Seven Nurses Aides Graduates Capped In Formal Ceremony
Seven High Point women were capped and pinned after completing an eighty hour nurses aide course. The ceremony at Wesley Memorial Church featured talks by Grover H. Jones and Dr Excelle Rozzelle, with Red Cross praise and a pledge of six hundred hours of future hospital volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peacock Bible
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point
Grover H. Jones
Excelle Rozzelle
Jones
W. T. Powell
Sherrod
Elois Mitchell
Allan Hayes
Ruth Culler
W. C. Pemberton
Lake Baxter
J. N. White
Inez Pierce
Open House At USO Center This Week On High Street
Miss Virginia Frank announces two afternoon open houses at the USO center on High Street Tuesday and Wednesday from 4 30 to 5 30 for curious locals to observe activities. Welcoming hosts include Mrs J F Hayden and Mr and Mrs T V Rochelle and Mrs H D Sears. Attendance this week reached 333 with 155 men visiting Sunday. junior hostess applications remain open for women 18 to 30 with sponsor and two recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO
High Street
Virginia Frank
J. F. Hayden
T. V. Rochelle
H. D. Sears
Miss Frank
Coralie Moran’s Birthday Party Etiquette Recital
Mrs Coney Moran entertained a group of young guests at 633 Wesley Place to celebrate Coralie Moran’s third birthday. Games and prizes were followed by a cake centerpiece and refreshments for attendees Shirley Haney Joan Stone Ted Moore Jimmy Campen Billie Rae Marie Stone Jack Betty Osbourne Betty Young Inez Glenn Patton Jacqueline Ruby Southern from Baltimore Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Moran
Wesley Place
Coralie Moran
Ruby Lou Southern
Joan Stone
Glenn Patton
Shirley Haney
Ted Moore
Jimmy Campen
Billie Rae
Marie Stone
Jack
Betty Osborne
Betty Young
Inez
Jacqueline
Ruby Southern
Baltimore
McMahan-Fletcher Vows Spoken In S C Ceremony
Miss Attelene McMahan and Herbert S. Fletcher Jr. wed in York South Carolina on July 31 in a simple ceremony. The bride, daughter of the late S. H. McMahan Burnsville, wore a blue gown with white accessories. The groom, eldest son of Herbert S. Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher Route Two, is grandson of Rev. J. F. Fletcher North Wilkesboro and a Trinity graduate. They reside on Route Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Kos
Attelene McMahan
Herbert S. Fletcher, Jr
S. H. McMahan
Burnsville
Herbert S
Baxter Child Honored On Fourth Birthday
Little David Baxter son of Clyde B. Baxter was honored with a lawn party on Centennial Avenue. Guests included Betsy Ross Davis Carolyn Dillon Sara Straden Harriet Zimmerman Sammie Holt Richard Vance John Sinodis and Clyde Baxter Jr. The event ran from 4:30 to 6:00 with games a large white birthday cake and ice cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Baxter
Clyde B. Baxter
Centennial Avenue
Baxter
J. T. Straden
Catherine King
Betsy Ross Davis
Carolyn Dillon
Sara Straden
Harriet Zimmerman
Sammie Holt
Richard Vance
John Sinodis
Clyde Baxter, Jr
Home Front Notes Canners Warned Surplus Foods and Stove Policy
War Time brief outlines surpluses due to rains from Missouri tomatoes lowering prices to 75 cents a bushel. Housewives urged to preserve food to aid conservation. August 23 stove certificates become invalid signaling upcoming national rationing. Civilian soles to be saved with leather soles treated to extend wear by 14 percent, costing two cents per pair. Beer shortage blamed on malt limits, transport and weather with malt conservation. civilians to receive 393 million pounds lard and 494 million pounds shortening this quarter. Common lilac origin traced to 1828 in western Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty MacDonald
NEA
Washington
War Food Administration
WFEFA
Missouri
WEA
WPB
WFA
Deceptive Card Theme Pages Politics From History
An article imagines using a deck themed with philosophers as cards to explain political ideas during the French Revolution. It describes a bridge hand where the declarer overcomes misdirection and opponents misread the distribution, ending with a final trick won by the nine of clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moliere
la Fontaine
Voltaire
Rousseau
Pruddence
North
West
East
South
Nine of Clubs
Youthful two-button Anne Adams pattern 4320
A two-piece sewing pattern, Anne Adams 4320, offers a jacket and blouse in contrasting colors forMisses sizes 12 through 20. The ad notes fabric yardage for size 16, order details, and The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department address in New York for ordering.
