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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1952
Page
6
Mrs J Pliskin and Mrs Stanley Hockman host a luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel in Onsville Indiana to honor Miss Helen Jacobs at 1 o'clock. The event celebrates Miss Jacobs with formal introductions and social engagement among local residents.
The Woman's Society of Christ states will meet Monday night at 7 30 at the church. Newly elected officers will be installed and all members are requested to be present.
Mr and Mrs Bill Goldston of Leaksville announce the birth of a son Richard born recently in Leaksville The baby’s mother is former Miss Beverly Button of High Point.
The notice lists weekly meetings and events at the YWCA and YMCA including Jr High Y Teen and Robbins Club supper on Monday, swim and table tennis sessions Tuesday, Adams club book review and adult classes, and Friday Jr High Teen open house.
Mrs. M M Howard of Albert Street entered High Point Memorial Hospital Saturday for treatment. She is progressing satisfactorily. Mrs J Knox Wilson Jr and two young daughters returned home on W Howell Street after a stay with relatives. Accompanying Mrs Wilsons parents who visit this week.
The Bay Street PTA meets Tuesday at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Miss Farmer's 2nd Grade leads the program as new officers are installed and all members are urged to attend.
Dr Lynwood Harrison a local chiropractor was elected as officer at the North Carolina Chiropractors Association banquet in Durham Saturday. Other officers named include Dr D S Coleman president of Durham and Dr W L Barta of Greensboro with Burris of Lincolnton and Dr F Keuzenkamp of Greenville as board members.
Celester Elijah Alston of Route 1 Jamestown told police the sun blinded him as he crested a hill in the 1500 block of East Street at 6 15 a m today. His car struck a Roosevelt Scott vehicle causing minor damage to the right front fender and about 55 damage to Alston's fender.
A packed week of meetings and socials unfolds across High Point. Garden clubs, civic groups, and church committees gather at locations including the YWCA, Emerywood Country Club, Sheraton Hotel, and local homes, with speakers and refreshments planned. Prominent attendees include Mrs. Harry Kanter and Thelma Patrick.
A young man told police that crime doesn't pay after stealing a $2 car battery from a Columbus Grove sales lot. He said leaking acid ruined his new coveralls. He was fined $25 plus costs.
Jo Kimsey of High Point served as one of two attendants from the senior class in Magnolia Court at Wake Forest College on Saturday afternoon. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs S P Kimsey of 524 Centennial Avenue and a leading member of Wake Forests senior class.
Ruth Millett asks readers to assess hospitality habits in social gatherings. The piece challenges readers to examine invitations, greetings, timing, conversation, and attentiveness to guests to gauge if they are a considerate and welcoming hostess.
Questions cover Jean Francois Marie Arouet known as Voltaire, Pocahontas lineages for two presidents, two French islands off Newfoundland, origin of bury the hatchet, Truman's push on armed forces voting, plus a toast to Florence Nightingale and world events from 1820 to 1949 with biographical hints.
Graham North Carolina readers learn the town commission votes to enforce the parking meter ordinance to settle roughly ten thousand dollars owed for meter installation. The meters, amid years of dispute, were won in court by the installing company and pursued to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals before this decision.
The day after Charles E. Stuart handed out junior deputy badges to youngsters, burglars broke into Stuart's automobile agency in Indianapolis and stole a safe from a newly purchased car.
A New York business column argues the Treasury two part savings bond plan adds little incentive over the existing program. It urges higher interest to 3 percent, earlier payoff, and criticizes Fed policy and wartime spending as eroding the dollar's value and harming savers.
The text traces a diplomat’s career from charge d affaires and consul to assistant chief of the Latin American division and roles in Chile and Germany. It notes postings as counselor to the U S political adviser for Germany, adviser to the military governor, minister to Bulgaria in 1947, and current assignment as minister to Cambodia and French Indo China in Vietnam. It also lists birthdays for Philip Wylie Lincoln Ellsworth Harold Olsen Yogi Berra Hank Borowy and a brief future forecast.
The piece discusses a mother and her son Carl, with probation for truancy and ongoing defiance. It links parental resentment of authority to moral neglect and deflecting consequences, urging self respect and love as keys to teaching obedience.
A list mixes famous names Voltaire and political figures Harrison with St Pierre and Miquelon and notes on burial practice of Indian peace talks. It mentions a soldier voting act providing a federal ballot and ends with garbled text.
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