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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1940

Page

6

Garden Club Teal? H Parsons Hosts Four Members Feted

Mrs D H Parsons delightfully entertained members of the Jewelry Garden club at West Farriss avenue. Mrs A M Upshaw presided, Miss Martha Parsons led the devotional, and baskets by Mrs P L Cox and Mrs A M Shaw highlighted the meeting. Four members observing birthdays received cards and poems, and young Barbara Lowe provided piano numbers during Russian tea. April meeting set with Mrs E E Witcher on route four.

D. H. Parsons Jewdly Garden Club West Farriss Avenue W. L. Kivett E. E. Witcher Martha Parsons Martha Barbara Lowe C. W. Poston Jamestown Josephine Parsons Route Four

Tea And Topics Club Hears Program On Katherine Cornell

The Tea and Topics Club held its second program on Katherine Cornell's dramatic career presented by Dorothy Bell of The Enterprise. Mrs. G. Humphreys hosted at her West College Drive home with introductions by Mrs. H. D. Sears and a post program reception.

Tea and Katherine Cornell Givat G. Humphreys West College Drive G. Douglas Cornell Dorothy Bell Enterprise Staff H. D. Sears Humphreys W. H. Green W. W. Idol Green S. W. Taylor F. M. Pickett

Mrs Henderson Reviews Two Novels At Club Luncheon

Mrs E D Henderson reviewed two modern novels for the Twentieth Century Club during a luncheon at Mrs Henry W Koonts home near Guilford College. The first work Black Is My True Love s Hair by Elizabeth Madox Roberts portrays life in a Kentucky mountain village and draws its title from an old ballad. The second, Tides Of Mont St Michel by Roger Vercel, contrasts a gay French city life with austere island existence under a medieval fortress as wind tide and mist shape the narrative.

E. D. Henderson Twentieth Century Club Henry VV. Koonts Guilford College W. W. Gluyas Elizabeth Madox Roberts Kentucky Mont St. Michel Roger Vercel

Graduate Nurses Hold Meet With Mrs Johnson

The High Point Graduate Nurses' Club held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Edgar Johnson's Blain Avenue home. Miss Hazel Johnson led the business session before a social period with spring flowers and a salad course. Visitors included Miss Hannah Kallam, with members Miss Gilbert Muse Faye Cunningham Hazel Johnson Jessie Lassiter Virginia Shell Lance Berrier Nita Willard Lillian Marlowe Nettie Stafford Ruby Motsinger and Mrs. Pat Brown James Snipes Charles Welch Glenn Furr Wilma B. Farmer.

High Point Graduate Nurses’ Club Edgar Johnson Blain Avenue Hazel Johnson Hannah Kallam Gilbert Muse Faye Cunningham Jessie Lassiter Virginia Shell Lance Berrier Nita Willard Lillian Marlowe Nettie Stafford

Final pre nuptial cake cutting for Wilma Evans and Sawyers

Miss Wilma Lee Evans and Robert Frank Lin Sawyers prepared for their Calvary Methodist church wedding tonight. The Evans family hosted a cake cutting at East Green Street after the rehearsal with many relatives attending. Out of town guests included Walter Lee Ward of Central Falls.

Wilma Lee Evans Robert Franklin Sawyers Calvary Methodist Church Roy D. V. Howell Roy Padgett Clarence Sawyers Reid D. Evans Clifton A. Koontz B. C. Royal Ruth Bell Sawyers John Ragan Jessie Lee Morris Virginia Elder Doris Ann Evans Albert Evans Floyd, Lloyd James Ragan

Miss Phibbs Honored In Shower By Mrs Hugh Dutton

Mrs Hugh Dutton hosted a shower at Gibson clubrooms for Miss Catherine Phibbs the future bride of J D Adkins with gifts prizes and an ice course. Attendees included Miss Phibbs her mother Mrs BE Phibbs Sr sister in law Mrs 3B Phibbs Jr and guests Mrs R A Wilson Mrs Jakie Routh Mrs H W Hairr and others.

Hugh Dutton Catherine Phibbs J. D. Adkins Gibson Miss Phibbs James R. A. Wilson Jakie Routh H. W. Hairr

Social Arts Club honors two March birthday honorees

Two members of the Social Arts Club Mrs. Leland B Nelson and Mrs. A M Upshaw, celebrated March birthdays at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Clyde Baxter 606 Centennial Avenue. Spring flowers jonquils and shamrock motifs furnished the setting with a two course luncheon and birthday gifts for the honorees.

