North Carolina parents join nationwide accident survey
The North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers cooperates with the National PTA Traffic Safety Project. One hundred twenty five NC families will record weekly accidents from November 1 1939 to January 31 1940. Fifty hundred families expected nationwide. results to be published by the National Committee on Safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
National Committee On Safety
Miss Marian Telford
National
Parent-Teacher Congress
Eastern Star Chapter 106 Meets Tuesday Evening
The High Point chapter number 106 of the Order of the Eastern Star will convene at the Masonic Temple Tuesday at 7 30 o clock. Routine business will be led by worthy matron Mrs Merchie Andrews in the chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Merchie Andrews
Social Calendar Outlines December Club Gatherings
Regular meetings and Christmas events fill the day with groups including the Ladies Auxiliary VFW the High Point Garden Club Junior Service League and DAR chapters hosting luncheons and officer elections. Other events feature Monarch Club Auxiliary Business and Professional Girls Club YWCA and Moose benefit activities across city homes and clubs.
Bride Beauford Chilton Honored At Courteous Shower
Mrs. Beauford Chilton formerly Ruth Proctor of the city was honored at an informal party and shower hosted by Mrs. Elmer Raby at her mother Mrs. T. J. Butler’s Cross Street home. Guests played games with a prize won by Mrs. Clayton Kearns and gifts were presented to the bride. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jo Kirby
East Green Street
Kirby
Kelly Ruth Combes
Betty Jean Shields
Betty Lou Brown
Irene Campbell
Peggy Anne Greenway
Helen Sue Lowery
Margaret Brunson
Joyce Ward
Peggy Sykes
Beckie Hammer
Betty Jarvis
David Jee Wagner
Buck” Williams
Pat Bencini
Pimmie Greenway
Freddie Campbell
Billie Kirby
Ray
Wade Hines
Jackie Hamer
Douglas Teague
Maylon Green
Beauford Chilton
Ruth Proctor
Elmer Raby
T. J. Butler
Cross Street
Clayton Kearns
Clarence Southern Slightly Improves at Guilford General
Friends report Clarence Southern is slightly improved at Guilford General Hospital where he has been a patient since Thursday after a sudden seizure. He was taken to the hospital from the Adams- Millis Corporation boarding room where he is employed. Miss Lillie Mae Hinshaw of Thomasville was weekend guest of Miss Ruth Hedgecock on the Winston Salem Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Southern
Guilford General Hospital
Adams- Millis Corporation
Lillie Mae Hinshaw Af
Thomasville
Ruth Hedgecock
Winston- Salem Road
Executives' Meeting and Luncheon Draw D A R Officials
Tomorrow at ten thirty the state regent Mrs Eugene Davis of Raleigh will chair the Fourth District D A R meeting with district regents and the Alexander Martin chapter officers here at East Washington Street home of Mrs J F Hayden. A luncheon will follow with Mrs Davis as honor guest and speaker as plans for the North Carolina Society conference in High Point in February are laid. Mrs Davis will also address the local D A R chapter at 3 30 pm at Mrs J E Kirkman home with Mrs Kirkman and associate hostesses aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Garden Club
Fred J. Bartlett
Emerywood Estate
Junior Service League
Emerywood Country Club
Fourth District
Regents
Alexander Martin Chapel
J. F. Hayden
Hayden
Monarch Club
N. L. Garner
West
Lexington Avenue
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. F. Kirkman
East Washington Street
Mesdames
T. A. Kearns
Charlies Robertson
Alberta C. Snider
J. 8
John Biggs
T. R. Short
North Main Street
Altrusa Club
Mary Lou Rothrock
Marie Caddell
Woodrow Avenue
Eugene Davis
Raleigh
The
North Carolina Society
High Point
J. E. Kirkman
Women of Moose Benefit Party Wednesday Night
The Women of the Moose sponsor a benefit party at Moose Hall on North Main Street Wednesday evening. Bridge Chinese checkers rock and setback will be available with other games on request. Local merchants donated prizes. Proceeds support Christmas aid and charitable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Garden Club
J. A. Johnson, Jr
Colonial Drive
The
Friendly Garden Club
W. L. Kivett
Kivett Drive
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
North Main Street
Burns couple honored after Danville wedding return
Mr and Mrs Charles Burns Jr celebrated their Danville Va wedding with a Saturday evening dinner hosted by the groom's mother Mrs C B Fowler. Guests included family from High Point Lexington Kernersville and Greensboro. Frances Lou Nunn and Ray Smith announce engagement with December wedding planned in Martinsville Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Burns
Danville
Charles Burns, Jr
Virginia
C. 8. Fower
Charles Burns, Sr
Hughes
Ruth
P. E. Brown
W. M. Brown
Charlie Brown
High Point
