Mr and Mrs Vestal Host Open House for 25th Wedding Anniversary
Asheboro events note Mr and Mrs Vestal held an open house on Sunday afternoon January 24 to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs T F Smilk and the Vestals with daughters Dee Ann and Sue. The receiving line featured the couple and their family.
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Asheboro
Maey Vestal
Man
T.F. Smilk
Vestal
Dee Ann
Sue Vestal
Richard Paisley
Resort Fashions Offer Built-In Mothproofing For Wool
New York reports a dye-in mothproofing chemical that protects wool garments through dyeing and persists after laundering or dry cleaning. The mothproofing is mill-applied, non-toxic, and safe for infants' textiles, with a tag indicating treatment. Annual wool damage from moths and similar pests exceeds fire loss at about one billion dollars, urging preventative care and professional cleaning options.
Asheboro Woman's Club Hear DES Program First Year
The January Asheboro Woman's Club met at the American Legion hut with Miss Morton outlining the Distributive Education program begun in 1936 for high school juniors and seniors. Four students spoke about their work and future plans while Mrs. F C Lester presided and new secretary Mrs. Robert Wood was appointed.
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Raymond York
Weed ‘N Win
Garden Club
Hugh Anderson
T. R. Lisk
Asheboro
Woman's Club
American Legion Hut
F. C. Lester
Robert Wood
Cleveland Thayer
Foster Seals
Randolph County
J. A. Spence
William C
Kate Hammer
Caveness
T. R. Holl
Charles Fox
Joseph Johnston
Epsilon Sigma Alpha hears state secretary at Greensboro supper
Miss Mary Carroll North Carolina field secretary of Epsilon Sigma Alpha spoke at the YWCA supper meeting of the Alpha Alpha Chapter in Greensboro. She outlined plans for the state convention to be held in Greensboro in late April and described three day activities including workshops and a formal banquet. Approximately 15 members attended.
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Alpha Alpha
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Mary Carroll
Greensboro
YWCA
Marie Cook
Ramona Harris
Miss Carroll
North Carolina
Overseas Club Meets Tonight at Mrs Brown’s Home
The Overseas Club will gather at 7 30 p m at Mrs W L Browns 208 Westchester Drive for this evenings meeting. National Geographic Society lists Antarctica as the highest mean elevation among continents at 6000 feet with Europe 980 Asia 3000 North America 2000 Africa 1900 South America 1800 and Australia 1000. Indonesians hold the belief that their islands were the original homeland of the Polynesian South Sea islanders.
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Overseas Club
W. L. Brown
Westchester Dr
Antarctica
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
Australia
National Geographic Society
Championship Bridge Opens in Greensboro February 5
The fourth annual Championship Sectional Tournament of the Central Carolina Contract Bridge Association will be held at the G Henry Hotel in Greensboro. It begins Friday February 5 at 2 p.m. and runs three days with two sessions daily. Notables from North and South Carolina and Virginia are expected, including Life Masters Herbert Gersh Chester Ward Carter Harrell and W B Wise, among others from Wilmington and Bluefield.
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Central Carolina
Contract Bird Association
G. Henry
Greensboro
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Herbert Gersh
Norfolk
Chester Ward
Spartanburg
S. C
Carter Harrell
W. B. Wi
Cheraw
Miss Lake Lentz
Raleigh
W. W. Elliott
Durham
Wilmington
Bluefield
Red Secretary Disappears From Tokyo Russian Mission
A secretary of the defunct Russian diplomatic mission in Tokyo is missing and police are asked to search. Yuri Alex Rastovorov, 34, reportedly fled after a nervous break and Tuesday reports suggest he disappeared last Monday due to fear for his life.
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United Nations
J. E. Pritchard
Business
Women's Club
Charlotte
Tokyo
Yuri Alexandrovich Rastovorov
Sume
Tokyo Shimbun
Rastovorov
Wet year may dump over 200 inches on Olympic Peninsula
The Olympic Peninsula in northwestern Washington could receive more than 200 inches of rainfall in a wet year. A beaver can close valves in its throat and ears while underwater and open them on the surface.
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Olympic Peninsula
Washington State
Plane Glances Off Iceberg Near Mackinac Island
A private plane skimmed an iceberg in the Straits of Mackinac and plunged into the water. Dr. Howard Walker of St. Ignace and his wife escaped unharmed and reached shore. the dentist was delivering dentures to a patient and recovered the dentures.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Straits of Mackinac
Howard Walsker
St. Ignace
Walker
Straits Island
Shaving Mugs and Bowls Elevate to Luxurious Frames
A Chicago maker markets a shaving mug as a symbol of luxury with an 18 karat gold finish priced at 1875 dollars. The firm also offers a replica gold job in ivory for 1.50 dollars. The piece notes rising use of electric shavers in 1953 and promotes Lester's Jewelers as a shaver and jewelry supplier.
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Chicago
Lester
Lester's Jewelers
Mature parent learns to apply past truth to present
Mrs. G, after a first failed marriage, repeats impatience with her son Frank due to fear of judgment. The piece urges using self knowledge today to model moral dignity and tell the truth to Frank for truth’s sake, not for approval.
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Muriel Lawrence
Ruth P. Koshuk
National Association For Mental Health
Mr. G
Frank
Mrs. G
Iself
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Robert W. Menius
Greystone Garden Club
Clifton Brown
Carl Phillips
Menius
Farry Spring
Williard Winstead
Herman Shaw
Clyde Hill
Earl Pleasant
Hayden Walker
Hugh Fitzpatrick
Anil Fan A. Welch
Gage Morton
Gresses
Misty
Aqua
Navy
Pink
S. Main
New York
Gaile Dugasnea
Charles S. Fox
Frsday Study Club
G. Ed Miller
Don Alexander
Fox
Theodore White
Jimmy Grimsley
State Secretary
Pye
Albert
Edgewood
TAX Inc
Dixie Rose
Looney Jewelers
S. Main ST
Alexander
Hollywood
Laura Lee
Canon
Percale
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