Mrs. Mendenhall Hosts Realtors Wives Dinner
Mrs. E. F. Mendenhall Jr entertained wives of local realtors at a Sheraton dinner party featuring yellow and white decor. Guests included Mrs. Cyrus Crane Willmore of St. Louis, wife of the National Association of Real Estate Boards president, with the couple later attending the High Point Real Estate Board session where both were presented with hose gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Crane Willmore
St. Louis
National Association of Real Estate Boards
EF. E. Mendenhall, Jr
Sheraton Tel
Mrs. Willmore
Henry Koonts
Curts Smithdeal
Donald Conrad
Taylor Simpson
Blake Thompson
John W. Clinard, Jr
O. A. Kirkman
Charles Mendenhall
Jim Conrad
Ed Mendenhall
Sheraton
High Point Real Estate Board
Mr. Willmore
Thursday Twelve Bridge Club Welcomes Mrs Hendrix Hosts New Troop Investiture
The Thursday Twelve Bridge Club met at Mrs. John Hendrix’s West Howell extension home for a patriotic bi weekly session with a cherry pie dessert in red and white. Winners of war savings stamps were Mrs. Winford Hinkle and Mrs. Tony Simeon. Girl Scout Troop 20 received pins and wings at headquarters in a formal investiture ceremony with eighteen members earning awards and Miss Margaret Lee named assistant leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hendrix
West Howell Extension
George Washington
Winford Hinkle
Tony Simeon
Meadams H. M. Ridge, Jr
B. Francis Hendrix
Honor Wardell
Karl Wombie
Sam McKinney
Girl Scout
Nora Bundy
Jane Chamelin
Mary Lou Dillon
Mary Ann Britt
Sally Trepke
Barbara Barlow
Joan Rothrock
Nancy Lewis
Carlene Kaneer
Ann Hall
Gordie Maxwell
Patsy Alman
Edith
Susannah Wesley Class Hosts Dinner and Meeting
Fifty two members and guests of the Susannah Wesley Class at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church attended the February dinner and business session. Mrs Grady Goldston and Joe Johnston served as associate hostesses. the program featured Miss Mary Sue Briggs with piano accompaniment by Mrs W B Hall and singing. Lois Welborn presided over the brief business meeting. guests included Mrs Roby Bernie Mrs FE Price and Miss Margaret Hedrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susannah Wesley
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church School
Grady Goldston
Joe Johnston
George Washington
Mary Sue Briggs
W. B. Hall
Margaret Chatfield
Lois Welborn
Roby Bernie
FE. W. Price
Margaret Hedrick
Emerywood Duplicate Club Holds Saturday Session
The weekly session of the Emerywood Duplicate Club will convene at the club house on Saturday at 2 P M. The event invites members to attend and play duplicate bridge for the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Duplicate Club
Founders' Day Observed by Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Group
The Cloverdale Parent-Teacher Association marked Founders' Day with a program on February 18. Mrs. Ruria Shelton led devotions. Miss Winifred Bodie introduced the history of the PTA founders Mrs. Alice Birney and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. Eva P. Craig reviewed the PTA since 1923. Principal M L Patrick spoke on PTA unity. Music by L H Alrutz and students Peggy Crawford and Betty Ruth York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloverdale
Parent-Teacher Association
America
Ruria Shelton
Winifred Bodie
Alice McLellan Birney
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Eva P. Craig
M. L. Patrick
L. H. Alrutz
Peggy Crawford
Betty Ruth York
Bridge Champion Uses Mathematics
Russell J. Baldwin, captain Baldwin of the Ordnance Department, is noted as a familiar name in tournament bridge and served as national tournament manager of the American Contract Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell J. Baldwin
Nowaptain Baldwin
The
Ordnance Department
Mathematical Ace Becker Baldwin Solves Bridge Hand
Capt Baldwin, famed for tournament play and Army work, demonstrated his arithmetic skill in a Pennsylvania State team event with Capt Richmond H Skinner. By counting tricks he inferred West hand shape and executed the winning line after the diamond ace was knocked out and West showed four hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge League
Army
Pennsylvania
Richmond H. Skinner
Chemical Warfare Department
American Contract Bridge League
Baldwin
West
Victory Gardens Topic At Brentwood P T A Meeting
The Brentwood Parent-Teacher Association held its February meeting in the school auditorium with L P Greenway presiding. Mr Davis and Mr Wagoner Guilford County farm agents spoke on Victory Gardens and garden basics for early planting and pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood
Associatoin
L. P. Greenway
White
Frank McCulloch
Parker
Davis
Wagoner
Guilford County
Lloyd Thayer
Finn Street
Fifth Anniversary To Be Observed At Scout Meeting
The annual Girl Scout meeting will be at the Elwood Hotel Monday at 7 30 p m. A program marking five years of Girl Scouting in High Point is planned and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Elwood Hotel
High Point
Friends of Girl Scouting
Truck Haulage Volume Steady Since 1940
The Public Roads Administration of the Federal Works Agency reports heavier loads and fewer unloaded trucks on highways have kept total truck hauling near the 1940 level. The note adds that the Norwegian mile equals seven English statute miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Roads Administration
Federal Works Agency
Local residents note travel plans and family updates
