Grace Wood and A M M Walker Wed In Simple Navy Ceremony
Grace Reece Wood and A M M Walker married on Tuesday June 19 at 8 p.m. in High Point at the Wood home. Reverend B Newton officiated with a ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R Wood, wears a lace trim white two piece dress and orchid corsage. The groom is a navy man, native of Asheboro, stationed in San Francisco. both families attend small reception. The bride will stay in High Point. the groom resumes duties with the navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Reece Wood
Lauren M. Walker
B. Newton
Calvary Mthodist Church
Charles R. Wood
East Green Street
High Point College
Eastern Star
The
White Shrine
Tomlingen
High Point
Walker
Asheboro
Navy
McLaughlin's
Ramseur
San Francisco
Hiatt Monnce Vows Spoken In Ceremony Here
Miss Gertrude Hiatt and Pfc Ralph Hiatt were married in a quiet ceremony on Saturday June 16 in this city. The bride wore a powder blue suit with white accessories and pink rosebud corsage. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert. The groom recently served in the South Pacific and was wounded. He will return to duty while his wife stays with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Pfc
Ralph Hiatt
Robert
Gertrude Mounce
Robert Mounce
Frances Kuplen Feted At Party
Frances Kuplen is honored on her first birthday with a children's party at 708 Fourth Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Kuplen. Guests include Buddy Dillon Barbara Dillon Brenda Dillon Jerry Amos Buster Hill Ronda Fay Alexander and Sonny Younts. A tiny candle centerpiece marked the occasion with cake ice cream and fruit juice served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances
Mrs. Kuplen
Fourth Street
Buddy, Barbara
Brenda Dillon
Jerry Amos
Miss Davis Weds Howard Peatross in Delaware
Frances V. Davis of Calax Virginia wed C. Howard Peatross of High Point at Silverbrook Methodist Church Wilmington Delaware. Rev Ray L Tawes officiated with Helen Simon and Gerald Allus as attendants. The couple to Pocomo mountains for honeymoon. bride to Green gabardine suit after ceremony.
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Gerald Allus
Baltimore
Simon
Gary Grantham
James Sharpley
Wilmington
Del
Zuber Buhler
Pocomo Mountains
Elkin High School
Bryce Commercial College
High Point
United States Gnavy
Dravo Corporation
Paion
High Point Aircraft Corporation
Ae More
Bridge Buster Heads East Command B-25 Pilot Mackay
Lt. Edmund D. Mackay of Cypress California, pilot of a USAAF B 25 medium bombardment craft, leads Bridge Buster Headquarters Eastern Air Command under INS oversight.
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Eastern Air Command
INS
Edmund D. Mackay
Cypress
Cal
USAAF
YWCA Clubs Schedule Speaker Dr Algie Newlin at Dinner
Guilford College’s Dr Algie Newlin will address the YWCA Business and Professional club at the weekly dinner on Tuesday about the San Francisco conference. Other meetings include Live Y’ers with Dr Carrick on names, Jolly Y with a book review by Mrs Leslie Miller, Florence Nightingale Bosses banquet, Adams club skating trip, Gay Swingsters lake swim, Marie Rice camp report, and Lend-a-Hand Red Cross project purchases.
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Algie Newlin
Guilford College
Ywca Business and Professional Club
San Francisco
Newlin
Jolly Y
D. B. Carrick
Leslie Miller
YWCA
Florence Nightingale Club
Adams Club
City Lake
Marie Rice
Highland Lake
Red Cross
Sallie Ray
Lt Harold Wagger on 30 day convalescent leave
Lt Harold Wagger spends 30 days with his parents on Parkway before reporting to Lawson General Hospital Atlanta Ga for further treatment of wounds received in France. Major Andrew Rader U S Army Medical Corps killed while being taken as a prisoner of war from Manila to Japan after a transport was torpedoed by allied ships last October.
