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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1932

Page

6

Tea at Country Club Saturday Afternoon for Members and Guests

Arrangements are near completion for a Saturday afternoon tea from 4:36 to 6 on the veranda of the Country Club. Miss Alice Elizabeth Freese leads the committee with Nell and Elizabeth Adams Herman Smith and Logan Lovelace. Prizes are set for a putting contest as part of the entertainment.

Alice Elizabeth Freeze Miss Freese Mieses Nell Eliszabeth Adams Herman Smith Logan Lovelace

Miss Louise Welch Weds William Taft Gantt in Church Ceremony

Miss Louise Welch and William Taft Gantt were married at First Baptist Church in a 6:30 pm ceremony. Pastor A B Conrad officiated. The couple's home is in this city. Gantt is president of Marine Oil Company in High Point. A rehearsal dinner followed and the couple will reside on North Main Street.

Trinity Young Ladies Trinity Baptist Church Trinity High School Louise Welch William Taft Gantt First Baptist Church A. B. Conrad H. D. Sears Margaret Sloan Miss Sloan L. L. Stookey Ralston Fletcher Welch Franklin Welch North Carolina College For Women Greensboro Gantt Statesville P. A P. A. Gantt High Point Marine Oil Company Miss White Thomas C. Brooks Virginia Estelle White Thomas C. Hooks Danville Jesse R. Hite Hooks T.B. Johnson Hedrick Street Mr. Hooks C. C. Hooks Parkway

Y W A Camp Moves and Local Arrivals

Yesterday M R Shields left for Ridgecrest and returns today with Mrs Shields Miss Charlotte Gregory and Mrs Frank Hepler who have attended the Y W A camp there. Helen Smith expected home from Ridgecrest as a Y W A Conference delegate. Several others including Mrs L B Williams Eliza and Mary Elizabeth McLaurin and James McLaurin depart for Ridgecrest with Louise Jackson Williams joining them homeward.

M. R. Shields Ridgecrest Shields Charlotte Gregory Frank Hepler Helen Smiths L. B. Williams Eliza Mary Elizabeth McLaurin James McLaurin Louise Jackson Williams Helen Smith Marvin Shields

Winston-Salem bridal shower honors Miss Bagby and bride-to-be

Mrs. Miles Stryker and Mrs. Garland Still hosted a Tuesday bridge party in Winston-Salem to honor Miss Helen Bagby who will wed Alfred Jennings of Philadelphia. Tables for four played contract bridge. top prize went to Elizabeth Smitherman, second to Lucile Norman. Centerpieces featured summer flowers as guests enjoyed a salad and sweet course.

Helen Bagby Winston-Salem Miles Stryker Winston- Salem High Point Garland Still Bagby Alfred Jennings Philadelphia Garland Still, Jr Joanne Stryker Elizabeth Smitherman Lucile Norman

Mother of Local Man Passes In Lexington

Mrs. Nannie Jackson Wells mother of E A Wells of this city died at her Lexington home at 12 35 this morning She born in Bath county Ky 64 years ago She was married to R L Wells who survives They moved to North Carolina 14 years ago and had many friends Surviving besides her husband and son are three sisters and a brother Funeral services will be at Holt's Grove Lexington Saturday at 10 o'clock with interment in Oakwood cemetery here

Nannie Jackson Wells E. A. Wells Lexington Wells High Point Bath County R. L. Wells S. M. Jackson Sterling Sid Warren Owensville C. D. Rex Covington Burrell Jackson of &J Albans W. Va Holt’s Grove Oakwood Cemetery

Jury Acquits Edgar Leak of Criminal Assault Charge

Special to the Enterprise Greensboro June 24 Edgar Leak a High Point man was acquitted by a Superior court jury of a criminal assault charge involving Roberta Harper a 12 year old girl The verdict came quickly after the jury deliberated only a few minutes The case was started in court yesterday

