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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1943

Page

6

Anne Adams Summer Pattern 4350 for Women

Anne Adams offers pattern 4350 a dress and matching jacket for sizes 34 to 48. The slim yoked dress features a neat neck bow, with jacket options in white or contrasting fabric. Pattern available by mail from The High Point Enterprise Pattern Department 243 West 17th St New York N Y, price 16 cents plus 10 cents for Spring Pattern Book.

Anne Adams High Point Enterprise Pattern Department West 17Th St New York

Wily Colonel Evades Trump Baited Trap

National knockout for the Van derbilt Cup features upsets as two top teams reach the final round. Waldemar von Zedtwitz era champion with previous Vanderbilt Cup experience, joined by Er C. Van Vieck Lieut Col Ellis O Keller Sergt Morrie Ellis and Sergt Phil Abramsohn, were eliminated in the final rounds.

Waldemar von Zedtwitz Er. C. van Vieck Ellis O. Keller Sergt Morrie Ellis Phil Abramsohn Sergt. Abramhson Sergt. Elis and van Vieck

Colonel Keller Succeeds With First Bridge Hand Record

In his debut at the event Col. Keller racks up points for his team. Five clubs were bid and doubled. the contract made six. Keller held the south and navigated defensive plays including a queen of spades return and a careful trump sequence to secure the contract.

Col. Keller East West Keller

May calendar of local clubs and meetings

Calendar of events lists Legion Auxiliary at Elks Club for May meeting with Poppy Day plans and officer elections, dessert bridge for Miss Hallenbeck at Emerywood Country Club, Jewish Women Council at Max Friedman residence, Home and Garden Club picnic at Rotary Drive, multiple study clubs at YWCA and Hermann Smith, Civilian Defense Drivers’ Corps drill at the high school, and a May business meeting of the Women’s Club at 715 West Broad Street.

the Legion Auxiliary Elks Club Thomas C. Sprinkle Joseph Teaver Emerywood Country Club Mary Francis Hallenbeck High Point Council of Jewish Women Max Friedman Sam Shavitz Home and Garden Club Ralph Slate Rotary Drive Herman Smith Civilian Defense Drivers’ Corps High Point Business and Professional Womens Club Margaret Farley West Broad Street

Emerywood Country Club Family Night Dinner Event

Family Night dinner for Emerywood Country Club members and guests from out of town. Reservations due by Thursday noon. At 8 pm a party for Miss Mary ness Hallenbeck and Mrs Thomas Latimer at her Parkway home with Miss Pose Redman and Eleanor Powell.

Emerywood Country Club Pose Redman Maryness Hallenbeck Thomas Latimer Eleanor Powell Parkway

Wedding plans and party schedule for Hallenbeck Morrow

At 6 45 p m Mrs Archie M Newton and Miss Sara Sears host a hospitality party for Miss Mary Francis Hallenbeck and Mrs Thomas Latimer at the Newton home on Hill Crest Drive. An 8 p m wedding rehearsal for Miss Hallenbeck and Peter David Morrow occurs at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church. A 1 g m luncheon at Rockford Road hosts the wedding party and out of town guests. The 8 30 p m ceremony and reception follow at Wesley Memorial Church.

Archie M. Newton Sara Sears Mary Francis Hallenbeck Thomas Latimer Mrs. Newton Hillcrest Drive Miss Hallenbeck Peter David Morrow Wesley Memorial Methodist Church C. C. Garrett Anne Garrett Rockford Road Mr. Morrow Wesley Memorial Church

Roberta Hutchins Birthday Party At YWCA

Roberta Hutchins celebrated her fourth birthday at the YWCA on North Main Street on Saturday May 15. The event featured games guided by Mrs. D Young, a children's story, pink and white decorations, a birthday cake, and cakes with ice cream. Guests included Caroline Kirkman, Robert Davis Jr, Francis Dutton, Ronald Koonts, and many others, who departed with keepsakes from the honoree and her sister Patricia.

Roberta Hutchins North Main St Caroline Kirkman Robert Davis, Jr Francis Dutton Ronald Koonts Gorge McLarty Betty Parker Igaret Stout Carolyn Welch Robert Welch Glenn Perry Rod Pancoast David Pancoast White Cecilia Calvert Helen Mariie Perkinson Charles Iterson, Jr Margaret Beamon Yn Pruett An Nibbelink Sam Austin Irma Perry Robert Welborn Frank Smith, Jr Patrica Garrison David Shelton Joe Oarney Harriet Smithdeal Richard Welch Jerry Welch Albert Alexander Patricia Ee

Washington Birthday Party at Valley Forge 1778

The text notes George Washington born February 11 did not celebrate on February 22. It claims he was 20 when the Colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar adding 11 days, and that his first birthday party on February 22 was hosted by friends at Valley Forge in 1778.

