Wayside Garden Club Sees Mount Vernon Trees Garden Talk
The Wayside Garden Club met at Mrs. Henry Koonts home with Mrs. Smith as associate hostess. Pro chairman Mrs. C. E. Rozzelle gave an informative program on the Trees Gardens of Mount Vernon and described the garden with vivid descriptions of trees, flowers, borders, and planting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayside Garden Club
Henry Koonts
Smith
C. E. Rozle
Mount Vernon
Vs. Rozzelle
New Comer’s Club Meets Thursday at Mrs J at 803 West 1st
The New Comer's Club will meet on Thursday February 12 at 30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. J at 803 West 1st Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 1
Circle Meets Wednesday at The Woodman Circle Hall
The Woodman Circle will hold its monthly business meeting Wednesday at seven at the hall on W Com Street. All members are urged to be present as special announcements are to be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman Circle
W. Comstreet
Birthday party for Little Miss Beth Antoinette
The third birthday celebration for Beth Antoinette Parks was held at 915 Rosewood Avenue on Sunday afternoon February 18. Relatives and friends attended and enjoyed ice cream and cake after gifts and greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth Antoinette
Mrs. Parks
Rosewood Avenue
Tor
Bride-Elect Honored At Dinner Party
Miss Charlotte Kirkman, bride elect of Sgt Reid Morrison, was honored at a Monday dinner hosted by Miss Melvin Mayes and Mrs M A Hayes on Johnson Street Greensboro. Red and white decor featured garlanded roses and corsage place cards.
Demonstration Club Names Project Leaders at Friday Meeting
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Felix Miller's home with Mrs. Judson Ruth presiding. New member Eugene Jarrett joined as the group elected project leaders across Foods and Nutrition Home Gardens Health Home Poultry Dairy Food Preservation House Furnishing Home Management and Markets Family Life Beautification Community Service Loan Fund Education and Citizenship Recreation 4 H leader and heard a social talk by Miss Nell Kennett before refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Demonstration Club
Felix Miller
Judson Ruth
Eugene Jarrett
America the Beautiful
Club Women Oferica
Orvie Hayworth
S. R. Clinard
Enos Blair
W. K. Whitsell
Ray Idol
Sherwood Forrest
Raymond Hayworth
Blanch Owens
M. E. Christian
Herman Brown
W K. Whitsell
H. Sloan
Blanche Owens
Nell Kennett
Piedmont Camp earns honorable mention in Fraternity in Action
Piedmont Camp No. 62 Woodmen of the World High Point has been named an honorable mention in the 1944 Fraternity in Action contest. Forty nine other camps were highlighted for civic and fraternal work while Piedmont Camp gained a Certificate of Merit for its service and patriotic activities. Ceremony will be led by Byron Haworth with seven members receiving awards. full attendance requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Woodmen of the World
High Point
Farrar Newberry
Woodmen Society
Tien
Red Cross
USO
Community Chest
Navy
Army
Piedmont Camp
Byron Haworth
North Carolina
Women Are Not a Special Treat Say 1945 Column
A 1945 column argues women are not different or superior to men. It dismisses intuition and martyrdom as eye wash and urges treating women as normal people. The piece mocks surefire gender myths and urges equality in everyday life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
Dearie
Local Military and Social Notes From High Point
Mrs. H D Hahaffey returns to Gaffney S C after visiting D S Lee and S D Inmann in High Point. Accompanied by Jo Ann Barnhill and Judy Sherer. Staff Sergeant B B Collins Jr returns from overseas with the Eighth Air Force. Lt and Mrs Adam L Gibson Jr leave for New Smyrna Beach Fla after a 10 day leave. Captain and Mrs R E Snow Jr expected in Jamestown to visit. Mrs D M Fain recovering at High Point Memorial Hospital Washington Street unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hahaffey
Gaffney
S. C
D. S. Lee
Johnson Street
S. D. Inmann
N. Main Street
Jo Ann Barnhill
Judy Sherer
Adam L. Gibson Jr
New Smryna Beach
Fla
A. Lee Gibson Sr
Oakwood Court
Gibson
New Smyrna
R. E. Snow, Jr
R. F. Snow
Jamestown
Captain Snow
Miami Beach
Florida
D. M. Fain
Washington Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Births Herald Two Newborns in Portsmouth and High Point
Seaman 1 C and Mrs. Russell Hunt of Portsmouth Virginia announce the birth of son William Russell Jr on February 12 in Portsmouth. Fireman 1 C and Mrs. Robert C. Bury of High Point announce the birth of daughter Bobbie Louise on February 16 at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital. Fireman Bury is stationed at Little Creek Michigan after six months in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HUNTS
Seaman
Russell Hunt
Portsmouth
High Point
William Russell, Jr
Hunt
Elise Amick
Johnson Street
Robert C. Bury
West Green Street
Bobbie Louise
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Eury
Little Creek
Michigan
Ancient Arab Tribe Rule On Daughters After Marriage
A nomadic Arab tribe held a superstition that misfortune would strike a family if a married daughter laid eyes on her mother again. The belief reflects clan bonds and ancestral customs shaping social behavior in ancient times.
