Miss Idol and Mr Williams Tie Quiet Home Knot
Miss Mary Reid Idol of the city and Robert Edward Williams of High Point and Greensboro wed at 2 PM today in a simple family ceremony at the bride's home on North Main Street. Officiating was Rev. B M Williams, with Alma Andrews at the piano. the couple will reside with the bride’s parents after a southern bridal trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reid Idol
Robert Edward Williams
High Point
Greensboro
Vernon Welch Idol
North Main Street
Alma Andrews
Pleasant Hill M. E. Church
Valenciennes
Idol
High Point College
Artemesian Literary Society
Theta Phi Sorority
Holiday Guests and Travel News Among Local Families
Local residents and faculty members spend Christmas holidays with relatives nationwide. Wyatt A. Pickens, LSU Baton Rouge, visits mother Mrs. Blanche Armfield Pickens until Friday. Families in Fayetteville, New York, Englewood NJ, Jacksonville, and Charlotte host guests, with Harvard Medical and UNC students among the travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyatt A. Pickens
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, la
Blanche Armfield Pickens
Adjustable twin fan for windshield defrost and ventilation
An ad describes a defrosting and ventilating fan device with a adjustable double action twin fan and safety rubber blades. It claims to defrost the entire windshield and side windows, clearing gleet snow and fog.
Miss Johnson Weds Curtis Pilson In Christmas Ceremony
Mildred Johnson and Curtis Pilson were married on December 25 in Asheboro by Justice L C Phillips. The bride is the elder daughter of Cameron and Mrs Johnson of Cameron. the groom is son of Mr and Mrs M G Pilson of Cameron. The couple will reside in Olivia after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Johnson
Curtis Pilson
Asheboro
L. C. Phillips
Cameron Johnson
Cameron
Pilson
M. G. Pilson
Perkins Transfer Company
Ollivia
Steel Grows Tired Under Long Severe Strain
A historical note records that steel becomes fatigued after years of repeated, severe stress, leading to material weakness and potential failure. The observation underscores durability concerns for long term structural applications and engineering practices.
Charles De Lappe Vows Solemnized On Christmas Day
Miss Ruth Charles wed Henry H. De Lappe in Danville Virginia on Christmas Day. Rev M T Sorrell conducted the ceremony with ring ritual. Bride wore royal blue crepe and carried sweetheart roses and valley lilies. The couple plans to live with the bride's parents on East Green Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Charles
Henry H. de Lappe
Danville
M. T. Sorrell
de Lappe
E. B. Charles
East Green Street
Local Girls Club Banquet At Sheraton Hotel
The Diamond T club held its annual banquet at the Sheraton hotel with about twenty members and guests. Christmas greenery and a sugar plum tree set the holiday mood as a four course meal was served followed by games. Officers listed include Thelma Rice president Mildred Rothrock secretary treasurer and Belle Saunders reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond T Club
Sheraton Hotel
Belle Saunders
Aldene Edwards
Ella Hall Saunders
Midred Rothrock
Molene McNeill
Dorothy Lanier
Mesdames Blant Ayres
Bill Williams
Alene Carrick
Pat Young
Migon Garner
Anne Valentine
Johnny Wardell
Robah Mitchell
Buster Carter
Chesley Kennedy
Jack Cassell
Dallas Kennedy
Herbert Stinson
Alan Garner
Thelma Rice
Mildred Rothrock
Tiny brains doomed dinosaurs to extinction
A line asserts dinosaurs vanished due to very small brains weighing only a few ounces, rendering them unable to cope with smarter competitors.
