Bridge Party in Lexington Highlights Social Week
Outstanding Lexington social events include a bridge party at Miss Mary Louise Moffitt’s West Second Avenue home where Mrs J W Moffitt Jr and guests dined after a graceful afternoon of bridge. Prizes went to Miss Nona Raper and Miss Lillian Bernhardt with guests listed. A second tea bridge hosted by the Moffitts featured prizes for Mrs Willis Vestal and Miss Estey Cox. An announced wedding, Frances Lucile Myers of Erlanger to Clem J Walker of Lexington, was reported with details of attire and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Bernhardt
Thomas Snider
Robert Hope
Joe Walser, Jr
Winston-Salem
Pearle Moffitt
Betsy Moffitt
Miss Bernhardt
Raper
Snider
Hope
Odell Vestal
Byron Lopp
Madeline Thompson
Virginia McCrary
Sara March Walser
Mary Lindsay Lowe
Elizabeth Davis
Frances Walser
Murray Greason
David Sink
Helen Kale
E. J. Cathell
Ellen Owen
Sara Frances Vestal
Elizabeth Terry
Dorothea Dorsett
Cecil Hayes
C. V. Sink
Lucy Buchanan
Jacksonville
Fla
Miss Moffitt
Mrs. Moffitt
Willis Vestal
Bath
Estey Cox
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Frances Lucile Myers
Erlanger
Clem J. Walker
Martinsville
Cc. L. Myers
Mr. Walker
S. W. Walker
Lexington
Arcadia High School Junior Class Party Held at Home
A Friday evening party at a home in Arcadia honored the 83 Arcadia High School Junior class. Games filled the night and refreshments were served by Miss Pearle Hege with Miss Emma Hege assisting. Other local gatherings included a Baptist church Home Makers meeting hosted by Mrs. W. P. Bissett with prizes won by Mrs. H. A. Glover and Miss Sybil Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Arcadia High School
Pearle Hege
Emma Hege
First, Baptist Church
W. P. Bissett
Hugh Brown
H. A. Glover
Sybil Wright
Coal-tar Waste Seen As Byproduct Through 19th Century
A fragmented note traces coal-tar as a waste product until mid-1800s when its value as a byproduct began to be recognized. The text reflects shifting industrial views on waste materials and chemical utilities.
Heads Curtailed U.S. Dry Force
John S. Hurley, former U S assistant prohibition director, took office as assistant director of the department of investigation in charge of federal prohibition enforcement after the dry agents force was drastically reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hurley
U. S
Department of Investigation
TVA Vision for Rural Prosperity through Regional Development
Dr. Arthur Morgan outlines the Tennessee Valley Authority as a broad long term program to develop the Tennessee River basin across seven states, bringing cheap power, fostering small industries, and raising living standards to keep rural communities prosperous and self reliant. The plan emphasizes preserving mountain culture, boosting farm income, preventing exploitation, and using power and fertilizers to spur regional growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Kentucky
United States
Roosevelt
Tennessee River
Tennessee Valley
America
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harcourt A. Morgan
Highland
Muscle Shoals
Cove Creek
Norris
Workers Strike In Two S. C. Plants
Newberry South Carolina August 19 two branches of the Kendall cotton mills closed to strike affecting about 700 workers. Oakland mill weavers joined yesterday in sympathy with Mollohon mill workers who struck Thursday protesting loom per worker rising from 480 to 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Kendall Cotton Mills
Oakland Mil
Mollohon
Atkins Jr Recovering After Appendectomy
John D. Atkins Jr underwent an appendectomy yesterday at High Point hospital and is now recovering. In Archdale, the Woman's Bible class at Archdale M E church held its regular meeting with Mrs. Troy Gilmore presiding. Miss Catherine Gill was ill. A watermelon feast followed the business session and social hour. Chester Owen McGhee and Nellie Sue Kiser were married in a quiet ceremony here, with Magistrate Bruce H. Carraway performing. they will live in Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Atking, JR
John D. Atkins, Jr
High Point Hospital
Gilmore
Archdale
Archdale M. B
Troy Gilmore
Walter Keller
T. W. Bowman
C. Williams
Sunshine Sisters
Catherine Gill
Thelma
Helen Staley
Virginia Gilmore
