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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1934
Page
5
Residents report health updates and local events from Guilford County. W. F. Pleming returned from Memphis after two weeks ill, underwent tonsil removal at Guilford General Hospital. Various church classes, PTAs, and a St Marys spaghetti supper are announced along with a marriage and a birth in the community.
The program lists a Wednesday schedule with the Mid-Week Garden Club meeting at Emerywood Country Club with Mrs. W. L. Jackson at 10 a.m. followed by the Burbank Garden Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Edgar Whitener on Johnson Street and led by Mrs. W. F. Billin. A 3:30 p.m. general meeting of the Woman's Club features an art exhibit and musical program with Dr. Walter Cutter of Duke University and Mrs. J. J. Andoe of Greensboro as guest speakers. Public attendance is invited for the art exhibit and informal music in the Sheraton hotel private dining room.
The Entre Nous club will meet at Mrs Bascom Hoskins home 412 Gatewood avenue at 3 p m for a bi monthly gathering Mrs H D Sears hosts Tea and Topics at her Pickett farm home at 3 30 p m for the Salem College Alumnae Association High Point branch Miss Eleanor Idol entertains the group at 210 Hillcrest drive with Lucille Dunn and Alice Mac Rae Caldwell assisting as hostesses
At 3 p m Priscilla club meets Mrs J F Hayder on East Washington street. At 3 p m Mrs H R Williamson hosts the Lotus club at Johnson Street home. At 3 30 p m Mrs W C Idol hosts Philomathean club on Hillcrest drive. Laura Wesson chapter U D C meets Mrs W T Powell Parkway with Ruth Welborn as associate hostess. At 9 30 the AmericanBusiness club hosts a dance at Sedgefield Manor with Archie Davis and his UNC orchestra.
Mr and Mrs R B Terry return from Miami Beach after a three week stay. J A Fritz of High Point route four is improving after surgery at St Leo's hospital Greensboro. Mozelle Criscoe marries Willie Winslow in a quiet January 17 ceremony here. Mrs Caleb Honeycutt of Albemarle visits friends in town. Georgia Lee Harris is seriously ill with pneumonia at home. Margaret Nunnery weds Desmal Kenney in a quiet February 3 ceremony at a justice of the peace office. Business and Professional Girls club of the YWCA hosts dinner and plans lecture tickets. Billy Robert Hill born February 5 to Mr and Mrs Numa Hill. Douglas Alvert Haney born January 31 to Mr and Mrs A M Haney. Eloise Best hosts circle one of Woman's Missionary Society Thursday at 7:30.
The American Business Club plans a winter dance at Sedgefield Friday night. Charles W. McAnally outlines final arrangements. Archie Davis and his UNC orchestra will provide the music for members guests and invited civic club representatives.
Mrs. C M Hauser hosted the W O T club gathering on North Main street with Mrs. R K Stewart and Mrs Hiram Armentrout in charge. O Arthur Kirkman spoke on Mexico sharing personal experiences and discussing national and social aspects and Mayan relics with a small exhibition of Mexican crafts.
The Local Merchants' Association board met at the Elwood hotel at 6 30 last night to discuss routine business. They decided to defer entertaining the North Carolina Merchants' Association annual conference and accepted secretary Grace Baker's report.
Friends of Clark Burnett of Richardson Street report he is resting well at Burrus Memorial Hospital after an appendectomy performed Friday night.
The public library reports its busiest January yet with 10,793 books checked out, an increase of 1,800 from last January, and 290 total registrations including 193 new members. Noon opening boosts use for reference and leisure as shelves grow with new titles from Vera Brittain to Dashiell Hammett and Ellery Queen.
Greensboro February 7. Trigg vice president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor repeats support for RK R Lawrence Winston-Salem head of the state labor body amid outside calls for his resignation. Lawrence says he has backing from local unions and telegrams of support, while William Green AF of L president affirms Lawrence’s official authority locally and denounces outsider efforts to sow dissension.
E C Williamson resigned as chairman of the Randolph county board of commissioners after being named postmaster at Liberty. M E Johnson of Ramseur was chosen to replace him, with the new member to be named soon per county law and officials.
Stephenson, Glass, E Wil son, How to Make Money at Home, Stephen Benet, Book of Americans, American Chess Players Handbook, Noel Cow ard, Play Parade appear in a jumble of literary titles and author names. The fragment hints at a catalog or advertisement listing multiple works and writers.
Winston Salem authorities fixed February 28 for the close of the tobacco market as sales near 50 million pounds for the season. Prices held firm with 240120 pounds selling for 36984.13 dollars, averaging 15.49 per hundred while last year’s crop proceeds reached 8.02 million. Officials estimate up to 2 million pounds remain and urge rapid disposition before closing.
The federal re employment service placed 2 236 people in North Carolina jobs last week while 197 472 still sought work. Director Waynick reported that 4 178 previously unregistered individuals sought jobs in the same week.
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