Large Crowd Attends Weekly USO Program
A weekly USO gathering drew about 250 service members to coffee and cake sessions at the Elwood club room with supper served by junior hostesses. Activities included sketches by Mrs. George Hendry, accordion numbers by Harvey Tilles, fortune telling by Mrs. Marian Buyars, and a watermelon feast for soldiers and hostesses.
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Elwood
USO
G. M. Haley
Jvice League
George Hendry
Rn Greenburg
Harvey Tilles
Brooklyn
N. Y
Marian Buyars
Gilbert Yates
Virginia Frank
Charlotte Guy
Gladys Moore
Miss Frank
Mrs Robertson Honored At Birthday Dinner
A surprise birthday dinner honored Mrs H F Robertson at her home 1204 Asheboro Street on her 36th birthday. Mesdames Jay Barlow and Luke Fausnet hosted the event with pink and white summer flowers and a large pink and white birthday cake. A musical program followed and gifts were presented.
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Jay Barlow
Luke Fausnet
H. F. Robertson
Asheboro Street
Robertson
Smith Cox Vows Announced in Asheboro Area
Mr and Mrs Zachary M Smith announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Madi Saree to Edwin Cox a cadet in the U S Naval Reserve on Saturday March 19 in Florence The groom is the son of Mrs Etta Cox of Asheboro
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J. C. Reagan
Centennial Avenue
Hulda Myrtle
James B. Skinner
United States Navy
R. G. Skinner
Asheboro
Zachary Ma Smith
Mt. Airy
Madison
Edwin Cox
U. S. Naval Reserve
Florence
8. C
Etta Cox
Stones Honor Guest At Lawn Party
Mr and Mrs Tilden Ray Stone and family hosted a lawn party on Kernersville Bunker Hill road last Saturday in honor of Branson Stone of Portsmouth VA visiting Joan. After many games prizes went to Blair Hutchins C Conway Moran Jr and Junior Stone. ice cream and cake were served.
Molly Phipps Class Meeting at Calvary Methodist Church
The Molly Phipps class of Calvary Methodist church will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock at the church.
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Molly Phipps
Calvary Methodist Church
Births in High Point Area Announce New Daughters and Sons
Mr and Mrs Vance W Smith announce daughter Patricia Dane born August 25 at High Point Memorial Hospital Wash Street unit Pvt Joseph Marsh and Mrs Marsh announce son David Mitchell born August 25 at Boulev ard unit High Point Memorial Hospital Marsh stationed at New River on 10 day furlough Charles Ronald Broadway S 2c and Mrs Harvey Broadway announce son Charles Ronald born August 19 at U S Naval Hospital Portsmouth Virginia Mrs Broadway former Miss Lottie Milligan Trinity Daughter born Mr and Mrs Raymond J Norris announce daughter Jewel Arlene born August 28 Washington Street High Point Memorial Hospital Evelyn Joan Peace born to Mr and Mrs McCarey Peace Route 2 Trinity August 26 at High Point Memorial Hospital Washington Street
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David Mitchell Marsh
Joseph Marsh
David Mitchell
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Marsh
New River
Chas. Ronald Broadway S
Harvey C. Broad Way
Charles Ronald
U. S. Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Virginia
Broadway
Lottie Milligan
Trinity
Raymond J. Norris
High Point
Jewel Arlene
Washington Street
Evelyn Joan Peace
Local Visitors and Health Notes From Gastonia Area
Mrs H F a and daughter Betty Lou of Gastonia visit Mrs H W McCain and Miss Faye Cunningham at 1008 Johnson Street. Mrs C T I Jr and Mrs Collier Ellis Jr return from Washington visit. Misses Lois Hedgecock and Arline Rumsey return from Baltimore and Washington. Miss Kelly Ruth Chaney returns from Dayton after two weeks visiting relatives including O W Liske in New York. Walter H Gray October underwent surgery at Boulevard High Point Memorial. Lt L Dwight Morgan leaves for West City New Jersey after 10 day furlough with sister Mrs G T Royals and mother A Morgan in Jackson.
