Daughters of Confederacy Hear Timely Lanier Talk
Local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met with Mrs. A. E. Tate on West Broad Street to hear two articles on Sidney Lanier and broader Southern literary and race topics. Mrs. Morrison outlined Lanier’s life and the Hall of Fame honor, noting UDC support and prior South partnerships with Robert E. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Confederacy
Sidney Lanier
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
A. E. Tate
West Broad Street
C. H. Bass
T. W. al
C. L. Lewis
University of New York
Hall of Fame
Lanier
South
UDC
Robert E. Lee
AAUW Elects Delegates to Durham and Hears Miss Seaburg
High Point AAUW met at the Elks Club with about thirty-five members. Delegates were chosen for the state convention to be held in Durham in April. Miss Anna Seaburg of Greensboro spoke on equal rights for women and the proposed federal bill, cautioned about potential conflicts with existing protective laws, and urged letters to Congress. Mrs Margaret Farley and others hosted a social period with spring floral decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham
Annaburg
Greensboro
High Point
Amn Association of University
Elks’ Club
Meta Glass
Sweet Briar College
Briar, Va
National
Aauw Board
Gillie Larue
Randolph Acon
Colt Hae Beabure
Greensboro UW
Altrusan
University Women and
Altrusa Club
Clara Cole Shereed
Emerywood Country Club
Edeet
Sue Riggs
Twentieth Century Study Club
Efield
Henry V. Koonts
Women's Guild of
High Point Memorial Hospital
Adams A Ywca
C. Idol
Gus
R. T. Amos
Eleanor Amos
Emer
Frances Holton
Clu
Horace Haworth
Edgedale Drive
Wild Flower Garden
R. H. Shaw
Westwood
DCW DAC And Daughters Of 1812 Meet In Charlotte
The North Carolina Society Daughters of Colonial Wars and the D A C will hold a joint meeting in Charlotte on March 5 at 2 PM at Otel Charlotte with local members expected. Isidens of Wreseherthe will preside. a 6:30 PM inner session follows with both groups. The D A C supports two scholarships at Greensboro School and aided Pacific theater veterans at Mare Island California with artificial limbs. The groups aim to continue providing comforts not offered by the government with the slogan Better Citizenship of Tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Society
Daughters of Colonial Wars
Otel Charlotte
Charlotte
Isidens of Wreseherthe
Lina Iety
Daughters of
Greasboro School
Mare's Island
Bridge and fashion show fundraiser in High Point and Winston-Salem
The High Point and Winston-Salem chapters of the American Institute of Banking plan a benefit bridge and fashion show on March 7 at the Robert E Lee hotel in Winston-Salem. Proceeds go to the Red Cross. Tickets available at Security Bank High Point, High Point Law and Trustee, and Wachovia Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Institute of Banking
Winston-Salem
Robert E. Lee Hotel
Highoint
inston-Salem
USO Juniors Change Dance Night to Wednesday
Local junior hostesses will go to Greensboro tomorrow evening for a dance at the Service club at ORD instead of Thursday. They will leave the USO at seven o'clock and juniors who can go should contact the USO for advance check up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ord
USO
Esses
Students Honor Wallburg Teacher With Surprise Birthday Party
The sixth to seventh graders at Wallburg Elementary surprised teacher Mrs. Marvin Hedrick with a birthday party in the school library at noon on a Friday in February. About twenty pupils attended, lunch was served, and Hedrick cut and shared birthday cake inscribed Happy Birthday Teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallburg Elementary School
Marvin Hedrick
Sorority Dinner Brings Chapters Together At Sheraton
The Theta Kappa Tau sorority hosted Belmere chapters Zeta Pi Thomasville Theta Omicron Winston Salem and Etalon Charlotte for a dinner in the Sheraton tea room. Decorations featured pink and green with candles and a Tau Phi Lambda coat of arms. A candlelight initiation followed a musical pro gram by Barbara Carrol Virginia Loflin and Edith Waggoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theta Kappa
Tau Ae Lanes Sorority
Belmere
Zeta Pi
Thomasville
Theta Omicron
Winston-Salem
Etalon
Charlotte
Sheraton Hotel
Tau Phi Lambda
Lucil Vis
Blanche Eakin
Katherine Crawford
