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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1949

Page

6

Saturday Duplicate Winners Announced at Emerywood Club

Winners were announced for Emerywood Duplicate club after Saturday afternoon play. In North and South division first place went to Mrs Loyd Flythé and Mrs J O Hauschild, second to Mrs Cc T Ingram and Mrs W P Hazelwood. East and West top duo were Mrs P Adams and Mrs Nesbitt Caughman, with second to Mrs E T Howard and Mrs J T Ryan.

Emerywood North South Loyd Flythé J. O. Hauschild Cc. T. Ingram W. P. Hazelwood East West P. ¥. Adams

High Point Encounters Winter Weather With Mixed Results

High Point faced winter as snow and sleet caused slick streets and absenteeism in schools. City crews salted arteries while buses and trains operated with delays. officials reported normal city functions and potential further closures if freezing temperatures persist.

High Point T. E. Hinson Washington Atlanta

Mid-Week Garden Club Meets at Country Club Drive

The Mid-Week Garden Club meets Wednesday at 10 30 with Mrs S A Gayle on Country Club drive. Associate hostesses are Mrs John Walker Jr and Mrs Paul Y Adams. The meeting subject is Japanese flower arrangement.

S. A. Gayle Country Club John Walker, Jr Paul Y. Adams

Garden Club Council Meeting at Y This Tuesday

The Hi Point Garden Club Council will meet at the Y W C A Tuesday morning at 10 o clock.

Hi Point Garden Club Council Y.W.C.A

Pilot Club to Hold Tuesday Evening Meeting

The Pilot club will hold a business meeting Tuesday at 7 30 with Mrs Helen Chapman at 1205 Centennial Avenue.

Pilot Club Helen Chapman Centennial Avenue

Mrs Edgar George Hosts Friendship Club Meeting

Mrs Edgar George will host the Friendship Club at her home at 113 Interest Drive on Thursday evening. The gathering will bring members together for community friendship and discussion in a casual home setting.

Edgar George Friendship Club

Hunt Parents Visit Raleigh Area

Mr and Mrs James Hunt spent the weekend in Raleigh with Mrs Hunt's parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Maxwell Miss Lena Pearl Stout daughter of Mrs Lena H Stout of Thomasville returned home today from the Boulevard unit of the High Point Memorial hospital where she has been a patient.

Mrs. James Hunt Raleigh Lena Pearl Stout Lena H. Stout Thomasville Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital

Local club calendar with meetings and addresses

The Garden Makers meet at Mrs. Diffendal 610 Edgedale Dr. The Lillian I Massey secretaries dine at the Sheraton. Cooperette cluster at Mrs. Zimmerman 801 Carrick Ave. Catesby Bird club on North Main with Mrs. Pickett. Edith Sherrod to discuss Woodpeckers. Domino Bridge at Mrs. Clark Johnson 1115 Montheu Ave. Gardener club with Mrs. Peebles Archdale. De L Wallin to speak on sanitation. Mid-Week Garden on Country Club Dr with hosts Mrs. S A Gayle. Utopian Study with Mrs. Rodney. Woman's club board meeting with Mrs. J F Hayden. Membership chair invites names. Midweek Study with Mrs. Allen Welborn 717 West Farriss Ave. Graduate Nurses dinner at YWCA. Dr. Loren Wallin guest. reservations via Mrs. Lula Davis or Mrs. Clara Bodenhame r. Mu chapter Beta Sigma Phi at YWCA. Grace Cushman speaks. Girl Scout council meets at Scout HQ. Legion auxiliary plans for February 4 7 officer conference at Legion Home West High St. Friendship club hosts Mrs Edgar George 113 Hillcrest Dr. Friday Sorosis club with Mrs W G Ragsdale Jamestown and Priscilla club with Mrs J F Hayn.

