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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1945

Page

6

Pentagon Club Meeting and Bridge Results Report

The Pentagon club meets at 8 o clock with Mrs. srothy Dean Boyles at 232 Woodrow Avenue. At Emerywood Country club Friday evening, Mrs. R D Tillson and Mrs. Porter Jr led North-South, with Mrs Valette J Harris and Mrs Laura Holbrook in second. East-West top scorers were Mr and Mrs C G McIntosh, with Mrs E T How er and Mrs P Y Adams in second. Others listed include Mrs O Durland and several others. A weather bureau note mentions the weatherometer tests for painable materials.

Pentagon Club Srothy Dean Boyles Woodrow Avenue Emerywood Country Club R. D. Tillson Porter Jr Valette J. Harris Laura Holbrook C. G. McIntosh E. T. Hower P. Y. Adams O. Durland W. P. Hazelwood C. S. Beaver F. H. Ot Robert Hubbard 7. Wilhite Reid Me‘mara J. W. Thompson Phil Warner Hal Davis J. . Welborn W. . Outen W. J

U D C Hears Program on Alex Stephens

High Point chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met at 3:30 at Mrs. J. E. Marsh home. Mrs. W. A. Bivins presided. Members pledged allegiance, heard devotionals, and memorials. The chapter donated $25 to Red Cross and $10 to Nurses Training Scholarship. Program highlighted Alexander H. Stephens life and Hampton Roads Conference 1865. Sidney Lanier facts shared. Refreshments served.

High Point United Daughters of the Confederacy J. E. Marsh South Main Street W. A. Bivins E. R. Richardson I. T. Mann Bruce Carraway Red Cross United States Treasury H. P. Morrison Alexander H. Stephens Confederate States Jefferson Davis Hampton Roads Sidney Lanier T. L. Caudle Mesdames C. B. Mattocks Dora Richardson

Local Notes on Families and Hospital Events in North Carolina

Mrs James Carr and Mrs J H Hughes of Southport visit Mrs T J Gold Jr at Hillcrest Drive. Mrs Selden attends Lees Wade golden wedding in this city. Martha Ann Loflin, 3, of Kennedy street, treated at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem. Marshall children Joy Walter Eddie visit mother Helen Marshall at Guilford County sanatorium. Robert Bain improves at Boulevard unit High Point Memorial hospital. Sixty six students from the Women s College Greensboro compete in gym meet at Rosenthal gym Friday 7 30 pm broadcasting on WCMC. High Point participants include Sara Layton Carol Walker Helen Smith. Ruth Lain moved from Boulevard unit to home on Ward street.

James ‘. Carr J. H. Hughes Southport T. J. Gold Jr Hillcrest Drive Martha Ann Loflin J. R. Loflin Kennedy Street Baptist Hospital Inston-Salem Marshall Joy Walter, Jr Eddie Mills Thomasville Helen Marshall Guilford County Womans’ College Greensboro Rosenthal Gymnasium WCMC Physical Fitness Network High Point Sara Layton Carol Walker Helen Smith Ruth Lain Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital Ward Street National Foundation For Hickory Blue Ridge Mountains Memorial Hospital Charlotte North Carolina New York

Church Social and Class Meetings Set for Wednesday

The Stephens Bible class will meet Wednesday at 3 pm in the home of Mrs. Chas. Gueth, 324 Louise avenue, with Mrs. C. S. Grayson leading. The Philathea Class of Green Street Baptist will gather at 7:30 pm for a brief business session at the church and then visit members. P. L. Grandjean, son of local residents, has been promoted to sergeant in the Oak Ridge Military Academy ROTC, per Capt. Charles R. Simons.

Stephens Stephens Bible Chas. Gueth Louise Avenue C. S. Grayson Green Street Baptist Church P. L. Grandjean P. W. Grandjean Oak Ridge Military Academy Charles R. Simons Institute

Divorce Filings In Local Court Divide Two Couples

Two divorce petitions were filed yesterday afternoon. James Wallace Wright seeks a divorce from Treva Carline Wright on ground of impotency. Eunice Ogletree Night seeks a divorce from W. M. Knight on grounds of two years separation.

James Wallace Wright Treva Carline Wright Eunice Ogletree Night W. M. Knight

Electrical directing device boosts American tanks

An electrical directing device increases American tank firepower, giving U S units a decisive advantage over enemy armored forces on the battlefield.

Hartman Thayer Nuptials Held in Raleigh Home

Ruth Elizabeth Thayer of High Point married Vladimir E. Hart man of Kingfisher Oklahoma in a Sunday afternoon ceremony at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. E. M. Freeman on Fayetteville Road Raleigh. The Rev. Hartman officiated. The couple planned to travel for a honeymoon after July 1.

Raleigh Ruth Elizabeth Thayer High Point Vladimir E. Hartman Kingfisher Oklahoma L. E. M. Freeman Old Fayetteville Road Doris Gene Bowman Jefferson City Tennessee Rubinstein Wagner Meredith College G. E. Thayer John A Wake Forest Hartman Gillespie Ellsworth Lynn High Point College Woman's College of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Alpha Aiinen Council of Southern Mountain Workers Berea Kentucky G. Bayer H. T. Jackson C. M. Kennerly Mary Alice Thayer Tenn

Miss Morrow Weds in California Wedding

Miss Jennie Ruth Morrow of Thomasville married Robert Judson Ward of the United States Navy on February 18 at six p.m. in the First Methodist church La Mesa California. The couple will reside in La Mesa after a Los Angeles Hollywood wedding trip.

