Life And Letters Of John Galsworthy Discussed
Mrs. W. F. Clayton spoke at the Tea and Topics Club yesterday on John Galsworthy’s life and letters. She highlighted the novelist’s personality through his correspondence and noted its value to English literature. Guests included Mrs. A. F E. Tate, Mrs. John Biggs, Mrs. Herman Robinson of Chattanooga, and club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Galsworthy
W. F. Clayton
Tea and
Charles E. Sheroff
Forsytes
Galsworthy
Forsyte
Clayton
North Carolina
Household Arts Club Opens Season With Contests
The Household Arts club met at the Womble home on Arbordale drive with six members present due to illness. President Mrs. C. F. Grissom read poems as the year began and two contests awarded novelty prizes to Mesdames N. E. Russell and Fred L. Ingram.
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Household Arts Club
J. H. Womble
Earl Womble
Arbordale Drive
C. F. Grissom
N.E. Russell
Fred L. Ingram
Mrs Earl Womble Hosts Bridge Club at Sheraton
Mrs Earl Womble hosted a bridge club gathering last evening in the Sheraton Hotel Blue Room. Eight members dined on salad, candy heart accents, and red carnation centerpieces before two tables of bridge. Prizes included a manicure set for the winner Mrs Sam McKinney and a cosmetic bag set for second place Mrs Bob Way. traveling honors went to Mrs Honor Wardell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Womble
Sheraton Hotel
Sam McKinney
Bob Way
Honor Wardell
Live Hunt Tomorrow Starts From Sedgefield Stables
Earl N. Phillips announced that tomorrow’s live hunt will begin at Sedgefield Stables instead of the Old Wiley home. The start time is 8:30 AM, with three more hunts this month on January 24 31 and a Saturday January 27. Patricia Anne Ritchie celebrated her sixth birthday at her aunt’s home on Forest Avenue with games and a donkey contest won by Dwight Hartzell.
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Earl N. Phillips
Sedgefield
Sedgefield Stables
Wiley
Patricia Anne Ritchie
Garland Ritchie
Lawrence Grissom
Forest Avenue
Dwight Hartzell
Social Calendar For Friday And Saturday Events
The Priscilla Club dinner meets at Mrs. Collier Ellis home on Brentley Circle at 6 30 p m. The Beta Sigma Phi Mu chapter hosts an informal party at the Groome cabin at 7 30 p m. An 8 p m bridge is hosted by Mrs W T Forster at North Main Street for Mrs Gilbert S Bernard and Miss Nancy Smith. Saturday includes a supper bridge hosted by Mrs Edwin Rankin at Alberta Apartments for Mrs Gilbert Bernard and Miss Nancy Smith.
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Priscilla Club
Collier Ellis
Brentley Circle
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Groome Cabin
W. T. Forster
North Main Street
Gilbert S. Bernard
Nancy Smith
Edwin Rankin
Alberta Apartments
Gilbert Bernard
Women of Moose hear Walter L York visit
At the local Moose chapter meeting at the Moose hall Wednesday evening Walter York deputy supreme governor of the Loyal Order of Moose gave the main talk. Mrs Russie Forward chaired with Mrs Reta Webber elected treasurer following Billie Bowman’s resignation. Refreshments followed the social period.
