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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1942
Page
9
Ruth Millett argues a Chicago high school clash over girls wearing slacks. She urges educators to understand students, relax dress rules, and avoid antagonizing girls. Slacks are practical, warm, and not indecent, she notes, predicting workers may wear them tomorrow.
Asheboro notes report Mrs Edward Johnson Church a November bride honored at a bridge party hosted by Mrs Franz Strickland and Miss Victoria Link in Asheboro. Guests included Farm Institute faculty members and other brides. high scores and gifts noted. Separate items mention an informal Ramseur Franklinville reception at the Pritchards, a New Deal bridge club event, and various garden club and music student activities with Christmas themes and fund raisers for a War bond memorial.
The YWCA Business and Professional Club held a Christmas program Tuesday at 6 45 p m. Festive décor and gifts for Highland Nursery School highlighted the event with a musical program, Christmas stories, carols, and honored members Mrs David T Yow and Mrs M W Nash. Guests included several ladies such as Mrs Sarah Head and Mrs Emilie White. The next meeting is January 5.
Elm Street P T A met Tuesday evening at 7 30 o clock with Mrs Ray Nance presiding The program featured a Christmas pageant showing two sides of the observance in America The auditorium was filled with a large number of participating children Costumes lights and seasonal music enhanced the atmosphere Mrs Hazel Young directed the program A note about Japan unemployed workers urged to move to Manchukuo
Mrs. Martha Mills of 512 Gold Floss St. credits Dr. Foster's LK for relief from severe indigestion, constipation, and pains after other remedies failed. She reports improved appetite, sleep, and overall health and urges others to try the remedy. Thousands praise Dr. Foster's LK. get a bottle for 97 cents at any drug store.
Anne Adams pattern 4277 offers a jumper outfit for children sizes 2 4 6 8 16 and an 18 inch doll. Includes fabric yardage for size 6 child and doll jumpers plus blouses. Caters to fall and winter fashions with salvage specials and school outfits. Order instructions and pattern book details provided.
Third in a series from Harry J. Fishbein of the Mayfair Bridge Club in New York. The opening lead won in dummy with the king of diamonds. To lose the contract, lead a small diamond and take the finesse. East wins and returns a heart.
A fragment reports Lh 3N.T. West entering a pass opening event with a 2 unit time trial implied. No further context or names provided.
A fragmented bridge narration describes declarer leading a small heart from dummy, opponents failing to finesse, West ruffing but declarer trumping hearts to discard a club. The text suggests how to play around the land and notes the defense appears helpless, with only a trump by West giving a chance.
The Johnson Street School PTA hosted its December meeting at 7:30 p.m. with the faculty and students presenting the Christmas pageant O Holy Night. The dramatization showed three scenes from the Nativity with pantomime, music, and a 60-voice choir, using Bible text and lavish stage backgrounds.
Washington headlines warn of a war time umbrella crunch with WPB limiting output to a third of last year. Umbrellas will be simplified and sized differently for men and women, while remaining uniform in shape and weight.
Two meatless recipes added to the file for Mrs Maddox NEA Service staff writer presents Liver With Vegetables serving four and Curried Shrimp serving six. Liver uses bacon fat carrots peppers onions and simmered vegetables. Curried Shrimp blends butter flour curry milk and shrimp over rice. Also notes a Christmas program and a public drunkenness liquor rationing action in Wilson County.
The Washington Council number four Daughters of America decide to hold a Christmas party Thursday at 7 36 in the hall. Members are urged to attend and bring a gift for the Junior Order Orphans Home at Lexington and a present for the party. Games and contests will provide entertainment.
NEA story by Tom Wolf recounts army engineers racing to locate and clear a route for the Alcan Highway through British Columbia and Yukon. Brigadier general O Connor overruled early river crossing to push the east bank path, despite swamp, muskeg, and supply hurdles. Surveyors endured brutal terrain, air photo delays, and cat driven progress as crews pressed toward a 630 mile average four and a half miles per day. The road remains incomplete but already supports convoy movement for what could be a critical Allied route.
Miss Zula Mae Spencer entertained with a bingo party at her Wise Street home Monday evening for Pvt. Frack Smith on leave from the U S Army. Guests included Malhe Fowler Myrtle Smith Sarah Ferree Virginia Kivett Lorene La Prade Ruby Webern Raeford Coggins Pop Kennedy Frank Smith and Mrs Mary Spencer. Later notes mention Gov cutbacks on electric motor power to save copper steel and stainless steel and a brief line on Cuba boosting spy activity prevention efforts.
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