I Miss Bess Heffner Honored By Mrs Pressley
A Greensboro bridal shower and bridge party honored Miss Bess Heffner, bride elect of Greensboro, with gifts and a linen shower. Hostess Mrs. H. H. Pressley served refreshments as guests included family, friends, and local society figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Heffner
Greensboro
H. H. Pressley
Harvey H. Pressley
Monthey Avenue
Crystal
Aliss Elizabeth Crews
T. S. Blackwood
Ed DeMik
Frances Johnson
Billie Mae Bonner
Clyde Rich
D. €. Johnson
Burlington
Pressley
Harold Dorsett
Miss Heffner
Bryte Heffner
Ben Brown
Clyde W. Rich
Stanley Lowe
Cleo
Mary Pinnix
Christine Bridges
Martha Landreth
Nell Webster
Ethel Flourney
Isoland DeBoe
Cleo Templeton
Harmony
D. C. Johnson
Vann L. Heffner
New York
Miss Dugger and Gatewood Shipman Wed in Ceremony
Frances Ann Dugger of High Point and William Gatewood Shipman wed at St Edwards Catholic Church with Father Herbert Harkins officiating. Bride wore a white tailored suit and pink rose corsage. Attendant Mrs Franklin Massey. best man Bud Hoskins. After a Virginia trip, couple to reside in High Point. Out of town guests listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Ann Dugger
High Point
Charlotte
William Gatewood Shipman
St. Edwards Catholic Church
Herbert Harkins
Franklin Massey
Guilford Sanatorium
Bud Hoskins
Miss
Henry Dugger
Lynchburg, Va
Holy Cross School
Lynchburg
Burrus Memorial
Juniors Day Camp Opens Thursday June Nineteenth
Miss Susannah Thomas, secretary of Adams Memorial W C A, announces the juniors day camp will begin Thursday June 19 after the senior group closes this afternoon with awards at the Y. The notice resolves confusion over start dates for the summer program run by Girl Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susannah Thomas
Adams Memorial
Miss Thomas
Cordelia Club Meets With Miss Hardison
The Cordelia Club will meet tonight at 7 30 with Miss Louise Hardison as hostess at her home 720 Broad Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia Club
Miss Hardison
Louise Hardison
Broad Street
Miss Dunn Hosts Pentagon Club Meeting Tonight
The Pentagon Club will meet at Miss Margaret Dunn's Edgedale Drive home this evening at 7 30. The event centers on social gathering duties with Miss Dunn as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon Club
Margaret Dunn
Edgedale Drive
Domino Club Meeting With Mrs Thurman Wall
The Domino Club will meet tonight at 7 45 at the home of Mrs Thurman Wall on the Winston Salem Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domino Club
Miss White Weds Mr Allen Tomorrow in Deep River
Miss Florence White will marry James D. Allen tomorrow at Deep River Friends Church at high noon with Rev. Joseph Peele officiating. Music by Catherine James and Virginia Frank, with Steven Thornton as soloist. Mildred Bundy is maid of honor and Robert C. Sowers is best man. An informal party with cake cutting is held this evening. The couple reside with parents in Deep River and High Point respectively and are employed by Atlantic States Motor Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence White
James D. Allen
Deep River Friends Church
Joseph Peele
Guilford College
Catherine James
Virginia Frank
High Point
Steven Thornton
White
Mildred Bundy
Jamestown
Allen
Robert C. Soyers
Miss White
Oriana B. James
Ernest J. White
Deep River
Mr. Allens
Beta Sigma Phi Entertained By Mrs. Boyles in Thomasville
Beta Sigma Phi sorority members drove to Thomasville for the bi weekly meeting at Mrs W C Boyles home on Fife Street. President Miss Virginia Dixon led business discussions planning a house party at Myrtle Beach South Carolina next fall. Twelve members attended with refreshments served during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Thomasville
W. C. Boyles
Fife Street
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Virginia Dixon
Miss Dixon
Frances Muse
Hildreth Gabriel
Ann Chappell
Betty Cummins
Verel Ward
Mabel Warlick
Catherine
Anna Lee Ellison
Sarah Forest Thompson
Tom Harvey
People Gather for Visits and Leaves From Burkeville
A flurry of short trips and homebound relatives marks the Burkeville scene as Elizabeth Agnew arrives for a two week stay with Dr. and Mrs. MacLean B. Leath while others return from Carolina Beach Myrtle Beach and Atlanta. Residents also note a birth announcement and a hospital patient preparing for surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Agnew
Burkeville
MacLean B. Leath
Miss Agnew
Dr. Leath
Musical Art Club elects Mrs Harris president
At Emrywood Country Club the Musical Art Club held its final summer meeting featuring new officers and the annual Young Artists program. Mrs Valette J Harris was elected president succeeding Miss Virginia Frank. other officers include Miss Frank vice president and Mrs G D Pettibone secretary. The program showcased vocal and instrumental numbers by young artists including Louise Ellison Mary Sue Briggs Ella Lou Taylor Russell Clark Bob Gayle Eleanor Welch Homer Haworth Jr Charles Mcdlin and Juanita Coppedge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valette J. Harris