Ess
Anna Wall
Lexington
Vernon Vaden
Kernersville
C. T. Nunn
Greensboro
Frances Lou
Ray Smith
Martinsville
Mr. Smith
W. C. Smith
Helrose Hoisery Mill
North Carolina
Play-Likers to stage Our Town at Aycock Auditorium
Greensboro December 11 The Woman's College Play-Likers plan a December 16 performance of Our Town at 8 30 p m in Aycock Auditorium The bare stage will create the New Hampshire town with lighting and description by the stage manager, no set pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Woman's College
Our Town
Aycock
New York
New Hampshire
Main Street
Webbs
Gibbses
Jamestown Book Club Wraps December With Christmas Program
The Modern Book Club met at Mrs. C. W. Poston's home with 18 members and three guests as they presented a three-part Christmas program starting with Luke's Christmas tale and including legends and carols. The event featured readings by Miss Alice Scott Miss Elizabeth Hanner and Mrs. W A White Jr as well as hostess coffee and plum pudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Modern Book Club
C. W. Poston
Rada Poston
W. W. Hodgin
High Point
Netta O. Liles
Greensboro
E. S. Armfield
Poston
Alice Scott
Elizabeth Hanner
Atlantic Monthly
W. A. White, Jr
Lady Gregory
H. N. Williard
Tingle Opens CPA Office in City on Main Street
W R Tingle certified public accountant opens an office at 145% South Main Street above Malgreen's. A Morganton transplant, he brings over 20 years of state economic activity, previously heading accounting for a major manufacturer and working with leading firms. He plans to serve local industries and contribute to trade journals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Tingle
Tingle
Main Street
Malgreen’s
Morganton
Leper Isolated as Health Officers Await Public Service
In Greensboro on December 11 a leper was kept in strict isolation by health officer Dr. C. C. Hudson while awaiting a representative of the U S Public Health Service. The patient was placed under quarantine as precautions were taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
C. C. Hudson
U. S. Public Health Service
Calvary Methodist women hold meetings this week
Calvary Methodist Church groups meet this week with the Daughters of Wesley Class gathering at 7 30 this evening in the church basement for business and a social hour. Helen Clark Missionary Society meets Tuesday at 7 30 with Mrs F L McCullough hosting and Mrs Norman Rivet assisting. Ward Street Gleaners meet Tuesday at 7 30 at Miss Mary Jo Scales home Sunset Avenue. West End Lottie Moon Group meets tonight at 7 30 at Miss Edna Davis 1408 English Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Church
Daughters of Wesley
Calvary Methodist Church
Helen Clark Missionary Society of
F. L. McCullough
Brentwood Avenue
Norman Rivet
Ward Street
Ward Street Methodist Church
Mary Jo Scales
Sunset Avenue
West End
Lottie Moon
Mary Stevens Class Christmas Party at Mrs McCuiston Home
The Mary Stevens Class of Green Street Baptist Church will host its annual Christmas party Tuesday at 7 30 pm at Mrs N J McCuiston's Archdale home. It also serves as the class business meeting and all members are urged to attend. The Willing Workers Class of Lebanon Methodist Church will hold a Christmas party Tuesday night at 7 30 at Mrs Martha McPherson's Forest Avenue home. All members are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent - Teacher Association of
Emma Blair School
M. T. Lambeth
Woman's Missionary Society
O. M. Bundy
H. N. Williard
T. H. Bundy
C. V. Bundy
Doris Bundy
Virginia Tarkenton
Plymouth
N. C
Jane Bunting
Bethel
Martha Cline
Salisbury
Frances Wolfe
Cliffside
Renee Wasoff
New York
Greensboro College
H. W. Reynolds
Nathan Reynolds
Steve Poston
Ottawa
Ill
Roanoke Rapids
Thomas Reynolds
Odell School
Mary Steven
Mary Stevens
Green Street Baptist Church
N. J. McCuiston
Archdale
Lebanon Methodist Church
Martha McPherson
Forest Avenue
Randleman PTA Meets with Music and Safety Talk
The Randleman High School auditorium hosted the PTA meeting led by President Mrs. J. C. Fox with Rev. J. R. Randerson delivering a devotional. Elizabeth Tester directed the glee clubs in Ole Carolina and Steal Away. A fiddlers convention was announced for December 9. The PTA voted a $25 gym repair donation and flags were awarded to teachers Weaver Lineberry and Nita Garrett. Lieutenant J. A. Lowdermilk of Greensboro spoke on the E's of safety engineering education and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T. A
Caudle Family Fetes Frank Caudle of Greensboro
Mrs. John Caudle hosted a birthday dinner for her son Frank Caudle at her home near Randleman. The table featured red chrysanthemums and ferns with four red candles in crystal holders emphasizing the holiday season. Attending were Miss Alice Campbell J. E. Caudle Holt Fitch and Greensboro guests Misses Lillian Allyne Caudle and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Caudle
