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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1940

Page

6

Mrs Herman Smith Profiles Franklin For Utopian Club

Mrs. Herman Smith spoke on Benjamin Franklin using Carl Van Doren's biography, focusing on his early poverty, education struggles, versatile talents, and rise to prominence. The meeting at Brentley Circle included Mrs. Lawrence Matton presiding, Pattie Jordan delivering current events, and a dessert served to five visitors.

Herman Smith Benjamin Franklin Carl van Doren Roland Holton Brentley Circle Smith Franklin Harry Alexander Valette J. Harris Jesse Washburn Henry Foscue J. J. Groome John S. Pickett

DuBose Heyward Talk At Woman's Club Meeting

Miss Virginia Frank presented a program on DuBose Heyward, Charleston author and playwright, at the Music-Literature department of the Woman's Club yesterday. She read poems from Heywards Carolina Changes and gave a bio highlighting Porgy and Bess.

DuBose Heyward Miss Frank Music-Literature Woman's Club Blark Park Club Virginia Frank Charleston Frank Heyward Porgy George Gershwin Bess Mamba

Guilford Alumni Dinner Set By YWCA Chapter

Plans completed for the Guilford College Alumni Association annual dinner of the H Point chapter to be held at the YWCA tomorrow evening. About fifty alumni from Jamestown Archdale and Trinity expected. call Byron Haworth by 10 am for reservations. Dr Clyde Milner Guilford College president will present a birds eye survey. David Parsons business manager and a college music department program will accompany the evening.

Guilford Lege Alumni Association Jamestown Arch College

Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief

An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a natural remedy for nervousness and monthly pain in women. It claims to aid rundown, tired women and offers benefits rooted in herbal ingredients, noting its long history of use.

Tery Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham

Reynolds Birth Announcement for Carolyn Lambeth Reynolds

Mr and Mrs Hal Kearns Reynolds of Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania announce the birth of a daughter Carolyn Lambeth on Tuesday January 17 in Bryn Mawr. The child was born early yesterday morning. Mrs Reynolds is the former Frances Lambeth of Winston-Salem and Mr Reynolds is a native of High Point.

Hal Kearns Reynolds Byrn Mawr Carolyn Lambeth Reynolds Frances Lambeth W. A. Lambeth Winston-Salem Mr. Reynolds High Point

Mount Rainier National Park Mammal Species Count

The park lists 54 known mammal species within Mount Rainier National Park, highlighting biodiversity across its varied habitats and elevations.

Mount Rainier National Park

Social Calendar Highlights Club Meetings And Dinners

Friday events include the Philomathian Club meeting at Mrs. Howard S. Hartzell’s home, and a Priscilla Club dinner at Mrs. Collier Ellis’s Brentley Circle. The Beta Sigma Phi Mu chapter hosts an informal party at Groome cabin with guests. Saturday features a supper bridge by Mrs. Edwin Rankin in the Alberta Apartments for Miss Nancy Smith and Mrs. Gilbert Bernard.

Philomathean Club Howard S. Hartzell Guilford Avenue Priscilla Club Collier Ellis Brentley Circle Beta Sigma Phi Groome Cabin W. T. Forster North Main Street Gilbert Bernard Nancy Smith Edwin Rankin Alberta Gilbert Bernard

House And Garden Club Entertained By Mrs E Moses

Mrs E Moses hosted the House and Garden Club at her 933 Rotary Drive home yesterday morning. An illness prevented D E Cauble from presenting. Howard White read Cauble’s article on succession of blood in the garden and showed flowering pictures. Club president J G Doggett led a brief business session. eleven members attended including Mesdames Doggett White Blair Hollingsworth McLarty Heili Hineshaw Hinshaw Slate Dutton McCain and the hostess.

F. E. Moses House and Garden Club Rotary Drive D. E. Cauble Howard White Cauble J. G. Doggett Mesdames Howard Blair Joe Hollingsworth George McLarty Louis Heili C. R. Hinshaw Ralph Slate L. B. Dutton J. H. McCall C. N. McCain

Hartleys Welcome Guests From New Bedford

Mrs J H Hartley and Mrs James Barber of New Bedford Mass have visited the Hartleys for three weeks and plan to return home Sunday. Mrs J A Hardison is ill with influenza at 720 West Broad Street. Mrs P H Ward travels to Wilmington to be with sister Mrs Bessie Howard after a stroke. condition improving. Mr and Mrs Arden of Washington DC stayed with M W Stump at 405 Lindsay Street. Craven Page and spouse ill with influenza at Hillcrest Drive.

J. H. Hartley James Barber New Bedford Mass Edgar Hartley Mr. Hartley J. A. Hardison West Broad Street P. H. Ward South Wrenn Street Wilmington Bessie Howard James Walker Memorial Hospital Arden Washington, D. C Darden M. W. Stump Lindsay Street Mrs Craven Page Hillcrest Drive

Graff Ballet Set for Woman's College Twin Show on Saturday

The Graff Ballet will perform at Aycock Auditorium at Woman's College on Saturday January 20 with a 3 PM matinee for students and an 8 30 PM evening show for townspeople. The program features Renaissance Viennese Fragments Behind This Mask Singing Earth and Odyssey.

