Portraits of Thea Lon and Milan Cremona Canal Accord
Thea Lon discusses aging with a flexible approach to youth culture embracing drinks and conversations without losing identity. Ruth Millett portrays a grandmother who fits into younger crowds by adapting rather than resisting. Milan and Cremona reach canal plan agreement linking Bellinzona to Venice as central waterway work begins.
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Milan
Cremona
Cour
Bellinzona
Venice
Community Club Meetings and Club Activities Listed
The High Point chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy meets at Mrs. J. A. Mizzelle's home with associates A. R. Harrison and Joe F. Hoffman and program by Mrs. C. B. Mattocks. Beta Sigma Phi elects officers at Mrs. M. B. Crawford's home. Weekly ladies bridge lunch at Emerywood CC. Parents and Teachers Council March meeting at Elm Street School. Twenty Century Study Club hosted by Mrs. Koonts. Girl Scout Council meets at YWCA to plan leadership drive. Priscilla Club to assemble surgical dressings at YWCA as war work alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. A. Mizzelle
Monthieu Avenue
Mesdames A. R. Harrison
Joe F. Hoffman
C. B. Mattocks
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
M. B. Crawford
Parkway
Emerywood Country Club
J. S. Welborn
High Point Council of Parents and Teachers
Elm Street School
High Point Girl Scout Council
Priscilla Club
Utopian Club Postpones This Wednesday Meeting
The Utopian Club announced it will not meet this Wednesday. The meeting is rescheduled for next Wednesday, April 7, in line with the club’s plans.
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Utopian Club
Finesse and Contract in a Curious Bridge Hand
A bridge hand analysis notes an unusual situation where the declarer gives up the chance to finesse early. It considers a contract that would stand if the player entered their own hand and attempted a trump finesse, illustrating the strategic choice.
King of clubs dictates careful play in four hearts
In a bridge hand, declarer Fast uses timing to set four hearts. South dumps%, East blocks trump finesse after ruffing clubs. North wins with king, returns queen of clubs, East abandons ruff. North leads spade, East wins and finesses, then trumps diamonds. Declarer finishes by drawing last trump and entering dummy with ace of spades.
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South
Fast
East
North
High School Orchestra Shines Under Miss Virginia Frank
The High Point High School Orchestra gave a fine concert in the Senior High School Auditorium. The program mixed classical and lighter pieces with standout performances of Mozart Overture to the Impresario Gluck Iphigenia in Aulis and Gould Pavanne Second Movement. The audience praised the precision and an encore featured Turkey in the Straw. Military guests and service men joined the audience.
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High Point High School
Virginia Frank
Mozart
Gluck
Gould
Guion
Bay Street
United States Marine Gmn
Great Britain
Russia
China
Jack Dillard
Francis Booze
Spring Frolic At Ada Blair Successful
Ada Blair School held a Thursday evening minstrel show on March 25. Parents of students and community members formed the cast under directors Evelyn Sutton, Mary Wilson Wall, and Iane Lowe. The Sawanee River setting featured Negro spirituals and dancing, with strong audience turnout and proceeds for the school treasury.
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Ada Blair
Evelyn Sutton
Mary Wilson Wall
Iane Lowe
Sawanee
Mu Chapter Beta Sigma Phi to Meet Tonight
The Mu Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will meet at 7 30 this evening with Mrs H B Crawford at 408 Park Way to elect officers and plan the spring Rushing season, as announced today.
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Beta Sigma Phi
H. B. Crawford
Mollie Pitcher
Calvary
Calvary Methodist Church
R. L. Leonard
Cable Street
Green Street Baptist
Green Street
Birth of Donna Kaye Clement Announced
Mr and Mrs Samuel T Clement announce the birth of a daughter Donna Kaye on March 27 at Burrus Memorial Hospital Mrs Clement is the former in Brown of Statesville.
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Samuel T. Clement
Donna Kaye
Burrus Memorial
Clement
Brown
Statesville
Mrs. Hicks Improves After Appendectomy at Guilford General
Mrs. Rachel Hicks, who recently underwent an appendectomy, is reported to be improving at Guilford General Hospital and can now receive visitors. Mrs. Lelia Weldon of Columbia, South Carolina, visits her son the Rev. Wilson O. Weldon, pastor of the First Methodist Church at 628 Colonial Drive.
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Rachel Hicks
Guilford General Hospital
Lelia Weldon
Columbia, S. C
Wilson O. Weldon
First Methodist Church
Colonial Drive
WW. Cos
Winston-Salem
Woman's Society of Christian Service Conference
Centenary Church
Guild
G. C Halton
High Point
First Methodist Church Society
T. R. Ballard
Wesleyan Service Guild
Church Social Leaders Archdale Friends Meeting
Jack McCain spoke on The Beatitudes at Archdale Friends Christian Endeavors last night. The meeting opened with a hymn and scripture, followed by the Mispah benediction.
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Jack McCain
Archdale Friends Christian Endeavors
Easter shopping limited by war shortages and WPB rules
Wartime shortages reshape Easter supply lines. Baskets will be available but many standard toys and toys materials are scarce. Broom prices rise with OPA approval and used vacuum cleaners vary by model. Alarm clocks face reduced production and new wartime models cost one to three dollars.