New Year’s Eve Dance At Emerywood Country Club
The Emerywood Country Club hosts a New Year’s Eve party from 9:30 PM to 1:30 AM with the Davis Brothers Orchestra. Members and families are invited to celebrate the new year with noisemakers, at a week filled with private dances and club events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Emerywood Country Club
Davis Brothers Orchestra
Mrs. Hayden Hosts Informal Tea for Four Daughters
Mrs. Jesse F. Hayden will entertain at her East Washington Street home Friday afternoon with an informal open house to honor her four daughters, Mesdames Royster Tucker, John Whitescarver and William Jarrell of this city, and Mrs. Dave Harman of Burlington. Calls are from 3:30 to 5:30, and guests will include attendees from nearby cities and High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse F. Hayden
East Washington Street
Mesdames Royster Tucker
John Whitescarver
William Jarrell
Dave Harman
Burlington
High Point
Rebekahs Plan Holiday Party With Odd Fellows
The Magdalene Rebekahs and Odd Fellows announce a joint New Year’s Eve gathering inviting wives of the Odd Fellows and a few friends. The arrangements committee meets tomorrow at 6 30 p m in the lodge hall to plan a social program featuring a musical event and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalene Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Lodgee Hall
Wrenn-Nelson Vows Solemnized Here On Saturday
Mr and Mrs N T Wrenn announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Pauline to Carl Watson Nelson on Saturday December 25 1937 at Calvary M E church parsonage with Rev D W Howell officiating The ring ceremony was used in a small attendance The bride wore blue velvet with roses and sweet peas The groom is son of Mrs Gertie Nelson of High Point Route Three and the late Mr Nelson He works for Marsh Furniture and they will reside at 632 Willowbrook after a short wedding trip to western North Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. T. Wrenn
East Green Street
Mary Pauline
Carl Watson Nelson
Calvary M.E. Church
D. W. Howell
Nelson
Gertie Nelson
High Point Route Three
Mr. Nelson
Marsh Furniture Company
Willowbrook Street
North Carolina
Federal Judge Amidon Dies in Tucson at 81
Charles Fremont Amidon aged 81, a retired federal judge from North Dakota, died last night at his winter home in Tucson Arizona. He previously served on the federal bench and was noted for his long career in the judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Charles Fremont Amidon
North Dakota
Miss Idol and Fiance Host Pre nuptial Dinner
Miss Mary Reid Idol and fiance Robert Williams prepare for their marriage today. Miss Julia Coe and Lee Sherrill hosted a dinner at 219 Hillcrest Drive with holiday decor and bridal place cards. Covers included Irene Coe with Charles Robbins, Edith Crowder with Kermit Cloniger, Alma Andrews with Vernon Idol Jr., and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Reid Idol
Robert Williams
Julia Coe
Lee Sherrill
Miss Coe
Hillcrest Drive
China
Miss Idol
Williams
Irene Coe
Greensboro
Charles Robbins
Spruce Pine
Edith Crowder
Kermit Cloniger
Alma Andrews
Vernon W. Idol
Robert Davis
Coe
Sherrill
Fatigue Failure and Local Beliefs Raise Questions
Engineers describe fatigue failure in steel under pressure with X ray plates showing grain breakdown. A Yap native’s property forbids eating fruit for a year after death, due to beliefs it causes death, leaving fruit to rot. The article notes U.S. egg sales totaling two billion dozens annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yap
New Guiana
Farm Land Values Decline Sharply From 1920 to 1935
Historical data shows the average value of an acre of American farmland fell from 69.37 dollars in 1920 to 31.16 dollars in 1935, reflecting a sharp decline in land prices during the period.
Female white rhinoceros noted for 62 inch horn growth
A female white rhinoceros has been observed with a horn reaching about 62 inches, highlighting unusual size for the species.
1937 Planting Of Grains Surpasses Hundred Million Acres
In 1937 the United States planted more than 100 million acres of small grains including barley oats rye and wheat indicating a record level of cereal cultivation across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senators Press Puerto Rico Court Expansion Study
Four United States senators arrived in San Juan Puerto Rico to meet Governor Blanton Winship and study increasing the Puerto Rican supreme court from five to seven members. The visit follows deliberations on judicial expansion and impacts on the colonial territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Blanton Winship
Puerto Rican Supreme Court
Valve seals cooling system to preserve antifreeze all winter
A new valve seals the automobile cooling system to prevent evaporation of antifreeze. With one fill, the antifreeze should last through the entire winter. White Canada plum blossoms fade to pink as they die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dance the lively rumba by Lawrence Hostetler
The article explains the Cuban rumba rhythm and teaching steps. It guides basic and open steps with counts, hip sway, weight shifts, and emphasis on three quick steps per measure. It also suggests diagrams and practice tips for relaxed hips and precise footwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Hostetler
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Fayetteville
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Raymond E. Atkins
Fayetteville Country Club
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Frank Hicks
Myrtle Poore
New York City
Englewood
N. J
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Wilton Barnes
Lumberton
M. W. Stump
Lindsay Street
E. E. Sensenbach
Willis Sensenbach
Harvard Medical School
EB. Sensenbach, Jr
University of North Carolina
Samuel H.willis
Baltimore
Sensenbach
Jimmy Garner
Spartanburg
S. C
J. R Young
Mont- View Avenue
Mr. Garner
Mr. Young
Young
W. F. Posey
Jacksonville, Fla
G. C. Caldwell
Forest
ryYouur
Rebecca Jenkins
Providence, R. L
G. G. Welborn
Tate Street
J. c. Henderson
W. Burton Street
W. H. Dorn
Mr. Dorn
Columbia
8. C
Grady Clark
Monthen Avenue
Creesie Maxwell
J. B. Drake
Mra
Henry Foscue
Cornelia, Ga
Mrs. B. A. McMillan
Edwin Brown
Betty
Asheville
Lexington
Joe Jack Atkins
Greenville, W. C
Tho City
B. R. Gary
Benny Gary
J. N. Gary
Charlotte
Gary
Sonny
Harlotte
Miss Johnson
Charles de Lappe
Posy Redman
Sarah Tomlinson
Patty Thomas
Caroline Dalton
Dorothy Stewart
Club of Twelve
J. F. Hayden
Rebekahs
Wrenn-Nelson
Penney’s
Huppy
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