Reports At League Meeting Signal Busy Month Ahead
The Junior Service League reviews a busy schedule with a Christmas Seals sale, tuberculosis aid, baby clinic activity, and a new Family and Children’s Board. Plans include opening a League cafeteria during the Mid-Winter Market and a February junior program featuring Sue Hastings’ Marionettes.
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Jun- Service League
Mily and Children’s Bureau
Gue
Dlywood Country Club
E. T. Harrison
Laurance Ingram
Ting
Dober
League
Jesse Washburn
Natal
R. L
Furniture Exposition
Southern
Joe Temple
Arts and Interests
Sue Hastings
Hastings
Sinbad the Sailor
High Point
Waynick discusses North Carolina trails and road history
M Waynick, editor of The Enterprise, spoke at the January meeting of the Alexander Martin chapter D A R on early North Carolina trails and the origin of today road systems, noting Cherokee and Indian trails that shaped state highways and commerce. Delegates to state and national congresses were elected, with refreshments served by hostesses led by Mrs Tate. guests included Mrs J E Watkins of Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Tate
West Broad Street
Alexander Martin
M. Waynick
Theterprise
North Carolina
J. Waynick
A.S. Caldwell
State Highway Public Works Commission
Swain
Nty
High Point
Continental Congress
Washington
Fourth District
A. S. Caldwell
D. E. Richardson
J. E. Lambeth
F.S. Lambeth
L. M. H. Reynolds
John
Study Group Hears Book Review At High Point
Mrs. Nancy Poston presented a favorable review of Sea Island Lady by Francis Sword to the High Point Chapter of Jewish Women at Mrs. Sara Wagger’s home on Woodrow Avenue. The discussion compared Emily Fenwick to Scarlett O’Hara and noted the novel’s Southern, postwar setting near Beaufort, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Island Lady
Francis Sword
Nancy Poston
High Pointneil
Sara Wagger Woodrow
Beaufort
Uth Carolina
New
Women Of Moose Cancel Ritual Practice Called Meet
The Women of the Moose canceled the ritual practice meeting planned for this evening. The practice will be rescheduled for a later date and the regular chapter meeting will occur next week.
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Women of the Moose
Mrs Long Hosts Entre Nous Club Meeting
Mrs Charles F. Long will entertain Entre Nous Club members at her Elm Street home tomorrow afternoon at three o clock.
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Charles F. Long
Entre Nous Club
Elm Street
L'Amitie Club to Meet at Gibson Clubrooms Thursday
The L'Amitie Club will hold its regular meeting Thursday evening at the Gibson clubrooms, per today's announcement.
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L'Amitie Club
L’amitie Club
Gibson
Cooperative Concert With Helen Jepson Opens Season
Wednesday events include the Cooperative Concert Association with soprano Helen Jepson in the second concert of the season. Other meetings feature the Girl Scout Council, Social Arts Club, Entre Nous Club, YWCA annual meeting with Dr. O C Williamson, and Canterbury Club with Mrs. Charles W. Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooperative Concert Association
Charles F. Tomlinson
Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
Girl Scout Council
R. A. Herring
East
Lexington Avenue
E. R. Outland
Woodrow Avenue
C. F. Long
Elm Street
Church Social Altar Society Postponed Due to Illness
Multiple church groups report postponements or rearrangements. St Edward's Altar Society postpones meeting at Mrs. Bowe's Otteray Drive to next week due to illness and bad weather. Other classes at Main Street Methodist and Archdale Methodist shift dates or cancel tonight pending recovery and scheduling.
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Altar Society
St. Edward's Catholic Church
R. G. Bowe
Otteray Drive
Archdale Methodist Church
Monarch Auxiliary Opens New Year With Social Plans
The Monarch Auxiliary met at 411 Centennial Avenue for its initial meeting. Mrs. R. B. Culler chaired as newly elected leader, committees were appointed, and eleven members attended. A social committee outlined events, followed by a musical program by Misses Elia Lou Taylor and Doris Koonce and refreshments.
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Monarch
H. M. Taylor
Centennial Avenue
R. B. Culler
Homer Barret
R. A. Wilson
Frank Mickey
Elia Lou Taylor
Doris Koonce
Randolph County schools open except Trinity due back Thursday
Randolph County schools opened yesterday except Trinity which will start Thursday morning after an extra recess to repair a faulty water system. Superintendent T. Fletcher Bulla announced the plan.