Garden Makers Club John Diffendal Edgedale Drive Lillian I. Massey National Secretaries Association Sheraton Cooperette Club L. H. Zimmerman Carrick Avenue Catesby Bird Club J. S. Pickett North Main Street Edith M. Sherrod Domino Bridge D Clark Johnson Montheu Avenue The Gardener Club Peebles Archdale de L. Wallin Garden Club S. A. Gayle Country Club John Walker, Jr Paul Y. Adams Utopian Study Club Rodney Woman's Club J. F. Hayden Allen Welborn West Farriss Avenue Graduate Nurses Club Y.W.C.A Loren Wallin Lula Davis Clara Bodenhamer Beta Sigma Phi Grace Cushman Girl Scout Council Scout Legion Auxiliary Legion Home West High Street Friendship Club Edgar George Horfié Hillcrest Drive

Emma Blair PTA Meeting Postponed to Next Tuesday

The Emma Blair Parent-Teacher Association meeting scheduled for Tuesday night has been postponed to next Tuesday.

Emma Blair PTA Parent - Teacher Association

Estherian class meeting postponed at Green Street church

The Estherian class meeting scheduled for Monday night at Green Street Baptist Church is postponed until further notice. The Philathea class will meet Tuesday evening at 905 Thistle street hosted by Mrs Grover Summey with assistants Mrs L Winfrey Mrs Bertha Kaney and Mrs G W Summey.

Green Street Green Street Baptist Church Grover Summey Thistle Street R. L. Winfrey Bertha Kaney G. W. Summey

YWCA Weekly Activities For Teens and Adults

A detailed schedule of YWCA programs across branches with times for 8th through 12th grade Y Teens at Junior High and Senior High, plus adult clubs. Highlights include Robins Adams and Miss Nina Wilkes leading dinners and meetings, and Saturday events at Winston Salem YWCA.

Adams and Robins Clubs Arcade Building Ymca Pool YMCA Adams Club Nina Wilkes Doris Loretta Elliott Winter Industrial Winston-Salem Ywca

Brown announces birth of daughter Rebecca Claire

Mr and Mrs Tom Brown of Model Farm Road announce the birth of a daughter Rebecca Claire on January 26 at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital. Mrs Brown is the former Miss Jane Bumgardner of Charlotte.

Rebecca Claire Brown Tom Brown Model Farm Road Rebecca Claire Boulevard Unit High Point Memorial Hospital

Nordic Talks Narrowed as Scandinavian Pact Moves Ahead

Norway and Denmark shift toward a Western alliance as Oslo signals a clear line with the Atlantic bloc. Seven nations at Washington consider a pact with Norway Iceland Ireland Portugal and Italy named, with Denmark possibly invited if interest holds.

Sweden Oslo Norway United States Denmark Iceland Ireland Portugal Italy

Four Provinces Prepare Last Stand Against Communists

Gen. Hsueh Yueh new governor of Kwantung province declares he will lead four southern provinces Kwangtung Kwangsi Hunan Fukien in a final fight against the Reds. Nationalist troops have left most of the city except a few to maintain order. Canton, as new Nationalist seat, voices defiance while peace bids unfold.

Canton Hsueh Yueh Kwantung Province China Hsueh T. V. Soong Kwangtung Kwangsi Hunan Fukien

Robbers Take Up To Sixty Thousand From Miami Beach Bank

The Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach was held up shortly after 8 am. Two night clerks E L Jeter and J W Cameron were bound gagged and locked in a basement hole. Cash and checks for the weekend deposits were stolen, with cashier S W Curry estimating 60 000 to 70 000 in cash and noting more may be in checks.

Miami Beach Fla Mercantile National Bank of Miami S. W. Curry Curry

Evening Star President Dies Unexpectedly

Fleming Newbold, president of the Evening Star, died early today at age 75. The long‑time Star executive, who joined as a clerk in 1890 and became president in 1948, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. John Morris Legendre of Aiken South Carolina and Mrs. James Bush of St. Louis.

Washington Fleming Newbold Evening Star Newbold The Star Frank B. Moyes Noyles the Star John Morris Legendre Aiken, S. C James Bush St. Louis

General Hodges Ends Active Duty Career at 62

General Courtney H. Hodges, commander of the U S First Army, retires after 43 years in the service. The Perry, Georgia native, 62, plans to settle in San Antonio Texas after a career from private to regimental commander in World Wars I and II with decorations earned in both conflicts.

