Doctor and farmer Rachel Davis makes North Carolina history
Dr. Rachel Davis of Lenoir County is the first woman east of Charlotte elected to North Carolina’s General Assembly. A physician obstetrician, tobacco farmer, and Baptist deacon, she raises a large adopted family and has delivered over 5,000 babies, earning a loyal following for her service-minded career.
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Raleigh
Rachel Davis
Lenoir County
Baptist Church
Charlotte
General Assembly
Dr. Davis
Tive Post
North Carolina
Wendell Davis
House of Burgesses
Dobbs County
Col
John W. Isler
Wayne County
James Davis
New Bern
Harriette
Harriet Lang
Senate
Coffee honors Miss Hollingsworth on bridal shower
Miss Noel Hollingsworth, bride elect, was honored at a Saturday noon coffee hosted by Mrs. James S. Moffitt and Mrs. H. A. Moffitt Jr. at 1025 Ferndale. Red roses and a Valentine theme framed decorations and refreshments. Miss Hollingsworth wed Lt. (j.g.) Stephen McIntyre on March 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Hollingsworth
James S. Moffitt
H. A. Moffitt Jr
James Moffitt
Ferndale
E. Boyer McIntyre
J. N. Parsons
Miss Hollingsworth
J. G
Stephen McIntyre
Gardenette Garden Club Hears Roses Program
Gardenette Garden Club met Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Lee Woods home. L. P. Dutton spoke on roses covering site selection soil drainage and planting times. A Valentine party is planned for Blair Park Clubhouse Saturday at 7:30. A nominating committee was formed for March to present new officers.
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Gardenette Garden Club
Lee Woods
Summit Road
James
Roy H. Watts Jr
L. P. Dutton
John Wagoner
Blair Park
Bud Sechrest
Sechrest
Billy Chapman
Bobby Davis
Republic of Turkey topic at Canterbury Club meeting
Mrs. H L Brockmann presented a program on the Republic of Turkey at Canterbury Club's Friday gathering at Hillcrest Drive hosted by Mrs. J W Woollen with Mrs. E T Harrison as hostess. The discussion drew on Turkey in My Time by Amid Emil Yalman and noted Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace as the modern republic.
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H. L. Brockmann
Republic of Turkey
Canterbury Club
Hillcrest Drive
J. W. Woollen
E. T. Harrison
Turkey
Ottoman Empire
Miss Shuford Engaged to Walter F. Newby Jr in Thom
Mrs A B Shuford of 11 E Sunrise Ave announces the engagement of her daughter Patsy to Walter Franklin Newby Jr son of Mr and Mrs Walter Franklin Newby of 1114 Randolph St The couple share Duke and Riverside Military Academy and UNC ties with Patsy a Duke graduate and teacher in Thom City Schools and Walter employed by Friendly Loan Service in Thomasville The wedding is planned for late spring.
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Thomasville
A. B. Shuford
Sunrise Ave
Patsy
Walter Franklin Newby Jr
Walter Franklin Newby
Randolph St
Miss Shuford
Duke University
Riverside Military Academy
Gainesville
University of North Carolina
Friendly Loan Service
Friday Music Club Hears Dr. Muldrow
Friday Morning Music Study Club met at Brantley Circle home with Mrs. Marvin Slate hosting and Mrs. W. Michael as associate hostess. Dr. Muldrow spoke on how historical events motivate music, showed Italy slides and Rome fountains, and played Respighi recordings. She noted Beethoven's Eroica as a nation’s tribute with recorded excerpts.
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High Point College
Marvin Slate
Brantley Circle
W. F. Michael
Muldrow
Italy
Rome
Respighi
Beethoven
Slate
Robert Bencini
R. K. Stewart
American Rose Society Convention Planned For Philadelphia
The American Rose Society announces its 60th Anniversary National Convention and Rose Show to be held June 10 to 13 at the Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia. General chairman Frank C. West and program chair Robert H. Krueger promise an strong program with rose culture talks and entertainment. Delegates will tour historic sites, horticultural institutions, and rose gardens in Philadelphia. The Sheraton offers a modern hotel with a large parking garage connected by a passageway.
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Columbus
Ohio
American Rose Society
Philadelphia
Sheraton Hotel
Frank C. West
Robert H. Krueger
Miss Iris Gordy Set To Wed Harold Carter In Florida
Mrs Paul H Gordy announces the engagement of Iris Marie Gordy to Harold Raymond Carter of San Bernardino and Miami Beach. Carter is owner of Carter Paint Supplies and Interior Decorating in Miami. The wedding is planned for Miami Beach in late spring. America’s first lighthouse was built at Beaver Tail near Jamestown Rhode Island in the middle of the 18th century.
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Iris Marie Gordy
Florida
Ior High School
San Bernadino
Carter Paint Supplies
Miami
Miami Beach
America
Beaver Tail
Jamestown
R. I
Parties and Meetings Highlight Week in Asheboro
The General Electric Woman's Club held its February meeting at the clubhouse electing new officers led by president Imogene Bulla. Other items note a bridge club gathering, bingo, and a Valentine party and dance at the McIntosh home with eighty five guests.
