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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1938

Page

6

Final Day Of Stay At Home Camp Openhouse Ends Week

The Stay At Home Camp for Girl Reserve members of the YWCA held its informal open house from 1 20 to 2 30 at the But today marking the end of the first week. Instructor Edward Stirewall supervised nature drawings with prizes for Carlene Kearns Joy Ormond and Madge Slaydon. Swimming instructors Bobbie Hartley and Wade Koonce noted strong progress with most girls able to swim the pool length and all learning to float. Miss Keron Canady led handcrafts in honeysuckle basketry. Betsy Dupuy announced next week’s new schedule and participants.

Girl Reserve Committee Edward Stirewall Carlene Kearns Joy Ormond Madge Slaydon Bobbie Hartley Wade Koonce Towarx Jane Betsy Dupuy

Baby Show Draws Large Crowd At Junior High

A large audience from High Point and nearby towns attended the Baby Show at the junior high school to judge babies in the Better Baby Conference held by the Business and Professional Women's Club of High Point. Judges announced winners for beauty and the Beautiful Child photo contest with grand prize a portrait by Leiber Freedenthal. Next Tuesday morning the Baby King and Queen coronation at First M. P. church will reveal beauty prize winners and 24 runner ups. Local amateur acts supplied entertainment with prizewinners including Margaret Kennodie first prize Elizabeth Thornton second prize and William Robinson and Billy Huffine third prize.

High Point Business and Professional Women's Club of Wigs Point Mesdames J. F. Hayden John W. Hedrick Edgar Hartley Reece Williams R. A. Steeloff M. P. Church Mesdames T. B. Dodamead A. C. Lovelace Richard Royer C. R. Hook Leiber Freedenthal Asheville New York Margaret Kennodie Elizabeth Thornton William Robinson Billy Huffine Jeannette Hall Betsey Dupuy

Soloist Agnes Dodson to Perform at Central ing

Miss Agnes Dodson of Winston-Salem will be special soloist at Central ing on August 21. Former faculty member at local schools, she sang with the Westminster Choir touring in the United States and Europe and recently directed a choir in Worcester Ohio.

Agnes Dodson Winston-Salem Centraling Dodson High Point Westminister Choir Europe Worchester Ohio

Winston-Salem Child Star Shines In Pageant Show

Mesdames Mann Conrad and Sherrod preside as Sarah Ann Slanter aka Shirley Temple performs two songs and a rope tap dance. The Better Baby conference ends Monday at nine, with votes due at 210 South Main. The baby with most friendship votes wins the portrait amid cups and certificates.

Mesdames T. Mann F. L. Conrad Edith Moore Sherrod Sarah Ann Slanter Winston-Salem Shirley Temple O'Hara South Main Street Mies Hazel Holder

Kirkman Family Reunion Speakers Sets 96th Birthday Celebration

Announcement for the Kirkman family reunion to be held Sunday August 21 at the Freeman Mill road home of W M Kirkman. Rev Tom Alderman Sykes of Thomansville will speak. special music planned. activities begin 10 30 a m with a picnic dinner in the oak grove. attendees asked to bring baskets. marks W M Kirkman's 96th birthday.

Kirkman W. M. Kirkman Freeman Mill Road Tom Alderman Sykes Thomanville High Point Oak Grove

Daughter Ellen Walworth Born to Foscues of Guilford

Mr and Mrs Henry Foscue of 604 Parkway announce the birth of a daughter Ellen Walworth on Thursday August 18 at Guilford General hospital. Mrs Foscue before marriage was Misa Walworth McMil an.

Mrs Henry Foscue Parkway Ellen Walworth Guilford General Hospital

Fall Bulb Orders Open For Daffodils Tulips and Hyacinths

Dr. D. B. Carrick Bulb Specialist invites advance orders for fall bulbs including daffodils tulips and hyacinths. He guarantees quality equal to or better than rivals with prices on par or lower and notes most tulip and hyacinth bulbs arrive from Holland. Mail orders welcomed and a Fall Bulb Announcement is available upon request.

Holland D. B. Carrick N. Main Street Carrick North Main Montlieu Ady

Town and Area People News Roundup

Mrs. Baskette returns home to Nashville after a week with daughter Mrs. W Wallace Fridy at Ji Hillcrest drive. Roger Edwards and brother Charles Edwards vacationing in Myrtle Beach South Carolina with plans to visit Pawley's Island. Betty Sue Sebastian breaks an arm skating near 305 South Hamilton. Jesse Jolly to visit his parents in Okolona Mississippi. Nannie and Agnes Dodeon from Winston-Salem to visit Parsons at West Farriss Avenue. Margaret Holloway of Pilot Mountain visiting Willie Edwards at 915 8 Main Street. W L Edwards ill at 915 South Main Street. Harriett Wilson recovering from an appendectomy at Burrus Memorial Hospital. L G Frierson and children Alfred Joan and Billy visiting relatives in Tubeville Sumter and St Matthews returning via Spartanburg. Besele Hunt visiting son Reuben Bryant in Washington DC and daughter Ora Wilkins in Baltimore and plans to return to High Point next week. Pegry Mendenhall of Thomasville visiting Miriam McCall at Colonial Drive for weekend. Roy Dorcett recovering from appendectomy at Burrus Memorial Hospital.

