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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1955

Page

6

Betty Jo Ring Bride Elect Celebrates With Pre-Nuptial Parties

Social functions continue for Miss Betty Jo Ring bride elect of Saturday's wedding to Dean Hamrick of Shelby and Charlotte. The latest luncheon at E Farriss Ave hosted by Mrs. Robert Stone and Mrs. Tommy Kellam featured blue polka dot attire and china gifts. Guests included Miss Marie Miller as maid of honor and a list of relatives and friends from North Carolina, California, Alabama, South Carolina and beyond. Further pre-wedding events are planned, including a luncheon at Mrs. Earnhardt's home and a Come and Sit Tea hosted by Mrs. L H Warren at 807 Fifth St.

Betty Jo Ring Dean Hamrick Shelby and Charlotte First Baptist Church Ring North Carolina Robert Stone Tommy Kellam E. Farriss Ave Miss Ring E. T. Ring O. Ring California Marie Miller Salisbury Bill Gray Robert Holloman High Point James Field Atmore Herman Snyder English St Sarah Patrick Peacock J. W. Woolten E. A. Kline Hillcrest Oak View Aes Oak View Grange Hall L. H. Warren Fifth St Edwin Leipman Harry Kaplan Leonard Kaplan Plantation James Bones Billie Stroud Rainbow Supper Club Martha Ann Davis Clyde St

Debutante Ball Planned in Raleigh Sept 8-9

Plans finalize for the 1955 Debutante Ball sponsored by Terpsichorean Club with 170 North Carolina girls making formal debuts. Events span September 8 and 9 at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium with dances luncheons teas and a governor's mansion tea. Committee leaders include Alton Battle Smith chairing the ball and boys committee and Mrs Sydnor M White chairing the girls committee.

Raleigh Terpsichorean Club North Carolina Raleigh Memorial Auditorium William T. Joyner Jr Governor’s Mansion Debutante Committee Alton Battle Smith Sydnor M. White Alfred Williams III Philip Taylor Lester Williams William M. Ragland Governor's Mansion William T. Joyner Victor E. Bell Jr John L. Hopkins Barbara Dearing James K. Dorsett Mishew Ellen Edgerton Carolina Country Club Betsy Williams

Busy schedule of local society events and weddings

A long list of meetings and social events runs through the week in High Point and area. Clubs host showers dinners and teas while multiple weddings and rehearsals set dates at churches and hotels.

Miss Joanne Kerr Honored At Informal Shower

Miss Joanne Kerr future bride of Darrell Voncannon was feted in a miscellaneous shower hosted by three aunts at 1008 Montheu Ave. The event featured games, prize winners, a bridal games booklet, and a gift umbrella arrangement. Attendees included the honoree’s mother Mrs Mazi Zais and mother of the prospective groom Mrs O F Voncannon. The couple are to marry August 20.

Joanne Kerr James Kerr Willis Kerr Longview Tex Fred Kerr Montheu Ave Mazi Zais O. F. Voncannon Miss Kerr Ens Darrell Voncannon

Miss Brown and Pvt O Neal plan July wedding

Aquilla Brown of Bat Cave North Carolina and Private Joe O Neal Jr prepare for a July 30 ceremony at Saint Marys Episcopal Church High Point North Carolina Invitations note Mr Robert Lee Brown requests the honour of the marriage of his daughter Martha Aquilla to Stephen Joseph O Neal Jr. The couple will be married by Rev Peter Robinson with a reception at the groom's parents home after the ceremony.

Kimsey Jennings Agner Betty Jo Ring Sedgefield Inn Ring-Hamrick First Baptist Church Saint Mary's Episcopal Church Bishop's Restaurant High Point Ira Ben Miller Sheraton Hotel Tommie Jane James Stroud Owens Emmanuel Lutherania S. O. Ring Jesse Washburn Emerywood Country Club Tommie Lentz James Reid Elizabeth Green Yadkin College Sarah Patrick Peacock Eye W. Farrissee First Presbyterian Church W. W. Lentz Mr. Reid Lentz Westwood Billie Jacqueline Stroud Richard Hutchens Owens Emmanuel Lutheran Church Aquilla Brown Stephen Joseph O'Neal S. J. O'Neal E. State St Dean Hamrick E. G. Ring Bat Cave N. C Joe O'Neal Jr Robert Lee Brown Martha Aquilla Stephen Joseph O'Neal Jr Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church North Carolina Marines Camp Lejeune Brown Shirley Kuertz Cincinnati Ohio Jo Anne Hodgin Phoebe Jane Williams Franklinville Lees-McRae Priscilla Brown Stevie Vanhoy Anderson S. C Phillip Hilliard Hunter Brown Paul Brown Daytona Beach Fla Jerry Meeks James Hall Peter Robinson Holy Trinity Church Greensboro Price Clifford Bair Donald Seals

