Births and gatherings light up Greensboro life
Announcements of births include Louise Brown born July 20 at 426 Virginia Avenue and Amarylis Anne Anderson born May 6 at Centennial Avenue extension. Social notes record meetings of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, a Zander-Gump mock wedding, sorority party, and various visits and travels around Guilford County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. H. J. Brown
Louise
Virginia Avenue
G. R. Anderson
Amarylis Anne Anderson
Centennial Avenue Extension
Hosiery Ad Glows with Rush on Silk Stockings
A brisk classified item touts fine high grade pure silk hosiery now in demand. The copy emphasizes popularity and desirability, urging shoppers to act quickly to secure stock that meets high expectations.
People Miss Golda Mae Kearns Visit Landrum Friends
Golda Mae Kearns is visiting friends in Landrum. Herbert Obendorf of New York is also mentioned in connection with the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golda Mae Kearns
Landrum “S.&. C
Herbert Obendorf
New York
McCormick's Papers Back Pinchot in Pennsylvania Race
Harrisburg reporters controlled by Vance McCormick announce support for Giffort Pinchot for governor. The Patriot and the Evening News oppose the Democratic program and Hemphill for governor over repeal of the liquor enforcement act and note prior refusal to back Alfred E Smith for president due to prohibition stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Harrisburgh
Vance McCormick
The
Patriot
Evening News
Giffort Pinchot
Pennsylvania
John M. Hemphill
Alfred E. Smith
New Notaries Commissioned by Governor Gardner
Raleigh July 22 Gov O Max Gardner signed commissions making Anna Marie Bour Asheville Hazel Dotson Statesville Henry C Iddings Asheville O F Justice Sneads Ferry Emmett E Lott Hendersonville Wade L Marshall Winston-Salem Hugh S Sheppard Wilson notaries public in a formal state notice the list of names and towns included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Anna Marie Bour
Asheville
Hfazel Dotson
Statesville
Henry C. Iddings
O. F. Justice
Sneads Ferry
Emmett E. Lott
Hendersonville
Wade L. Marshall
Winston-Salem
Hughs. Sheppard
Wilson
Whitsett Local Notes Highlight Reunions And Church Events
Horace Greeson visits Whitsett from near Selma and plans weeks in boyhood area. Clapp family reunion set at Brickchurch with George A. Younce as speaker. Friedens church marks Augsburg Confession 400th anniversary with visitors from Greensboro and Burlington. Other items include Lutheran conference in Holly Grove and various local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fight Brigade
Boys and Girls of Friends Church
G. W. MacClenahan
United Lutheran Church
Racine
Wis
John A. Clapp
Clapp
Brickchurch
George A. Younce
Guilford County
G. G. Clapp
C. E. Morrison
Charlie Howerton
Clarence Ray
William Reavy
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
The
Lutheran Church
Holly Grove Church
Lexington
R. L. Fisher
M. J. Fisher
Philadelphia
Martha Akard
Annie Powlas
India
Friedens Church
Greensboro
Burlington Eton College
Daniel A. Albright
Richmond
George and
Barbara Albright
R. K. Davenport
Willow Springs
N. C
George W. Davenport
D. C. Stewart
J. H. Stewart
Route 2
Mail Planes Travel Over Twenty Three Million Miles
The post office department reports air planes in mail service have flown more than 23,761,000 miles since the airmail program began in February 1926. They carried over 10,351,900 pounds of mail valued at 21,293,657 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Uncertain Morning After Icy Porch Fall
Sue deals with her mother Merryman’s injury after an icy fall on the back porch. A fractured hip requires weeks in bed and a nurse. Sue balances family duties, job worries, and upcoming goodbyes as Ted and her father adjust to the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
William Burtom
Ted
Jack
Barbara
Jean Brady
Corrinne
Sue
Corrinne's Arrival Disturbs Quiet Kitchen Scene
A woman cleans a mess as a drain leaks and cannot heat water. Corrinne bursts in wearing furs and a saucy crimson hat and slippers, brightening the otherwise dreary kitchen moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrinne
Cannon and Bride To Be In Brazil Until Christmas
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will remain in South America on church mission work until next December. He will depart with his bride Mrs Helen Hawley McCallum from Arlanza, visit Madeira, then go to Brazil for official conferences from August to November. The marriage was announced in The Christian Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Advocate
Christchurch
London
Isolated Goiter Germs Attributed To Bacteria
Dr E O Houba of Tacoma Washington told the International Congress that goiter is caused by bacteria rather than iodine deficiency. He said he isolated and cultivated goiter germs and, after years of study, adopted the bacterial theory and developed a method to cultivate germs from goiter tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
E. 0. Houba
Tacoma
Wash
International Congress For
Houba
Chicago Tribune
Corrections to a 19th century steamship claim
The notice corrects several points about early steamboat history. It states Robert Fulton built the first steamboat named Clermont, not Eli Whitney or the Constitution, and notes the Clermont lacked wireless aerial and was a side wheeler with the side wheel missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
Eli Whitney
Clermont
Constitution
Candy Per Capita Consumption In U S 1929 Report
The 1929 survey shows average U S residents consumed 13 pounds of candy per person. The finding highlights national candy demand and consumer behavior during the late 1920s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colorful Dressing Table Styling Suggestions
The piece discusses contrasting dark tones for the lower skirt of a dressing table and a mirror painted in the same shade. It lists pretty color schemes for a bedroom including combinations of yellow green pink white and blue. It notes undressed dressing tables are inexpensive at all department stores.
