Mrs Cooksey Hosts Bridge Club in Thomasville
Mrs. R. M. Cooksey entertained her bridge club and guests at Fisher Ferry street home with two tables of bridge and flowers. Mrs. Reece Harville won high and Mrs. Zed Griffith guest prize. attendees included Mrs. Hodgin and Miss Hoover among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
R. M. Cooksey
Fisher Ferry Street
Reece Harville
Zed Griffith
Cooksey
O. R. Hodgin
E. H. Mahone
Austin Finch
Vernon Snider
Alliene Hoover
Georgianna Bird
Mimi Bonniwell
New York City
Gladys Black
Rock
Lexington Avenue
Wavel Bumgardner
Bennie Mae Hooper
Bonniewell
Society notes on Mae Kirkman and visitors
Miss Mae Kirkman returns from Wake Junaluska two week session of the Sunday school leadership school representing the Susannah Wesley class. She plans to reorganize piano pupils and serve as organist and accompanist. Judge Rathbun and Mr. Newman visit Mrs. T. T. Brooks before a short South Carolina trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Kirkman
Wake Junaluska
Susannah Wesley
Wesley Memorial M. E. Church
Kryemont Inn
Bryson City
N. C
Lois Frye Randolph
Miss Kirkman
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
FE. J. Rathbun
Mr. Newman
Providence
R. IL
T. T. Brooks
Judge Rathburn
South Carolina
Brooks
Hawley Sets Coast-to-Coast Record Driving Buick Eight
Stu Hawley sets a new coast-to-coast record driving a Buick Eight from New York to Los Angeles in 67 hours 38 minutes westbound and 69 hours 20 minutes return. He claims no speed laws were broken and credits Texaco Golden Motor oil for endurance during high speed, high compression tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawks
Hawley
Continent
Baker
New York City
Los Angeles
New York
Baker’s
Texaco
Texas Company
Guilford Randolph Baby Welfare Show Registration Deadline
The notice changes the final registration day for the Guilford Randolph County Baby Welfare Show from Saturday August 30th to an updated date.
The Letter From Smith and Jones on Delayed Payment
A brief note from Lustige Glaetter, Berlin, reproduces a letter arguing surprise at repeated money demands and a curt reply stating that the money has not yet been sent. The exchange highlights delays in payment with concise, formal phrasing.
Lightning rods cover White House but not Capitol
A historical note states the White House is equipped with lightning rods while the Capitol lacks them. This contrast highlights differing safety provisions for two U.S. government buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Capitol
Whale bones found inland in Wayne County
Discovery of two bones from an extinct whale species in Wayne County, 70 miles from the Atlantic, supports the view that much of North Carolina was submerged in ancient times. The bones are in good condition and placed in the state museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Wayne County
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
State Museum
Mrs Edwin Morris Hosts Bridge Parties In Asheboro
Mrs Edwin Morris entertained her bridge club and guests at her Park street home on Wednesday. High scores went to Mrs Laurin Crawford and Mrs L D Howell of Jacksonville Fla. Evening cards featured bridge and rock with prizes to Mrs R C Lewalien and Mrs Bm G Morris. Fruit salad and tea services were served. guests included Mrs Charles Bossong and Mrs John M Hammer. Grounded in garden flower decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Edwin Morris
Park Street
Laurin Crawford
L. D. Howell
Jacksonville
Fla
R. C. Lewalien
Bm. G. Morris
Rock
H. H. Walker
Charles Bossong
John M. Hammer
Bradentown
Afternoon and Evening Parties Hosted by Mrs Myatt
Thursday afternoon and evening Mrs Myatt Mrs Cavis ness and Miss Scarboro entertained at two delightful parties at Mrs Myatt home. Afternoon events included progressions with a high score prize a hanging basket won by Miss Virginia Barker and a consolation picture for low score awarded to Mrs Leon Crawford. Evening session featured a high score competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Myatt
John Caviness
Bera Scarboro
Detwick Bridge Parties Highlight Priscilla Club Events
Misses Minnie and Clara Detwick hosted a series of bridge events at Sunset Avenue with four tables at the first, three at the second, and a Sunday buffet hosted by E. L. Detwick for twelve guests. Priscilla club members and guests played Rook at Mrs. C. C. Crawford’s Fayetteville Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Clara Detwick