Frank Caudle
Greensboro
Randleman
Alice Campbell
J. E. Caudle
Holt Fitch
Lillian
Allyne Caudle
Caudle
Miss Phylena Wright to Wed Hugh Strickland in Church Vows
Mr and Mrs George T Wright of 134 East State Street announce the engagement of their daughter Phylena Lou to Hugh G Strickland of this city The wedding is planned for December 17 at Lebanon Methodist Church with Rev O L Easter officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phylena L. Wright
Hugh Strickland
George T. Wright
East State Street
Phylena Lou
Hugh G. Strickland
Lebanon Methodist Church
O. L. Easter
Funeral Services Held for A B Loflin at Green Street Church
Funeral services for A B Loflin 54 who died suddenly Friday were conducted Sunday at 2 PM from Green Street Baptist Church. The Rev C N Royal Rev C L Ruth and Rev A N Freeman presided with choir selections and a solo by Argie Wood. Interment followed in Floral Garden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Loflin
Green Street Baptist Church
C. N. Royal
C. L. Ruth
First Pilgrim Church
A. N. Freeman
Levington
Dorcas
Paul Lawson
Noah Hughes
Earl Rice
B. E. Smith
8. W. Cook
G. W. Ritchie
James Sechrest
Luther Black
Wester Mabe
Joe Pegg
Worth Cox
Jack Barrer
W. C. McWhorter
Clarence Fincannon
E. R. McCuller
J. R. Wilson
B. F. Rogers
Clyde Hoover
W. F. Tice
A. H. Vanhoy
E. D. Bryant
D. L. Bodenheimer
C. D. Biles
Floral Garden Cemetery
Itinerant Arrives With Funds Shortage En Route
An itinerant traveler headed to the National Leprosarium at Carrville, South, ran out of funds during a stop here yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Leprosarium
Carrville
Possum Hunt Social Evening Precedes Marriage News
Thomasville residents enjoy a group o possum hunt at the homes of Mary Johnson and Priscilla Lambeth on Randolph Street followed by a buffet at Arnolda. The same notice reports the marriage of Mary Ruth Kindley to Francis Marion Robinson in Danville Virginia on November 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Mary Johnson
Priscilla Lambeth
Randolph Street
Mary Ruth Kindley
Francis Marion Robinson
Newport News
High Point
Danville
Black
W. M. Robinson
J. T. Kindley
Salem Street
Mr. Robinson
Lillian S. Robinson
W. N. Robinson
Mississippi
Columbus
Miss
Newport News Ship Building and Drydock Company
Local social notes feature bridge evenings and prizes
Mrs. Charles F. Phillips hosted a sunrise Avenue dinner bridge with Miss Lucille James winning top score and Miss Clarisse Rose second prize. Other players included Lucille Kirkpatrick, Margaret McLeod, and Esther McNeill among eleven ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Phillips
Sunrise Avenue
Lucille James
Clarisse Rose
Lucille Kirkpatrick
Margaret McLeod
Gladys Herring
Ruth Edwards
Vann Stringfield
Beulah Norment
Mamie Harris
Esther McNeill
Sallie J. Bond
James G. Davis Infant Dies at Local Hospital
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Davis of 517 Walnut Street died Sunday evening at 8. Survived by parents, sister Nancy Ann Davis, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Davis of High Point, maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Loftin of near Denton. Graveside service at Clear Springs Cemetery in Davidson County near Denton scheduled for 5 o'clock this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Davis
Walnut Street
Nancy Ann Davis
E. I. Davis
High Point
Zeb Loftin
Denton
Clear Springs
Davidson County
Annual firemen dinner set for December 27 in Thomasville
Thomasville notes the annual firemen dinner to be held Wednesday night December 27 at the city hall fire station. The event invites local friends of the department and is known for a real meal and a quality program. Invitations will be mailed in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Friends of the Fire Department
Local 4-H gathering and community notes from Deep River
Norma Williard Wanda Smith John Robert Macy Jr Rodney Lee Borum attended the 4-H Club in Greensboro Saturday. Mr and Mrs 8 K Jackson of Raleigh spent Thanksgiving at their home here. Several from here attended the Quarterly Meeting at Central Friends Church in High Point Saturday. Paul Dillon, son of Bill and Mrs Dillon, has been ill with a cold and confined to bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Williard
Wanda Smith
John Robert Macy, Jr
Rodney Lee Borum
Greensboro
8. K. Jackson
Raleigh
Central Friends Church
High Point
Paul Dillon
Bill Dillon
Two Dead In Feud In Paoli Indiana
Jewell Dailey 21 confesses shooting his uncle Harley Dailey 48 after Harley killed his mother Edna Landrus 42 on a farm in Paoli. The shooting ended a family quarrel and left a sister dead and Dailey’s son jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paoli
Ind
Indiana
Noble Ellis
Jewell Dailey
Harley Dailey
Edna Landrus
Josephine Dailey
Landrus