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Betty Lou
Gastonia
H. W. McCain
Faye Cunningham
Johnson Street
Lois Hedgecock
Arline Rumsey
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Kelly Ruth Chaney
Lexington Avenue
Dayton
Ohio
O. W. Liske
Riverside Drive
N. Y
L. Dwight Morgan
Weg
Imitation Ice Cream To Be Given A Name
North Carolina officials plan to assign a legal name and definition to imitation ice cream made from vegetable oils. Kerr Scott says the state board of agriculture will discuss an ordinance governing analysis and labeling to prevent confusion with real ice cream. Dairy groups protest the term while discussions include cottonseed and peanut oil interests to avoid discrimination. In Lewistown, John T. Fisher, a B 24 gunner, recounts 16 missions over southern Europe during World War II.
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Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
North Carolina
Kerr Scott
State Board of Agriculture
General Assembly
Scott
State Board
Lewistown
INS
John T. Fisher
Fisher
Europe
Duplicate bridge strategy and an overdue honor
A bridge column discusses match-point play in a three-club contract and warns against conservatism. It notes South dealer and nonvulnerable sides, then shifts to Justice James J. Conroy receiving a Silver Star for WWI service years late. It concludes with a fact about Dutch Holstein Frisian cows producing 67 000 to 80 000 pounds of milk annually.
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East
South
North
New York
INS
James J. Conroy
City Court
78Th
Ha Odom
Holland
Danubian Gap Breach Signals Nazi Hold Weakening
War Today reports a Danube gap about 50 miles wide between the Danube estuary and the Carpathians, breaching the Balkan flank and threatening German control of the peninsula. Russians press the Vistula front above Warsaw in a bid to flank the capital, risking a collapse of the Nazi defensive line and a race toward the Reich’s frontiers.
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Danube
Carpathian Mountains
Balkan
Germany
Vistula
Warsaw
Reich
Hitler
Plane Crash Near Prestwick Kills 26 in Scotland
London Aug 28 Twenty six persons were killed when an incoming air transport crashed into a house near the Atlantic military air base at Prestwick Scotland. The dead include seven crew 14 passengers and five house occupants. American soldiers and civil defense workers labored to recover bodies while search continued. Two nearby houses were damaged and a fourth’s roof was torn off.
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London
Prestwick
Scotland
Chlorophyll and Ancient Chinese Bone Script Links
Chlorophyll enables photosynthesis in leaves and sustains plant life. Shamanistic bone inscriptions constitute China's earliest known writing, shedding light on early literacy and religious practices.
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China
Pattern 4835 Fashion Jumper and Blouse for Many Sizes
The High Point Enterprise advertises pattern 4835 a jumper with pinafore scallops and a long sleeve blouse with revers. It lists sizes from 12 to 42 and offers a 20 cent pattern price with a 15 cent add on for the Anne Adams Fall and Winter Pattern Book. A free hat and muff bag pattern is printed in the book.
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High Point Enterprise
Pattern Dept
West 17Th
S&j
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Necessity of Vaccinations and Public Health Warnings
Dr Clendening urges strict vaccination for smallpox diphtheria typhoid and scarlet fever to prevent epidemics. He notes illegal relaxation and warns that unvaccinated pools fuel outbreaks even as diseases fade. He cites historic smallpox data and emphasizes early infant vaccination.
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South Pacific
England
United States
Beware the Yes Chorus in Elsie Robinson’s warning piece
An opinion piece warns against uncritical praise and constant approval from a yes chorus. It argues that healthy opposition strengthens character and cites social scenes of flattery and self deception. The essay contrasts honest critique with easy popularity and laments the lure of easy admiration.
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Prince of
Yes Club
Mrs. Nancy Bates Dies at Home in Thomasville
Nancy Jefferson Bates 62, of 707 Welborne Street, died Sunday morning after months of illness. Born July 10 1882 in Surry County she was a Carolina Avenue Baptist member and widow of Garner Bates. Survived by three sons, a sister, a brother, 22 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral from the home tomorrow at 11 then Old Union Baptist church in Surry at 2:30 with Rev. J A Cox officiating. Burial in church cemetery.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Nancy Jefferson Bates
Welborne Street
Surry County
Zion
Sarah Williamson Smith
Carolina Avenue
P. D. Williamson
Salisbury
H. W. Williamson
Cpl
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C. T. I Jr
Collier Ellis, Jr
John Lumpkin
Washington, D. C
Walter H. Gray
Rosalyn Young
Farragut
Idaho
Rosalyn
Beloit
Wis
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Dr. Clendening
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L. A
Elsie Robinson
Gerts
Lydia BE
Minnie Lee
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Betty Trotter
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DAY Cleaning CO
Northwestern Mutual
Mammoth
Iowa
Clark Gardner
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