Bridge clubs hold lively gatherings in Thomasville
Thomasville clubs hosted bridge games at homes on Park Street West Main and Sunrise Avenue. Mrs. A R Swaim won high score at the Long residence. Miss Marian Crider led ladies at Boyles. Mrs. C G Anderson joined and prizes included cards and cigars. Garden and auxiliary groups met to plan programs, Library book purchases, and a Regional Flower Show with eight members present.
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Thomasville
Mar
Dave Long, Jr
Park Street
A. R. Swaim
R. G. Jennings
Esbera Club
Alvah Boyles
J. W. Boyles
West Main Street
Marian Crider
W. G. Smith
Club
Woman's golf tournament set for Tom Thumb course next week
Women golfers of all experience levels are invited to enter at Tom Thumb course with qualifying rounds leading to a final by April tenth. A silver loving cup will be awarded and displayed at Beeson Hardware. Mrs Lamell of Worth's shares spring fashion tips featuring lacy straw hats and flowered chiffons. Black and white ensembles dominate New York trends with jackets pairing with dresses as a key note.
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Tom Thumb
Beeson Hardware Coo
Sunshine Laundry Pioneers Pin Identified Bundles
The Sunshine Laundry sorts clothes, assigns each bundle a pin, uses net bags, and replaces missing buttons. Shirts underwear are checked while hosiery is steam pressed on adjustable forms. All equipment is under five years old.
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Sunshine Laundry
Blaze O' Glory at American Theatre Promises Strong Cast
The first essential of a good moving picture is a good story and Blaze O' Glory offers both with Eddie Dowling in the lead and Betty Compson as his leading lady. This talking and singing feature aims to follow The Rainbow Man success, with Ferdinand, son of Madame Schumann-Heink, cast as the German war veteran.
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American Theatre
Eddie Dowling
Betty Compson
Madame Schuman-Heink
Ferdinand
Fashion notes on color, fabrics, and gowns in period wear
The passage highlights colors such as baby blue pink and opaline pink with black angel blue and eggshell beige in flat crepe frocks. It notes slim bodices narrow belts brilliant clasps and draped skirts, along with sheer jackets and shoulder capes.
Dorcas Philathea Class Social and Meeting Notes
The Dorcas Philathea class of Main Street M E Sunday School held a Tuesday night social and business meeting at the Methodist hut with Miss Marie Jones and others as hostesses. President Mrs H T Hethcock led discussions of spring projects while Miss Elizabeth You organized games and refreshments followed by a social hour.
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Dorcas Philathea
Main Street
M. E
Marie Jones
Moyer Mendenhall
Madeline Hoover
H. T. Hethcock
Elizabeth You
Friend of J Pliskin Recovers From Pneumonia
Friends of J Pliskin report he is recovering satisfactorily at High Point Hospital after a Sunday admission for pneumonia following an appendicitis operation.
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J. Pliskin
High Point Hospital
Miss Annie Yow Enters Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte
Miss Annie Yow left yesterday for Charlotte to enter the Presbyterian hospital for several days of treatment. She was accompanied by her sisters Misses Lillian and Elizabeth Yow who returned to their home here last night.
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Annie Yow
Charlotte
Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Yow
Lillian
Elizabeth Yow
Miss Newell Spends Weekend at Newell Home
Miss Margaret Newell a city school faculty member is spending the weekend at her home in Newell.
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Margaret Newell
City School
Newell
Mrs. C. G. Anderson Returns Home After Visit
Mrs. C. G. Anderson traveled back to Elizabeth City yesterday from a stay with her sister Miss Emily Commander at the home of Mrs. Clarence Tomlinson on Forsyth Street.
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C. G. Anderson
Elizabeth City
Emily Commander
Clarence Tomlinson
Forsyth Street
Aunt Helps Mrs Witherspoon Visit in Lexington Home
Mrs. Adrian Witherspoon of Hickory spent Friday in the city at the home of her aunt Mrs. D BE Hoover on Lexington avenue.
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Adrian Witherspoon
Hickory
The
City
Mrs
D. BE. Hoover
Lexington Avenue
Margie Wilson Alser Improving After Pneumonia
Friends of Margie Wilson alser of Lexington announce she is improving after a serious illness from pneumonia. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Peace of this city.
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Margie Wilson Alser
Lexington
W. H. Peace
2 000 000 More Motor Vehicles Than Last Year
Washington March 29 There were 2 000 000 more vehicles in the United States in 1929 than in 1928 Total registrations reached 26 501 443 with fees totaling 347 843 543 New York led with 2 263 259 vehicles followed by California Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan Texas Indiana New Jersey Massachusetts Each of the District of Columbia and New Mexico posted a 19 percent rise in registrations.
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Washington
Mar
United States
Department of Agriculture
New York State
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Michigan
Texas
Indiana
New Jersey
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Paris Edict Sets Evening Dress Back and Waist Rules
Paris fashion writer notes Rue de la Paix decree on evening gowns with one quarter above waist and three quarters below. Backs are one quarter to waist or near, skirts three quarters. Modesty remains, jackets and capes cover further. English couturiers favor Victorian frills while some wraps expose backs.
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Diana Merwin
Associated Press
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Court of St. James
Tollman
Congressmen Spelled Down In Spelling Bee
A National Press Club revival spelling bee pitted 21 senators, representatives, and correspondents against the board. Luc e of Massachusetts and Ray Tucker of the New York Telegram spell tested as they mispronounced and misspelled words, with several contestants slipping but continuing.
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National Press Club
Ray Tucker
Washington
Luce
Massachusetts
New York Telegram
Tucker
Simeon D. Fess
Fess
Ohio
Holmes Speller
Salable
Carlisle Bargeron
The
Washington Post
Representative Howard
Nebraska
Wilbur Forrest
New York Herald-Tribune
Lican Ohio Spelling List Includes Complex Words
A regional spelling exercise in Lican Ohio featured words such as larynx incommensurability proselyte sarcophagus judgement and somnambulism, with several terms successfully spelled by contestants.
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Lican
Ohio
Hoovers May Be First Enumerated in Census
Associated Press reports President Hoover and family likely to be listed first when Washington DC census begins. Census officials note historic precedent with prominent figures named near head of lists. Emphasis on door front inquiries. supervisor Morgan may visit 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to ask basic questions about ownership and relation to the family.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Boston
Hoover
Man terrorized by gangsters ends life
ROCKFORD, Ill. March 29. Joe Bellone a 45 year old father of nine swallowed poison and died after fearing gangsters. A death note blamed gang persecution but the men named denied any ill will toward him.
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Rockford, Ill
Joe Bellone
Deaths After April 1 To Be Counted As Living
Washington reports that if a person dies between April 1 and the census taker’s visit, they will be counted as alive in the nationwide census beginning next Wednesday. The notice continues with implications for children and other cases.
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Emerywood
Washington
Census Rule Dims Births After April First
A census standard states births after April 1 are not counted as the population census date is the first of the month. The rule aims to fix the population snapshot to that date for consistency across records.
Forming Cabinet in Warsaw Sees Slawek Shift
Warsaw reports colonel Walery Slawek completed a cabinet formation retaining all Casimir Bacel ministers except the justice portfolio. Stanislas Gar was offered the post. The move signals continuity with limited personnel change amid wartime governance.
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Warsaw
Walery Slawek
Casimir Batel
Justice
Stanislas Gar
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