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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1942
Page
5
Alicia Hart advises quick beauty refreshes for last minute dates. Carry absorbent powder for oily hair, use a clean brush to blot oil, keep hairpins or kid curlers, brush dry hair for shine, and have peroxide or lemon juice for stains. Maintain two hair brushes, a lacquer matched to nails, nail scissors for hangnails, and a ready bow touch up for instant polish.
Americans have learned to drive carefully and save tires and to protect possessions. They practice thrift, invest in war bonds, and see family and neighbors as central. The piece emphasizes strength, community, and duty during wartime.
The Wo man’s club will reopen the recreation room at 156 South Main Street tomorrow at 1 PM and again Sunday from 10 AM to 10 PM. More than 250 soldiers and other service members used the facility last weekend. The building offers chairs, books, letters, radio, piano music, and a washroom with a daybed. Women may bring an escort in uniform. other women's groups may join if the program continues.
Emerywood club hosted a family night dinner with more than 125 people in attendance. Tonight features an adult August evening bridge, with reservations accepted until five o'clock this afternoon. A long list of attendees includes Earl N. Phillips, Alex Rankin, Ben Cooper, Herbert Barthmaier, D. T. Hunnewell, and many others.
A surprise birthday gathering honored Mrs. M. L. Teague at her home with about four Odd Fellows and Rebekah members plus friends. Watermelons were served on the lawn and guests sang old hymns in the living room, reflecting a warm communal celebration.
Right dress pattern 4204 by Anne Adams features surplice vestee with sleeve tabs and a plain or darted fullness skirt. Available in misses and women's sizes 14 through 40. Size 16 uses 2 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric with contrast. Send sixteen cents for pattern plus size name address and style number to The Enterprise Pattern Department.
Miss Dorothy Luck entertained sixteen friends in Asheboro to honor Miss Nannie Lou Austin who will move to Baltimore with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Austin. The evening featured games, a surprise miscellaneous shower, patriotic refreshments, and defense stamp table awards for several hosts. C. A. Voncannon marked his 80th birthday in High Point with family attendance and dinners at his daughter’s home, including Mrs. Shumaker and three other children, while two more were unable to attend.
The Jones and Gurley families plan a reunion this Sunday August 17 at Charlie Gurley 513 North Drive. Attendees are invited to bring a well filled basket and join friends and neighbors for the gathering.
Mrs Doak Finch entertained the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club with a dessert bridge at her suburban Thomasville home. Two tables played. Mrs W H Curlee won top score and prizes of salt and pepper shakers. Guest lists included Mrs R L McDonald, Mrs P M Shervill, Keith Williams, Claiborne Pennington, Z P Long, Roy Proctor, W H Curdlee, and mover Mendenhall Jr. Several local notices follow about family travel and church society events.
Bobby Bailey and Billy Lloyd are spending the week in Baltimore with Archie Bailey who works for Glenn L. Martin Company. Eva Faircloth, a Mills Home teacher, returns to Thomasville after ten days at Burrus Memorial Hospital with improving health. James Cargal arrives Friday from Akron to stay with his parents. Mrs. Garland Chappell has returned home from Guilford General Hospital after an operation and is improving.
Mr and Mrs W C Yaw of Howell Street announce the birth of a son Mack Hugh at Burrus Memorial Hospital on Tuesday August 1.
Algiers Aug 14 A second victim died after an attack on an Air France Marseille to Algiers seaplane over the Mediterranean. French authorities blamed RAF planes in the convoy battle yesterday. A young girl passenger died during the night, two more wounded gravely, and four others injured. A protest to London was anticipated. Also noted are War Department moves to control leather production for military use.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt voiced support for equal opportunity in education and work for all Americans regardless of age color or creed She spoke at Livingston College in Salisbury joining a panel on Christian education for African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church youth She urged patience and effort to ensure fair job access and that education be affordable and desired by all under democracy Tunisia produced 1167900 pounds of tobacco in 1940.
The state school commission will hear a salary committee report at its next meeting on September 10, with a session possible earlier, on a proposal to raise pay for teachers, superintendents, and other school workers. The proposal was referred to the committee yesterday amid other business. Also reported: April saw over half a million industrial and 50,600 farm jobs filled by the U S Employment Service. Women volunteers produced Afghan and other items for Red Cross distribution to camps and naval stations.
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