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Randolph Schools
Asheboro
Randolph County
Trinity
T. Fletcher Bulla
Down Memory Lane by Helen Jepson
The aspiring soprano recounts her path from a piano loving child in Akron to performing on radio with Paul Whiteman and earning a Metropolitan Opera contract. She details early singing in church, a vaudeville act, a Curtis Institute scholarship, and the Philadelphia journey to study and debut. An editor notes she appears at Junior High School in concert tonight under High Point Cooperative Concert Association.
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Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
High Point Cooperative Concert Association
Charles F. Tomlinson
Akron
Ohio
Rosa Ponselle
Kiwanis
Rotary Club
Institute
Philadelphia
Paul Whiteman
Metropolitan Opera House
Miss Jepson
Eastern Star Initiates Five at Regular Meeting
High Point chapter 106 Order of the Eastern Star held a regular meeting at the Masonic Temple and initiated five candidates including Mr. and Mrs. Fleet Lewis, Mrs. Beulah Hoover, Mrs. Florence Hill, and Miss Ruby Rollins. Mrs. Merchie Andrews presided. an oyster supper is planned for January 25 and 39 members and guests attended, with notable visitors from North Carolina and Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Fleet Lewis
Beulah Hoover
Florence Hill
Ruby Rollins
Merchie Andrews
Andrews
Harold Moag
Grand Chapter of
North Carolina
Edna Moag
Greensboro
Annie E. Harding
Electa
Spokane
Wash
Mrs Alson Gray Chosen New President of Girl Pentagon Club
Election of officers held at Miss Nancy Smith home on Montlieu avenue with Mrs Alson Gray elected president succeeding Miss Earline Moore Other posts filled include Helen Crowder vice president Katherine Lowder milk secretary Mary Doane Rankin treasurer Mildred Crowder assistant secretary Erline Moore publicity chair Plans also set for a January 23 dinner bridge at Mrs Howard S Hartzell to honor Mrs Gilbert C Bernard and former Miss Marion Elliott and Nancy Smith whose marriage to Edwin G Watkins Jr will take place next month
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Pentagon Clab
Neid
Nancy Smith
Montlieu Avenue
Alson Gray
Earline Moore
Helen Crowder
Lois Curran
Katherine Lowdermilk
Helen Davis
Mary Doane Rankin
Mildred Crowder
Bob Cook
Erline Moore
Howard S. Hartzell
Gilbert C. Bernard
Marion Elliott
Edwin G. Watkins, Jr
Mrs Brinson To Fete Visitor Here
Miss Gertrude E. Gold of Philadelphia arrives for an extended visit with Mr and Mrs R N Brinson. She plans a luncheon bridge today and a breakfast bridge tomorrow. Gold is outdoor program supervisor for Girl Scouts in Philadelphia.
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Gertrude E. Gold
Philadelphia
R. N. Brinson
Roman Senators Appointed for Life Until Expulsion
The text notes that Roman senators were appointed for life unless expelled from office for dishonorable conduct.
Local Area Faces Illnesses and Visits Across Lynchburg
Mrs J T Robertson from Lynchburg arrives to visit nieces Julia and Virginia Ryan in the Alberta Apartments. R L Green remains critically ill at Burrus Memorial Hospital. family at bedside. Mrs H D Sechrest recovering after surgery at Burrus Memorial. Robert J Terry returns from vacation via Leland and Birmingham to High Point. Mrs Royster M Tucker treated for influenza at Burrus Memorial Hospital and recovering. Mrs J H Coe and daughter Shirley ill at 1801 Johnson Street. Miss Hilda Workman ill at home on Burton Street with influenza. Mrs R C Loman a patient at Guilford General Hospital. Mrs M M Brame of Henderson and Miss Carrie Brame of Goldsboro visiting J D Brame on Lindsay Street. Mrs W G Kirkman confined to Burrus Memorial Hospital with sprained hip after a Monday fall. Continuous hospital stays noted across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Robertson
Lynchburg, Va
Julia
Virginia Ryan
Alberta
R. L. Green
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Robert J. Terry
Leland
Miss
High Point
Birmingham
Ala
Henry Upson Sims
M. M. Brame
Henderson
Carrie Brame
Goldsboro
J. D. Brame
Lindsay Street
W. G. Kirkman
Altrusa Club Dinner and Meeting at Sheraton
Altrusa Club held its January business meeting in the Sheraton Hotel dining room after a 6:30 p.m. dinner. Marie Caddell presided as president. reports from officers and chairs were heard. new committee members include Verta I. Coe and Mabel H. Burnett. Eighteen members attended.