Freida Cruse
Goldier Steele
Annie Jarret
Louise Yarborough
Eta Upsilon of
National Committee
Supreme Forrest Woodmen
Barbara Carrol
Irginia Loflin
Edith Waggoner
Daisey Greene Oe Zeta Pi
Ruby Stone
Lucille Davis
Evie Williams
Virginia Snider
Edith Warden
Nellie Hare
Doris Underwood
V = Loflin
Virginia Morrison
Mary Wag
Chapter Night Of Women Of Moose Chapter Night
The Women of the Moose local chapter hosts a chapter night at Moose Hall tomorrow at eight o clock. Gladys Richardson ritual chairman will supervise the ritual program and members are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Iss Gladys Richardson
Births in Oklahoma two new babies named
A son Lowell Leland Bryan arrived February 7 at Capitol Hill General Hospital Oklahoma City to Mr and Mrs Lyman L Bryan of Norman Oklahoma Mrs Bryan formerly Louise Modlin of Jamestown A daughter Doris Ann Craven born February 24 at Griffin Barnes Clinic Asheboro to Mr and Mrs W B Craven Mrs Craven formerly Pearl Coltrane of High Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryans
Lyman L. Bryan
Norman
Okla
Lowell Leland
Capitol Hill General Hospital
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bryan
Louise ‘Modlin
Jamestown
Doris Ann Steeds
W. B. Craven
Steeds
Doris Ann
Griffin-Barnes
Asheboro
Craven
A Pearl Coltrane
High Nt
Church Social to Honor Returning Service Men
Lebanon Methodist church hosts a covered dish supper on Wednesday at 7 PM to honor returning service men. All returnees are invited to attend. Stephens Bible study class meets tomorrow at 3 PM with Mrs. W. P. Bodenheimer on Sunset Drive led by Mrs. C. F. Grayson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Methodist Church
Stephens
Bodenheimer
W. P. Bodenheimer
C. F. Grayson
Local Melrose Couple Wed in Unitarian Ceremony
James V. Richardson and Marjorie Goldthwait of Melrose were married February 9 at the First Unitarian church Melrose. The bride wore a blue suit with matching accessories while her sisters served as attendants. The couple plan to San Diego where Richardson will serve as chief pharmacist’s mate in the U S navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James V. Richardson
Marjorie Goldthwait
Melrose
Mass
Nancy Ray Goldthwait
Lucy
Carol
Ruth Goldthwait
Richardson
Melrose High School
Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing
Teacher's College
Columbia University
U. S. Navy
Groom
High Point High
World Day of Prayer Plans Shaping Up
Plans form for World Day of Prayer to be observed Friday at 3 PM in First Methodist church. High Point council of churchwomen and Ministerial association coordinate services at local plants and city schools with committees handling programs, offerings, and registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Council of Church Women
Thomas T. Lindsay
Ministerial Association
E. Anderson
First Methodist
Charles Barrier
Wilson ©. Weldon
R. D. Tillson
Birthday Party Honors Alice Jo Moffitt
Mr and Mrs W G Moffitt entertained to honor their daughter Alice Jo who turned five on February 24 at their home 220 Thurs ton Street. Guests included Charloste Shirley Stout Marcia Charles White Thelma Hill Harold Bunn Sandra Woody Betsy Harris Jean Harris and Shirley Stout with games prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Moffitt
Alice Jo
Thurston Street
Charloste
Shirley Stout
Marcia
Charles White Thelma Jean Hill
Harold Bunn
Sandra Woody
Betsy Harris
Jean Harris
Emerywood Events Span Tea to Holton-Wilson Wedding
A busy Emerywood social week includes teas for Frances Holton and Mary Sue Riggs, Rotary and Altrusa dinners, and a Friday wedding rehearsal. The Holton Wilson ceremony at Wesley Memorial and reception at Emerywood mark the weekend finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury Club
Emerywood Country Club
J. A. Morris
Frances Holton
Don K. Wilson
Wesley Memo Methodist Church
Florence Ellis
Holton- Wilson
Eleanor Amos
Pauline Jas
Emerywood
Edward L. Short
Mary Sue Briggs
Robert Pearce
Holton-Wilson
Arthur Wetherell
Temptation to cover an honor costs a bridge game
In a match point duplicate, South as dealer faced a three card diamond guard and a guarded dummy. West misplayed by playing diamonds and trumps to the king and ace, allowing declarer to ruff a heart and cash the heart ace after dummy ruffed, securing the game.
