Informal party honors Miss Burton before wedding
Mrs Neal Kearns and Mrs Louis Hoffman hosted a bridal shower for Miss Barbara Burton ahead of her August 22 wedding to O B Levina Jr at Wesley Memorial Church. Guests arrived between 4 and 6 pm, enjoyed hospitality at the door, and viewed a wedding scene display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Burton
O. B. Levina Jr
Wesley Memorial Church
Neal Kearns
Louis Hoffman
Hoffan
W. W. Burton
Miss Burton
Martha Jean Burton
Bill Goldston
Leaksville
C. L. Curl
Lilia Bilbo
Joanne Dick
Greensboro
O. B. Levina Sr
Maxine Levina
Patricia Hubbard
Joanne Sechrist
Margaret Barrer
Margaret Washburn
Mesdames
Taylor Hines
June Hoots
J. H. Sechrist
Catholic Prevalence in Eire Population
The article notes that about 95 percent of Ireland's population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, highlighting the church's strong cultural and social influence across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eire
Nu Phi Mu Card Party At YWCA Hostess Group
Unit one of the Nu Phi Mu sorority hosted a social evening at the Adams Memorial YWCA with three bridge tables and tummy entertaining. Coca colas and nuts were served, prizes went to Nancy Smith for high bridge and Mary Stroupe for top rummy, then an ice course followed for a guest list including Virginia Green Dot Lee Betsy Wrenn Sarah Wrenn Nancy Smith Betty Welch Mary Stroupe Louise Gibson Allan Hayes Mary Lib Clarke Margaret Hancock Helen Gibson Ruby Parker and Mrs James S Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu Phi Mu Sorority
Adams Memorial Ywca
Nancy Smith
Mary Stroupe
Virginia Green
Dot Lee
Betsy Wrenn
Sarah Wrenn
Betty Welch
Louise Gibson
Allan Hayes
Mary Lib Clarke
Margaret Hancock
Helen Gibson
Ruby Parker
James S. Parsons
Mrs Bryant Hosts Coca-Cola Party for Fay Strother
Mrs Paul T Bryant will entertain at a Coca-Cola party Saturday morning to compliment Miss Fay Strother whose betrothal to Wayland Linthicum was announced recently. Guests are invited 10 to 11 30 at 602 Colonial Drive. Miss Strother and Mr Linthicum marry on the first of September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Bryant
Fay Strother
Wayland Linthicum
Colonial Drive
Miss Strother
Mr. Linthicum
Emerywood Duplicate Club Winners Named
In Saturday play at Emerywood Country Club the Emerywood Duplicate Club crowned North-South winners Mesdames Farrell Gray and C S Beaver and West-East winners Mesdames Hal Davis and R D Tillson. Runners-up were Mr and Mrs W E Outen in North-South and Mesdames C Durland and EF Howard in East-West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood
Emerywood Country Club
Mesdames Farrell Gray
C. S. Beaver
Mesdames
Hal Davis
R. D. Tillson
W. E. Outen
Mesdames ©. C. Durland
EF. T. Howard
Local social notes record visitors and illnesses in town
Mr and Mrs Samuel C Mangel of Louisville Ky will guest with Mr and Mrs Froelich and Mr and Mrs Wall. Mr and Mrs Nelson Donyes of Los Angeles visit their son Frank and Norma Page at Bridges street. Jean Peeler travels to Washington DC after a month with her mother on Bandith street. Mrs Dovelly Wear remains ill at 805 Asheboro street and may enter Duke hospital soon. Mr and Mrs Hedrick return from Chapel Hill to Norwood Court. E T Buckman of Washington NC spends days here with Roy B Culler Jr at 626 Colonial Drive. Mrs Bill Forman of Trenton NJ visits her parents on Barbee street. Joe Kirkman, recovering after surgery July 22 at Baptist hospital Winston-Salem, can receive visitors. Noctiluca remark notes sea life could live forever if uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Mangel
Louisville
Jake Froelich
Matt Wall
Atelean Nelson Donyes
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Donyes
Norma Page
Bridges Street
Jean Peeler
Washington, D. C
Coy Rank
Bandith Street
Dovelly ‘Wear
Asheboro Street
Duke Hospital
E. T. Buckman
Washington, N. C
Roy B. Culler, Jr
Colonial Drive
Bill Forman
Trenton
N. J
D. Sheppard
Barbee Street
Nancy Sheppard
Joe Kirkman
Route Four
the Baptist
High Point School Board Seeks Fluorescent Light Fixtures
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of School Commissioners of High Point North Carolina until 2 00 PM on Wednesday August 18 1948 for 744 two lamp and 8 four lamp Day Bright Vis Aid or Wakefield Grenadier or BR W Wiley Seminar fluorescent light fixtures with lamps. Specifications at East Russell Street office. Board may reject any bids. Chas F Carroll Secretary August 10 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of School Commissioners
City of
High Point
East Russell Street
N. C
Wakefield Grenadier
BR. & W. Wiley
Chas. F. Carroll
Miss Foster to Be Party Honoree
Miss Delores Foster is to be honored at a courtesy party hosted by Misses Dot Barker and Ann Hodson. The event will be Thursday at 7 40 PM at Miss Barker's home on Route Three to celebrate the upcoming marriage to Douglas Harrelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Foster
Douglas Harrelson
Dot Barker
Ann Hodson
Miss Barker
Route Three
Jolly Y Club to Hear W F Bailey
W F Bailey personnel director for Triangle Hosiery Mill will address the Jolly Y club at the Adams Memorial YWCA building Thursday at eight o'clock. His topic is The Moslem Religion and members are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bailey
Triangle Hosiery Mill
Jolly Y Club
Adams Memorial Ywca
Bailey
Century Train Is City On Tracks
The New York Central System announced that a new sleeping car and full length diner are accepted for final testing as part of the 20th Century Limited. Built by Pullman-Standard in Chicago, the 32 streamliners will cost about two million dollars per section and feature barbershop, valet service, shower, train secretary and radio telephone room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
INS
New York Central System
20Th Century Limited
Chicago
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Marshal Field
al Jolson
Rise Stevens
Legacy of early Rome assigns kitchen duties to daughters
In ancient Rome a house wife could not grind grain or cook for her husband, with such chores falling to the daughter. The passage notes gender roles in domestic tasks and highlights expectations placed on daughters in early Roman society.