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Betty MacDonald
Washington
WPB
OPA
Victory
France
Harper Named Manager Social Security Office
Rocky Mount March 29 Henry D. Harper Jr assistant manager of the Rocky Mount Social Security Office has been appointed manager of the High Point office E B Parks current High Point manager said official notice was not yet received but expected within a day or two to state when Harper will assume duties. The article also notes carpet manufacture by ancient peoples.
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Rocky Mount
Henry D. Harper, Jr
Anne Adams Pattern 4372 for summer wear outfit
Women planning summer work wardrobes can use Anne Adams Pattern 4372 a cotton suit with soft jacket inset tie-belt front-panel skirt and dickey. Available in misses sizes 14 16 18 20 32 34 36 40 42 with yardage for size 16 and price six sixteen cents plus ten cents for pattern book. Order to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department 243 West 17th St New York N Y.
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Anne Adams
Dickey
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
Fresh Greens Boost Family Health Amid Rationing
Washington nutritionists tout green vegetables as a economical source of vitamins and minerals. Chard to kale and lettuce offer calcium iron and vitamins A B1 riboflavin C, aiding digestion bones teeth growth and immune protection. Cook greens quickly with minimal water for best nutrient retention.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
MEN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE BRIEFLY REPORTED
Pfc James B Watson is assigned to the Army Air Force technical school at Sioux Falls South Dakota for radio operator mechanic training. Pvt Moses Samet graduates from Gulfport Field airplane mechanics school. Pvt Joseph William Riley arrives at Camp Wolters Texas to begin infantry basic training. Pvt Thurman B Sykes graduates from Gulfport Field airplane mechanics school. Pvt Thomas Emile Dodamead stationed at Camp Wolters to begin infantry training. Lt George W Armfield, on four day leave from Greenwood Mississippi, is an instructor with wings earned in January.
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James B. Watson
George W. Watson
Ridgecrest Drive
Army Air Force
Sioux Falls
S. D
Watson
Armed Forces
Camp Croft
S. C
Samet
Moses Samet
Max Samet
West Bay Street
Gulfport Field
Miss
Riley
Joseph William Riley
John Boyd Riley
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Camp Wolters
Tex
Pvt. Sykes
Pvt
Thurman B. Sykes
Cable Street
C. O. Geddis
High Point
Dodamead
Thomas Emile Dodamead
T. E. Dodamead
Gatewood Avenue
Camp Wolters, Tex
G. W. Armfield
George W. Armfield
W. F. Armfield
Greenwood
Armfield
Aviation Cadet Fairring ton Returns From Visit
Aviation cadet Belvion Fairring ton left this morning after a week with his parents on Long Street. He is now stationed at Santa Ana California after serving in Hawaii for three years. PROMOTION Mr and Mrs D H Short have word their son Fred W Short has been promoted to Staff Sergeant. He earned the rank at Kingman Arizona and has been transferred to Gowen Field Boise Idaho. Turkish delegates visiting Glasgow Scotland took home a package of haggis and shortbread after enjoying Scottish fare.
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Belvion Fairrington
A. C. Fairrington
Long Street
Santa Ana
Cal
D. H. Short
Bridges Street
Fred W. Short
Kingman
Arizona
Gowen Field
Boise
Idaho
Glasgow
Scotland
Diamond buyers in Belgium see gems as wartime value transportable
Diamond dealers in Belgium report many buyers since the war began view gems as more portable than money and easily moved across borders. Stocks of Scotch whiskey in British warehouses are believed enough to last Britons at least four years even if distillation stops for that period.
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Belgium
Hollywood Pests That Disturb Filming and Studio Tricks
Hollywood production teams rank ten disruptive sounds and sights from flies to train whistles as colossal headaches on set. The piece notes anecdotes about actors Jimmy Cagney and Bill Cagney, Ginger Rogers dream sequence props, and Ray Milland Jon Hall commentary on Ginger Rogers.
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Hollywood
Billy Gilbert
Ginger Rogers
Ray Milland
Jon Hall
Hall
Christian Science Sunday Lesson and Army Helldiver contrast
The Sunday Lesson-Sermon themes from Christian Science discuss God’s promised glory and the reality of being as a child of God, citing Romans 8 and I Corinthians. The text notes changes in mortal belief and the ultimate immortality of man as Truth removes error. A brief military note mentions the Army’s new Helldiver aircraft with reputed speed, range, and striking power.
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Christian Science Service
Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Army
Navy
War Production Board Approval Ad Paid for by Industry
Public notice announces wartime procurement support with official endorsement by the War Production Board and funding contributed by industry partners.
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The
War Production Board
Industry
Egypts Onions Become War Time Shipping Problem
Egypts onions, a key crop, face export difficulties as limited shipments occur due to wartime disruptions. The shortage impacts farmers and market supply nationwide.
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Egypt
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Thea
Millett
Ruth Millet
Ruth Millett
Twentieth Centtury Study Club
Henry V. Koonts
Ardmore Circle
Iphursday
McKenney
By William E. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
E. and
W. Vul
AIR Corps
Kate
Lot Joe
Rumiford
Rumford Baking Powder
Box E
Rumford
Rhode Island
Archdale Friends
Japan
Harper
Social Security Office
By Hon Ohlams
NEA
NEA Service
Jimmy
Bill Cagney
Uncle Bill
Eugene Pallatte
Edward H. Griffith
RKO
Griffith
Los Angeles
Chiang Kai-shek
Yu Feng Sung
Fred Astaire
Yu Feng An
Vaydol
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