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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1936

Page

8

Club honors tonsil removal project for 20 children

The American Business Club announced completion of a program to remove tonsils and adenoids from 20 children. Dr. Phillips Davis and colleagues performed the operations at Guilford General Hospital with club funds. A follow up on child recovery is planned and the group endorsed the Cooperative Converts Association. Also noted were upcoming club activities and list of guests at the dinner.

Worthy American Business Club Phillips Davis Elwood Davis W. K. McCain George T. Wood Guilford General Hospital Cooperative Converts Association James S. Moffitt W. E. Mitchell Byron A. Haworth Charles W. McAnally A. B. Club City Lake A. H. Graham

Professor Brook N Heart Answers Reader Questions

A column by Professor Brook N Heart offers humorous, practical replies to readers. Topics include bullying advice for a 21-year-old, pushing a stuck car with a horse, tombstone inscription ideas for a pet dog, digging a well, and a note about Elliott Major Scott's naming by Missouri lawmakers in 1918 along with a butterfly egg observation.

Brook N. Heart P. G Elliott Major Scott Washburn Missouri Elliott Major

Wilson to Speak at E. E. Meeting in Thomasville

Plans are set for the annual Christian Endeavor gathering in Thomasville with about three hundred youths to meet at Community M P church. George F. Wilson of the Southern Christian Endeavor will lead a round table at 6 30 p m, followed by a 7 30 banquet and an 8 30 mass meeting. Rev Kendall B Shoffner and Rev Mr Allman will preside and Wilson continues a state tour after a rally in Winston Salem.

George H. Wilson Christian Endeavor Thomasville M. P Christian Endeavor Workers of Churches Kendall B. Shoffner George F. Wilson Allman Southern Winston-Salem Gga

Collect Debt With Gun Arrests Near New Bern

Will ie Jones asked Ed Sutton and Sim Dawson Jr to help push his stuck car. They charged 50 cents and took money at gunpoint, Jones claimed. Sutton and Dawson were held on $600 bonds each for magistrate court.

New Bern Willie Jones Ed Sutton Sim Dawson, Jr Jones Sutton Dawson

Man Slugged and Robbed by Two Negroes

Leaksville police report Rankin Barnes lone furniture store clerk assaulted when two Black men demanded cash. He was knocked unconscious and suffered a broken rib. $15 missing from the cash box, case under investigation.

Leaksville

High Point cooperative concert series membership drive

The High Point Cooperative Concert Association will open its second annual membership drive at a Monday 6:30 dinner at Wesley Memorial Church. Officers civic leaders and a New York campaign manager will plan to reach 1000 members this week and build support from civic clubs. The season featured Agnes Davis the Barrere Little Symphony and the Russian Male Quartet.

High Point Cooperative Concert Association Wesley Memorial Church New York Cooperative Concert Associations Agnes Davis Barrere Little Symphony

Tries To Kill Man Found With His Wife

Homer Sellars surrendered at the county jail claiming he killed a man after discovering him with his wife. Officers said Sellars beat Shep Norton in the face with a 50 pound tool chest at Sellars home. Norton was found alive and hospitalized.

Laurinburg Homer Sellars Shep Norton Sellar Norton Sellars

Kirkman to Appeal Election Case

Fred A. Kirkman of Mt. Airy said he would appeal to the attorney general from a state board of elections ruling barring him as a candidate for the state senate. The board upheld an agreement for alternating candidates between Stokes and Surry counties in the 23rd district.

Winston-Salem Fred A. Kirkman Mt. Airy State Board of Elections Senate Election Board Stokes Surry

Boger Resigns From Local School Post

W J Boger Jr former business manager at Lenoir Rhynes College resigns as principal of McIver grammar school in Kannapolis to take a position with Cannon Mills company.

Kannapolis W. J. Boger, Jr Lenoir-Rhynes College McIver Grammar School Cannon Mills Company

Thomasville B P W elects Miss Margaret Thompson head

Thomasville May 20 Special Election of officers for the coming year at the Thomasville Business and Professional Women's club dinner meeting at the Community church dining room. Margaret Thompson elected president succeeding Mrs Vera Green Phillips with Eloise Ward as vice president and other officers named.

Thomasville Thompson Statesville Eloise Ward Adolf Hitler Hunter Burton Woman's Missionary

Local Social Notes Update From Marion and Nearby Areas

Mrs. Neil Mace and Misses Lyla Mace and Julia Bell Foster visit relatives in Marion after a weekend with Mrs. J. A. Zeigler. Evelyn Baker visits Winston-Salem friends. Rev. H. W. Mater and wife of Toronto Ohio attend the Quadrennial in High Point while visiting former neighbors. Mills Newton of Danville spends weekend with his parents on Lexington road. Charles Parkin of Mebane stays with T. J. Covington on West Main. Henry Rapp hospitalized at City Memorial for treatment after transfer from home. Mrs. H. R. Kyser returns from Rocky Mount with daughter Kitty. Mrs. Fred Gaither and son Fred Jr. guests of G. W. Bodenheimer. Mrs. Forest Grimes and daughter Ann return from Roaring River. Miss Inez McNeill to visit. Miss Effie Lambe, formerly of Thomasville, visits Miss Elsie Doxey at Baywood hotel. Mr. and Mrs. David MacJester and daughters Mary Lois and Jerry Neal spend weekend in Wadesboro.