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Woman of the Moose
Moose Hall
Walter York
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Russie Forward
Reta Webber
Billie Bowman
Parker Joins Gibbs School Glee Club in Waldorf Concert
Miss Cora Worth Parker daughter of Mrs Eunice Parker will perform with the Katharine Gibbs School Glee Club in a joint concert with Princeton University Glee Club Friday February sixteenth at the Starlight Roof Waldorf Astoria. Dancing follows the program. Parker a Guilford College alumna is in the Gibbs School program. The Swing Club hosts Miss Estelle West tonight at 7 30 on Madison Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Worth’ Parker
Eunice Parker
Woodbrook Court
Katharine Gibbs School Glee Club
Princeton University Glee Club
Waldorf-Astoria
Miss Parker
Guilford College
Katharine Gibbs School
New York
Estelle West
Madison Avenue
Local Social Notes Highlight Whitn ey Gurley and Town Visitors
Miss Whitney Gurley of Wind sor arrives for a weekend at the home of Aunt Mrs. P. V. Kirkman on West Broad Street. Mrs. J. O. Kearns of Farmer improves after surgery at Randolph Hospital Asheboro. Mrs. Kearns has four sons in High Point. Mrs. D. E. Kearns and daughters Caroline and Jane, along with Mrs. Alice Kearns of 504 Denny Street, out after influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Robinson of Chattanooga attend local furniture market with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Sheloff on Parkway. Gertrude E. Gold of Philadelphia leaves after visiting R. L. Brinson. to attend a Girl Scout conference in New York. J. Welch Harriss heads to Lake Placid for winter sports with friends. Mrs. G. L. Stewart confined at home with influenza and sinus infection. Mrs. Joe Gordon recovering after double pneumonia at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Norman Surratt resumes work at Martine's after influenza recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Gurley
Windsor
Greensboro College
Greensboro
P. V. Kirkman
Mr. Kirkman
West Broad Street
J. O. Kearns
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro
Herman Robinson
Chattanooga, Tenn
City
Charles E. Sheloff
Parkway
Gertrude E. Gold
Philadelphia
R. L. Brinson
Miss Gold
Girl Scouts
New York
Mrs. Myers Hosts Two Club Gatherings at Thomasville
Mrs. John R. Myers entertained at her Lexington highway home with two events on Thursday. The Thurs day Bridge Club met over a morning lunch with prizes to Mrs. Carson Cox Miss Mamie Harris and Mrs. Ralph Wilson. The Literary Club followed with books exchanged and a program on hobbies chaired by Mrs. C. H. Newby. Mrs. Myers received linen tea covers as gifts, and a gladiolus bouquet marked her fourth wedding anniversary.
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Thomasville
John R. Myers
Lexington Highway
Carson Cox
Mamie Harris
Ralph Wilson
Mesdames Carson Cox
Walter Rapp
W. E. Tomlinson
Charles F. Phillips
G. W. Lyles
J. W. Hawthorne
Literary Club
C. H. Newby
D. A. Long
Myers
George Corcoran
Alliene Hoover
Joseph B. Johnson
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Mesdames CC
H. Newby
8. S. Wiley
J. E. Lambeth
G. E. Crowell
Paul Green
R. H. Holliday
Paul Newton
Winston-Salem
R. K. Farrington
P. M. Sherrill
G. M. Hoover
P. E. Parker
Joseph Johnson
Miss Fanny Myers
Elm Street Jr Service Council Meeting Highlights
The Elm Street School Junior Service Council met in the school auditorium on Wednesday. The sixth grade offered a Benjamin Franklin life review and Stephen Foster songs. Junior High students presented The March of Dimes campaign urging support.
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Elm Street School
Kelly
Benjamin Franklin
L Amite Club Hosts Meeting With Pointers For New Year
Mesdames Pierce and Little entertained the L A mitie club at Gibson club room. Louise Honeycutt spoke on how to begin the new year. Inez Craver led a by laws reading. Prizes went to Helen Veach and Irene Cook. Ice course served to sixteen members. Next meeting set for next month with Fred Leonard and Mary Nelson as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Pearl Pierce
Pearl Little
L’amitie Club
Gibson
Louise Honeycutt
Inez Craver
Helen Veach
Irene Cook
Fred Leonard
Mary Nelson
Circle One Meeting At Mrs Stout Home Tate Street
Circle number one of the Green Street Baptist church meets this evening at 433 Tate street with Mrs. C. C. Stout hosting. Miss Mary Washburn leads devotionals and members present will discuss The Eternal Purpose of God as this month’s topic.
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Green Street
Tree Falls on Boy. Farmer Parerfoot Fatally Injured
Jan 19 report from Dunn states 12 year old Wesley Parerfoot, a farmer, was fatally injured when a tree fell on him yesterday while working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man Dunn
Wesley Parerfoot
Junior Order Home Will Remain Open
Lexington reports the Junior Order Orphans Home will stay open as the state council votes to take over from the National Council. Children from other states will be moved to Tiffin while North Carolina children in Tiffin move here, with a $1 yearly levy and a plan to lease then deed the property in 1941. Delegates R. Glenn Callicut, B. H. Jordan, Edgar Johnston attended. alternates H. C. Hayworth, W. W. Arnold, D. A. Neese.
