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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1938

Page

7

Ace of Clubs entertainers at Thomasville home

The Ace of Clubs Bridge Club met at Mrs. Vernon Snider's Thomasville home with tree tables of contract bridge. Mrs. Charles F. Phillips won the top score prize bath towels. Mrs. Alvah Boyles second with stationery. Exbera members and guests attended the following meeting at Mrs. Walter Newby's home with six tables and high scorers Mrs. Frank Murr and Alvah Boyles.

Thomasville Ace of Clubs Bridge Club Vernon Snider Charles F. Phillips Alvah Boyles Glenn Pennington Lillian Lambert Julius Green W. ©. Tomlinson Charles Walter Newby Exbera Frank Murr

Social events honor Mrs Sink and Pennington couple

A society page details a wedding anniversary gift shower for Mrs. Homer Sink and a reception for Mr and Mrs Glenn Pennington. Guests at a card party enjoyed four tables of bridge, summer flowers, and refreshments as celebrations continued with multiple local residents noted.

John Tolen H. T. Hethcock Edna Nicholson Ollie Phillips Helen Frances Hinkle da Black Ja Veigh McCullock Miss Hunt

Tibetan parents pick groom and date without bride consent

In a traditional village, parents secretly choose a husband and wedding day for their daughter and reveal the plan at the last moment, leaving the bride unaware until the surprise.

Tibet

Local residents and visitors share weekend visits and hospital news

Denton residents and guests are listed visiting relatives and friends across North Carolina, from Miss Jensie Curry and Miss Wadene Morris at a leadership school to trips by the Hoover and Clyatt families. Several readers return from Winston Salem and Goldsboro, while hospital patients include Miss Novella Penry and Mrs. R. L. Penny.

Mary Alice Hoover Gastonia Highlands Martha Frances Armstrong Frank Lambeth McCallie School Chattanooga Tenn G. M. Denson Salisbury H. T. Hethcock Spring Street Forest Grimes Ann Mills David Lambeth Lameberton PD. T. Lambeth Leadership Educational School High Point Jensie Curry Wadene Morris Aulene Powell Juanita Wright C. A. Hoover C. Clyatt Mary Ann Stone Winston- Salem Clayton Smith A. F. Jones Thomasville J. W. Cashett Ira Deaton Lillie Deaton Troy J. W. Griffin Kate Sexton Miss Sexton Louis Crawford Buck” Griffin Washington and Lee University Albemarle Wade Harris Mabel Stroupe Spruce Pine Henry Gilcrest Goldsboro Clarence Hawkins N. L. Dawson Clinton J. W. Mitchell R. C. Powell Raleigh W. EB. Hill Boy Scouts Camp Uwharrie River W. B. Hill J. W. Wilkins Thorton Hosiery Mill Richie's Lake

Surfboard Lion Escapes at Winona Lake Incident

Jerry the second a 450 pound lion escaped while Paul Lowman tried to teach it to ride waves at Winona Lake Ind. The animal dashed along the shore sending onlookers scrambling for cover before Lowman corralled it under a cottage and returned it to its cage.

Winona Lake Ind Jerry Paul Lowman Lowman

Triplet Sisters Enter Miss Idaho Contest as a Unit

Pocatello judges face a unusual entry as Elsie Ethel and Edna Seelaws triple sisters enter the Miss Idaho contest as a single unit. The trio insists the decision hinges on a collective result.

Pocatella Idaho Elsie Ethel Edna Seelaws

It's No Surprise That You're Constipated

An old advertisement promotes All-Bran cereal from Kellogg in Battle Creek as a remedy for constipation. It touts high fiber and easy bowel movement, urging daily use and noting availability at grocers.

Kellogg Battle Creek

De Valera Wins Re Election in Ireland Parliament

New York born Eamon de Valera was re elected prime minister of Ireland by the Dail Eireann. The vote stood 75 to 465 as his Fianna Fail party defeated Cosgrave led Fine Gael. Labor and some independents abstained from voting.

Dublin Irish Free State Eamon de Valera Ireland Dail Eireann de Valera Finna Fail William T. Cosgrave Fine Gael Labor

Carrot fashion through history in hair Jreaves and balls

Carrots have been cultivated since ancient times and were once a fashion for ladies to wear carrot jreaves in their hair at balls and banquets.

Forest fires burn vast U S area in 1935 surpassing Illinois

In 1935 forest fires across the United States burned more land than the state of Illinois, marking a year of extreme wildfire activity with widespread damage and firefighting strain.

United States Illinois

What’s the missing word in this old quiz

A reader quiz questions list items like the source asks about a quotation author the meaning of nonage a king Gustav VI and a line about glass plus a reference to a 3 starred musical comedy titled Sally Irene and 3 with answers on theWant Ad Page

Sally Irene Want

Crabs Resemble Stones on Beach Dwellings

A fragment notes crabs that blend with the shoreline, appearing like stones scattered along the beach. The comparison highlights their camouflaged behavior and natural adaptation to tidal environments.

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Esbera F. Phillips W. G. Smith Paul Hassler J. F. Garner Nat Walker Hunt Walter Rapp J. 8 Green Miss Eva Hunt South Main ST Astounding Vann Stringfield Free Gray G. E. Crowell O. R. Hodgin David Long John Crowell W. E. Tomlinson Frank Marr Newby Patty Hassler Sam Harrie Havana Cuba Nassau Pope State Bankers Asheville Ruth Conner Marian Martin High Point Enterprise Pattern Department 18Th St New York N. Y Belk Belk-Stevens Co Denton News Gustaf V Sweden Royal Stockholm Eas Great Northern West 57Th Street Gustav VI B. F. Hendrix South Wrenn ST Len A Reach Wear Wagger's Ladies’ Shop
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