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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1929
Page
17
The article portrays Aunt Harriet Hoover, a centenarian resident of The Pike in Asheboro, recounting life under slavery, the 1847 plank road survey, and prewar to postwar community memories. She recalls slave marriages, family ties to the McCain and Hoover lineages, and early Asheboro history.
An elderly Randolph storyteller remembers early Randolph families in Asheboro, wartime service by relatives, the arrival of a grand piano, and interwoven Black and white families. She notes caregiving by her grandson and pride in her home, reflecting on changing town life and a long midwife career.
General James G. Harbord announces a domestic radio-telegraph network linking fourteen inland cities including New York Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Seattle Denver New Orleans Kansas City Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland St Louis Boston and Washington. The plan uses ten exclusive channels and five shared channels approved by the Federal Radio Commission.
Short sleeves frocks for older women favor elbow length sleeves with rear chiffon capes as fashion. Voile lingerie in printed lace looks summery. Worth uses black and white voile with wide ecru lace. Travel luggage in glazed linen comes in black red and tan checks. University of London grants women full faculty access. 3383 graduates include many well dressed women with long hair and cap and gown.
Paris fashion notes highlight black and white polka dots and small patterned prints in late summer outfits. Printed voiles georgette crepes and crepe de chine top current silks with calico revival in silk designs. Polka dots appear on short coated silks with Eton collars and cuffs for day wear and gold or silver polka dotted lunasol fabrics for evening wraps and dresses. Black hose returns among French women while Americans favor black gloves.
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