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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1947
Page
7
The Enjoyment group at Mrs Floyd Mehan's home heard Beethoven's Fifth Symphony with focus on the first two movements. Mrs Mehan called Beethoven the master of the golden medium balancing unity and variety and noted dramatic first movement themes and an important Coda.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley O. Webb of 403 Montheu Ave announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Janice, on January 16 at Washington Street unit of High Point Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Webb is the former Miss Dorothy Price.
Local artist and photographer Thomas E. Dodamead presented a program on art at the Double M Club bi weekly luncheon. He explained basic art principles and illustrated with drawings. Three visitors attended, including Mrs. L M Watford, Mrs. Helen Strader, and Miss Nancy Hope.
The Cheerful Workers Class of the Pilgrim Holiness Church holds its monthly business meeting tonight at 7 30 at Mrs Myrtle Lain's home on the Greensboro road. All members are urged to attend as this is the first meeting of the new year.
At the second meeting of the citys newest bridge club held last evening at Mrs. Stanley Mills Grensboro road the group chose Bi-Weekly bridge club as its name Mrs Fred Hughes was elected secretary and treasurer the sole future office Mrs Stewart Bruce won high score and Mrs Obert Morris took ash trays for low score A salad course was served to club members Billy Morrie Paul Norman Stewart Bruce Robert Morris Fred Hughes Robert Weant and guest Mrs Carl Cates
National bridge championship results spread across the United States at Hollywood Beach Florida. Louis Newman of San Francisco, Life Master, placed second in the open team of four with partners Fenkel Becker Karpin and others. A key hand featured Newman correctly interpreting Norths pre emptive bid of three diamonds.
In a South West Pass Open event, Newman advances with a tough three no trump bid after North overcalls. The play sees Newman reading diamonds and hearts, discarding to deduce North's six diamonds and four hearts. A sequence of finesses and endplays yields the final trick as South misreads clubs.
M. E. Thompson, rival of Herman Talmadge for Georgia governor, said Gov. R Gregg Cherry of North Carolina, head of the Southern Governors conference, recognized him as the official Georgia chief executive. He cited a statement noting Cherry asked if Feb 3 works for his Raleigh lawyers to attend the extradition hearing of a prisoner sought by Georgia authorities before Arnall’s resignation.
The First Methodist church mid week chapel hour will be broadcast tonight at 8 30. The minister Wilson Weldon will speak on Break Down the Partitions. The music will be by the church choir directed by Miss Dorothy Hoskins with Mrs T E Strickland at the chapel organ.
House leaders handed the auditor's findings to Attorney General Clark showing a $125,563 shortage in the treasury run by former House Sergeant at Arms Kenneth Romney. Speaker Martin said Clark would decide on action. The sergeant at arms bank, shut during the audit, is to reopen Thursday.
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