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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1937
Page
10
Pictured here are the sponsors for the initial dance of the Trumpeteer Club to be held at Sedgefield Manor on August 20. Read Miss Margaret Taylor Miss Edna Montgomery Miss Ruth Pollock Miss Betty Sechrest and Miss Mary Owen.
High Point group plans its first dance on Friday August 20 at Sedgefield Manor. Five sponsors announced: Ruth Pollock Betty Sechrest Mary Owen Donaldson Margaret Taylor and Edna Montgomery. Escorting partners listed with local chaperones and Bernard Fowler orchestra noted.
Mrs. J. F. Garner hosted the Ace of Clubs club at her Colonial Drive home with two tables. High score went to Mrs. G. T. Alexander, second high to Mrs. W. B. Tomlinson. Guests included Mesdames Boyles, Tomlinson, Rapp, Phillips, Hassler, Green, Snider, and Alexander.
Mr and Mrs Harvey A Samuels return to Dover New Jersey after visiting friends here. Ethel Samuels visited with them at their New Jersey home. J N Hooper and family spend weekend at Myrtle Beach. Mrs A T Prendergast now home after hospital stay. Nichol son Lewis Frances Justice Dorothy Bell plan weekend in Southport. Mary Elizabeth Jones returns home after a month away with Ocean View Virginia Beach Richmond Washington and Baltimore trip. Mary Elizabeth Lindsay visits, Julia Pankey of Staunton VA as guest. J W McMahon family depart for Florida and Georgia trips for 12 days. L H Stanley improving at home. James Whitaker returns from Washington NC guest of Stafford Ellis. R C Loman family at White Lake also Emma Calhoun Pearl Ballard Lilly Caney. G W King recovering from operation Burrus Memorial Hospital. John Eddie Parker visiting niece Lillie Mae Brown. BE Seawell and Frances return from Texas tour.
Mrs. W. E. Mitchell of High Point assisted in a Walkertown tea honoring bride Mrs. Rex Fulton Bishop. Hostesses were Mrs. O. Snyder and Mrs. Arhiee Hammock. Guests included many locals and visitors from Kernersville, Oak Ridge, High Point, and Winston-Salem. musical selections were by Mrs. Hobart Ward and Mrs. Trevalyn Martin with assistants.
Thomasville records note Mr. and Mrs. Preston Clinard will mark their 68th wedding anniversary on August 16. The couple, ages 89 and 88, reside at the Kinney ancestral home and welcome friends, with three children living in Davidson county.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Whaley announce the birth of a son named Johnnie Lewis on August 11 at their home 807 East Green Street.
Miss Norma Graham of 311 West Bay street left Saturday for a week in Columbia. Bill Graham leaves today to spend a week with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs C L Fes Perman at Faith Co. Mrs T Robbins and daughters Doris and Virginia left yesterday for Carolina Beach for a week. David Rogers remains ill at Briggs avenue. Mr and Mrs J M Randall of Dover New Jersey, formerly of this city, returned for a week visit. Mr and Mrs Arthur Osment returned home after a week in New York Washington and eastern cities.
The Philathea class of Abbott's Creek Sunday school held its regular monthly meeting with 10 members present. Mrs. Marvin Welborn led devotionals, Mrs. Robert Palmer Jr. read minutes, and Mrs. Frank Spurgeon presided over business. A short program on Prophets of the Old Bible featured Mrs. Welborn, Spurgeon, Kaney, and Green.
Betty Spurgeon Caney and Charles Edward Palmer are mentioned alongside Mia Mildred Bodenheimer and Mrs Bernie Steward with children in a brief social item. The text lists names likely of local residents or attendees connected to a community notice.
James Carl Marshburn Jr., about 17, of Raleigh, died of an epileptic fit while swimming in the ocean at Carolina Beach. He was pulled ashore by H. P. Howard and J. B. Fowler as lifeguards and three doctors attended but could not revive him. Coroner Ala W. Allen reported the death.
Mary Sue Briggs will return today from Washington North Carolina after spending two weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs Marie Jones hosted a Friday bridge luncheon at her Hawthorne Street home honoring Mrs Van Buren James of Miami Florida, the former Edith Milliken of Asheboro. Guests dined under navy cloths with Caliente ware and daisy place cards. High score prizes went to Mrs Terry White and Mrs James, with travel prize won by Mrs June Woollen.
Wallburg North Carolina. Work has started on rebuilding the Wallburg Baptist church after a April fire. Stringers for the subfloor on the main floor have been laid inside the shell of the four brick walls. Funds will come from donations as reconstruction proceeds. The new building will keep the old layout with additional classrooms and balcony level spaces. Services will be held in the Wallburg school auditorium until the church is rebuilt.
A coroner's jury in Rutherfordton recommends holding Milton Hampton responsible for the death of five year old Gene Moore, struck by Hampton's automobile yesterday.
Survey shows black tea as the preferred choice for the majority of tea drinkers. Consumers favor its flavor and versatility, with green and herbal varieties trailing behind in popularity across age groups.
At the Brigadier club’s 18th meeting hosted by Edwin Watkins four High Point men were welcomed as new members. The club discussed a forthcoming dance and will announce details later. Existing members include BE C. Rankin Frank Parker Bill Forster Curtis Newton Herman Bernard G I Humphreys Jr Edwin Watkins Vernon Idol Elwood Jones.
Mrs L F Voorhees announced the opening of the Vorhees Modern School kindergarten on September 13. The school at 1118 Forest Hill Drive offers limited enrollment with instruction in dancing dramatics art rhythm and related activities.
The Esquire club of Greensboro hosts Hollywood ambassadors August 25 at the Trianon Ballroom. Jackie Coogan and his orchestra lead the show with Lila Lee and Princess Luana, plus Don Eddy and Lillian Tours dance routine. A 45 minute floor show followed by guests dancing to Jackie’s band. Bill Vinson chairs the arrangements with Charles Mendenhall and J. T. Causey assisting. Sponsors to be announced.
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