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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1947

Page

6

Miss Gipsy Duncan Shown Honors Before Wed

Miss Gipsy Duncan, who will wed Fred Short Saturday at East Green Street Baptist, was honored at two weekend parties. Guests included Iris English, Mrs. David Draughn, and the bridal pair’s families. A formal dinner and cards followed, with silver gifts and nuptial color themes of green and white.

Gipsy Duncan Fred Short East Green Street Baptist Church Mrs. Short Miss Duncan Bill Hulin Iris English Bill Lackey Miss English Mrs. Craughn Centennial Avenue Doris Weatherman Mesdames Roy Hutchens Jack Cooper John Albertson Hoyle Clinard Raymond Campbell N. C. Johnson, Jr Mary Stroupe Magnolia Court

Miss Short Entertained At Breakfast By Beta Sigma Phi

Miss Margaret Short celebrated with a breakfast hosted by Beta Sigma Phi at the Sheraton room. She will wed Ralph Gray Zimmerman at Wesley Memorial Meri t church Saturday afternoon. The event featured an all white bridal motif with white carnation corsage and a inscribed sorority tray gift. Thirty two members attended alongside her mother Mrs T R Short and others. The group later attended church services with the honoree.

Miss Short Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Margaret Short Sheraton Room T. R. Short L. Han Walter Tice Wesley Memorial Methodist Church

Bridge champions crowned in Southeast regional in Hollywood

Waldemar von Zedtwitz of New York and William Seamon of Miami Beach won the open-air championship at the Southeast regional bridge tournament in Hollywood Florida. Seamon, from a family of bridge players, highlighted a safety play in the featured hand as the event concluded.

America’s NEA Hollywood Fla Waldemar von Zedtwitz New York William Seamon Miami Beach Seamon E. J. Seligman Anne Bernstein Miami Billie Seaman

Learn the key safety plays in a bridge deal

The text outlines essential safety plays and decision points for declarers and defenders. It discusses the correct sequence after opening leads, trump management, and ruffs, with variations depending on East's diamond holdings and the position of the queen and jack. The emphasis is on learning precise play to avoid lost tricks.

West Declarer East Seaman

Bowers Baby Born to W H Bowers Family

Mr and Mrs W H Bowers announce the birth of a son Charles Ray on June 4 at Boulevard Unit Hospital. Mrs Bowers is the former Agnes Joines.

Bowers W. H. Bowers Kearns Street Charles Ray Boulevard Unit Hospital Agnes Joines

Patriotic Group Meets Tomorrow

The Washington council number four of the Daughters of America will hold a regular session tomorrow evening at 7 30 at the hall 209 East Commerce.

Washington Council the Daughters of America East Commerce

Miss Craven Weds Willie C Cook in Chesterfield Ceremony

Mr and Mrs S C Craven announce the marriage of their daughter Peggy Juanita Craven to Willie Clyatt Cook of Denton. The May 22 ceremony was held in Chesterfield South Carolina. The bride attended High Point High School and works at Sherrod Shirt Co. The groom, son of J J Cook of Denton, is a Denton High School alumnus and former Army service member. They reside with the bride’s parents for now.

S. C. Craven Longstreet Peggy Juanita Willie Clyatt Cook Denton Chesterfield S. C W. R. Redfearn High Point High School Sherrod Shirt Company Cook

Social schedule of weddings and club events

Evening program lists multiple social activities including a dessert bridge honoring Miss Margaret Short, Alpha Theta Psi alumnae meeting, buffet luncheon for Miss Faye Burrows, Pilot club dinner with guest speaker, L Amusante club, Country Garden club meeting, a tea for Mrs Cecil Garrett Jr, YWCA Industrial committee, and various rehearsals and wedding events surrounding the Short family with ceremonies at Wesley Memorial and East Green Street Baptist churches.