Neil Mace Lyla Mace Julia Bell Foster Marion 8. C J. A. Zeigler School Avenue Evelyn Baker Winston-Salem H. W. Mater Toronto Ohio High Point Mills Newton Danville J. D. Newton Lexington Road Charles Parkin Mebane T. J. Covington West Main Street Henry Rapp City Memorial H. R. Kyser Rocky Mount Kitty Kyser Fred Gaither Fred, Jr North Wilkesboro Gaither G. W. Bodenheimer Forest Grimes Ann Roaring River T. J. McNeill Grimes Inez McNeill Effie Lambe Thomasville Elsie Doxey Baywood Hotel David MacJester Daugsters Mary Lois Jerry Neal Wadesboro

Amateur Boxers To Shoot the Works

In Chicago 16 amateur boxers meet in eight bouts at the Chicago stadium as they seek a place on the American Olympic boxing team. Winners become the Olympic team with eight alternates to sail July 15, chosen by the Olympic committee afterward.

Chicago Berlin

Nude man evades capture in South Carolina chase

A wild man, nude except for shoes, pursued two youths near Spartangburg at night but the youths escaped. Police report a similar suspect described in Greenville County after allegedly holding a 13 year old prisoner for over an hour Saturday.

Spartangurg 8. C Lower Greenville

Freeman says he is alive after 87 foot fall in Beverly

Beverly Massachusetts May 20 George Freeman a steeplejack declares he is alive and still climbing despite local reports of his death after an 87 foot fall and is ready to prove he is uninjured and at work again.

Beverly Mass George Freeman Freeman

Divorce of Count de Charsefoot Laubat and Margaret Brown

Paris May 20 authorities announced the divorce of Count Francois de Charsefout Laubat and his wife formerly Margaret Brown of Wilson North Carolina. The couple wed in Nash County North Carolina on November 30 1929.

Paris Francois de Charsefout Laubat Margaret Brown Wilson, N. C Nash County North Carolina

Chicago Produce Prices Steady for Butter and Eggs

Butter at 12 890 steady while eggs show a strong 36 155 drop next to mentions of local extra firsts graded and storage packed lots. Prices labeled as current receipts and storage packed sections indicate varied market activity in regional Chicago markets.

Chicago

Jones to Speak in Raleigh Thursday Night

Representative Marvin Jones of Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, will be the principal speaker here Thursday night at the Raleigh.

Raleigh Marvin Jones Texas House Committee On Agriculture

Newell Advances as Miley Is Eliminated in Southport Golf

In Southport England Marion Miley, sole American in the women's golf champs, falls to favorite Newell in the morning quarterfinals. Miley started strong but faltered with three sixes and five over par, losing key holes on the 14th and 15th. Kathleen Garnham Barton and Molly Gourlay also win, setting up an all England final against Newell in the afternoon.

Southport Eng Marion Miley Newell Mise Miley Molly Gourlay Jean Hamilton She Newell

City 18 Sued Concord Water Board in Fatal Ditch Collapse

The estate of Smith sues Concord and the water board over a ditch collapse on July 4. The filing names the city council and board of water commissioners as defendants in a suit stemming from the incident.

Concord Board and Water Commiss Smith

Farmers' Night Highlighted by Chamber of Commerce

Congressman Jones with Representative D Cooley of this district promoted the Chamber of Commerce event Farmers' Night, drawing attention to agricultural business interests and community engagement.

Chamber of Commerce Congressman Jones Representa Old D. Cooley

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Operative Concert Association John Sironeth Rover W_ R J. M Marjorie Manefield Wilson Lexington Edgar L. Eckert 42Nd Street Eighth Avenue Eckert Kirkman Boger Thomasville B. P. W Margaret Thompson Alfred Finch Kinneywood C. L. Harris Shirley Harris C. F. Finch Harry Brown Girenn Jesse Finch M. E. Church Circle One R. M. Cooksey Highland Avenue R. B. Carpenter Cooksey E. J. Poe Circle Two Harry Culp Ward C. C. Ward L. B. Bird Presbyterian Auxiliary Janey Reid Jack Dewey C. R. Reid Reid W. G. Smith George Finch David Long Montreal Charles L. McNary Rep Ore Columbia Valley Authority S. C City 18 North Main High Point, N. C Lenoir Morganton N. Wilkesboro W.sealon City White Arlotte inston-Salem Lham Onsboro HH Point Ille Rasigh Wilmington Salisbu Rocky Ties Goldsboro Roanoke Rapids Albemarle Mount Airy Reidsville Greenville Oir Hamlet Chapel Hill Southern Pines Salisbury Greensboro Charlotte C.rall Rocky Mt United States Asherille
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