Pickens Explains Social Security Act at Auxiliary Meeting
Rupert T. Pickens local attorney and legislator spoke at the January meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary in Johnson Street home of Mrs. Lewis E Teague. He detailed divisions and qualifications of the Social Security Act while Mrs. N S Stirewall presided and hostesses served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert T. Pickens
American Legion Auxiliary
Lewis E. Teague
Johnson Street
N. L. Garner
Myrtle Titman
Virginia Calhoun
Mr. Pickens
Leigh Harper
N. S. Stirewall
Auxiliary
Pickens
Melvyn Mucklestone
J. W. McGuinn
Shrubs And Spring Bulbs Highlight Good Will Garden Club
The Good Will Garden club met at Mrs. T. A. Tilden’s home on Montleu avenue yesterday. Mrs. R. M. Andrews spoke on Shrubs focusing on witch hazel and jasmine, and Mrs. R. R. Blackburn discussed Early Spring Bulbs. S. C. Clark outlined highway beautification plans for the district. Thirteen members attended and Mrs. Hunter Dalton joined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Will Garden Club
T. A. Tilden
Montleu Avenue
R. M. Andrews
R. R. Blackburn
8. C. Clark
Tilden
Hunter Dalton
Mrs. Max Bones Hosts Council of Jewish Women Meeting
Mrs. Max Rones hosted the regular monthly meeting of the local Council of Jewish Women on Wiltshire Boulevard with Mrs. Ben Swartzberg as associate hostess. President Mrs. Sam Tobias presided as reports from committees were heard including ticket sales for the President's Birthday Ball and donations to the Fuel Fund and Sophia Einstein Memorial Loan Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Rones
Council of Jewish Women
Wiltshire Boulevard
Ben Swartzberg
Sam Tobias
Civics
Sedgefield
Sam Shavitz
Lars
Sophia Einstein
Harry Jacobs
National Headquarters
Mra
Harry Keplan
Miss Raper Hosts F F Club Meeting Tuesday
The F F club met at Miss Minnie Raper 127 Lindsay Street Tuesday night welcoming new members Pearl Nelson and Lois Lawson. Plans were set for a Valentine dance February 14 at the American Legion Hut with Davis Brothers Orchestra. A dessert course was served to members including Lois Hedrick Pearl Nelson Bernice Teague Blanche Williams Mabel Rimmer Minnie Raper Lois Lawson Margaret Davis Ruby Curlee and visitor Alle Raper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Club
Minnie Raper
Lindsay Street
Pearl Nelson
Lois Lawson
Valentine Hance
American Legion Hut
Thomasville
Davis Brothers Orchestra
Lois Hedrick
Pearl Nelso
Bernice Teague
Blanche Williams
Mabel Rimmer
Margaret Davis
Ruby Curlee
Misa
Allee Raper
Royal Mann Marriage Solemnized in Spartanburg
Announcement reports the marriage of Mrs. Rose Royal of Asheville and Harry Dean Mann of Chicago Illinois on January 11 1936 in Spartanburg South Carolina. Mrs Mann has worked for seven years as secretary to the chief engineer at American Enka Corporation. They will reside in Asheville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Royal
Asheville
High Point
Harry Dean Mann
Chicago
Spartanburg
8. C
Hunt Ball And Dinner Highlight Sedgefield Weekend
Week end events center on the Sedgefield Hunt with a Saturday hunt at 2 30 pm from Sedge field Inn followed by the second annual hunt ball and dinner at 8 pm Reservations for dinner must be made with Mr Miller, inn manager, with party names for seating. A morning hunt at 9 30 am on February 1 starts from the stables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedgefield Hunt
Sedgefield Inn
Miller
Sulphur-bottom Whales Reach Weight Near 300000 Pounds
A whale species called sulfur bottom attains a remarkable mass close to 300000 pounds, highlighting extreme size among marine mammals observed in recent reports.
Social Calendar Friday and Saturday Club Meetings and Hunt Ball
Friday schedule lists Sorosis and Entre Nous at Mrs Harriss Rockford road Tea and Topics at Hillcrest, Live Yers and interest groups gathering. Saturday notes Lotus and Priscilla club events, Club of Twelve bridge hosts Ardmore circle, and Sedgefield Hunt Ball at Sedgefield Inn with Lou Gogerty orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harriss
Sorosis
Entre Nous
Rockford Road
BE. S. Wall
Hillcrest Drive
Hut End
W. J. Fraley
Club of Twelve
Ardmore Circle
Sedgefield Hunt
Sedgefield Inn
Lou Gogerty
Prospect Church Social to Feature Fossett Trio at Trinity
The Ladies Missionary Society of Prospect M E Church sponsors a program at Trinity High School Friday night January 24 at 7 30 featuring The Fossett Trio led by O Fossett of Stamps Baxter Music Dallas Texas along with the Hedgecock Girls and Bob Murray bass soloist. Impersonations of Lum and Abner by two boys from High Point High School will also be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Society
Ladies’ Missionary Society of
Prospect M. E. Church
Trinity High School
Fossett
O. Fossett
Stamps Baxter Music Company
Dallas
Texas
Hedgecock Girls
Bob Murray
Lum
Abner
High Point High School
Incoming Visitors and Illness Touch Local Families
Mrs. Edgar Whitener returned from Henderson after her sister’s illness and death. Miss Rosa Lawrence of Memphis accompanies her home. Miss Gladys Saunders and Miss Alice Ward visited Miss Ruth Bentley at 1800 King Street. Mrs. J. L. Hargett arrives to stay with her sister on North Main Street. Ralph Wagner, 806 Boulevard, is critically ill after January surgery at Guilford General Hospital. Oak View Study club meets Friday at 7 30 with Mrs. F R Taylor speaking on Outside Interests of the Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotus Club
E. M. Brower
Jack Taylor
Johnson Street
W. W. Idol
Priscilla Club
North Main Street
Edgar Whitener
Henderson
Rosa Lawrence