Margaret Short Faye Burrows George Case Woodrow Avenue Alpha Theta Psi Gibson Gold Room John Jennings Clarence Malpass Barbee Street Pilot Club Luna Smith Centennial Avenue Grace Devinney C. A. McMurry Edward L. Short L’amusante Club Johnson Street Country Garden Club Robert C. Mason Winston Road High Point Humane Society Valette Harris Rockford Road C. C. Garrett Anne Scott Anot Garrett Cecil Garrett, Jr Ag Grace Irby Blackstone Industrial Committee of the YWCA Loris Hedgecock Eloise Cecil West Lexington Extension Burbank Jean Northcoth Short-Zimmerman Wesley Memorial Methodist Church T. R. Short Betty Sue Short North Main Street

Greensboro family ties highlight regional social notes

Cynthia Bivins visits her Greensboro grandparents at 236 Monkeu Avenue while Mrs. Harpe formerly Louise Ellison travels from Tunkhannock to vacation with relatives. Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Morris visit Miami for ten days guests of Lawrence Grissom family. Mr. and Mrs. McDowell return from a two week trip to Washington Baltimore and Myrtle Beach. Craven recovering at home after surgery. Ferree family from Burlington observes Father’s Day with Archdale relatives. Henry Jr. returns home with his parents.

Cynthia Bivins W. P. Bivins Greensboro W. A. Bivins Monkeu Avenue Dean S. Harpe Tunkhannock, Pa Buck Matthews Ernest McDowell Washington, D. C Baltimore, Md Myrtle Beach Aee Ee H. A. Ferree Burlington W. C. Ferree Archdale Henry, Jr

Memorial Service Illuminates Christian Hope in Heaven

A large congregation gathered at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church for a United Spanish War Veterans memorial service. Rev. Paul Tudor Jones preached on Heaven from Revelation, noting divine purpose, immutability, and the destiny of believers.

Wesley Memorial Methodist United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary Department of North Carolina Main Street A. B. Frost D. W. Jones Addie Hicks Love T. Hughes Paul Tudor Jones First Presbyterian Church Paul Hardin, Jr Sipes America Charles W. McAnally Dukes Warren

Electric services in New South Wales hit by animal invasions

Sydney reports disruptions to electricity as wildlife interferes with power infrastructure. Frogs short circuit transformers while snakes climb poles and flying foxes entangle in wires, causing outages and maintenance issues nationwide.

Sydney Australia New South Wales

War Principles Debated By Red Cross Experts

Geneva reports indicate Red Cross experts propose a new humanitarian convention to protect all civilians in belligerent or occupied territory. They back banning forcible deportations and restrict occupying power requisitions, while endorsing civilian evacuation within frontiers and international oversight.

Red Cross Geneva INS Stockholm International Committee of the Red Cross

Three More Cited On Improper Muffler Charge

Police cited three more persons to court over the weekend in a drive against cars with improper mufflers. Two weeks earlier, 19 were cited. patrols report many offenders stopped. The campaign led stores to remove gutted mufflers and improved city quiet. Also arrested were John W Potts Jr 25 and Sam Chapman 30 charged with drunken driving Chapman also charged with assault and violating the prohibition law.

John W. Potts Jr Richardson Street Sam Chapman Hulda Street Chapman

Tobacco Meeting Set For N. C. State

COLLEGE STATION Raleigh The annual meeting of members of the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization corporation will be held on the State college campus in Pullen Hall Tuesday June 3 at 10 a.m. Members will hear the president report elect directors and transact other business.

College Station Raleigh Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation State College Pullen Hall L. T. Weeks

Canning Ratings Highlight Home Canning Study

New York report notes that asparagus and garden peas top the home canning schedule. The statement rests on three years of USDA led scientific study of home canning low acid vegetables and meats.

New York Ins United States Department of Agriculture

New Swinging Oval High Wire for Aerialists Debuts

New York reports a dangerous high wire device by A A Ostrander. The oval tilts and rises up to 40 feet, shaped like a tennis racket with a weight at the handle. Performers train for the big top debut of the device.

New York A. A. Ostrander Ostrander

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