Miss Holton and Ellis Host Tea for Bride-Elects
Miss Frances Holton and Miss Florence Ellis hosted a holiday tea at Brentley Circle to honor Miss Jean Marie Mayor of Greensboro, visiting house guest, and Miss Catherine Jane Ryan, popular bride-elect. About twenty five friends attended with corsages, tea, sandwiches, cakes, nuts and mints plus festive decorations throughout the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Holton
Florence Ellis
Jean Marie Mayor
Greensboro
Miss Holton
Catherine Jane Ryan
Brentley Circle
Bride-Elect Miss Catherine Ryan Honored With Bridge Parties
Miss Catherine Ryan, bride elect, was feted at multiple bridge parties hosted by friends. Wanda Harville hosted at Colonial Drive with four tables and a holiday decor featuring a red rose and narcissi centerpiece. Janie Wilson topped scores, receiving bath powder. Mrs. Frank Stell, DA, won runner up novelty soap. Gifts included china for the honoree. refreshments and out-of-town guest Jean Marie Mayor from Greensboro. Further gatherings were planned by Mrs. Henry Foscue on Woodland Drive and other hostesses at Burdover Street and Ferndale Drive with more dates noted for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Ryan
Wanda Harville
Ties Home
Colonial Drive
Janie Wilson
Frank Stell
Harville
E. C. Harville
Geneva Crowder
Grace McKaughan
Frances Holton
Florence Ellis
Irma Shore Sheloff
Mary Elizabeth Lindsay
Posey Redman
Pat Abel
Julie Marsh
Betsy Yow
Gloria Siderton
Frank Stell, III
Jean Marie
Greensboro
Frances
Holton
Henry Foscue
Woodland Drive
Miss Ryan
Burdover Street
Rachel Hunt
Ferndale Drive
Mary Lou Cecil
Jacqueline Kennedy
Rockford Road
Woman's Club
Frances Kratz
Main Street Methodist Church
Walter Newby
Bethlehem
Louise SicMifan
Mesdames
Romulus Skagos
I. G. Greer
Open house honors Mrs Clapp on 68th birthday
Mrs. W. A. Hancock and Mrs. C. L. Class hosted open house at the home of Mrs. D. E. Clapp Sunday afternoon for her 68th birthday. Greens and a lighted tree decor adorned the house as guests arrived between 4 and 6. Delicacies and a large birthday cake were served. out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Clapp and daughters Mary and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Owens, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Cameron of Thomasville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Hancock
C. L. Class
D. E. Clapp
Deadline for brides and baby photos for Sunday issue
Important photographs must be submitted to the Woman's Page desk by Wednesday afternoon December 28. No photos will be accepted for release on the December 27 issue after the deadline. The early deadline reflects Christmas Day on Friday and the public’s cooperation is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Page
Matton Jr Hosts Holiday Dance At Emerywood Club
Lawrence C. Matton Jr. hosted a holiday dance at Emerywood Country Club drawing about forty couples. Guests included students home from Salem Academy and College, Ward Belmont, Duke, Woodberry Forest, and other schools. Chaperoned by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Matton, the event featured Miss Frances Griffith as escort and a Christmas‑decorated club setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence C. Matton, Jr
Emerywood Country Club
Lawrence Matton
Roland Holton
Frances Griffith
Sara Coe Hunsucker
Zana Groom
Wain Wall
Salem Academy
Meredith Clark Slane
Salem College
Ward Belmont
Nancy Bennett
Pegey Jane Bryant
Sara Hutchens
Averett College
Mary Elizabeth Clark
Randolph Macon
Marguerite Murray
Woman's College
Nancy Woolen
Bobby Lindsay
Duke
Tommy Stanton
Joe Haworth
Woodberry Forest
Frank Hunsucker
Riverside
Ben Cooper
McCallie
Harold Amos
Homer Hudson, Jr
Cecil Garrett
Citadel
Arnald Koonce
Bruce Quigley
Wray Imos
Jimmy Corrigan
Carolina
Jack Jackson
Reid Marsh
Guilford
Horace Haworth, Jr
Sheetz Hutchens Invitations Read For December Wedding
Mrs Fred Neece requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Beverly Jane Sheetz to Robert Linville Hutchens on Saturday the twenty sixth of December at five thirty in the afternoon Wesley Memorial Church High Point North Carolina The betrothal was recently announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Sheetz
Robert L. Hutchens
Fred Neece
Beverly Jane Sheetz
Robert Linville Hutchens
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point
North Carolina
Local residents arrive for holidays and illness noted