Greensboro Graff Ballet Woman’s College Aycock Littlefield Ballet Catherine Littlefield Grace Kurt Graff East Graffs Cornell Graff United States Europe London Berlin Hamburg Budapest Paris Biarritz Vienna

Epworth League Hosts Birthday Party at Miss Craver’s Home

The Epworth League of Prospect Church honored Miss Lola Mae Craver on her sixteenth birthday with games prizes to Nelva Myers John Harris and Thomas Craver and a birthday cake and refreshments for about thirty guests. The Lottie Moon Circle meets at 7 30 tonight at Mrs Hedrick 408 Rotary Drive. The Philathea Class meets Friday at 7 30 at Mrs Barby Cates 309 Phillips Street with hostesses Dora Hooper and Bertha Reese. Welch Memorial Circle meets at Mrs Lee Meredith 514 Watt Street on Friday.

Epworth League of Prospect Church Lola Mae Craver Nelva Myers John Harris Thomas Craver Lottie Moon West End Baptist Church BE. R. Hedrick Rotary Drive Ee Ee Rankin Memorial Philatheas Rankin Memorial Methodist Church Barby Cates Phillips Street Dora Hooper Bertha Reese Welch Memorial Circle Welch Memorial Methodist Hurch Lee Meredith Watt Street

Germany Theme for Study Club Talk by Mrs Freeman

Mrs. W F Freeman spoke to the Twenty Century Study Club at Mrs Charles Rischs Hillcrest Drive home on Germany as Land of Poets and Philosophers. She connected early German writers with Nazi edicts using Phyllis Bottomes This Mortal Storm and Eva Lits Savage Symphony to illustrate the regime impact on German classes. Guests included Mrs R L Brinson and Miss Gertrude E Gold of Philadelphia as club visitors.

Germany W. F. Freeman Twentieth Century Study Club Charles Risch Hillcrest Drive Freeman Phyllis Bottome Eva Lits Miss

Upshaw to Lead Friendly Garden Club Slate

The Friendly Garden Club elected officers with Mrs A M Upshaw chosen to head the group for the coming year. Miss Martha Parsons is vice president and Mrs E E Witcher secretary treasurer. Mrs R C Brown will serve as assistant secretary and treasurer. Ten members attended the meeting at Mrs R C Brown's home and plans for activities were discussed. The February meeting will be at Mrs J E Shelton's home.

Friendly Garden Club R. C. Brown A. M. Upshaw Martha Parsons E. E. Witcher Brown P. L. Cox J. E. Shelton

Miss Vera Idol Speaks at Ray Street P T A Meeting

Miss E Vera Idol head of the High Point College English Department spoke on Building for the Future in the Elementary School at the Ray Street School Parent Teacher Association. She stressed home influence in preschool years and the teacher's role in early schooling while noting the value of parent and teacher collaboration.

E. Vera Idol High Point College Ray Street Grace Nell Crowell Grover Sam Tobias Roy Spearman Carl G. Cronstedt God Willis Slane Visual Education Association Everett Marsh

Magdalene Rebekahs Plan Regular Meeting on West Commerce

The Magdalene Rebekah Lodge will meet tomorrow at 7 30 in the evening in their hall on West Commerce Street for its regular session. Members are urged to attend as important business will be discussed.

Magdalene Rebekah Lodge West Commerce Street

Water in car cooling rises on Pike's Peak climb

Due to lower atmospheric pressure water in cooling systems of automobiles climbs Pike's Peak, boiling at 187 degrees Fahrenheit.

Jewish Council Hears Reports At January Meeting

The High Point Council of Jewish Women met at 404 Woodrow Avenue with Mrs. Sam Tobias in the chair. The group discussed youth outreach and noted a Raleigh conference in April and upcoming national events in Dallas in November and Washington in January.

High Point Council of Jewish Women Lou Greenberg Woodrow Avenue Sam Tobias North Carolina Washington Washington, D. C

Marmola Tablets Advertisment for Fat Reduction

The Marmola tablets claim to slim the face and figure by sensible eating and a daily dose of four Marmola tablets. Sold for over thirty years with more than twenty million boxes distributed, they are not a cure all and target healthy adults with hypothyroid fatness. The ad notes no medical diagnosis by the seller and advises consulting a physician.

Parties Planned For Miss Pattie Thomas

Miss Pattie Thomas bride elect for next month is honored with two weekend parties. Miss Mary Lou Moffitt and Miss Margaret Briggs host at their homes with plans for bridge and social gathering.

Pattie Thomas Mary Lou Moffitt Margaret Briggs Miss Moffitt North Main Street

Peace Committee Follows War Talk With Social

Mrs Samuel Hyman peace chairman opened with a brief summary of the international situation. After the program a social period featured refreshments for members and guests, concluding a gathering on affairs following the war and our responsibilities toward them.

Samuel Hyman

Noon Bride Elect Hosts Inform Buffet at Suburban Home

A small buffet supper is planned at the suburban home of the popular bride elect on Sunday evening. Mr Briggs will host a modest gathering with only a few close friends in attendance.

Elec Mr Briggs

Baby's head and eyes deserve protection from direct sun

A guidance note emphasizes shielding a baby's head and eyes from direct sunlight to prevent harm. It advises keeping infants out of strong sun and using hats or shade during outdoor exposure.

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Madeline Hoover Ters St. Cecilia American Homes Department Sears Time Service Guilford Lydia E.pinkham Carolyn Lambeth Reynolds Bryn Mawr, Pa Eee S.main ST E. Moses Prospect Epworth League Miss Craver WF. Freeman Elwood Cafe Taft Bath Acmep Lewis Mer Ave New York Radio City Richa AvaAy Bing & Bing Management Magdalene Rebekahs Jewish Council Nat Walker Walgreen's Handy Home Ijarg
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