Informal Bridal Shower for Miss Elizabeth Jones
Mesdames Austin and Pitts hosted a home party on Cedrow avenue honoring bride elect Miss Elizabeth Jones. Guests enjoyed contests, gifts including china, a garland, and an ice course in bridal colors, with prizes awarded to Mrs. Robert Green and Miss Viola Brigman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
John Austin
Reitzel Pitts
Cedrow Avenue
Elizabeth Jones
Miss Jones
Donna
China
Robert Green
Viola Brigman
Ny Hong
M. Jones
Ruth Jones
E. O. Cummings
H. H. Clodfelter
J. 8. Fink
W. F. Robin
Cotton Surplus Is Likely To Show Increase
New York reports suggest a 1947-48 cotton crop size will lift the surplus. Domestic consumption last season totaled 9.325 million bales with 2.05 million exported, while 1946-47 consumption reached 10.025 million and 2.545 million exported. Carryover stands around 3 million bales as of July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Department of Agriculture
New York Cotton Exchange
United States
Distances Among Sun Moon and Star Put Space Scale
Astronomers note the nearest star lies about 277000 times farther from Earth than the Sun, while the Sun is roughly 400 times farther from Earth than the Moon, illustrating the vast cosmic scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Goodwill Program Seeks to Reach Six Thousand Goal
George E. Hutchens and Robert Thompson lead a Goodwill campaign to raise 6000 dollars for equipment, with all funds donated to the Goodwill Group and reported in the Enterprise. Anonymous gifts allowed, project aims to finish by August 15, showing a current total of 3511 dollars from listed contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Hutchens
Robert Thompson
Gobold
Grimsley
Dwight Lohr Ree
Christine Tucker
Frank A. Tucker
C. E. Hidgines
M. W
Citywide Play Program Announces Radio Contests
The city plans a Play on Radio contest with youth participation urged for under 16. Names and contact details will be collected by WHPE and the parks department for daily drawings. Allied material bulletins will offer handicraft ideas and home play guidance for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal
WHPE
Parks and Recreation Department
City Hall
Sally Tompkins Pioneers as Confederate Cavalry Captain
Britannica notes Sally Louise Tompkins as the lone woman commissioned in the Confederate army serving as a cavalry captain and overseeing a hospital in Richmond during the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Louise Tompkins
Richmond
Funeral Services for T. C. Daniel and Melvin Cecil
Funeral for T C Daniel who died at his son's home in Denton was held at Summerville Baptist with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons. Surviving relatives listed. S/Sgt Melvin J Cecil 22 WWII veteran funeral at North Hamilton Street Church of Christ with graveside rites by High Point Post 619 WFW. Burial in Floral Garden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
T. C. Daniel
J. L. Daniel
Summerville Baptist
E. C. Roach
First Baptist Church of
Argie Wood
High Point
Mr. Daniels
Manley Daniel
Austin Blackwelder
Leonard Daniel
Melvin Cecil
Melvin J. Cecil
Hamilton Street Church
Radio Council Schedule For Coming Week
The High Point Community radio council lists weekly broadcasts from August 8 to 14. Highlights include WHPE on August 8 at 12:30 p.m. The Constant Invader with Lionel Barrymore and WMFR on August 10 at 8:15 p.m. Adventures of The Red Feather Man. August 11 features WHPE at 1:15 p.m. Ungle Time and a story by Octavia Jordan Perry about Why A Little Rabbit Sits in Each Larkspur Flower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Community Radio Council
WHPE
Lionel Barrymore
WMFR
Red Feather Man
Octavia Jordan Perry
Disabled Vets Use Bi Weekly Job Clinics for Placement
Disabled veterans seek work through bi weekly job clinics run by the North Carolina Employment Service. Interviewers select priority cases, present them in a seminar with supervisors, discuss strategies, then contact veterans about outcomes. The program helps uncover buried applications and aids difficult placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Employment Service Division
Joh E. Miller
Miller
Cliff Koontz Aims For High Point Sports Auditorium
The High Point hardware businessman Cliff Koontz reports record first half 1948 sales at Redwine and predicts a year of growth amid price volatility. He credits building and remodeling for hardware demand and notes 24 years with only seven lost days due to illness. He dodges party labels, says he votes for individuals, and champions a dedicated sports auditorium for High Point modeled after Raleigh’s Memorial.
