Randleman Girl To Wed Claude Pickett Of Worthville
Katherine Talley of Randleman will marry Claude Pickett of Worthville on June 5. Engagement announced at a tea hosted by Mrs. Ernest Talley on May 23 at South Main Street. Families, Wake Forest education, and guests from Greensboro to Lynchburg attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
Ernest Talley
Katherine
Woman's College
Claude Pickett
Worthville
N. B. Pickett
South Main Street
A. B. Beasley
Miss Talley
Woman’s College
Mr. Pickett
Wake Forest College
Hudson- Belk Department Store
Asheboro
Mary Council
Greensboro
Elaine Scholl
H. E. Stone
Charlotte
R. E. Davenport
Lynchburg
Hilda Hamilton
Raleigh
Ruth Ellington
Charlotte Hawks
Sarah Matthews
High Point
Elizabeth Swaim
Mescial Swaim
Anne Lee Hancock
Ernest Talley, Jr
Personal notices of visitors and travels across several towns
The column lists Mr. and Mrs Charlie Hunter of Greensboro and others visiting Mrs Rotha Barker. It notes trips by L B Alston and family to Harriman Tennessee to visit Mrs Huddleston, and weekend visits by Ruth Jordan and Reba Lewis to Columbia South Carolina. Also mentioned are Billy Snuggs visiting the Snuggs in Rockingham and visits by Mrs Henry Allen of Lenoir and Mrs J A Colvin of Fayetteville with local families Glenn Kirkman and John Kirkman connected to the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Hunter
Greensboro
Mary Elizabeth
Dorothy Rieves
J. O. Barker
Buddy
A. K. Barker
Johnny
Richmond
Rotha Barker
L. B. Alston
Dorothy Russell
Harriman
Tenn
Alston
H. W. Huddle
Fayetteville
Mary Scott
Glenn Kirkman
John Kirkman
Glenn K Kirkman
U. S. Marines
Carnival Manager Guilty On Slot Machines Charge
In Brazil Indiana Judge John W Baumunk fined Thomas J Smith carnival manager 25 dollars plus costs on his guilty plea to possession of 10 slot machines and ordered the machines destroyed. When opened nickels poured onto the total five cents over the fine and costs. The judge collected the jackpot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
John W. Baumunk
Thomas J. Smith
Carnival
Record Soybean Harvest Reaches 87 Million Bushels in 1939
In 1939 the United States harvested a soybean crop totaling 87 million bushels, marking a record for the year. The figure highlights strong agricultural production amid the era's economic conditions.
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United States
Mothers Club Renames To Double M Club In YWCA
A meeting of the Young Mothers club at the YWCA voted to change its name to the Double M Club to reflect its new identity. The group discussed a Red Cross Home Nursing course planned for next fall and welcomed two new members, G. W. Pleasants Jr. and James A. Kidd. The next meeting will feature a talk by Mrs. Everett Marsh on "Streamlining Your Minds." Also noted is a statistic about low mobilization rates among airline military reservists.
