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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1939

Page

6

German Club Christmas Night Dance Draws Big Attendance

The Edmont German Club’s Christmas dance at Emerywood Country Club drew many guests from High Point and out of town. Eddie Wittstein and his orchestra provided the music as a festive tree decorated venue hosted the event with Har Jarrell winning the holiday attendance prize.

Masville Enshoro High Point Hollys Edmont Emerywood Eddie Wittin Terpsichorean Har- Jarrell Mders Gerelub Emerywood Club Eddie Wittstein

Betrothal of Miss Mary Louise Myrick to A P Hyde

Informal open house at Emerywood Court celebrated the betrothal of Miss Mary Louise Myrick to Albert Pennington Hyde of New Haven and New York City. The couple, with ceremony planned for late June, were announced to about 70 guests from High Point and Greensboro.

Etrothal Mary Louise Myrick A. P. Hyde John Marvin Myrick Emerywood Court North Main Street Maryise Mysick Albert Peniigton Hyde New Haven New York City High Point Greensboro Jes Myrick Creenery William Neal J. N. Allen Sara Howerton Evelyn Sharp Elizabeth Buhman Jane Goodwin Myrick Bay Street George Warren Hyde Mr. Hyde New Haven, Conn University of North Carolina Bristol Company Ge Ae Albert P. Hyde John M. Myrick Freeman Myrick Roanoke

Priscilla Club Hosts Pre Christmas Luncheon in Asheboro

The Priscilla Club of Asheboro hosted a pre Christmas luncheon at Sunset 1 decorated for the season. Guests exchanged gifts and received hand reliefs, with a four course meal and small poinsettia place cards. Mrs. T J McKim won a club score vase. Mrs. Mary Ward won a visitor award. Visitors included Mrs J D Ross and Mrs Mary Ward among others. The Asheboro Rotary Club also announced a December 28 holiday dance for crippled children, featuring Ted Ross and UNC orchestra, delayed after a fire damaged the orchestra. Church of the Good Shepherd gave its first Christmas pageant at Dogwood Acres with Rev. William Price organizing the Sunday school.

T. J. McKim Mery Ward Ward Wis J. D. Ross Arthur Presnell Howdy Craven Mary Ward aCrs Page R. E. Ce Asheboro Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church William Price Dogwood Acres

Girl Scout Troop 2 Holds Christmas Party at Frazier Park

Troop 2 of Asheboro Girl Scouts staged a Christmas gathering at the hut in Frazier Park on Friday evening. Miss Dee Rumfield, Miss Eunice Hayworth and Miss Cornelia Hedrick attended as leaders. The party featured an open fireplace, Yule decorations, and a Christmas tree with gift exchange. Sandwiches, punch and sweets were served at the end.

Asheboro Frazier Park Deermfield Eunice Hayworth Cornelia Hedrick Ction

Dickens Christmas Carol to be read at Presbyterian Church

Dr CC G Smith to read Dickens Christmas Carol at Presbyterian Church Sunday evening December 24 at 56. Last Sunday afternoon church members presented a Christmas pageant that received wide praise. Public invited to attend the service.

Dickens CC. G. Smith Presbyterian Church Ening Bers

Asheboro Christmas Travel and Local Notables

Asheboro items note Owen Rothrock the Enterprise circulation manager left for Detroit to be with his mother for two weeks over the holidays. Mayor Walter A. Bunch and family spent Christmas in Durham with Miss Mary Elizabeth Bunch a Duke Hospital nurse. James Holder a chemist at Plaid Mills in Burlington is home for the holidays with his parents.

Asheboro Owen Rothrock Enterprise Detroit Mich Walter A. Bunch

McCain Family Dinner Guests Listed in Christmas Report

Dr and Mrs W R McCain held a Christmas Day dinner at 211 Louise Avenue with guests including Mrs W H Howie of Monroe the McCain matron’s mother Mr and Mrs [ra M McCain of Winston Salem Felix R McCain of Burlington Mr and Mrs J Harmon Linville of Kernersville and Mr and Mrs C N McCain and family of High Point.

W. R. McCain Louise Avenue W. H. Howie Monroe McCain Ra M. McCain Winston-Salem Felix R. McCain Burlington J. Harmon Linville Kernersville C. N., McCain and High Point

Girls Pentagon Club Christmas Banquet At Sedgefield Inn

The sixth annual Christmas banquet and dance of the Girls Pentagon Club was held Monday at Sedgefield Inn. A four course dinner followed by dancing featured escorts and partners from Burlington Greensboro Dallas and other areas with a farewell toast by Mrs. Dan Curran.

Pentagon Club Sedgefield Inn Inn Earline Moore Henry Mayo Burlington Dan Curran Helen Crowder Whitey Watts Mildred Crowder Dick Hinton Greensboro Helen Davis Aubrey Wilson Marion Elliott Gilbert Bernard Clarine Furgurson Bob Walker Katherine Lowdermilk N. L. Smith, Jr Ruth Pollock Frank Parker Nancy Smith Ed Watkins Robert Cook Cook Curran William T. Forster Forster Alson Gray Gray E. C. Rankin Rankin James Furr Furr John Hussey Dallas Tex Leora Hampp Hussey

Greene Ridge Cake Cutting Saturday at Willow Brook Street

An evening cake cutting honored Miss Katherine Greene before her wedding to Edward Ridge at Wesley Memorial Church. Mrs. Irvin Iseman hosted at her mother Mrs. H. M. Ridge Sr. home with about twenty five guests, features included a large bridal cake with a bell topper and lilies of the valley arch.

