Two Day Opera Festival Opens Here Monday
Local opera lovers anticipate a two day festival starting Monday at the Junior High School auditorium with Mozart's Impressario on opening night at 8 30 and a Tuesday matinee featuring scenes from four popular operas. Performances begin 8 30 pm both nights and 3 30 Tuesday afternoon. United States service personnel admitted free with seventy five percent of proceeds donated to USO. The cast includes a large company with a machine of principals chorus and a small orchestra. The production group The N C Group Festival Opera Company presents not one but several operas in English and a set pantomime in a diverse program. The festival emphasizes native talent and the development of American opera, with high praise from major firms and press coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mozart
Ernest Bacon
Conerse ‘College
High Point Music Supply
Cannon
USO
Thea
N. C. Group
Festival Pera Company
United States
Pera
Fesal Opera
Ing
Ergy
Bess
Festival Opera Group
Spartaing
Chicago Opa Company
Cincinnati Opa Company
The
Theatre Guild
Miss Hilliard and Blackburn Wedding Announced
Announcement lists the marriage of Miss Elma Lucille Hilliard to Norman Russell Blackburn in Bennettsville South Carolina on July 14 1942 witnessed by Henry A. Rogers. Bride wore Gypsy blue and white with white accessories. Blackburn to U S Army. birth notices for Myra Fay McBullock and Rebecca Sue McPherson from Guilford General Hospital and High Point respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Lucille Hilliard
Norman Russell Blackburn
North Wilkesboro
Bennettsville
S. C
Henry A. Rogers
Doris Olive
Margaret Hilliard
High Point
South Carolina
T. W. Hilliard
This City
Mr. Blackburn
Julie Blackburn
EH Blackburn
Blackburn
U. S. Army
Loyal Workers Class Meets at Abbotts Creek Church
The Loyal Workers Class of Abbotts Creek Baptist Church met at Mrs. Carrick Teague’s home with Mrs. B A Mitchell as joint hostess for the monthly gathering. Ten members and one visitor attended. Mrs. Robert Palmer presided and Mrs. Mitchell led the devotional. The group sang Trust and Obey and discussed inviting prospective members and visiting sick friends. Prizes went to Mrs. Wilson Hedgecock and Mrs. Cletus Hedgecock. refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbotts Creek Baptist Church
Carrick Teague
B. A. Mitchell
Robert Palmer
Howard Dean
Wilson Hedgecock
Cletus Hedgecock
Wesley Fellowship Group Meets Monday Evening
The Wesley Fellowship Group of Main Street Methodist Church will gather Monday at 7:30 at 21 West Bay Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wilkerson with Miss Laura Bumgarner as associate hostess. Also the Evening Circle of Central Friends Church meets July 20 at 7:30 at Mrs. Reuben Davis home with Mrs. Tominslow and Miss Mary Davis assisting. The Green Street Baptist Church Woman's Missionary Society holds a 7:30 program in the church basement Monday. members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Fellowship
Main Street Methodist Church
Arthur Wilkerson
West Bay Street
Laura Bumgarner
Central Friends Church
Reuben Davis
North
Hamilton Street
Davis
Tominslow
Mary Davis
J. C. Barker
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Green Street Baptist Church
Miss Darby and Charles Davis Vow Private Wedding
Miss Darby and Charles Davis married in a private noon ceremony at First Baptist Church Greens boro on July 3. Rev. Dr. J Clyde Turner officiated. The bride wore navy and white with sweetheart roses. She is daughter of Mrs W C Darby and the late Mr Darby, lives at 312 Ennis Street, and works at Maurice Mills in Thomasville. Mr Davis, son of Mr and Mrs Davis of Kernersville Route 1, works at Tomlinson. They reside at Oakwood Court Apartments, B20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Darby
Charles Davis
