Club of Twelve Hostess Meeting Friday Morning
The Club of Twelve will meet Friday at 10 a m with Mrs A S Caldwell at her Parkway home. W G Matton of Mexico City visits to spend several days with his parents on Hillcrest drive. High Point Garden club to meet Tuesday at 10 am with Mrs J W Harris on Brow street. Mrs Thomas Turner and children return to Raleigh for the legislative session. Wednesday Contract Bridge club meets at 3 pm with Mrs Paul Casey. Several attendees go to Statesville for J E Slane funeral. P T A study group meets Tuesday 2:30 3:15 at little Red School House Mrs R F Johnston speaks on The Child at Work. Y W C A Membership Committee meets Tuesday at 2 pm to plan the Annual Membership Meeting. Mrs Grover Kester in charge. Good Will Garden club meets Tuesday 10 am at Mrs Grover Kester Greensboro road with five flower talks. Mrs Frank Lambeth of Thomasville to speak on The Life of Martha Washington at Alexander Martin Chapter D A R on acapes Drive Tuesday afternoon. Baptist Philatheas met Thursday evening with Mrs H G Conally Blaine Avenue with 21 members.
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W. G. Matton
Mexico City
George Matton
Hillcrest Drive
Bay Street
Little Red School
R. F. J. Johnston
Grover Kester
Good Will Garden Club
Greensboro Road
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
Alexander Martin Chapter of the D A meets at Mrs Loyd Flythe s home on West Lex 7:30 Tuesday Evening Garden Club meets 10 00 The High German Club hosts at Broad W Greensboro Road Good Will Club gathers at Mrs Grover s Greensboro Road Wednesday 3 30 The American Homes unit of the Woman s Club meets Myatt s North Main Street 3 30 P M Wednesday Book Club assembles Thursday 3 30 Beta Pi Club hosts Irvin Groome s home Friday 3 30 P M King of Clubs gathers at Mrs Kearns Alberta Apartments Mrs C C Walker presided a social hour with dainty refreshments Associate hostesses were Mesdames Fred Conally A H Payne and T B Hardie SOCIETY MEET AT NIGHT Ladies Aid and Brotherhood at English Street M P church hold monthly meeting Tuesday evening 7 30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Marvin Gibson 109 Briggs avenue Full attendance desired
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
As A
Cr & i
Alexander Martin
D. A
Loyd ‘Flythe
West Lex
High Geran
As. W. Harris
Broad
Peas
Woman's Club
King of Clubs
Kearns
Alberta
C. C. Walker
Fred Conally
A. H. Payne
T. B. Hardie
Ladies’ Aid and Brotherhood Society
English Street
M. P
Marvin Gibson
Briggs Avenue
Local News Briefs on Illness and Travel
Mrs Wade Marsh left Saturday for New York to be with a husband ill with influenza. Miss Lacy Ridge is seriously ill at High Point Hospital after a major operation. Mrs BE Fulton remains gravely ill at her son J B Fulton’s home 700 Thissell Street. Mrs Jesse Washburn and infant son Jesse Jr have returned from High Point Hospital to their West Lexington Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Marsh
New York
BE. K. Fulton
Fulton
Thissell Street
Jesse Washburn
Jesse, Jr
High Point Hospital
West
Lexington Avenue
Lexington Couple Keeps 60th Anniversary Quietly
Lexington February 9 Mr and Mrs John Easter marked 60 years of marriage with a family dinner at their South Main street home. Nearly 40 relatives attended despite one son’s illness. Married February 1 1881 Mrs Easter formerly Miss Mary Hunt. Guests included Barry Easter Elisha Alley L E Hauser of High Point 26 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
John Easter
South Main Street
Barry Easter
Elisha Alley
L. E. Hauser
High Point
Mamie Samuels
Nellie Ferguson
Paul Shoaf
Gilbert Moser
C. G. Isley
David Brooks
Fires Set by Unemployed Hopes to Gain Work Aid
Marion reports forest fires in the mountains likely set by unemployed persons seeking work. Ranger T. A. Wilson notes men were paid 20 to 25 cents per hour to fight the blazes. The worst fire was controlled after a light rain helped containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
T. A. Wilson
Man Injured In Work At Hotel
George T. Poston of 406 Centennial avenue was injured last night while repairing at the Sheraton hotel. A small gash in his right arm was treated at Guilford General hospital with first aid and he was later dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Poston
Centennial Avenue
Sheraton Hotel
Guilford General Hospital
The Doctor's Out Footnote Joke From Tit-Bits
A motorist tells a man under a wheel that it was lucky they knocked him down outside a doctor’s house. The man replies that he is the doctor, delivering a wry, period-era joke from Tit-Bits.
