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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1948
Page
17
Mrs. Thomas Jackson Cumby Jr and Miss Catherine Morton announce engagements linking to Miller and Morton families. Harry Rothrock Jr and Nancy White receive announcements with May queen honors noted. Dorothy Sue Jones and John Henry Scalf, and Faith Linthicum with Wayland Linthicum are among other forthcoming weddings.
Mrs. George H. Strother hosted a dessert bridge and rummy party at Gibson's Gold Room to celebrate the engagement of Faith Strother to Wayland H. Linthicum Jr. Guests included Mesdames Strother and Linthicum and several Strother and Linthicum family members with green and white decor and wedding motif.
Grace McKenzie is engaged to William Albert Ingold in a city announcement from Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McKenzie. Grace is a Trinity High School graduate employed by North State Telephone Company. William Ingold, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Ingold, attended city schools and works for Sloop Auto Company. The wedding is planned for early August.
Winners of the Emerywood Country Club bridge tourney were announced yesterday afternoon and the eight week series champions named last night. First place in the eight week series went to Mrs. O C Durland and Mrs Farrell Gray, with Mrs C S Beaver and Mrs R D Tillson second and Mr and Mrs Phil Warner third. Yesterday's top pairs were North and South Mr and Mrs Phil Warner first place and Mrs Joe Weaver and Mrs John Welborn second. East and West first went to Mrs C S Beaver and Mrs R D Tillson with Mrs Laura Holbrook and Mrs Hal McKee second.
J O Connor announces the marriage of his daughter Katherine Eleanor to Arnold Wilson Nall of St Louis Missouri on Friday July 9 The double ring ceremony was at Calum Methodist Church St Louis with Rev L M Starkey officiating Relatives attended Mrs Nall wore a pink dress with purple orchids attendant Miss Gertrude Gibson wore powder blue dress Best man was William Bond Both families noted their ties to Mayfield Kentucky and St Louis Missouri across Peggy Anne Shoppe and Barry Wehmnueller Company employment details
A touch of sugar atop dessert creates a festive finish. a fine dusting lightly elevates pudding and pie, adding sweetness and visual appeal.
The Home Moravian Church in Winston-Salem hosted the wedding of Miss Jean Vivian Stockton and William Henry Piner with Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl officiating. The ceremony featured floral arrangements of ferns gladioli lilies and dahlias and music by Fiavella Stockton and Katherine Sheloff. The couple will reside at 816 Willow Street after a wedding trip, with Mrs Piner a UNC Woman's College graduate who has taught at the local campus.
Mr and Mrs D H Morton announce the engagement of their daughter Catherine to Donald W Mears Jr son of Mr and Mrs D W Mears of 2006 street The wedding is set for August 29 at Archdale Methodist Church Catherine Morton is a Allen Jay High School graduate and works at Martin Dry Cleaning Donald Mears attended High Point High School and works for North State Telephone Company
The High Point chapter number 106 Order of the Eastern Star will hold the July meeting Tuesday evening at eight at the Masonic hall. Only one meeting a month is being held during July and August per annual custom.
The article notes Mr. Piner as a physical education instructor at High Point junior high school. It states he was educated in New Bern and High Point city schools and is presently a student at the University of North Carolina.
Mr and Mrs Cephas White announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Elizabeth to Harry Emmanuel Rothrock Jr son of Mr and Mrs H E Rothrock of 1101 Adams Street The wedding is planned for early September at First Presbyterian Church Nancy is a High Point College alumna and Duke Power employee Rothrock is a High Point College student with a business degree pending and Delta Epsilon member
Beautiful simplicity marked the wedding of Miss Edna Davis and Jesse Steed held July 17 at the Highland Methodist church manse. Rev S W Johnson officiated at five in the afternoon with only relatives present. The bride wore a blue street length dress and white accessories with a corsage of white carnations. The couple plans to reside in the city.
Mr and Mrs Pres Barber hosted an outdoor supper on Cedron avenue extension. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles of Brooklyn N Y and Mrs J Lippard of Hickory who are guests of Mr and Mrs Hoy Route High Point. Highlight was Mr Hinschs talk about Switzerland and his accordion selections.
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