Legion Auxiliary Units Honor Nat's Officer And Gold Star Mothers Here
Thirty six members and guests attended an executive board dinner at the Sheraton Hotel with Mrs Walter G Craven national vice president of the Southern Division American Legion Auxiliary and Gold Star Mothers as special guests. The High Point unit hosted the dinner and Mrs Leigh Harper presided. Corsages marked Gold Star Mothers and war stamp corsages marked Craven and department officers. Local selections by Roy Padgett were highlighted after the day’s executive board meeting.
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Sheraton
Sheraton Hotel
Walter G. Craven
Charlotte
American Legion Auxiliary
High Point
Auxiliary
Leigh Harper
Gardenia
Craven
Harper
Deene
Alexander
Tional
L. E. Glenn
Greensboro
L. C. Phillips
Asheboro
Alice Davis
J. Vance Rowe
Aberdeen
Frank Johnson
Statesville
Ada Gashaw Pitkin
Eleanor Mills
Pittsboro
North Carolina
The
Legion Auxiliary
W. C. Alexander
Durham
Victor Johnson
Y~man
Department Americanism
Archa Adams
Gold Star
J. Keener Wooters
Kinston
North Carolina Department
Auxiliary Conference Urges Women to Shape Generations
Mrs. Walter G. Craven of Charlotte, national vice president, urged about 150 Auxiliary members at the First Methodist church to meet today’s challenge for lasting impact on families and veterans’ children. Leaders outlined rehabilitation, child welfare, and Americanism efforts with emphasis on World War II veterans’ families and new Red Cross home service plans in North Carolina.
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P. P. Phillips
Durham
Oteen
Fayetteville
Weaver Mann
Girls State
C. W. Phillips
Woman's College
Greenstore
J. H. Allred
G. M. Haley
Army Air Corps
Chioris Kellum
Wilmington
Home Service
North Carolina
American Red Cross
Sheraton
Auxiliary
Legion
Karl Broome
Craven
Caroline Arden
Louise Gibson
Betty Blade
Ruth Anne Stai
Mrs Craven Endorsed For Nat s Presidency
Mrs Walter G Craven of Charlotte received endorsement for the national presidency of the American Legion Auxiliary at the opening session of the NC Department conference held at First Methodist church. Craven is national vice president of the Southern Division and a former NC Department president, with two years on the department’s executive committee and last year as Area C child welfare chair. The endorsement followed the executive board’s recommendation made at its meeting yesterday.
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Walter G. Craven
Charlotte
N. C. Department
American Legion Auxiliary
First Methodist Church
Craven
Auxiliary
North Carolina
Area C
Executive Board
R. L. McMillan
Raleigh
North Carolina Department
Week of Legion Auxiliary Events at local hotels and clubs
Calendar lists Legion and Auxiliary banquet and meeting at the Sheraton, a dance closing conference, Burrus Hospital alumnae meeting, plus multiple Tuesday through Sunday gatherings. Groups include the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Daughters of the American Revolution, garden club, 20th Century Study club, Jewish Women, Priscilla club, Emerywood Country Club events, USO dances, and YMCA YWCA collaborations with service personnel.
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Legion and Auxiler
Sheraton Hotel
Sheraton
Legion and Auxiliary
Burrus Hospital
Nurses Home
Twentieth Century Club to Meet at Mrs Koomis Home
The Twentieth Century Study club will hold a luncheon meeting Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Henry Koomis home. Mrs R J Quigley will oversee the program.
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Twentieth Century Study Club
Henry Koomis
R. J. Quigley
Temperance Group At Baptist Church Meeting Set
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold its January meeting tomorrow at three o'clock in the First Baptist Church according to an announcement this morning.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
First Baptist Church
Informal Party Honors Mrs Groome in Small North Main Home
An informal reception honored Mrs. James I. Groome Jr., formerly Mildred Marsh, visiting relatives with her husband Sgt Groome stationed at Fort Kan, Annis ton, Ala. The Coca Colaparty featured drinks cookies and sandwiches hosted by Mrs. Ethel Rochelle with assistance from Mrs. Charles Lucas and Kitty Carter.
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Marsh
James I. Groome, Jr
Mildred Marsh
Sgt
Groome
Fort Kan
Anniston
Ala
Ethel Rochelle
North Main Street
Steen
Charles Lucas
Kitty Carter
Archdale P T A Sets Evening Program at School
Archdale P T A will meet tonight at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Children will present a January recitation program and all parents are urged to attend, officials stated.
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Archdale P. T. A
Cloverdale PTA Meets Tomorrow in School Auditorium
The Cloverdale PTA will hold a meeting Tuesday evening January 18 at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Mrs L P Horton will speak on nutrition and third grade teacher Miss Rada Poston will present a health play.
