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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1936
Page
6
Society items highlight Miss Madeline Hoover in local club circles. The page notes her social engagements and affiliations with prominent community organizations and events.
Virginia Pearl Farris became the bride of John Baxter Watts in a twilight ceremony at Hillyer Memorial church Raleigh. The couple will reside in High Point after a wedding trip. The event drew out of town guests from Concord and High Point with detailed gowns and church music.
The Federal Touring company presents Post Road at the Junior High School for a two night stand with Charles Schofield directing. The play by Wilbur Daniel Steele and Norm a Mitchell has toured New York Boston and Chicago and now reaches a southern audience for the first time. Proceeds benefit the day nursery project sponsored by the Moose organization.
Mr and Mrs Monte Culler and daughter Ruth and granddaughter Peggy Joan Culler visited Pilot Mountain Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs Delbert Boyles. Ruth and Peggy Joan will stay this week at the Boyles home and attend a party tomorrow evening with Betty Lou Evans of Elkin as another guest sharing honors.
Among all accidental deaths in the United States last year, 35.7 percent were due to automobile incidents. The figure highlights road-related fatalities as the leading single cause of accidental mortality in the period.
A 21 year old woman writes seeking escape from life and work. The adviser urges facing reality not rushing away, emphasizes protecting family and seeking stable work with support, patience, and local opportunities. The response warns against danger of leaving home and highlights the value of perseverance and practical plans.
A reader confronts chores at home urging practicality over idle fantasies. The note urges cooperation with a parent and gratitude for shelter while addressing daily tasks.
All inquiries should be addressed to Miss Marjorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise. The response will be prompt and courteous.
In Kernersville on July 6 a wedding was held at the home of Rev. E. F. Baker for Miss Bilsie Parrish and Leon Lasley. The couple, both locally connected, are at home with the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lasley, in Kernersville. The item also lists local social visits and movements of residents in the area.
Marian Martin designs Pattern H9907 offers a cool sheer frock with a flattering yoke and short sleeves. Available sizes 12 to 20 and 30 to 42, the pattern suggests star-spangled celanese white or brown and lists required fabric yardage for size 16.
About People Miss Virginia Fraley returns home from visiting Miss Louise Fraley in Richfield. The Amos family spends days at White Sulphur Springs. Mrs Clinard and daughter Mabel visit East Russell Street. Alease Burrows travels to Lynesburg with Wilma Evans and Maud Burrows. Mrs Beane moves to Lexington for convalescence. Urwicks and Freeses vacation at Myrtle Beach. Billy Shelofft visits Myrtle Beach. A Millis hospitalized in Winston-Salem for eye operation.
Mrs. J. H. Huskins was honored at a birthday dinner hosted by her daughters at 504 Richardson Street. The lawn setting featured pink and green decor with sweetpeas and gladioli. Attendees included family members and the honoree, with tokens exchanged.
Ky and Mrs George Echols will visit relatives in Tennessee and Indiana after a month with relatives. They plan to return home following the visits.
Emerywood Country Club announces July plans with bi weekly bridge parties on Tuesday at 1 o clock, a watermelon feast on Saturday July 18 at 5 PM, weekly tea service when the west wind permits, and golf events to be announced later. The piece also notes visits by Miss Dorothy Kirkman and guests and trips by Miss Douglas and Miss McKinney, plus Mr and Mrs C T Ingram at Myrtle Beach. It ends with a note that the first British airliner with anti icing gear on wings and tail has entered service.
A Finnish lightweight balloon under 18 pounds automatically telegraphs weather data at regular intervals. It enables atmospheric observations in uninhabited regions without needing balloon recovery to record observations.
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