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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1955

Page

6

Informal Coffee Honors Mrs Harold Bennett Jr on Hillcrest Dr

An informal coffee Saturday welcomed Mrs Harold Bennett Jr with 15 guests. Libby Reese and Peggy Smithdeal hosted at Hillcrest Drive home, presenting a corsage and linen napkins to the honoree. Mrs Harold Bennett led service with help from mothers Mrs Owen Reese and Mrs Curtis Smithdeal.

Harold Bennett Jr Libby Reese Peggy Smith Deal Hillcrest Dr Harold Bennett

Day outline of club meetings and social events

Calendar lists multiple daytime and evening gatherings from church groups to garden clubs and bridal showers. Notable events include the United Church Women at First Evangelical and Reformed, Garden Club meetings with speakers, a Patsy Handy bridal shower, and speeches by Holt McPherson and Joe Brown from The High Point Enterprise.

United Church First Evangelical and Reformed Church Judy Williams Rockspring Rd

YMCA Youth Group Schedule Highlights

The notice outlines weekly events for YWCA and YMCA youth groups. Activities include Y-Teens classes for 9th to 12th grades, travelogue sessions, Guppies Tadpoles Mermaids swim groups, an annual meeting with Mrs Moffit, beginner and advanced swimming for women, Teen-Age Committee, Modernettes, club dinners, and a Saturday Play Day for grade school girls.

YMCA

Green Acre Garden Club Meets Tuesday

Mrs. Don Wilkon will host the Green Acre Garden Club meeting on Tuesday evening at 8 00 at long mother Mrs Hola 1108 Brentley Dr.

Green Acre Green Acre Club Don Wilkon Green Acre Garden Club Long Mother Hola Brentley Dr

Mrs. Robertson Feted At Bridal Shower

Mrs. Virgil Robertson, a recent bride from Whiteville and a Woman’s College junior, received a corsage and a playful “deed” to a miniature bungalow as the centerpiece of a bridal shower hosted by Miss Gladys Robertson and Mrs. Herman Robertson Jr at High Point Route 3. Guests from Greensboro Asheboro and Whiteville enjoyed games and an ice course after gifts were opened.

Virgil Robertson Gladys Robertson Herman Robertson Jr High Point Laurine Gaddy

Weekend Visits Mentioned in Elkin Local Notes

Mrs Etta Parker of Elkin spent the weekend at Mrs John Almond and family 1205 N Hamilton St renewing old friendships. Miss Libby Reese and Miss Peggy Smith returned to Raleigh last evening after visiting their parents Owen Reese 405 Hillcrest Dr and Curtis Smith 900 Arbordale. Both girls are students at Saint Marys College in Raleigh.

Etta Parker Elkin John Almond N. Hamilton St Parker High Point Libby Reese Peggy Smith Deal Raleigh Owen Reese Hillcrest Dr Curtis Smith Deal Arbordale Saint Mary's College

Fifth annual dinner of the Woman's Traffic Club in Winston Salem

Fred Flagler Sr. attends the fifth annual dinner at the Robert E. Lee Hotel this evening. W. E. Norman, who has been at High Point Memorial Hospital for a week after surgery, will return home at 1011 Tabor St. today and may receive visitors.

Fred Flagler Sr Winston Salem Woman's Traffic Club Robert E. Lee Hotel W. E. Norman High Point Memorialspital Tabor St

Janet Doby Hosts 12th Birthday Party at Home

Janet Doby celebrated her 12th birthday with a party at 412 Forest Ave. Mrs. Glenn Doby hosted on Saturday evening. Twelve boys and girls attended in formal attire enjoying dancing and games. Prizes went to Chuck Ritchie Anne Armentrout and Susan Elliot as Janet opened gifts and guests were served punch and birthday cake.

Janet Doby Glenn Doby Forest Ave Chuck Ritchie Anne Armentrout Susan Elliot Janet

Dorcas Meet Tuesday At Mrs Dawson Home

The Dorcas group of the Green Street Baptist Church will meet Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Irving Dawson, 626 Wesley Place. Associate hostess will be Mrs. Waldo Carroll.

Dorcas of Green St, Baptist Church Irving Dawson Wesley Place Waldo Carroll

Stanley birth announced for Charlotte couple

Mr and Mrs Dewey Stanley of 220 Walnut Ave Charlotte announce the birth of a son James Walter on January 26 The Stanleys are formerly from High Point residents.

JAMES/ALTER STANLEY Dewey Stanley Walnut Ave Charlotte James Walter Stanley High Point

Pentagon Club Meets Monday Evening

The Pentagon Club will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Alson Gray's home 719 Gatewood Ave. Members unable to attend should call 5846.

