Miss Ruth Riggs Feted With Bridal Shower
Miss Ruth Riggs bride elect of James Allred was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Betty Jo Patterson. Guests included Mrs. J. C. Riggs and Mrs. J. H. Allred. Gifts, corsage, bridal bingo prizes, and refreshments featured. Next Wednesday a buffet dinner for Riggs and attendants will be hosted by Miss Virginia Bevill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Riggs
James Allred
Betty Jo Patterson
E. Homestead
Miss Riggs
Patterson
J. H. Allred
Margie Copple
Brady Felts
Cial
J. C. Riggs
Virginia Bevill
Tipton Street
Hum N Hoe Club Hears Mrs Dale Montgomery
Hum n Hoe Garden Club heard Mrs Dale Montgomery present a Wild Flowers program at her home 721 Gatewood Ave with Mrs Carl H Messerschmidt. She described flowers from the mountains of the state and how to transplant them. Business was led by Mrs William B Lee and plans were made for a June 5 steak supper at Mrs A G Powell’s home 917 W College Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hum ‘N’ Hoe Club
Dale Montgomery
Hum ‘N
William B. Lee
Ted Schubert Jr
Greensboro
A. G. Powell
W. College
Ladies Auxiliary Sets Asheville Convention Plans
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 met to discuss the 27th Department Convention in Asheville June 4 7 at the George Vanderbilt Hotel. The President's luncheon is set for June 4 and officers will be nominated June 7 with installation and a noon reception. Memorial Day gravesites decorating follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Margaret Mitchell
Shirley Watson
Department
Department of North Carolina
Asheville
George Vanderbilt
Dent
Erline Mayberry
Elkin
Charlie W. Logan
Vada Thomas
Floral Garden Cemetery
Forest Park Garden Club Hosts Outdoor Supper for Sponsors
Forest Park Garden Club entertained sponsors at an outdoor supper held at the home of Mrs. C. W. Skinner 1708 N Denny Ct. Mrs. Herman Hazelwood president welcomed guests and seated them at yard tables adorned with mixed summer flowers. Twenty four members and guests attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park Garden Club
Forest Park
Miss Susan Ann Watson to Wed Roger Kirkman
Announcement of the engagement between Miss Susan Ann Watson and Roger Alexander Kirkman. The couple plans a June 27 wedding at the First Baptist Church of Asheboro. Watson is a 1958 Asheboro High School graduate and Guilford Dairy Cooperative secretary. Kirkman is a 1956 Thomasville High School graduate and works for R J Reynolds Tobacco Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Ann Watson
Roger Kirkman
Roger Alexander Kirkman
Paul Hancock
Woodcrest Dr
Asheboro
Louis S. Watson
Burlington
Dayton
Miss Watson
Asheboro High School
Commercial College of
Guilford Dairy Cooperative Association of Greensboro
Kirkman
Thomasville High School
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Wayside Garden Club Annual Picnic at Mattocks Home
Wayside Garden Club held its annual picnic last evening at the home of Mrs. C. B. Mattocks. Mrs. Willard Thomas served as associate hostess. Husbands of members attended as special guests. Dinner on the lawn preceded a tour of the Mattocks gardens now in peak bloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayside Garden Club
C. B. Mattocks
Willard Thomas
Mattocks
C. C. Herbert
Mesdames
Don Headen
M. B. Anderson
Worth Ivey
Anderson
Ivey
Mattocks Gardens
Births of Patrice Marie Heinz and Deena Lou French
Mr and Mrs Chester G Heinz announce the birth of a daughter Patrice Marie Heinz on May 18 at High Point Memorial Hospital. Mrs Heinz is the former Barbara McCartin of Long Island New York. Mr and Mrs E R French announce the birth of a daughter Deena Lou French on May 18 at High Point Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester G. Heinz
Eaton Pl
Patrice Marie
High Point Memorial Hospital
Heinz
Barbara McCartin
Long Island, N. Y
Deena Lou French
E. R. French
English Street Extension
Deena Lou
Hospital bookie in New York charged after 19 months
Robert McKinney, 27, a tubercular patient, was arrested as a bookmaker after running a thriving operation in a hospital. He faces trial after release from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Bookie
New York
Robert McKinney
Miss Sain and Worth York to be honored at multiple events
Bettie Ann Sain and fiancé Worth York are feted with a series of 7 p.m. dinners in Dallas, Thomasville, and a Stout family gathering ahead of their May 30 wedding. Hosts include Mrs. Nita Norman, Mrs. Willa Stout, and Mrs. Roger Cole with guests Mrs. E. C. Sain and Mrs. E. C. David. a linen gift was given to the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Ann Sain
Worth York
Dallas
Nita Norman
Lula Mae Underwood
Edward Kissiah
Mesdames Willa Stout
James Moffitt
Stout
Sixth Street
Thomasville
R. C. Aldridge
Mr. York
Roger Cole
Miss Sain
Busy Bee Garden Club Plans Treasure Hunt Picnic
Busy Bee Garden Club discussed a June 2 treasure hunt and picnic at Bodenheimer Farm during a meeting with Mrs. C A Morrison on Old Winston Road. Fifteen members attended as Mrs C K Wright presided and ribbons from a recent flower show were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodenheimer Farm
Busy Bee Garden Club
C. A. Morrison
Old Winston Road
C. K. Wright
R. R. Holder
Dewey Smith
C. A. Hughes
Garden Club of
Northn Carolina
Sunshine Class Meeting Planned at Pilgrim Holiness Church
The Sunshine Class of Pilgrim Holiness Church will meet Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Betty Morrison on Mendenhall Road in Jamestown. United Society of Friends Women of Archdale Meeting will gather Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall with hostesses Mrs. Lavada Moser Mrs. Ovella Rich and Mrs. Daffie Skeen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Betty Morrison
Mendenhall Road
Jamestown
United Society of Friends Women of Archdale
Fellowship Hall
Lavada Moser
Ovella Rich
Daffie Skeen
Boy Shoots Self in Forehead. 14-Year-Old Dies
In Buffalo New York a 14 year old boy Roy Otto died after firing his brother 38 caliber revolver in a dresser drawer while home alone on an afternoon off from school. His 11 year old sister Shirley found the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N.Y
Roy Otto
Shirley
Open Heart Club Meeting Hosted by Mrs Field
Mrs W D Fields entertained Open Heart Club members at 400 Parkside Dr last evening. After the business session plans were made for a picnic at the next meeting. Cookies and pies were sold and ice cream and cookies served. Visitor Mrs Peggy Hedgecock of Starke Florida attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Fields
Open Heart Club
Parkside Dr
Peggy Hedgecock
Starke, Fla
Iight
Thieves Loot Mercury From Newark Factory
Thieves smashed through 14 inch walls at the Troy Chemical Co plant in Newark to steal more than a ton of liquid mercury valued at 7300 dollars stored in 33 metal flasks. Detectives say the loot is being sold on a flourishing gray market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N.J
Troy Chemical Co
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Miss Ruth Riggs
JUST
S. Main St
Wayside Club
Patrice Marie Heinz
Rsaing
NY Ten
Weeenwall
RCA
Rosaing
Sunshine
Boy
Mrs. Field
Guilford Optical CO
N. Main Street
Main Drug No. 2
Jack Southerland
Clinard Milling CO
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