Thomasville Social Notes Reflect Summer Travel and Visits
Mrs. James Lambeth and children returned from Mount Gilead where they were guests of relatives. Marion Dixon of Winston-Salem visited Mr. and Mrs. John R. Myers. G M Hoover and George Hoover Jr. returned from Chicago furniture show. Mrs. Ray Shephard and son arrived from Richmond for a week with her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Harris
Salem Street
Thomasville
Shephard
Richmond
Walter Hage
Winston-Salem
G. M. Hoover
Alliene
Mary Alice Hoover
Washington
Annie Thomas
Hoover
Annie Yow
High Point
WW. C. Hammond
H. T. Hethcock
Ted. Jr
Oakboro
Picnic Dinner Sparks Debate With Insect Crowd
A humorous exchange from Paris features Pela Mele describing a spot as ideal for a picnic dinner while Ditto notes ten million insects embrace the choice. The playful dialogue underscores a light moment about outdoor meals and crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
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Kashions
W. T. Smith
Guilford General Hospital
Smith
A. and P
Dallas Culler
Sons and Daughters OF Liberty
Enterprise
Prom Hospital
Bruce Crawford
N. E. Crawford
Meadow Street
Paul J. Myatt
Chattanooga, Tenn
Mabel Ridge
Mrs. H. M. Ridge
Mrs. Harris
Ethel and
Anne Diffee
Cordele
S. H. Tomlinson
Jesse Harris
Sedgefield
Charlene Grimes
Alpha Beta Psi
West Green Street
Miss Grimes
Tom Thumb
Lucille Brown
Misses Leslie Johnson
Anna McAdams
Thelma Moss
Louise Collett
Evelyn Seward
Juanita Adams
Helen Snider
Ireme Seward
First Baptist Society
Woman's Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
H. D. Sears
Frontier Mission
South Mountain School
Bostis
Ila Hensley
Ridgecrest
W. F. Clayton
A. B. Conrad
Rose Bryant
Montheu Avenue
Howard W. Beck
R. G. Yarborough
W. W. Yarborough
Ada Leonard
Martinsville, Va
W. M. Guyer
Alberta Hofmann
Burlington
H. J. Rockwell
Peoria
Rockford
Ill
Mr. Rockwell
Edith Nurse
Mrs. Clay Church
Ind
Mrs. W. Jd
East
Lexington Avenue
Rollins
Iery
Beach
Moffitt’ S
North Main St
McCormick
Pinchot
Notaries
Whitsett
Horlick’s
Racine, Wisconsin
Ruby
Margery Hale
Cannon
Bride
Brazil
Elm Street
Boy Scouts
R. C. Lee
Flying Lamars
Thomasville Society
Hethcock
George Denson
Charles Lambeth
Riverton
O. 0
City Memorial Hospital
Eunice Baird
Gastonia
Stacey Bowen
Little Son
Bonn
C. Pearce
Julia Pearce
Bowen
United States Royal Card
Gate City Motor Company
Jack Burris
South Wrenn Street
Bear Elwood Hotel
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Horn
Miss Goodh
North Main Street
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