Musical Art Club
Virginia Frank
Emerywood Country Club
Charles F. Tomlinson
Frank
G. D. Pettibone
Lawrence Matton
J. C. Bestian
Dorothy Hoskins
Pregvam
Tomlinson
Miss Frank
Fiarris
H. D. Sears
Sears
Louise Ellison
Mary Sue Briggs
Ella Lou Taylor
Russell Clark
J. B. Hensley
Bob Gayle
Eleanor Welch
Homer Haworth, Jr
Charles Mxfcdlin
Juanita Coppedge
Church Social Luncheon Tomorrow at Main Street Church
Circles two and three of Main Street Methodist Church plan a noontime luncheon tomorrow at the church to benefit the building fund. Meals served 11 30 to 1 with chicken pie green beans potatoes cole slaw gravy rolls tea and homemade ice cream on the menu. The Lebanon C E Board holds a regular meeting. An all society gathering with covered dish supper and graduates as guests is set for Thursday at 6 45 with program and toast to graduates to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main ST
Main Street Methodist Church
Lebanon
J. W. Montgomery
O. L. Easter
Every Rose Defies Adage. Unusual City Rose Unveiled
City utilities staff member Ben Saunders presented an odd rose at City Hall showing a stem passing through the center of the bud and leaves at the end. The bloom lacked stamen due to the stem, and Saunders planned to show it to Grover H. Jones, city attorney and acting city manager, a noted rose expert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Saunders
City Utilities Department
City Hall
Saunders
Grover H. Jones
Jones
Officers elected by convention delegates
The North Carolina Sons and Daughters of Liberty elected C. W. Crowell of Spencer as state councillor and Mrs. Jessamine Sapp of Winston-Salem as associate state councillor at the 125 delegate convention. The event opened with business sessions, reports, a banquet, and a floor show. The article notes the enormous assembly requirements for the new giant Douglas B-18 bomber: 3,000,000 rivets, 10 miles of wiring, two miles of control cables, and 9,000 drawings covering four acres. In one-inch rainfall, 113 tons of water fell on an acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
WN. C
North Carolina Sons and Daughters of Liberty
C. W. Crowell
Spencer
Jessamine Sapp
Club Bon Bonnie Seeks Members for Tuesday Meeting
Club Bon Bonnie will hold its regular weekly meeting Tuesday evening at eight o'clock with Miss Esther Ingram at 208 Best Street. Miss Mary Blackwell is the associate hostess. Miss Helen Mason, president, urges every member to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club
Bon Bonnie
Esther Ingram
Best Street
Mary Blackwell
Helen Mason
Four Day Institute Starts Today for Math Teachers
Durham June 17 A four day institute opened at Duke University for secondary mathematics teachers. A lineup of speakers includes Prof E T Brown UNC Dr F G Dressel Duke and Prof Helen Barton UNC Woman's College. Dinner speakers include Dr Archibald Henderson UNC and Prof F D Murnaghan Johns Hopkins University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke University
E. T. Brown
University of North Carolina
F. G. Dressel
Duke
Helen Barton
University of North Carolina Woman's College
Archibald Henderson
F. D. Murnaghan
John Hopkins University
Massive August Rainfall Record in Norfolk County England
In August 1912 a single day dumped an enormous amount of rain in Norfolk county England amounting to about 670.72 million tons of water. The extraordinary precipitation overwhelmed drainage systems and caused local flooding across towns and farms, highlighting severe weather patterns of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk County
England
Weather Digest for Carolinas and Atlantic Coast
Partly cloudy and mild tonight through Wednesday with scattered showers along the coast. North and South Carolina regions report partly cloudy skies and occasional coastal rain. winds become variable from gentile to moderate, with northerly flow in the extreme south and southwest to west in the north. Coastal areas expect showers into the period, especially in the south portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South Carolina
South Portion
Block Island
Hatteras Gentie
Hatteras
Jacksonville
North
Ladies in Retirement comes to Hollywood set with eerie humor
Hollywood June 17 report on a special stage play adaptation titled Ladies in Retirement. Elsa Lanchester Edith Barrett star as two spinster sisters in a spooky manor plot with a murder mystery. Ida Lupino plays the killer and Louis Hayward the nephew. Isobel Elsom returns to film, Clyde Cook also appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Columbia
