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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1936

Page

5

Miscellaneous Shower For Mrs. W E James Bride

A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. W E James formerly Elsie Heath at Miss Helen Marshall's Archdale home. Hostesses Miss Guy Nell Martin and Mrs. BE Cooley organized games and awards. prizes went to Mrs. Fay McCollum Miss Addie Moore Mrs. Jesse Wall and Mrs. A S James. Gifts included crystal and heart motif treats marked by a miniature couple on the bride plate. Attendees included several High Point residents and Mrs. A S James of Greensboro.

W. EE. James Elsie Heath Helen Marshall Archdale Guy Nell Martin BE. F. Cooley Marshall Fay McCollum Addie Moore Jesse Wall A. 8. James Valentine James Vista Kimsey Bessie Hedrick Less Kilduff Fay Fogleman

Large Attendance At Y W C A Interest Group Meet

About forty young women attended Y W C A interest group meetings at the Hut after a Florence Nightingale club supper. Rug making and oil painting groups were led by Miss Lillian Massey and Miss Linnie Mae Pratt, with the personality group on makeup led by Mrs M S Hall.

Y. W. A. Hut Florence Ghtengale Club Ferest Lillian Massey Linnie Mae Pratt Frances Dunn Reaper Service Committee Sony

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Cook at Trinity Home

Mrs. C. W. Cook of Trinity route two was treated to a surprise birthday dinner Sunday at her home. Relatives gathered after church to share the feast, with a large birthday cake as the centerpiece and several gifts presented, including the cake from her brother L B Wagner and wife.

L. B. Wagner Trinity

Special Music by Mrs Eunice Miller for Woman's Club

The Music Literature Department of the Woman's Club hosts a Wednesday meeting at 3:50 PM at Mrs G I Humphreys home on College Drive. Mrs Eunice Miller provides special music and Miss Margaret Hauser discusses the Panover vice play Men in White by Sidney Kingsley.

Eunice Miller Woman's Club G. I. Humphreys College Drive Margaret Hauser Sidney Kingsley Humphreys Mesdames W. F. Bailey Gaston Johnson

Tea And Topics Club With Mrs Humphreys

The Tea and Topics club will meet at Mrs G I Humphreys home on West College drive this week. The gathering is set for Thursday afternoon at 3 30, a usual time.

Tea and G. I. Humphreys West College Drive

Philomathean Club Meet With Mrs A E Tate

The Philomathean club will meet Friday afternoon at 3 30 o clock with Mrs A E Tate at her West Broad Street home according to an announcement this morning

Philomathean Club A. E. Tate West Broad Street

Johnson Street P T A Meeting Postponed

Johnson Street P T A meeting tonight is postponed to Thursday due to a overlap with the general teachers meeting. Miss Vera Idol will discuss Anecdotes of American Authors at the Florence Nightingale club Book meeting at 2 PM at the Hut. Rankin Memorial Church Christian Endeavor meets tonight at Charles Loflin’s Carr Street home with a business session and social hour.

Johnson Street P.T. A Florence Nightengale Club Vera Idol Rankin Memorial C.F Christian Endeavor Society of the Rankin Memorial Church Charles Loflin Carr St

Social clubs and meetings calendar for the week

A crowded weekly schedule lists meetings for the W O T club at 210 Hillcrest and BP girls at the YWCA Hut, board of directors at the YWCA hut, Ladies Auxiliary VFW party at 105 East Washington with call-in reservations, American Legion Auxiliary hosts at 407 Woodbrook Court with noted hostesses, Tuesday Garden Club at 200 Parkway, Duck Club Night at Archdale lodge, and multiple events across Wednesday Thursday Friday including Meta study groups and church society gatherings with addresses and times.

W. O. T. Club W. C. Idol Hillcrest Business and Professional Girls Club Y. W. Hut Ladies’ Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars V. F. W. Hall East Washington Street American Legion Auxiliary R. E. Snow Woodbrook Court Mesdames A. L. Stevens Peter Penn J. I. Groome

Local society visitors and notable departures attend Westminster Chorus event

Mrs Curtis Smithdeal and guests from Atlanta visited Mrs Eleanor Hartley in Sophia. Dr C C Trice returned to Richmond after a week with Miss Mary Alice Farrell. Violet Murphy heads to Washington to visit family. Mrs Norman Wills Mrs J E Hardin and Mrs W F Blair from Greensboro attended the Westminster Chorus concert at Wesley Memorial Church with John Foster of Winston Salem among guests.