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Harold Wagger
R.J. Wagger
Parkway
Lt. Wagger
Lawson General Hospital
Atlanta
France
Hoy Z Fesperman
Hoy Lee
Jean
Newton
Eastern Star To Have Initiation
The High Point chapter number 106 of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting at the Masonic hall on Tuesday at eight o'clock. Initiation of new members will take place and the chapter’s birthday party, planned for this time, has been postponed to allow the rites.
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High Point
Order of the Eastern
Masonic Hall
Burma Bridge Buster Soars With Record Bridge Destruction
A member of the Tenth Air Force under Eastern Air Command has destroyed a sixth bridge in Burma, tying the squadron’s all time high and earning the unit the nickname Burma Bridge Busters for its international renown.
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Tenth Air Force
Eastern Air Command
Burma
Bridal Honor For Miss Thomas
Miss Daphne Thomas was honored at a bridal shower hosted by Pearlie Adams and Lois Nelson in Fairmont Park. Guests arrived to corsage gifts, seasonal flowers, and a miscellaneous shower. Prizes went to Mesdames John Scalf Emmett Ward and Brant Ayers. about 30 guests attended.
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Daphne Thomas
Lonnie D. Jones
Pearlie Adams
Lois Nelson
Fairmont Park
John Scalf
Emmett Ward
Brant Ayers
Tommy Melton Fourth Birthday Party At Home
A children's birthday party for Tommy Melton, held at his parents home on route 4, featured lawn games and contests won by Larry Stroud and Foster Harris. Guests sang, then enjoyed refreshments and a birthday cake while gifts were opened by Tommy. Attending were Larry Stroud, Foster Harris, Larry Smith, Darrell Harris, Larry Ward, Brenda Farrell, Sylvia Leonard, and Sharon Stroud.
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Tommy Melton
J. H. Melton
Route 4
Larry Stroud
Foster Harris
Larry Smith
Darrell Harris
Larry Ward
Brenda Farrell
Sylvia Leonard
Sharon Stroud
Vows At First Baptist Church Unite Miss Tucker Cpl Winslow
The ceremony united Miss Lenvris Tucker and Corporal Robert Raymond Winslow Jr at First Baptist Church on Monday evening. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carel S Tucker, will finish nursing school in September and the groom, son of Mr and Mrs Robert Winslow Sr, is stationed with the army in Upper Darby Pennsylvania. After a wedding trip to Asheville the couple will start married life with the bride returning to her nursing duties. Canning saves money and ration points, says Ruth Current.
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First Baptist Church
Lenvris Tucker
Robert Raymond Winslow, Jr
United States Army
Wilbur Hutchins
Mary Ella Coffey
Richard Wagner
Sarah Jessup
d'Hordelot
Herbert
Miss Coffey
Wagner
Mendelssohn
J. Esmond Slate
William Brewer
Ray Brewer
High Point
Bessie Black
Pinehurst
Boulevard
High Point Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Carel S. Tucker
West Lexington Avenue Extension
High Point Memorial School of Nursing
Robert Winslow
Jamestown
Jamestown High School
Upper Darby
Pennsylvania
Asheville
North Carolina
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Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
J. H. McCall
Miss Hayes
Tipton
Enterprise
Walker-Wood Vows
Delaware
C. Howard Peatross
Frances V. Davis
Galax
Estel B. Davis
C. B. Peatross
Carter Street
Frances Kuplen
Pep
Miss Davis
Howard Peatross
W. T. Moss
Franklin County
Dr. Newlin
Hite Lambeth
Thomasville
P. H. Ward
Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Route Three
Archdale
Herbert Lee McGee
Washington Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
Cecil Pitts
Boulevard Unit
Myrtle Thompson
Winston-Salem Road
Walter L. Hargett
Stephen Royce
William
St. Louis
W. L. Hargett
Johnson Street
Hargett
Marianas Islands
Air Force
Photographic Reconnaisance Division
Japan
Ruth Krabbe
Capt. Hargett
Miss Thomas
Sanitone
Ladies’ Home Journal
Sartin Dry Cleaning CO
Miss Tucker
Cpl
Winslow
Canning
Ruth Current
State College Extension Service
High Point, N. C
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