Harrisburg visitors and local family updates
Dr T H Bowen and family of Harrisburg Ky return from visits with W H Bowen on Woodrow Ave and Griffith Miles on Brookside Dr. Beverly Joss of Chapel Hill and Dr K B Bowen of Covington were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Griffith Miles. Harold Suits and Welborn cousins return from a Norfolk va trip. Hester announce birth Burnice Ray July 11 at Lindale Farm Greensboro Rd. Nolan Lowe and T L Loflin visit relatives in city. Jean Hoy Lee Fesperman return from Newton after summer missionary conference with Rev Hoy L Fesperman. Juanita Griffith and Lollie Belle Morgan return from Washington DC. Mrs Edwin Chappell returns home after week with mother Mrs J W Wessinger in Ballentine SC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Bowen
Harrisburg, Ky
W. H. Bowen
Woodrow Avenue
Griffith Miles
Brookside Drive
Beverly ?Joss
Chapel Hill
K. B. Bowen
Covington
Sky
B. W. Hester
Burnice Ray
Lindale Farm
Greensboro Road
Jean
Hoy Lee Fesperman
W. E F. Rader
Newton
Hoy L. Fesperman
Emerywood Club Bridge Winners and Dinner Hostesses
The Emerywood Country Club hosted a weekly ladies bridge event with top East-West score by Mrs. R Cooksey of Thomasville. Shuttle seating and lunch followed with many members named. Friday evening hosts Mr. and Mrs. C G Mackintosh prepare for the next evening bridge and family dinner with advance reservations required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood
Mesdames EL
T. Howand
W. P. Hazelwood
Mesnies Bruce Conrad
R. Jigsey
R. Cooksey
Thomasville
Laurance Ingram
C. G. Mackintosh
Junior League leader urges wartime volunteer service
Mrs Linville K Martin national president of Junior Leagues of America spoke at the Win-Salem local Junior Service League meeting at the YWCA. She stressed the vital need for volunteers during war time noting the growth to 2270 volunteer defense workers and urging focus on essential tasks both small and large. Also highlighted were officer reports and upcoming furniture show cafeteria opening next week at the Exposition building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
Linville K. Martin
Win-Salem
Junior Leagues of America
Adams Orial Y. W. C. A
Martin
Roosevelt
England
Altrusa Club Forms Committees At First Meeting
Sixteen members and two visitors attended the initial meeting of the new Altrusa Club last evening. The gathering followed a 6:30 dinner in the private dining room of the ration Hotel and focused on program plans and two standing committees. Mrs. and others were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrusa Club
Ration Hotel
Altrusa Club Sets New Committees and Plans
Mabel Burnett presides at July meeting as new committees are announced for the Altrusa club. Mary Lou Rothrock outlines monthly programs with co chairmen. May lull named to represent at Statewide Consumer Education meeting in Raleigh July 22 23. Members pledge Red Cross bandage work and note illness of M J Wrenn and Jessie May Young. Anne Gibson wins attendance prize. Ambulance corps term explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Burnett
Mary Lou Rothrock
Mae Hull
Mabel Hargett
Marie Forrest
Anne Gibson
Louise Abernathy
Mary Bullard
Alice Dickerson
Madeline Hoover
Altrusa
Red Cross
M. J. Wrenn
Jessie May Young
Altrusa District Board Meet in Asheville Hotel
The Second District Altrusa Clubs executive board will gather in Asheville for a weekend meeting at the George Vanderbilt Hotel. Mrs. Rothrock of this city will attend as district treasurer along with Miss Eva Wall of Winston-Salem and Miss Ruth Hocker of Baltimore who arrive Saturday to join the group and plan to return home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrusa
Asheville
John L. Rothrack
Eva Wall
Winston- Salem
International Association of Altrusa Clubs
Ruth Hocker
Baltimore
Rothrock
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Mrs Henry Clapp Hosts Fingercraft Club Evening
Mrs Henry Clapp will entertain the Fingercraft Club Thursday at 7 30 p m at her home 3515 Oakland Avenue Members were asked to be present. Announce the birth of a son Grady Alexander Grady Beck at Burrus Memorial Hospital Tuesday July 4 Mrs Beck is the former Doris Tilson of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Henry Clapp
Fingercraft Club
Henry Clapp
Oakland Avenue
Grady Beck
Grady Alexander
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Beck
Doris Tilson
Time out for play Anne Adams pattern 4098 dress and bra set
versatile weekend wardrobe by Anne Adams features a trim two piece travel dress and a bra and shorts sports outfit. pattern 4098 offers misses sizes including 12 11 16 IS and 20 with size 16 jacket and skirt. instruction includes yardages and order details from The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department for Victory time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
High Point Enterprise
West Lith Street
New York
N.Y
Eastern Star Holds Business Meeting at Hall
The High Point chapter 106 of the Order of the Eastern Star met at the Masonic Temple and voted to cancel August and resume in September due to hall repairs. Worthy Grand Matron Mary K Fleet of Rocky Mount and Worthy Patron Paul Renniger of Winston-Salem addressed members urging continued work during wartime. A watermelon feast was planned for July 23 on C. E. Harbinson’s lawn. Nineteen members attended with Ida Kimble presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Mary K K. Fleet
Rocky Mount
Paul Renniger
Winston-Salem
C. E. Harbinson
Ida Kimble
Kivett Welborn Vows Spoken In Ceremony Here
Miss Ruby Kivett and John Welborn were united in marriage last night at Welch Memorial Methodist Church parsonage with Rev. J. D. Williams officiating in the presence of relatives and close friends. He is on furlough from Fort Moultrie Georgia where he is in military service. Alice Marie Lain born at Guilford General Hospital Friday July 10. Lottie Holden Bible Class to meet with Mrs Spencer at Best Street home Thursday at three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Kivett
John Welborn
Welch Memorial Methodist Church
Cedrow Avenue
J. D. Williams
HL. H. Kiveut
Lucy Welborn
G. G. Welborn
Fort Moultrie
Alice. Marie Lain
John Lain
Hodgin Street
Alice Marie
Guilford General Hospital
Lottie Holden
Spencer
Lottie Holden Bible
Lucy E. Spencer
Best Street
We The Women We The Women Ruth Millett Opinion
Ruth Millett argues women should maintain femininity and appearance to support men during wartime, dismissing claims that looks are irrelevant to morale. She compares it to male grooming and notes practical gains vary with altitude, concluding beauty remains a personal choice.
