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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1937

Page

6

Music Achievement Day For Grammar Grade Pupils

Greensboro March 22 a program for music achievement day for sixth and seventh graders across the state will be at the University of North Carolina Woman's College Friday March 26. Registration at 10 a.m., assembly at 10 45, contest in music appreciation from 11 to 12 with awards at 12 30. Teachers parents and friends are invited to attend and participate with testants. The event is directed by Grace Van Dyke More and Hugh Altwater with hostesses from the Woman's College public school music department and Greensboro Woman's Club leaders. special guests include state supervisors and Dr Clyde A Erwin and other educators.

Greensboro Woman's College of the Unity of North Carolina Sic Liss Grace van Dyke More Woman's College Hugh Altwater 1 of Music Curry Building The B. A. Shenk Greensboro Woman's Club R. E. Buckwalter E. E. Randolph Raleigh State Federation of Women's Clubs Hattie S. Parrott State Department of Public Instruction Miss More Clyde A. Erwin Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Henry Highsmith Wade R. Brown Music Woman's Colegeé R. W. Sanders State Federation of Women’s Clubs Arthur S. Kennickell State Federation J. M. Hobgood J. W. Bunn

Easter Ball Sponsors Named By Esquire Club

Miss Ruth Pollock of this city to be one of the sponsors for the Esquire Club of shore Easter ball at Sedgerfield Country Club Thursday eve. Earl Hines and his orchestra from Chicago will provide six for the occasion. Other sponsors include Miss Itha Heritage of Burlington Misses Mary Letty Mebane Owen Donaldson and Peggy e all of Greensboro.

Ruth Pollock Esquire Club of Shore Ich Sedgerfield Country Club Earl

Pentagon Club Meeting To Be Held This Evening

The regular meeting of the Pentagon club will be held this evening at 7:30 with Miss in Barger at 1000 North Main Street. All members urged to attend and note the change in meeting night. Mr and Mrs N H Caughman announce the birth of daughter Matty Anne on March 19 at the Bur s Memorial hospital.

Jesse Washburn Iman Smith Emery Country Club Tomor A C. Abels Rist Pentagon Club Miss In Barger North Main Reet Atty Anne Caughman N. H. Caughman Circle Drive Matty Anne Burs Memorial Hospital

Local Social Notes Brotherhood and Returning Residents

Friends of Edward Hodgins report he is ill with pneumonia at his home on Kivett drive. Lois Welborn has recovered sufficiently from an operation at Burrus Memorial hospital to resume duties as city clerk and purchasing agent. Dot Lanier leaves on a six week tour of sixteen surrounding states visiting Louisville Kentucky Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Mr and Mrs F A Wiley and family with Miss Lillie Oldham spent weekend with Mrs Wiley’s mother Mrs Cora B Wiley in Statesville. Little Jackie Little returns home from Pinehurst after two weeks with grandparents Mr and Mrs G F Rule. Kate Clark arrives to live in the city after taking a position at Harlee’s Department store. Formerly in High Point she has worked for Ellis Stone and Meyers department stores in Greensboro.

Edward Hodgins Kivett Drive Lois Welborn Burrus Memorial Hospital Dot Lanier Louisville Baton Rouge New Orleans F. A. Wiley Grimes Street Lillie Oldham Little Jackie Little Taddor Street G. F. Rule Pinehurst Mrs Fred Little Kate Clark Harllee’s Department Store High Point Ellis Stone and Meyers’ Department Stores Greensboro

Parent Teacher Council To Meet At Elm Street School

The High Point Parent-Teacher Council will meet in the Elm Street School library Tuesday afternoon at 3 15. Mrs H R Coffield, council president, presides. Dr R A Herring will address the council. All members are urged to attend.

High Point Elm Street H. R. Coffield R. A. Herring

Bride-Elect Mildred Marshall and Harold Steed Honored by Duck Club

The Duck club on Greensboro road hosts an informal dance to honor Miss Mildred Marshall of this city and Harold Steed of Greensboro. Guests include friends from High Point and Greensboro and members of the Duck club. George Dobbins Jr. presides as club president. the party starts at nine.