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Redwine
Cliff
O Cliff
High Point
Cliff Koontz
Raleigh's Memorial Auditorium
The
Mercury
Four Leading Scouts to Visit Capital on Seven Day Trip
Four outstanding Uwharrie Council boy scouts from High Point will depart Sunday August 15 for a week long visit to Washington D C. Scouts Garland Wampler Cyrus Brooks Billy Everhart and Tommy Foster will be chaperoned by Scoutmaster James Hayes of Thomasville and stay at the Mayflower Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie Council
High Point
B. W. Hackney
Garland Wampler
Calvary Methodist Church
Cyrus Brooks
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Billy Everhart
Linwood Parents Teachers Association
Lexington
Tommy Foster
Trinity Baptist Church of
Spencer
James Hayes
Thomasville
Washington
Mayflower Hotel
Bureau of Engraving
Capitol
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Library of Congress
Thomasville Plans Street Paving and Bond Funding
The city will pour first asphalt this week after weather delays. Funds come from a prior bond issue and unused proceeds, with plans for further paving tied to potential new bonds. The council discussed a bond election in September to finance more street work and two parks, prioritizing oldest petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Cooksey
In the Air By George V. Kennedy
Kennedy recalls a flight from Cincinnati to Chicago on Delta using Rockford Illinois as a stopover. He praises the countryside air views and windmills while joking about Chicago’s size. He notes meeting locals from High Point Asheville and Johnsons in Rockford and plans a future visit to Fraley’s Field.
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George V. Kennedy
Rockford, Il
Cincinnati
Ohio
Chicago
Delta Airlines
Kokomo
Rockford
High Point
Lrom
Asheville
Johnsons
Fraleysfield
Ten Years Ago Headlines Echo War Moves and Local Life
A retro snapshot shows 1939 and 1943 events with regional notes. Russia Japan clashes on Manchukuo border, Queen Mary record run, High Point and Greensboro gridiron, Riley Dwyer murder case in Maine, and local bonds for state projects. Housing, crime, and theater listings fill the page alongside sports and stock moves.
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Russia
Japan
Manchukuo-Siberia
China
Paris
Paul N. Dwyer
James G. Littlefield
Francis M. Carrol
Dwyer
Barbara
Carroll
Atlantic
Southampton
New York
Normandie
Local High Point Leader Champions Recreation and Softball
Cliff Koontz, president of the athletic club and now board chairman, serves on the Optimist club and chairs the North Carolina State Women's Softball tournament to be held August 12 22. He lives at 524 Gatewood Avenue with his wife and three children and attends the Reformed church as part of an average citizen profile.
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Alcatraz Ison
Ten H. Walters
Bly
Braden
Roy S. Braden
Greenbelt
Lacce
High Point
Jule Hammett
Highland Avenue
North Main Street
Center Theater
Charles Boyer
Joan Fontaine
Barbara Stanwyck
Michael O'Shea
Thomasville
Knoxville
Tenn
Optimist Club
North Carolina
Cliff Koontz
Hessian Fly Becomes Major Wheat Threat After Hessian Troops
Report notes 18 000 Hessian soldiers aided England in the Revolution and says a Hessian fly, hitching a ride in Hessian bedding, now costs American wheat farmers seventeen million bushels annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Atlantic
No Tail in Scorpion Anatomy and Havana Radio Wealth
The text notes that a scorpion lacks a tail, with its alimentary canal running through jointed segments to the sting. It also claims Havana contains 33 radio stations, possibly the most of any city worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Wanted: Two Unfurnished Rooms in North for Light Housekeeping
A brief classified notice seeks two unfurnished rooms in the northern section for light housekeeping with a person named Pete. Contact phone not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
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Mesdames Austin
Pitts
Liberal Commission
J. R. Terry
Charles Department Store
Main ST
High Point, N. C
Lindsay Loftin
Radio Council
Tay Ta
Terminix
Terminix CO
W. C
South Main
High Point College
Piedmont
Greensboro
Chandler
Kentucky
A. B
Happy
Alben Barkley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Ethel DuPont
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Foxx
Boston
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
American Telephone and Telegraph
Raleigh
Clyde J Hoey
PWA F
State Board of Elections
Reed
Enterprise
DIAL
Otteray Drive
Emerywood
West Broad Street
Troina
Sicily
Smolensk
Berlin
Germany
Southwest Pacific
New Britain
New Georgia
New Guinea
Jouth Pacific
William
Bill) Halsey
Halsey
Pacific
U. S
FBI
Roberto Lanas Vallecilla
Coordinator of
inter-American Affairs
Hudson River
Bath
Church, Street
Woodrow Avenue
Thurston Street
English Street
Park Street
APTS
Carolina Beach
Pewer Street
R. B. Gantt
Arcade Building
White House
Navy
Samet Salvage CO
Younts Grocery
Cody Upholstering CO
South Main Street
Roger’s Acme Quality
Commerce Street
Jake Harris Furniture House
Household
South
Wrenn Street
Elco Stoker
Glascock
Reseroir
iFreight Salvage Warehouse
East
Washington Street
W. H. Strickland
W)o
JRT
Fulp Brothers
Walkertown
N. C
Winston
M. H. Harvell
Fine-Tex Fabrics Corporation
North Main St
Evans
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