
Dikean Society
Miss Brasington
Barbara Pettit
Brooklyn
N. Y
Adelphian
Betty Styron
Cazenovia
Frances Scott
Statesville
Lucy Keega Wilson
Dikean
Sue Armentrout Birthday Dinner at Bridges Street Home
Mrs Sue Armentrout was honored with a birthday dinner at 713 Bridges Street hosted by her son Mr Joe Armentrout and his wife Guests included Mrs Sellers Armentrout Mrs Anne Smith and Mrs Annie Shaver plus the birthday hostess and host The dessert featured cake and ice cream after a 530 pm arrival
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Armentrout
Joe Armentrout
Bridges Street
Armentrout
Sellers Armentrout
Anne Smith
Annie Shaver
Submarine Commander Presented Legion of Merit
Captain Charles W. Styer, commander of a submarine squadron, was awarded the Legion of Merit at a Groton Connecticut ceremony. The unit sank 141 Japanese ships totaling 938,845 tons and damaged 81 more for 666,630 tons, with the citation praising his efficient administration and inspiring leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Groton
Conn
Charles W. Styer
Navy
Styer
Germany’s 1937 natural petroleum output nearly doubles 1933
Germany produced almost twice as much natural petroleum in 1937 as in 1933, marking a sharp rise two years before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Thursday Twelve Entertained By Mrs. Chas. Kearns
The Thursday Twelve bridge club met at Mrs. Charles Kearns home on Chestnut Street with a Spring theme. W S Moss won top score, John Hendrix runner-up, and Winford Hinkle travel honors. War savings stamps were prizes, and a sweet course followed the game with several members noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Kearns
Chestnut Street
W. S. Moss
John Hendrix
Winford Hinkle
Local Soldier Benjamin Hooks Arrives Safely in England
Mr and Mrs J F Hooks of 800 East Green Street report their son Cpl Benjamin F Hooks has arrived safely in England. Cpl Hooks was stationed at Fort Ter Michigan before shipping overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hooks
East Green Street
Cpl
Benjamin F. Hooks
England
Cpl. Hooks
Fort Ter, Mich
Young Enlistees Promoted To Hospital Apprentice Second Class
Bluejacket Albert F. Stutts aged 18 of 2008 Church Street was promoted to hospital apprentice second class at Great Lakes Illinois. John D. Neighbors, son of Mr and Mrs O R Neighbors of Winston Road, also promoted to the same rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P
Albert F. Stutts
Great Lakes, Ill
Edith Stutts
Church Street
John D. Neighbors
O. R. Neighbors
Winston Road
Army Air Forces notes and promotions from Chanute Field and Memphis
In Chanute Field Illinois Pvt James J Deviney son of Mr and Mrs C H Deviney of 609 Hedrick Street recovers from a minor leg injury while serving as an airplane mechanic in the Special ized Pilot Training Squadron at this AAF Training Command post. In Memphis Tennessee William S McNeill of High Point promoted to sergeant at the Fourth Ferrying group after enlistment 1942 and former Adams Mills Corp employee. son of Mr and Mrs W W McNeill of 1310 North Mrs St High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Deviney
C. H. Deviney
Hedrick Street
Chanute Field Extension Hospital
Chanute Field
Illinois
Deviney
AAF
McNeil
Memphis
Tenn
William S. McNeill
High Post
Sgt. McNeill
Adams Mills Corp
W. W. McNeill
St. High Point
Mary Washington College Honors Local Graduate on Dean’s List
Miss Mary Irene Robinson a senior at Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Virginia daughter of J T Robinson of 1115 Cedrow Ave was named to the dean's list for high scholastic standing during the winter quarter The roster covered about 22 percent of the college's enrollment Robinson a High Point High School graduate is pursuing dietetics as her field of study
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Irene Robinson
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
J. T. Robinson
Cedrow Ave
Miss Robinson
High Point High School
Mary Washington
Pattern Card Shows Bridge Lesson And Dress Pattern
A column features a bridge play contrast from a four handed match and then shifts to pattern 4732 with dress sizes and yardage notes. The ad promotes Anne Adams patterns and a pattern book, urging readers to mail twenty cents and provide size and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
Wentlyth St
New York
239 Men Leave Davidson Co for Fort Bragg
Special to The Enterprise reports 239 men from eastern Davidson County left by bus to Fort Bragg for physical examinations to determine fitness for military service. Accepted recruits will have a brief home stay before induction, with a long list of named individuals among those processed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Thomasville
Davidson County
Fort Bragg
John Matthew Leonard
Kermit Roosevelt Short
Samuel Herman Myers
Coey Clifton Lanier
Horace Franklin Bray
Wallie Ray Bumgardner
Delbert Franklin Everhart
Billy Harold Blair
Charlie Pride
Frank May
Paul Raymond Everhart
Astor V. Ridge
William Scott Short
Eddie Carson Dorsett
Clyde Lindsay Sink
Billy Ray Thomas
Martin Luther Younts
Clayton Eddinger
John Charles Anderson
Pleasant Moore Crofts
Eugene Erwin Earnhardt
Ransom Verlo Stamey
John Earl Ester
Lester Bolin Gordon
James Monroe Smith
Jacob Alexander Palmer, Jr
Odell Grubb
Lela Wayne Miller
Clyde Herman Hilton
John Charles Parrish
Archie D. Yokley
Charlies
Kenneth Hill
Bruce E. Weavil
Elmer Charles Proctor
Dalford
Henry Gallimore
Everett Eugene Snyder
William Lee Kennedy
Calvin Odell Gallimore
Thurman
Luther Fritts
John Foy Clodfelter
Therman