Social Arts Club Leland B. Nelson A. M. Upshaw Clyde Baxter Centennial Avenue E. R. Outland E. R. Outland, T. R. Zimmerman, and W. J. Frazier

Early American Arts Committees Plan Antique Show

At a meeting in the Y M C A building yesterday the Early American Arts Club outlined plans for an Antique Show on April 18 19. Mrs W C Idol led the discussion with committee reports and urged displaying old glass china jewelry lustre ware and other items to inspire hobby collections.

Early American Art Club North Main Street W. C. Idol North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers Early American Arts Club

Local Dignitaries Attend Weddings and Family Visits

Virginia Young of Lynchburg arrives to visit uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Evans on East Green Street and will attend cousin Wilma Evans and Robert Sawyers wedding at Calvary Church this evening. Mrs. Watkins leaves Columbia after visiting her Smith family on Montheur Avenue and to High Point with her husband. Several locals report illnesses recoveries and hospital stays at Burrus Memorial and Guilford General Hospital with visitors limited pending further updates.

Virginia Young Lynchburg W. V. Evans East Gree m Street Wilma Evans Robert Franklin Sawyers Calvary Church Edwin Watkins, Jr Columbia D. C Nich, Smith Montheu Avenue James C. Roberts Centennial Avenue Lurline Carolyn Burrus Memorial Hospital Roberts Verline (“Pick”) Brown

Children Safety Club hears talk by Tom Arnold

The Children’s Safety club met Wednesday at Mrs Teeter’s home 1304 Forest Avenue. Tom Arnold of Nixon Wood Products Company spoke on the importance of safety. Mrs Misenheimer served refreshments to 20 members present.

Children’s Safety Club A. E. Teeter Forest Avenue Tom Arnold Nixon Wood Products Company Misenheimer

Original young man seeks brand new boss in New York

A Chicago style essay suggests job seekers should aim to be the boss and choose a good employer. It argues applicants must see themselves as valuable partners and not humbly accept any job. The piece uses a cocky New York ad as a thought experiment for morale.

New York

Brentwood P T A Hears Dr Williamson Elects New Officers

Brentwood P T A met at Brentwood school with Dr O C Williamson pastor of First Presbyterian and Brentwood church as speaker on Recreation For Children. Four recreation forms were highlighted reading music appreciation athletics and moving pictures chosen via a movie guide. Officers elected include President Mrs Er R Clodfelter Vice President Mrs J G Thompson Secretary Miss Charlotte Holder and Treasurer Miss Rebecca Nicholson.

Brentwood Parent-Teacher Association O. C. Williamson First Presbyterian Church Brentwood Church Annabel Thompson Wallace Alrutz Alma Andrews J. G. Thompson Er. R. Clodfelter Charlotte Holder Rebecca Nicholson Annabell Thompson

Johnson St. P-T. A Hears Mr Lambeth On Good Education

Johnson Street School Parent-Teacher Association met Thursday evening in the school auditorium. M. T. Lambeth, principal of the Junior High, spoke on The Characteristics Of A Good Education, urging questioning, evaluation, kindness, reverence, and honest labor, with Lincoln and Lee as illustrations. Miss Lohr’s sixth grade won the attendance award.

Parent-Teacher Association Johnson Street School M. T. Lambeth Lambeth Lincoln Lee Christ Miss Lohr Stephen Foster

Randleman Girls' Auxiliary Observes Season of Prayer

The First Baptist Church G A observed a season of prayer for Home Missions at Mrs. D E Bullard's home. Attendees included Grace Graves Mary Francis Bulla Annie Lee Lamb Harriet Robbins Lesa Allen Curtis and Judy Bullard.

New Ardale homes near Blair Park lure buyers

Two Dan Denhall Thompson houses sit on the Ardale development overlooking the Municipal golf course. The four and five room homes feature pastel interiors, flagstone porches, and FHA financing with restricted sections.

Mendenhall-Thompson Ardale Blair Park Gone With the Wind High Point Scarlett Wagger Wagger's Wagner's Tara Robillard Suellen

Thomasville School Paper Wins National Recognition

New York reports the Columbia Scholastic Press Association honored 1 085 schools for outstanding newspapers and magazines. In the Carolinas Thomasville High’s Fact and Fun earned a recognition while Fourth Class received none.

Thomasville New York Columbia Scholastic Pre Association Columbia Universe Nort Carolina South Carolina Fact and Fun N. High

Chicago Product Prices Hold Steady in Butter and Eggs Market

Chicago product brief reports butter holdings at 744 thousand pounds with steady prices and eggs totaling 21 thousand 923 units also at stable prices, indicating a press of supply with no price change noted.

Chicago

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