Thomasville Jennie Ruth Morrow Robert Judson Ward United States Navy First Methodist Church la Mesa California Willard Christine Springton Grieg Bethel Vercanteren G. B. Ward Guilford College

Thomasville Woman's Club Hosts February Meeting

The Fine Arts Department of the Thomasville Woman's club held its February gathering at Mrs. E. I. Earnhardt's Park Avenue home. Six girl reporters from the Journal-Sentinel News presented an original skit about writing the book Copy Cats. Mrs. Vann Stringfield led the business session after the program.

Thomasville Thomasville Woman's Club E. I. Earnhardt Park Avenue Journal-Sentinel News Winston-Salem Frances Griffin Mary Garber Annie Lee Singleterry Sue Cox George Mamie) Bradley Tom Libby) Holder Vann Stringfield

South Declares Victory In Elegant Contract Bridge Play

In a light takeout bid East-West contest, South uses precise signaling to win a spade and club sequence. The declarer ruffs, tests hearts, and exploits West double indications to reach a safe heart lead and force victory.

West South Dummy Declarer East

Hofmann At Senior High Tomorrow

Josef Hofmann, renowned as the world’s greatest living pianist, will perform tomorrow night at eight o’clock in the High Point Senior High School auditorium. audiences fill halls for Hofmann as critics describe his artistry with awe and reverence.

Josef Hofmann High Point Metropolitan New York City

Ration Roundup Update on Book Four and Other Coupons

The notice lists validity for books four and three ration stamps including meat, processed foods, sugar, shoes, gasoline, and fuel oil. It specifies good through dates such as March 31 April 28 June 2 and upcoming validations from March 1 to June 30 with regional applicability and indicates no planned cancellations by OPA.

OPA Midwest

Victory Over An Epidemic

The 1944 infantile paralysis outbreak is examined as the worst in the nation. Hickory and Charlotte NC showcased rapid mobilization by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, with a $50,000 grant, temporary facilities, and broad community effort. Mortality ran about 3 percent with most patients recovering fully. flies as carriers are investigated.

National Army Red Cross Fire Department Water Department Boughton North Carolina

Lenten Reducing Diet Menu for February 18

Lenten reducing diet plan lists a breakfast of cornflakes with milk and coffee, and a luncheon featuring vegetable soup, rye crisp, tea, a macaroni croquette with tomato sauce, a lettuce salad with lemon juice and oil, a raw apple, and optional coffee.

Tar Heel Gardener Seeks Early Planting For North Carolina

The Tar Heel Gardener urges gardeners to take advantage of dry soil days from February to March. Early planting of onions, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower is advised, with March middle as a cutoff in most areas. A North Carolina vegetable planting table is available in War Series Bulletin No. 34 from the Agricultural Extension Service.

The Agricultural Extension Service North Carolina Is Bulletin

Unwanted Manpower Bill Faces Senate Scrutiny

In Washington on February 27 a manpower bill faced rough passage as the Senate considered its provisions for a second day. Senator George argued the measure was weak and feeble toward war job controls and would extend into next week. He planned to move to strike a revenue provision allowing employers who hired workers contrary to government orders to treat their pay as a business expense for tax purposes.

Washington Senate Judiciary Committee Senate House White House Ferguson R-Mich McCarran D-New Congress George D-Ga Military Affairs Committee

Fence Me In and Free Will in a Personal PSA

The note argues against blaming others for life’s walls and urges taking responsibility. It asserts individuals remain free only by their choices and warns against preferring excuses over making the break from self-imposed fences. It cites common targets like in laws friends and even family.

God

Also Mentioned on This Page

Madeline Hoover Mrs. Boyles Weather Bureau Nelson Francis B. Nelson N. Main St Wagger Lydia Pinkham Pinkham Taglets Ry Ae i Apie Tl PT Octagon Premium Stores Ona FORD U.D.C Alex Stephens Robert Bain Green Street Grandjean Northwestern Mutual W. Page Harris Miss Morrow Cal Lilian Yow Roy Proctor Ace of Clubs Bridge Club Walter Rapp Mesdames J. S. Green Ben Harris W. E. Tomlinson Harry Lee Lambeth W. G. Smith G. T. Alexander R. K. Farrington J. F. Garner Alvah Boyles Vernon Snyder Charles Phillips Julius Green Claiborne Pennington James Lambeth C. F. Finch J. C. Moore North East Rebble Arctic Hofmann New York Post the National Foundation Joan H. Harris N State College Dr. Caldwell Pat. OM Elsie Robinso Lessor Jewelh South Main Guaranty Agimania Steed Ruby Pauline Hed Wright Vera Quekner Fletty Trotter Helen Princess Beauty Shop Main St Reddy Duke Power Company Electric Service Piedmont Carolina
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