Mrs. John W. Clinard Jr Hosts Contract Club Dinner Bridge
Bi weekly dinner bridge at Mrs. John W. Clinard Jr home on Ardale Drive featured a two course dinner and pastel summer flowers. Mrs Gilbert Clinard won high score receiving a handmade linen luncheon set as prize. club members and visiting guests attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Clinard, Jr
Contract Club
Ardale Drive
Dianthus
Gilbert Clinard
Mesdames
Howard Marsh
Joe Hollingsworth
S. 5. Saunders
Ralph Slate
Philip Davis
W. E. Mitchell
Charles W. McAnally
O. Arthur Kirkman
James B. Lovelace
Herman Smith
James 8. Moffitt
Two Bridal Couples Honored At Emerywood Country Club Dance
About 400 guests attended a private dance at Emerywood Country Club last night hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Seborn Perry and Mr. and Mrs. Earl N. Phillips with additional hosts from Jamestown. Floral decor featured spring baskets and calla lilies, while Johnny Long and his orchestra played for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Seborn Perry
Earl N. Phillips
City
William Ragsdale
Jamestown
Perry
Phillips
Ragsdadie
Kearns
Carl W. Bell
Raleigh
Frank W. Clark
Quebec
Canada
Hattie Copeland Hill
Kinston
Sara Copeland
Rip
Arden Re-Elected To Lead Legion Auxiliary In May Meeting
Mrs D D Arden was re elected president of the local American Legion Auxiliary. The May session at Mrs I T Manns on Johnson Street planned Poppy Day for May 27 and a memorial service May 28 at Oakwood Memorial Park. Delegates to Raleigh convention June 25 27 were named along with alternates. a bid to host the 1940 convention was endorsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Arden
Legion Auxiliary
D. D. Arden, Jr
American Legion Auxiliary
I. T., Mann
Johnson Street
Bruce Carraway
R. B. Gantt
Roy Spearman
A. L. Stevens
Oscar L. Smith
John Raper
J. Worth Ivey
M. T. Hicks
Richardson
W. B. Umstead
Oakwood Memorial Park
Legion
City Lake
Raleigh
High Point
Mesdames I. T. Mann
C. A. York
R. L. Waynick
J. H. Teague
Effie Harrison
Mrs. E. A. Wright Hosts Ace-Hi Bridge Club
Mrs. E. A. Wright entertained the Ace-Hi Bridge Club at her east-of-city home yesterday afternoon. Floral arrangements featured roses and iris. High score prize bath powder went to Mrs. Grady Goldston, second high score prize manicure set to Mrs. Silas Casey, and low score prize sachet to Mrs. Lloyd Sheetz. Mrs. Ernest Flowers, a recent city arrival, received an honor gift. A salad course followed for club members Mesdames Byrd, Casey, Ingram, Goldston, Perkinson, Sheetz, and Walser, and guest Mrs. Flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Wright
Grady Goldston
Silas Casey
Lloyd Sheetz
Ernest Flowers
Wright
Swing Club Has Weiner Roast At City Lake
Swing Club members and visitors enjoyed a weiner roast at City Park last evening. Weiner roasting around an open fire and marshmallow toasting followed before the group moved to the park's amusement section. Present were Misses Bea Harries Catherine Carmichael Kathryn Wrenn Mildred Hutchins Lois Yokeley Estelle West Frances Moon Lillian Weisner Dorriss Bowere Celeste Jones Georgia Ridge Mary Schwartz Violet Carmichael Gladys Yokeley Sophia Samet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiner
Bea Harries
Catherine Carmichael
Kathryn Wrenn
Mildred Hutchins
Lois Yokeley
Estelle West
Frances Moon
Lillian Weisner
Dorriss Bowere
Celeste Jones
Georgia Ridge
Mary Schwartz
Violet Carmichael
Gladys Yokeley
Sophia Samet
Women of Moose Hold Evening Meeting in High Point Hall
The High Point chapter number 965 Women of the Moose will hold its regular meeting this evening at eight o'clock in their hall. A separate note mentions a geyser eruption caused by a dropped soap and a historical claim about Roald Amundsen's polar journey to raise funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Women of the Moose
High Point Social Calendar Planned This Week
