Society Events Highlight Summer Hospitality and Weddings
Social activities feature Mrs Banks forman hosting in Reidsville with decorated Ross home rooms and fruit salads. Miss Elizabeth Parks honored at a bridge luncheon by Mrs J T Lewallen before her August 21 wedding. prizes include a Fostoria bon bon dish. Mrs L M Fox and Miss Nell Fox host a card party for Mia James A Cheely and Mrs Luis Howell with prizes and corsages.
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Banks Forman
Reidaville
Ross
L. M. Fox
Nell Fox
Mia
James A. Cheely
Ocala
Fla
Luis Howell
Jacksonville
Asheboro
Edgar
Ethel Johnson
Bridge Club Event At Worth Street Hosts Guests
Mrs Charlies McCrary entertained the Contract Bridge Club at her Worth Street home with Miss Henrietta Underwood and Miss Mary Erwin Byers as guests. Seven tables were set on the porch with summer flowers. the evening included refreshments and an ice course.
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Charlies McCrary
Contract Bridge Club
Worth Street
Henrietta Underwood
Mary Erwin Byers
Rock Hill
S. C
Air Derby fillies wedding details and guests
The bride’s sister in law Mrs A E Williams of Durham served as dama of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Demmer Iddings of Salisbury Miss Clara Snider of Churchland and Miss Grace Smith of Lexington. Two children carried the veil and two more carried baskets of roses and sweet peas. Attending the groom was best man Mr A E Williams of Durham. groomsmen were Mr Raymond Iddings, Mr Carl Massey of Salisbury and Mr Lacey Barber of Salisbury. After the ceremony the couple left for a tour of Western North Carolina and Virginia via Shenandoah valley and Washington DC.
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A. E. Williams
Durham
Demmer Iddings
Salisbury
Clara Snider
Churchland
Grace Smith
Lexington
Marie Miller
George Miller
Spencer
Iris Smith
G. B Smith
Raymond Iddings
Carl Massey
Lacey Barber
Frank Anderson
Burkhart
Polly Surratt
Julia Peacock
Angel
Misees Claudia
Meeta Baker
Kathleen Thomason
Julia
Th Peacock
Inez Leonard
Elizabeth Ford
Wilma Spott
Mesdames Turner Wall
Charles Williams
Glenn Burkhart
Frank Ussery
Pat Young
Hayden Hooper
Lee Shirley
van Phillips
Henary Thomason
Cut Flowers Adorn Rooms in Enjoyment of Entertainment
Rooms used for entertainment at the time were enhanced with abundant cut flowers. The vivid floral displays added charm and warmth to gatherings, reflecting the era's decorative preferences.
Lexington Wedding of Lula Williams to Fred Hill Smith
A ceremony Sunday morning August 4 at nine o'clock united Lula Williams and Fred Hill Smith at the bride’s parents’ home near Churchland in Lexington. The Rev Hitler S J Reich of Winston Salem officiated with a ring ceremony. The bride wore a white satin gown with veil and carried bridal roses.
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Lexington
Lula Williams
H. C. Williams
Churchland
Fred Hill Smith
Hitler S. J. Reich
Winston-Salem
Miss Virginia McCrary Hosts Honor Party
Miss Virginia McCrary hosted a Thursday afternoon gathering at her North Main Street home in honor of Miss Mary Shemwell. Bridge was played at three tables with flowers in a lovley setting. Miss Shemwell won the high cut and received Houbigant face powder after receiving a box of Yardley’s dusting powder. Mrs. Louis G. Bowles of Weldon, sister of the hostess, was given hand embroidered pillow cases. An outline course of sandwiches and iced tea followed for guests Misses Mary Shemwell Mary Louise Moffitt Madeline Thompson Sara March Walser Sara Frances Vestal Betty Russell Elizabeth Terry Kathrine Eanes Mary Lindsay Lowe Fannie Porter Cowles Dorothy Dorsett.
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Sue Dent
Lockhart
S. C
Frances McAlister
McCormick
Henrietta Underwood
Elizabeth Parks
Donna Tee Loflin
Ruth Ashworth
Cox
Greystone Terrace
Virginia McCrary
North Main Street
Mary Shemwell
Yardley
Miss Shemwell
Houbigant
Louis G. Bowles
Weldon
Counterfeit $1 Bill Found in Lexington
A one dollar bill raised to twenty dollars was detected by the National Bank of Thomasville in Lexington. Bank officials say the work involved cutting the ends from $206 bills, splitting them, pasting over a $1 bill, and staining. Similar bills are rumored to be circulating elsewhere, and business leaders are warned to watch for raised notes.