First Baptist Church
Greensboro
J. Clyde Turner
Davis
W. C. Darby
Mr. Darby
Ennis Street
Maurice Mills
Thomasville
Mr. Davis
W. P Davis
Kernersville
Tomlinson
Oakwood Court Apartments
Club Evening Party and Family Dinner Held
The Emery wood Country Club hosted a July evening bridge with winners Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Mackintosh taking first north-south and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Welborn top east-west. Mrs. Victor Dallas had high in contract. War savings stamps awarded as prizes. about seventy attended the Family Night dinner and refreshments followed play. Upcoming July 25 dinner dance will feature John Peddicord and his Winston-Salem orchestra. reservations advised. Also noted were births at Burrus Memorial Hospital: Bobbie Randell Reavis on July 16 and Raymond Clayton Reavis on July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Mackintosh
Emerywood Country Club
J. S. Welborn
Victor Dallas
Miedames E. T. Howard
P. Y. Adams
John Peddicord
Orchestra
Winston-Salem
Jack Holbrook
Bobbie Randell Reavis
Paul D. Reavis
Hickory
Bobbie Randell
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mrs Peacock honors daughter on birthday at Denton home
Mrs Vernon Peacock hosted a birthday party for her daughter Violet in Denton on July 17 with summer flowers, radio music, games, and gifts. Guests included Miss Helen Kiger and Miss Virginia Lee Snider. Local residents and relatives visited from Washington D C Salisbury High Point and Lexington. Rebecca Sue McPherson born July 16 at High Point route 4 to Mr and Mrs Richard McPherson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. McPetersons
R. S. McPherson
High Point
Route Four
Rebecca Sue
Mrs. Peacock
Denton
Enterprise
Vernon Peacock
Violet
Helen Kiger
Virginia Lee Snider
Richard McPherson
Route 4
Shacklefords to Move to Alexandria After Visit
Pfe and Mrs F B Shackleford have been visiting relatives in Rocky Mount and will leave Monday for Columbia South Carolina to visit Mr Shackleford’s relatives before settling in Alexandria Louisiana. They are accompanied home by their daughter Mary Alice Ballew who has been with her aunt Mrs J Foy Horton in Rocky Mount. Pfc Shackleford is stationed at Camp Claiborne and serves with the 82nd Division Artillery band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
F. B. Shackleford
Columbia
S.C
Mr. Shackleford
Alexandria
Mary Alice Ballew
J. Foy Horton
Rocky Mount
Pfc
Shackleford
Camp Claiborne, la
82Nd Division
Duplicate Winners Are Announced
Aly and Mrs. Capus M Waynick won first place north south at the Saturday duplicate game. First east west went to Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Welborn. Second north south honors to Mrs. Jack Holbrook and Mrs. W. P. Hazelwood. Second east west to Mrs. Laurence Ingram and Mrs. Robert Hubbard. Other players included Mesdaniel O C Durland and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Weaver
E. T Y. Howard
C. G. Mackintosh
Mrs. Hal Davis
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Bastien
Bastienne
Clifford Baig
Festival”Opera Group
Bastien and
Universal Music Company
Metropolitan Opera Company
Paul Oneley
Jacqueline Dorminay
Martha Minuhinnnette
Ruth Oneley
Yale University
Providence Players
Ella Lou-Taylor
Colas
J. B. Hensley
Pop
Wade Koontz
Buddy
Bacon
Koodsing
Miss Hilliard
Myra Fay Bullock
John Bullock
Worth Avenue
Myra Fay
Guilford General Hospital
Festival Opera
Martha Minhhinette
Clarence Barl Anderson
Mary Gordon Latham
Teague
Wesley Fellowship Group
Friends Evening Circle
Miss Darby
L. E. Workman
Betty Grubb
D. Smith
Smith
W. H. Rush
John Mitchell
Billy Johnson
Carolina Beach
Walter Johnson
F. B. Shacklefords
Treadles
Appliance Company
East Washington St
Rayons
RAYON
Shantung
Bemberg
Seersucker
Richardson’s
Batiste
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