Social Calendar for the Week in Poiesville and Nearby Clubs
A list of social events for the week including DAR meeting in Poiesville with Thomasville as hostesses and speaker M. Tomseth, Altrusa dinner at the Sheraton with Lucille Johnston and Evelyn Sutton, YWCA finance committee, Good Will Club program with Mrs. L. H. Warren, West Erie Garden Club at 1025 Drive, High Point 1 5 club meeting with speaker Charles Hl, Tea and Topics at 756 North Main, YWCA Board November session, Friday Morning Study Club at 1100 Forest Drive, Priscilla Club with Mrs. Owen Reese, Philomathean Club at the YWCA, Junior Mary Art Club at Mrs. W. B. Hall’s home, USO dance at YMCA, and Sunday supper at Adams Oneal building with USO cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
Poeesville
Thomasville
M._ Tomseth
Altrusa Club
Sheraton Hotel
Lucille Johnston
Evelyn Sutton
Pe Yk
L. H. Warren
Fifth Street
G. J. Humphreys
West Erie
High Point
Charles Hl
Coete TE
D. Sears
War Services. & Or Coetes
W. W
North Main Street
W. L. Jackson
Forest Drive
Priscilla Club
Owen Reese
Hillcrest Drive
Philomathean Club
Junior
Mary Art Club
W. B. Hall
Johnson Street
Adams Oneal
USO
Miss Sutherland Attends Greenville Wedding
Miss Rosa Sutherland returned from Greenville where she attended the wedding of Miss Josephine Tomlinson to James Bowen at 4 p m Saturday. The bride, daughter of Mrs John Hayworth, will reside in Greenville after a wedding trip north. both spouses are in essential war work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Sutherland
Greenville
S.C
Josephine Tomlinson
James Rd Bowen
Ine
East Park
John Staley Hayworth
High Point
Massachuts
Daughters Of America Meet In Peace Council Hall
Daughters of America Peace Council number nine and Washington council number four will convene at Peace Council Hall corner North Main and Lexington avenue Thursday at seven. Drill work will be featured and final plans set for the November 26 gathering at the Sheraton Hotel.
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Daughters of America
Peace Council Number
Washington Council
Peace Council
North Main
Lexington Avenue
Sheraton Hotel
War Mothers Plan Visitors Building For Marine Base
North Carolina Division of Amer ican War Mothers allocated 600 dollars to build a visitors’ house at New River for those visiting sick and injured Marines. The Concord meeting approved the funds and Raleigh contributed first. Officers include Mrs C P Robinson president and Mrs W D Pendleton records secretary with a slate of vice presidents and chairs from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
American War Mothers
New River
Concord
C. P. Robinson
Gastonia
J. F. Henninger
Statesville
King Moore
Asheboro
J. W. Propst
L. D. Whitsett
Charlotte
Fred Phillips
B. Altman
W. D. Pendleton
L. N. Schiff
R. L. McMillan
Church Social and Class Meetings Schedule
Church groups announce meetings this week. The Bible Study class at Mrs. M J Lee’s home will meet Wednesday at 3 PM to study The Acts. The T E L Class of Green Street Baptist plans its monthly meeting at 7 30 PM with officer elections. World Community Day observed by Mt Vernon Methodist at Mrs Alex Bulla’s home next Thursday at 2 PM. Abbott's Creek Ever Ready class held a Saturday gathering at Miss Margaret Garrison’s home with four new members welcomed and a wiener roast to follow with twenty members and two visitors. Next meeting slated for Miss Dot Hayworth's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.J. Lee
Lindsay Street
H.F. Smith
T.E.L
Steele
Green Street Baptist Church
J.H. Steele
Marion Street
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Alex Bulla
Trinity
Abbott's Creek
Margaret Garrison
Lucille Hayworth
Bliss Gregory
Ruth Beeson
Bill Kennedy
Weiner
Dot Hayworth
Miss Redding Captures Top Honors at Sweet Briar Horse Show
Miss Shirley Marie Redding, a Sweet Briar College freshman, won first in Junior Horsemanship and placed third in Hunter and fourth overall in the second autumn Horse Show at Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She is the daughter of Mrs. Wayne B. Sullivan of 601 West Lexington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Briar