Wednesday 8 30 p m The High Point Council of Jewish Women meets at Mrs Ben Swartzberg s Clyde street with Mrs Harry Kaplan as associate hostess Thursday 3 30 p m Greensboro Alumnae Association held at Mrs E R Lyon Florham Avenue with Mrs W D Sale Jr and Mrs J M S Salsbury as associates Friday 3 30 p m Canterbury club hosted by Mrs Owen Reese Lindsay Street and Mrs Rufus King hosts Philomathean at 402 Hillcrest Drive Saturday 4 p m AAUW final local chapter social at Blair Park clubhouse 9 30 p m Emerywood Country Club dance kiddie party hors d oeuvres reservations required
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Council of Jewish Women
Ben Swartzberg
Clyde Street
Harry Kaplan
High Point
Greensboro Alumnae Association
E. R. Lyon
Florham Avenue
W. D. Sale, Jr
J. M. S. Salsbury
Canterbury Club
Owen Reese
Lindsay Street
Rufus King
Philomathean Club
Hillcrest Drive
American Association of University Women
Blair Park
Emerywood Country Club
Lovely Garden Tea for Elm Street P T A at Hutchens Estate
Elm Street Parent Teacher Association hosted a benefit garden tea at the home of Mrs. George E. Hutchens on West Lexington Avenue. About 50 guests attended between four and six p.m. to support the association, with Mrs. Hutchens and Mrs. Edgar Hartley welcoming visitors and members circulating with refreshments under the trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street
Parent-Teacher Association
George E. Hutchens
Lexington Avenue
Elm Street P.T. A
Hutchens
Joan Sechrest
John Grover Hutchens
Allene M. Schroder
Edgar Hartley
Association
R. H. Sechrest
Sarah Hutchens
Nancy Sechrest
S. F. Fortner
CC. A. White
Parent- Teacher Association
Local People and Visiting Guests At Paradise Point
Mr and Mrs George T Wood Sr and Mrs Frank H Wood with son Chip spend weeks at Paradise Point. Miss DelLois Pres sley returns to city for summer. Mrs Robert Pope of near Thomasville visits with daughters Mrs L C Crawford Mrs M J Kivett and Miss Bessie Pope. W C Idol Sr recuperating after operation at Burmun Memorial Hospital. J W McMahon patient at Guilford General Hospital after operation. Mrs Lillian Giles of Fairfield Road remains as patient at Charlotte Sanatorium for foot ailment treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Wood
Frank H. Wood
Chip
Paradise Point
DelLois Preasley
Miss Pressley
Mountain Park
Robert Pope
Near
Thomasville
Mesdames L. C. Crawford
M. J. Kivett
Bessie Pope
W. C. Idol, Sr
Burmun Memorial Hospital
J. W. McMahon
Guilford General Hospital
Lillian Giles
Fairfield Road
Charlotte Sanatorium
Charlotte
Duke Leadership Fraternity Names 18 Duke Students
The Omi cron Delta Kappa taps eighteen Trinity College Duke University students for high achievement across five fields including scholarship athletics debating social usefulness and journalism. The new members include Tom Hanlon Dan Hill Robert Rice Walter Erich and James Leckie among others from various states and campus roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity College
Duke University
Omicron Delta Kappa
Jack K. Palmer
Delmar
N. Y
Addison P. Penfield
Meriden
Lotte
Engineers Club
William K. Parson
Altoona
Thomas J. Hanlon
Scarsdale
Dan W Hill, Jr
Asheville
Robert C. Rice, Jr
Cleveland
Duke
N’ Duchess
Walter Erich
Queens Village
Duncan C
Gray
Thomasville BPWC Elect And Install New State Officers
Thomasville BPWC convened for a dinner meeting at Mrs. A Z Boles home electing and installing Clara Harrison as president. Elected officers include Elmina Surratt first vice president Margaret Thompson second vice president May 8 Holton recording secretary Myra Olive and Edith Hilliard treasurer. Delegates to the Winston Salem BPWC convention in June were chosen with Miss Marie Jones Nell Boles Margaret McLeod Clara Harrison as delegates and Ldllie McCracken Minnie Gilliam Carl Wilson Maye Livengood as alternates. Miss Surratt received a silver vase from the club as a retiring president who was recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Harrison
Elmina Surratt
Margaret Thompson
May
Holton
Myra Olive
Edith Hilliard
BPWC
Winston-Salem
Robert R. Reynolds
Marie Jones
Nell Boles
Margaret McLeod
Clara Harrison
Ldllie McCracken
Minnie Gilliam
Carl Wilson
Maye Livengood
Surratt
Greensboro College Alumnae Chapter Meeting Noted
