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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1938

Page

6

Picketts Bible Class Outing At City Lake Park

The W P Pickett Memorial Bible class of First Methodist Protestant plans a watermelon feast and ball game at the city lake park Wednesday afternoon. Game starts at five o clock and feast at seven. The event invites Philathea class to attend. The Stephens class meets Wednesday at 3 at Miss Evelyn Gray's home 213 Maplestreet with Mrs Nora L Andrews leading a study of Ezekiel chapter forty. Rev Jacob Gartenhaus of Atlanta will speak at Green Street Baptist Thursday at 8 o’clock with Green Street W M A urged to attend.

Stephens Stephens Bible Evelyn Gray O'Neal Maplestreq Nora L. Andrews Ezekiel Gartenhaus Green Street Church Jacob Gartenhaus Atlanta Southern Baptist Green Street Baptist Church Green Street W. M. A

Miss Crowder Hosts Two Brides Elect at Sedgefield Today

Miss Katieine Hayworth of High Point and Miss Elizabeth Bishop of Greensboro are honored by Miss Agnes Crowder at Sedgefield Inn’s solarium. Hayworth wed Wilson H. Daveler of Charleston September 10, and Bishop will marry William T. Forever of High Point the same day. A luncheon at 1 o'clock at the Jefferson Roof precedes the events. Greensboro and High Point guests attend. Bishop is a Crowder cousin.

Katieine Hayworth Elizabeth Bishop Greensboro Agnes Crowder Sedgefield Inn Miss Hayworth Wilson H. Daveler Charleston West High Point Miss Bishop Miss Crowder Miss Valon Charlotte Jefferson Roof Brandon

Party Honors Visitors With Bridge At Mrs Wrenn Home

Mrs. Olin Wrenn hosted a Monday afternoon gathering at Woodrow Avenue with Mrs. Lel Base of Jacksonville Florida and Mrs. Ted Harmon of Atlanta Georgia. Bridge on three tables awarded high score to Mrs. Don Jarvin of Greensboro with an evening bag and second to Miss Mary Wrenn with sport handkerchiefs. Guests enjoyed garden flower arrangements and served refreshments after playing.

Olin Wrenn Woodrow Avenue Lel Jacksonville File Ted Harmon Atlanta Don Jarvin Greensboro Mary Wrenn

Domino Club to Meet at Mrs Taylor’s Hawthorne Home

The Domino club plans its regular weekly meeting this evening at 7 30 at Mrs Margaret Taylor’s Hawthorne road residence. Members will gather for the scheduled event with the group.

Domino Club The Margaret Taylor Hawthorne Road

Altrusa Club Meeting At Sheraton Tonight

The Altrusa club holds a business meeting at the Sheraton tonight at 7 30 PM in the hotel committee room. Attendance is requested as important business will be transacted and the meeting was postponed from last week.

Sarah Ann Slanter Winston-Salem High Point Business and Professional Women's Club Ambroise Thomas Eddie Cantor Jerome Kern Sarah Ann New York National Broadcasting Company Altrusa Club Sheraton Hotel

Pentagon Girls To Meet This Evening

The Pentagon Girls clubhouse will hold its regular weekly meeting at 7 30 PM. Mies Lois Barger will preside at 1000 North Main Street and all members are requested to be present.

Pentagon Club Mies Lois Barger 1000 North Main Street

Tommy Reagan Is Given Party On Fifth Birthday

Mrs. J. C. Reagan hosted a Saturday afternoon party for her son Tommy's fifth birthday. Guests enjoyed games favors and lawn refreshments with many guests listed including Shirley Rogers Frances Elizabeth Blackley Bobby Sink and more. Tommy received numerous gifts.