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Altrusa Club
Sheraton
Marie Caddell
Myrtle Barthmaier
Mary Ballard
Mabel Hargett
Caddell
Verta I. Coe
Mabel H. Burnett
Debts Total 281 Billion and Nation Wealth at 300 Billion
TheUnited States bears total debts of 281 billion dollars while total wealth is estimated at 300 billion dollars across all kinds of assets and obligations.
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United States
Ace-Hi Bridge Club Dines Before Regular Session
Mrs. M. Z. Perkinson entertained Ace-Hi Bridge Club members with a spaghetti dinner at Arlington Drive home before the regular meeting. High score prize went to Mrs. Silas B. Casey. low scorer awarded a novelty ash tray to Mrs. J. S. Ingram. Members present included several named ladies and one guest, Mrs. J. R. Adams.
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M. Z. Perkinson
Arlington Drive
Silas B. Casey
J. S. Ingram
Perkinson
J. R. Adams
Mesdames
J. 8. Ingram
Albert Hopkins
E. A. Wright
Charles Byrd
Lloyd Sheetz
Grady Goldston
Evelyn James Weds C. B. Palmer in Georgia ceremony
Mrs Lillian Morton James announces the marriage of her daughter Evelyn Claire to Oakley Butler Palmer on Monday December 18 1939 at the Presbyterian Church Waycross Georgia. At home Baxley Ga.
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C. B. Bailey
Georgia Morton
Morris Street
Guilford Business College
Lillian Morton James
Evelyn Claire
Oakley Butler Palmer
Presbyterian Church
Waycross
Georgia
Baxley
Industrial employment at peak in Randolph County
Industrial employment in Randolph County reaches its highest level since December 1937. An active unemployment balance stands at 597, a marked improvement from May 1939’s 1,974. December placements totaled 98 with 61 in private employment, per Z L Rochelle of the local employment office.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Z. L. Rochelle
Damages Suit Opened Over Smoke From Peerless Flooring Plant
In Guilford Superior Court Judge Felix Alley presided over consolidated damage actions by Franklin Speaks and Ison Speaks against Peerless Flooring Company of High Point. Plaintiffs seek 2500 and 2000 dollars for alleged damages to adjacent property from smoke and cinders. Separately, High Point Savings and Trust Company was awarded 5000 dollars against Mrs. Sarah J Embler and Mrs. Maude R Embler on a note, with six percent interest from 1939 and costs, plus a court sale of a Madison Avenue lot on February 12 to satisfy the judgment.
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Greensboro
Franklin Speaks
Ison Speaks
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Felix Alley
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Sarah J. Embler
Maude R. Embler
C. B. Embler
Sarah J
H. L. Embler
Maude R
Madison Avenue
Asheboro Bar Association to Honor Late John Brittain
A Randolph County Bar Association committee met to plan memorial services for the late John Thomas Brittain one of the state's oldest and best known lawyers. The service will be held on the opening day of Randolph County Civil Court January 29. Committee members are W. C. York J. A. Spence and A. I. Ferree.
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Asheboro
Randolph County Bar Association
John Thomas Brittain
Randolph County Civil Court
W. C. York
J. A. Spence
A. I. Ferree
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Edeline Hoover
Wish Council
Poston
Harry Jacobs
Hildren
Vicks
Jicks VapoRus
Beth
Tani W
Canterbury Club
Charles W. Perry
Sherbrook Court
ST. Edward's Altar Society
Mary Harper
Mrs. Wilson
Archdale Women
Elizabeth Albright
Ward Street Methodist Church
Fred Carroll
Hodgin Street
W. S. Hasty
Hallman
First Methodist Circle
Circle Four
First Methodist Church
Worth Ivey
Ross Davis
Denny Street
Myrtle Davis
Pauline Hicks
Thomas E. Strickland
Reba Wilson Fox
E. S
Girl Pentagon Club
Mrs. Brinson
William Headley Hall
O. T. Hall
High Point Route Four
H. D. Sechrest
Aee
Royster M. Tucker
J. H. Coe
Shirley
Johnson Street
Hilda Workman
Burton Street
R. C. Loman
Guilford General Hospital
Altrusans
Raleigh
National Vocational Guidance Association
Mary G. Shotwell
Eva Wall
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Lucile Johnston
Ethel Moxley
Arcrid
American Institute of Laundering
Ace-Hi Bridge Club
Evelyn James Weds
C. B. Palmer
Randolph
Asheboro Bar Association
John Brittain
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nunn-Bush
Edgerton
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