The Greensboro College alumnae of the High Point chapter will gather tomorrow at 3 30 PM at Mrs Ed win R Lyon’s home on Flerham Avenue. Hosts include Mrs V D Sale Jr and Mrs J M S Salsbury assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Greensboro College
Edwin R. Lyon
Flerham Avenue
V. D. Sale, Jr
J. M. S. Salsbury
Cercle Francais to Meet at Mrs Marsh’s Home
The Cercle Francais will hold its regular meeting at 909 Johnson Street at 7 p m tomorrow evening. The gathering includes standard activities and a Platform Hour led by Reverend Leroy Spencer. Officers for the coming year will be elected during the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cercle Francais
Everett Marsh
Johnson Street
High Point Union of Methodist
South Main Street
Lake Junaluska
Leroy Spencer
Nordic ministers respond to Hitler pact offer
On May 17 in Berlin the Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish ministers visited the foreign office and delivered one yes and three noes to Hitler’s nonaggression proposal. Denmark accepted the offer. the others declined, saying no necessity existed for such agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Denmark
Orway
Sweden
Finland
Foreign Office
Rechsfuehrer
Hitler
Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker
Nancy Lou Staley Born at Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Roscoe Staley announce the birth of a daughter Nancy Lou at Burrus Memorial Hospital on May 14 in Burton Street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lou Staley
Roscoe Staley
Burton Street
Fbaxtension
Nancy Lou
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Business Girls Unite in Club Meeting at YWCA
Local Young Women's Association groups joined in a supper meeting with nine Live Y'ers and one Jolly Y member among 38 older Girls' Club members. Soloists Shirley Welborn and Doris Boonce performed, followed by Vaughn Boone's magic and ventriloquism act with Joe College and Dopey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Association
Business and Professional Girls’ Club
Jolly Y
Dearest, Believe
Giordani
Jean
Burleigh
Shirley Welborn
Doris Boonce
Vaughn Boone
High Point College
Southern Railway board reelects members at annual meeting
At the Richmond gathering on May 16 1939 the Southern Railway stockholders reelected four directors whose terms expire in 1939 for three more years Robin Hanes of Winston Salem Hugh Morrow of Birmingham Ala Jackson E Reynolds and Knight Woolley of New York The board also received the 1938 annual report and approved filing A plan to acquire the rights franchises and property of Northern Alabama Railway was authorized subject to Interstate Commerce Commission approval The board subsequently reelected the company officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Southern Railway Company
Robin Hanes
Winston-Salem
Hugh Morrow
Birmingham
Ala
Jackson E. Reynolds
Knight
Woolley
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Alabama Railway Company
Suspended North Carolina Corporations Not Seeking Reinstatement
Secretary of State Thad Eure said none of about 2300 corporations suspended May 1 for failed franchise tax reports had applied for reinstatement. Charters void until reinstatement. penalties range from 100 to 1000 dollars. Reinstatement requires tax payments and official papers. charters can be reinstated within 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Thad Eure
Eure
Revenue Commissioner
Red Sox Star Jim Foxx Improves After Sinus Infection
Boston May 17 Jimmy Foxx Boston Red Sox first baseman and AL batting champion went to St Elizabeth's Hospital yesterday with a sinus infection and was reported very much better today by Dr Edward J O'Brien team physician
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Edward J. O'Brien
Global study links 2400+ mental and physical disorders
A wide-ranging analysis finds thousands of disorders common across populations worldwide. Researchers catalog hundreds of mental and physical conditions, noting shared risk factors and overlapping symptoms that challenge diagnostic boundaries.