Enterprise Greensboro Edgar Leak High Point Roberta Harper

J W McGuinn’s Father Dies of Heart Attack

Mr and Mrs J W McGuinn of this city were summoned to Gaffney South Carolina due to the death of EF N McGuinn J W McGuinn’s father who died suddenly yesterday afternoon of a heart attack at a son’s home in Charlotte Funeral services will be held tomorrow The community mourns the loss and extends sympathy to the family

J. W. McGuinn Gaffney S. C Mr. McGuinn EF. N. McGuinn McGuinn Jack McGuinn Charlotte

Kee Sr. Richard F. Kee Claimed by Death in High Point

Richard F. Kee Sr., 87, died at his home on 1008 Sherrod Street after a two month illness following a stroke. He was born May 20, 1845 in Richburg, D C, married to Mary J. Wherry who preceded him, and survived by son R. F. Kee Jr and daughters Sarah and Esther Kee. He lived in High Point since 1927 and belonged to Pleasant Grove M E Church near Chester, D C. Funeral services are planned at Sechrest Funeral Home with burial in the family plot at Pleasant Grove church cemetery in Chester, S C.

Richard F. Kee Pleasant Grove M. EB Chester D. C Sechrest Funeral Home L. F. Tuttle Wesley Memorial M. EB S. C

Kiwanis Speaker Glay Madison Sees City Future

Rev J Clay Madison pastor and 1932 High Point College graduate addressed the Kiwanis club at noon in the Elwood hotel on The Future of the American City. He argued population shifts from country to city and criticized immigration while praising suburban virtues and family life.

High Point College J. Clay Madison Lebanon M. P

Amateur Vaudeville Show At Paramount Monday Night

Announcement that an amateur Vaudeville show will be staged at the Paramount theater Monday night. Seven acts compete for prizes with Basil Freeman's Orchestra featured and talents like Homer Gillmore June Allman Rome Sale and his Moonlight Serenaders Lucille Ingram Frank Tucker Eleanor Stephenson Hubert Liverman Helen Cecil Una Blackburn Adelaide Callihan and Lawrence Russell as MC. Rehearsals have been under way and some acts are rated at professional level. The stage show starts at 9 PM with Ann Harding in Westward Passage as the feature attraction and regular admission prices apply.

Paramount Theater High Point Basil Freeman Homer Gillmore June Allman Rome Sale Moonlight Serenaders Lucille Ingram Frank Tucker Eleanor Stephenson Hubert Liverman Helen Cecil Una Blackburn Adelaide Callihan Lawrence Russell Ann Harding

Bar Association To Elect New Officers At Meeting Monday

The High Point Bar Association will hold its annual meeting Monday at 6:30 pm at the Elwood hotel to elect officers for next year. President D H Parsons announces the session includes other business with no outside speaker. Officers listed include Horace Haworth vice president R T Pickens secretary and W Ney Evans treasurer.

High Point Bar Association Elwood D. H. Parsons

Men of City Urged to Attend YMCA Annual Dinner Meeting

Edgar Hartley secretary extends blanket invite to all men of the city interested in YMCA work for the annual dinner at Wesley Memorial church Tuesday at 6 30 pm. Officials expect 250 attendees. Reservations 50 cents by calling 2080 or 2127. Bishop J Kenneth Pfohl of Moravian church at Winston Salem will deliver the address.

Wesley Memorial Church Edgar Hartley J. Kenneth Pfohl Moravian Church Winston-Salem

Scouts Return as Camp Uwharrie Opens 1932 Season

More than 40 Scouts and a full staff arrived as Camp Uwharrie near James town opened its 1932 season. About 65 School Safety Patrol members returned from a three day outing funded by local citizens, under Sergeant A P Samuels.

Camp Ee Uwharrie On Jamestown A. P. Samuels Sergeant Samuels Polce W. G. Friddle Uwharrie

Wave toll rises in Colima as 34 bodies found

In Colima City Mexico on June 24 thirty four bodies were recovered at Cuyatlan after a tidal wave swept the seaside resort. Authorities said more victims were still being sought and that over 100 people were injured.

Colima City Mexico Cuyatlan Colima Salvador Saucedo

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