Mrs. Robert W. Beaver of 214 Edeworth Apartments will visit Wayne Pennsylvania with Aviation Cadet Beaver in training at Valley Forge Military Academy. Miss Anne Green has returned to High Point to resume studies and is now at 405 Elm Street with Mrs. K C Caviness. Mr. and Mrs. Greene and Ray and Lena Green plan to return soon. Mrs. Thomas E. Beasley has returned from Richmond where her husband serves in the Army at Camp Eustis. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Crane Willmore of St Louis left for Charlotte before heading home. Mrs. J H Bridgers, at 210 West Bay Street, is recovering from an operation. The McKaughans and son William Roy Jr. show improving influenza symptoms at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Beaver
Edeworth Apartments
Wayne, Pa
Beaver
Valley Forge Military Academy
Anne Green
Clayton Greene
High Point
High Point Senior High School
Charleston
S. C
Elm Street
K. C. Caviness
Greene
Ray
Lena Green
Thomas E. Beasley
English Street
Richmond
U.S. Army
Camp Eustis
Cyrus Crane Willmore
St. Louis
Charlotte
Willmore
The
National Association of Real Estate Board
Miss Phyllis Crater Joins WAAC Training
Miss Phyllis M. Crater of 1616 English Street High Point is called to active duty with the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and reports this week for training at the 2nd WAAC Training Center in Daytona Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crater
WAAC
Phyllis M. Crater
English Street
High Point
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Daytona Beach
Fla
Russia War Role Explored By Y Clubs Speaker
Miss Dessie Cox spoke to the YWCA three business and professional clubs on Russia's WW II involvement. She traced Russia's wartime shift, geography of battles, arts development, and the impact on Russian literature and ballet, ending with a look at Allied positions in Africa. About sixty attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessie Cox
Jolly Y Clubs
Maud Burrows
Russia
Miss Cox
Africa
Pull Shades Save Nation in War Time Fuel Study
Homemakers salvage tin cans and kitchen fats while adopting shade rules to cut heat loss and fuel use. Armour Research Foundation findings show drawing shades at night and partial daylight use lowers heat loss by about one third and saves up to 10 percent in fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour Research Foundation
Washington
We The Women Non-Essential War Duty Critique
Ruth Millett argues that many homemakers social clubs and nonessential activities should be drafted into war work. She targets women gossiping on the phone, bridge players, club workers, and those not contributing to wartime effort while others support with male-dominated roles. She urges capable women to serve in nursing aides and war production.
War Department seeks stenographers and laborers in High Point
War Department in Washington needs stenographers and typists with salaries from 1752 to 1971 yearly. Training at High Point then transfer to Washington with paid travel. Stenographers must take 80 wpm dictation and typists 35 wpm. Also needed are laborers, electricians, machinists, boat builders, and helpers with hourly rates from 82c to 1.59. William W. Poole will visit the High Point Post Office Building on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington, D. C
High Point
Washington
Panama Canal
Hawaii
William W. Poole
United States Civil Service Region
Fri
Banquet and Dance Planned by Epsilon Eta Phi at Sheraton
The Epsilon Eta Psi fraternity of High Point College prepares its annual banquet and dance for Saturday night at the Sheraton Hotel. A large turnout is expected with many special guests and former members and their dates. The event starts at 7 30 p m with dancing at 8 30 p m led by Max Wester band. attendees include numerous couples and honored members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsilon Eta Phi
Epsilon Eta Psi Fraternity
High Point College
Sheraton Hotel
Max Westerband
James Lowder
Shirley Noble
Alvin Boles
Geneva Crowder
Roland Garman
Genieve Couch
Richard Smith
Virginia Martin
Robert Lilly
Grace Alexander
Robert Lloyd
Garnett Hinshaw
William Welborne
War Program Seeks Applicants For Vital Positions
Poole urged all workers not in full time war work to apply for needed roles in the WW2 effort. The note emphasizes filling vacancies to support the war program and mentions February 19 as an interview day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poole
America
Morris chair not named after William Morris inventor
The Morris chair bears his name but William Morris did not invent it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morris
Morris
Birth of Mary Ann Hubbard at Quantico Navy Hospital
Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Stanley B. Hubbard of Quantico Va announce the birth of a daughter Mary Ann on February 18 at the Navy Hospital in Quantico. Mrs Hubbard is the former Miss Ann Lee Grissom daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Grissom of this city. When the Big Dipper sets the handle is to the left and the bowl is right side up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley B. Hubbard
Quantico
Mary Ann
Navy Hospital
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Beth Parks
Joe Parks
Rosewood Avenuehursday
Beth
Rthday
Iso
Billy Ra
Sylvia Roper
Louise Roper
Nnah Ayers
Carolyn Sue Din
Margaret Elizabeth Payne Cy Moran
Ann Walton Elgon
Sue Bevins
Evelyn Chap
Betty Ann Steele
England
Seward’s Market
East Commerce
By Rick
P.T. A
Cloverdale Meeting
McKenney
South la
Val
Baldwin Aa
Victory Gardens
Ae . Ff
J. H. Bridgers
West Bay Street
W. R. McKaughan
William Roy, Jr
Johnson Street
Women In Service
Nation
Ruth Millett
Burns Cars
Nabisco
NABISCO + NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
William Hall
Virginia Greene
Ensign Ed Greeson
Greensboro
Greeson
Bill Keene
Hugh Hamptor
Rutherfordton
Frank Fernandez
Whitey Watts
Burlington
Edgar Snider
J. H. Mourane
Benjamin H. Hill
N. P. Yarborough
Bill Howe
Violet Richardson
Tom Hutchins
Harold Connor
ICE Delivery Company
Si West Broad Street
den Ee
Merit Shoes
Soulth Main Street
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Duke
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