Roanoke Altrusa Members Elect District Officers
Miss Mary Altizer of Roanoke club named district governor for two years with Mrs. Marie Caddell of High Point as district treasurer Mrs Caddell previously served as second district governor and has held publicity and secretary roles The Second District includes Huntingdon West Virginia Baltimore Maryland Richmond Roanoke Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Durham Chapel Hill and Gastonia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lochie Stover
Roanoke
Altrusa
Mary Altizer
Roanoke Club
Marie Caddell
High Point Club
Miss Altizer
Durham-Chapel Hill
Mies Altizer
Roa
Caddell
Martha Shields
Nancy K. Poston
Baltimore
Ralph Brown Jr Wins Winner Cup In Better Baby Festival
Ralph Brown Jr four earn old son of Mr and Mrs R F Brown 514 Ames Street won the last special silver loving cup offered by the American Legion Auxiliary as a feature of the Better Baby Festival at South Main Street headquarters last evening. Miss Ruth Baldwin led in Miss High Point election with Miss Katherine Green among close contestants. The festival closes tomorrow night August 28 at Bay Street School with program by Miss Vesta Copeland and specialty numbers by Doris Horne Catherine Hiatt and Dorothy Howerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
R. F. Brown
Ames Street
American Legion Auxiliary
South Main Street
Peggy Yow
Gladys Brown
Vola Ann Smith
David Spencer
Shirley Blackwell
Geraldine Palmer
Parmalee Durham
Jacqueline Grissom
Nancy Blackwell
James Sherwood
Dolly Ann Smith
Jimmy Patton
Willy Wilkinson
Frances Mull
Ruth Baldwin
Katherine Green
Hazel Bean
Verta Royal
Dorothy Ghesney
Dorothy Jones
Hattie Tice
Sue Clifton
Doris Caldwell
Bay Street School
Vesta Copeland
Doris Horne
Catherine Hiatt
Dorothy Howerton
Orchids Feed on Soil Microbes Amid Root Study
A microscopic organism inside orchid roots helps North American orchids absorb food from the soil. Java covers 48 504 square miles and is the world's most densely populated island. In 1932 its population was estimated to exceed 36 900 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Philathea Class Contest At Deep River Church
Mrs. M. A. Wood hosted the Deep River Philathaeas for a regular meeting with many members in attendance. A rainy days vs sunny days contest was proposed with the loser entertaining the winner at month’s end. The Skeen family joined Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Skeen at a birthday dinner for David Farlow who turned 96 at Guilford College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River Church
M. A. Wood
Philatheas
J. L. Skeen
Local residents host and visit across Guilford County
Sunday visitors included Mrs Walter Grantham and Mrs Anna Coble from Guilford College with Jessie Henley and Joseph Peele. Miss Mary Pickard visited in Randleman with Mrs Hazel Dorsett. The Borums visited Mrs Nannie Jones near Hilltop where she is improving. Dorothy Smith returned to Greensboro after vacation at home. Ida L Wood spent Sunday at Guilford College with relatives. J R Thornton, son of Rex and wife, recovers from an infected leg. Howard Skeen returned to Florida after a week at home. T J Jones and J P Jones families spent Sunday in Asheboro. Walters Modlin family mourns sick child with colitis. R Borum attends Hickory Grove church meetings and hosted the pastor and visiting minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. G. Foster
Walter Grantham
Anna Coble
Jessie Henley
Joseph Peele
Guilford College
E. J. White
Mary Pickard
Randleman
Hazel Dorsett
R. L. Borum
Nannie Jones
Hilltop
Jones
Dorothy Smith
Greensboro
Ida L. Wood
J. R. Thornton
Rex Thornton
Howard Skeen
Florida
T. J. Jones
J. P. Jones
Asheboro
Walter Modlin
Hickory Grove Methodist Church
Rebels Held In Iran Sector Amid Civil War Reports
Government forces repelled an all day offensive around Iran and San Sebastian and pushed attackers back along the Bidassoa river. Stray bombs fell on French soil for a third day as the war escalates across the border. Alfonso may visit Spain as Madrid seeks unified army leadership amid dissident officers and socialist anarchist factions. Pope Pius reportedly planned a protest over killings of priests and nuns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
San Sebastian
Bidassoa
Innsbruck
Alfonso
Spain
Madrid
Vatican
Pius
Ambergris and its origin in sperm whales
Ambergris, a valuable perfume component, forms as a waxy concretion in the stomach of the sperm whale. It is most often found floating on the sea surface.
Washington Granted Honorary French Citizenship Date
George Washington was made an honorary citizen of France in the late 18th century during Franco American alliance events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
France
Randleman Visitor Feted By Miss Mary Lineberry
Miss Ruth Worley of Kinston was honored at a Main Street party hosted by Miss Mary Martha Lineberry. Gladioli framed the rooms as three bridge tables produced high scores for Mrs. John Southerland. A salad course in green and yellow complemented the decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
Ruth Worley
Kinston
Mary Martha Lineberry
Main Street
John Southerland
Swicegood Heitman Wedding Solemnized in Salisbury
Miss Etta Mae Heitman of Salisbury wed John Wilfred Swicegood of Thomasville in a morning ceremony at the bride’s brother Charles Heitman’s home officiated by Rev. R. Dwight Ware. Music preceded the entry as the couple left for a short wedding trip and will reside at 601 West Council Street Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Etta Mae Heitman
John Wilfred Swicegood
Thomasville
Charles Heitman
R. Dwight Ware
Main Street
M. E
Air cooled spark plug with six side and bottom holes
An air cooled spark plug now on the market uses three side holes and three small bottom holes in the combustion chamber to circulate air around the porcelain insulator. This design aims to keep the plug cooler and cleaner.
