Du Barry rises from milliner to royal favorite of Louis XV
A condensed portrait traces Jeanne Bécu known as Madame Du Barry from a modest Rue Saint-Etienne milliner apprentice to influential royal mistress at Versailles. It recounts her ascent, lavish court life funded by taxpayers, political influence, public scorn, and eventual downfall ending at the guillotine in 1793 as the Revolution consumes the old regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Thornton
Louis XV
du Barry
Jean
Jeanne
Som
Stepard
Com- Barry
Louis
Louis XIV
Madame de Pompadour
the du Barry
Versailles
Duc de Choiseul
France
England
Marie Antoinette
Pont-aux-Dames
Marie Jeanne du Barry
Port
Grieve
Violin Pupils Entertained With Halloween Party
Violin pupils from High Point Jamestown and Thomasville gathered at Mrs C A Daniels 814 Montheau Avenue on Saturday October 31 with Miss Virginia Frank hostessing. After a short recital games and contests followed by a weiner and marshmallow roast. Performances included O Sole Mio Black Hawk Waltz Sobre Las Olas and La Cinquantaine by Carolyn Brown Flora Ann Lee Millicent Hoskins Sloan Gibson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Daniels
Virginia Frank
Club Of Twelve Meeting Friday At Johnson Street Home
Mr and Mrs Carter Dalton entertain the Club of Twelve Friday evening at 8 30 o clock at their home on Johnson street announcements also include birth of son Franklin Norwood on Friday October 30 at their home 630 East Lexington avenue and a Halloween party held Saturday evening at West Russell street hosted by Carolyn and George Brown with games prizes refreshments and favors for 25 guests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Carter Dalton
Johnson Street
J. M. Howard
Franklin Norwood
East
Lexington Avenue
Hallowe'en
Carolyn
George Brown
West Russell Street
Zeb Dorsett, Jr
5S. C. Brown
G. K. Stroud
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
George Lewis
Sunset Drive
Euzelian
Green Street Baptist Church
Thomas
Davis Apartments
South
Hamilton Street
Adrian Albright
George Albright
Beverly Hills
Adrian
J. E. Stratton
Snow Blankets Utah Idaho Wyoming Regions Today
Snow ranging up to 12 inches covered northern Utah, southeastern Idaho, and western Wyoming as of today. Weather officials warned of slick roads and travel delays across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Wyoming
Local Visitors Spend Weekend in Greensboro and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Louis Welch of Greensboro hosted Mrs J E B Welch on Montlieu Avenue. Mr and Mrs Charles Dyson of Alexandria Virginia stayed with Mrs M J Crowder on Steele Street. Frank Wishart and Misenda Wright Chapman returned home to Smithfield Virginia after visiting A T Wishart and Mrs Wishart on Steele Street. Walter L Hargett Jr of Rocky Mount visited his mother Mrs W L Hargett and family on Steele Street. Roy B Jones and wife returned from a Rocky Mount weekend visit to see A C Farrington and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Welch
Greensboro
J. EB. Welch
Montlieu Avenue
Charles Dyson
Alexandria, Va
M. J. Crowder
Steele Street
Frank Wishart
Misenda Wright Chapman
Smithfield
Mr. Wishart
A. T. Wishart
Walter L. Hargett, Jr
Rocky Mount
W. L. Hargett
A. C. Farrington
Hazel
Belvion Farrington
Roy B. Jones
Licenses Revoked In First Year Of Driver Law
Raleigh report notes 6,554 automobile drivers lost their permits for law violations in the first year since the new drivers license law took effect November 1, 1935. The Highway Safety Division announced the figure today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Highway Safety Division
Woman Loses Leg In Car Crash Near Sumter
Margaret Witherspoon a prominent Sumter woman is in critical condition after her car struck the Wateree river bridge railing and fell into seven feet of water. Doctors amputated her left leg and treated a broken right leg plus multiple injuries. Passenger Phil Saxe of Greensboro escaped with minor bruises and helped pull her to shore.
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Sumter
8. C
Margaret Witherspoon
Toumey
Wateree River
Miss Witherspoon
Phil Saxe
Greensboro
N. C
Labor groups withdraw appeals in NLRB hearings case
Greensboro November 2. Cannon Mills of Concord and Golden Belt of Durham withdrew appeals to the circuit court from Judge Hayes ruling denying injunctions against labor hearings ordered by the National Labor Relations Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Cannon Mills
Concord
Golden Belt Company
Durham
Circuit Court
Johnson J. Hayes
National Labor Relations Board
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Barry
Edward
Wallis
Marie Becu
iLabille
Rue St
Eanne
Royal Romance
Lola Montex
Club of Twelve
Hutchens
High Point
Wilson Certified Bacon
Albarbr
Swift
NEW Cro Prunes
Calo Food
Parson
Jersey Tomato
Old Virginia
Baby Foods Clapp’s
Sauer’l
Arge
U.S
New York
Jack
Jill
Bush
Kellogg
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