Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Activities
A busy schedule of meetings and events across Emerywood and High Point venues includes ladies bridge luncheons at the Merwood Club, Christian and garden club gatherings, study clubs, and a Christmas program series. Notable venues include the Adams Memorial Building, YWCA, Emerywood Country Club, and the BWC A. Key hosts include Mrs. G L Asbury, Mrs. Fred Gordy, Mrs. E D Henderson, Mrs. E E Witcher, Mrs. Fred Whitescarver, Mrs. Harry Alexander, Mrs. E Sumner, and Mrs. Sara Wagger with events ranging from luncheons and teas to Christmas dinners and club elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merywood Club
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
G. L
Asbury
Fifth Street
H. A. Hall
B. W.C.A
Twentieth Century Study Club
E. D. Flenderson
Westwood
Friendly Garden Story Club
E. E. Witcher
Kivett Drive
Burbank
Harry Alexander
Rotary Drive
Home and Garden Lab
E. A. Sumner
Florham Avenue
High Point
Graduate Nurses Club
Y.W.C.A
High Point Council of Jewish Women
Sarah Wagger
Montwieu Avenue
Draper and Adler Arrive for Joint Community Concert
Paul Draper and Larry Adler arrive today for a joint concert at the Junior High School under the Community Concert Course. The program features a varied mix of classical and popular music with dancing, drawing a full membership turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Draper
Larry Adler
Junor High School
S “Clock
Draper
Adler
Burbank Garden Club Christmas Party Planned
The Burbank Garden Club will meet Wednesday at 3 30 for its annual Christmas party. Mrs Fred E Whitescarver at 667 Parkway will be hostess. All members are cordial invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
PTA Allen Jay School Christmas Program Meeting
The Parent-Teacher Association for Allen Jay School meets tonight at 7 30 at the school for a Christmas music program by the high school glee club and orchestra directed by Mrs T Benson A tea will be served at 4 o'clock at 24 Florham Avenue with a collection for the Empty Stocking Fund Members are urged to be present
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Jay School
Theigh School
Glee Club
Orchestra
Indo
T. Bennison
Home and Garden Club
E. A. Sumner
Florham Avenue
Christmas Concert at High Point College A Tradition
The sixth annual High Point College band Christmas Concert was held in the college auditorium at 3 o clock Sunday led by conductor Olin R Blickensderfer with band accompaniment by Robert Williams The program featured Rubenstein Piano Concerto and the cornet trio Charlie Noel John Crowder and Homer Haw orth performed Echoes of the Catskills by Rogers The concert opened with the Star Spangled Banner and included Semper Fidelis Anchors Aweigh and the US Field Artillery March Army Air Corps song followed by a reading of Dickens Christmas Carol by Aliss Vera Idol head of the English department accompanied by Juanita Poindexter The reading capped a thirteenth year of a college tradition Christmas carols were sung at intervals
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Olin R. Blickensderfer
U. S. Field Artillery
Army Air Corps
Aliss Vera Idol
Kenneth Crouse
Ministerial Association
Herald Angels
Miss Idol
Juanita Poindexter
Oak View 4-H Club Honored For Achievement
On Achievement Day at Guilford County Courthouse Greensboro the Oak View 4-H Club, with seventy five members, was honored. Jimmy Ferrell led in calf project work while Dollie Ann Hedgecock and Ann Anderson won garden prizes. The club reported 6522 pounds of scrap collected 3159.10 in stamps and bonds and 1035 quarts of fruit canned. Members participated in Dress Revue canning contest and county fair exhibits. Ferrell won highest honors in his calf project at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County Court House
Greensboro
Dollie Ann Hedgecock
Oak View
Jimmy Ferrell
Sears,Roebuck Co
Dollie
rAnn
Hedgecock
Ann Anderson
Pageant and Voices to Carol at Oak Hill School
A Christmas pageant titled To All the World, Peace will be presented at Oak Hill School on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A choir of over a hundred children's voices will sing Christmas carols and the public is invited to attend the vesper service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Betsy Saunders Chosen for Dramatic Fraternity at Woman's College