Stone money of Caroline Islands features giant 12 foot stones
Stone money is used in the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Some of these colossal stones reach about 12 feet in diameter and serve as traditional currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Islands
South Pacific Ocean
Local social notes list visits across Virginia and nearby towns
Miss Joanna Vanwerry and Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Kistler spend this week at Virginia Beach. Mr Bill Hinshaw and Miss Margaret O Brian and Mrs Ernest Talley visit in the western part of the state. Dr Dennis B Fox of Camp Herman returns home after two months away. Miss Polly Robinson shopped in High Point on Tuesday. Mrs James O Pickard shopped in Greensboro Tuesday. Mrs Frank Talley spent Tuesday in Troy with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanna Vanwerry
C. D. Kistler
Virginia Beach
Bill Hinshaw
Margaret O'Brian
Ernest Talley
Dennis B. Fox
Camp Herman
Polly Robinson
High Point
James O. Pickard
Greensboro
Frank Talley
Troy
Welch Memorial Church C E Society Meets Friday
The C E Society of Welch Memorial Church will meet tomorrow evening at 7 in the church hut for its monthly business session. Bob Conrad Bible class of Emmanuel Lutheran church offers ice cream party at Dr. L R Zimmerman’s home tomorrow at 7. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Memorial
F. Society
C. E. Society of
Bob Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
L. R. Zimmerman
Early nesters Wood ducks and age of cartoons noted
The text notes that wood ducks nest in hollow trees and in man-made birdhouses. It also mentions the first two animated cartoons McCay created Gertie the Dinosaur and Bray produced Colonel Heeza Liar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCay
Gertie, the Dinosaur
And
Bray
Colonel Heeza Liar
Social and travel notes from High Point residents
High Point residents and visitors are listed with brief travels and homecomings. Dr and Mrs W F Clayton visit Washington D C staying at the Dodge hotel. Miss Allene Fulton returns home to Flint after a four week visit with the Fulton family. Mrs Clary returns from Crozet Va after her father J L Humphreys died of a heart attack. Faynelle Sprye visits Miss Doris Moser. Dr and Mrs I T Mann and daughters return from Ocean Drive. Mrs Hudson returns from a two months westward tour. Mrs H C Pitts returns from Greensboro. The Rogers family returns from Wrightsville Beach. Mrs Peter Hoen visits Washington D C. Miss Martha Jarrett to Concord. Mr and Mrs Jack Willis return from trips to Richmond Washington and Baltimore. Mrs J A Morris is hospitalized again for treatment. Miss Mabel Merritt visits from Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Clayton
High Point
Washington, D. C
Dodge Hotel
Allene Fulton
Robert Fulton
Flint
Michigan
J. S. Fulton
Thistle Street
W. G. Clary
Worth Avenue
Crozet
Lon don child survival rises since the 19th century
A historical comparison notes that two centuries ago only one in four London-born children survived to age five. Today nearly nine in ten children reach that milestone, reflecting dramatic improvements in early childhood survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aged Bicycle Rider Killed on Asheboro Road
An elderly cyclist, Lewall Allred, died after a crash on Asheboro Road. He was born May 20 1875 in Randleman and lived there all his life. Survived by widow Letha Hill two sons Jesse and Jamie and daughters Mary Robbins Margie Pearl Dicks. Funeral planned Friday at St Pauls Methodist Randleman. Manslaughter charge filed against Lewall Allred of the homeplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro Road
Mr. Allred
Randleman
Letha Hill
Jesse
Jamie Allred
Mary Robbins
Margie
Pearl Dicks
Randlem
Koo Funeral Home
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Church Cemetery
Lewall Allred
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Ralph Brown, Jr
Miss Baldwin
Moffitt’s
North Main
Alf
Alf Landon
Kansas
West Middlesex
A. A. Young
Mary Baird
Wash Dunham
Landon
Mollie Jennings
Pulaski
Emma Linninger
Elizabeth Buckaley
Sharon
Harry White
Mary Lineberry
James C. Pickard
High Point Street
E. E. Bunting
Pickard
W. F. Matthews
J. T. Council
John Fox
J. C. Fox
James Q. Pickard
Claud Fox
Maud Fox
Mary Swain
Epsie
Rosa Belle Woolen
Ruth Allred
Joe Newlin
Swicegood-Heitman
Faynelle Sprye
Schoolfield
Doris Moser
Farriss Avenue
I. T. Mann
Marguerite
Frances Mann
Johnson Street
Ocean Drive
Myrtle Beach
Richard Hudson
Franklin
West
California
States
J. H. Petty
Richardson Street
H. C. Pitts
J. R Brown
J. D. Rogers
Chad
Wrightsville Beach
Peter Hoen
Clyde Rush
Tate Street
Martha Jarrett
Concord
Sara Davis
Jack Willis
North Hamilton Street
Richmond
Baltimore, Md
J. A. Morris
Brentley Circle
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mabel Merritt
Raleigh
Ned McEachern
Greensboro Road
Ring Drug Company
N. C
Skippy
Nat Walker
Hart
First National Bank
Peggy Anne Shoppe
Main
Paris
Geneva Morrison
Voich
West Broad Street
Norge
Bruce Atkins
A. C. Smith
Henry Branden
South Wrenn ST
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