Memphis
Tenn
Whitener
Gladys Saunders
Alice Ward
Thomasville
Ruth Bentley
King Street
J. L. Hargett
Hamilton, Ga
E. B. Hopkins
Ralph Wagner
806 Boulevard
Guilford General Hospital
Taylor
OAK View PT. A. Assn
Oak View
F. R. Taylor
Global Temperature Rise Could Melt Polar Ice
A one degree increase in mean global temperature could thaw polar ice, altering climate and sea levels. Scientists warn small warming increments have outsized impacts on ice sheets and Arctic dynamics, with broad implications for ecosystems and coastlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Dear Miss Mansfield Advice on Petting Smoking and Dating
A group of high school girls asks Miss Marjorie Mansfield about maintaining dignity while navigating popularity, dating, and social temptations. The columnist cautions that petting is tacky, smoking is ill suited for girls, and drinking endangers judgment, urging them to keep their ideals and form friendships based on decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mansfield
Marjorie Mansfield
Wednesday Book Club Hosts Current Events Program
The Wednesday Book Club met with hostess Mrs A E Taplin for a current events program. Members shared unusual topics including a Pittsburgh safety campaign winner a London serum discovery Lloyds expanding to twins insurance and a debate on race and emigration plus Kipling and George VI deaths. A luncheon preceded the meeting with several guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Taplin
Pittsburgh
London
Lloyd's of London Insurance
Palestine
Japan
China
Rudyard Kipling
George
Edward VIII
Taplin
Mesdames
W. J. Fraley
8. C. Clark
Collier Ellis
Fred Thomas
R. 8. Lafferty
C. C. Garrett
Kenneth Redman
Frank Dickson
Market Hints for Southern Furniture Industry in 1936
The article surveys the 1936 outlook for the Southern furniture and rug market. Buyers focus on immediate needs, with modest price increases expected. upper-end lines draw attention, and mirror and case goods rises influence pricing. Lumber costs and rains in the South push up furniture prices, but firms report improved shipments and profits in late 1935 and optimism for a healthy, steady spring and year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moat
Peacock Rescued by Fire Department in Subzero Nebraska
In Lincoln Nebraska Bruce Shurtieff faced a chilly mishap when one of his four pet peacocks flew into a tree and refused to come down. He summoned the fire department to retrieve the bird from the high branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Bruce Shurtieff
High Point Woman Denies Signature on Note in Suit
Ethie L. McKinnon named defendant in a High Point Municipal Court suit to collect 380 on an unpaid note. She says she owes nothing and that any signature on the note in Hood System Industrial Bank’s possession is a forgery. The bank says the original note was 500, reduced by payments to 280. She admits receiving a letter about her husband’s 500 note but claims it did not state she signed the note. she asks that the bank recover nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethie L. McKinnon
High Point
Hood System Industrial Bank
Hood Industrial Bank
Mrs. E F Cooley feted at Archdale shower
A miscellaneous shower for Mrs. E F Cooley recent bride was hosted by Miss Helen Marshall and Mrs. Jesse Wall at Miss Marshall’s Archdale home. Guests wrote advice, contests yielded prizes to Mrs. T G Cummings and Miss Mae Hall, and gifts included silver and crystal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Cooley
Helen Marshall
Jesse Wall
Miss Marshall
Archdale
Cooley
Pearl Marsh
T. G. Cummings
Mae Hall
Misses Mae Hull
Mary Andrews
Esther McKaughan
Addie Moore
Elizabeth Marsh
Mesdames B. J. Oglesby
Ray Fogleman
Burbank Garden Club Hosts Meeting At Mrs Hartley Home
The Burbank Garden Club met at 108 East Russell Street with 19 members present. Mrs. John W. Clinard presided and reports included the High Point Council of Garden Clubs meeting and plans for highway 10A beautification and local bird sanctuary expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hartley
Burbank Garden Club
East Russell Street
John W. Clinard
R. H. Sechrest
High Point Council of Garden Clubs
H. R. Totten
State Garden Club Prsident
Chapel Hill
George W. Lowe
Alabama Highway Patrol Cracks Down on Licenses and Tags
In Montgomery the highway patrol tightened enforcement. The chauffeur of Lieut. Gov. McKnight was nabbed for an outdated license and bought a new one. Gov. Graves was stopped for a faulty tail light and released with a promise to replace it. Pitt Tyson Manor, private secretary to the governor, faced a dealer’s license warning for tag issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. McKnight
Graves
Pitt Tyson Manor
Gas casualties common among World War I troops
The United States Chemical Warfare Service reports that 27 of every 100 Americans killed or wounded in World War I suffered from gas exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Warfare Service
First heavier than air mails carried in record flight
Gustave Hamel flew from London England to Windsor 25 years ago in twelve minutes carrying the first mails by a heavier than air machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Hamel
Hendon
Eng
Windsor
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R. T. Pickens
Good Will Club
Max Bones
New York City
Moffitt’s
North Main
Miss Raper
NY Ross
Lillian Gish
New York
Sally
Rinso
Grand
Mynk
Teers
Good Housekeeping
Inerivare
QinSo
Hartley
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Highway Patrol
Bernt Balchen
D. Mal
Hart's
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