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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1927
Page
6
The Ladies Aid of Trinity Methodist church schedules an ice cream supper on the Trinity school grounds Thursday evening August 25. Community notices include a birth, a home update for Mrs Hester, and upcoming meetings and social events at local churches.
Ruth Barbee and Clara Grissom have returned from New York where they attended Columbia University’s summer session and paused in Washington on the way home. Mrs. Vincannon and daughter Ernestine of Rome Georgia visit Mr. and Mrs. Mebane. Mrs. King of Greensboro and Miss Heath of Monroe stayed with the Armfield family on West Broad Street. The junior C E society plans a 3 PM meeting Saturday followed by a church program and a playground trip for attendees.
A count shows 862 different tree kinds identified across the United States today. The figure reflects current botanical cataloging and regional diversity among forests and urban plantings.
Miss Cornelia Phifer a renowned authority on Confederate history died at her Charlotte home after a lingering illness. She would have been 68 tomorrow and is survived by sister Mrs. Josephine Phifer Durant and brother George Martin Phifer. Her life centered on priceless Confederate records including the cabinet visit to the Phifer home en route to Appomattox and letters from cabinet members. She also collected World War I Camp Greene life records. A Presbyterian member of Second Church.
Redfern notes from Page 1 show the flight committee directing the pilot to beach along the coast to Para if conditions become bad after striking the South American mainland. The statement hints at an alternative route if weather moderates.
Paul Redfern the 25 year old customs enforcement flier checks his Stinson-Detroiter monoplane at Brunswick Georgia awaiting a possible noon takeoff on a 4600 mile non stop flight to Rio de Janeiro. He may divert to Pernambuco if fuel or weather prevent reaching Brazil.
Oak Ridge Institute enrolls two 19 year old cadets from Morehead City and Boone both six feet two inches tall. Raymond Lewis weighs 206 pounds and Kenneth Linney weighs 220 pounds. Presidents and faculty note each boy's regional strengths and potential. Oak Ridge draws students from across North Carolina with scouts visiting for weekly programs.
Creditors of the Rhyne Anderson Cotton Mill at Troy will be paid very close to 100 cents on the dollar from the winding up of receivership. Title to all plant properties passed from Milton Ensor and Wesley T. Heath to N. O. Anderson and J. L. Staten. Anderson, former president, and Mrs. Staten, a former director, bought the plant for 45000 after a July 25 sale in Troy. Most stock was owned by Charlotte area residents.
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