Duck Club Greensboro Road Mildred Marshall Harold Steed Greensboro High Point George Dobbins, Jr

Doctor Greer Leaves Burrus Hospital for Home

Dr. J. G. Greer, superintendent of the Mills Home at Thomasville, was moved to his home this afternoon from Burrus Memorial hospital where he had been a patient for five weeks. His condition is much improved and friends express gladness.

J. G. Greer Thomasville Burrus Memorial Hospital

Social Calendar for Early Week Highlights Local Events

The column lists society gatherings across High Point and Winston-Salem including U D C chapters at Forest Hill Drive and Hillcrest Drive, Musical Art Club at Emerywood, Y W C A events at the Hut, Altrusa and Business and Professional Girls Club dinners, an Eastern Star installation at North Main Street Masonic Temple, garden society meetings, study club sessions, Live Y'ers and Jolly clubs, and a Junior dance with Davis Brothers Orchestra at Emerywood Country Club.

Laura Weseson L. H. Cherry, Jr Forest Hill Drive L. W. Flythe High Point Frank Hunsucker Hillcrest Drive H. A. Millis W. J. Fraley Elm Street R. A. Herring Altrusa Club Sheraton Hotel C. W. Phillips Woman's College Business and Professional Girls Club High Point Chapter No The Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple North Main Street Burbank Garden Club A. C. Jones Johnson Street Good Will Garden Club R. M. Andrewson Twentieth Century Study Club Lamar McCallum Parkway Jolly N. L. Garner Emerywood Country Club Davis Brothers’ Orchestra

Briggs Jr. Returns From Curtis Institute Visit

John Gurney Briggs Jr. returned to his home from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia for a short visit with his parents, Mr and Mrs J B Briggs of Route 2. He sang the offertory solo at Wesley Memorial Church morning services, where he was a choir member before leaving for Philadelphia.

John Gurney Briggs, Jr Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia J. B. Briggs Route 2 Briggs Wesley Memorial Church

North Carolina Honorary Beta Club Holds Second Annual Convention

Three hundred forty registered members attended the two day North Carolina Honorary Beta club convention in Winston Salem. After a banquet on Saturday delegates danced at the Roof Garden of the Robert E Lee hotel. Trinity school sent Professor A R Bullock principal and Misses Lucy Neal Thayer Ruby Brite Brooks Marguerite Ingram Rosalie Meredith and Sarah Baldwin.

North Carolina Honorary Beta Club Winston-Salem Robert E. Lee Hotel Trinity School A. R. Bullock Lucy Neal Thayer Ruby Brite Brooks Marguerite Ingram Rosalie Meredith Sarah Baldwin

Miss Gertrude Clark In College Vespers

Miss Kathryn Newborn of Tarboro led a candlelight vespers service at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro on March 22. The program featured Misses Maxilla Everett Scotland Neck Geraldine Youns Angier Mary Elizabeth Purvis Salisbury Gertrude Clark High Point and Barbara Cuthrell Goldsboro. Highland Missionary Society Will Meet in church parish on Tuesday at 7 30 p m with all members urged to attend.

Greensboro Kathryn Newborn Tarboro Woman's College of the University of North Carolina Maxilla Everett Scotland Neck Geraldine Youns Angler Mary Elizabeth Purvis Salisbury Gertrude Clark High Point Barbara Cuthrell Goldsboro Highland Missionary Society Women's Missionary Highland M. B

Myron Hugo Herndon Jr Born This Morning

Mr and Mrs Myron Hugo Hern don of 329 Woodrow Avenue announce the birth of a son Myron Hugo Jr this morning at Burrus Memorial hospital.

Myron H. Herndon, JR Herp Myron Hugo Herndon Woodrow Avenue Myron Hugo, Jr Burrus Memorial Hospital

Youth Shot Self After Ill Health Despair

Clinton coroner reports Elvin Warren sixteen died by his own hand. Warren, crippled by infantile paralysis since childhood, was described as despondent over his health by family members.

