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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1931
Page
7
Community notices recount a Thursday meeting for Lottie Holden Bible Study Pless led by Mrs. C. D. McPherson on Woodrow Avenue, plus announcements of births and device of local social events including luncheons, classes, and a missionary society gathering at First Baptist with program notes and donations.
A flurry of family visits spans multiple cities as Mr. and Mrs. Lackey drop by Mrs. Lester Stone in town Monday night. James M. Harris and kin visit niece Mrs. Frindless Floyd in Thomasville last week. Gregory Ridge and relatives travel between Thomasville and Grace Street to see kin in Asheboro and Norfolk, Virginia.
Roy Talley of 402 East Green Street was adjudged the winner of The Enterprise Sunday Stretch contest. His submission praised for neatness wording and paragraphing. The prize is a one week pass to the Broadhurst theater. claim at The Enterprise office.
In Gastonia on August 19 Gov Ira C Blackwood of South Carolina grand master of the Masonic Lodge and John Wallace Winborne of Marion grand master of North Carolina will be the chief speakers at the Bete Masonica district meeting.
Texas National Guardsmen continued patrols to shut down the last flowing wells in East Texas in line with martial law. General Jacob F. Wolters says about 100 percent of the 1,600 producing wells should be off by now. Seals on each valve and zigzag patrols prevent operators from reopening, as Oklahoma also shuts crude production. One man jailed for disobedience was released after questioning. East Texas towns remain calm amid occupation and workers seek work elsewhere.
Rotarians of the 58th district meeting in Gastonia proceed with organization discussions at their annual conference. District governor H Brent Schaffer and former district governor Boone Aiken of Florence appear as principal speakers at the prior session.
Hair cracks stem from rich mixture or poor stucco material and rapid drying. Large cracks indicate wall settlement or movement within the house.
Inventor unveils a projector that displays pictures on a mirror behind the lecturer. The device lets the speaker operate without turning away from listeners, enabling direct engagement throughout demonstrations.
Mac Smith of East St. Louis wins the southern Illinois singles tennis title, securing the championship in a dominant performance.
A palm leaf Bible housed in the Gottingen Library comprises 5373 pages, with each page being a single leaf. The manuscript's unique format highlights extensive use of palm leaf sheets in its construction.
Albany dispatch recalls Theodore Roosevelt's past clashes with Tammany Hall. It notes 1911 senate fight over William Sheehan, insurgent votes, and the shift to James A. O'Gorman. It chronicles his later roles, 1924 Smith nomination, and 1929 governorship with Tammany support until now.
In Asheville on August 19, five seeds reached the quarter finals in the North Carolina tennis tournament. Wilmer Hines and Lefty Bryan advanced, along with George Rogers, Melvin Tarpley, Lenoir Wright, and Dick Covington. Marley Shuford, who had a bye, will play the Rutledge-Hendrix winner for the eighth quarter final berth.
If plants yellow and dry without cause, inspect for red spiders which are actually thrips. A stiff stream of water dislodges them quickly, though flower of sulphur yields better results.
Don Connors a 250 pound Indian football prospect at Oklahoma A and M will not be eligible this fall due to scholastic difficulties. The issue blocks his participation as the season starts.
Miss Evva Lee Kimel and James Clarence Slate of Thomasville were quietly married on August 12 in Friedburg North Carolina with Rev Samuel J. Tesch officiating. The bride is daughter of F. A. Kimel and Mrs Kimel near Clemmons. the groom, son of Jake Stone, works for Gate City Life Insurance Greensboro. They left for Wilmington for a state convention and will reside with the groom’s parents on Colonial Drive.
Mrs Homer Sink entertained at her Spring street home on Friday evening with a bridge party honoring Mrs H Gary of Roanoke Virginia as guest of honor. High score prize was a linen handkerchief awarded to Mrs Ansel Cox Jr of Greenville DC while consolation went to Mrs Hubert Lee Fouts. A salad course followed after cards were laid aside with guests including Mesdames Gary and Leola Black and Hunter.
Mrs. Arthur Black hosted a group of younger girls for a theater party honoring her daughter Miss Gladys Black who marked her fifteenth birthday. The party traveled to Greensboro to see a film at the Carolina theater and was later treated to refreshments at a local drug store. Present were Gladys Black Wavel Bumgardner Etna Little Palmer Margaret Peace Bennie Mas Hooper among others.
Mrs Black Mrs Crawley Henderson and daughter Emma Louise have returned from Shatley Springs where they had been spending time. Carl Richardson underwent a tonsillectomy here Tuesday morning and is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
Dr and Mrs W W Rowe of Dayton Ohio guests of Mrs D B Hoover, accompanied by Mrs R L Welch, Meyer Mendenhall Jr and Mrs Hoover, spent Tuesday in Raleigh where they visited J T Grimes, the…
The note covers social updates including Miss Fallie Mack recovering from appendicitis at City Memorial hospital, Mrs. J. C. Green returning from Raleigh with her mother Mrs. Penelope Kennedy visiting, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bell and son Billy from New Bern visiting the Carpenters, Mr. and Mrs. William Stewart of Matthews visiting relatives, Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Saffit at Carolina Beach, and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Johnson and daughter Dorothy from Washington DC spending the weekend with the Bales.
Mrs. W. T. Cooksey and Mrs. E. W. C. Hawkins have returned to Baltimore after an extended stay with their son and brother, R. M. Cooksey, and Mrs. Cooksey on Highland avenue. Friends are glad she has recovered from a severe illness suffered during the visit.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson of Haw River is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Myers this week. She has visited the city before and counts many friends among local residents.
El Paso taxi driver F Vallejo faced Judge Charles Windberg Jr on a speeding charge. Vallejo was fined ten dollars and, jokingly short of change, offered to pay a dime later while promising not to repeat the act regularly.
History notes that hollyhocks were introduced to Europe by crusading knights who carried seeds from Jerusalem. It also records Captain Kid Brewer of the Duke Blue Devils in 1931 as captain of eight prior football teams beginning in grammar school.
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