New York Courtney H. Hodges U. S. First Army Hodges Perry San Antonio Tex First Army France Germany

Deaths and Funerals in Thomasville and Randolph County

Mrs Nannie Hughes Younts 68 died at 308 Wood Street Sunday afternoon after a year of declining health. She leaves a son Jack and several grandchildren along with two stepdaughters and five sisters. Funeral Tuesday at Westfield Methodist Church Randolph County. Mrs Eva W Seward 67 of Westchester Drive died Sunday afternoon after four and a half months of illness. She leaves a son and three daughters, a sister and four brothers and three grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Thomasville Nannie Hughes Younts C. T. Younts Wood Street Younts Randolph County Julian and Francis Gillespie Younts Harvey Hughes Joe Daniels C. R. Kay S. A. Royals Kernersville J. R. Siler Belmont Will Hughes Greensboro Mr. Younts Jack Younts Cletus Myers Ernest Briles Fullers Troy Younts Charles Younts J. A. Warner High Point Sanford Yandle Charlotte Lewis Williams Joe Rogers John Wentz Indian Trail Jalie Younts Tabernacle Methodist Church Randllph County Westfield Methodist Church Church Eva W. Seward Westchester Drive R. W. Seward Wake County Henry A Ardelia Holleman Womble First Baptist Church Horace E. Seward James Brooks Andrew Smith Ruth Seward J. E. Peeples L. B O. J E. R. Womble Winston- Salem S. H. Womble Reddin Calif Albert S. Hale Oakwood

Death of R Cicero Johnson in Winston-Salem area

R Cicero Johnson aged 70 died at his home Sunday afternoon of a sudden heart attack. Born February 5, 1878 in Stokes county he had lived in the Thomasville area for 30 years. He never married and leaves five nephews a niece and an uncle. The body remains at Green Funeral Home with funeral arrangements to be announced.

Thomasville R. Cicero Johnson Winston Salem Route 5 Stokes County Jim Johnson Green Funeral Home

Death of Mrs Irena Mae Weavil Widowed in North Carolina

Mrs Irena Mae Weavil 78 widow of Willis Franklin Weavil died at her home Winston Salem Route 5 after a two year illness. Born Forsyth County 1870 she lived most of her life in Davidson County. Survived by two daughters five sons 19 grandchildren six great grandchildren. Funeral at Shady Grove Methodist Church Tuesday at 11 a.m. burial in church cemetery.

Thomasville Irena Mae Smith Weavil Willis Franklin Weavil Winston-Salem Forsythe County John and Mary Boyles Smith Davidson County Weavil Weavill Bethany Reformed Church Robert Ensley Route 1 Amanda Weavil Charles A. Weavil Charlotte Luther T. Weavil Arcadia George A. Weavil John L. Weavil Albert E. Weavil Lexington Shady Grove Methodist Church Church Cemetery

Funeral for Mrs. John W. Saunders in Thomasville

Funeral services for Mrs. John W. Saunders of Thomasville were held at Memorial Methodist church with Rev. Wilson O. Weldon and Rev. Clyde Allman presiding. The church choir accompanied by Richard Van Sciver played two songs while pallbearers included Paul Bowles and Jay Howard. Burial followed at Holly Hills cemetery.

Thomasville John W. Saunders College Street Memorial Methodist Church Wilson O. Weldon Clyde Allman Richard van Sciver W. G. Pravatte Paul Bowles Jay Howard Dugan Ritchie Jesse Finch Arville Yarborough Elis Hege Buron Crawford John R. Perry Holly Hills Cemetery

Funeral services for Linda Gale Denny infant

Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. from Koonce Funeral Home chapel for Linda Gale Denny infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey P Denny. Rev R L Smith of Oak Grove Baptist Church led the service with church choir and piano accompaniment by Mrs Lacy Barbee. Interment followed in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Linda Gale Denny Harvey P. Denny Koonce Funeral Home R. L. Smith Oak Grove Baptist Church Lacy Barbee Oak Grove Bapiiad Church

Business Deal Argument Turns Fatal in Salisbury

Salisbury report says Henry L. Mangum district manager of Home Security Life Insurance was shot three times after a dispute over a job recommendation. Olin Lee Everhart, 36, former employee, is in Salisbury city jail on a murder charge after surrendering at his home.