Miss Betsy Saunders has been initiated into Alpha Psi Omega at the Woman's College in Greensboro. She joins twelve new members for her dramatics work and technical ability. The ceremony included a banquet in the college cafeteria and a program in Aycock Auditorium. Lydia Taylor of Brooklyn, president of Masqueraders, presided, with W Raymond Taylor, head of dramatics, as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Saunders
Alpha Psi Omega
Woman's College
Greensboro
Aycock
Lydia Taylor
Brooklyn
N.Y
W. Raymond Taylor
Was -Peaker
Canterbury Club Meeting Friday at 3 30 PM
The Canterbury Club will meet Friday at 3 30 o clock with Mrs. Roy Spearman at 112 Brently Circle. Mrs. Carson Burns will have charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury @Club
Roy Popearman
Brentley Circle
Altrusa Club
Nrs
J. L.rothrock
Woodrow
Mary Ballard
Canterbury Club
Roy Spearman
Brently Circle
Carson Burns
Christmas Party Planned by Wesley Memorial Church
The Woman's Study Class of Wesley Memorial Church will host its Christmas party Tuesday evening at 7:30 at Mrs. T. R. Zimmerman’s home on West Farris Avenue. Associate hostesses are Mrs. W. H. Linthicum, Mrs. J. A. Hardison, Mrs. R. F. Pendergraff, Mrs. W. P. Leonard, and Mrs. W. W. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman
Wesley Memorial Church
T. R. Zimmerman
West Farris Avenue
W. H. Linthicum
J. A. Hardison
R. F. Pendergraff
W. P. Leonard
W. W. Lewis
Deliberate discard of ace redirects lead in bridge hand
The Mayfair Bridge Club of New York, led by Fishbein and Schellenberg, features a rubber hand where West discards to mislead. East cashes clubs, West discards to diamonds, and the defender sacrifices the ace of diamonds to force a dummy king. The tactic aims to deter a diamond or heart lead and set the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace
Mayfair Bridge Club
New York
Harry J. Fishbein
Ralph Schellenberg
Fishbein
West
Queen of Clubs
East
Manhattan
Kans
Corp. Pasquale
Pat) di Cicco
Gloria Vanderbilt
di Ciccos
Stork Club
Club Meetings Of Interest At Jamestown
Jamestown reports two club gatherings. The Women's Bible Class of Jamestown Methodist Church held a Christmas meeting hosted by Mrs. W G Ragsdale with officers elected for the coming year and a program including readings from the Bible. The Modern Book Club met with Dr James Howell of Greensboro College discussing Cecil Brown's Suez To Singapore and the dining room was decorated in red and white for refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
W. G. Ragsdale
E. B. Wicke
C. E. Armfield, Jr
Sanda Wood
Woman's Society of Christian Service
W. R. Futrelie
H., N. Williard
P. C. Futrelle
H. N. Williard
E. D
Modern Book Club
O. M. Bundy
Frances Ham
Helen Bostick
James Howell
Greensboro College
Howell
Cecil Brown
Suez
Singapore
Brown
Egypt
Malaya
Over the Tea Cups Club meeting at Emerywood Club
The Tea Cups Club will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at Emerywood Country Club with Mrs. H. A. Millis as hostess. All members are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
H. A. Millis
Emerywood Club
Tea Cups Club
Local notices of ill and visiting military personnel
Dr G C Elliott ill eight months at daughter’s Raleigh home improved Mrs Elliott in Raleigh Sgt WC Bill Shelton returns to Fort Bragg after furlough with mother and brother Pvt Ernest G Smith visits fiancé Mildred Davis Cherry Point honors rifle range at Parris Island Lt Sidney A Gayle Jr returns to Camp Pickett Va patrons and families visit Hollywood Calif Murphey Murphey and Patricia from New York City in Dec Mrs L C Trexlar Burrus Hospital patient Lowel Pierce Burrus Hospital patient Pvt Clarence Kemp Cherry Point Marine Aviation Radio School William T Kemp 1100 Campbell Street and other local names noted in December social and military updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Elliott
Walter Watts
Aycock Street
Raleigh
Elliott
Ernest G. Smith
Mildred Davis
Cable Street
Marine ‘Corps
Parris Island
Cherry Point
Pvt
Smith
Parris ‘Island
Bill) Shelton
Fort Bragg
T.G. Shelton
T. G. Shelton
Shelton
82Nd Air Borne Signal Corps
82Nd Air Borne Div
Armed Forces
Camp Clairborne
Clarence Kemp
W. T. Kemp
Campbell Street
Kemp
Marine Aviation Radio School
Anne Adams Pattern 4275 for a princess panel frock
A sewing pattern feature describes Anne Adams Pattern 4275 with a double notched neckline, belt forming points over the front panels, and back ties. It lists sizes 36 through 50, yardage for size 36, and directs readers to order by name address and style number from The High Point Enterprise Pattern Depart ment in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Adams
Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 11Th St
New.York
N.Y
Home Front Forecast Pool Your Fuel Oil and Please the OPA
Along the Atlantic seaboard fuel oil rationing prompts a house pool idea. Several women pool fuel resources and keep one home comfortably warm each day, gathering to sew and mend. OPA officials favor expanding the plan nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Eight hours warmups save oil under wartime rule
Community fuel saving hinges on keeping houses at low temps for eight hours before raising to 65 degrees. Shorter absences allow 58 to 60 degrees. Sugar ration books loom for Dec 15. missing first book risks second. Cotton goods supply shrinks to civilian use next year as most goes to Army and Lend-Lease. drapes and upholstery likely first to go.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Red Cross
OPA
Th Army
Christmas Cheer Baskets Planned By Goodfelowship Class
The Goodfelowship Class met at Mrs. Pete Kirkman's on High Point road to finalize Christmas cheer basket distribution and final plans for a church Christmas party Monday evening in the social room. A shower of gifts was presented to the hostess, followed by a salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Kirkman
High Point Road
Wrike Family News Highlights From Guilford Road
Staff Sergeant Edward Wrike on two week furlough from Gunter Field Alabama visits his parents Mr. and Mrs E B Wrike. J C Allred formerly of Portsmouth Virginia leaves Friday for Pearl Harbor to begin new work. He has stayed with sister Mrs Earl Coltrane on Guilford road since Monday. Pfe Worth Wrike spent Sunday with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wrike
Gunter Field
Alabama
E. B. Wrike
J.C. Allred
Portsmouth
Virginia
Pearl Harbor
Allred
Earl Coltrane
Guilford Road
Pfe. Worth Wrike
Births announce multiple December babies in Guilford area
Mr and Mrs Wade McDowell announce Brenda Faye born December 11 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Troy Proctor announce Sylvia Christine born December 11 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs G A Miller announce James Albert born December at Guilford General Hospital. Mr and Mrs G E Handley announce George Edward born December 11 at Guilford General Hospital Route 4. Mr and Mrs Tom Boulding announce daughter born December 12 at Guilford General Hospital Park Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade McDowell
Brenda Faye
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Troy Proctor
Sylvia Christine
G. A. Miller
Beacon Street
James Albert
Guilford General Hospital
G. E. Handley
Route 4
George Edward
Tom Boulding
Park Street
Many Weddings In Asheboro's Social Life
Asheboro social notes report several marriages and events. Juanita Loflin wed Fred Hunt on November 14 in Corpus Christi Texas with a Methodist ring ceremony. Annie Belle Winstone and Corporal James Hoffner married at Fort Toul trie South Carolina, with attendants and details of families. Leona Laughlin and Arlie Cox tied the knot in Cedar Yalls at the Baptist Parsonage. Mrs. George Joyner hosts a bridge party and announces the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. A M Brewer at 278 Young Street on December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Juanita Loflin
S. of
Farmer High School
Naval Air Base
Corpus Christi
Annie Belle Winstone
Star
James H. Hoofner
Georgia
Forts Toultrie
S. C
Francis B. Mayes
Fortendant
Lois Johnson
Candor
James FE. Abernathy
Hoffner
Claude Winstowe
Ashebore
Route 2
Mr. Winslowe
Corporal Hoffner
Leona Laughlin
Randleman
Arlie Cox
Franklinville
The
Baptist Church
Cedar Yalls
Charles F. Laughlin
Shelly Laughlin
A. Cox
Birth of a son for Mrs Brewer formerly Annie Childress
A son named Don Ray was born on December 14 at Guilford General Hospital to Mrs Brewer, formerly Annie Childress of North Wilkesboro. The announcement records the new arrival and parental names without additional detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ray
Guilford General Hospital
Brewer
Annie Childress
North Wilkesboro
Care tips for holiday houseplants from The Tar Heel Gardener
Ames G. Weav explains how to keep poinsettias African violets Melior begonia and cyclamen healthy after Christmas. Key factors include warm temperatures not below 60F for poinsettia medium 55 to 60F for violets avoiding full sun moisture without drought watering cycles and avoiding cold water. Cyclamen and begonia hate very hot dry rooms and benefit from sunny window light and regular watering especially for cyclamen.
