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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
6
Announcements include births Eva Lee Brady and Barbara Anne Robert son, operation recovery for Mrs. Sprinkle, Bible class meeting, Louise Anne Mendenhall Queen marriage, Philathea class party, music studio reopening, church ice cream supper with prizes, Elliott reunion trip to Indiana, two teas hosted by Mrs Hauser for guest Mrs Futch, and a list of attendees and social details.
Local residents and visitors are noted in a series of brief social items. Names include Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Harmon at Paradise Point, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Denny from Blowing Rock, Miss Edith Teague and Miss Ruth Johnson at Pilot Mountain, and Mrs. R. L. Loflin in New York shopping for Joanne Shop fall goods. Also mentioned are Mrs. Carter Dalton with Miss Betty Aiken Land en route to Rockingham, Misses Mary Drew and Caroline Dalton returning from Atlanta, and several gatherings in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Birmingham with relatives and friends.
A rich green winter coat features a single sleeve cape extending from center back to center front on the right side. The design creates a military cape effect with one half raised and the other draped.
Readers are urged to transform unused furs into stylish collarlets scarfs and tight chokers with knot or tie designs for updated wear in this seasonal plea.
Pitt county seeks to issue 250000 dollars in short term notes at 3.75 percent to bridge salaries and tax collections while awaiting a state supreme court ruling. Judge Nunn dissolved an injunction. commissioners approved the bond plan amid delays and appeals.
Dr. George Howard, retiring Rowan County schools superintendent, is named professor of extension work at the University of North Carolina. A Davidson College graduate with a Ph.D. from Columbia, Howard resigned last week as he joins UNC faculty amid 1928 election casualities.
Retiring educators set state records as they conclude long careers, with several breaking tenure benchmarks and earning notices from their districts. The article highlights the longevity of service across multiple schools and districts, noting milestones and the impact on local education.
A stylish early autumn outfit features a tunic redingote in lightweight wool paired with a fur piece. The ensemble emphasizes smart lines and refined layering.
Branch Rickey vice president of the St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Greensboro to inspect the Piedmont league Greensboro club and urged the National Baseball Association to boost lighting for night games. He cited ground hazard as the main handicap and said it could be overcome.
Serge Vasilanko faced a death sentence in Estonia, a Baltic republic on the Gulf of Finland. He elected poison then lingered for three weeks before recovering, prompting the government to offer a second choice. He insisted his fate was not to die and refused both hanging and poison.
A Columbus survey of 1,000 shoe store customers finds urban women spend less on footwear than rural shoppers and shows differing shopping habits between the groups.
Irish actress Maureen O'Sullivan rose from obscurity to featured status in less than a year after Frank Borzage spotted her in Dublin. She followed McCormack's Song of My Heart to America then appeared in So This Is London and Just Imagine, becoming a symbol of the talkie revolution sparked by her distinctive nose.
Miss Bonnie Peeler of Badin North Carolina and Luther W. Sears of Thomasville wed quietly at the bride’s home on August 25 with Rev M O Alexander of the First Baptist church officiating. The couple will reside in Thomasville after a wedding trip through Western North Carolina and Tennessee. Mrs Dan Havens and two children and Mr Everett Stevens of Wallingford New Jersey visited Miss Fannie Myers Thursday night en route to Atlanta for their future home. Mrs R G Jennings and Miss Susie Crowell shopped in Charlotte yesterday.
Carl Richardson and Dr. R. H. Holliday spent the weekend at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Marie Jones left Tuesday for a visit with friends in Durham accompanied by her sister Mrs. E. C. Jernigan and daughter Sue. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Carpenter and children left for Greenville, D. C., for a several week visit. Carpenter returned Sunday night. Dr. and Mrs. Will Lambeth and Mrs. Frank S. Lambeth departed for Junaluska for a few days. Miss Mimi Bonniwell left for New York City after an extended visit with her aunt Mrs. Arthur Black.
Mrs J C Green and her son J C Jr have come back from Liberty where she spent time. Miss Frances Strader of Rome Ga is visiting the city as a guest of friends.
Miss Annie Yow and Charles Tomlinson attended the American Legion meeting in Winston-Salem as guests of their aunt Mrs EB W Dixon on Craig Street.
Miss Janette Dutz left Sunday for her home in Spartanburg D C after visiting her sister Mrs Jimmy Higgins The note records a brief family travel detail and names two individuals and a city.
Miss Lillian Yow is staying in Gastonia as a guest of Mrs. R. M. Courtney during her visit to the area.
Mrs. H. T. Hethcock and her son Ted Jr. plus Mrs. Ray Hoover came back Sunday after visiting relatives in Western North Carolina.
Paul Snell of Wilmington spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Mollie Snell and sister Miss Mare Snell while en route to Winston-Salem to attend the state American Legion meeting.
Miss Beulah File resumes her duties in Winston-Salem after vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. File. J. T. Grimes of Raleigh visits his daughter Mrs. D. E. Hoover on Lexington Avenue for a few days. China has a mountain of alum 1900 feet high.
A Sugar Creek grass fire activated the townsmen to the fire call but the department’s lone truck stalled due to an empty gas tank. An awaiting motorist towed the vehicle toward the blaze as two men stood by and watched.
Planes carrying passengers in the United States fly more than 1360 miles daily, with the American Air Transport association noting 226 communities served on 263 regular schedules. A year earlier 61,025 miles were flown to 151 points.
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