J. C. Reagan Tommy Shirley Rogers Frances Elizabeth Billy Blackley Bobby Irene Sink Donald Joann Burgess Martha Ann Wood Bobby Lee Rose Marie Weeberry Larry Sawyer Donald Hunsucker Ruth Barbara Russell Shirley Beard Jimmy Bobo Bill Ray Hunsucker J. O. Scott Ira Mae Myrtie Reagan F. L. Sawyer Bill Rogera Gilbert Weeberry

Birthday Party Honors Bobby and Buddy Loflin

Mrs G C Loflin hosted a birthday party at her Thissell Street home Friday night for the 8th and 6th birthdays of Bobby and Buddy Loflin. Guests enjoyed games directed by Dorothy Loflin and Mary Frances Wood with tea cream and cake for listed children.

G. C. Loflin Thissell Street Bobby Buddy Dorothy Loflin Mary Frances Wood Gladys Hall David Tedder Jean Morris Nancy Wood Bobbie Brawley Betty Baxter Donald Tate Ira Mae Tommy Reagan Joyce Cox Buddy Evans Doris Robert Montgomery Minnie Lanier

Miss Crouse and James Russell Wed at Holly Grove

Miss Bessie Mae Crouse and James Otis Russell were married Saturday afternoon at the Holly Grove parsonage in the Lutheran ceremony conducted by Rev. Roy L. Fisher. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Crouse. the groom, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B. Russell of near Denton. They will live in Denton and both are Denton High School graduates.

Bessie Mae Crouse James Otis Russell Holly Grove Parsonage Roy L. Fisher Reid Crouse Russell J. EB. Russell Denton Mrs. Russell Denton High School

Local People and Guests Share News Across City Roads

Mrs. Horace Fowler of Durham visits her mother Mrs. J M S Salsbury on Farriss avenue. Jean Montgomery recovers at Lexington avenue after an automobile accident. Mrs. Lora Thomas returns home from Wadesboro. Miss Mattie Lee Suggs stays with Clay Suggs on West Russell street. Claude Myers and Earl Myers travel to Morehead City with Sallie Moffitt for two weeks. Dr T R Zimmerman and family return from Carolina. Mildred Caldwell at Guilford General Hospital after appendectomy, advised no visitors for days. Bubber Elliott visits Charlie Idol on Kernersville road.

Horace Fowler Durham J. M.S. Salsbury Vew Farriss Avenue Little Mise Jean Montgomery B. F. Montgomery Lexington Avenue Mattie Lee Suggs Guilford County Mrs. Clay Suggs West Russell Street Claude Myers Springfield Road Morehead City Earl Myers Mildred Caldwell Forest Avenue Guilford General Hospital

Sedgefield Ladies Bridge Party At Inn Wednesday Morning

The Sedgefield Country club ladies hold their bi weekly bridge party at Sedgefield Inn from ten to twelve thirty tomorrow. Mrs Hugh Wolfe chairs Greensboro members and Mrs Herbert Dunkel berger chairs arrangements for High Point. High Point members with Sedgefield membership are invited to attend this popular club event.

Sedgefield Country Club Sedgefield Inn Hugh Wolfe Greensboro Herbert Dunkelberger High Point Sedgefield Club

Weiner Roast Hosted by Ivey Hedgecock Family

Mr and Mrs Ivey Hedgecock hosted a Saturday night weiner roast at their home. Attendees included Mrs Martha Hedgecock Mr and Mrs Bill Greenwood and son Billy Mr and Mrs Paul Seagraves Mr and Mrs Dillard Wood Mr and Mrs Ivey Hedgecock Miss Wilma Hedgecock and Wesley and Marvin Jr Hedgecock.

Ivey Hedgecock Martha Hedgecock Bill Greenwood Billy Paul Seagraves Dillard Wood Wilma Hedgecock Wesley and Marvin, Jr Hedgecock

Annual Idol Family Reunion Planned for August Sunday

The Idol family reunion is announced to be held on Sunday, August 21 at Bunker Hill for an all day gathering inviting all family connections. ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH OF SON Mr and Mrs W 8 Wilson announce the birth of a son William Graves at Burrus Memorial hospital on Friday August 12.

