Two Couples Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversaries in 1960s High Point
Mr and Mrs J M Hill of 1809 Welborn St hosted an open house on July 12 for their 50th wedding anniversary. About 150 friends attended from Quantico Burlington Asheboro and Greensboro. The couple married July 11 1920 with Mrs Elsie Ridge as the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Hill
Welborn St
Susan Johnson
Cindy Hill
Kathy Northcott
James M. Hill
Karen Davis
Pauline Ce. Goodbys
John W. Hill
R. D. Johnson
Quantico
Chapel Hill
Burlington
Asheboro
Lexington
Thomasville
Farmer
Greensboro
Hill
Elsie Ridge
Grady F. Haymore
Winston Rd
Glenn Craven
R. D. Harper Jr
Vance Haymore
Carroll Haymore
Albertson
Craven
Greenwood
Mount Airy
Charlotte
Kernersville
Haymore
Mount Iry
Miss Coffield Feted At Party Ahead Of Planned August Wedding
Virginia Lee Colfield was honored at a Friday luncheon in Emerywood Country Club’s private dining room. Hostess Mrs. A Scott Barker Jr. led 24 guests who enjoyed sparkling punch, mint cloths, and rose centerpieces. Miss Coffield received a cymbidium orchid corsage and a silver gift from the hostess. Out of town guests included Mrs. Alexander Paul Sands Jr. and Mrs. James Lawrence Sands from Reidsville. Also present was Mrs. H Irwin Coffield. The couple plans to wed August 15 at St Mary’s Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee Colfield
Emerywood Country Club
A. Scottarker Jr
Reidsville
Alexander Paul Sands Jr
James Lawrence Sands
Sands
H. Irwin Coffield
Coffield
Mr. Sands
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Women Sew Trousers For Boys
Two Rowan County homemakers donated fifteen pairs of boys pants to the Social Services Department for foster children. They used salvaged fabric from adult trousers and supplied elastic and zippers. Edith Hinshaw, home economics Extension agent, commented on the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowan County
Social Services Department
Edith Hinshaw
Mary Bethune YWCA Day Camp Recital Tonight
Day campers present a recital with Up Up with People as the theme at 6 p.m. under director Daphne Lightner and Shirley Johnson. Exhibits of arts and crafts and sewing, with instructors Donna Bailey and Mrs. Kindle and Mrs. Davis, accompany the event. Junior counselors from St. Mary’s Episcopal Church assist. Deborah Lightner is a counselor. A Lakeside Park Salem trip, Top of the Mart lunch, and High Point City Lake picnic are planned, with director Mrs. Roland Hanes inviting the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bethune Ywca
Daphne Lightner
Shirley Johnson
Donna Bailey
Donald Kindle
Robert Davis
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Deborah Lightner
Lakeside Park
Salem
High Point City Lake
Roland Hanes
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Maria Villegas
Jamie Villegas
W. College Dr
Wilma Rudisill
Shady Lane
Arizona
Montana
Las Vegas
Nevada
Mexico
Whitlows
Wayne Whitlow
Whitlow
Redondo Beach
Calif
Strategic Air Command
Space and Missiles Systems Organization
Los Angeles
Philco-Ford Corp
Palo Alto
Jamestown High School
N. C. State College
Raleigh
MIT
Cambridge
Mass
E. A. Hatcher Jr
Anna H. Dawson
High Point
San Francisco
E. A. Hatcher III
E. A. Hatcher IV
California
Yosemite National Park
E. A. Hatcher II
New York
Parkers
Frank English Parker
Gary
Jacksonville
Fla
Allen J. Parker
Edgedale Dr
A. Scott Parker Jr
Parkway
Scott Parkers
Betty Parker
Miss Parker
James H. Taylor
Jim
Bob
Liz
Baton Rouge
J. R. Pope
Chestnut Dr
Taylor
Winchester
Dr. Taylor
England
Humble Oil Co
Abbingdon
Shirley Anne Lewis
Ezra Daniel Griffin Jr
Green Streetartist Church
James Galloway
Connie Hines
J. D. Langley
James Ward
Susan
Janet Tucker
Greenville
James E. Ward
Alexandria
Donna Rae Mingus
Conrad Wease
D. Charles Lewis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jess Blackman
Fremont
Terry Newell
Rocky Mount
Steven Elmore Byerly
Winston- Salem
Kelly Gold
Jacksonville Beach
Nanny Gold
Barker St
Claude Burgess
Kendall St
Doris Gordon
Rotary
Miss Coffield
Jewelers
Americaid
Mary Bethune
Williams
South Main Street
Vrice
Wrenn Street
Bulova
Lester
Arisienne
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