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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1929
Page
6
Local notices report multiple events including an ice cream supper at Trinity High School on Friday night and several birth announcements for Ruth Garnelle, Ola Jearline, and Phillip Larry. Also listed are Bible class meetings and a church play with dates, times, and host households.
Little R G Kearns Jr son of Mr and Mrs R G Kearns of Short Smith street celebrated his fifth birthday with games and ice cream. Guests included Howard and Helen Kearns J H and Paul Carroll and several cousins and friends.
Mrs. G. L. Payne and Miss Elizabeth Askew visit relatives in eastern North Carolina. Friends of Miss Grace Jester regret her illness at her White Oak Street home. Mrs. Ben Cooper of Statesville involved in the narrative.
In Louisville Kentucky two sisters last seen during the Civil War era reunite after six decades of separation. Mrs M L Huskins 82 of New River Tennessee and Mrs Carolina Perkins 80 of Louisville meet for the first time since the Civil War period after maintaining correspondence by letters through the years.
The oil extracted from tomato seeds is employed in the production of high quality soaps.
Council delayed discussion on a gift of 75 acres from the Blair family for a municipal park on South Main. The proposal requires a city golf course clubhouse and tennis facilities, but costs for a nine hole course are noted. Routine paving and permit petitions were approved while administration holds meetings to clear long pending matters.
The Myers family annual reunion will be held August 14 at Highway 90 near Reeds. A noon gathering at Reeds Baptist church will decorate grave sites and include services. Dinner will be served at one o clock on long tables under the oaks with a program of speeches and music in the afternoon. Relatives and friends are invited to attend and bring baskets for the picnic. J N Myers and W W Myers are surviving children of Benjamin Myers.
A historical note observes that roughly one quarter of Mexico’s people have sufficient Spanish ancestry to be visibly distinctive in facial features, reflecting colonial era mixing and demographic patterns.
In Asheboro, Aug 7, relatives celebrate 98 year old Aunt Lucinda Gray Dorsett, a former cook for General Alexander Gray and longtime nurse to white families. The centenarian recalls weddings, weddings, and old days, recounting life from slavery to remarriage after crossing the law changes, with six children.
Washington reports a midsummer sheep and wool outlook indicating a fair year ahead for the sheep industry. High prices for competing meats and a smaller 1929 lamb crop support demand for wool at home and a possible rise in foreign demand.
The document notes that appearances or events may occur within the year, indicating potential developments without specifying exact dates or details.
Paris fashion notes explain daytime pajamas differ from nighttime styles by about 12 inches in trouser width. Daytime suits often feature wide trousers nearly as broad as skirts, with some garments shirred at the waist while others show fitted hips and flare starting above the knee.
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