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Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Spirit Theme Guides Sunday Services in Christian Science Churches
Spiritual lessons centered on the will of God and divine Spirit were discussed in Christian Science services on Sunday. The Golden Text urged Godly obedience and uprightness, with Bible verses highlighting the blessedness of meekness and mercy and the aim of seeing God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Sons and Daughters of Liberty Picnic at City Lake
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty held a Saturday night picnic at the city lake with many members in attendance. Visitors joined the gathering, including C. W. Crowell of Spencer, noted as junior executive state councilor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons and Daughters OF Liberty
City Lake
C. W. Crowell
Spencer
Aban
Piedmont Camp 62 to Hold Monthly Meeting on North Main
The Piedmont Camp number 62 Woodmerr of the World will meet Tuesday night at 8:00 oclock in the lodge hall on North Main Street. Paul Carroll council commander will preside at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
North Main Street
Paul Carroll
Birth of Daughter for Mr and Mrs Muck enfuss Jr
Mr and Mrs Johnnie H Muck enfuss Jr announce the birth of a daughter named Mary Ella on August 5 at Burrus Memorial hospital. Mrs Muckenfuss is the former Eloise Cheves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie H. Muckenfuss, Jr
Mary Ella
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Local People and Visitors Share News in Durham
Mrs. R. A. Ester and her children Pat and Mary Alice of Durham visit sister Mrs. E. M. Blake of 113 Dalton Street. Miss Anne Morgan of Fairfield Road is ill at home. D. D. Harwood of Tavares Fla. guests of Mrs. Burley J. Miller on Thurston Street. Robi. G. Compton of the USNR, stationed at Duke, visits. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hayes Jr. host family in Columbus Ga. Previously with Mrs. Hayes’ parents on Centennial Avenue. C. T. Lambeth of Asheboro Road ill at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Harwood
Tavares, Fla
R. F. Hayes, Jr
Columbus, Ga
C. T. Lambeth
Asheboro Road
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Gambling’s Witchery and the Gamble of Fate
Winchell notes a final turn to reveal the dice word opposite the varnished side. Charles Cotton, famed in Charles II’s era, offered a view on gaming as a witchery born of idleness and avarice. He warned that luck swings men to extreme joy or despair, and one cast reveals whether a man is a man or a mouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cotton
Charles II
Ward Street Methodist Women to Start Bible Study
The Women s Society of Christian Service at Ward Street Methodist Church begins a study of The Way of the Witnesses tomorrow at 7 30 pm. Mrs Charles MacMurray will lead discussions and all members are urged to attend bringing a Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Society of Christian Service
Ward Street Methodist Church
Charles MacMurray
Raleigh News and Observer Freezes Circulation
The Raleigh News and Observer ceased new subscriptions due to newsprint shortages. No new subscribers will be accepted until someone discontinues. Existing dealers and carriers keep their copies, while the paper cut a truck route and reduced circulation by over 1500 copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh News and Observer
Lewis Move Back to AFL Faces Readmission Hurdles
Chicago August 9. The AFL faces a constitutional barrier to readmitting John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers of America. Jurisdiction fights with District 50 and other AFL unions complicate the process as a October convention nears. Lewis resists severing District 50, while reform moves examine charter rules and negotiations with Tobin and Woll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Loftus
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Progressive Mine Workers of America
Illinois
AFL
UMWA
CIO
United Mine Workers
District 50
Lews
Council
William M. Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
Hutcheson
New Deal
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
Democratic National Committee
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Matthew Woll
Photo-Engravers
Tobin
Federation
Train Derailed After Bomber Falls On Tracks Near Wendover
An army bomber crashed seven miles east of Wendover Utah early today tearing up Western Pacific tracks and causing a freight train derailment. One flier died later at Wendover air base hospital ten others injured. Twenty nine cars piled up with damage around 100000 dollars. The freight was westbound. It was unclear if the bomber struck the train or damaged tracks.
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Wendover
Utah
Here
Western Pacific
Wendover Air Bast
Salt Lake City
New Methodist Church Organized Yesterday at Five Points
Morning service marked the organization of a new Methodist church at Five Points. Mrs. William R. Duke, mother of Cammon Duke, died suddenly Saturday night in Evanston, and May White, former head of High Point High School, is noted as daughter-in-law. Burial will be in Charlottesville, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Methodist Church
William R. Duke
Cammon Duke
Evanston
Cloverdale
High Point Publishing Company
W. N. Everett
J. E. Millis
H. A. Millis
S. C. Clark
Fred N. Tate
R. O. Lindsay
O. T. Kearns
High Point
NRA drive expands payrolls in city
James T. Ryan says NRA will add millions to city payrolls as relief labor earns 30 cents an hour. Captains for local NRA drive named and North Carolina Defense Committee formed to protect civil liberty. Also notes on personal travels, school opening, charter for High Point Publishing, and various political mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Ryan
NRA
North Carolina Defense Committee
City schools set to open this August
Local notice from August 9 1923 reports that city schools will open soon. It notes start date and preparations as families await the new term.