Young Dailey
Ellis
Vet Invents Speedy Plane in Charleston Test Flight
Veteran aviator Martin Jensen unveiled his own design plane at James Island airport with engineer John F. Nycum. The full cantilever low wing monoplane reached 110 mph cruising and about 40 mph landing speed with a 60 horsepower motor, claiming 25 mph faster than rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Martin Jensen
James Island
Jensen
John F. Nycum
Two Die In Auto Crashes In State
Charlotte December 11 Traffic accidents claimed at least two lives in North Carolina over the weekend. Ephraim Brevard Osborne postmaster of Little Switzerland was killed near Marion when his car plunged over an embankment after failing to make a sharp curve. He was returning from the golden wedding anniversary celebration at Charlotte of Supreme Court Justice and Mrs Heriot Clarkson his sister. At Smithfield Creighton Lee Page 22 died when his automobile overturned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
North Carolina
Ephraim Brevard Osborne
Little Switzerland
Marion
Supreme Court
Heriot Clarkson
Smithfield
Creighton
Red Cross Drive Nets $778 With Goal Set at $1000
The annual Red Cross drive in Thomasville has netted $778 to date, announced by Walter W. Rapp, treasurer. A few reports remain and the goal remains $1,000 as Rev. Charles Patterson urges workers to finalize reports for a complete result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Thomasville
Walter W. Rapp
Charles Patterson
New UNC Woman's College Joins Association of American Universities
Dr. W. C. Jackson administrator at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina announces its addition to the Association of American Universities. This marks an expansion of the national higher education group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
W. C. Jackson
Woman’s College of the
University of North Carolina
Association of American Universities
North Carolina Disciples Hold Bayview Retreat
Ministers of the Disciples of Christ in North Carolina plan their annual retreat at Bayview from February 6 to 8. The gathering aims to discuss church matters and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Disciples of Christ In
North Carolina
Bayview
Burley Belt Marts Opened at Lexington Auction Market
Burley tobacco farmers focus on Lexington opening as 18 million pounds fill 25 auction warehouses. Five buyers from major cigarette makers attend. Kentucky’s Lexington market leads state centers, with 70 percent of the nation’s burley crop. Last season's total sales reached 75.56 million pounds for 16.23 million dollars. opening-day average was 21.95 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Tennessee
Missouri
Il Duce Confers With Militarists
Premier Mussolini summoned five military leaders to report on Italy's frontier defenses. General Ubaldo Soddu led the list with Generals Monti Amoroso and Colonel Fortunato. General Pietro Gazzera, governor of the Galla and Sidamo provinces in Ethiopia, presented eight and a half pounds of gold to the Duce on arrival for the report on the Ethiopian military and economic situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Ubaldo Soddu
Monti
Amoroso
Fortunato
Pietro Gazzera
Galla
Sidamo
Ethiopia
Kyser Star to Play at Local Theater in Thomasville
Kay Kyser brother of Howell R Kyser Thomasville attorney appears in the newly released film That's Right You're Wrong shown at a local theater Thursday and Friday. Local fans expect a capacity audience for the special engagement with Kyser drawing many friends from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Kay Kyser
Howell R. Kyser
Planning Messiah concert at Community Methodist Church
A large group of singers rehearses for The Messiah to be presented at Community Methodist Church on Sunday night December 17. Professor Harry Parker directs the chorus with Mrs Charles F Finch as pianist and soloists Miss Katharine Swaim Mrs Lindsay Hoover Joe Fowler and Professor Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Community Methodist Church
Harry Parker
Charles F. Finch
Katherine Swaim
Lindsay Hoover
Joe Fowler
Parker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Madeline Hoover
Emma Blair
Eastern Star Chapter
Masonic Hall
Vicki VapoRub
VapoRub
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. F. W. Hall
Entre Nous Club
A. E. Tate
West Broad Street
Leland B. Nelson
Louise Avenue
Carter Dalton
DA. R. Executives
Women of Moose Benefit Party
Frances Nunn
WCMC
Jamestown Book Club
City
Randleman P T. A
A. B. Loflin
Green Street Church
Thomasville Group
Bill Crews
Tommy Peacock
Owenee Everhart
Paul Harris
Carl Beck
Spinsters’ Club
Here
Alice Jones
Carl Black
Theodore Hill
Lois Lambeth
Deep River News
Il Duce
Kyser
Gearila
Silex Co
Martherd, Connecticut
United Market
North Main
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