Bride of R B Eleazer Honored By Local Clubs
Special to The Enterprise details a reception for Mrs. R B Eleazer, the bride of Thomasville’s R B Eleazer, at the hospital home with hospital staff hosting. The feature notes flowers, green and white decor, and services, with about two hundred guests invited. The Bridge Club meeting at Mrs. Glenn Pennington’s home yielded prizes for high scores and a beverage set gift to the bride. A second club event at Mrs. W H Curlee’s home included two tables of bridge, dessert, and prizes for top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B
Eleazer
City Memorial Hospital
Glenn Pennington
Park Avenue
R. M. Cooksey
Harry Lee Lambeth
R. B. Eleazer
George Finch
Robert Rapp
Ralph Wilson
Doak Finch
Austin Finch
W. H. Curlee
Fisher Ferry Street
High Point Area Win in State Poppy Day Poster Contest
Miss Edith Watson won the high school division first prize from High Point residents for a Poppy Day poster. Willard Payne took first in the junior high division, a rising Archdale School senior. Winning posters advance to national Legion convention in Boston for further awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
American Legion Auxiliary
North Carolina
High Point
Edith Watson
G. W. Watson
Kearns Street
High Point High School
Mirror-Products Company
Willard Payne
Reuben Payne
Archdale
National Legion Headquarters
National Legion Convention
Boston
Mss
Local residents host guests and visitors across several towns
Mrs H R Kyser hosts Mount and others as houseguests. Mrs B H Williamson of Mount Airy visits her mother Mrs Mollie Snell with sister Miss Maie Snell. Mr and Mrs James Armstrong of Greensboro visit Mrs R L Welch. Miss Emily Royster Burton and Miss Elizabeth Speight of Rocky Mount stay with Mr and Mrs H R Kyser. Mrs O R Hodgin and children enjoy Myrtle Beach for two weeks. Miss Mary Alice Hoover returns from Myrtle Beach party. Miss Peggy Hite returns from Charlottesville. Miss Josephine Pepper visits Erwin with Miss Betty Gray Parker. Dr and Mrs T E Walker return to Southern Pines after visiting Mr and Mrs Prevette Westmoreland. Mr and Mrs Way Russell and daughter Avis spend weekend at Morehead City. Mrs Paul Hassier and daughters Patty and Joan at Myrtle Beach. Mr and Mrs D L Maynard and Greensboro guests at Spring Street. Mrs Van Eddinger visits Hot Springs Arkansas for relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Williamson
Mount Airy
Mollie Snell
Maie Snell
James Armstrong
Greensboro
R. L. Welch
Eloise Welch
West Main Street
Emily Royster Burton
Elizabeth Speight
Rocky Mount
H. R. Kyser
Fisher Ferry Street
O. R. Hodgin
Catherine
Jack
Myrtle Beach
8. C
Mary Alice Hoover
Peggy Hite
Salem Street
Charlottesville
Josephine Pepper
Erwin
Betty Gray Parker
T. E. Walker
Southern Pines
Prevette Westmoreland
Spring Street
Way Russell
Avis Russell
Morehead City
Paul Hassier
Patty
Joan Hassier
D. L. Maynard
Paul Green
van Eddinger
Hot Springs
Ark
Americans Urged To Leave War Zone
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy urged Americans with no urgent reason to stay in London to sail home on the U S Liner Washington from Galway on July 4. He warned the Washington may be the last American vessel to cross the Atlantic until after the war and urged travelers to secure accommodations now for a safe return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
U. S
Washington
Galway
New York
Kennedy
America
Wosk
Baptist Youth In Conference Here At Local Church
The Piedmont Association of Young People held a conference at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church Oak Hill Forest with about 100 representatives. Highlights included talks on prayer mission study and R A and Y W A work, a sunbeam song, and a missionary playlet concluding with a roll call of churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Association of Young People
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Oak Hill Forest
Piedmont Association
Ruth Scott
H. O. Miller
Romaine Ellis
Rebecca Holton
Sunbeam
Sunbeam Band
First Baptist Church, High Point
Margaret Whitley
G. A
Barbara Wagner
Rebecca Braswell
Miss Peebles
Ralph Herring
First Baptist Church
Winston-Salem
R. A
James Wilson
Luther Brown
Dorris Robvins
Joan Morgan
How To Lose Ugly Body Fat With Kruschen Plan
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French Warned Not To Join New Force
A German radio broadcast warned French citizens against enlisting in Gen. Charles De Gaulle's proposed French foreign legion in Great Britain. The message labeled De Gaulle's actions as ill advised and urged adherence to armistice terms, citing penalties for civilians who fight. It criticized De Gaulle's London exile and warned French supporters to avoid involvement with the legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles de Gaulle
French Foreign Legion
Columbia Broadcasting System
de Gaulle
London
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
British Broadcasting Corporation
April 1940 US passenger car registrations reach 348,594
In April 1940 the United States registered 348,594 new passenger cars, marking a monthly total that reflects early wartime and economic trends. The figure highlights ongoing consumer demand and industry output during spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
High Point Men Lead NC Legion Drum Corps to Boston
Drum and Bugle Corps of Henry K. Burtner Post No. 53 in Greensboro won the state championship at the convention drills this week and will represent North Carolina at the Legion national convention in Boston on September 22. Several local men are members, marking the corps’ fifth state title and national bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drum and Bugle Corps
Henry K. Burtner
American Legion
Greensboro
North Carolina
Boston
Mass
French Warships Withdrawn From Gibraltar Straits
German radio reported French warships withdrawn from patrol duty in the Straits of Gibraltar. The broadcast said British forces must bolster patrols as the Hood battleship and two other cruisers plus two torpedo chasers arrived at Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Straits of Gibraltar
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hood
Gibraltar
Asheville junior honor group to compete nationally
The Asheville group earned junior honors and will compete in the national contest. Co H Ingram serves as drum major and manager, M S Fink as drill master, and John Smith as director. Local members include John King Charles Peck Bob Holt Earl Sharpe Talley Sharpe and N W Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Co. H. Ingram
M. S. Fink
John Smith
John King
Charles Peck
Bob Holt
Earl and Talley Sharpe
N. W. Williams
Egypt moves toward coalition cabinet amid war stance review
In Alexandria on June 27 King Farouk weighs party leaders proposals for a coalition cabinet and a new war stance declaration. Talaat Pasha presents four days of Cairo talks to the king. Economically, traders seek a land route via Sudan to Basra to reach American ships as Mediterranean shipments block trade. Egyptian cotton exports to the U S reach about five million dollars annually through the Mediterranean route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Egypt
Farouk
Cairo
Abddel Wahab Talaat Pasha
Ranean
America
Finance Ministry
Sudan
Basra
Iraq
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Also Mentioned on This Page
R B. Eleazer
Thomasville Bride
James Lambeth, Jr
Douglas Crutchfield
Claiborne Pennington
R. L. McDonald
Bertram Heathcote
James E. Lambeth, Jr
Rocky
Vienna
Tisav
Luzianne
Weiners
West End
England
Baptist Youth
Foreign Legion
Legion
Legionnaires
Gibraltar Straits
Shaw
Council Bluffa
Mann’s
Eckerd’s
Penney's
Batiste
Cynthia
Gaymode
Brentwood
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