Astronomers Face Tiny Window to Study Solar Eclipses
Scientists note an average annual window of under one minute to observe total solar eclipses, highlighting the rarity and urgency of eclipse opportunities for study and data collection.
Variety Club Members Enjoy Varied Evening Program
The Variety club hosted about twelve members and three visitors for an evening of entertainment. Guests included Mrs. Bill Forman of Trenton New Jersey and Mrs. Don Riggs visiting her mother Mrs. Leaptrope on English Street, plus Mrs. Betty Croker Brackett. They began with a picnic supper at the city lake park, played miniature golf on the links, and capped the night at a skating rink in Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Variety Club
Bill Forman
Trenton
N. J
O. D. Sheard
Barbee Street
Donriggs
Leaptrope
English Street
Betty Croker Brackett
City Lake Park
City
Spainhour Tin Shop To Open New Show Rooms
THOMASVILLE Aug 10 Tomorrow the Spainhour Tin Shop will open its new show rooms on Winston street offering a complete line of heating equipment air conditioning and other home appliances A O Spainhour has operated the business since 1939 after taking over the Fowler Tin Shop From Winston Salem he moved to the current site in 1941 and in 1946 built the adjoining building now the companys 40 feet of store stock Public invited to inspect the store next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Spainhour Tin Shop
Winston Street
A. O. Spainhour
Spainhour
Fowler
Winston and Guilford Streets
Winston Salem
Well Baby Clinics Halted Temporarily
Dr. Loren Wallin, High Point health officer, said city well baby clinics are being discontinued due to the polio epidemic. He said the move is regrettable but necessary and clinics will resume when the polio situation permits. The notice ends with a note on possible causes of hard starting in cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Wallin
High Point
Wallin
Mrs. Corbitt Hosts Bridge Party for 25th Birthday
Mrs. Calvin Corbitt entertained ten couples at her parents home on Gatewood avenue for a birthday shower honoring her husband on his twenty fifth birthday. Bridge at four tables featured prizes for top score and runner up. guests included Mr. and Mrs. Bill Connor and other local couples. An ice pink and green course followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Corbitt
Robert Bollinger
Bill Connor
Gurney Wilson
Fay Dodamead
Wayne Chambers
N. L. Garner
Tommy Dodamead
Andy Beasley
Roy B. Culler
Birth Announcement for Bonnie Kirkman Ingram
Mr and Mrs Robert Lee Ingram Jr announce the birth of a daughter Bonnie Kirkman on August 7 at Boulevard Unit High Point Memorial Hospital. Mrs Ingram is the former Miss Lance arranger of Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Ingram Jr
Charlotte Street
Bonnie Kirkman
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Inam
Lance Arranger
Concord
Stephens Bible Class Meets at Bodenheimer Home
The Stephens Bible Class plans a meeting tomorrow at 3 PM at Mrs. W. P. Bodenheimer's Sunset Drive home. Mrs. J. Paul Hill is scheduled to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Bodenheimer
Stephens Bible
W. P. Bodenheimer
J. Paul Hill
Thomasville Chief To Attend NC Police Executives Meeting
Thomasville chief of police Paul M. Shore will attend the North Carolina Police Executives Association meeting at Wrightsville Beach on August 18. The advance notice places Shore among state law enforcement leaders gathering for the annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Paul M. Shore
North Carolina Police Executives Association
Wrightsville Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enterprise
Madeline Hoover
Mesdames Kearns
Hoffman
Ourach
Liberal
Ceoepen Teder
Wee Bee
Trade ST
Charlotte
Duke Power
Buke Power Company
Nu Phi Mu
Emerywood Duplicate Club
Robert
Bob) Hedrick
Chapel Hill
Mr. Hedrick
University of North Carolina
Norwood Court
Melrose
BAS
Guilford
N. Main ST
Miss Foster
Monark
Ae Dupont
Grace Flower Shop, Inc
Washington
LL Woolens
Ana
Washington St
A. Buckman
T. E. Dodamead
Lydia K Pinkhbam
Pinkhbam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bonnie Kirkman Ingram
Hamburger
Bologna
Seward’s Market
E. Commerce St
Penney’s A
J.C. Penney Coa
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