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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1958

Page

6

Local Women Play Prominent Roles in VFW District Meet

Fifty eight members of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars attended the 10th District final meeting in Archdale. District officers elected include boro guard Ruby Parrish Madison secretary Mary Burns Asheboro and trustees Lillian Suttenfield High Point Betty Prillman Stoneville and Roy Hunter High Point. The new president will be installed at the state convention in Durham June 6 to 8. Erline Mayberry Elkin Holcomb and Ruth Ratledge will select the President of the Year for the district.

Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Archdale Boro Guard Ruby Parrish Madison Mary Burns Asheboro Lillian Suttenfield High Point Betty Prillman Stoneville Roy Hunter Billie Holcomb Elkin Department Durham Erline Mayberry Holcomb Ruth Ratledge John Bean High Point Vfw Auxiliary

BPW Club Dinner and Alpha Rho Chapter Meeting

At 6 30 p m the BPW Club gathers for dinner at the Sheraton Hotel on Cedron Avenue 7 45 p m the Alpha Rho Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meets with Mrs David Chauns in Archdale

Sheraton Hotel Cedron Ave Alpha Rho Beta Sigma Phi David Chauns Archdale

Garden Club and civic meetings fill High Point schedule

High Point residents plan a full day of club gatherings and social events. Garden clubs meet at diverse homes and venues, including the High Point Woman's Club and various hotel and church locations, with a bridal shower and a Coke party noted among the activities.

Farm Women Learn Refinishing and Home Crafts

In Warren County the two day workshop by home agents and Extension specialists teaches furniture refinishing. Susan Kelly wins county Dairy Foods contest with a skillet burger meal. 4-H adult leader training opens in Duplin County with six clubs planning community demonstrations. Burke County members redecorate rooms using drapery fabrics and wall treatments, stressing hands on learning.

Virginia M. Nance Warren County Emily Ballinger Home Demonstration Club Iredell County Martha C. Archer Susan Kelly H. M. Kelly Mourne Lois G. Britt Burke County Evelyn Watson

Crosby Son Dennis Marries Showgirl in Las Vegas Ceremony

Dennis Crosby 23 wed Pat Sheehan 26 a showgirl in a Protestant ceremony at Gretna Green Wedding Chapel Las Vegas. Best man Don Williams and maids Dotty Harmony Mary Darcy provided party details as bride and groom planned a quiet, simple event after dining next door at a Mexican restaurant.

Dennis Crosby Bing Crosby Pat Sheehan Las Vegas Tropicana Hotel AP Wirte Nev Dennis Gretna Green A. Herndon The Vegas Church Miss Sheehan Don Williams Dotty Harmony Mary Marcia Darcy

Social notes from High Point area residents

Aubrey Brogden a former High Point resident arrives to visit Mr. and Mrs. J O Gray at 401 Chestnut Street. Iris Gordy of Route 5 enters High Point Memorial Hospital for observation and possible visitor access. Mrs. G E Michael of Route 4 Thomasville visits sister Mrs. G E Hardister in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. J M Hoots Jr. of Washington DC return home after weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J M Hoots of 213 Church Street. Rumors of a Las Vegas church marriage involving Miss Sheehan and Mr. George Douglas surface amid Catholic Church scrutiny of Miss Sheehan's prior marriage.

Aubrey Brogden High Point J. O.gray Chestnut St Brogden Europe Iris Gordy Route 5 High Point Memorial Hospital G. E. Michael Route 4 Thomasville G. E. Hardister Florida J. M. Hoots Jr Washington, D. C Mr. Hoot Mrs. J. M. Hoots Church St Monte Miss Sheehan Las Vegas Bing Kathryn Grant John J. Ryan St. Anne's George Douglas American Guild of Variety Artists Carson City Nev

Y W C A News Schedule For Teens And Classes

A cleaned listing shows weekly YMCA activities from Monday to Friday. It details 7th and 9th Grade Y-Teens, Bible study, swim classes, luncheons, committees, and various women and youth programs across times and venues, including Plunge periods and dinners.

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Suburban Garden Club Plans Wednesday Meeting

The Suburban Garden Club will meet Wednesday at 7 45 p m at 302 West Homestead Ave the home of Mrs Odell Fowler Associate hostess Mrs Tony French. Members are asked to bring flower arrangements to be judged by Mrs Eva Kellam.

I. B. Dunn Florham Avenue Magic Key H A Moffitt Jr C. E. Rozzelle Winston-Salem Furniture Cty Suburban Garden Club Odell Fowler W. Homestead Ave St. League of Women Voters Richard Riemer Hamilton St Tony French Eva Kellam

Friendship Night Marked By Rebekahs

Magdalene Rebekah Lodge met Friday at the IOOF hall on Commerce Street with Mrs. Etta Wischum presiding. Deputy Mrs. Bessie Haley presented a program on Friendship Night honoring new members and past noble grands. Elizabeth Beaver, the oldest living past noble grand, received a corsage and lodge gift. A social hour followed with coffee and cake.

Magdalene Rebekah Lodge IOOF Commerce Street Etta Wischum Noble Grand Bessie Haley Elizabeth Beaver Lodge

Miss Burgess Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party

Frances Burgess celebrated her seventh birthday Saturday afternoon at the Whittingtons home on Horneytown Road. Assisting were Mrs. Leon Jordan and Mrs. Evie Jones. Lawn games and buffet style refreshments followed a floral center table. Attending were Carol Hedgecock Linda Davis Marylyn Everhart Jean Payne Marcia Shaw Becky Montsinger Kathy Bodenheimer Eva Smith Janis Hayes Carla Dorsett Mary Lee Cook Karen and Terry Jordan Mrs. Zula Mae Cook and Mrs. Mary Spencer.