Sunset Avenue
Mesdames
James Burns
Herman Hastings
William Underwood, Jr
Francis White
E. L. Detwick
Derwick
Priscilla Club
CC. C. Crawford
Fayetteville Street
Rook
World's Most Beautiful Girl Dororthy Goff Advises Beauty
Dorothy Goff a 17 year old New Orleans high school senior crowned Miss Universe at Galveston shares beauty tips. She urges fresh fruits vegetables milk and exercise while avoiding late hours smoking and alcohol. Goff says she aims to be a real actress not just another performer and prioritizes career over parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA Service
New Orleans
Dorothy Dell Goff
Galveston
Dorothy
Marie Dresser
Crescent City
Hattiesburg
Miss
Ocean Springs
Miss American Legion
Miss Goff
High score prizes awarded at Hedrick event
Mrs. E. L. Hedrick won the high score prize among the members and Mrs. J. T. Ingram captured the visitors high score prize. A salad course followed the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Hedrick
J. T. Ingram
Women Auxiliary Holds Picnic and Pageant at Maple Grove
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Methodist Protestant church enjoyed their annual picnic and outing at the home of Mrs. Earl Bulia in Maple Grove, five miles from Asheboro. The event included a business meeting, an elaborate picnic supper, and a pageant by Circle 4 titled The Melting Pot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Methodist Protestant Church
Earl Bulia
Maple Grove
Ashsboro
Circle 4
John W Winkler profiles Morgan the Magnificent
New biography portrays J P Morgan as a dominant force guiding American finance from early ambitions to railroads and trust busting. It contrasts him with Roosevelt and Harriman, depicting a life shaped by power, rivalry, and ultimately a long voyage toward retirement and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
John W. Winkler
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan the Magnificent
Union
Morgan
Roosevelt
Northern Pacific
Washington
Winkler
Wall Street
Harriman
Rome Morgan
Mr. Wilson
George Harvey
Book Annotation and Use of Authority in Country Affairs
The fragment discusses the extent of control over national matters and suggests that fuller annotation of the book could clarify how much befits the ruler’s discretion. It implies the author’s view that the sovereign holds broad, perhaps unbounded, power over state use and policy.
Rights and Liberty in This Land of Liberty
The author argues that constitutional freedoms have eroded and calls for a sweeping return to an ideal liberty to save the nation from spiritual decay, contrasting Morgan and Bates on personal and political rights. The piece stresses freedom of speech press assembly and protection against arbitrary search as core concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
Ernest Sutherland Bates
Bates
The Trap Novel by Delfino Cinelli Heads North
Italian author Delfino Cinelli presents a countryside tale where a nobleman’s gamekeeper seeks revenge on a poacher. His actions draw the master into an affair with the poacher’s young wife under a setting of elegant, simple style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delfino Cinelli
Cinelli
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Mrs. Cooksey
Thomasville Club
Miss Long
Nash le Grand
Fayetteville
J. W. Boyles
West Main Street
John R. Myers
Marissa Kinney
Isabel
Imogene
Virginia Boyles
Frances Myers
Malissa Kinney
Lillian Yow
R. W. Crews
R. P. Murphy
C. A. Cox
Albert Zeigler
CC. B. Griffith
H. W. Maier
Robert Moff
Stella Maurine Long
Nash LeGrand
Hamlet
Nathan Wilson
LeGrand
N. Cc
Mrs. LeGrand
Virginia
Ann Hoover
Evelyn Webb
Concord
Kitty Kyser
Weldon
Mary Jane Zollicoffer
E. C. Jernigan
Suzanne
Chapel Hill
Frank D. Jones
Mr. Jernigan
University
W. H. Peace
Duke Finch
Mildred Darden
Kenley
Virginia Beach
Louise Kroner
Alma, Mich
Ralph Hinkle
Athens
Charles F. Finch
Harry Brown Finch
Wrightsville Beach
Margaret Peace
Willa Mae Everhart
Frances Stone
Josephine Williams
Annie Yow
Moore’s Springs
W. F. Rader
Newton
Hoy Fesperman
Hoy Lee
Lara Jean
Lincolnton
City
Ray Hoover
Ernest Fouts
Alma
Clara
Junaluska
Stu” Hawley
Guilford-Randolph
H. E. Wilson
Smith
Jones
Moore’s Lending Library
Jarrett Stationery CO
North Wrenn
Lapland
NEA
Seattle
Alaska
Laps
Peer Thurns
Frances Mooreright
Mathias Sara
Ruth Moses
Ene
Etepejee
van Dyke
Winston-Salem
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