North Carolina Flu Toll Rises in May 119 Deaths
Raleigh report shows 119 influenza deaths in May, up from 48 in April 1938, with total state deaths up eight from last year. Homicides rose to 41 from 23, birth rate up to 22.7, infant mortality down to 52.2, maternal death rate at 5.5, and preventable accidents causing 96 deaths including 60 autos and 19 drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
R. T. Stimpson
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Women Delegates Meeting Question At Diocesan Convention
Fayetteville May 17 The question of electing women as delegates to diocesan conventions occupied attention of 200 delegates at the 56th annual meeting of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina The presiding bishop urged emphasis on the sovereignty of God and noted as accomplishments the Mary Nelson Smith Memorial Fund of 5000 dollars and the founding of St Thomas mission in Hyde County for extended Christian work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
East Carolina
Thomas C. Durst
God
Mary Nelson Smith
St Thomas
Hyde County
Parole Decision Looms for Ar thur Morris the Gray Mouse
Raleigh May 17. Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill said he would likely decide later today if Arthur Morris a Black man known as the Gray Mouse would be executed Friday for first degree burglary. Morris, linked to more than 20 Durham and Wake County break ins, was convicted for entering Dr W B Dewar's Durham residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Edwin Gill
Arthur Morris
Gill
Iito
O Hey
Morris
Durham
Wake County
W. B. Dewar
Brothers Leave Thomasville Motorcycle for World’s Fair Trip
Carson and Paul Little, brothers of Trinity Street, Thomasville, rode a motorcycle to the New York World’s Fair yesterday. Carson previously traveled by the same bike to the Duke Southern California game. They expect a one week trip with very small expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Carson
Paul Little
Trinity Street
New York
Memorial Service Planned at Pine Woods Church
The annual memorial service in Thom asville will be held at Pine Woods Church on Sunday May 21 at 2 30 p m A committee prepared an interesting program to be announced later and the service is expected to draw a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Pine Woods Church
Tea and Bridge Fetes for Visiting Ladies in Thomasville
Mrs Meade Hite hosted a bridge tea on Salem Street honoring Mrs John Flahive of Brooklyn and Mrs Philip Alther of Old Greenwich with Mrs R M Cooksey winning the main bridge prize. Guests included Mrs Reese Harville D A Long C H Newby and others with tea served afterward. Miss Alliene Hoover hosted a Contract club evening at East Main Street with two bridge tables and a dusting powder prize for Mrs R M Cooksey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Meade Hite
Salem Street
John Flahive
Brooklyn
N. Y
Philip Alther
Old Greenwich
R. M. Cooksey
Webb
Reese Harville
D. A. Long
C. H. Newby
Alvah Boyles
E. W. Cates
Charles F. Lambeth
Lois Johnson
Austin Finch
Ralph Wilson
Alliene Hoover
Contract Club
East Main Street
Bridge party honors guests with elegant luncheon
Mrs. Reece Harville hosted guests Mrs. Flahive and Mrs. Alther with Mrs. E. L. Webb at West Main Street where three bridge tables and seasonable flowers framed the event. High score prize handkerchiefs went to Mrs. Harry Lee Lambeth and each honoree received bath powder. An ice course featuring flower shaped ices followed. D. A. Long hosted a luncheon at Sedgefield on Tuesday for Mrs. John Flahive of Brooklyn and Mrs. Philip Alther of Old Greenwich with a four course meal for Mrs. E. L. Webb and the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece Harville
Flahive
Alther
E. L. Webb
West Main Street
Harry Lee Lambeth
Alther, Webb
Meade Hite
R. M. Cooksey
Ralph Wilson
D. A. Long
Alvah Boyles
John R. Myers
Glenn Pennington
Walter Newby
Alliene Hoover
Sedgefield
John Flahive
Brooklyn
N. Y
Philip Alther
Old Greenwich
War maneuvers test in Honolulu amid island fortress setup
Honolulu hosts a large blackout drill with 20 000 troops and sailors simulating wartime attack on Oahu. Civil and military authorities prep residents including Orientals and aliens with multilingual circulars while troops conceal positions around the harbor and surrounding forts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Gane
Oahu Island
Joseph B. Poindexter
United States Army
Amendments to 1938 Farm Act Tackle Tobacco Rules
North Carolina Farm Bureau leaders schedule three meetings this week to discuss proposed changes to the tobacco provisions of the 1938 farm act. J. E. Winslow arranged the sessions, starting tonight in Wilson and continuing tomorrow in Fayetteville and tomorrow night in Oxford, all in county courthouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
J. E. Winslow
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Wilson
Fayetteville
Oxford
Thomasville Garden Club Meets at Mrs Jennings Home
The Thomasville Garden club gathered Tuesday morning at Mrs. A G Jennings home with Mrs. Carson Cox and Mrs. E A Pegg as gracious hostesses and Mrs. John R Myers presiding. The club voted to move meetings from the second to the first Tuesday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Blue Room
Sheraton Hotel
Evelyn Baker
Louise Perry
Frances Griffin
Evelyn Lyles
Jennie Reid Newby
Priscilla Lambeth
Mary Johnson Lambeth
Betty Jennings
Nancy Kyser
Theresa Hoover
Isabel Boyles
Virginia Boyles
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Polly Trent
Mildred Carr
Evelyn Allbright
Wilson Testifies In Winston Trial On Embezzlement Charges
Former major W T Wilson testified in Forsyth County Superior Court that in 1937 as public guardian he held notes totaling more than 37000 dollars and did not list about 7000 dollars as intangibles on his tax return. He said he lumped notes per deputy tax collector guidance and identified 23000 dollars as his wife's notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
W. T. Wilson
Forsyth County
J. Erle McMichael
Wilson
State Revenue Department
England shifts tastes as beer use falls and drinks rise
National drinking trends show beer consumption dropping in England while coffee, tea, and wine intake increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
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