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PTA
Cloverdale School
L. P. Horton
Rada Poston
OPA Investigators Target Durham Raleigh Price Violations
A 12 member Office of Price Administration team began a store-by-store sweep in Durham after Raleigh district director Theodore S. Johnson ordered intensive price ceiling checks of about 240 food and meat retailers amid numerous complaints of violations.
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OPA
Durham
Raleigh
Office of Price Administration
Theodore S. Johnson
Defense Shines in Bridge Hand With Strategic Play
Dear Mrs Culbertson recounts a bridge deal where East sacrifices to enable a defensive coup. East ducks a trick to reveal a missing entry and diamond honors, enabling West’s two good diamonds and preventing declarer from nine tricks. The writer notes the defense’s precision and hints the declarer erred by not applying the Rule of Eleven.
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Mrs. Culbertson
East
South
Gene
Declarer
West
Ensemble Performs At USO Dance Intermission
A string ensemble from local high school performed during intermission at the USO dance held at the YMCA gym Saturday evening. The program featured violinists, cellists, and a pianist with photographs taken by an army photographer. Hosts and hostesses assisted at the Service Men's Center with the ensemble returning for Sunday afternoon and morning events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Netra
Virginia Frank
June Best
Valeria Rivette
Ellen Stirewall
Ae Ever
Wkie Cecil
Elsie Willis
Peyton Voorhees
Mesdames
R. K. Stewart
E. S. Wall
I. Bloom
Ben Swartberg
Harry Greenburg
I. Schwartz
Service Men's Center
Julia Ryan i Welborn
Home and Garden Club Monthly Meeting Notice
Home and Garden Club invites members to its monthly meeting this Wednesday in the surgical dressing rooms. All members are urged to come early.
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Ao Seers
Garden
Wednessey
Tea and Topics With Mrs Sechrest
The Tea and Topics club will meet Thursday at 3 30 o clock at the home of Mrs H Sechrest 447 North Main Street.
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Tea and i
H. Sechrest
South Main Street
Pis
Rywood Country
Priscilla Club
Fred A. Thomas
Forest Hill Drive
Emerywood Country Club
Frank Sizemore
Tea and Topics Club
M Be H. Sechrest
North Main Street
Troops Turn Over $4000 to Mediterranean Air Force Aid
Allied sources report American troops in a Mediterranean convoy collected more than 4000 dollars at journey’s end and gave it to the coastal air force for pilots relatives and air force charities. The air force repelled two German lair attacks during the voyage.
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Algiers
Mediterranean
Air Force
Life is what you feel not what you do or have
Elsie Robinson argues life hinges on inner feeling, not events or achievements. The piece urges readers to recognize that happiness comes from their own attitudes and responses, shaping beauty, love, courage, and meaning in life.
Local People Note Weekend Visits and a Wedding
Mrs Wesley Ward returned home after a weekend with her husband Pvt Wesley Ward at Fort Bragg. Miss Betty Downing wed Lt Robert Faw at a Methodist church Saturday night in Salisbury Maryland. Pvt George Humphreys visited with his parents on West College Drive before returning to Fort Bragg. Catherine Albertson is cited in local chatter.
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S. Wesley Ha
Wesley Ward
Fort Bragg
Pvt
George Humphreys
Jhreys
West College Drive
Salisbury
Betty Downing
Robert Faw
Asa Methodist Church
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Southern Division
Dept. Legion Auxiliary
Burlington
Victor R. Johnson
National Executive Committee
Aninch
Department
Maine ST Chapes Ambulance
Wilson
Mea Kod
Sor Wilson & Co
Margaret Young
American Legion Auxiliary of
Mrs. Craven
Tueasday
W. O. T. Club
H. A. Millis
Alexander Mertin
Daughters of the American Revolution
Severn
Burbank
Emerywood
Ymca Gymnasium
BTC Number Ten
USO
Twentieth Century Club
Baptist Church
Mrs. Groome
Archdale Pta
Cloverdale Pta
South Realer
Home and Garden
Mrs. Sechrest
Vacolite Mpany
United States
N. C
W. W. Williams
Council On Physical Therapy of the
American Medical Association
General Hearing Aid Co
Raleigh, N. C
Elsie Robinson
Catherine Albertson
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital
Hague
Jersey City
N. J
INS
Frank Hague
Miami Beach
Fla
Chadrens
WAC
Army Ground Forces
Army Air F
Army Service Forces
Marshall
War Department
U. S. Army
the Adjutant General
Munitions Building
Washington, D. D
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