Curtis Smithdeal Charlies Fram Charlene Atlanta Eleanor Johnson Hartley Sophia Fram Grace Smithdeal Hartley C. C. Trice Richmond Mary Alice Farrell Montleu, Avenue Violet Murphy L. F. Murgigi Washington Norman Wills J. E. Hardin W. FE. Blair Greensboro Weeley Memorial Church Westminster Chorus John Foster Winston-Salem Wesley Memorial Church

Young People Meet at Worst End Baptist Church

The Young People's class of Worst End Baptist Church will hold a close meeting tonight at 7 30 at the home of W A Love on Amos Street. All members are urged to attend. The Stephens Bible Study class meets tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at 12 Park Street with Mrs. L A Pegs. Rev C N Royal will address the class.

Werat End Worst End Stephens L. A. Pegs Park Street C. N. Royal Green Stree Baptist Church

Learn to Dance Privately Offers Private Lessons

An advertisement invites beginners to private dance lessons in modern ballroom styles including Tap, Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango. Special offers promise 12 private lessons for $10 and a single lesson free for holders of a bearer entitlement.

Advice Column Recommends Cautious Dating Under Parental Guidance

A 15 year old girl asks if she should keep dating a boy with an unmarried mother. Marjorie Mansfield suggests discretion, family involvement, and seeing him at home with guardians present. Advices that peer scrutiny is reduced by open, aboveboard conduct and limiting dates.

Miss Mansfield Pene G. H

The Ace A 'of Spades Puzzle Riddle

In a land with truth telling lords and lying peasants three natives meet. The first says he is a lord to the second. The third says the first is not a lord but a peasant. Determine how many lords and peasants are in the group.

Length of the entire fish

Let head length be H four inches. Tail length T equals H plus half the body B over two? Solve: Tail = H + B/2 and Head and Tail together equal twice half of body: H + T = B. Also T = H + B/2. With H=4, substitute: 4 + (4 + B/2) = B so 8 + B/2 = B so B/2 = B - 8 so B/2 =? Solve: B - B/2 = 8 so B/2 = 8 so B = 16. Then T = H + B/2 = 4 + 8 = 12. Total length = H + B + T = 4 + 16 + 12 = 32 inches.

How Aged Couple Starved In Isolated Country Home

A mildly wealthy elderly couple lived year round in a remote country house. After the wife fired the staff, they managed provisions by phone and the husband died of heart trouble. The new servants found the man dead in bed while the wife had starved to death, though food remained and the telephone worked. The doctor said she died shortly after him.

Reading Times

Woman Found in Elevator Between Floors

A woman in a house with ample food was not injured. She was found in an automatic elevator installed for her ill husband’s convenience. The elevator stalled midway between two floors and caused concern.

Ridge resigns from police motorcycle squad to join creamery

H M Tim Ridge longtime member of the local police motorcycle squad since 1931 resigns to take a position with High Point Creamery. The resignation is effective immediately and a successor has been chosen with announcement due within two days. City Manager B M Knox will name the replacement, subject to City Council confirmation.

H. M Tim) Ridge High Point Creamery W. G. Friddle Ridge B. M. Knox Sears Northwood Minnesota Richard Sears Minneapolis Chi Cef Rosenwald Lessing J. Awald Sears Board of Directors R. E. Wood High Point

Home 18 entry reports theft of wrist watch and cash

Wight Saunders of 1100 Anderson Street reported to police that burglars entered her home during her absence and stole a valuable wrist watch and 818.61 in cash.

Wight Saunders Anderson Street

Personal exemption of $1,000 noted for individual case

The text references a personal exemption amount of 1000 dollars applied to a single individual. It specifies an exemption available to the taxpayer in the given case without detailing additional items.

1935 Individual Tax Rates Listed

The rates listed below are applicable to 1935 returns for individuals. The document outlines the tax brackets and percentages relevant to single filers and married couples filing jointly for that year.

Golden Jubilee plans laid by Sears Roebuck

Sears Roebuck and Co. outlines a 1936 Golden Jubilee promotion costing $9.5 million in newspaper advertising across 851 papers in 44 states. The plan includes a $60 million rise in merchandise purchases and $7 million more in payroll, with Star Features and Jubilee Specials guiding the year long campaign.

United States Sears, Roebuck and Co R. E. Wood Sears General Wood Frank M. Judson Star G. W. Cunningham Cunningham

Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promoted for Constipation

An advertisement urges mothers to treat constipation in children with a liquid laxative Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. It claims liquids allow exact dosing for all ages and that doctors and hospitals favor this form for home use.

City Payouts For Buildings And Improvements Questioned

Inquiry seeks records on sums paid for buildings or permanent improvements to raise the value of city property or estates. The focus is on how much money has been disbursed for enhancements and the purposes behind those expenditures.

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