Butler Mussolini court martial canceled amid diplomatic talks
Washington reports say Navy gave Italy's ambassador a copy of Adams and Butler correspondence after Butler apologized for remarks about Mussolini, canceling the Marine officers' court martial set for Philadelphia. Vanderbilt hints at further remarks by others. Butler remains silent.
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Washington
Star Department
Navy Department
Ambasador de Martino
Italy
Adams
Medley D. Butler
Philadelphia
Butler
Mussolini
State Department
Signor Mussolini
Phoenix
Ariz
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Marine Corps
Vanderbilt
General Butler
An .W
Marine Reservation
Quantico
No Remote Chance For College Lass To Have Hed Way
Decatur Ga Feb 9 Modernists at Agnes Scott College seek campus smoking and weekly formal dances plus direct trustee appeals for privileges but proxy states not even a remote chance. The Presbyterian institution faces student reform amid campus culture tensions and authority limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Agnes Scott College
Presbyterian Institution
Proxy
Council Hearing On Investigations Set For Tonight
The city council will meet to consider reports of investigations involving the council and police departments. The session may include the election of A. Coke Cecil to the school board and items carried over from Friday’s executive session. It is unclear if the meeting will be open or closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Coke Cecil
Addiiion
Council
Who Put Bump On Gentleman's Head
Hollywood flurry as a residence party ended in chaos with a host and others reportedly wielding a dumbbell amid a tumultuous exodus. Crowley’s admonition was interrupted and a lump formed, raising questions about who delivered the blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Cali
John
Jane
Crowley
Eyewitness Supports Nabors in Carnegie Medal Bid
DeWitt Thomas of 1106 Hast Green street testified today about a ten year old rescue at the local passenger station. He recalled Nabors pulling a boy to safety as train 46 bore down, but no one has supplied the rescued youth’s name for Carnegie medal consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Thomas
Green Street
Nabors
Thomas
Raleigh Grocer Dies by Own Action in Inquest
Raleigh Feb 9 W A Smith 61 operator of a local grocery store died from self inflicted gunshot wounds after an inquest coroner L M Waring announced illness and financial worries as the cause. Smith formerly from Guilford county is survived by a widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
W. A. Smith
L. M. Waring
Smith
Guilford County
Joint Meeting To Discuss Cannery Proposal In High Point
A joint meeting of agricultural committees from High Point civic clubs and local farmers will convene at the chamber of commerce bureau tonight at 7 30 to discuss establishing a cannery in the city. F J Sizemore said arrangements are in place amid recent agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
F. J. Sizemore
Birth of William Henry Harrison in Virginia 1773
The article recalls William Henry Harrison, later ninth U S president, born February 9 1773 in Virginia to Benjamin Harrison who signed the Declaration of Independence. It notes his early army service under Wayne, Indiana territory governance, and his pivotal roles in the 1811–1813 campaigns including Tippecanoe, Lake Erie and Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Henry Harrison
United States
Virginia
Benjamin Harrison
William
Wayne
Northwest
Indiana Territory
Congress
Canada
Harrison
Tippecanoe
Perry
Lake Erie
Thames
Mother of Four Hangs Then Births Twins in Prison
London February 9 A mother of four sentenced to hang for murdering her fourth baby has given birth to twins in Holloway prisoners' hospital. Widespread appeals prompted Home Secretary John R. Clynes to commute the sentence to life. Olive Catherine Wise, previously married, bore three children to her husband, then a fourth with another man who deserted her. She reportedly fed her hungry children before the fateful act by placing the baby in an oven and turning on the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holloway
John R. Clynes
Home Secretary
Olive Catherine Wise
Fayetteville theater offers free seats for heavy women
Fayetteville theater manager advertised free seats for women weighing more than 178 pounds. Six tons answered the call, reflecting a quirky publicity stunt from February 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayet
Ville
Fayetteville
Government chemist develops poison to deter hull barnacles
A United States government chemist has created a poisonous plant compound aimed at preventing barnacle growth on ship hulls. The initiative targets an annual loss estimate of 75 million dollars due to barnacle-caused drag and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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B. T. Moore
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First Baptist Church
H. G. Conally
Blaine Avenue
Moffitt’s
North Main Street
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Irvin Groome
Marine
Tery
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Raleigh Grocer
Ameth
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ALASS
Core
Gordon
Max Bones
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Loc Gore
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