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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
9
A compact guide for freshmen promoting goodwill and social ease. It urges students to be pleasant, helpful, cooperative, kind, tactful, energetic, and fair to foster friendships and fit into a new school community.
Thimbles originated in Holland around 1100, once called thumb bells and made from leather bone or metal. Elizabethan thimbles were silver and gold in England, porcelain in France. New bobby pins have special treatment for use with home permanent waves. Sewing tip advises pin pattern to fabric and trace edges with soap to prevent raveling.
People Miss Johnsie Patterson aunt of Miss Adelaide Patterson arrives from Wadesboro for the Patterson Venable wedding. Dr. and Mrs. G C Cooke of Morehead City and Mr. and Mrs. John McBride of Concord are also in town. Others are expected to arrive today.
The notes list multiple engagements and gatherings: tea for Miss Ann Wright at 201 Waverly Way in Greensboro hosted by Miss Katherine Foster, a 3 p.m. Unit 2 LWV meeting at Mrs. Norman Kinnaman the 609 West Howell home, and several upcoming weddings and rehearsals including the Wright-Corn wedding at First Presbyterian and the White-Bornbarrier ceremonies at local churches with receptions at Emerywood Country Club.
A sponsoring agency such as a church school or civic group delegates an agency representative to organize a Girl Scout troop. Leaders are trained with the council, a troop committee assists, and the sponsor reports troop activities while guiding spiritual growth and citizenship.
The Out To Grow Garden Club will sponsor the garden center at Straughan's Book Shop 213 North Main Street for September with a Bulbs and Shrubbery theme. Mrs Everett Wall announces Thursday topics: Sept 4 bulbs in general Sept 11 iris Sept 18 pruning shrubbery Sept 25 planting shrubbery. A club representative will be at the garden center each Thursday from 9 to 5 to provide information.
Miss Ann Wright, bride elect, was honored at a Coke party at the Casey home on Woodbrook Court with hostesses Frances Pickett Mary Elizabeth Casey and Virginia Perry. Guests included Libby Carpenter Felicia Gold Emily Finch Martha Curlee and Nancy Gray. A later bridge party at Montlieu Avenue featured four tables with roses and crystal gifts for the honoree. Mary Elizabeth Casey won high score with Margaret Hooker second. consolation went to Miss Wright.
Zelma M. Asbill announces attendants and music for her marriage to Richard Dix Blackburn at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist Church tomorrow night. Soloist John Kimble will sing three selected pieces. organist Mrs Ervin Jones Jr will play traditional marches. The bride's sole attendant is her sister Mrs Howard G Bowen.
A nostalgic guide promotes children’s toiletries as delightful gifts that foster grooming habits. It highlights bubble baths, toilet water, lotion, toothpaste, powder, soap dolls, lip pomade, a doll shaped cologne sprayer, and a massaging gum brush. Emphasizes cleanliness as foundational to character and lifelong neatness.
The Frances McFarland Bible Class presents a kiddie fashion event this evening at 7 30 in the church basement. Fall outfits will be modeled by Donna Horne Pat Sechrest Ann Tomas Kathy Scearce Patricia Lloyd Diane Hulin Susan Sizemore Donna McFarland Linda Cash Teresa Sappenfield Joanne Slack Brenda Hucks Gayle Stroud Ronda Upton Barbara Heath Dicky Morgan Butch Metcalfe Frankie Lee Larry Warner and Steve Wilson with outfits from Kiddie Korner. Refreshments follow.
The Jack and Jill School at 110 Sunset Drive will start the fall term on Tuesday September 2. Pre kindergarten and nursery classes plus first grade work are planned with supervision by Mrs J W Chandler and Mrs C R Harrison for the kindergarten.
Mrs. Everett Marsh and Mrs. Jesse Washburn hosted a 12 30 luncheon at the Washburn home on Brentley Circle to honor Miss Mary Elizabeth Casey. Attendees included Mrs. Paul Casey and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Long. Nosegays were given to Miss Casey and Ann Wright, bride elect.
A Patterson-Venable wedding was held at Calvary Methodist Church with a rehearsal and cake cutting at the McBride home. Miss Patterson is Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. McBride’s niece, and guests included the Burgess and Burgess families, Reverend T. G. Madison, his wife, and other relatives.
The United Church Women plan a retreat from 10:00 to 2:15 at Wesley Memorial Church with guest speaker Mrs. Louise Eggleston of Norfolk. The event invites attendees to join the sessions and reflections.
Members of the Rebekah Lodge will gather at the Hall on Commerce Street tomorrow evening at 7 30 for a call meeting.
Patricia Gail Davis daughter born August 27 at the local hospital to Mr and Mrs Burton W Davis. Michael Vernon Hutchens son born August 27 to Mr and Mrs Clarence M Hutchens. Carroll Ray Jones son born August 26 to Mr and Mrs Howard Jones. Beverly Ann McLamb daughter born August 26 to Mr and Mrs W M McLamb. Clarence Grayson Fowler son born August 27 to Mr and Mrs Odell Grayson Fowler. Debra Lynn Fowler daughter born August 26 to Mr and Mrs W W Wilson.
Budget friendly main for six uses one pound ground beef and nonfat dry milk in both meat and biscuit topping. Serve with a greens salad and a fruit compote of pears and grapes, finish with strong coffee.
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