Church Honors Its Returned Servicemen
Rev Paul Tudor Jones spoke at a First Presbyterian dinner honoring veterans. 134 attended the servicemen’s recognition event, with about 30 still in the armed forces and many guests from church families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Tudor Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Jones
George Edwin Knight
William Lentz
W. Gatewood Shipman
Edwin G. Watkins
Vernon Wicker
P. C. Thompson
H. O. Williams
Frankie Cecil
Earl Richardson
High Point College
H. M. Dowd
Grover C. Garland
Robert G. Garland
Joseph Owens
Robert W. Gold
Philip G. Griffin, Jr
J. I. Groome
J. W. Hawkins
J. Keith Harrison
Charles G. Hassell
Donald L. Hayes
W. S. Hayes
F. R. Hicks, Jr
Winford Hinkle
Jim Hogg
George W. Hutchens
Robert L. Hutchens
F. Ingold
Carl Justice
John W. Kirkman
Hobart T. Lee, Jr
Howard T. Lyon
Robert O. McCall
M. D. McKinnon
Archie Newton
Robert Overman
William S. Perry
David Pickard
J. E. Pleasants
Garnett A. Pollock
Clarence Robards
Walter A. Robertson
Jack Robinson
Robert L. Robinson
John D. Ross
J. Stokes Salley
D. Sears, Jr
Andrew Smith
Davis H. Smith
Ralph O. Smith
Ansel C. Snow
R. E. W. H. Snow
George E. White
H. M. White
Norval Wiliamson
Joseph L. Williard
Russell N. Williard
John A. Womack
B. J. Yates
Mrs. Clark Seeks Alimony and Attorney Fees
Mrs. Lucy White Clark petitions the municipal court for alimony and counsel fees from Claude Lee Clark. A hearing may be set next week before Judge D. C. MacRae. She alleges no support since August 1944 when a divorce judgment against her husband was set aside. Two more divorce actions were filed: J. E. Amos vs Susie D. Amos and Mammie Lou Camp Langlois vs Raymond Joseph Langlois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Lee Clark
Lucy White Clark
D. C. MacRae
Clark
J. E. Amos
Susie D. Amos
Mammie Lou Camp Langlois
Raymond Joseph Langlois
Endgame in Bridge Defense Turns on Diamond Play
The passage analyzes a bridge hand where West gains by not covering the diamond king, arguing that covering would fail to defeat the contract. It notes how delaying dummy’s last trump until East can be overruff preserves defending chances, with the key idea being to time the overruff and diamond plays to avoid giving declarer an extra trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Dummy
Declarer
East
Five Year Old Boy Starts Fire At Old Barn
A five year old boy playing with matches set fire to an old barn at 500 Prospect Street yesterday afternoon. Firemen quickly extinguished the flames before the structure burned completely. The boy, too frightened to identify himself, was among several youngsters nearby and ownership of the barn was undecided at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Street
W. W. King
Park Street
McKinley Dewis
Youths Charged Over False Ages in Draft Cards
Draft board officials sought to reset registration cards for Ja Moore and Grayson Davis after alleging the youths misrepresented their ages as 18. Moore 15 and Davis 16 faced juvenile court or road sentence, while other court cases included drunkenness and assaults, with several arrests and fines recorded. The report also notes a jealous father removing a baby gibbon at the New York zoological park and a platypus living briefly in the same park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Ja Moore
Grayson Davis
Moore
Davis
Grimes Street
James Jordan
Paul D. Rich
Ashe
Robert Stugens
Taylor Street
Chester Gray
Woodberry Street
Fish Street
Jessie J. Newsome
South