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Lexington
Junior Order
State Council of the
National Council
Tiffin
State Council
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
R. Glenn Callicutt
B. H. Jordan
Edgar Johnson
H. C. Hayworth
W. W. Arnold
D. A. Neese
Danish parties vow strict neutrality amid Finnish-Russian tensions
In Copenhagen on January 19, leaders of all Danish political parties except the Communists endorsed a pledge to preserve Denmark's neutrality and peace. The move comes ahead of a Folketing session to hear Premier Thovald Stauning's statement, with Communists holding only three of 149 seats.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Thovald Stauning
Folketing
Sabotage Rumors In DuPont Explosion Discounted
GIBBSTOWN N J Jan 19 Explosion of three tons of nitroglycerine at the Repaupo plant of the DuPont Powder works killed two men and injured five and was ruled an accident. Col Mark O Kimberling of the state police said no sabotage. The blast drew attention from state police and the FBI.
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Gibbstown
N. J
Repaupo
DuPont Powder Works
Mark O. Kimberling
Federal Bureau of Investigation
DuPont Company
Philadelphia
Earl Leslie Harbison
Clayton
Edward M. Bundens, Jr
Paulsboro
DuPont
Industrial Construction Hits 16 Million in N C for 1939
North Carolina spent over 16 million dollars on industrial construction in 1939, adding 219 new plants. Hosiery mills led with 25 new plants and 49 additions, while textiles dominated overall with 47 of the new plants in textiles.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Europe
J. T. Anderson
Anderson
Dark-Fired Tobacco Prices Rise Slightly in Virginia Markets
Virginia growers saw modest gains on dark-fired tobacco with larger sales reported. Closing dates for flue-cured markets were announced as Petersburg January 26 Kenbridge January 31 Martinsville January 31. Poundage and average prices varied across sun cured dark fired and flue cured categories. England asks every wage earner to give a penny a week to the new Red Cross Fund launched by the Lord Mayor.
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Richmond
Virginia
Tobacco Boards of Trade
Petersburg
Kenbridge
Martinsville
Blackstone
Lynchburg
Farmville
Danville
South Boston
South Hill
England
Red Cross Fund
London
Gly Cas herbal remedy touted in High Point
High Point residents hear a Gly-Cas public endorsement from Ed Hunt, a local brick mason, who credits the herbal remedy with curing years of bowel and digestion problems. He praises relief from gas, sleep disturbance, and joint pain and urges others to visit Betts Drug Store to meet the Gly-Cas representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betts Drug Store
North Main Street
Ed Hunt
South Main Street
High Point
Mr. Hunt
Betts Drug Co
Jury resumes deliberation in Thompson slaying trial
Winston-Salem Jan 18 A jury deliberating the fatal shooting of Earl Latham by road hall operator F J Thompson resumed work after a four hour break. Thompson admitted the killing but pleaded self defense. Affects local economic conditions due to banana crop disease in Honduras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Winston-Salem
F. J. Thompson
Earl Latham
Toa
High Point Road
Honduras
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Madeline Hoover
Mary Alice Sheloff
Bess Sheloff
A. F E. Tate
John Biggs
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mesdames G. I. Humphreys
R. H. Sechrest
A. G. Douglas
H. D. Sears
W. W. Idol
M. T Lambeth
Herbert Petty
C. R. Hinshaw
Joseph T. Weaver
F. H. Hallenbeck
E. 8. Wall
Efird's
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Mrs. Earl Womble
Sheraton
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Women of
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Walter L. York
Glee Club
Swing Club
Miss West
D. E. Kearns
Caroline
Jane
Alice Kearns
Denny Street
Ae J. Welch Harriss
Lake Placid
G. L. Stewart
Centennial Avenue
Joe Gordon
East
Lexington Avenue
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Norman Surratt
Martine
Elm Street Jr. Service Council
Mesdames Pierce
L‘amitie Club
Green Street Circle
State Council Will
Lexington Institution
N. C
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Seward
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