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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
6
Five tables of bridge were in play as the Sedgefield Country Club hosted its bi weekly party for members and out of town guests at the Yon solarium. Mrs. G F Waddell won the members prize and Mrs J B Sandon took the guests prize.
A dog named for an expedient hunt by excel tm woodcock birds. The reference notes the spaniel’s breed and origin linked to woodland game.
Miss Edna Hall Hyams of Greensboro and Russell Coleman Emerson of High Point wed on July 19 at Dr. J. B. Craven’s Ridgecrest summer home. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Craven on the veranda with mountain scenery as backdrop.
Miss Mary Frances Jorden visits aunt Mrs. A. T. Gray at 1109 Castle Street. Miss Mildred Luce arrives from Traver Iowa to visit Miss Lucille Browne, formerly with High Point college music. Others return from Myrtle Beach and trips, with illness updates for Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Marshall. Families from Florida Georgia and New York visit residents in Mount Airy, including Mr. and Mrs. Cook and Rev. Wallace Fridy.
High Point college seniors will attend a social alumni gathering August 1 at the post office employees cabin off Highway 10 A. The High Point chapter, in its second meeting since June, aims to expand to locals who attended the college, graduates or not.
High pointers vacationing at Virginia Beach are guests of J. Welch Harriss at the summer cottage. Recent guests include Myre J H Adams Mrs Willis Slane Mrs Ben Cooper Miss Katherine Hayworth Miss Dorothy Ingram Mr and Mrs H P Morrison Baxter Freeze and future guest couple Mr and Mrs Allen Watkins. Other locals at the beach stay at Albemarle and Warner hotels. Community Prayer Service is tomorrow at 7 30 pm at Mrs J M Simmersons 214 Maple Street with Mrs Nora L Andrews in charge.
The origin of homes is tied to Asia, though early history remains only partially solved. Researchers note uncertainty about where and when the first homes were built, with various theories still debated.
The Friendly Garden club met yesterday at Mrs. M. L. Holton’s East Green Street home to explore iris planting and cultivation. Prizes for flower arrangements went to W. L. Kivett for pink dahlias, P. L. Cox for brown eyed Susans, and M. L. Holton for dwarf carnations. iced watermelon was served to attendees.
Mr and Mrs Harold Bennett are in Chicago after the death of Mrs H C Bennett Sr wife of Mr Bennett. She had been ill but showed improvement before dying suddenly on Monday. Funeral services were held in Chicago yesterday afternoon.
Several hundred men and women chosen for North Carolina PTA leadership will gather in Chapel Hill for the eleventh annual training school from August 12. The program, arranged by J Buren Sidbury and R M Gruman, features noted speakers including Sanford Bates and Dr J Henry Highsmith. The Damsels' Clique meets tonight at 7:30 at Miss Mildred Marsh's South Main Street home.
A reader asks about court procedure and legal remedies in familiar terms. The column confirms Mar. ee a meate and WH answer in these columns, offering guidance on questions about problems and the court process.
A husband writes he has lived with his wife’s family for years and taken unstable jobs including months on the road. He seeks guidance on leaving her parents to start a shared home despite financial strain, noting his wife’s reluctance and his own desire for stability.
A reader offers a dated marital strategy focusing on persuasion and appealing to home life. It suggests using soft talk, presenting practical options like renting or buying, and stressing the role of the man of the house while addressing social duties such as bridge and hosting.
In Chicago on July 21 Rootie leads Cubs with a stellar golf style assist as the team pursues a record run on the field.
A fragmented item notes sandhill cranes reaching near man height and mentions a large tally of over 74,000 specimens, with about half described as head designed in a man's well-made circuit.
The Willing Workers class of Pilgrim Holiness church holds its monthly meeting tomorrow at 7 30 with Mrs R 8 Cox at 320 Greer street. All members urged to attend and visitors welcome. Senior Social Club Has Regular Meeting. The home of Misa Doris Hicks on Asheboro street hosts Welch Memorial M P church Senior Local club officers for six month term were elected: Fred Kerr president Hoyt Morgan vice president Doris Hicks secretary Beulah Briles treasurer Vernon Cogging assistant treasurer Edith Watson. After the meeting the senior class held its monthly meeting with President Hubard Ridge presiding and 19 members and three visitors served refreshments.
Greensboro July 21. B W Haig secretary treasurer of the Farmers' Co operative Exchange announced that C R Gattin of Burlington was named manager of the exchange cannery here.
Chicago market report shows butter totaling 1,452,075 pounds steady with unchanged prices. Eyes and fresh graded firsts remain easy with 9,664 and 18 percent current receipts respectively, while other prices stay unchanged.
A many legged millipede can curl itself into a near perfect sphere to shield against predators, leveraging its anatomy to form a compact defensive ball whenever danger approaches.
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