Knees Tattle About Age Keep 'Em Young
Knee stiffness warns of aging more than gray hair. Exercise may help. start with two knee limbering routines. If pain persists consult a physician, as stiffness could signal illness.
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NER
Fellowship Banquet at North Main Church Friday Evening
The Loyal Workers Class of North Main Baptist Church will host a Fellowship Banquet Friday at six thirty PM at the church. Rev. Irby Jackson, pastor, will be guest speaker. Mrs. Herbert Luquer Jr has returned to Marion Virginia after visiting relatives here. Miss Ruby Luquer of Jamestown accompanied her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Baptist Church
Irby Jackson
Herbert Luquer, Jr
Marion
Ruby Luquer
Jamestown
If Quiros Had Reached Australia in 1606
A speculative note on Ferdinand de Quiros voyage of 1606. If successful, Spain might have charted Australia before the English, altering colonial discovery history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand de Quiros
Australia
Pheasants Benefiting Crops By Reducing Pests
Vermont tuberculosis death rate in 1938 stood at 38.6 per 100000, compared with 37.8 in 1939. The piece argues pheasants cause minimal crop harm and help by destroying insect pests and cutworms, noting net positive impact for agriculture.
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Vermont
Week By Week In The Garden Hallie Hay
The garden notes offer tips on saving seeds from tomatoes and other crops, proper seed selection, and methods to clean and store seeds. It references bulb irises, cultural advice from Florist's Review, and practical Sav ing Seeds and Salmagundi snippets including rose mildew resistance via potassium sulfate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallie Hay
Peruvian Daffodils Fail to Bloom in Winter Storage
The note attributes the bloom failure of Ismene Calythina the Peruvian Daffody to faulty winter storage. They need more warmth than provided and should be wintered in dry peat moss with roots intact. Maintain around 50 degrees and let foliage dry naturally before removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismene Calythina
WAAC Training Emphasizes Enthusiasm and Leadership
Washington report outlines Col Don Faith’s plan for WAACs at Fort Des Moines Iowa urging objectivity purpose and zeal. Training covers eight week officer candidate course drill basics leadership lectures army structure and discipline with aims to produce capable officers and skilled auxiliaries for September postings.
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Washington
Army Wrantx
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Don C. Faith
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
K. P
Col. Faith
Waacs
Col
Faith
Tath
Scotch Foursome Postponed at Em erywood Club
The mixed Scotchy foursome for senior men and women at Em erywood Country Club was postponed due to many golfers being away from the city. Winners named include Mrs. Herman Lynn with 193 for low gross and Miss Marjorie Merrilees 104-20-84 for low net. nine hole winner was Mrs. Eliott Wood with 45. Luncheon followed.
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Emerywood Country Club
George T. Wood
Wood
J. Herman Lynn
Marjorie Merrilees
Eliott Wood
Temperature Sync Between Murmansk and Moscow
The report notes Murmansk and Moscow temperatures are nearly equal, despite Moscow being about 950 miles farther south.
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Murmans
Moscow
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Harold Suits
English Street
Clarence
Don
Lionel Welborn
Norfolk
W. L. Dawkins
J. FL. Baird
Aml
Mrs
Nolan C. Lowe
Newport News, Va
Juanita Griffith
Lollie Belle Morgan
Washington, D. C
BE. F. Griffith
Edwin Chappell
J. W. Wessinger
Ballentine
S. C
Nese Club Ladies Bridge
Incheon
Guest
Joanne Chafin
Meredith Slane
Sara Coe
Hunsucker
Peggy Jane Bryant
Peyton Voorhees
Dwight Davis
Bob Reed
Roanoke
cLay
Seem
Moffitt S
North Main Street
Fidward Lee Burroughs
8. Knight
Fairfield Road
Helen Catherine Cox
Lena Cox
George W. Cox
Altrusa District Board
Eastern Star
Ruth Millett
Reba Arlean Davis
Mrs. Thomas
Davis
Roy Street
Stone
Alicia Hart
NEA Service
North Main Church
Pittsburgh
Sailorettes
Navy Yard
Charleston
Ray Leonard Biggers
Monroe
N. C
Maxwell Eugene Crosby
Columbus
Clark Daniel Keen
Miami
Fla
Evelyn Kendall
Milton Monroe Mackenfuss
Younger Island
U. S. Navy
Andrew
Florist
Salmagundil
Norman C. Brunswig
American Rose Magazine
Eleanor Ragsdale
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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