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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1932
Page
5
Mr and Mrs E C Criddlebaugh announce the birth of a son Edward Cameron Criddlebaugh Jr at High Point Hospital on December 11. The notice lists other local society events and school activities including canterbury club, library trustees meeting, Oak Hill P T A, and a birthday party hosted by Master Billie Walker.
Mrs S H Spoon celebrated her 75th birthday with about 50 relatives gathered at her Archdale home for a surprise dinner. Guests presented several gifts to the honoree. The Stephens Bible Study class will meet Wednesday at 3 PM with Mrs W J Stout at 1905 Lindsay St. Avery McBee of Washington DC visited sister Mrs Capus Waynick and brother Silas McBee yesterday.
Word puzzle clues with mismatched letters yield a themed answer set. Genus of insects is a hint, while clues like very small weight measure cloth bronze and striped fabric point to a cryptic puzzle solution sequence.
Utopian Study Club will meet Wednesday afternoon at 3 30 at the home of Mrs Charlies Kephart 1007 Johnson Street. Brunswick stew will be sold Friday by Wo mans Auxiliary of Wesley Memorial Church with delivery on call. A play by Mrs W E Davis pupils omits two names, Jean Lackey and Donald Dunkelberger. Peggy Ruth Bowers marries Robert Page Burgess in Darlington DC October 3 1932.
RN suggests making cork belts for children to wear on rainy days. String corks on heavy bright red twine and knot between each cork. Use a cork buckle or substitute a wooden buckle for fastening.
Mr and Mrs Jake Froelich announce the birth of a son Charles Gaskins Froelich Sunday at High Point hospital in the local notice. The Junior Service League held December meeting at the Country club with reports from officers on the Book Shop tea Penny a Meal Club and Red Cross Roll Call. Plans were laid for the Toyland Ball December 20 at Sedgefield Manor and the League voted to again run their cafeteria during the Furniture Exposition and Furniture Show.
Rain began early Saturday and drizzled through today totaling 1.48 inches by 6 pm per City Meteorologist A. B. Horney. Officials say the amount is not unusually heavy given the duration, and temperatures remained near seasonal normals.
In Geneva on December 13 Maxim Litvinov announced the reestablishment of normal diplomatic and consular ties between Russia and China effective immediately. He wrote to Dr. W. W. Yen that both governments desire peace and friendly relations and regard normal relations as reestablished from this date.
Lexington reports that Superintendent Paul Evans and the Davidson County Board of Education study new schools for African American students. They intend to replace the Reedy Creek facility with a two room building and seek $4,000 from county funds to upgrade nine schools, many described as shacks.
An advertisement urges women to take a monthly pain remedy described as a tonic that strengthens and relieves cramps. It claims 98 out of 100 women report benefit and advises keeping the house ready for the next period.
Rev. Wilmot Stuart Holmes rector of Grace Episcopal church for 11 years in Lexington died early Sunday on South Main Street after weeks of illness. Born January 29, 1867 in Ocala Florida he would have turned 66 in January. He served missions and parishes in Grenada Miss Laurens Orangeburg Mallins and Lexington during a lengthy Episcopal ministry.
Quint Hewitt a 36 year old man was shot to death at South Mille and Chester Barnes 14 was jailed charged with the slaying Police said the killing grew from a family quarrel Barnes and Hewitt had exchanged messages inviting kin to Hewitts home An ensuing dispute led Barnes to return with a shotgun and fire as Hewitt appeared at a door Hewitt died instantly
Guilford College will pause classes for two weeks from December 21 to January 4. Dean Clyde Milner said the calendar allows students to travel home and return in time for the new term. This followed a period noting several winter deaths due to accidents and exposure across multiple states.
Rain and cold weather cause multiple fatal accidents in the southern region as authorities report ten deaths. Emergency crews respond to collision scenes amid ongoing cleanup and investigations.
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