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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1946
Page
15
The notice lists Dorothy Greenway and Viola McDonald engagements with weddings planned in March and early summer. It also mentions Grace McAllister Nelson and Jewell Witcher Thompson, both recently married, with family ties to High Point and Bennettsville, Randleman, Lula.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Dorothy Greenway and Benjamin Taylor Cothran. Ceremony in Bennettsville South Carolina on Sunday March 17 with attendants Miss Marie Rice and Floyd Hall. Bride wears a blue street length dress. parents listed. groom a former U S Navy member. They live on Best Street.
Miss Jesse Evans and James H. Millis wed at First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga officiated by Dr. James L. Fowle. Bridal attire featured a satin gown with lace bodice and cathedral train, veil from mother’s gown, and orchids in bouquet. Attendants wore green dresses, procession included Cambridge vendors and relatives. Post ceremony reception at Annehaven Riverview. The couple plans a Southern honeymoon and relocation to Chapel Hill North Carolina.
Grace McAllister and Clabon G Nelson were married at Rev S M Needham home in Randleman on March 14. The ceremony used the ring rite with Rev Needham officiating. The bride wore a sea blue suit with pink rose corsage and is daughter of Mrs Janie McAllister Route 4. He is son of Mr and Mrs W A Nelson of 313 Monteau avenue, a Knapp's College graduate and ex air corps member now with Durham Life Insurance. After a wedding trip they’ll reside temporarily at 709 Forrest Avenue.
Miss Charlotte Bunch of Edenton was elected today to head the eastern North Carolina state student council congress at its seventh annual session in Kinston. Roland Collins of Kinston retires as president. officers include John Langley and Martha Winslow. Chancellor Robert B. House spoke.
Mr and Mrs J Ed Millis and Mr and Mrs J Harriss Covington with friends return today from Chattanooga Tennessee where they attended the final pre nuptial social functions and the wedding of James H Millis to Miss Jess Evans The wedding was held last evening at the First Presbyterian church in Chattanooga with a reception to follow
James Dexter Bowen was acquitted by a superior court jury here yesterday of charges in the knife slaying of his wife's stepfather Houston Bass. The jury accepted Bowen's plea of self defense.
A fragment notes a theater figure identified as a fighter and mentions membership in Kappa Sigma fraternity.
Miss Lois Almeda Wagner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Wagner of Archdale, is engaged to Forrest Randall Jones of East Lexington Avenue. The wedding is set for May 3 at 4 PM at the bride’s home. Lois Wagner is a Trinity High School and Bryce College alumna, now with J. C. Pengee. Forrest Jones, recently discharged after 36 months in the Army with 18 overseas in the 90th Infantry, is a High Point High School graduate and employee of Adams-Millis.
An nette Hamilton of Emmett wed Koyn Hedrick son of T. P. Hedrick of Thomasville North Carolina on February 5. Rev Rob ert L Ray of First Baptist Church read the ceremony. Mrs Hedrick works as a case worker for Ada county public assistance. Hedrick recently returned from overseas service and is discharged from the air corps. The couple resides at 518 North Sixth Street after a trip to Salt Lake.
Helen Evonne Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan R Hunter of Sloan Iowa and Robert David Weant son of Mr and Mrs R P Weant of this city were married February 1 at First Christian church Sloan with Rev M C Miller officiating. She wore a white faille taffeta gown and veil. She is a graduate of Lutheran School of Nursing Sioux City and served 22 months as a flight evacuation nurse in the Pacific. The groom attended local schools and served in the armed forces in the Pacific. They will live in Ash Point.
J H Witcher announces the marriage of his daughter Jewell to Joseph F Thompson Jr of High Point on Saturday March 9 at the bridegroom's brother C R Thompson's home in Lula Georgia. The double ring ceremony was conducted by Reverend Jarrard of Gainesville with music by Mrs. Paul Turner Jr. The couple will reside in High Point.
High score winners at the Saturday afternoon Emerywood duplicate bridge, north south: Mrs Lawrence Ingram and Mrs C S Beaver. East west: Mrs P Y Adams and Mrs J T Ryan. Runners up north south: Mrs R D Tillson and Mrs Hal Davis. East west: Mrs Phil Warner and Mrs Frank Stell.
Mr and Mrs Thomas A Tilden announce the engagement of their daughter Martha Louise to Robert Calvin Hay of Newark New Jersey. No wedding date yet. Miss Tilden works in DuPont Arlington New Jersey. Hay is a DuPont plastics employee and son of Mrs Drake Hay and Francis W Hay. He studied at Morristown School and Seton Hall School of Accounting. She plans to return home early April to finalize wedding plans.
Most Caswell county poultry men have culled flocks sharply because of reduction difficulties but few have sold out completely. The slashed production reflects tighter demand and price pressures facing growers through the region.
The Wildflower Garden club will meet at Mrs D L Bouldin 1108 Forest Hill drive for a regular meeting. James Mattock will be guest speaker on Trees. President Mrs John Teague urges full attendance as the nominating committee selects a new slate of officers.
Lespedera and Dallis grass have made the greatest gains in North Carolina pastures during 1946, according to agricultural reports. The findings highlight these two grasses as top performers in yield and adaptability for local grazing lands.
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