Clinton Paul Crumpler Elvin Warren Warren

Education clash with church and Nazis in Germany

The article discusses the ongoing battle between the Catholic Church and the Nazi state over youth education in Germany. It covers the 1933 concordat, Nazi ideology, and church leaders' resistance, noting Hitler's ambiguous stance and Pope Pius XII condemning an idolatrous cult and a false prophet in the same debate.

Associated Press Nazi Germany Church Ineisia Third Reich Adolf Hitler Hitler Horst Wessellied Germany Christ Baldur von Schirach Reich von Schirach von S&chbach Oo Rosenberg Robery Pope Pius

Legislative session stirs 1940 candidate talk

Raleigh dispatch notes a flood of potential candidates emerging as the current assembly nears end. Names include W. E. Fenner and W. L. Lumpkin for governor, Bryant and Ward as strong contenders, plus possible lieutenant governor bids by Sentelle Gravely and Mar tin. Speakers like Cher ry and Reynolds loom as U S senate possibilities.

Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Motel Baskervila Raleigh General Assembly Assembly W. E Bill) Fenner Rocky Mount W .S. Spruill Bertie Fenner W. L. Lumpkin Franklin County Ralph W. McDonald Mac Donald Victor 8. Bryant Durham D. L. (Libby) Ward New Bern Craven County Ward Bryant Durham County House Finance Committee House Appropriations Committee House R. E B. Sentelle Brunswick County Haywood Lee L. Gravely Rock Mount Senate L. A. Martin Davidson U. S. Senate Robert R. Reynolds D. F. Giles Marion McDowell County R. Great Cherry Gaston County U. S.S. Senate Reynolds

Fuel volatility varies with season for starting and warming

In summer fuels must have lower volatility to resist rapid evaporation. In colder weather higher volatility is needed to ensure easy starting and rapid warming.

Honest Reading and Fairness in Marriage Advice

A reader asks how to handle a letter from her husband’s first wife’s father asking for money. The columnist advises to read the letter aloud exactly as written, support honesty, persuade him to learn to read, and address all questions to Miss Marjorie Mansfield at The Enterprise.

Equality Under Dictatorship Affects Women Across Nations

In a 1937 NEA column Helen Welshimer argues that dictatorships restrict women while Soviet policy demands armed readiness for equality. She contrasts Germany’s militarized gender roles with Russia’s wartime mobilization and defends democracy as a safer, more humane path for women.

Laney Rites Held for Former Lane County Police Chief

Thurlow B. Laney died at 64 in Monroe. The Union County writer and poet served as chief of police here for many years. Funeral services were held today. his widow and three daughters survive.

Laney Monroe Thurlow B. Laney Union County Laney

Funeral for Ida Holden Cowles Held in Winston-Salem

The funeral for Mrs. Ida Holden Cowles, daughter of former Governor W. W. Holden, was held in Winston-Salem after a brief illness. She died at a daughter’s home, Mrs. J. C. Thomas, and is survived by three other children, including Mrs. R. S. Mot, J. Sanford Cowles, and C. H. Cowles.

Ida Holden Cowles Winston-Salem W. W. Holden C. H. Cowles Wilkesboro

Pentecostal church holds revival led by Miss Viola Stanly

The Pentecostal Holiness church at 612 Highland Avenue hosted a singing school that became a revival last night with Miss Viola Stanly of Siler City preaching. Several professions of faith were reported as Rev. C. Francis Noble, the pastor, invited the public to attend the meetings.

Pentecostal Holiness Church Viola Stanly Siler City C. Francis Noble Highland Avenue

Autmobile Crash Fatal to 17YearOld Louise Lorch

Louise Lorch, 17, died from injuries after an automobile accident in Albemarle. Three other occupants suffered minor injuries. Accident details were sparse but police reported no other fatalities.

Albemarle Louise Lorch

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