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Young Mothers Club
Adams Memorial
The
Red Cross
Mina Wilson
Helen Harney
Mesdames
G. W. Pleasants, Jr
James A. Kidd
Mesdames Edgar Snider
Julian Lindsay
Boyd Cummings
Kenneth Stevens
Fred Munday
Edward Grimsley
W. E. James
Henry G. Bell
Double M
Pi Kappa Lambda Initiation at WCMC Sunday
Greensboro May 28 Featuring a dinner party and initiation ceremonies for five new members of the Woman's College chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda. H Hugh Altwater will speak with Grace Van Dyke More leading the installation. Names include Hermene Warlick Eichorn Verna Hodges Wooten Selma Stegall Leslie Rothrock Curry and Ruth Johnson Downing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Woman's College
Pi Kappa Lambda
King Cotton Hotel
H. Hugh Altwater
School of Music
Woman’s College
Grace van Dyke More
Hfe
South
Hermene Warlick Eichorn
Verna Hodges Wooten
Kinston
Selma Stegall
Southern Pines
Leslie Rothrock Curry
Carville
Ruth Johnson Downing
Winston-Salem
Tau
Tau Chapter
Dorothy Clement
Birdie Holloway
George M. Thompson
Funeral Rites Held For J L Payne In High Point Area
John Lindley Payne prominent farmer died at home on Monday. Funeral conducted at his home Tuesday at 9 a.m. Elder Tucker and Rev W V Willard led services. Abbotts Creek community sang songs including An Affactory Farewell and Christ's Presence Makes Death Easy. Pallbearers were grandsons Paul Greene Bryan Criddlebaugh Clark Criddlebaugh Clayton Payne Alan Payne Avery Payne. Interment in Abbott s Creek Primitive Baptist Church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Payne
Thomasville
John Lindley Payne
High Point
Tucker
W. V. Williard
Abbotts Creek
Christ
Paul Greene
Bryan Criddlebaugh
Clark Criddlebaugh
Clayton Payne
Alan Payne
Avery Payne
Abbotts Creek Primtive Baptist Church Cemetery
Kilo Sherwood Draws Chris Into Campus Turmoil
Paula Jeffers, Chris Weintrich and Tony Beale drift through Cardman rumors as Kilo Sherwood, head of the Anti Fraternity League, nudges Chris toward a dangerous path. Dr. Lud urges cautious talk as Paula fights for clarity before graduation and a looming clash over campus changes.
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Paula Jeffers
Chris Weintrich
Tony Beale
Paula
Tomy
Chris Fee
Cardman
Chris
Dr. Lud
Methlike
Cardman Arch
Tony
Kilo Sherwood
Kilo
Gamma Tau
Kile
Paulie
Dean Larson
Furniture workers to meet tonight at union hall
A meeting of all city furniture workers is set for 7 30 tonight at the union hall 1113 South Main Street announced by Lawrence Seton Ross field representative of the United Furniture Workers of America CIO affiliate. He said the Morganton Furniture Company employing about 600 workers faces an upcoming election on union representation.
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South Main Street
Lawrence Seton Ross
United Furniture Workers of America
CIO
Ross
High Point
Hickory
Morganton
Lenoir
Morganton Furniture Company
D. T. Starling Dies at Home in Leaksville
D. T. Starling about 80 died at his home near Leaksville last night after a yearlong illness. Survived by son Phillip Starling and three daughters Miss Hallie Starling Miss Preston Starling and Mrs H S Smith and one grandchild. Funeral services will be at the home Thursday at 11 am with burial in the family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Starling
Hiis
Leaksville
Phillip Starling
Hallie Starling
Preston Starling
Winchester
H. S. Smith
High Point
Health board probes Thomasville poisonings with lab tests
On May 28 J C Knox of the North Carolina state health board discussed the Thomasville food poisoning case with Dr G C Gambrell and local physicians. Evan Westmoreland died after eating a sandwich from Cite Lunch on Salem Street. Five others were ill but improving. Food samples were sent to Raleigh labs and the lunch room remained closed pending results.
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Thomasville
J. C. Knox
State Board of Health
Raleigh
G. C. Gambrell
Davidson County
Evan Westmoreland
Salem Street
Knox
Lumber Boom Feeds Camp Davis Construction Pace
Camp Davis North Carolina rapidly rose from a roadside camp to a 20 000 population anti air craft city in five months. 45 000 000 feet of lumber were used mostly southern pine with 250 000 feet of Pacific coast fir as structural timber. Lumber arrived by 1 500 railroad cars delivering 35 000 000 feet and the remaining 10 000 000 feet by truck.
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Camp Davis
N. C
Pacific Coast
Chicago Dairy Receipts and Settings Reported
Chicago on May 28 reports butter receipts at 1 095 201 with firm creamery scores and varied ratings around 93 to 34 percent. Eggs receipts total 28 392 with dirties at 22 percent and checks 21 12. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
C-P
Hose Workers Union Launches Campaign To Organize Branch
Carl L Linker field representative of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers announced a city wide drive to organize a High Point branch. A one page paper The Hosiery Call will be distributed to mill workers highlighting benefits of a national union. The editor is Travis W Hedrick. Howard Kenny from Philadelphia aids the effort. Linker cited no strike in contract mills for 13 years and said the Philadelphia convention supported barring Communists Nazis and Fascists and urged wage increases of at least 15 percent through new national contracts.