C. F. Rogers
L. L. Smith
C. T. Lambeth
M. E
A. E. Williams
MR. McGhee
Welch
Chester Owen McGhee
This City
Winston-Salem
Nellie Sue Kiser
McGhee
Frank McGhee
Percy C. Kiser
Kiser
Bruce H. Carraway
Mrs Black Improves After Surgery in Spartanburg
Mrs Hugh S Black formerly Miss Iris Burrus of this city shows steady improvement after a serious operation at Mary Black hospital in Spartanburg. Dr John T Burrus her father returned Friday night after visiting her bedside in Spartanburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. Black
Iris Burrus
Mary Black Hospital
Spartanburg
D. C
John T. Burrus
Local residents return from trips and recoveries
Mrs. J. F. Hayden and daughters Valva and Margaret Hayden with John Whitescarver and Bill Jarrell return from Chicago after two weeks at the Century of Progress exposition. Mrs. J. D. Harris and children of Norfolk are visiting. F Elkins recovers from an appendectomy at Guilford General. Miss Mary Alice Sheloff visits Winston-Salem. Miss Bess Sheloff returns from Bennettsville. Mrs. Ernest Crouch recovers at home after surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hayden
Misses Valva
Margaret Hayden
John Whitescarver
Bill Jarrell
Chicago
J. D. Harris
Norfolk, Va
Bess Sheloff
Bennettsville
S. C
B. G. Norwood
Fruits canned in glass jars keep indefinitely when sealed
Canned fruits stored in glass jars will keep indefinitely if properly sealed though content may soften and flavor may diminish after two to three years.
Thomasville Delegates at Wilmington State Convention
Official delegates from the Culbreth Harris post of the American Legion and its Auxiliary will attend the state convention in Wilmington starting Friday. Paul Green will represent the Legion, while Mrs. A. R. Swaim and Miss Agnes Gardner attend for the Auxiliary. The post notes the new legion hut at Kinney wood funded by plays and local subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Culbreth-Harris
American Legion
Wilmington
Paul Green
Legion
A. R. Swaim
Agnes Gardner
Auxiliary
Kinneywood
Huntsville Surgeon to Establish Practice Here
Dr. G. T. Alexander a renowned Huntsville Ala surgeon will arrive Monday to make his future home and start practice here. He will be joined later by his wife and son who are now visiting in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Ford
G. T. Alexander
Huntsville
Ala
Alexander
Monroe
Hoover Family Attends Blowing Rock Horse Show
Mr and Mrs GG Marshall Hoover with daughter Aliene Hoover returned from Blowing Rock where they attended the annual horse show. Mary Alice Hoover and Elizabeth Blair rode in the event and are staying at Camp Yonahlossee for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Do. M. Hoover
Keifer L. Long
Blowing Rock
Miss Theresa Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Camp Yonahlessee
GG. Marshall Hoover
Aliene Hoover
Mary Alice Hoover
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Bridge Party
Robert Hege
Southern Railway System
Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Steamship Line
Hampton Roads
Ja Point Comfort
Virginia Beach
Fortress Monroe
Henry
Norfolk
H. D. Saunders
High Point, N
The
Vogue
Beauty Shop
Commercial Bank
Mary Edwards
Mer
Aaa
Henry Huddleston Rogers
Pauline van der Voort Dresser
New York
C. H. Timberlake
W. F. Brinkley
Walter Foil Brinkley
Paul Hinkle
Mary Louise Hinkle
City
Carolina Beach
U.S
Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
NEA
Great
Tennessee River Basin
Henry Ford
Lees
Goshen
Charles Babcock
Mary Reynolds
Palace Theatre
Salem Stren' Thomasville
Paul Whiteman
King of Jazz
Nancy Carroll
Man
Thurs
Janet Gaynor
Tom Mix
Mrs. Black
Do. F. Elkins
Guillford General Hospital
Mary Alice Sheloff
Clyde Hargrove
Ernest Crouch
Winston-Salem Road
Thomasville Legion and Auxiliary
David Yow
High Point
Dan W. Maddox
West Jefferson
Tucker
W. P. Tudor
Salisbury
Rosa Cauble
Tudor
Elizabeth Tudor
Roanoke
Jessie Shelley
Blanch, Va
Nice
G. Marshall Hoover
J. B. Matthews
Ruby Matthews
Ben Matthews
Blackstone, Va
W. F. Guyer
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Walter Newby
Points
D. H. Havens and Sons
Parmalee
Edwin Havens
Frances
Lena Myers
Atlanta
Wallineford
Nat Walker
First National Bank
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