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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1947
Page
18
Miss Jean Clary will be honored in a series of parties following the announcement of her betrothal to Douglas Battenfield. Miss Nancy McCulloch hosts an informal gathering on Brentwood Avenue Tuesday at eight with bingo planned. The couple plans August wedding.
The Pioneer council number 52 of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty will hold a covered dish luncheon Monday at eight o clock at the Commerce street hall. Reports from the recent state convention in Raleigh will be presented. Lapin is noted as the French term for rabbit.
Mrs. Thomas Drug of Sullivan Ind announces the marriage of her daughter Verna Jean to Harold McCain Petty son of Mr and Mrs M G Petty of Thomasville Route One. The ceremony was at Ardmore Methodist church in Winston-Salem Sunday June 15 at 4 30 pm with a ring ceremony.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Scott announce daughter Helen Frances born June 19 at High Point Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Glenn Bivins announce son Gary Glenn born June 14 at Boulevard unit. Mrs Bivins, formerly Miss June Ward, expects to return home today. Hiatt announces son Johnnie Monroe Jr born June 20 at Boulevard unit. Rankin Blair announces son Terry Lee born June 11 at Boulevard unit. Mrs Blair formerly Miss Edith Key. James Lawrence Jr born June 18 to Mr and Mrs J L Beck of Lenior, formerly Miss Irene Jones of High Point. Cairo Egypt described as world's leading city in vice and wickedness.
Thomasville June 21 Special In a private ceremony Minnie Louise Kanoy daughter of Mr and Mrs J L wsalloy of Thomasville and Fes tus Aaron Younts son of Mr and Mrs S L Younts of Thomasville were married June 14 at the bride home The Rev Milton Hadley Springfield Friends church officiated The couple will reside with the bride's parents after a wedding trip Younts a 1943 Pilot high school graduate has clerical work with Madson Belk Co Younts attended Davis Townsend high school and served 20 years in Europe with the armed forces now works for Commercial Carving Co Thomasville
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its June meeting Tuesday evening at 7 in the Gibson club room.
High winds heavy rains and hail struck Wake Chatham and Wayne counties in eastern North Carolina causing over 100000 in tobacco corn and property losses. No injuries were reported. Damage included barns roofs and buildings across several farms with one livestock loss and a family kept safe.
An effort to end a two months long strike at the Safic textile mill in Rockingham occurred yesterday with management and Textile Workers Union of America CIO representatives meeting Governor Cherry. After talks with the governor, the group continued discussions but adjourned without announced results. The dispute centers on the mill's alleged discharge of five union leaders.
Charles M. Pierce at 81 defied a doctor's warning decades ago by embracing sightseeing. He drove a tour bus for orphans, guiding hundreds of children on beach picnics and excursions, sharing joy with nurses and volunteers as the groups toured Southern California.
Four county preliminaries were held at Benson for the 27th annual state singing convention set for tomorrow. The event is expected to attract about 25 000 spectators and participants and will be partially broadcast by Mutual radio.
A freight train blocked a crossing in Westville New Jersey for 14 minutes. Benn man issued a traffic ticket to D R Mead, conductor of the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Line train. The charge listed was illegal parking.
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