Salisbury Henderson Freeze Henry L. Mangum Home Security Life Insurance Company Freeze Olin Lee Everhart Mangum Everhart

Driving Drunk Case Against Defendant Alex Moser

Alex Moser 42 of 1022 Barbee Street was arrested on drunken driving after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Jimmy Greenwood in the 1900 block of East Green Street. He posted $500 bond and was released Saturday night.

Alex Moser Barbee Street Moser Jimmy Greenwood E. Green Street

Car and bakery truck collide on East Lexington

A head on crash between a car driven by James J. May of High Point and a bakery truck driven by A P Robertson of Elon College on East Lexington avenue caused no injuries or arrests and left only minor damage, police reported.

Lexington Avenue James J. May High Point Rt. 2 A. P. Robertson Elon College Southern Bakery Company

Woman Burned in Oil Blaze At Sixth Street Home

Agnes Brown sustained minor burns yesterday while starting a fire with oil at the home of Mrs. V V Fowler on Sixth street. Fire Chief F E Ingram said it was lucky she did not ignite her clothing and warned of greater danger. Damage to the frame house was slight.

Agnes Brown FE. K. Ingram

Bread sells for 25 dollars in Whiteville drive

In Whiteville on January 31 bread fetched up to 25 dollars a loaf as local March of Dimes fundraisers go house to house. High school students conducted the sale to aid polio victims.

Whiteville

Greensboro Negro Is Sentenced In Prohibition Case

Greensboro resident Woodrow Crump faced multiple counts of prohibition violations after Saturday arrests. He requested jury trials in municipal court for two new counts and an old charge, plus a driving without license count. Police found whiskey in lockers at bus stations and in a Greensboro terminal, with prior records showing 53 pints in his automobile and a no operator’s license charge awaiting trial.

Woodrow Crump Greensboro High Point Crump

Body of Man Found Aboard Baros Off Coast

In King s Lynn a ship Baros from Danzig docked with a mystery. A workman cut through a steel desk to reveal a man s body hidden in a 15 inch space above cargo after eight days of knocking sounds. The victim, likely a Polish seaman, appears to have suffocated amid provisions nearby.

King's Lynn England Danzig Pole

High Pointer Taken In Thomasville

Police arrested Clarence Ray Shaver age 29 of English street High Point on Hoover street and charged him with driving while drunk. He posted a $300 bond and was released until his trial in the recorder's court February 4.

Thomasville Clarence Ray Shaver English Street High Point Hoover Street Hi Pointer Shaver Recorder’s Court

Long Tradition of Glove Making in Czechoslovakia

Glove production in Czechoslovakia spans over 150 years, reflecting a long-standing craft in the region. The industry highlights enduring manufacturing expertise and regional textile heritage.

Czechoslovakia

Thomasville Bus Station Up for Possible Improvements

John Thomas of Raleigh assistant general manager of Carolina Coach Co. visited Thomasville with Bill Thompson of Thompson Auto Co. to discuss revising and improving the local bus station. Thompson Auto Co. recently purchased the bus station site off West Main Street. Architects may draft blueprints for an acceptable station building and improved grounds.

Thomasville John Thomas Raleigh Carolina Coach Company Bill Thompson Thompson Auto Company Auto Company West Main Street Thompson Coach Company

Ex Athlete Dies Of Heart Attack At Sea

GUAM January 31 Commander L J Rauber USN former Washington and Lee football star died today of an apparent heart attack after falling overboard from a fishing boat He died as he was being pulled back aboard He attended Washington and Lee in 1927 and was graduated a Georgetown University in

Guam L. J. Rauber USN Washington and Lee University Washington and Lee Georgetown University

Also Mentioned on This Page

Garden Club Council Lester Marshall E. Ginsburg Optometrist N. Main St Rexall Prescription Sorosis Club W. G. Ragsdale Jamestown Priscilla Club J. F. Hayn P.J. A Cecil Ywca News General Hodges Donald Duck Hur Mrs Nannie Younts Irena Weavil John Saunders H Piatt OLAG Monark Sears
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