Sweet Briar College
Virginia
Shirley Marie Redding
Wayne B. Sullivan
West Lexington Street
Redding
Altrusans Dinner and November Meeting at Sheraton
The Altrusa club holds its regular dinner at 6:30 followed by a November business meeting in the Sheraton hotel's private dining room. Co chairs are Miss Lucille Johnston and Mrs. Evelyn Sutton. President Mrs. Alice Dickerson will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altrusa Club
Sheraton
Lucille Johnston
Evelyn Sutton
Alice Dickerson
Brierfield UDC Hosts Meeting in Thomasville
The Brierfield chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy held its November session at Mrs. John R. Myers home on the Lexington highway. Mesdames E J Poe and J A J Farrin assisted hosts with a program on General Joe Wheeler. Guests included Miss Sara Lou Johnson and Rev P E Parker. The Weslyean Service Guild elected new officers at a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Brierfield
United Daughters of the Confederacy
John R. Myers
Lexington Highway
Mesdames E.J. Poe
Jaj. Farrin
R.E. Watkins
Joe Wheeler
Statesville
Mesdames Vann Stringfield
J.A.J. Farrington
Sara Lou Johnson
J.W. Prevo
P.E. Parker
Weslyean Service Guild
Street 7
St. Lon's Methodist Church
Church Hut
John Hiatt
Frankie Craven
Sallie McCracke
E.J. Jarrett
Weeklong Education for Victory Observance at Junior High
The Education for Victory theme marks American Education Week at the Junior High. An open house is set for Wednesday at 7:30 with Roy S. Braden city manager as guest speaker. Joanne Sechrest will preside. the school band will perform. Mrs. Hutchins class will model dresses. the boys glee club will sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy S. Braden
Joanne Sechrest
L. O. Hutchins
Glee Club
Emile Serposs
Mary Washburn
Ada Blair PTA To Meet Thursday
The Ada Blair school Parent-Teacher Association will meet Thursday at 7 30 PM. Education for Wartime Citizenship will be the program theme and the fifth grade pupils will be in charge. An open house will follow, inviting parents and friends to visit the home rooms.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Ada Blair School
Philomatheans to Do Red Cross Work at YWCA Friday
The Philomathean Book club will meet at Adams Memorial YWCA Friday at 3 p.m. to make surgical dressings instead of their usual program. In Kansas City the first snow of the season fell on November 7 confirming a local superstition that seven snows would occur this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philomatheans
YWCA
Philomathean Book Club
Adams Memorial Y.W.C.A
Surekansas
Do Our Schools Teach Democracy
Elsie Robinson quotes Andy Johnson of San Francisco criticizing modern schools for unAmerican snobbery in dress and social rules. He cites parochial schools as examples of decency, asks what democracy means in youth culture, and denounces secret societies and social hypocrisy among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Johnson
San Francisco
Elsie
Andy
Local News Notes on Residents and Military Ties
Mrs E Z Hester and Mrs R A Peace return home after a Newport News visit with relatives at the Norfolk Naval Base. Mrs A B Hylton at Burrus Memorial Hospital recovering from major surgery with visitor restrictions. formerly Miss Selma Samuel. Miss Mildred Alverson returns to Washington DC to resume SI Corps duties after a visit with her mother on Johnson Street. Rochelle McArthur also from Washington visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.Z. Hester
R.A. Peace
Route Two
Newport News
Juanita Hester
Robert Z. Hester
Norfolk Naval Base
A.B. Hylton
High Point Route Two
Burrus Memorial Pital
Hylton
Selma Samuel
Mildred Alverson
Washington, D.C
SI Corps
US. Army
C.E. Alverson
Johnson Street
Miss Alverson
Rochelle McArthur
Washington
Adorable Pattern 4593 for Girls Frocks in Many Fabrics
Pattern 4593 offers ruffled pinafore and jumper frocks in cor duroy wool chambray and other fabrics for girls sizes 6 to 14. Instructions show yardage for size 10 and 144 yard contrast, with order details and price in coins.
