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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1959
Page
7
A reader asks about a husband who teases until his wife cries and moves the chair, another suggests rearranging furniture. A teen asks about college choices for Radcliffe or Princeton amid parental pressure, and a woman praises a plain-spoken spouse over handsome but troublesome partners.
Mr and Mrs Joseph P Hil Gon joined a wedding breakfast at 12 30 p m honoring their daughter Noel Hollingsworth and Lt Stephen McIntyre who wed recently at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church The Sheraton Hotel ballroom featured a U shaped green linen setup white snapdragons tulips white iris and gypsophila The head table displayed white flowers and bells Guests faced the center where a small round serving table held the wedding cake After the couple cut the cake it was served to guests
Miss Farrel Haynes, bride elect, was honored at a Saturday evening shower hosted by Mrs. George Haynes and Misses Barbara and Margot Haynes at the Spring Hill hut. Guests attended at 7 30 pm and received corsages of white mums as spring flowers decorated the space. Prizes from bridal games were awarded and refreshments of decorated cakes nuts and punch were served. Attending guests included the honorees’ mothers Mrs. D. Clark Haynes and Mrs. James V. Johnson. Miss Haynes will wed Broadus Johnson on April 12.
The schedule lists Monday events including Shakespeare class Y teens building committee and late evening meetings. Tuesday covers Slim Gym swimming teen classes senior dances clubs women’s swimming and Bible study. Wednesday shows no classes and notes 8th to 10th grade Y- activities.
A new officer slate was installed by the Friendly Garden Club at Mrs Earl Connor's home in Thomasville. Officers include Mrs John Hughes president and Mrs Fred Williams vice president with secretary treasurer Mrs Austin Swaim and others serving as historian publicity chaplain librarian and assistant secretary. Mrs Fremont Mendenhall spoke on iris blooms from members' gardens. Hostesses Mrs Connor and Mrs Sam Elliott served refreshments to 16 members.
Koontz Bible Class of Green Street Baptist Church will meet Tuesday evening at 7 30 at Mrs. Clara Morgan's home 203 Fairfield Road. Co hostess for the meeting will be Mrs. Mary Mayhew.
Mrs John Davis Jr hosted a kindergarten birthday party for Danny Davis with Kathy Malone sharing the honors as it was her birthday too. After the song refreshments of ice cream and cake were served to the children including Jane Anderson Robbie Bencini Timmy Clark Kathy Corn Danny Davis Jane Ivey Payne David Haworth Karen Hobson Alice Lyons Kathy Malone Angie Steed Ray Mishler Joan Cecil Stevie McAlister Scotty Culler with balloons as favors.
Mary Jane Loftin was entertained at a dinner party Friday night for her 12th birthday hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Loftin in Erwin Heights. Jonquils decorated the home and table. The honoree wore a yellow brocaded dress as gifts were opened and music and dancing followed with guests Penny Palmer Candy Lambeth Molly Holmes Penny Mendenhall Lynne Harrison Scottie Kenerley Pam Brewer and Sharon Shoaf.
Miss Ann Mensendiek, daughter of Rev and Mrs R A Mensendiek, travels with the Oberlin College choir from March 21 to April 1. They perform in churches across Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont and in New York City, with a final concert at Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church in Rochester, N Y where her brother Dr C William Mensendiek serves as associate pastor.
Two inmates at The Tombs in New York were dieting to squeeze through an 18 inch square hole as part of an elaborate escape planned for tonight or Tuesday. James Brown 39 and Clarence Moore 33 admitted the plot after a tip. Moore weighed 149 down to 120 pounds. Brown 165 to 125.
An explosion at a nonunion coal mine near the Kentucky border in Lee County damaged a loading building but caused no injuries. Ramsey Brock says the blast seemed set by someone familiar with the site. The mine, reopened recently by the Brock brothers, was leased from Halward Gas Co and previously run by Blue Diamond Coal Co which operated there for about five decades and employed as many as 600 men. Deputy Porter Greer placed the blast around 2 am and several small fires were started in buildings and equipment.
Mrs Doris Holbrook formerly with Grace's Flowers has joined our staff. Place orders for Easter flowers now.
Hollywood writer Bob Thomas reports George Baldwin, worn from factory labor, plans a family movie night but finds his wife opposed to taking the children to contemporary films. They debate Oscar contenders like Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Gigi, then abandon plans to stay home and watch TV.
NEW YORK AP A group led by Malcolm E. Smith Jr president of Harrison Home Products announced the purchase of a broadcasting firm led by Alexander L. Guterma. Smith will become president of Mutual with Robert F. Hurleigh of Mutual as vice chairman. Richard H. Davimos associates aid in the deal.
The article notes Alexander Hamilton as the first secretary of the Treasury under the Constitution, highlighting his pioneering role in establishing federal financial policy.
An advanced ICBM nose cone was lost in the Atlantic after a two day search failed to recover it. The Thor-Able rocket carried the cone to near 15000 mph reentry, but a malfunction in the recovery package hindered retrieval. The mission assessed as successful for the launch and re entry though the cone remains missing.
Six children aged from five weeks to eleven years perished in a weekend blaze that destroyed a three room cabin on the K. L. Young plantation six miles east of Greenville Mississippi Beatrice McGee their mother told deputies she was away on an errand when the fire began likely started while the children tried to light a fire with kerosene Two other children were away at the time The origin of the fire and fatal outcome are under investigation by authorities.
Gambia's top export products are peanuts and palm kernels, shaping the nation's trade profile. Local producers and traders note steady demand from regional and international buyers, with price trends influenced by harvest yields and global markets.
An old printed ad invites people aged 60 to 80 to mail for a no obligation offer about flying for as little as $1,000. The message asks readers to send personal details to Old American Insurance in Kansas City Missouri, with promises of minimal contact.
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