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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1942
Page
7
High Point Graduate Nurses club held a dinner meeting at Adams Memorial WCA last evening welcoming three new members: Mrs Ruth Barbee, Herman Bodenhammer and Miss Geraldine Haltom. Mrs Frank Judish announced the dressing room open on Tuesdays and urged reservations for future dinners.
The Wednesday Book Club at Mrs A E Taplin’s Woodland Drive home heard Dr C C Williamson discuss Inside Latin America. He urged student exchanges and Spanish in schools to strengthen bonds with Latin America, noting progress since the 1920s Good Neighbor policy.
Thomasville reports two social afternoons with Ace of Clubs Bridge Club and Little Garden Club activities. Mrs J F Gartner hosted bridge with top scorer Alvah Boyles while guests received prizes and Valentine refreshments. The Little Garden Club featured a talk by Mrs J W Chandler on her California trip and church art. Tuesday's dessert bridge at Mrs W H Curlee yielded top score by Claiborne Pennington and gifts for Mrs Clyde Teasley. attendees included Z P Long and Doak Finch among others.
Mrs. Robert Rapp hosted a Literary Club luncheon at Fisher Ferry Street with a patriotic table setting and a program on Chile led by Mrs. Lee F. Tuttle. Attendance included Mesdames Lambeth Green Harris Curlee Myers Crutchfield Newby Lambeth and Holliday. Junior Contact Club met at Mrs T W Cameron's with defense stamp prizes. Colonial Drive School PTA met with nominating committee and student program on defense stamps and glee club selections.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to fund ships planes and guns with Defense Bonds and Stamps. It promotes 25, 50, 100 and 1000 dollar bonds and stresses immediate purchase to hasten victory.
The Gleaners Class of Ward Street Methodist Church will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at Miss Hester Clodfelt er’s home at 1115 Ward Street. All members urged to attend. The article notes the 1830 frontier’s reach to Independence, Missouri.
Columbus reports Mrs. Lincoln spent large sums on Washington society attire in 1867. Items included lace shawls up to 1,500 dollars, sable cape 1,500 dollars, and a white point lace dress. The article notes her income then, after Lincoln’s presidency, was about 1,700 dollars a year with debts and expenses mounting.
Little Mary Ann York of Burton Street remains homebound with a severe cold. Private Allen R. Grubb Jr. visited his parents here after a week end. he serves at Fort Bragg with the U S Army. Roosevelt dam on the Salt river in Arizona was named to honor Theodore Roosevelt.
The Oak View Parent-Teacher Association will not meet this evening due to illness in the community. A new date for the next meeting will be announced at a later date.
The Finger Craft Club will hold its regular meeting tonight at Mrs Henry Clapp’s home at 315 Oakland Street All members are urged to attend. The 1940 Federal census shows 86 604 of 278 276 North Carolina farms raising no hogs reports E H Hostetler of North Carolina State College.
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