C. Peace
Wilson Turner Hedgecock
Irvin
Eugene Everhart
Robert Everett Motsinger
Earl William Hedrick
John
Lloyd A. Leonard
Dalton Cook
Dalton Ervin Myers
Fred Hunt
David C
Ingle Chosen To Head Chest Drive In Fall
I Paul Ingle was named campaign chairman for the United War Chest annual drive to be held in October. Horace S Haworth praised Ingle for Boy Scouts YMCA work and noted the Chest includes seventeen National War Fund agencies and seven local welfare groups. The drive funds government war appeals and seven home front agencies including Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Family Service Bureau YWCA YMCA Salvation Army and Civilian Defense Volunteer Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United War Chest
Chest
I. Paul Ingle
Ingle
Horace S. Haworth
Boy Scouts
Uwharrie Council
Ymca Board of Directors
National War Fund
High Point
Girl Scouts
Family Service Bureau
YWCA
YMCA
Salvation Army
Civilian Defense Volunteer Office
Senior Play to Be Given Tonight in Thomasville
The Mills Home High School senior class presents Moonlight for Herbert in the Mills Home auditorium at eight tonight following a 7 30 concert by the school band. Milton Bliss and Ka are the leading players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Enterprise
Mills Home High School
Mills Home
Herbert
Milton Bliss
Cast List for Local Play Directed by Miss Myra Olive
The cast includes Holdaway Alonzo C and many names such as Spurgeon Charles Warren Hiatt and Swaim Glenn Hoyle Nance. Florence Breedlove Julia Lee Whitley Thomas Wilson and Bunyan Ross also appear. Myra Olive directs with John Brinegar as property manager and Jacqueline Byrd as promoter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karlie Lee Potts
Roland Edward Cecil
Alton Rudolph Sexton
William Gaither Gilliam
Glenn Cornelius Shoaf
Allen W. Daniel
J. Futrell Moore Thomas Martin Summers
Filmer
Garland Marion
Glenn W. Bodenheimer
Charlie William Craver
Arthur Reece Smith
Dallas
William Saintsing
Lou Smith
Melvin C. Ball
Paul Monroe Feeser
John Howell Gunn, Jr
Bruce Edward Gray
Joe Baxter Morris
Clayton Veach Burton
Dewired Lambeth
John Wilson Hodge, Jr
Harvey Snider
Joe Clayton Clinard
George Washington
Ensley, Jr
James Herbert Blair
Talmadge Grey Sink
Roy Lee Hall
Norman William Mayhew
Levi Bruce Ball
Howard Andrew Beck
Rayford
Shelby Stewart
Jeffrie
Ray Walker
Grady Lee Shuler
Clyde Franklin Watford
William Brantley Hughes
Lawrence Edward Dorsett
Billy Vernon
Tie Lee Martin
Randolph Robbins
Velma Lee Carter
Ruth Patterson
Florence Breedlove
Julia Lee Whitley
Thomas Wilson
Wallace Maultsby
Mildred Tucker
George Tate
Peggy Ayers
Bunyan Ross
Myra Olive
John Brinegar
Jacqueline Byrd
Listen World Reireered A Call To Carry On For The War Loss
Elsie Robinson urges grieving parents to honor a lost child by continuing life and serving others. She frames parental duty as a debt to life and the world, insisting that sorrow must not erase purpose or the memory of the boy who inspired strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lif
Theeiet
Red Cross Drive Reaches City Quota in Thomasville
Mrs Doak Finch, chairman of the local Red Cross Drive, announced the quota of 17500 dollars for Thomasville has been reached, the largest in the city’s history, following several donations in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Doak Finch
Red Cross
Netherlands Contributes Over Two Million Tons to UN Shipping Pool
The Netherlands has contributed more than two million tons to the shipping pool established by the United Nations. This move supports maritime aid and global logistics efforts under UN auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netherlands
United Nations
Kellogg's All-Bran Suggested For Constipation Relief
A reader letters campaign promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural remedy for constipation caused by diet. The missive touts All-Bran as a non purgative grain cereal that aids bowel elimination, advising water intake and multiple serving ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelloggc
Preawer
Bere
Rodeo Heights
N. J
Kellogg’s
All-Brant
Kellogg's
Peraine
Smith-Hammer Vows Revealed In February Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Ann Katherine Hammer to Staff Sergeant Louis J. Smith United States Marine Corps solemnized February 10 1944 in Florence South Carolina The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay S Hammer of Winchester Virginia wore a light brown suit with fur trim and gardenia corsage The couple met in Washington where she is employed by the Federal Government He is a Marine Corps veteran serving in the South Atlantic theater The bride returned to Washington after her husband’s leave ends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Katherine Hammer
Louie J. Smith
United States Marine Corps
Florence
S. C
Jay S. Hammer
Winchester
Winchester High School
Business College
Washington, D. C
Smith
Ridge
Witentnesls Street
Marine Corps
South Atlantic
Washington
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Ernest S. Wall
Irl
Douglas Winn
Worth Park Baptist Church Corner
Putnam and Pariowe
Min Ris James Ty Trotter
Mie Lee
Steed
Helen Wright
Pauline Hedgewock
Princess Realty Shop
Tel
Eta
Maersee
Eckerd
South Main Stafert
Helen Follett
Turkey
Alice Fave
USO Dance
Bales
Brasington
W.C.U.N.C. Marshalls
Mrs
Chas. Kearns
Josephine Culbertson
Zak
East
Hearts
South
West
Declarer
Davidson Co
Ft. Bragg
Chest Drive
Elsie Robinson
Kellogg
Teor
Iaw
Security Bank
Aun
Renege
Leeshee
Bond
Main &T
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