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Lexington
National Bank of
Thomasville
A Day on the Planet Eroe Is Five and Half Hours Long
A science note states that a day on planet Eroe lasts five and a half hours. This concise fact highlights the planet’s rapid rotation compared to Earth.
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Eroe
Earthlike Seasons on Mars Last Twice as Long
Mars experiences seasons that last about twice as long as Earth's due to its axial tilt and longer orbital period. This affects climate patterns and surface conditions across the planet.
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Mars
Earth
Hoover marks 55th with surprise party at Virginia camp
President Hoover celebrated his fifty fifth birthday with a secret surprise party at his Virginia fishing camp. Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Lindbergh arranged the event and directed plans, with gifts described as inexpensive. Earlier, Hoover and aides helped build rock dams on the Rapidan to create sunny pools for wild trout.
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Mrs. Hoover
Mrs. Lindbergh
Fishing Camp
Hoover
Charles A Lindbergh
Palo Alto
California
Rapidan River
Hyde
Yearly Meeting Debate Over College Funding And Morality
North Carolina Quakers meet as Guilford College president Dr Raymond Buford cites 314 students 61 graduates and finances while urging a decision on funding to maintain its high standard. Dr Elbert Russell laments drift from Christian ideals across politics business race relations and international relations urging adherence to Jesus Christ and courage to resist conformity.
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Raymond Buford
Guilford College
North Carolina
Quakerism
Elbert Russell
Jesus Christ
Germans Protest Watered Schnaps Tax Rise
Germans protesting the new excise law say watered liquor priced as whisky costs more. The June 1 law raises tax to 3.80 dollars per gallon and lowers pure alcohol minimum from 85 to 32 percent. Saloons dilute drinks and charge higher per glass as revenue预计 reaches 22 million dollars this year.
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Berlin
Floor numbers puzzle confounds strangers in Madrid
In Madrid building floors puzzle readers with odd naming. Ground floor is Piso Bajo not counted. Then Entresuela Segundo Antresuela Principal and others up to Tercero B Quarto Attico. A remark notes Spain lacks 48 story skyscrapers and mentions a radium cast valued at $506,000.
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Madrid
Spain
Entresuela
Segundo
Antresuela
Shippers Called To Meet On North Carolina Traffic Association
Governor Gardner urged all shippers and transportation users in North Carolina to attend a Raleigh gathering August 22 to organize the North Carolina Traffic Association. The group aims to back rate cases before the ICC and educate the public on rate discrimination while plans move to finalize a constitution and by laws. The meeting could draw several hundred participants and start immediate work.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina Traffic Association
Gardner
State Corporation Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Snowden pushes hard for quick action on Young plan reforms
Snowden calls for immediate grip on reparations and rejects lengthy Hague life plan. He questions Cheron's figures on French sacrifice versus Britain, argues the day should focus on reparations, cites Poincare's 1928 promise to Churchill, and notes an Italian pledge to Chamberlain through Pirelli.
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Sienor Pirelli
Snowden
M. Cheron
Cheron
Aacron
Hague
Mins Cheron
France
King
Great Britain
Poincare
Winston Churchill
Italy
Alberto Pirelli
Austen Chamberlain
Air Mail Service Makes Rapid Gains
The June post office report shows $1,161,461 paid to air mail contractors across all routes, up from $447,641 a year earlier. A total of 598,494 pounds of mail were carried over 1,156.1 miles in June, compared with 216,957 pounds and 695.05 miles a year ago.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Air Mai
Mason lodge meeting notice and officers
Attention masons regular communications of Gy Numa F Reid Lodge No 344 AF and AM meet day night at 7 30 o clock Master Masons requested to be present order J H Jennings Master H Massey Secy
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Gy Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
A. M. Mote
Jim
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J. T. Lewallen
Sunset Avenue
Miss Parks
I. C. Moter
Mary Chilton
Santa Monica
Cali
Cleveland
May Hairlip
Tulsa
Okla
Aviatrix
Kansas City
Lexington Society
Perron Ve
the Commercial National Bank
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Shanes Isa
Madison
United States
Virginia Mountains
Agriculture Department
Hugh S. Cumming
Public Health Service
Lindbergh
Clifton Floyd Parrish
Juanita Brafford
Bonlee
High Point
Yearly Meeting
Purscolairs Eenkk Ck
Permiceio
Biidesk
CIO
CPE
Fed
Uae
Lovette Beauty
West End
J. H. Jennings
H. ©. Massey
Rexall Stores
Slavery Bay Hs Bjargain
Absorbine Jr
Sloans Liniment
MUSE
Moones
Cee
Sie
Hinds
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