WE THE WOMEN Keep Husband at War In Family Circle
A wartime guide advises wives to stay connected with their absent husbands by frequent letters. Emphasizes sharing daily details, discussing decisions, and seeking input on important family matters. Encourages mentioning small comforts and validating the husband’s role to prevent feelings of isolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loften
Ruth Millett
Westmont Bridge Clubs Host Dessert and Prizes
Westmont Wednesday afternoon saw two tables in play with prizes awarded to Mrs. J. L. Fritz, Mrs. Ed Steere, Mrs. Lillie Lewallen, and Mrs. Ervin Frye. a dessert course was served. The New Deal Bridge Club met Wednesday evening at two tables with high score won by Mrs. Bright Holland and second by Mrs. Charles E. Moore. a salad course followed. The First Methodist Church class held its Christmas party Monday evening with hostessing by several members. gifts were exchanged and a salad course served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmont
J. L. Fritz
Ed. Steere
Lillie Lewallen
Ervin Frye
New Deal Bridge Club
Reitzel Smith
Bright Holland
Charles E. Moore
First Methodist Church
J. Dd. Ross
Millard Brown
A. R. Hix
E. C. Bruton
W. A. Underwood
Wright and Hardin children celebrate joint birthday
James Edgar Wright ten and Kathryn Ann Hardin eleven celebrated their birthday Saturday at the Wright home. Games and contests delighted guests with Betty Jo Hardin and Lester Wright winning. Birthday cake lemonade and candy were served by the Philathea Sunday School group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edgar Wright
John E. Wright
Kathryn Ann Hardin
Walter Hardin
Great Plains Buffalo Migration Bends Across Vast Herd
A buffalo herd about 25 miles wide in 1811 created one of the final great migrations on the American plains, shifting landscapes as thousands moved in a single sweeping passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Plains
Russian Girl Guerrilla Puzzle Clue List
A fragmented, historical puzzle page lists clues and answers about a Russian guerrilla figure. The grid references personalities like Lieut Liudmila and items from daily life, with scattered definitions for both horizontal and vertical entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liudmila
Mohammeda
Also Mentioned on This Page
Furbank Garden Club
Ars. Whitescarver
T. A
Will E
Allen Jay -Chool
Sumner
H. P. College
Carol
Oak Hill School
McKenney
Norsk
Charles Harville
Key Field
Meridian
Miss
E. C. Harville
Colonial Drive
Lowel Pierce
Willowbrook Street
L. C. Trexlar
Route Three
Guilford Hospital
Sidney A. Gayle, Jr
Camp Pickett
S. A. Gayle
Club Drive
D. H. Parsons
Mt. Airy
Wlr. Bowman
John C.murphey
Patricia
New York City
Hollywood
Cal
Murphey
Susan Sharp
W.H. Moore
Mt. Groghan
8. C
Princess
By Anne Mam
Anne France Wilson
NEA
Ragsdale
J. E. Foscue
George Joyner
T. E. Summer
Franklin Street
A. M. Brewer
Young Street
Ames G. Weav
Philathea Sunday School
Wagger's
Elwood Hotel
Eme Sie
McOm
Lou
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!