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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1936
Page
7
Local items report the Kernersville church choir outing at City Lake. The community also lists wedding invitations, circle meeting notes, acknowledgments for flowers, Bible study discussions, plus several social visits and ill residents among town residents.
Mrs. Meredith Smith and others hosted a Friday reception at Miss Dorothy Lewallen’s home honoring brides to be Miss Lacy Clyde Ross and Miss Frances Taylor. Guests served refreshments as music and readings accompanied by local talents, with a later United Daughters of the Confederacy meeting noting postwar history.
Lieutenant Homer Wheeler arrives for extended visit with parents and sister. Asheboro Girl Scouts Lorene Wood Edna Mae Winningham and Margaret Stowe plan to attend Greensboro camp. Nancy Lou Craven returns home from Guilford College summer break. Ruth Smith visits Mrs. Lester E. Rich in Cox street. Mrs. W. A. Underwood and Nettie Alice Wood depart for two week visit in New York City. John Alexander Kemp Alexander and Lewis Ingram return from Christ School Arden for summer. Mrs. Frank English visits daughter Mrs. Charles McCrary. J. C. Moser and son Thad attend commencement at Chapel Hill. L. B. Milks Jr. returns from Christ School Arden. Charles Moore spends summer in Asheboro. grandson of D. C. Smith. Young Moore at Riverside Military Academy Gainesville Ga. Julia Rice leaves to visit Frances Rice in Virginia then Philadelphia to see Miss Mildred.
Atlanta reports heavy but patchy rainfall as storms sweep from Louisiana to Virginia. Deaths injuries and property damage occur with winds lightning and a windstorm killing a Negro near Atlanta and injuring three in Arkansas. Weather remains erratic with one city gauge recording only .01 inch despite localized downpours.
Fire swept Greendale Baptist Church last night interrupting a fellowship service. Firemen carried out the piano as the congregation gathered on a corner opposite the burning building singing Count Your Many Blessings.
Mrs. T C Howard of Covington Tennessee visits her mother Mrs B S Millaaps Jr. Miss Margaret Moffitt is guest of Miss Virginia Barker.
A letter from a 18 year old girl describes constant parental quarreling and pressure to choose sides. The adviser urges setting boundaries, accepting the aunt’s offer to attend business school, and avoiding being drawn into parental conflicts. Emphasis on separating with dignity and pursuing happiness.
All questions should be addressed to Miss Marjorie Mansfield in care of The Enterprise. They will be answered promptly.
At Duke University in Durham today Young Sizemore earned a Bachelor of Arts and Mise Poovey received a Master of Arts. Also listed among degree recipients are Vilda L. Parks of Kernersville John R. McCrary Jr of Lexington and Rachel Sink of Lexington.
Duke University opens three summer institutes in Durham with 12 day courses. Dr Frederick W Norwood of London will deliver the opening Bacalaureate sermon and speak at the combined assembly for the Institute of International Relations the North Carolina Pastors' School and the Rural Church Institute.
Old departmental philatelic issues command high prices as collectors prize United States stamps. The article notes US stamps overall are valued highly and the market remains strong for top-quality issues and specialized series.
Dr Alfred Sze Chinese ambassador to the United States urged a world conference to forge a new international order. He called violations of treaties highly unsatisfactory and said change needs peaceful orderly means to meet evolving economic and political conditions. He stressed the East West connection and urged education agencies to foster mutual cooperation and global goodwill.
Aboard en route to Bermuda the 40th annual North Carolina Bankers Association meeting opened with Dr. Howard E. Rondthaler denying Wall Street influence in the state’s banks. President Clarence T. Leimbach praised banking growth as he cited improved industry, commerce and agriculture and noted North Carolina’s landscape limits city dominance.
In December 1933 bank resources totaled 278 million dollars, rising to 367 million in 1934 and 419 million in December 1936. Lainback said the banking structure is as sound as ever, with the main issue being finding safe employment for funds. He cited existing laws as sufficient to ensure safety and usefulness of the state’s banking system.
The annual Presbyterian Young People Langue of the Synod of North Carolina meets here starting tomorrow and runs for a week. About 500 Presbyterian boys and girls of high school age are expected to attend.
Greensboro June 8 Z B Saunders 21 was killed in an automobile crash near the city yesterday.
Physicians say women have more sensitive nervous systems and nerves prone to tension which causes pain. Capuchine is promoted as a pleasant tasting quick remedy to relieve nerve strain and pain in women.
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