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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
6
Numerous items report residents at Greensboro and High Point hospitals including Mrs. Broom and Mrs. Collins with surgeries and illnesses. births announced for Edith Ann Hunsucker and C. D. Jr Huskins. summer school and camp programs listed. weddings and engagements of McEachern and Mebane. community club events, baptisms, and a May fete at Mrs. Lindsay’s kindergarten with detailed student roles and decorations.
The Lotus Club gathers Friday at 1 p m with Mrs H L Mitchell at 800 Carrick Avenue. The American Legion Auxiliary meets at 7 45 p m with Mrs ee Richardson south of the city.
Readers are urged to embrace cotton for comfortable summer dressing. Two new models appear: a cotton tweed street costume with white pique collar and fabric gloves, and a novelty pique with a cotton net blouse and a woven cord hat with a swagger brim.
The year’s program showcased the work of young performers with a beautifully arranged scene. Crepe paper costumes enhanced the pageant as little actors acted gracefully and charmingly in their roles.
Richard Smoke of Orangeburg visits his sister Mrs George Lowe. Mrs Cecil Dickerson returns to Conway Ark after visiting Mrs Willis Slane in West Emerywood. Miss Mary Duncan McAnally comes home from Salem College to South Main Street with her parents Dr and Mrs W J McAnally. Mrs T J Gold departs for Virginia Beach to enter the Southern Women's golf tournament. Miss Carolina Tucker of Ral
Eigh to arrive tomorrow to attend the McEachern Hiatt wedding set for tomorrow afternoon. Miss Tucker serves as a brides maid. Mrs M B Smith and Alyse Smith return to Burlington after visiting Mr and Mrs James Lowe. Mrs C H Nabers and daughters depart for Pensacola Florida for two weeks guests of Mrs J H Sherrill then join Dr Nabers in Europe for the Rotary International meeting in Montreat.
Mrs Flora Harmon files a 2500 damages suit in High Point municipal court against Western Union Telegraph Co for delay in delivering a telegram about her mother's death. The Telegram, filed at Marion at 7 15 p m April 17 1931, reached her after 9 am next day despite her being in town. The message read Mother died suddenly Come at once Elvis.
Dr. Charles H. Nabers president elect of the local Rotary Club outlined a year long plan dividing twelve months among twelve committees with J. E. Millis as aims and objects chair, four major committee chairmen, and Nabers presenting July programs. The retiring president Claiborne Rhodes to edit Spokes and exhibitEgypt souvenirs.
Logan Porter was chosen chair man of the new High Point Board of Public Welfare at a city hall session. Mrs. C. F. Tomlinson became vice-chairman and Mrs. Fred Thomas secretary. Also present were Mrs. Matt Wall Dr. H. L. Brockman Mrs. John H. Walker and Mrs. K. C. Denny. Absent were Mrs. Comer Covington and C. C. Muse.
The Austrian government has electrified the line from the Swiss frontier to Salzburg and plans to extend service to Vienna and then Graz, signaling a major modernization of the national rail network and regional connectivity.
Chamber of commerce secretaries and hotel managers attended a Charlotte luncheon to promote a Washington Florida tourist route via Piedmont North Carolina. Notables present included F J Sizemore R K Young EB Spence Clarence O Keuster L W Wicker A D Brabble R E B L Nell P J Kolhamm er F Dorsett M N McCubbins and B J Janckel.
Mrs. Lela Williams, an employee at Harriss Covington Hosiery mills, had a nervous attack around 10 this morning. She was removed to her mother Mrs. J B Morgan's home on East Green street extension after first aid by Dr. E A Sumner and transport by a licensed ambulance.
The Junior Order orphanage singing class at Lexington will present a program tomorrow night at 8 at Trinity high school auditorium under the Trinity camp of the order. No admission will be charged. A moving picture of scenes from Lexington and Tiffin, Ohio orphanages will also be shown.
The chamber of commerce will hold a flower exchange at its bureau at North Main and Church streets on Tuesday June 9. Garden growers with surplus bulbs and plants are asked to leave them at the bureau so others in need may obtain them at no cost.
The Woman's Journal founded by Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell ends with its June issue after 50 years of advocacy for women's suffrage, announced today in New York.
The United States Department of Commerce estimates world expenditure on new highways for 1931 will total three billion dollars. This forecast underscores growing investment in road construction worldwide amid economic recovery efforts.
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