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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1941
Page
6
Grace Moore, Metropolitan Opera leading soprano, arrives for a 8 o clock recital at the Senior High School auditorium in High Point. She tours nationwide and will sing for the Infantile Paralysis drive after tonight’s performance.
The Burbank Garden Club hosts a Presidents Day program at 10 a.m. at Mrs. Grady V. Stroupe's home 212 Hillcrest Drive. Presidents of seven High Point garden clubs will attend and speak on each club's main objective for the year to foster club cooperation. All Burbank members are urged to attend.
The Elm Street Parent-Teacher Association will meet Tuesday night at 7 30 in the school auditorium. The program features the school orchestra led by Miss Virginia Frank.
The High Point Community Concert Association presents Grace Moore, famed Metropolitan Opera star, at the senior high school auditorium as the third event in the local series. Community groups and clubs list numerous meetings and social events throughout the week including garden clubs, bridge parties, and DAR chapter activities.
The fourth annual Mid-Southern bridge tournament is set for January 24-25 at Pinehurst Carolina Hotel under Mrs. Anna Baker Fenner. Qualifying rounds Friday night and Saturday afternoon determine finalists for the Howell and Mitchell Movements with grand trophies for North-South and East-West winners.
The First Baptist Church Y W A meets at 8 PM with Mrs. R L Freeman at 901 Carrick Avenue. Activities include a green and white candle light installation and officers receive tokens with green lights. candles symbolize obligations.
Mrs. V C Collins entertained at the Gibson clubrooms on Saturday afternoon to honor her daughter Dorothy Frances. Guests and honoree enjoyed games and contests, with prizes to Betty McEver, Margaret Buchanan, and Mary Frances McEver. Unique fortunes in favors provided amusement as refreshments followed.
Miss Wanda Harville and Miss Geneva Crowder entertain Tuesday at 3:30 at 636 Colonial Drive honoring Mrs William Cobb Boyles of Thomasville a former local Dorothy Dean Davis. ANNOUNCE BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER Mr and Mrs Martin T Clark Route Two announce birth of daughter January 12 at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Coy E Moose of 900 North Hamilton Street remains a patient at Guilford General Hospital after an operation this morning with a satisfactory condition. Mr. and Mrs. C M Waynick returned home to Fieldstone Farm after visiting Raleigh for Governor Broughton’s inaugural luncheon and ball and other friends. Dr and Mrs Dennis Fox of Randleman visited the Parsons family on West Farriss Avenue. Miss Doris Gann of Wilson arrived to stay about ten days with Mrs Margaret McLeod Hawley at 1718 Kivett Drive. Mrs J E Robbins of 512 West Bay Street recovering satisfactorily after an operation at Guilford General Hospital on Saturday evening.
Bobbie Ann Williams celebrated her sixth birthday Saturday afternoon at her parents home with an attractive party. Guests enjoyed games in the living room and refreshments in the dining room. Attendees included Jane Jones Wayne Veach Larry Lackey Carolyn Gordon and Jackie Brunette.
High Point women's club members plan a January business meeting at the Elwood Hotel on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Attendees are asked to arrive promptly. The event is not a dinner meeting and will focus on accumulated business.
The Utopian Study Club meeting formerly planned with Mrs. John S. Pickett will be hosted by Mrs. Rodney E Snow at her suburban home near Jamestown. Members are advised of the change in venue and the gathering remains at 3:30 PM.
Charlie Betts, a well known Asheboro resident, was seriously burned yesterday afternoon when kerosene spilled on his shoes and trousers in a car returning to a hunting camp 12 miles southwest of Asheboro. A passenger struck a match to light a cigarette and Betts caught fire. He is at Randolph Hospital in serious condition.
Thomasville police report Finley E Bodenheimer of High Point was arrested at 4 40 Sunday morning for drunken driving. He was released on bond and the trial is set for January 17 in local court.
The North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs hosts key meetings in Raleigh as the Legislature begins. Board members and guests discuss the adult education council dinner January 21 and related lectures by Broughton Harrelson Poe Graham and others. A February Child Welfare Conference follows the White House Children in a Democracy event.
Mrs. Ernest S. Wall will entertain Tea and Topics Club members at the bi weekly meeting this Thursday at 3 30 p m The hostess home is 214 Hillcrest Drive as usual
The High Point Council of Jewish Women will meet at Gibson clubrooms Wednesday at 8 30 p m Mesdames Harry Kanter and Harry Kaplan will be associate hostesses
Cautions about contagious colds prompt readers to follow basic health rules and use Vicks Vatronol and VapoRub. Instructions recommend applying Vatronol at first sniffle and VapoRub for chest or throat relief, with a call to consult a physician if symptoms worsen.
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