Busy social week with parties and reunions in Asheboro
A sequence of gatherings highlights social life with Mrs. Dorothy Rankin hosting a Sunday house party for Miss Margaret Noble of Chicago. Mrs. Philip Davis wins top bridge score. Miss Helene Osborne receives the consolation. Louisa Smith hosts a birthday party for Miss Drucilla Majeski with dancing and refreshments. The Okey-Dokey Bridge Club features Dorothy and Lee Forward hosting and prize jewelry awarded. The Kearns-Wood reunion is planned for August in Asheboro City Park. Also noted: a health update on S. E. Battley Jr after tonsil surgery and a Christian Endeavor Union play at Bay Street School. Finally, births announced for Kenneth Lee Sledge, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Rankin
Church Street
Margaret Noble
Chicago
Philip Davis
Helene Osborne
Miss Noble
Okey-Dokey Bridge Club
Dorothy and
Lee
Okey-Dokey Club
Thurston Street
Helen Marshall
Kate Lomax
George Sledge
Willowbrook Street
Kenneth Lee
Local social notes and travel updates from area residents
Mrs C H Marriner and Mrs M L Marriner spend the day in Charlotte after returning from an extended trip abroad. Eva Chappellier, recovering from appendicitis at High Point hospital, is able to go home at 1506 North Main. Mr and Mrs J T Ryan return from Waynesville where they stayed at the Hotel Gordon. Friends of Miss Sarah Shepard at High Point hospital report improving after an appendicitis operation. Mrs J S Campbell travels to Laurinburg due to Flem Norman’s illness. Ben Cooper returns home to Statesville after visiting Mr and Mrs Willis Slane. Mrs Cooper remains with the Slanes for several days. J F Willis spends days in New York on business. Tim Hayworth of St Louis leaves for a Maine summer camp after visiting James R Mattocks. Mr and Mrs J E Rhodes and Ramona Ann, and Mr and Mrs Matt McGhee return from Norfolk and Newport News. Miss Eleanor Wilson Paul is due home Sunday after a ten day visit to Williamston Windsor and nearby beaches.
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Eva Chappelliear
High Point Hospital
North Main Street
Sarah Shepard
J. E. Rhodes
Ramona Ann
Matt McGhee
Norfolk
Newport News
Virginia
Eleanor Wilson Paul
Williamston
Windsor
Oak Hill Nine Defeats Ray Street 12 to 7
Oak Hill won the playground league game 12 to 7 over Ray Street. T. Sain hit a three run homer with the bases loaded in the third. R. Murrell had three hits and W. Murrell two to pace Oak Hill. Hedrick and Sappenfield each had two safeties for Ray Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
Ray Street
Jones
Samuels
Ray Streeters
T. Sain
R. Murrell
W. Murrell
Hedrick
Sappenfield
I. mi
Hinkle and Little
Om Jones
Samels
Nabers Speaks at Open Air Service on World Peace
Dr Charles Haddon Nabers addressed First Presbyterian Church open air service on The Church and World Peace urging that leadership be directed toward peace. He argued war persists due to wartime memory and urged the church to promote the Christian way to settle disputes without killing. The talk cited The Martial Spirit by Walter Millis and The Road Back to illustrate dangers of patriotism and the need for lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Haddon Nabers
Church of Jesus Christ
Walter Millis
Church
No Man's Land
Christ
World War veteran Winders shoots Salisbury sheriff
Scott Winders, a World War veteran, shot and killed Sheriff Locke McKenzie in Salisbury after a dispute over access to his car. Winders claimed the sheriff prevented him from reaching his automobile and he would have killed Deputy Shuping if another shell had been available. Winders was jailed in Mecklenburg County. Coroner W L Tatum ordered an inquest and a jury to view the body.
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Shuping
Winders
McKenzie
Shaping
Nell McLean
Gastonia
W. L. Tatum
Morganton
Charlotte
Scott Winders
Locke McKenzie
Salisbury
Mecklenburg County
Rowan
Mecklenburg
Mrs York Notified A. York Notified
A notice records that Mrs York and Mrs A York were formally informed of an event or action. The brief item notes notification to two individuals sharing a surname, with no additional context provided in the readable text.
Nancy Carr Involved in Tragic Death Incident
A fragmentary report notes Nancy Carr involved in the death of Sheriff McKenzie in Salisbury. The article mentions writer husband number 2 and that Mrs. York is a first cousin of the deceased, with Nancy Carr traveling to Salisbury to be with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff McKenzie
Salisbury
Mrs. York
Berlin French talks edge toward London meeting on Monday
Delegates from Berlin will confer with Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius and then join a general meeting with other nations before a Monday night international conference in London. French cabinet discussed a 500 million dollar loan to Germany guaranteed by customs receipts. Dietrich indicated German debt service remains a priority despite external bond concerns.
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Bruening
Curtius
Berlin
London
New York
Paris
Germany
Herman Dietrich
Dillon, Read and Company
Reichsbank
France
Great Britain
United States
Laval
Aristide Briand
Henry L. Stimson
Ambassador Edge
Arthur Henderson
Lord Tyrell
Mr. Stimson
Curtis
MacDonald
England
Henn
Europe
Stimson
The Best Viction Humorist Exchange
A witty exchange about letters and fiction on a holiday journey. Ellen tells William he will be sending her letters, while he teases she should bring some fiction to pass the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
William
Humorist
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Miss Rankin
Miss Smith
Mattie Evans
Lillie Owens
Louise Owens
Louise Smith
Drucilla Majeskie
Lelon Brown
Wade Rucker
Dick Vanon
Johnny Baker
Ted Omas
Clarence Hensley
Bill Moffitt
Marvin Oakley
Francis Hendrix
Algie Peer
Bob Cowper
Vinson Neal
Bill Herndon
Bert Gettie
Harry Brown
Curtis Wenton
Red Emerson
Helen
Mildred Marshall
Frances McCrary
Helen Roper
Ellen Jensen
Miss Dot Fritz
Rah Easterling
Hazel Stewart
Kearns-Wood
Asheboro
Ss. BE. Battley, Jr
E. Battley, Jr
Burrus Clinic
C0ty c. EB. Union
High Point Christian Endeavor Union
Bay Street
Parent-Teacher Association
R. T. Amos
Emerywood
Herman Wetterlein
Philadelphia
Ben Cooper
Statesville
Willis H. Slane
Jack Grubb
Forrest Murray
Amos
Hugh Clark
Willis Slane
Rollins
Moffitt’s
C. H. Marriner
M. L. Marriner
J. T. Ryan
Waynesville
Gordon
Mrs. Cooper
Mrs. Slane
J. FE. Willis
Tim Hayworth
St. Louis
James R. Mattocks
Maine
Oak Hill Playground
Ray St
Nabers
Open Air Service
World Peace
Nancy
Wat
Jack Kirkland
Nancy Carroll
Bolrod Mallory
Life
Newton, Conn
Havana
Finance Ministry
Reich
Dietrich
Meeting of Heads of Government
Mojud
I. Miller
Yow’s Funeral Home
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Ingrams
Cecil’s
Cecil
Rae
Danderine
Frostilla
Soc
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Cecil’s Price
Armand
Cecil AS
Price
Bae
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