Hamilton Street
Ben Crawford
Vail
Joe B.ocean
Guilford College
Miller Carter
West Street
Grady Sikes
Deep River
Nese Williard, Jr
Greenway Drive
Wade Johnson
Odell Johnson
Ane Ee
J. Harold
Adams Street
Arthur Ingram
New York Zoological Park
Executors Notice for Luther L Hendrix Estate in Guilford NC
Executors Dorothy Byrum Hendrix and Eugene Hendrix of Jamestown Route 1 notify all claims against Luther L Hendrix deceased to present by February 6 1947 or be barred. They request immediate payment from all indebted to the estate. February 5 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther L. Hendrix
Guilford County
North Carolina
Dorothy Byrum Hendrix
Eugene. Hendrix
Jamestown
Legion Leader Plans Meeting in Raleigh with National Leaders
Victor Johnson state commander of the American Legion said plans are complete for the executive committee and post officers meeting in Raleigh this weekend. National Commander John Stelle and national auxiliary president Mrs. Walter Craven will attend and speak. Associate Justice E B Denny will deliver the memorial service address. Johnson noted Legion membership nears 60 000 with World War II men joining rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Victor Johnson
Pittsboro
American Legion
John Stelle
Walter Craven
Charlotte
Woman's Auxiliary
E.B. Denny
State Supreme ‘Court
Johnson
State Legion
Stelle
Illinois
Gregg Cherry
North Carolina
General Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
Seventeen Local Men Report For Induction At Fort Bragg
Seventeen men left for Fort Bragg to begin induction into the armed services. From draft board four: Fred McKinley Davis Jr, Cathy Harold Gray, Eldon Lionel Freeman, James Olin Shuskey, Claude Adams Bowers, J. A. ik Wayne C. Jones, Jimmie Kennon, Clarence Marvin Hutchens, Roy Franklin Stuart, James Holcomb Mathews, Roby Franklin Lohr Jr. From board five: Gilbert Armenius Gray, Robert Ray Hedrick Jr, Julian Harvey Glenn, Walter Scott Reagan Jr, William Dean Lee. The note about radio station call letters and a stray line on female turkeys are unrelated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
Armed Services
Fred McKinley Davis, Jr
Cathy Harold Gray
Eldon Lionel Reeman
James Olin Shuskey
Claude Adams Bowers
J. A. Ik Wayne C. Jones
Jimmie Kennon
Clarence Marvin Hutchens
Roy Franklin Stuart
James Holcomb Mathews
Roby Franklin Lohr, Jr
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C. B. Mattocks
Cherry North
H. P. Mor
AAUW
Durham
Becky's
Whitlark’s
East Commerce
Minnie Lee
Steed
Betty Trotter
Paulin Princess Beauty Shop
N. Main St
Ruby Tyner
Hedgecock
DCW
DAC and Daughters of 1812
Wallburg
Wallace Troy Rice
C. E. Abbott
High Point Route One
Lois Frances Abbott
Navy
Ollie M. Bledsoe
Moose
Lebanon
Alice Jo Moffitt
Mary Lou Cecil
Sarah Herndon
Rockford Road
Frances Iton
Altrusanad
Taylor M. Simpson
Rotary Club
Rotary Anns
D. W. Daniel
Clemson College
Carolinas Advertising Executive Association
Carolinas Advertising Executives Association
C. W. Patterson, Jr
High Point Enterprise
Lee Rickard
Anderson
S. C
Independent Daily Mail
James L. Allegood
Wilmington Star-News
Ruby M. Fonville
H. H. Carson
News and Observer
C. E. Godfrey
Spartanburg
Howard Cooper
Greenwood
C. A. Eyre
New Bern
Marshall F. Murdaugh
I. W. Williams
Rex Freeman
Roy M. Zeigler
Charleston Post-News and Courier
F. Earl Crawford
Church
Australia
United States
Legion
Nelson Florist
Francis B. Nelson
N. Main &T
Ider Marshall
Salle
Vicks VA
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