Frances Burgess T. C. Whittington Horneytown Road Leon Jordan Evie Jones Carol Hedgecock Linda Davis Marylyn Everhart Jean Payne Marcia Shaw Becky Montsinger Kathy Bodenheimer Eva Smith Janis Hayes Carla Dorsett Mary Lee Cook Karen Terry Jordan Zula Mae Cook Mary Spencer

Births Highlight Children Born in May and April Across North Carolina

A series of birth notices from North Carolina families detail newborns including Melinda Jean Hill born May 1 at Watts Hospital in Durham to Quenton Hill and Luann Rhodes, and Michael Keith McMahan born May 3 at High Point Memorial Hospital to J D McMahan and Wanda Cox. Additional births include Earl Craig Barnhart born May 2 and Morris Edward Henley born May 3 at High Point Memorial Hospital to Earl Barnhart and Shirley Morrison and Carl M Henley and others. David Arthur Welch born April 29 at High Point Memorial Hospital to Leo A Welch Jr. and Mary Nell Cox.

Quenton Hill Chapel Hill Melinda Jean Watts Hospital Durham Luann Rhodes Morganton High Point University of North Carolina Earl Craig Barnhart Earl Barnhart S. Hamilton St Earl Craig High Point Memorial Hospital Morris Edward Henley Carl M. Henley Clara Cox David Arthur Welch Leo A. Welch Jr Tabor St David Arthur Mary Nell Cox Franklinville

Ora Delk Circle Meets Tomorrow in Lindsay

The Ora Delk Circle of Lindsay Memorial Methodist Church will meet tomorrow at 10 30 a.m. with Mrs. W B Delk at her Greensboro Road home. The Rankin Memorial WSCS Circles meet Monday evening at 7 30 with circles at listed addresses for a covered dish luncheon.

Ora Delk Lindsay ‘Memorial Methodist Church W. B. Delk Greensboro Road Women's Society of Christian Service Rankin Memorial Methodist Church C. A. Blackwelder Manor Dr W. A. Burney Pickett St Linda Brown Montheu Ave Joe Towery Bradshaw St

Nature Study Club to Meet for Year End Luncheon

Garden club will hold its last meeting of the year Thursday at 11 a.m. at the W. Ray Street home of Mrs. Dale Montgomery. Mrs. J. W. Montgomery will serve as associate hostess. Officers for the coming year will be installed. The meeting will take the form of a covered dish luncheon.

Credit Women's Breakfast Club Sheraton Hotel Nature Study Garden Club Dale Montgomery W. Ray Street Grow Garden Club Paul Dedmon Erwin Heights Wild Flower Garden Club R. B. Moore Gatewood Ave NASC John Bryant S. Main St High Point Woman's Club J. W. Montgomery

Rock and Roll Jam Sessions Ban Sought in Boston Arena

Boston Arena manager Paul Brown ordered a ban on future rock and roll jam sessions after 15 people were injured in a chaotic aftermath. Police reported gangs of teenagers attacked and robbed pedestrians as crowds dispersed. Albert Raggiani, a 19 year old Navy man from Stoughton, survived deep chest wounds but remained in fair condition after treatment at City Hospital and naval hospital. The unrest began when dimmed lights were reactivated as fans danced in the darkened aisles.

Boston Boston Arena Paul Brown Albert Raggiani Stoughton City Hospital Naval Hospital Chelsea Brown

Lutherans Open Convention in Wilmington North Carolina

The United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina begins its 154th annual four day meeting in Wilmington. It will approve ordination candidates and receive a new congregation while planning a $1 750 000 fund drive for the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia D C The drive targets Southern synods including North and South Carolina Virginia Georgia Alabama Mississippi and Florida marking the host church St Pauls centennial celebration.

Wilmington N.C United Evangelical Lutheran Synod of North Carolina Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary Columbbia D.C United Lutheran ‘Church North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Georgia-Alabama Mississippi Florida St. Paul's

Jelly Sandwiches Toasted In Buttered Slices

Instructions describe making jelly sandwiches and brushing outside slices with melted butter then toasting in a hot oven until browned.

Also Mentioned on This Page

VFW Piedmont High Point Council of Garden Clubs Gay Blade Gardens Fred Obey Hillcrest Dr Friendly Garden Club Tom Bates S. Rain Street WCTU J. L. Chernault Betty Jo Patterson Ruth Riggs YMCA Primrose Garden Club Robert Stone E. Far- Tiss Avenue Green Acre Garden Club Marion West Spruce St Pilot Club R. E. Bencini Jr High Point College Dennis A. Cooke T. R. Ballard Cameron S. McRae Mary Webster Smith Ballard Tall Pines Skeet Club Road Faye Myers First Methodst Church Columbus Johnson Aston Xington Aioe Ile Rebekahs S. Main ST. Oes DuPont Pork Shade Co Miss Burgess Melinda Jean Hill Michael Keith McMahan J. D. McMahan Route 1 Jamestown Michael Keith McMahan Wanda Cox Artie’s Flower Shop Nash Jewelry & Loan CO N. Main ST ORA Delk Circle Grace Flower Shop Stan’s Youth Center South Main ST Double H Tuesglay Hackney S&h Robert Robert's Gulf Service
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