Altrusans Meet Tonight and Board Entertained
The August High Point Altrusa Club dinner and business session are set for the Sheraton Hotel at 6:30 PM. The July board meeting was hosted by Miss Madeline Hoover in Thomasville with five of seven members present and extensive discussion for approval at tonight's gathering.
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High Point Altrusa Club
Sheraton
Thomasville
Madeline Hoover
Lexington Avenue
Sever O'Clock
Louise Abernathy
Mary Ballard
Marie Forrest
Mary Lou Rothock
Miss Hoover
Evelyn Sutton
Vhce T
Alice
D. E. Hoover
Kimseys welcome daughter Donnie Jene
Mr and Mrs E T Kimsey announce the birth of a daughter Donnie Jene on August 5 at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital Mrs Kimsey is the former Miss Bessie Lee Creech of Point The father is an apparent seaman with the U S Navy stationed at Camp Perry
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E. T. Kimsey
Donnie Jene
Boulevard Unit
High Point Memorial Hospital
Kimsey
Bessie Lee Creech
Point
U. S
Local Residents Return From Visits Across States
Miss Annie Belle McSwain and Willie Moore return home after a week with Miss Moore's father in Mt. Croghan South Carolina and Miss McSwain's parents in Albemarle. Anne Greene travels back to High Point after visiting grandparents in Greenville South Carolina. Ruth Greene returns home at 408 Lindsay Street after two months with C W Greene in Lade Maine and Boston. Ray and Cane Greene also back at 408 Lindsay Street after summer with agents in Greenville South Carolina and Greenville North Carolina. J K Bivens returns home on Elm Street after a illness at the Baptist Range in Winston Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Belle McSwain
Willie Moore
Miss Moore
W. H. Moore
Mt. Croghan
Miss McSwain
P. J. Jon
Albemarle
Ruth Greene
Lindsay Street
C. W. Greene
Lade Maine
Boston
Ray
Cane. Greene
R. K. Hill
Greenville
5. C
C. J. Greene
J. K. Bivens
Elm Street
Baptist Ranga
Winston-Salem
LLL Class To Meet At Green Street Baptist Tonight
The LLL class of Green Street Baptist Church meets this evening at eight at Mrs. Ernest Brewer’s home 311 Park Street with Mrs. Robert Morris as associate hostess. The TE L class plans a seven o’clock quarterly picnic at First Baptist Church. Stephens Study Club meets Wednesday at three at Mrs. Charles Gueth’s home 324 Louise Avenue led by Rev. Hugh S. Smith.
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L.L.L
Green Street Baptist Church
Ernest Brewer
Park Street
Robert Morris
T.E.L
First Baptist Church
Charles Gueth
Louise Avenue
Hugh S. Smith
Jap Troops Capture Hengyang Claim Reported
London dispatch quotes Tokyo radio claiming Japanese forces fully occupy Hengyang in Hunan on the Canton Han know railway. Chinese authorities did not confirm the claim. Stilwell headquarters says American and Chinese airmen bombed and supplied the Hengyang garrison, attacking Japanese lines.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Hengyang
Hunan
Canton-Hanknow
Joseph W. Stilwell
Teeth Of Gold Pets From Honduras Died Of Heat Prostration
Shorty a Honduran dog with a gold tooth died in Baton Rouge after overheating. He and his father Dopey were pets of a dentist and were imported from Honduras where their owner fitted them with gold teeth for identification. A light fruit salad tip suggests nutmeg as a garnish.
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Baton Rouge
Shorty
Dopey
Honduras
Junior Hostesses Awarded for 300 Hours USO Service
At the August staff meeting of the Junior hostess group held at Ray Street School 85 hostesses gathered. Margaret Dunn and Melita Eldridge received 300 hour service awards while 18 new juniors were inducted and briefed for immediate USO duties. A $176 check was donated for ticket sales to the Sedgefield Horse Show.
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Margaret Dunn
Melita Eldridge
USO
Ray Street School
Sarah Hester
Sedgefield
Reba Dunn
Virginia Frank
USC
Millers Attend Funeral Rites For Lieutenant Smidh
Mr and Mrs B J Miller and daughter Dorothy attended funeral services in Wilmington for Miss Miller s fiance Lieutenant John Smidh killed in a plane crash near Tallahassee Florida on a mission flight He enlisted September 30 1942 was commissioned June 10 1944 served as navigator and was stationed at Avon Park Fla at his death He played football at New Hanover High School and was ROTC captain later earning athletic honors.
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B. J. Miller
Dorothy Miller
Thurston Street
Wilmington
Miss Miller
John Smidh
Tallahassee
Fla
Smidt
Col Smidt
Pacific
Armed Forces
Avon Park
Wake ‘Orestop
Ristian Athletic Trophy
De Gaulle Seeks Coney Island View From RCA Building
General Charles de Gaulle visits New York and asks to see Coney Island from the RCA Building observation deck on the 70th floor. The incident highlights a moment of lightness during a formal visit by the French leader.