L. G. Frierson Alfred Joan Billy Tubeville Sumter St. Matthews Spartanbure Frierson Besele Hunt Reuben Bryant Waenington D. C Ora Wilkins Baltimore High Point Kenneth Miller Betty Dot Clarice Winston-Salem Roby Freedie Claude Hedrick Calvin Frank McCain Martha Sue Myrtle Cherry Grove T. T. Goings South Carolina Frank Hedrick A. Victor Kirkman North Salisbury Street D. A. Tesh Allen Tesh Enterprise

Margaret Ann Stewart’s Third Birthday Party

Margaret Ann Stewart daughter of Mr and Mrs R L Stewart was honored on her third birthday with a small afternoon party at their Thom asville road home. Mrs Furmanook directed games and cake was served with gifts. Guests included Nancy Cook Jerry Wayne Meeks Betty and Alice Franklin Hall Ann Crump Margaret and Pauline Jenkins.

Margaret Ann Stewart R. L. Stewart Thomasville Road Furmanook Clarence Moecke Stewart Margaret Ann Nancy Cook Jerry Wayne Meeks Betty and Alice Franklin Hall Ann Crump Margaret Pauline Jenkins Vann Miller Paul Miller West Third Street David Franklin Conrad Frances Williams Mebane Buford Miller Cecil Hayes Carroll Wall van Miller Conrad Williams Joe White Josephine Grimes Nora Foy Winston-Salem Walker Martin Kate Mays Richard Phillips Maude Walton Miller Herbert Jennings C. R. Sharpe Nat Hunt Mansfield Owens Betty Ann Sharpe Alice Vir

Miss Doctor Returns From Camp With Honors At Pleasant Hill

Miss Ann Lou Doctor daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Doctor returns to High Point from six weeks at Pleasant Hill Camp Owings Mills Md She served as chairman of the annual bazaar whose proceeds go to charity and was elected to the Inner Circle an honor club noted for high conduct throughout the camping season

Ann Lou Doctor Harry Doctor High Point Pleasant Hill Camp Owings Mills Pleasant Hill Miss Doctor

DAR and UDC Groups Attend Pageant Rehearsal Tonight

The Alexander Martin chapter D A R and the Laura Wesson and High Point United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters will rehearse tonight at 7 30 in the junior high gym for the Pageant of Progress representing forty eight states. Mrs J F Hayden urges punctual arrival as rehearsal lasts thirty minutes. Rh Leon Thompson Jr born last night in Rosewood venue at Burrus Memorial hospital to Mr and Mrs Leon Thompson.

DAR UDC Alexander Martin Daughters of the American Revolution United Daughters of the Confederacy Laura Wesson High Point Prograss J. F. Hayden Leon Thompson, JR Leon Thompson Rosewood Rupert Leon, d Jr Burrus Memorial Hospital

McKenney on Bridge Swing Hands and Team Play

McKenney discusses how bidding shapes team-of-four play and scoring in rubber bridge. The featured hand shows a five bid by declarer with a heart break and 660 points, while the South player overestimates a two spade bid and the slam fails.

Apade Hearts Pees East South

Contract Problem: five spades for North South line choice

In this bridge problem North and South hold five spades while East and West share four cards. Propose a bidding line to reach the contract. The hand totals and suits given include 71098 2 7109 K2107 AKGS3 1AQS43 SAKE654 AKS32 none.

East

Miss Green Celebrates Sixteenth Birthday in Lexington

Special to The Enterprise Bobbie Green hosted a buffet for her sixteenth birthday with pink and white decor. More than one hundred guests attended as young men and women danced after dinner and an ice course was served. Out of town guests came from Winston Salem, Charlotte, Polkton and Kernersville.

Bobbie Green Jean Bame Frances Crews Winston-Salem Mildred Thompson Charlotte Alice Martin Polkton Elizabeth Stafford Kernersville

Engagement of Margaret Frances Grimes to Nell Pickard

Mr and Mrs Thomas F Grimes announce the engagement of their daughter Margaret Frances to Nell Pickard of Lexington and High Point. The wedding is set for Wednesday October 26 at the parents home on West Fifth Street with Miss Grimes a staff member at the Lexington office of the North Carolina State Employment Service.

Thomas F. Grimes Margaret Frances Nell Pickard Lexington High Point Parenta Weat Fifth Street Wachovia Bank & Trust Company

Campaign to double Baptist hospital capacity in Winston-Salem

Aug 19. Baptista leaders launch a drive to raise $200,000 to enlarge Baptist hospital to more than twice its current 100 beds. The effort aims to expand facilities and serve more patients in the area.

Winston-Salem Baptista Here Baptist Hospital

Silk versus cotton in fabric makers debate

A note highlights that cotton fuels sateen while true satin is produced solely from silk, clarifying fabric materials and distinctions between the two textures.

Greir Newlin and Howard Fer guson Return from Florida Trip

Greir Newlin and Howard Fer guson came back Monday after a 10 days visit to Florida.

Greir Newlin Howard Ferguson Florida

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Madeline Hoover Orrice Nours Mrvns Guernsey Clover Brand Dairies Pageant of Progress Vancement T. A. Sykes Mrs. T. ©. Baskette Nashville Tenn Roger Edwards Edward Charles Edwards Myrtle Beach S. C Pawley's Island Betty Sue Sebastian Hamilton Street Jesse Jolly Okolona, Miss Mrs. Wa Jolly Nannie Agnes Dodeon D. H. Parsons West Farriss Avenue Margaret Holloway Pilot Mountain Willie Edwards Main Street W. L. Edwards Harriett Wilson Ward Street Pegry Mendenhall Thomasville Miriam McCall Colonial Drive Roy Dorcett Tate Street Doctor McKenney William F&. McKenney American Contract Bridge League aAsa Miss Green Ginia Trice Peggy Miller John Raper Charlies W. Williams Lae Bop Wilson Western Union Lester Evangelist Micah Tent Tabernacle Corner Cna Pine Ste Nat Walker Washington Street U. S Calif Miller's JEWEL Morten
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