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American Federation of Hosiery Workers
High Point
Carl L. Linker
South Main Street
Linker
Hosiery Call
Travis W. Hedrick
Hosiery Worker
Chattanooga (Tenn) Times
Hedrick
Sheraton Hotel
Howard Kenny
Philadelphia
Charleston Strike Called Off After Roosevelt Talk
AFL leaders call off a strike of several hundred workers at C. M. Guest and Son Construction Co after Roosevelt’s address. About six thousand workers affected indirectly. The dispute over intolerable conditions referred to Labor Department. Company holds contracts for Santee-Cooper power house and Pittsburgh metallurgical plant naval ordnance depot buildings.
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Charleston
S. C
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
C. M. Guest and Son Construction Company
Weekeld
Labor Department
Washington
A. C. McGraner
International Representative of Electrical Workers
AFL
Santee-Cooper
Pittsburgh
Triple Trouble for Smiths in Maryland Fire and Injury
Princess Anne Maryland reports a trio of disasters for the E Mace Smith family. Mrs Smith spent two weeks in hospital for treatment. Mr Smith suffered a slight concussion after stepping from a moving car. A morning fire filled their home with smoke while rescuers saved him. the house was destroyed.
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Princess Anne
E. Mace Smiths
Peggy Juanita Short dies at eight in Thomasville
Peggy Juanita Short eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Kermit Short of Thomasville route 1 died at City Memorial Hospital Tuesday after eight days illness. Born May 21 1933 in Thomasville she was a student at Hasty Consolidated School. Survivors include parents two sisters Audrey Mas and Linda Ann Short one brother Johnie Short maternal grandfather W L Kinney of High Point paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Short of Thomasville Funeral service set for four this afternoon at Unity Chapel Methodist Church burial in church cemetery.
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Peggy Juanita Short
Enterprise
Thomasville
Peggsy Juanita Short
Kermit Short
City Memorial Hospital
Hasty Consolidated School
Audrey Mas
Linda Ann Short
Johnie Short
W. L. Kinney
High Point
J. W. Short
Unity Chapel Methodist Church
Mary Alice Everhart Dies After Illness in Lexington
Mary Alice Everhart, 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Everhart of Lexington route 1, died early this morning after several days of illness with whooping cough. Born August 29, 1909, in Davidson County, she is survived by her parents, two sisters Dora Anna and Verna Mae, a brother W. M. Jr., and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Everhart and Mrs. Agnes Moore. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but funeral will be held Thursday.
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Mary Alice Everhart
Enterprise
Thomasville
W. MM. Everhart
Lexington
Davidson County
Dora Anna
Verna Mae
W. M. Jr
A. R. Everhart
Agnes Moore
Nortal
Kiwanis International Convention to Be Held in Atlanta
About 390 Kiwanians from three fourths of the Carolinas Kiwanis District will attend the Kiwanis International convention in Atlanta June 5 to 19. The district will present two numbers— a High Point College mixed quartet and an address by former Gov Clyde Hoey. The district dinner is set for June 17 with the Montana Winanians joining the Carolinians. District Gov. Furr will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Hill
Carolinas
Montana
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Myrtle Fowler Johnson
Ores L. Johnson
Choice Homesites
Elsiewood
Sedgefield
High Point Road
Penny Brothers
Maryland
Polly Sattler
Monkton
Baltimore
Asheville
Miss Sattler
University of North Carolina Woman’s College
Mothers Club
Double M Club
Airlines
Broadhurst
Mary Dugan
Paramount
Rialto
Chad Hanna
Arcade Amusement Company
Ues
Wwe
Pi Kappa Lambda Music Fraternity
WCMC
Robt. Whitfield Stone
Grayson Stone
Tate Street
Robert Whitfield
W. H. Pears
NEA Service
ING
Martin Lud
Luci
van Horn
League
Chris Wentrich
Wentrich
Lud
Bill Jenks
City
Sweetland
Carol Johnson
Kip
N. C. Health Board
DR. Gambrell
Hose Workers Union
Avers Union
FDR
Atlanta
A&p
RED Circle Coffee
ILB
ARP
Ocean Forest Hotel
Bath and Media
Milton M. Chapman
Shea Sa
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