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Coney
New York
Charles de Gaulle
RCA
Radio City
Coney Island
Release from Social Panic Among the Timid
The piece argues that born poise aids social ease while shy individuals suffer social fear. Families should boost the shy child with praise, cultivate friendliness, and avoid harsh criticism. Self consciousness is not stupidity and can lessen with social exposure, sleep, and appropriate dress.
Mid Tide D Day Lesson From Allied Mine Sweepers
Elsie Robinson uses D Day to compare life stages and mine fields of danger. The mid tide path cleared by mine sweepers becomes a metaphor for youth, midlife, and old age, urging the reader to face risk with purpose and perseverance.
The Takeout Double No 2 by Josephine Culbertson
West opens with one diamond North doubles East bids two clubs South must bid to reach the best contract. South holds seven honors but lacks aces and must act to avoid a doomed pass. Proper bidding suggests two notrump to counter Easts weakness and East singleton diamond, aiming for safe contract.
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West
North
South
East
Mast
Anne Adams Pattern 4844 Jumper and Blouse Offer
Advertises Anne Adams pattern 4844 with jumper and blouse options in sizes 12 through 44 and fabric yardage. Includes transfer motif patterns for linens and garments and order details from High Point Enterprise Pattern Department. Also suggests adding stewed fruit to homemade ice cream with cookie crumbs mixed in.
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Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West Kitest
New York
Eyebrow Plucking Aftercare Steps
To care for brows after plucking,cream the brow area first then apply a hot cloth to open pores. After plucking close the pores with a mild astringent to finish.
Women’s Army Corps director named in series of notices
The prompt asks who directs the Women’s Army Corps the WAVES Women’s Reserve and the U S Marine Corps Women’s Reserve.
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Women's Army Corps
Waves Women's Reserve
U. S. Naval Reserve
U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Parental Attendance Advises Marriage Camp Nuance
If possible a girl's parents or at least her mother should accompany her to her fiancé's camp for a marriage there or in a nearby town.
Penn's Warning on Posterity Echoes Through Time
A reflective note from the period highlights concern that future generations will judge current neglect as carelessness toward history and legacy, urging thoughtful preservation of records and deeds.
Horoscope: Traits and fortunes for a born individual
You have strong likes and dislikes and a sincere love that shows in moodiness and assertiveness. You are honest and just yet unsympathetic to injustice, with art and music as core interests. Overcoming irritability may bring financial and social fortune next year. a child born today will be persistent, optimistic, artistic, affectionate, and quick tempered.
Womens Army Leaders Honored in Early Pentagon Roles
Col. Oveta Culp Hobby Capt. Mildred N. McAfee and Maj. Ruth Cheney Streeter are recognized for pioneering leadership in the early U.S. Army Women's program. The trio helped shape domestic defense guidance and service integration amid wartime expansion.
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Oveta Culp Hobby
Mildred N. McAfee
Maj
Ruth Cheney Streeter
Aleutians Seen Like Siberia to Tree Expert on Island Base
A tree expert based on Chuginadak Island compares the Aleutians to Siberia while describing his rugged post war duties. Set. William Biggers, a UNC graduate with a degree in engineering, arrived in the army after college and faced harsh, barren conditions near Mt. Cleveland.
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Mt. Cleveland
Chuginadak Island
William Biggers
Gy Hii, N. C
University of North Carolina
Lime Sherbet Recipes and Florida Citrus Standards
Florida limes must contain at least 40 percent juice by weight before shipping. The article presents lime sherbet recipes including Lime Milk Sherbet with lime juice, milk, gelatin, and sugar, plus Avocado Lime Ice with avocado pulp, honey, lime juice, and egg whites, detailing preparation and freezing steps.
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West Indies
Florida
United States
Son of Gen McNair Killed on Guam
The War Department announced Col. Douglas McNair 37 son of Lt. Gen. Lester McNair was killed on Guam. Details were not released. Surviving him are his wife Mrs. Freda McNair, their daughter Benny Clare of Barbara California, and his wife Mrs. Lesley J. McNair of Wilmington.
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Washington
Aug
War Department
Guam
Douglas McNair
Lester McNair
Nair
Freda McNair
Benny Clare
Barbara
Calif
Lesley J. McNair
Wington
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Betty Trotter
Pauline Hedgecock
Princess Realty Shop
N. Main &T
AGGER
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Broadhurst Theatre
High Point
Stephens
Ious
Taire
Aberi's Jewelers
S. Main St
Millers
Smidh
Portland
Ore
John B. Seabrook
Fats” Waller
Waller
Gop Hang Stee
Social Panic
Helen Follett
Ann Miller
Elsie Robinson
Josephine Culbertson
By Anne Onmans
Penn
Aleutians
Siberia
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E, Pinkham
Charlotte Adams
Pood
Gen. McNair
Maree
South Main St
Mano
Blowing Rock, N. C
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Milton M. Chapman
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