Wesley Memorial Church Katherine Greene Edward Quinn Ridge Embree H. Blackard Fielding Kearns Margaret Price d’Hardelot Mr. Kearns Wagner McDowell Mendelssohn Ridge James D. Greene Guilford Business College Homer Ridge Clover Brand Lexington Avenue Irvin Iseman H. M. Ridge Willowbrook Street Edward Q. Ridge

Hart announces birth of Lauralee Hart at Guilford General

Mr and Mrs Calvin S Hart announce the birth of a daughter Lauralee Hart born Sunday at Guilford General Hospital Mrs Hart is formerly Annie Laura Patterson of High Point.

Ernest Barbee East Green Street Ernest, Jr Burrus Memorial Hospital Calvin S. Hart Forest Avenue Lauralee Guilford General Hospital Hart Annie Laura Patterson High Point

Champ Clark Backs Reciprocal Trade Treaty Plan

Washington Dec 26 Senator Clark D Mo announced he would give whole hearted support to renewal of the reciprocal trade treaty act expiring June 12 He has often criticized administration measures but says the trade treaty program offers the best chance to improve international relations and world commerce of any system yet advanced.

Washington Clark D-Mo

Helen’s Parents Create A Lonely College Woman

The piece argues Helen’s overprotective parents, kind and sociable, solved her problems and bought her friends. Once at college she failed to thrive socially, shrinking into a shell as others moved on without mothers guiding dances or social plans. Helen’s story mirrors a common college dynamic where pampering erodes independence and friendships.

Helen Willie

Harness protects pilots in cock pit with quick release

A safety device for army pilots has been perfected. The suspender like harness holds them tightly in the seat but can be released by pressing a button.

Weather Balloons Carry Station Address. $25 Reward Offered

All meteorograph balloons sent to record atmospheric data bear the name and address of their sending station. A $25 reward is offered for their return.

Song Of Sewing Machine Is Heard In The Land

War time home sewing boosts personal dressmaking and home crafts as patterns and fabrics surge in use. Women with sewing machines, notions, and synthetic fabrics crowd stores while pattern makers offer up to date designs and tips. The crochet contest gains entries and campuses spin out knitted sweaters and embroidery transfers fill shops.

Marlan NEA Service Paris New York Allied

Auto Accident Fatal To One On Thomasville Highway

One man is dead and another seriously injured after a wreck on the Thomasville Denton road Sunday. The car carrying John Powell Dink Alford and Clarence Workman overturned after a curve. Powell died shortly after arrival at City Memorial Hospital. Alford later showed a serious head wound and was sent to Duke Hospital for treatment. Powell hailed from Fountain Inn South Carolina and had been living with Alford near Thomasville.

Thomasville Denton John Powell Dink Alford Clarence Workman Powell J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home Alford City Memorial Hospital Duke Hospital Fountain Inn 8. C the Green Funeral Home

Brown Kinley 18 Dies After Illness at State Sanitorium

Brown Kinley, 18, of Pleasant Grove on Trinity route 1, died at the State Sanitorium after a long illness. He was the son of the late Milton and Dora Kinley. Survived by four brothers Vance Quinton Autman Kinley and Webster Kinley and three sisters Mrs Halton Mrs Pope and Mrs Riley. Funeral at Pleasant Grove Church today at 2 30 with interment in church cemetery.

Thomasville Brown Kinley Pleasant Grove Trinity Milton Dora Miller Kinley Vance, Quinton Autman Kinley Webster Kinley CC. L. Halton Cletus Pope Joe Riley Pleasant Grove Church

Christmas Song Meet Staged In Thomasville Home

A community Christmas sing was held indoors at the home of J. Walter Lambeth in Thomasville Sunday night at 9 oclock due to bad weather. Mrs. Alva Boyles directed the carols with Mrs. Walter Newby at the organ and Mrs. Charles F. Finch at the piano. A duet by Mrs. Finch and Mrs. Boyles accompanied other songs as the American Legion Junior Band performed Christmas selections. Refreshments followed for all visitors.

Thomasville J. Walter Lambeth Alva Boyles Walter Newby Charles F. Finch

Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Charles Avra

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Avra of Washington DC were held Sunday at 3 30 PM from her parents home 210 Thorton Street conducted by Rev Cecil Haworth and Rev C Francis Noble Pallbearers listed Interment at Florad Garden Cemetery Also note the American record of 263 miles for single place gliders set by Woodridge Brown in a Baby Albatross.

Charles Avra Washington, D. C Guilford College D. 8. Smith Thurston Street Cecil Haworth Central Friends Church C. Francis Noble Pentecostal Holiness Church Marion 38 Nunn O. M. Thomas J. L. Fagan Newlin Hayworth Raymond Spain C. R. Spain Florad Garden Cemetery Woodridge Brown

Spy's Films Blank After X Ray at Airplane Factory

An Oriental spy discovered all his film blanks after a tour of an airplane factory as technicians ran his camera through an X ray machine.

Australian airmen land in England to join RAF efforts

The first contingent of Australian air force personnel arrived at a south coast port, marking empire solidarity after Canada and prior Allied arrivals. The fully trained squadron includes pilots gunners observers and ground staff under Wing Commander L V Lachal and will join British coastal command immediately.

London England Air Force Royal Air Force L. V. Lachal

Turkish Ship Sinks in Black Sea Storm

The Turkish 2794 ton vessel Kizilirmak sank in a Black Sea storm with the loss of all 20 crew, reports say from Istanbul via the Exchange Telegraph Agency.

London tThe Exchange Telegraph Agency Istanbul Kizilirmak Black Sea

Chicago Dairy and Produce Receipts Reported

Chicago market figures show butter at 1,144,866 pounds over two days with steady demand and scores 93 for creamery butter. Carrots and eyes produce receipts and grade categories follow, noting fractions and percentages for current receipts and standards across multiple lines.

Chicago

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