New U S O Staff Appointments at Second Meeting
Approximately sixty five U S O Club staff attended the Friday meeting where Virginia Frank announced new chairs. Mrs. J D Boyd was named special services chairman handling donations and entertainments for service men. Dorothy Hoskins became music director and is seeking performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.O. Club
Virginia Frank
U.S.O
Elwood Cafe
R. K. Young
U.S.O. Center
Special Services
Boyd
Dorothy Hoskins
City Schools Music Department
Miss Hoskins
Lamar McCallum
Twins Frequency Higher in Cooler Northern Lands
The text notes that twins occur more often in cooler northern countries than in hotter regions and cites Sweden as having a higher twin birth percentage than Italy or Brazil. The claim contrasts climates with twin birth rates and highlights Sweden as notably higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Italy
Brazil
Octagon House in England With Eight Heads at Table
The John O'Groats home in England was built as an octagon with an eight sided dining room table and eight doors, each granting access to a different family branch, allowing all eight heads of the family to enter simultaneously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O'Groats
England
English prayer book salvaged from sunken warship off Florida
A 246 year old English prayer book that sank with a British warship near Florida resurfaced recently and remained legible despite being encrusted in coral. The recovered artifact reflects a vivid historical link to naval history and maritime archaeology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Mother Nature
Use Ammonia to Darken Light Tan Leather Goods
To darken light tan leather articles such as shoes or belts, rub them with a cloth dipped in ammonia. This method darkens the surface by exchanging on the leather fibers and should be done in a well ventilated area.
Elsie Robinson to Write Daily Column for The Enterprise
Famed author Elsie Robinson known for Listen World will join The Enterprise staff starting Wednesday August 25. Her life stories span California New England and the West with a common touch writing on human interest and daily observations drawn from wide experience and a history of writing success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Robinson
Enterprise
Listen World
California
New England
Benicia
Vermont
America
Mother Lode
Sierra Meadows
Spain
Various YWCA Club Meetings Scheduled This Week
The YWCA outlines a week of club meetings with events across multiple groups. Florence Nightingale meets at Mrs. Lou Cagle’s home for a picnic, Adams club gathers at the bus terminal for a party, and other clubs including Business and Professional, Y and W swimming, Live Y'er, Highland Lend-a-Hand, and Jolly club plan dinners, outings, and picnics at the city lake and Highland club rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. W
Florence Nightingale Club
Lou Cagle
Asheboro Road
Adams Club
Main
Washington Streets
Yesable Hedrick
Y and W
City Lake
Highland Lend-a-Hand Club
Highland
Jolly Club
City Lake Park
Asheboro BPWC Dinner Meeting Hears Musicale
Asheboro sees a dinner meeting of the Business and Professional Women's club at Central hotel with a musical program led by Miss Esther Ross and group singing. Reports from members on the North Carolina institute in Raleigh and leadership appointments followed, plus guest visitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Business and
Central Hotel
Esther Ross
Exie Callicutt
Iola Lowdermilk
North Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Institute
Meredith College
Raleigh
Institute
Paralee Wilson
Mary Neely
Nancy Lou Morris
Martinsville
Juanita Stone
Julia Alexander
Doris Holt
Mary Ann Hooper
Joe Andrews
Gladys Caviness
Meliana Rabb
A. C. Rabb
Eagle's Dime Store
E. V. Marshall
Second Dance For Visiting Service Men Colorful Affair
A large crowd of three to four hundred service men attended the YMCA dance organized by the U.S.C. Service Men's Center directed by Miss Virginia Frank. Senior hostesses G through L and junior hostesses from the U.S.O. partnered the service men as John Peddicord and his orchestra provided music. During intermission the Alexander Martin chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution offered punch. An informal buffet supper will be held at the YWCA from five to seven tonight with Y groups entertaining in coordination with the U.S.O. Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Frank
McCallum
U.S.C
C. W. Davis
U.S.O
Y.M.C.A
Service Men's Center
Virginia Frank
John Peddicord
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
Y.W.C.A
Y.W
Miss Hunsucker Celebrates 18th Birthday At Dinner
Joyce Hunsucker of 117% East Lexington Avenue celebrated her eighteenth birthday on Wednesday August 18 with a dinner at Asia Restaurant and a theater party. She received many gifts from attendees and relatives unable to attend. Before storing your fur coat for the summer, ensure it is in perfect condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hunsucker
Joyce Hunsucker
East
Lexington Avenue
The
Asia Restaurant
We the Women Busy Judge Warns Seventeen Is Dangerous
Ruth Millett cites a Chicago judge who saw sixty youths in one day and argues seventeen is a dangerous age. She says modern mothers abandon home duties for jobs, leaving teens unsupervised. A teacher notes many youths lack family meals and guidance, leading to wandering, drifting and risky associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ruth Millett
Jane
Johnny
Pattern 4500 Suit in Tweed or Flannel Details
The Anne Adams Pattern 4500 offers a sleek dartless suit with smooth jacket lines, available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40. Size 16 requires 2 1/2 yards of 54 inch fabric. order via The High Point Enterprise pattern department with 16 cents and a plain write‑in for name address and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. X
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Tae Tor
J. W. Sechrest & Son
High Point, N
Castleton
China
Made OF America
Annyvale
Ceramic Achievement
Perkinsons
ICE Delavery Company
West Broad Street
YWCA
BPWC
R. T. Lloyd
Ruth Lloyd
Treva Vincannon
Pvt
Max Allman
U. S. Cavalry
Jimmy Woodley
Lamar Woodley
High Point Marine
Camp Lejeune
Marian King
Thurston St
Miss King
J. H. King
W. E. King
Jones Business College
USMC
Rockers
Guilford
Seersucker
Chambray
Bemberg
Gingham
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