YWCA Schedule Highlights For Wednesday Evening

Activities include children swimming lessons from 3:15 to 4:45, a Adams Club pot luck at 6:45, women’s swimming sessions, and a 6:00 Robins Club meet at the Y. Evening programs run until 8:00 with Teen-Age Time closing.

Adams Club

Beane Family Reunion at Pleasant Hill Church

The Beane Family plans a Sunday reunion at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church four miles east of Sea Grove. An all day service will be followed by a dinner on the grounds and invites all relatives and friends to attend.

Beane Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Seagrove

What to do if a dog bites a child

August Better Homes Gardens explains steps for handling a child bitten by a dog and the dog’s care. The feature covers rabies facts and disease prevention and advises readers how to respond with both child and animal in mind.

August Better Homes Gardens August Better Homes & Gardens

Greensboro Exchangette Club hears probation officer talk

Robert Crosswright of the Domestic Relations Court in Greensboro spoke to Exchangette Club members at Mrs. Joe Mickey’s Route 1 home. He described court structure and rehab goals, noted juvenile delinquency progress after a year, with 18 members attending and served refreshments.

Robert Crosswright Greensboro Joe Mickey Route 1 Crosswright Pri

Thomasville NSA plans picnic and reports on Nat's meeting

Thomasville chapter of the National Secretaries Association met at Snow White Restaurant. Mrs. Nell Fouts summarized the Chattanooga convention of July 21-24 with 776 registrants and highlighted the $500 memorial from Quaker City Chapter. She noted keynote speaker Ivy Baker Priest and Secretary of the Year Alice Huntley, plus Cassandra Waterman as national president and new slate. A August picnic at Memorial Park replaces the meeting. Ten members attended.

Thomasville Chairtown National Secretaries Association Snow White Nell Fouts Chattanooga Tenn Fouts Quaker City Philadelphia Ivy Baker Priest U. S. Treasury Alice Huntley Englewood Calif Cassandra Waterman

Awards and Reports Presented at VFW Auxiliary Meeting

Mrs John Lowery state department president and the departments representative was the featured speaker at the Tenth District Meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Greensboro last weekend. The district quarterly meeting included reports from each member auxiliary and three certificates of merit for membership. Archdale auxiliary won 100 percent membership honors with others going to Gibsonville and Madison. The meeting was presided by Mrs W T Southards of High Point district president, and Greensboro Auxiliary hosted with red white and blue carnation corsages for the district and department presidents.

John Lowery State Department Veterans of Foreign Wars Greensboro Archdale Gibsonville Madison W. T. Southards High Point

Special Winners Master Point Game at High Point YMCA

The Central Carolina Bridge Association will host a special winners game at the High Point YMCA 401 S Main St. Wednesday evening. Registration starts at 7:25 p.m. and closes when play begins at 7:55 p.m. A master point game runs concurrently for players not qualified for the winners game.

Central Carolina Bridge Association High Point Ymca S. Main St

Bridge Game Tomorrow Evening At YMCA Here

The local bridge association will hold a Special Winners game at the YMCA in High Point next Wednesday evening July 27, led by secretary Leonard Waas. A Master Point game for non qualifiers will also be offered. Registration runs 7:25 to 7:45 with play starting at 7:45.

Central Carolina Bridge Association YMCA High Point Leonard Waas

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Betty Jo Debs Ball Raleigh Auditorium Business and Professional Women's Club Mildred Hussey Gatewood Ave Joyce Owens Don Owens Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Credit Women's Breakfast Club Thomasville Association of Insurance Women Kate Ragan Oakwood Court K. A. Stroud Wesley Pl Miss Brown Pvt. O'Neal Robins Jr. High Montlieu Ave Missy Conveni RCA WED Mickey Charles Smith A. E. Sherron Lester Morgan NSA Nat VFW Janet Heatmaker No.1 Siegler Bargain Furniture CO Tell
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