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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1936
Page
17
The Episcopal Zion church in Greensboro sat Friday to fill three bishop vacancies since 1932. E. la Mattison of Pittsburgh who led St. Stephen A. M. E. Zion in High Point from 1914 to 1916 is named among the elected bishops alongside two other prominent Zion figures.
Rev W C Brown of Fleet Street Brooklyn and Rev J W Brown of Mother Zion Harlem are named long serving pastors. Rev J W Young of Livingstone College Salisbury is elected financial secretary. Peter Rabbit operetta to be staged at Fairview Street school with evening and morning performances. Florence High School principal T P Whitley to speak at graduation exercises with prizes and certificates awarded.
The Leonard Street School will stage its annual first grade play in the school auditorium Monday at 8 p.m. Graduating exercises for the class will be Thursday at 3 p.m. At William Penn High School the home economies department awarded prizes Friday evening to Alberta Miller Willie Mae Bogans and Lugenia Palmer for top work in the year. Exhibits by home economics manual arts and natural sciences were on show Thursday and Friday with favorable visitor remarks.
The Queen Esther circle of Brooks Memorial M E church met at Miss Hazel Moffitt's home on Reddings street Tuesday evening. Miss Moffitt presided over a meal after the meeting. Members present included Margaret Myers Oma Jane Capel Laura Graye Mary Alice Gabriel Nannie Milton Pauline Milton Elsie Allen Mary Elisabeth Graye Mozelle Moffitt Hattie Stokes Edna Cruse Mary Francis Lawrence and Mrs A Blanton advisor.
The William Penn High School senior class in physics sent aloft Friday at 3 35 pm a captive balloon to more than 500 feet. After about five minutes at height the hydrogen expansion due to heat and pressure caused the bag to enlarge beyond its maximum diameter.
A 36 inch balloon used in a physics class project for 19386 burst during demonstration. No injuries reported as students observed the mishap and safety protocols were followed.
The Leonard Street School sixth grade lost 7 to 6 to the fifth grade on the playground Thursday afternoon. Star players for the fifth grade were D. Williams, C. Leach, and L. Maley, while H. Lee, PF. Lee, and H. Davis led the sixth grade. Earlier in the week Fairview Street beat Leonard Street, William Penn Mohawks tied Fairview, and Mohawks defeated Leonard Street.
Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Morgan of Chambersburg Pennsylvania visit Mrs. Sarah Cochran and Mrs. Ida White on Leonard Street. Rev. Morgan attends the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church conference in Greensboro. Miss Elizabeth Holt, student from Good Samaritan hospital Charlotte, visits relatives here.
Cliff Bergere, a Hollywood stunt man and noted auto racer, will drive a four cylinder entry for Leon Duray in the upcoming 500 mile Memorial Day race at Indianapolis. Bergere previously finished third in 1932, marking his best showing at the event.
Vienna dispatches a loyalty telegram from Austrian provincial heimwehr leaders to Prince Starhemberg ousted vice chancellor. In Rome Starhemberg meets Mussolini as the movement mulls civil war threats. A heimwehr chief says 200000 members stand ready for call up amid massing barracks.
Mothers Day observances at Deep River church featured a large audience and a sermon by Rev. Joseph Peele with red and white roses prominent. Nearby residents and relatives visited, including Nathan Madlin returning from Washington DC with sister Nellie Maclin.
Baseball results show Toronto defeating Montreal 7 to 2 while Albany edged Buffalo 2 to 3, Rochester beat Baltimore 1 to 1, Newark triumphed over Syracuse 3 to 2, and Montreal fell to Toronto in a standout intercity clash.
Atlanta at New Orleans postponed due to rain while Chattanooga at Little Rock night game. Knoxville 0 Birmingham 3. Nashville 3 Memphis 2. Richmond 5 Norfolk 7. Asheville 3 Durham 8 Portsmouth 6 Rocky Mount 4. Sally League standings Columbia 12 0 Savannah 4 4 Columbus 16 9 Macon 2 8 Jacksonville 7 Augusta 3.
Report notes a weather‑record station on Willis Island 400 miles east of Australia with two operators keeping and transmitting data. Other results include a 5 5 score in American Association action and a Toledo night game with Thalenapette noted.
Dr O A Thrift and Melvin Lowe were noted enjoying time with friends in High Point over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Lindsay Knight were shoppers in Greensboro on Saturday.
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