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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1949
Page
20
Miss Patsy Jones of Greenville arrives to spend time in the home of Mr and Mrs Casey on Wood Court. Their son Charles Long Casey hosts an informal party at the residence to honor the guest. The couple have invited guests to the event.
Mr and Mrs Susan F Smith of Thomasville Road announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Louise to James Gannon of Detroit Michigan. The wedding is planned for the thirteenth in Thomasville with the ceremony and fittings to follow.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans Foreign Wars will meet Tuesday at 8 o clock at the W. home for an important session.
At 8 p m the Pentagon club meets with Mrs J W Farr 709 Howell St Those unable to attend should call the hostess At 8 p m the Alumnae chapter of Alpha Theta Psi meets with Miss Lucille Browne at the Gibson Gold Room At 8 p m Miss Ruby Parker and Miss Betty Welch entertain for Miss Sarah King bride elect at Miss Welch 1008 Trolton St At 8 p m the Ladies Amxil iary Veterans of Foreign Wars holds an important business session at the V F W home At 5 p m Miss Sarah Kin will be honored at a luncheon given by Mrs C H Willard and Miss Ruth Williard at their home 1102 Johnson St
The Faithful Workers class of Lindsay Memorial church will hold its monthly meeting Monday at 7 30 pm at the home of Mrs Pete Kirkman on the Greensboro road announced yesterday.
Local residents report a string of visiting guests from Toledo Boonville and Jacksonville with extended stays for Mrs Borden and family while Mrs Kemney recovers after an operation at Boulevard unit High Point Memorial hospital. Other notes include hospital patients and furloughed servicemen visiting relatives and attending events in Jamestown Washington and Greensboro areas.
Mrs Cunningham attended local schools and graduated high school in 1948. She works for Sears Roebuck in Greensboro. Mr Cunningham attended Greensboro city schools and McClung’s Business College and now works at Becker's Tailoring in High Point. The couple return from a two week wedding trip and will live on Cedrow Avenue Extension.
The Archdale Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9899 will meet Monday at 7:30 PM at the VFW post in Archdale.
Archdale residents savor civic activity as the local Veterans of Foreign Wars hut on the Asheboro highway fuels projects. The Summers Hodgin Ladies Auxiliary 9899 meets July 18 at 7 30 p m with important matters to discuss. Two recent Memorial Hospital patients return home improved Stella Flynt and J W Bouldin resume life on Rt 2 after care at High Point medical center.
Mr and Mrs W R Jones announce daughter Sandra Jean born July 13 at Boulevard unit High Point Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Melvin Potts announce son Larry Reginald born July 11 at Washington street unit High Point Memorial hospital. Crews couple announces daughter Pamela Marie born July 12 at Boulevard unit local hospital. Williamson couple announce son Ronald Craig born July 8 at Boulevard unit local hospital. Harmon couple announce son Roland Thomas born July 12 at the Boulevard unit local hospital.
A Tulsa man Clarence Maness aged 33 boasted to police of 32 post office burglaries across several states and was jailed. He was charged with robbing the Columbus Kentucky post office in 1947 and linked to thefts netting about 100000 dollars. His brother and sister and her husband are in federal prison on postal theft charges. The inspector noted the group targeted small post offices in multiple states.
Georgia counties with large Negro populations must place Negroes on jury lists the state supreme court ruled. The decision cites U S and other state rulings and orders a new trial for John Crumb, convicted by an all white jury after Negroes were barred from the panel.
Mrs Eiko Yonemura Kishi a Duke graduate says communists are entering Japan by the thousands with many soldiers returning from Russia indoctrinated She cites strikes inflation and scarce goods while noting MacArthur's continued sway as a check and a rise in Christian converts and church activity in Kyoto and related efforts
Dave C. Hayworth of Route 6 was taken to Boulevard unit hospital with painful burns to the arms and shoulders after a spark from a ceiling socket ignited a gasoline can he used to clean Roy Armstrong’s Cedron home. He kicked the can out of the house to prevent further damage. injuries described as painful but not serious.
Mrs Kishi has been appointed president of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Japan and will move to Tokyo. After Japan’s occupation Kyoto became the First Army Corps headquarters and she served in roles needing English speaking Japanese. Her six month U.S. stay includes a speaking tour of Lutheran churches in North Carolina the East and the Middle West to discuss mission work in Japan and visits to ex soldiers she met in Japan.
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