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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1955
Page
6
After the Senior Assembly at High Point College Dr and Mrs Dennis H Cooke hosted a noon picnic on their lawn. The event replaced the usual reception and included about a hundred guests from the senior class and faculty advisors with a garden flower centerpiece and a simple meal.
High Point's past cautious spending to cut debt from over 12 million to about 5 million faces criticism as hindering growth. M L Patrick argues for more modernizing bonds and urges citizens to influence officials, highlighting city finances and per capita debt comparisons with Winston-Salem. The talk precedes club business and plans for Kiwanis camp aid and Pilot International meeting.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Post 619 veterans of Foreign Wars met at the Greensboro Road post home to set Memorial Day grave decorations at Floral Garden Cemetery for May 29 and to appoint committee chairs and officers for the coming year.
Mrs. Bryan Jones hosted the NA Letter Carriers Auxiliary 549 at her Franklin Street home Tuesday evening. Mrs. Bruce Surratt led a brief business session before the hostess displayed artcraft and china painting works. Refreshments followed.
Wednesday events include Mid Week Study Club at Mrs Utley's on Parkway and a dinner party for Miss Betty Allman and Coy Burchfield Jr. at Plantation Supper Club hosted by Mr and Mrs William Glover. Also Private Duty Nurses Club at Mrs Gib Byerly's and various outings for Betty Anne Johnson and nursing graduates.
Loretta Bonner a Taft Junior High School teacher in Oklahoma City advised a student to swallow or toss candy. The boy could not swallow and pulled out his upper plate then tossed the teeth into the wastepaper basket. The incident ended with the plate in the basket and no injury reported.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., widow of the late Theodore Roosevelt Jr., is in North Shore Hospital Manhasset for general nursing. Her husband, a brigadier general, died of illness in Normandy during World War II.
A Junior Clubwomen event honors new members pictured in a group shot. The top row lists Mrs. William C. Hodges, Mrs. B. L. Smith, Mrs. Albert Blue, Mrs. M. C. Kimsey, Mrs. W. M. Collins and Mrs. N. C. Weisbecker. The second row includes Mrs. Howard Easter, Mrs. Harry L. Hauser, Mrs. Charles Pegram Jr, Mrs. H. O. Kight, Mrs. Pearle Teague and Mrs. W. C. Burge. Bottom row shows Mrs. Donald Hendrix, Mrs. Robert Bollinger, Mrs. Harry Rothrock Jr, Mrs. Marion West Jr and Mrs. Thayer Coggins.
Floyd B. Warwick, 45, held at St. Clair County Jail, is accused of firing rifle shots at a Canadian freighter as it steamed past his riverfront property on the St. Clair River. Riverfront residents had complained waves disturbed their property before the incident.
The YWCA news shows a busy schedule with age group swimming lessons from Guppies to Mermaids, teen activities including Y Teens and Hi Y picnic, and multiple clubs and lectures. Evening programs include women’s swimming lessons, a plunge period, bridge classes, and a Little Theatre trip. A Friday 10th grade trip to the beach and a Saturday 11th grade hayride are also listed.
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