Lieutenant and Mrs William A Tomlinson of Quonset Point R I arrive tonight to spend holidays with Lt Tomlinsons parents on Hillcrest Drive. Lester Kennedy of Oak Hill School is ill at Baptist hospital Winston Salem improving. Mrs J M Templeton of Cary visits Mrs W H Hall at 706 Scott Street through holidays. R M Hodges and Robert Jr arrive from Lexington VA to stay with Mrs Hodges mother D M Welborn Alberta Apartments. Dorothy Cummings Avon High School faculty spends Christmas with B S and M rs Cummings 313 South Hamilton. Jean Mane Mayor of Greensboro visiting Miss Frances Holton at Brentley Circle. Sgt and Mrs E R Ozment arrive to spend holidays with families in city. Ozment stationed at Stuart Field West Point NY. Heavier loads and more efficient handling added the equivalent of 151000 freight cars to the American railway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Tomlinson
Naval Air Station
Quonset Point, R. I
Lieutenant Tomlinson
S. Halstead Tomlinson
Hillcrest Drive
Lester Kennedy
Oak Hill School
Route One
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
R. M. Hodges
Robert, Jr
Lexington
Dorothy Cummings
Avon High School
Avon
Mrs. B. S. Cummings
South
Hamilton
Sgt
E. R. Ozment
Ozment
Stawae
Stuart Field
West Point
An, Ts
Misses Hiatt And Young Host Gala Dance At Emerywood
Miss Arta Pearl Hiatt and Miss Susan Young hosted about a hundred friends at Emerywood Country Club for a holiday gala dance. The main lounge glowed with blue taper light and Christmas trees while a Santa Claus and reindeer display adorned the room. Chaperones included the hosts' parents and local couples, with out of town guests Walter Stuart of Raleigh and Emory Wilson of Winston-Salem attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Arta Pearl Hiatt
Susan Young
Santa Claus
B. K. Young
J. W. Hiatt
Emmett A. Sumner
J. B. Fink
Walter Stuart
Raleigh
Miss Hiatt
Emory Wilson
Winston-Salem
Miss Young
Thomasville Couple Mark 25th Anniversary Social Events
Thomasville reports a 25th wedding anniversary party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H Gordon Early at their Mills Home Ground home drawing about 200 guests with Christmas decor and formal receiving lines. The event featured an imported lace table cloth and red rose centerpiece, plus a punch station and a gilt room reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
H. Gordon
Mills
Sallie McCracken
Aline Tuttle
Beatrice Campbell
Hattie. Edwards
Mill celebrates 7th annual Christmas party for employees
High Point W eaving Company held its seventh annual Christmas Party for employees and their children up to age ten at Brentwood School. Over 100 attended as C F Coira welcomed guests, plant superintendents spoke, Rev O L Easter gave the message, and a Santa visit distributed treats and gifts. The company closed for Christmas at year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Weaving Company
Brentwood School
C. F. Coira
High Point Wearving Company
Messrs
Crawford Easter
Charles Kluttz
C. M. Garrison
O. L. Easter
Lebanon Methodist Church
Santa Claus
Coira
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Christmas Bonus Planned During Holiday Second Shift
The second shift will operate Wednesday night December 23 and reopen Sunday December 27 at midnight. Management adds a Christmas bonus based on service length. 135 former employees in the Armed Services receive a special Christmas check and a greeting letter from the superintendent, overseers, and coworkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Stephens Bible Class Meeting at Mrs Andrews Home
The Stephens Bible Study Class will meet at Mrs Nora L Andrews home 307 Barker Street at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon Mrs Andrews will lead the discussion Wesley Memorial Young People plan caroling at nine thirty tonight at the church Harry Bell in charge Archdale Class Christmas party at Mrs C T Lambeth home Asheboro Road tonight 7 30 all class members invited Cabooses built for new military railroad in Louisiana feature side bay windows not rooftop cupola The Claiborne and Polk Military Railroad a 50 mile line recently completed in Louisiana
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens Bible
Stephens
Nora L. Andrews
Barker Street
Wesley Memorial
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Harry Bell
Archdale
C. T. Lambeth
Archdale Methodist Church
Asheboro Road
Louisiana
Claiborne and
Polk
Births in the area announce newborns from December
Mr and Mrs Clifford Wall announce a son James Robert born December 19 at Burris Memorial Hospital. Mrs Wall formerly Sadie Lee Overcash. They reside 1811 Franklin Street. Mr and Mrs W C Cooper announce daughter Barbara Jean born December 21 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs J Earl Teague announce daughter Diana Gertrude born at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Pvt and Mrs James F Sommers announce daughter Sandra Gayle born December 17 at Guilford General Hospital. Mrs Sommers formerly Eunice Beasley. Mr and Mrs Beverly H Bradner Jr of 325 Avery Street announce daughter Rebecca Sue born December 20 at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs Bradner formerly Henrietta Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Wall