Woman's Society Bakes Chicken Supper at Rankin Memorial
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Rankin Memorial church will host a baked chicken supper in the church basement on Friday February 23 from 5 to 8 pm Tickets go on sale in advance. Steph ens Bible class meets Wednesday at 3 pm at Mrs J R Wood's home 258 Montheu avenue led by Mrs C S Grayson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Rankin Memorial Church
Stephens
Stephens Bible
J. R. Wood
Montheu Avenue
C. S. Grayson
Women of Moose Meet Wednesday Evening
The Women of the Moose will hold their regular meeting Wednesday at 8:00 PM at the Moose Hall on North Main Street. All members urged to attend due to important business. The 1940 census shows education levels among adults with 44 percent having eight years or less of schooling, 21 percent with four years or less of high school, and seven and a half million who attended college at least one year.
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of the
Moose
Moose Hall
North Main Street
U. S
Parent-Teacher Association Meeting at Senior High
The Senior High School Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school building. Rev. Wilson Weldon of the First Methodist Church will speak on The Challenge of the Present Hour to the Training of Our Youth. Music by the a capella choir directed by Carl Cronstedt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Weldon
First Methodist Church
Carl Cronstedt
Local Men Headed to Induction From Two Boards
Twenty seven local men left the Post Office by bus for induction at Fort B. Sixteen registrants departed from Selective Service Board No. 4 and 11 from Board No. 5. Names listed include Coston Charlies Jennings and James Lee Eller among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort B
Sective Service Board No. 4
Coston Charlies Jennings
William Odell Spoon
Woodrow Wilson Reddick
Hubert Everett Watson
Arnold Edward Kennedy
Robert Lee Farmer
John Bernie Arnette
Calvin Ray Hines
Oscar James Staley
Richard David Moore
EU Carrow
Harold Lloyd Chadwick
Edward Sidney Marsh
Arnold Reece Medlin
Jack Thomas Haynes
Herbert Allen Chilton
James Lee Eller
William Doyle Cunningham
Lewis Jones Warner, Jr
Junie Burton Lawson
William Blaine Moser, Jr
Hubert Oscar Hayworth
Olin Belvin Levina, Jr
Clete John Blevins
Malcolm Roscoe Sullivan
Spencer Tillingod Videon, Jr
Arvil Jacirk
One Arrested In Case Altercation
Arthur Lee Gant a 19 year old white resident of 609 Richardson street was arrested on a charge of deadly assault for striking William Williams an employee of the Dixie Hot Shoppe with a water glass during an altercation on North Main street Williams of 1120 Downing street was involved in the incident and Gant was released under $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lee Gant
Richardson Street
William Williams
Dixie
North Main Street
Gant
Williams
Downing Street
Men and Women in Service Receives Diploma at Norman Center
Everett B. Hill Seaman 2/c, husband of Juanita Hill of High Point Route 4, graduated from the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Norman Oklahoma. Hill is son of Mr and Mrs Eugene V Hill of Vanburen Street. He enlisted in Spartanburg South Carolina June 13 1944 and formerly worked for Durham Life Insurance Company. Prior to duty he was circulation manager for the High Point Enterprise. Noel J Abbott Private First Class wife Nellie lives at 31 A Clara Cox Apartments High Point NC awarded Combat Infantryman Badge for combat with Fifth Army in Italy by the 361st Infantry Regiment 91st Powder River Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett B. Hill
Juanita Hill
High Point Route 4
Naval Airechnical Training Center
Norman
Oklahoma
Hill
Eugene V. Hill
Vanburen Street
Seaman
Spartanburg
S. C
Durham Life Insurance Company
Fifth Army
Italy
Noel J. Abbott
Nellie
Clara Cox
High Point
North Carolina
91St
Powder River
Loflin Arrives in Miami Beach After European Duty
Staff Sergeant Charles B. Loflin 30 of High Point North Carolina arrives at Army Air Forces Redistribution Station No 2 in Miami Beach for rest after 11 months as a technical supply worker in the European theater. He entered the Army in October 1942 and was returned to the U S last November for hospitalization. His wife is Sara Hope Loflin and his mother Mrs J S Loflin lives at 107 Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loflin
Miami
Miami Beach
Fia
Charles B. Loflin
High Point
N. C
Army Air Forces
J. S. Loflin
Oak
Foxworth Promoted to Staff Sergeant in 15th AAF
Charlie B. Foxworth 21 of 104 Briggs Ave High Point NC promoted to Staff at bomber base in Italy. A gunner on a B 24 Liberator with a veteran group that has flown over 185 missions against targets in southern and central Europe. Entered service Oct 6 1943. Wears Air Medal and European African Middle Eastern Theater ribbon with two stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foxworth
15Th Aaf
Italy
Charlie B. Foxworth
Briggs Ave
High Point
N. C
Europe
Sgt
New Hybrid Popcorn Produces 50 Percent Bigger Fluff
Researchers unveil a new hybrid popcorn that yields fluffier kernels by about 50 percent. The breakthrough promises tastier, lighter popped corn and potential applications in snack foods and theater concessions.
Stray Cat Disrupts Dr Mann Home On John son Street
A stray cat roamed the roof of Dr I T Mann at 1206 Johnson Street last night after 10 o clock. Firemen from No 4 station were called to the rescue after attempts to coax the animal failed. The cat fled the roof upon seeing the rescuers.
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I. T. Mann
Johnson Street
No. 4 Station
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