Lionel Banks
Elsa Lanchester
Edith Barrett
Ida Lupino
Louis Hayward
Isobel Elsom
Clyde Cook
England
Search Pushed For Sex Slayer In Dupont Circle Case
Detectives searched residential sections for the missing clothes of Jessie E. Strieff, a 23 year old war department stenographer whose nude body was found in a retired professor's garage near Dupont Circle. Investigators believe the slaying happened during a mid afternoon storm and that the body was moved there for concealment. The autopsy noted a "terrific struggle" and authorities seek clues from the missing raincoat and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Jessie E. Strieff
Dupont Circle
Miss Strieff
A. Magruder MacDonald
The Women Foot Care and Sleep Sock Kit
Beauty salons promote foot comfort with mentholated cream, astringent, antiseptic lotion, foot powder and bed socks. A home ritual includes warm water baths, upward strokes, drying, and a night time sock wear to help soften muscles and stretch the legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hartner
Glorifying Yourself After a Vacation Self Care Guide
A rested returning girl avoids extreme exercise and beauty obsessions. She enjoys light golf swimming and dancing, gets eight hours sleep, and balances activity with rest. She uses sunscreen and keeps well groomed without overdoing makeup or beauty routines.
Tea sow dish described as Chinese preparation
The article explains a tea sow style dish where powdered tea is beaten with rice cakes and ringers into a thick polage. It notes the method and texture as central to the preparation.
Squirrels Diet On Lead Pipes In Camden Park
Pet squirrels in Camden parks have been on a lead diet for months as heavy rains damaged lead-sheathed cables. Holes chewed by the animals caused water intrusion, knocking out over 200 telephones. The telephone company estimates costs near 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
S. C
Npuspal
Telephone Company
Major General Ernest Hinds Dies at Fort Sam Houston
Major General Ernest Hinds U S A retired and former chief of artillery for General Pershing in the A E F died at Fort Sam Houston station hospital in San Antonio at age 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Ernest Hinds
John J. Pershing
Station
Fort Sam Houston
London church notice invites kneeling at doors
A church in London posted a striking outside notice reading If your knees are shaking, come in and kneel on them, inviting passersby to seek solace inside the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Festival kicks off in Asheville with rhododendron pageant
The annual festival of the rhododendron gardens in Asheville began with sponsors and queen’s court members touring the Great Smoky Mountains and Craggy Garden by air. A luncheon followed by tea and tonight’s climactic pageant. The festival runs through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Queen’ Court
Great Smoky Mountains
American Business Club
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St. Edwards’ Church
Alk Geursises
Eas
O Brand
Miss Dunn
Moffitt's
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Beta Sigma Phi
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Opal Lee Kennedy
Carolina Beach
Mary Hilliard Carraway
Timberlake
J. Ray Gallimore
Shirley Ray
Howell Street
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Red Springs
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Wagram
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June Kivett
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Theresa Snow
Barbara Courtney
Lenoir
Lucille Poe
Tomlinson Firm
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Nashville
C. C. Muse
Burrus Memorial Hospital
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R. H. Erkel
Anderson, Ala
Frank Wood
Westwood
A. Coke Cecil
Mary Lou
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Tigran
Dor Cable Street
Diddy Esteile
Ingram
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Miss Ester
Pellem Foste Hack
Weather Bureau
H. L Rtall
Atlanta
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Chicago
WAZ
Denver
Detroit
Galveston Greensboro
Harrison
Paul Harrison
NEA
Another Laughton Stars
Miss Barrett
Vincent Price
Miss Lanchester
Charles Laughton
Metro
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Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves
Universal
Peter Pan
James Barrie
Laughtons
Stim
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John Roosevelt
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Edwin A. Eddiegarde
Navy Supply Corps
Cambridge
Mass
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Boston
Enough
Alicia Hart
NEA Service
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Robertson’s Bakery
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