Births and gatherings fill High Point social pages
Mr and Mrs Floyd Hancock announce a daughter Leone born December 12 at 1110 East Russell street. Many social notes follow including nurse club meeting at 3 PM Ruth Council 300 Thurston street, tea luncheon at the Country club Friday 1 30 PM, a Virginia wedding of Miss Annie Grubb to Lexey Sheffield, residence 1300 Thissell street, and several Goldsboro era church group events with Christmas parties and Catholic arts society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Floyd Hancock
Leone
East
Russell Street
TEA and Topics Club
Country Club
Horace Haworth
Virginia
Annie Grubb
Lexey Sheffield
High Point
Aurora
The
Delphian Society
Clara Boyd
Boyd
Vasari
Mary Mungan
Lucy Eshelman
Martha Shields
Rosa Shields
Lillian Massey
Hayden
O. E. Kearns
E. D. Steele
J. E. Kirkman
W. D. Brooks
E. C. Harmon
John C. Sheloff
S. C. Clark
Hunter Sechrest
Vernon Hoskins
Ladies’ Aid Society
Christmas Visitors and Local Shifts
Mrs. Frank Wineskie and Mrs. Alexander Rankin Jr spent the morning in Greensboro. Hal Reynolds arrived from Philadelphia for Christmas holidays. John Moore of New York arrives to spend Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. John W. Moore. Mrs. Irene Reynolds is ill with influenza on Fourth Street. Ralph C. Erskine, manager of the Sheraton, leaves for Kansas City for two weeks of holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Bible
Charles Gueth
Morris Street
John W. Moore
Doris Ender
Follies
Chick
Endor
Edna Leedem
Miss Leedem
Frank Doelger
Peter Doelger
Edith Smiley
Mrs. Doelger
Doelger
Frank Wineskie
Alexander Rankin, Jr
Greensboro
Hal Reynolds
Philadelphia
John Moore
New York
Mrs
Washington , Street
Irene Reynolds
Fourth Street
Ralph CC. Erskine
Sheraton Hotel
Kansas City
Missouri
Christmas gifts boost High Point library tree
E C Jarrett donates a tree member of a night school class. Mrs A E Tate gives books and S E Tucker supplies a veneer and plywood volume and a nursing journal subscription from the High Point Graduate Nurses club. Library use rises as readers fill tables, but only a fraction of population of 35000 borrows books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Jarrett
A. E. Tate
S. E. Tucker
American Journal of Nursing
High Point Graduate Nurses’ Club
High Point
Four Word Commandment Test Sparks Grass Warning
An infant class memory test leads a child to shout Keep off the grass as the four word commandment. The humorous exchange reflects the teaching moment and the playful recall of the Ten Commandments.
Poison in lemonade sickens twenty at Folkestone gathering
Twenty people in Folkestone, England, fell ill after drinking lemonade at a social event. Investigators traced the illness to antimony poisoning from the enamel lining of the jugs used to prepare the drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folkestone
England
The Practical Yuletide And Gifts For Men And Women
A reflection on holiday shopping reveals women desire gifts beyond practical home items while men receive generic clothing and gadgets. The piece contrasts festive expectations with gifts that emphasize luxury and personal pleasure, noting a wife’s wistful look and a husband’s quiet receipt of a tablecloth.
Catawba Quintet Faces Davidson Outfit Tonight
Catawba college basketball opens with a Davidson game in Davidson tonight. Coach Peeler announced a 16 game schedule including December 20 Kannapolis YMC A and February 25 Elon. A separate item notes a 4 ft 3 in sea frog that escaped a fisher men net at Southsea and died on the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars Hill
Maryville
Guilford
Atlantic Christian College
Lenoir-Rhyne
Appalachian State Normal
Elon
Appalachian State
Southsea
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Grubb
Lexey
Sheffield
Thissell Street
Joseph W. Amos
Kinston
N. C
Jean Elizabeth
Ray Street
Howard
BE. T. Howard
East Carolina Teachers College
Forest Avenue
Rachel Aycock
Clara Grissom
Wesley Idol
Elva Grissom
R. F. J. Johnson
Carrick Avenue
Bay Street
Johnson
Martha Deaton
Patte Jordan
Ruby Creighton
Ethel Chadwick
Charlotte Nelson
Jean Ward Irene Oliver
Frances Hubbard
Elizabeth Wannamaker
Irene Holton
Carmen Mangum
Louise Cooke
Louis Voorhees
Dan Schroder
Ray Street School
Edna Morganthaler
Ira Hensley
Virginia Frank
Veigh Hutchinson
Russ Bolin
Anne Carter Marsh
Louise Harrison
Frances Thompson
Lexington
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Wesley Memorial Church
J. F. Hayden
East Washington Street
Aid Society
Venetia Smith
O. KB. Kearns
KD. A. Stanton
J. EF. Kirkman
Pattie Newlin
NEA
Ealso
Ine
Auntie
Sister
Ethel
NEA Service Inc
Tripay
Tommy
Miller
Allene Sumner
Catawba
Davidson
Eugene
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Piece Goods Dept
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