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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1938
Page
8
Lexing ton Aug 13 A World War veteran Grover Lowman entered Grubbs cafe on North Main street Lexington and watched S Theo Grubb owner clip newspaper stories for his scrap book collection.
Theo Grubbs of Lexington is a cafe operator and avid collector whose study doubles as a museum. His scrapbooks feature Megargee dairy cattle paintings and clippings on animals, crops, and American natural history. He prizes his extensive collection of rare books and pictures.
Anton Brees the noted carillonneur outlines his seventh annual Duke University chapel recital for 4 30 Sunday afternoon in Durham. The program includes America Mother Macree Freut Buch des Lebens Aloha Oe Venetian Gondola I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say I Need Thee Ev are Hour Jesus Lover of my Soul and a Rimsky Korsakoff piece Dear Old Duke plus a request number and Bong of India from Sadko.
Decreased postal receipts at Asheboro for the year ending December 31 pushed the office from 997th to 1056th among first class offices. The drop dimmed hopes for a higher postmaster salary, with potential future moves that could reclassify the office and affect pay. New York and Chicago lead the nation, each with large receipts and salaries of 12000 annually.
The Young People's club of Cherry Street Presbyterian Church sponsors a Graduate Nurse Popularity Contest to raise funds for church debts. Nurses from Burrus Memorial, Guilford County Sanitorium, and local addresses compete for a cash prize, with several High Point area entrants among the contestants.
Personal Miss Elizabeth Moore of 803 Fairview Street is in Washington D C visiting friends. Mrs Jessie Cunningham of Brooklyn New York is visiting her mother Mrs Mary Reid of 1300 Alga Street.
The Swing Club met in Miss Ora Griffin's home club room. Mrs. Bertha Ford spoke after the business session. Members present included Bernice Phifer Thelma Hayes Ida Mae Griffin Kathrine Randle Golia Pate Roberta McDill Bertha Ford and Ora Griffin.
Dr Oscar Hayworth former Calvary Baptist pastor of New York City will preach at the Main Street Methodist church in Thomasville during the 11 o'clock Sunday service. He is retired and living near Mt Gilead and is described as an outstanding and courageous minister. The public is invited to hear him.
Raleigh Aug 13 The mandamus action of W O Burgin against the state board of elections sees a new hearing date set for August 22 by the Wake county clerk. Burgin seeks to block certifying B Deane as Democratic nominee for Congress in the eighth district. The board must show cause why temporary orders to restrain certification of Canaday over Young in the fourth district runoff should not become permanent.
Welfare Department director Miss Gladys Kivett asks for sewing machines to continue services. The department prefers renting over donations and will service and maintain all machines while in the welfare office. Rent periods can be long or short.
The Swing Time club and the Camel City Men s Club of Winston Salem will be guests at the park picnic Thursday evening. A post picnic party will be held at Kilby Hall for club members with music by C Jones the former local radio broadcaster.
Miss Rivett is glad to return the machine on call. Welfare trucks will call for machines and bring them back. For more information contact the local office at 2343.
Astronomers note comets always show a tail that points away from the sun. The bright object draws observers as it traverses the evening sky, its tail length and direction guiding stargazers through its celestial path.
Mrs. Floyd Wilson announces rehearsal for 108 girls and parent teachers at the junior school building on Tuesday at 10 p.m. to prepare for the Pageant Of Progress.
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