Pearl Primus Shines As Negro Dancer At Café Society
Last year Pearl Primus pursued biology and planned a double path as doctor and dancer. In New York she is hailed as the Negro dancer of the era and performs African Ceremonial and Rock Daniel blending Harlem church hallelujahs with jitterbug rhythm in Café Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Primus
New York
Pearl
Cafe Society
Rock Daniel
Harlem
Harlem training shapes dancer Pearl’s rising career
Pearl, born in Trinidad and raised in New York, reflects Harlem movement roots in her dance. She earned a BA in biology in 1940, studied with the New Dancer, balanced welding and waitressing to fund studies, and auditioned into a successful YMA concert launching a long dancing career while pursuing teaching and performance opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Ansaiya
Pearl
Trinidad
New York
Hunter Mes
Bio Sa
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Farm Boy Says City Folks Don’t Live Right
Alvin Nerenberg 15 told teachers city slickers lacking know how. He worked on a Thetford Farm last May through the school farm program before the board of education issued an order compelling him to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alvin Nerenberg
Alvin
Thetford
Proram
Board of Education Lly
Portland druggist loses ring stone found in milk shake
A Portland pharmacist reported the loss of a diamond ring stone. The gem reappeared later when found inside a customer's milk shake, prompting an investigation into how it ended up there.
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Portland
Ore
Slamming a Contract and a Dumbfounded Defence in Bridge
In a defensive lapse during a bridge deal, a defender signals the partner which suit to guard and then must watch the setting trick slip away on a slam contract. East doubles four clubs, but coordination fails as West shifts to clubs and East clings to the heart ace, enabling declarer to collect the final tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yes
West
Dummy
East
Hearts
South
Soldier Reunites with Long-Lost Father After 25 Years
In St Louis a soldier named Lawrence Chapman from Indianapolis reconnected with his father after a 25 year separation. He recalled attending Ohio State University and recounts meeting his father Charles O Chapman during a home visit. The unexpected reunion occurred as the soldier introduced himself in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Foster
St. Louis
Indianpolis
Pfc
Lawrence Chapman
Indianapolis
Ohio State University
Oer
Charles O. Chapman
Pates
Yugoslav Partisans Cleared German Garrisons in Zagorje
Yugoslav Liberation Army says partisans and patriots wiped out several German garrisons in Zagorje Croatia north of Zagreb and push back Germans on Jeljesac peninsula. British General Wilson condemns Yugoslav guerrillas aiding Germans calling them traitors to their people and UN.
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London
Zagorje
Zagreb
Serbia
Montenegro
Dalmatia
Yugoslav Liberation Army
Free Yugoslav Radio
Jeljesac
Adriatic Sea
Bosnia
Croatia
Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
Liberation
United Nations
Wilson
Chetnik
Draja Mihailovic
Seventeen Pigeon Varieties Documented Across U S
A historical note catalogs seventeen varieties of pigeons and doves observed in the United States. The piece lists distinct breeds or types and notes their presence across multiple regions, highlighting avian diversity in urban and rural settings.
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U. S
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Miss Sutherland
War Mothers
Marine Base
MT. Vernon
WSCS
Miss Redding
Altrusans
Lydia
Pinkham
Brierfield Udc
Tville
Charles F. Finch
West Main Street
Philip P. Green
Camp Campbell
Philip Green
Jean
Winston-Salem
J.S. Green
Margaret
Jimmy Green
Junior Hi Openhouse
Ada Blair
PTA
Elsie Robinson
By Anne Aloms
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
By Adelaide Kerr
Ava Gara Ner
Mediterranean
Coisa
DR. Caldwells
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