Idol Family Bunker Hill Wilson William Graves Burrus Memorial Hospital

Stay At Home Camp Opens At YWCA For Girls

The first of three one week sessions of a Stay At Home camp for younger Girl Reserves began with an hour of swimming in the YMCA pool and an all day session at Friends' playground. Lifeguards Wade Koontz and Robert Hartley provide instruction. The group split into nature walks and tying and dyeing, making a three piece dresser set. Nature instructor Edward Stirewall will teach science in Southern Pines schools this term. After lunch the group discussed plans for the week, played games and sang new songs before returning to the city.

Friends’ Playground Wade Koontz Robert Hartley

Mercury Climbs to 94 as Heat Persists Across City

The noon temperature reached 94 degrees with a 96 degree high reached yesterday. Humidity remained high and residents awaited relief as the forecast hinted at possible cooling factors later tonight and Wednesday. Meteorologist A B Horney provided the high mark data.

Sol A. B. Horney

Mrs Coggins Visits Lexington on Colonial Drive

Mrs. M r s Coggins of Lexington arrives to visit her daughter Mrs. John A Holmes at her home on Colonial Drive. She expects to stay a week or ten days.

Global Auto Share Drops to United States Lead

A historical note reports that seventy eight percent of the world’s automobiles are in the United States, indicating the country holds a dominant share in the global vehicle fleet and its automotive industry.

The United States

Joseph Conrad Real Name Unveiled in Biographical Note

A biographical note confirms Joseph Conrad was born as Theodore Joseph Konrad Korzeniowski. The discovery clarifies the author’s Polish-Hungarian heritage and anglicized pen name used in his famous novels.

Joseph Conrad’s Theodore Joseph Konrad Korzeniowski

Bettie Bryant Hosted 83rd Birthday Dinner Party

Mrs. Bettie Bryant was honored with an informal birthday dinner at her daughter’s Redding Street home. Family attended from near Thomasville including Ed Crouse and sister Mrs. Levi Byerly, plus the Proctor and Kearns families and guests.

Bettie Bryant Redding Street Lee Proctor Gally Ed Crouse Mia Crouse Mattie

Unfortunate Double Results In Swing At Team of Four

Mr McKenney explains a swing in team of four play with cumulative scoring. The article analyzes a hand where a lucky double shifts 880 points plus a 500 bonus to East, giving East 1480 points and a spade contract that favored their team. It notes clubs as a better contract to balance the score.

McKenney Kats East North

Strategic missteps in Vanderbilt Cup bridge match

In a Vanderbilt Cup game, Samuel Kats of Newark and Bertram Lehman Jr. of New York held North and South. A risky overcall and a re doubled contract could deliver high points to the declarer, illustrating how even top players err in bidding and doubling during tense play.

Samuel Kats Newark N. J Betram Lebhar, Jr New York

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Alexandra Casey Paul W. Casey Elaine Kilduff T. L. Kilduff Dodamend Winston's MicKenney Willaam EB. McKenney Firige League Clover Brand Dairies Elwood Hotel Better Baby Conference South Main Street Carolyn Gordon J. W. Gordon Barbara Shhoenfeldt Irv Bobby Williams Wayne Veach Ronda Mabe Rachel Richardson Bonnie Lou Odom Chas. Weisner Bobby Briggs Shirley Bradley Ronda Marie Bobby Hall James White Sheraton Pentagon Mn Baits Ocean Forest Archeay I &S Carling Dinkler Bobby and Buddy Loflin Miss Crouse James C. Russell Holly Grove Lora Thomas Willowbrook Street Wadesboro T. R. Zimmerman Carolina Bubber Elliott Washington, N. C Charlie Ido Kernersville Road Sedgefield Inn Ivey Hedgecocks Eure Sheraton Grill Nat Walker Vul. U Santas Western Union Batiste
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