Tulips and Daffodils From Heirloom to Modern Varieties
The Tar Heel Gardener notes conflict in Europe reduces bulb imports and urges early orders for U S grown bulbs. It highlights tulip groups from Early to Darwin with top Darwins City of Haarlem Clara Britt Farncombe Sanders Pride of Haarlem Reverend Eubanks Wm Pitt Bartigan and Breeder types Bacchus Cardinal Manning Louis XIV Pink Pearl Apricot plus several daffodil group varieties such as Rober Sydenham King Alfred Van Wavern's Grant Mrs E H Krelage Sir Watkins and Nobility.
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Europe
United States
North Carolina
Darwin
City of
Farncombe Sanders
Pride of
Rober Sydenham
King Alfred
van Wavern
Grant
E. H. Krelage
Sir Watkins
Camera Ban on Atlantic Coast Is Tightened
New regulations issued by Lt Gen Hugh A Drum tighten camera use at beach resorts and other Atlantic seaboard areas. The proclamation bans photographs sketches or representations of restricted zones unless authorized and restricts camera use in aircraft. It also covers drawing disputing and exclusion of individuals from military areas with penalties for violations.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Hugh A. Drum
Eastern Defense Command
1St Arm
Drum
Large Field Entered For Women's Golf
In Evanston Tennessee the Marion Miley trophy headlines the 43rd Western Amateur with about 135 players vying for 32 qualifying berths. Single round match play starts tomorrow through Saturday, finalists to contest 36 holes. Betty Jamesson cannot defend. Miss Jameson holds the Miley in memory of a Kentucky golfer killed in 1941.
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Evanston
Betty Jamesson
San Antonio
Tex
Russell Mann
Omaha
Neb
Rapid City
S.D
Jameson
Mexico City
Catherine Fox
Glen Ridge
N.J
Dot Germain
Philadelphia
Kay Byrne
Rye
N.Y
Margaret Gunther
Memphis
Dr. Geo R Brown Delivers Sermon At Union Service
Retired Methodist minister Dr. George R. Brown preached at a Sunday union service at First Baptist Church. Moderator Grover Jones led the program in pastor A B Conrad’s absence while Rev Cecil Haworth gave the invocation. The service featured a rich music program before Brown urged repentance and public confession as essential to conversion and eternal life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. R. Brown
George R. Brown
First Baptist Church
Grover Jones
A. B. Conrad
Cecil Haworth
Central Friends Church
John the Baptist
Kingdom of Heaven
Jesus
New York Primaries Focus on City Contests in 1944
New York leaders eye the upcoming state wide primary with attention to New York City where two American Labor factions vie for control amid Tammany Hall battles for nine district leadership posts and city county and municipal judgeships.Observers see Kennedy faction advantage but note close Assembly district prospects. The piece also notes a price comparison: U S paid about 9000 times as much per acre for Virgin Islands as for the Louisiana Purchase territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
American Labor Party
Tammany Hall
United States
Virgin Islands
Education For Spending In War Work Needs Guidance
A former maid now earning wartime wages argues for consumer education to curb spending. She notes many workers face sudden big pay raises and fear they will not save. proposes pay envelope tips, budgeting guidance, and access to personnel consultations to manage money wisely beyond war bonds.
Americans In Burma Await Rescue In Wilderness
A party of 19 plane crash survivors including William L Stanton John Davies Jr and Eric Sevareid await extraction in Northern Burma as a rescue overland expedition pushes through jungle. Col Don Flickinger along with an army sergeant and corporal joined the overland chase after a parachute message for a doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Martin
New Delhi
Burma
William L Stanton
U. .S. Board of Economic Warfare
John Davies, Jr
Chungking
Eric Sevareid
Columbia Broadcasting System
China
India
Col
Don Flickinger
Long Beach
Calif
Cougar in Orchard Nets a Meek Capture in Oregon
Oregon man Douglas Dailey trapped a cougar in an apple tree using a fish net and placed the animal in a cage. Earlier a pair of women reported encountering a cougar on a road and dragged it home in another fish net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
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USO Center
Office of Price Administration
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Rumania
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
West Pass
East Pass
By CH Mam
McKenney Poh Bridge
America’s Card Authority
Anne Morgan
Fairfield Road
Winchell
Women's Society
Broadlands
Teing
Union
John Sailor
Violet Weaver
Polkton
Pauline Murrow
York, Pa
John Murrow
Tryon Street
Lou Fair
G. A. Ballow
Howell Street
Roosevelt
Cuba
Machado
Balbo
Horta
Azores
Homer Teague
Wrightsville Beach
H. C. Poole
Olona
Star
Hamlet
Rockingham
Bessie Swatt
Atlantic City
Reading
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Morrison
Asheville
North Carolina Public Service Company
Atlantic Coast
New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers
Princeton
Harry Monroe
Evening Star
Waener
God
Wilton
Humperdinck
Lord
Father of Mankind
Maker
Young Peoples
Teilman
Brown
Ruth Millett
J. B
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