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Asheboro
General Electric Woman's Club
Imogene Bulla
Bonita Foust
Lucy Snider
Betsy Lambeth
Eunice Ussery
Ann McIntosh
J. A. McIntosh
Marty Brandt
Leon Brandt
Mciintosh Ihome
Mrs Short To Host Town and Country Garden Club Meet
Town and Country Garden Club will meet at Mrs Richard Short's Deep River Road on Wednesday at 10 am Mrs John Deyo will serve as associate hostess The program features Mrs Roy Culler Sr showing films of gardens in Europe
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Town and Country Garden Club
Richard Short
Deep River Road
John Deyo
Roy Culler Sr
Europe
High Point Residents Active in New York and North Carolina Events
Mr and Mrs Robert M Silver of High Point arrived in New York City and are guests at the Hotel Sherry Netherland. George Sherman underwent emergency appendectomy at High Point Memorial Hospital and may receive visitors. Mrs Joe Doggett is hospitalized at High Point Memorial with a heart attack and has no visitors. Mrs George Wood Sr recovering from eye surgery at High Point Memorial now has visitors and plans to return home soon. Orvie M Hayworth and spouse celebrate 25th wedding anniversary on Route 1 Florida trip. Dr Jerome Smith, AAUP local chapter president, attended the NC AAUP conference at Chapel Hill on Saturday.
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Robert M. Silver
High Point
New York City
Sherry Netherland
George Sherman
Lester Sherman
Forrest Ave
High Point Memorial Hospital
Joe Doggett
George Wood Sr
Boulevard
Orvie M. Hayworth
Route 1
Florida
Jerome Smith
AAUP
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Miss Royster and Joseph Bell Plan Summer Wedding
Mrs T L Royster announces the engagement of Nancy Jane Royster of Chapel Hill to Joseph Taylor Bell son of Mrs C L Bell of Hill and the late Dr Bell. Mr Bell is brother of C L Bell Jr and nephew of Mr and Mrs W L Schoeneman. A summer wedding is planned.
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Miss Royster
Mr. Bell
C. L.bell Jr
Hayworth Circle
W. L. Schoeneman
Emerywood Estates
High Point
Early Summer Wedding Planned By Miss Key and Robert Hall
Mr and Mrs King D Key announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Dave Key to Robert Lewis Hall son of Hector Hall of 407 E Farriss. Virginia is a High Point High School and High Point Memorial School of Nursing senior. Robert is a High Point High School graduate who attended Furman University and the University of Tennessee and works for Melpar in Falls Church Virginia. An early summer wedding is planned.
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Miss Key
Robert L. Hall
King D. Key
W. Rotary
Virginia Dave Key
Robert Lewis Hall
Hector Hall
E. Farriss
High Point High School
High Point Memorial School of Nursing
Furman University
University of Tennessee
Melpar, Inc
Falls Church, Va
Spade and Grow Garden Club Meeting Set in Thomasville
Spade and Grow Garden Club will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs D E Kennedy Route 4 Thomasville. Mrs W P Westmoreland will conduct a direct arrangement workshop.
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Spade and Grow Garden Club
D. E. Kennedy
Route 4
Thomasville
W. P. Westmoreland
Like a Stone Wall nickname traced to Bull Run
The source notes General Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname at the Battle of Bull Run when General Lee exclaimed that Jackson stood like a stone wall.
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Stonewall” Jackson
Bull Run
Manassas
Lee
Jackson
Sunset and sunrise over American territory observed
A June note explains the sun never setting on U S lands from Attu in the Aleutians to Bangor in Maine as the globe turns. The statement highlights the opposite sunrise and sunset along American territory.
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American
Attu
Aleutian Islands
Bangor
The Average American Visits Doctor Five Times a Year
A typical American schedules about five medical visits annually. The figure reflects common healthcare patterns and frequent routine checkups across the population.
Engagements and Wedding Notices from Asheboro Area
Asheboro couple Carl Loflin and Virginia Dare Loflin announce her engagement to Billy Ralph Younts of Trinity Route 1. Plan March 15 wedding at Farm er Methodist Church in Farmer. Virginia Dare graduated from Farmer High and Asheboro Commercial College and works at First National Bank. Billy Younts is a Nash ville Auto Diesel graduate and works for United Furniture in Lexington. Irma Jean Cox and Jesse Raiford Brown engaged. wedding plans incomplete. Cora Davis Fletcher and C T Hill united in marriage at home of officiating minister Rev J E Shaw and reside in North Asheboro.
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Asheboro
Carl Loflin
Virginia Dare
Billy Ralph Younts
Wade Younts
Trinity
Farmer Methodist Church
Farmer
D. E. Cox
Seagrove
Route 1
Irma Jean
Jesse Raiford Brown
E. J. Brown
Route 4
Cora Davis Fletcher
C .T. Hill
J. E. Shaw
North
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Ed Lyon
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W. D Simmons
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