George Washington Valley Forge

Mrs. W. T. Powell Honors Nurses Aides at Ceremony

Twenty young women received certificates of graduation at a Sheraton Hotel ceremony with Mrs. Don Conrad presenting. Four more pending reception due to late arrivals. Miss Mildred Marsh and Mrs. Powell lauded the aides for balancing employment and weekend training.

Sheraton Hotel Don Conrad Red Cross Mildred Marsh W. T. Powell Barbara Brooks

Bridal Bridge Party Honors Miss Priscilla Lambeth in Thomasville

A social bridge party hosted by Mrs. Howard Palmer in Thomasville honored Miss Priscilla Lambeth, bride elect of Lt. Hoke Shore. The event featured three tables, silver gifts, and an ice course, with attendees including family, friends, and local dignitaries. Lt. Shore recently left Fort Sill for six days’ leave before reporting to Fort Bragg.

Thomasville Howard Palmer Priscilla Lambeth Hoke Shore Winston-Salem Blytheville Ark Shore Army Air Force E. L. Webb Elizabeth Blair Miss Lambeth Charess F. Lambeth Winfield Blackwell D. A. Long Paul Hassler Ben Harris James Lambeth J. E. L. Webb Theresa Hoover

Red Cross Plea Seeks Workers For Surgical Dressings

Mrs A L Stevens urging local women to help in Red Cross surgical dressings rooms. May quota untouched and June July quotas due soon. Even a half hour daily could speed completion of thousands of dressings for service men. Mothers of servicemen urged to contribute time.

A. L. Stevens Stevens Red Cross High Point

Hinshaw Easter Marriage Announced in Waco

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hinshaw announce the marriage of their daughter Betty Sue to Sgt. Norman Arthur Easter of the US Army. The ceremony was held Saturday May 8 at Clay Street Methodist Church Waco with Rev. H. F. Draper officiating. Betty Sue is a 1942 High Point graduate and former Melrose Hosiery Mill employee. Sgt. Easter, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Easter of Rocky Mount Virginia, attended local schools and worked at Watts Bakery before joining the armed services in December 1941. He is stationed at Camp Hood near Waco, where the couple reside.

J. D. Hinshaw Betty Sue Norman Arthur Easter US Army H. F. Draper Clay Street Methodist Church Waco Texas High Point Melrose Hosiery Mill Sgt. Easter W. F. Easter Rocky Mount Watts Bakery The Armed Services Camp Hood

Miss Hughes Announces 23 New Members to Zoology Field Club

Greensboro May 18 Miss Carrie Ola Hughes president of the Zoology Field Club at the Woman's College announces 23 new members accepted. The list includes Sarah Jane Whitmire Susannah Ray Mozelle Keller Elizabeth Cummings Carolyn Hamrick Ellenboro Donna Lewis Florence Hoffman Winnie Yount Dorothy Spears Phyllis Vreeland Elaine Rashkind Beverly Gopin Ruth Peeples Constance Cline Helen Sanford Christine Rogers Freeman Jessie Gregory Jane Thomason Margaret Killebrew Caroline Graves Betty Knight Laura Propper and Rosemary Blaine from various North Carolina towns and states.

Greensboro Carrie Ola Hughes Snow Hill The Woman's College News Sarah Jane Whitmire Susannah Ray Asheville Mozelle Keller Elizabeth Cummings High Point Carolyn Hamrick Ellenboro Donna Lewis Florence Hoffman Brookline Mass Winnie Frances Yount Statesville Dorothy Spears Phyllis Vreeland Fayetteville Elaine Rashkind Beverly Gopin Highland Park N. J Ruth Peeples Estill S. C Constance Cline Concord Helen Sanford Laurinburg Christine Rogers Freeman Jessie Gregory Halifax Jane Thomason Roanoke Rapids Margaret Killebrew Lumberton Caroline Graves Charlotte Betty Sue Knight Belton Laura Mae Propper Philadelphia Rosemary Blaine Silver Springs

Wesley Memorial Mission Study Course Set for May 25

The annual Mission Study Course takes place at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church on Tuesday May 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Woman's Wesley Classroom. The topic is Planning for World Peace with several women on the program. All members are urged to attend.

Wesley Memorial Church Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Wesley

Drivers' Corps Drill Tomorrow At Senior High

The Civilian Defense Drivers' Corps led by Mrs. Clarence Dawley will meet tomorrow evening at 7 at the senior high school for its usual drill practice. Members are urged by Mrs. Dawley to attend.