James Robert
Burris Memorial Hospital
Wall
Sadie Lee Overcash
Franklin Street
J. Earl Teague
Wilmont Road
Charlotte
Diana Gertrude
Presbyterian Hospital
James F. Sommers
Sandra Gayle
Guilford General Hospital
Sommers
Eunice Beasley
Beverly H. Bradner, Jr
Avery Street
Rebecca Sue
Burrus A Memorial Hospital
Bradner
Henrietta Morgan
Creditable Christmas Piano Recital by Mrs Gayle’s Class
The piano pupils of Mrs S A Gayle presented a creditable Christmas recital at 1012 Club Drive. From six year old Jack Lewis to seasoned performers, the program opened with Christmas music then classical pieces by Brahms Beethoven Mozart and concluded with LaFalla Ritual Fire Dance and Chopin. Performers included Charles and Jake Froelien Peggy Ingram Frank Foy Nancy Joe Doggett Jackie Lewis Peggy Aida Ingram Kathleen Van Loan Dorothy Jean Coltrane Betty Coltrane Patsy Conrad David Hayworth Dot Lewis Jeane Fambrough Jane Ferree Peyton Voorhees and Bob Gayle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Gayle
Charles
Jake Froelien
Peggy Ingram
Frank Foy
Nancy Joe Doggett
Jackie Lewis
Peggy
Aida Ingram
Kathleen van Loan
Dorothy Jean Coltrane
Betty Coltrane
Patsy Conrad
David Hayworth
Dot Lewis
Jeane Fambrough
Jane Ferree
Peyton Voorhees
Bob Gayle
Miss Slack Birthday Honor Party Given by Evans and Langston
Miss Tiny Evans and Delois Langston hosted a Saturday night surprise party to honor Miss Hazel Slack on her December 21 birthday. About fifteen guests attended games and contests with prizes won by Harald Young, Glenn Payne and Hazel Slack. Refreshments followed in a dining room decorated in seasonal colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiny Evans
Delois Langston
Hazel Slack
Uo Harald Young
Glenn Payne
Sobel Named Outstanding Bridge Player for 1942
A. M. Sobel of New York is selected as the outstanding bridge player of 1942, winning the title for the second consecutive year. She notes luck and generosity from others as factors in her success, placing her atop the world among both men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
A. M. Sobel
New York
Tricks and timing crown Sobel in four no trump
Mrs Sobel at south won four no trump after precise play on today’s hand. She read West held clubs and navigated a spade and heart sequence to force the defender’s errors, culminating in a four no trump contract. Separately, export freight shipments to U S ports rose over forty percent since Pearl Harbor as railways boosted shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desclarer
West
Mrs. Sobel
U. S
American Railways
Pearl Harbor
Slacks Outlook Bright as War Demands Shape Style
Washington expects women and men to wear more wool and corduroy slacks due to fuel oil rationing and hose shortages. Officials may restrict access to slacks to essential war workers, with wool use likely curtailed first and beach slacks affected as cotton tightens. Canned goods labels get five letter WPB abbreviations to distinguish items when labels fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon Club Cancels Tonight Meeting
The Pentagon Club will not hold its weekly meeting as scheduled tonight. The announcement stated the gathering is canceled and there is no rescheduled date listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon Club
Pentagon
Clu
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Mrs. Clapp
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Sheetz-Hutchens
J. M. Templeton of
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W. H. Hall
Scott Street
Jean Mane
Guilford Furniture. CO
N. Mai. St
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T. Austin Finch
Contract Bridge Club
George Corcoran
Miesdames George Finch
Ralph Wilson
Doak Finch
Glenn Pennington
R. N. Cooksey
Ada Long
Eunice Reese
Sarah Sherrill
Fast Main Street
Lois Johnson
Wake Forest College
Main Street
Janie Barker
T. E Jennings
Clarlie Rose
Margaret McLeod
Jennings
John Crowell
Mesdames Vann Stringfield
T. E. Jennings
Nisses Eva Karkman
Clarise Ose
Mary Lou Ellis
Thomasville Business and Professional Club
A. Z. Boies
Maye Livengood
Myra Olive
Minnie Gilliam
Nell Boles
Olive
R. G. Jennings
Elliott Drive
Ben Cox
Esther McNeill
Alma Jennings
Roya Jennings, Jr
P. M. Sherrill
R. L. McDonald
Jesse Finch
Jean Sherrill
Keith Williams
Ben Harris
Roy Proctor
E. C. Brandon
Evelyn Webb
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Misses Evans
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Miss Slack
McKenney
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America’s Card Authority
Trump
Anne France Wilson
NEA
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Beauty Shop
Gilbert
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