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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
6
Mr and Mrs R T Amos hosted a Emerywood dinner Tuesday for Milbourne Amos and Woodrow Brooks as they depart for New York and for the Brooks wedding. About thirty guests attended the festive event with holiday decor, pink and white floral accents, and a Duffet supper.
Mrs. KE T Harrison hosts a Wednesday afternoon tea on Ferndale Drive for bride-elect Miss Martha Taylor ahead of her Winston-Salem wedding to W H Turner. Two hundred fifty guests toured cedar lined rooms, admired narcissi decor, and mingled with relatives.
Misses Jane Bready and Margaret Tull hosted an informal sub-deb dance Tuesday at Bready’s West Emerywood home. About sixty younger guests attended as radio music accompanied dancing from eight o’clock onward with festive decorations and refreshments to close the evening.
Social calendar notes a Friday 5 to 7 pm tea at L G Robichaux home honoring Miss Mary Simmons and fiancé Cecil C Conner of Greensboro with a spring wedding planned. Saturday events include a Wick Wack club dance at the American Legion in Thom asville featuring Rhythm Masters.
The Magdalene Rebekah Lodge will hold its first meeting of the year at the lodge hall on Commerce Street tomorrow evening. Organizers hope for full attendance from the membership.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurdle Bunch, claimed oldest resident of Chowan County, celebrated her 98th birthday on Christmas Day. A nephew sent a large birthday cake as the centerpiece, the cake bearing 98 candles.
The note asserts that a flat map greatly inflates the size of polar areas, misrepresenting true geographic proportions. It highlights distortion inherent in projection and hints at the importance of choosing appropriate mapping methods for accurate area comparison.
The husbands of the ladies of the Club of Twelve entertained at their annual dinner bridge at Emerywood Country club. After turkey, bridge was played at five tables. Awards went to Mrs. Frank Sizemore for ladies high score and Chase Idol for men high score, with Mrs. Carter Dalton winning a ivy bowl in the draw. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Chase Idol and others.
The Taylor Turner wedding party held a cake cutting event at 1113 Johnson street with Miss Sarah Taylor hosting. The ceremonyat First Presbyterian Church will feature music by Elizabeth Adams and Dan W. Smith. The couple, Miss Martha Taylor and William Henry Turner, plan a six thirty wedding and a Winston-Salem home reception after their trip.
Asheboro high school class of 1931 held a reunion banquet Tuesday at the Ashlyn hotel with 23 members present. Waldo Cheek acted as master of ceremonies, Stanton Presnell unable to attend due to illness. The event featured Auld Lang Syne, blessings, memories, prophecies, songs, and plans to meet again in five years.
Mr. and Mrs. Milbourne Amos depart for New York City to establish a new home. Miss Ruth Miller and Addie Eudy return from Miami Florida for holidays. Elbert Beasley and Jimmie Mc Adams of Philadelphia visit Greensboro on a southern trip. Annette Adams visits Jackie Beasley on English street. Jessie Burton returns to Huntington after a holiday visit. The McDonalds of Washington DC stay with the Dunns on Edgedale drive. Nielsen shows gradual hip improvement at his daughter's home. Stuart Yow visits Norfolk brother on Edgedale drive. Mr. and Mrs. Butler of Washington DC visit Stockmann and Brockmann on Fairway drive. Butler returns home, Mrs. Butler to stay longer.
A fragment listing residents from Asheboro and nearby towns including Virginia Cross Sarah Helen Covington Thelma Hurley Hasty Mr and Mrs Colvin L West Ina Andrews Mr and Mrs Vance Kivett Mrs Stanton Presnell Margaret Robins Golda Tysor Juanita Pickett Randleman Grady Laughlin Cedar Falls and others appears in a local notice.
Miss Dee Armfield of Asheboro and Henry Millis Jr. hosted a private dance at Emerywood Country Club attended by about 300 younger social set members from Concord Charlotte Greensboro Atlanta Asheboro and other nearby cities. Lou Gogerty and his orchestra provided music for a holiday season highlight with pre and post parties at homes and hotels.
The Emerywood Country club hosts a New Year’s Dance tonight with Harry Hill and his Society Orchestra providing music. Dancing runs from ten to two with holiday decorations expected to create a festive backdrop for club members their families and visiting guests.
Miss Massa Lambert of Asheboro teaches at a local school. Mrs. Gordon Kennedy entertained her rock club and husbands at a Cox Street party with seven tables and a Christmas tree. Rupert Trollinger and Mrs. Rufus Routh won high scores. gifts were exchanged and a buffet supper served.
Hendersonville report states the Chipman Hosiery company will construct a $200,000 plant at East Flat Rock to produce about 400 dozen ladies' full-fashioned hosiery daily, becoming the third mill in the area.
RANDLEMAN Dec 31 Special Mr and Mrs Claud Vanwerry entertained Junior Philathea class of the M P church Tuesday night at their Greensboro road home. Games and contests were enjoyed and gifts exchanged. Mrs Vanwerry served refreshments to 16 members.
Mr and Mrs W C Caudell of 1308 West Green announce the birth of a daughter Patricia Louise on Saturday December 26 1936.
Raleigh December 31 North Carolina farmers received 5 878 000 more for their crops in 1936 than in 1935 with total farm income around 263 223 000. Cotton lint earned nearly 6 000 000 more than 1935 while tobacco income fell about 12 000 000. Other crops mostly rose.
The Knights of Columbus were formed by a special Connecticut charter granted in 1882 marking the group's official establishment and governance under state authorization.
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