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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1937
Page
6
The Enterprise runs a Captains Courageous caption contest featuring Spencer Tracy and Fred die Bartholomew. Writers submit three captions of up to 16 words each for the contest with prizes including Kipling’s Captains Courageous and movie tickets.
The First Presbyterian church holds an old fashioned basket supper on Wednesday at 6 30 p m on the south side of the church. If rain, service moves to the basement. After dining, a program of music and address follows with H M White presenting the campaign finances and Dr C Williamson giving a exhortation. Members and friends are urged to attend.
Dr. and Mrs. M. A. Lackey of High Point along with Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Jennings of Thomasville traveled to Mount Mitchell for a mountain excursion. They spent the Fourth night in a hut atop the mountain and returned Monday via Lake Junaluska and other stops.
A male and female petre alternate incubation, each sitting on the eggs for days at a stretch without relief, maintaining continuous care as a pair.
The text notes trout inhabit fast moving streams due to high dissolved oxygen levels in swift waters.
Mrs. Alice Dickerson returned Sunday night from the International Convention of Altrusa clubs in Cuernavaca Mexico where she represented the High Point club. The event opened June 21 and closed June 27 with the president's banquet at El Patio and drew about 260 Altrusans from every state and several other countries.
Miss Sarah Lacy Tomlinson and Miss Anna Tomlinson were guests of honor at a Rocky Mount bridge luncheon hosted by their aunt Mrs. T L Simmons. Gifts were presented to the honorees and prizes went to Miss Gray Woodard and Miss Lulu Carrington Grave.
Women of Moose will entertain members of the local Loyal Order of Moose lodge with a weiner roast at the city lake. The event starts at 9 o clock after the men's meeting and attendance from both lodge and chapter is expected.
An afternoon musicale by Miss Virginia Frank's violin class was hosted by Mrs. 8S. D. Gibson Jr. at 233 Edgedale Drive as part of weekend festivities. vocal solos by Mrs. May Frank Williamson and moving pictures from the Gibson collection complemented the program. refreshments followed with Mrs. Gibson and helpers.
Florence Nightingale club of the local Y W C A installs new officers for the next six months at its regular meeting. Officers include President Leta Anderson Vice President Hazel Farrington Secretary Helen Readick Assistant Grace Hill Club Treasurer Ola Carpenter Supper Treasurer Ella Caudell Committees appointed to run summer Monday supper meetings with Hallie Samuels Ruby Jenkins and Eybil Bowman on next week's committee.
Mrs J W Tomlinson and daughter Josephine return home after ten days visiting friends in Washington and New York. Families, including the Jones and Forward households, come back from Virginia Beach and Carolina Beach. Emma Olive Dermit visits grandmother Mrs C S Weedon in High Point. Paul Reavis recuperates from appendectomy at Burrus Memorial hospital. Many relatives and friends plan or undertake visits to Wagram Red Springs Atlanta Greensboro Johnson City and Paradise Point with several staying at family homes and cottages.
Members of circle 2 and 3 at South Main Street Methodist Church will host a luncheon on Wednesday from 11 30 to 2 at the church corner of South Main and Mallory streets. Menu includes chicken pie green beans creamed potatoes cole slaw iced tea rolls and fresh peach pie.
The Domino club holds a regular meeting this evening at Mrs A G Ellingtons home 900 Barbee street. All members are urged to attend as officials deem the gathering important.
Mrs. M. B. Stone visited family in Swanannoa and Canton N C with her sons. Lena Pratt hosted Winifred Wall and children, Jane Pratt, D L Pratt, Elizabeth Pratt, Robert Pratt, Bernard Smith from South Carolina, Washington DC, Virginia and North Carolina. Ansel Cox Jr and son Ansel III visited with the Tudors on West Main Street. Wilsons visited Durham, Lam beths and Stroupe and Charles Stone left last week.
Miss Jeanne Rankin travels to Boston Massachusetts to join sister Dorothy Rankin who just graduated from Emerson College and visits schoolmate Ruth Southwick En route she stops in Washington D C for an overnight visit with Mr and Mrs D Erickson Rankin and Southwick plan to return home in two weeks and then proceed to California for an extended stay
White Sulphur Springs West Virginia July 5 Mr and Mrs James W Poole with H Denny and Brooks Reitzel of High Point spent Independence Day at the Greenbrier The twenty fourth annual West Virginia Amateur Golf Championships for men and women opened at the Greenbrier Golf and Tennis Club courses.
Mr and Mrs Nathan A Mitchell were honored at a dinner Sunday in Archdale for their 56th marriage anniversary. About fifty guests attended at son H Alfred Mitchells home with relatives from High Point Greensboro Thomasville Guilford College Washington and Miami. Major Bruce Craven thanked the couple as longtime friends. He was born February 3 1858 and Mrs Mitchell Mary Naomi Kersey born August 8 1865. They married June 29 1881 and lived in the local area.
The Girls' Pentagon club will meet this evening at 7 o'clock at the home of Miss Lois Barger at 1009 North Main Street for its regular weekly gathering.
Mr and Mrs J C Geddie of Erwin North Carolina announce birth of daughter Rebecca Rene on Thursday July 1 at Good Hope hospital Erwin. Mrs Geddie formerly Miss Mildred Russell of High Point.
Fully armed police searched four locations after information from South Carolina officers tied William Morgan to the killing of a Lan caster policeman and his female companion. Morgan was described as a dangerous killer and was said to be serving a term on a Georgia chain.
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