Civilian Defense Drivers’ Corps Clarence Dawley

New Mustang dive bomber fastest in world

The new Mustang dive bomber features dive brakes, bomb racks and six high calibre machine guns and is described as the fastest dive bomber in the world.

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Talk Of The Town Food Takes Over War Talk

Ruth Millett notes food dominates conversations in wartime America. Civilians discuss points values, Victory Gardens, home canning, limited menus, and rising costs. Even weather prompts food talk as households adjust to rationing and the new social din of meals and menus.

Ruth Millett America Victory Gardens

Home and Garden Picnic Tomorrow

The Home and Garden Club will meet Wednesday at Mrs. Ralph Slate's on Rotary Drive. The gathering will be a picnic at noon, concluding the summer meetings and all members are expected to attend.

Home and Garden Club Ralph Slate Rotary Drive

War bond guess awards in Wallace for Lead Creek float

In Wallace Idaho four hours five minutes ten point one seconds was the exact time for a rubber ball to travel seven and a half miles down Lead Creek from Mullan. Finalists within five seconds of the guess earned prizes and three matched the time exactly.

Local residents return home after weeklong visits and travels

Mrs A J Clapp and her daughter Mary of Lillington along with Mrs J W Carroll and baby Dale of Wendell have returned home after visiting Mrs Clapp's father C F Wilson. Lee of 1000 Campbell Street was summoned to Camden DC by his father's death. funeral plans were not set. Violet Johnson remains in Winston-Salem Baptist Hospital after an operation and expects a three week recovery. Paul W Casey and Dr O B Bonner attend Rotary International in St Louis and plan weekend return. Miss Meallie Borrow Mary Warren and Sgt Truman Merritt came back from western NC. Mrs F M Woodhouse, Mrs Milton Hines, and Miss Mary Kate Woodhouse return to Booneville after weekend with Mrs W H Gibson. Mrs J F Bartsch has recovered from a minor operation at Burrus Memorial Hospital and returned home. Stella Hicks returns to Jamestown after hospital treatment.

Philip P. Green Field Artillery Kers Fort Sill Winston-Salem Fort Bragg Meade Hite Raleigh Woman's Auxiliary North Carolina Episcopal Church Lois Johnson Wake Forest College C. D. Cox Spartanburg S. C Ben Cox R. G. Jennings Elliott Drive Beamer Barnes First Baptist Church A. J. Clapp Mary Lillington J. W. Carroll Dale of Wendell Violet Johnson the Baptist Hospital F. M. Woodhouse Milton Hines Mary Kate Woodhouse Booneville W. H. Gibson Oakwood Court Stella Hicks Cora Mathews Jamestown Burrus Memorial Hospital

Mexico Missionaries To Speak At Wednesday Service

Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Ross from Patzcuaro Mexico will visit First Presbyterian Church for the mid week service Wednesday night. Dr. Ross will speak and a reception hosted by the Women's Auxiliary will follow in the church parlors as part of the auxiliary's annual birthday party. The birthday offering will fund Christian literature for Mexico.

Mexico H. L. Ross Patzuaro First Presbyterian Church

Road Camp Escapee Caught In Thomasville

Thomasville police report Baxter Bullis, 17, escapee from a state road camp, identified as a passenger in a speeding car stopped by officers. Bullis was turned over to Wilkes County officers later in the day.

Thomasville Baxter Bullis Bullis Wilkes County

Recreation plea to youths urged by pastor Weldon

Rev Wilson O Weldon of First Methodist spoke to the Workers Council at Wesley Memorial Church urging a robust church recreation program for youth. He warned against viewing games as evil and urged voluntary, satisfying activities to keep youngsters from bad company, aligning with efforts by the YMCAs YWCAs and Salvation Army. He noted juvenile court could be lightened if churches offered wholesome amusements and spoke of Peace Day observances and past prayers for wisdom amid war.

Wilson O. Weldon First Methodist Church Workers Council Wesley Memorial Church Christian Church High Point Y. W. CA Salvation Army

Church Social by Lebanon Christian Endeavorers

The Christian Endeavor Society of Lebanon Methodist Church met Sunday evening with Mrs. Willie Barnes in charge. Rev. W. D. Helsabeck spoke on The Essentials of Salvation. Miss Carolyn Ward sang The Lost Chord. music by Mrs. Ruth Lee and others followed. Mrs. Jeanette Cole presided at the business session and the meeting closed with the C. E. benediction.

Lebanon C. E. Benediction

Prayer on War and Stupidity Ends in Call for Peace

The text laments human suffering from war and urges understanding that wars arise from stupidity and prejudice. It appeals for sacrifice for peace and wisdom to avoid destructive conflict, concluding with a plea that government of the people shall not perish. The piece closes by urging vigilance against demagogues and renewed devotion to democratic ideals.

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