The Nature Study Club Paul Younts Shirley Ave Pentagon Club Alson Gray Gatewood Ave

Young Mothers Need Sturdy Shoes With Style

Alicia Hart advises new mothers to choose leather flats or mid heel shoes suited for daily wear from kitchen to supermarket. She warns against old pumps and spike heels, noting backache from long walks and a need for comfortable, durable footwear that can handle weather and errands with babies.

TV Fashion Myths and the Jacket Man

A columnist blames television for weak men’s clothing sales noting men buy five-eighths of a suit today versus a full suit a decade ago. He cites weather, suburbs, and media as factors and humorously suggests TV characters wear coordinated outfits to restore sales.

Sgt Joe Friday Dragnet Jack Webb Anthony Eden Dag Hammersfkold TV Biceps Homberg Ed Norton Jackie Gleason Iene

Joint Meeting Time Changed

The Gay Blade and Weed n Win Garden Clubs will meet Wednesday as planned but the start time is now 2 o clock instead of 2 30. The change affects all attendees and organizers.

Gay Blade Weed ‘N’ Win

Indian Designer Lloyd Kiva Redefines Southwestern Fashion

Cherokee designer Lloyd Kiva, based in Scottsdale, leads a 40 member Arizona Fashion Council turning authentic Southwest styles into high end dresses and menswear. His custom prints feature Navajo rug motifs and Painted Desert colors while he resists mass production to preserve Western origins.

Dorothy Roe Associated Press Phoenix Ariz Arizona Desert West Lloyd Kiva Kiva Arizona Fashion Council Tucson Wickenburg Scottsdale Prescott Douglas Arizona Oklahoma Phoenix School Primi Tive Desert Fifth Avenue New York

I Don’t Want P. T. A. Jobs in 1955

Ruth Millett catalogs unappealing P. T. A. duties from teledne heavy presidency to telephone and car committees. She notes the endless meetings and missed calls, suggesting many women end up with these roles anyway.

United Nations

Einstein Letter From Belgrade Students Cites Sphere Beyond Power

Albert Einstein thanks Belgrade University physics chemistry students for greetings on the relativity anniversary. He notes a sphere outside political and economic powers guiding science toward progress or destruction. Vecernje Novosti calls the exchange a pleasant surprise and rarity.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Albert Einstein Physics Chemical Einstein Vecernje Novosti

Handy platform for scrub bucket on wheels advice

A brief tip suggests building a small wheeled platform with castors at each corner for a scrub pail so you can push it rather than lift and pull while cleaning floors. The note emphasizes easier movement and reduced strain during mopping tasks.

The Moral Value of Work Over Pay for Jimmy

Mrs. Muriel Lawrence argues that paying children for chores distorts their sense of usefulness. A boy at a railroad terminal asks for pay, but real work rewards only proficiency. Moral respect for usefulness grows from work, not coins, shaping future self respect and value in the adult world.

Muriel Lawrence Jimmy Jim

Dear Mary Haworth Advice on a Jealous Affair

A reader asks how to stop a married man’s middle aged romance with his wife’s friend Madge. The columnist cites emotional illusion, calls for reading Dr. Bergler, and notes counsel via letters, not personal interviews.

Mary Haworth H.L Madge Harry Edmund Bergler Harper & Brothers Mall Washington Post King Features Syn- Pod

New Statesville Furniture Plant To Open Tuesday

Statesville in North Carolina welcomes a new wood furniture plant owned by J A Campbell of Adrian Michigan. The facility will employ about 150 workers this year with a goal of 500 as state inspectors visited during opening day events.

New Statesville Statesville N.C Technical Juneiey J. A. Campbell Adrian Mich

Cream Cheese Mayo Dip With Onion and Parsley

Cream cheese mixed with mayonnaise grated onion garlic powder and minced parsley served as a dunk with corn chips. A nice first course for company when served with tomato juice cocktail.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Curtis Smithdeal Smithdeals Brussels Miss Reese Miss Smithdeal Bennett Suzanne Stanton Council of Garden Clubs Stewart Stone Jr James Parsons Woman's Christian Temperance Union C. E. Sheloff Parkway Charles Mann Glenda Holland Carolyn Sumner Phillip Beck Patsy Handy Steele St Magic Key Garden Club Brooks Reitzel Hillcrest Garden Study G. G. Chappell Otteray Forrest H. Murray Country Garden Club Ira Miller Banner Davis Weed 'N’ Win J. A. Eshelman Johnson St Red Cross Council Red Cross NCSNA Lawrence Lewallen E. R. Lewallen Route 1 Mrs. Robertson Dorcas Alicia Hartner Beatty Cynthia Lowry AP News Ruth Millett Vicks VapoRub VapoRub Vicks Nash Jewelry & Loan CO N. Main ST
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