Twentieth Century Club Hears Book Reviews
The Twentieth Century Study club met at Mrs. Henry Koonts home with hostesses Mesdames Willard Thomas and Frank Smith. Mrs. C. T. Anderson reviewed George Santayana and R. L. Duffus books on tranquil regions in time of war, citing works connected to Harvard, Stanford, and Thorstein Veblen. Other members included Mesdames Bundy, Lewis, Harrison, Henderson, Quigley, Risch, and Conrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Study Club
Henry Koonts
Willard Thomas
Frank Smith
C. T. Anderson
George Santayana
Boston Latin School
Harvard College
Boston
Mass
Harvard
Mesdames Mayme Bundy
W. W. Lewis
N. M. Harrison
E. D. Henderson
R. I. Quigley
C. H. Risch
Bruce Conrad
Garden Club Hosts Program on Home Demonstration
Sixteen members of the High Point Garden club met at Miss Effie Cox home with Mrs. J.D. Cox as associate hostess for a talk on home demonstration work in North Carolina. The talk noted many rural boys being rejected from military service for malnutrition and urged support for 4-H club ideals and patronage of the Farmers curb market on Church street.
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High Point Garden Club
Effie Cox
J.D. Cox
North Carolina
Kimrey
Eastern Star Seeks District Meeting Saturday at Masonic Temple
Plans complete for Seventh district meeting of the High Point chapter 106 Order of the Eastern Star to be held Saturday at the Masonic Temple North Main. Afternoon and evening sessions with a 2 30 opening and a 6 30 banquet at the Sheraton prior to the 7 30 evening session. Two petitions for membership and ten dollar tote voted. Auburn visitor McDonald among 38 in attendance.
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High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
North Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
McDonald Oe
Auburn
Ala
Rainbow Girls To Meet Friday Night at Masonic Hall
The Rainbow assembly will meet tomorrow evening at six thirty at the Masonic Hall according to an announcement made today.
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Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Hall
Mrs Flinn Hosts Morning Party For Miss Wall Bride Elect
Mrs Henry I Flinn Jr entertained at 10:30 AM with an informal coca cola honoring Miss Mary Wilson Wall bride elect at her mother’s home on Otteray Drive. Floral arrangements featured yellow chrysanthemums and daisy mums. guests enjoyed refreshments. A bridal gift of silver pieces was given, with a follow up tea planned by Miss Eleanor Amos and Mrs J Arthur Marsh Jr for L Amusante and Debonnair members and recent brides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry I. Flinn, Jr
Mary Wilson Wall
BPW Club Plans Luncheon Holiday Party in NC
At the November BPW meeting in High Point at the Sheraton hotel the club finalized plans for a Saturday luncheon at Sedgefield Inn for the Mid-Year NC Federation council. A Sunday breakfast music, a Saturday 7 p.m. banquet with Dr. Eugene Pfaff, and a December 12 Christmas party at the Sheraton were set. Committees led a Soldier's Wife play for December and gifts for service men at ORD and Camp Butner. Twenty-five members attended. Maude T. Williams joined as a new member.
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High Point Business and Professional Women’s Club
Sheraton Hotel
Sedgefield Inn
North Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club
Frances Casey
BPWC
Sheraton
Ord
Camp Butner
Veteran Feted at Welcome Home Birthday Dinner
Mrs Raymond Campbell entertained at Magnolia Court Wednesday for a birthday dinner honoring her brother in law Elmer Johnson who just returned after sixteen months in the European theater. He was stationed in Paris and discharged from Fort Bragg. Guests included Elmer Johnson L W Apple Gypsy Duncan and Gene Campbell. Johnson received gifts from the invited guests.
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Raymond Campbell
Magnolia Court
Elmer Johnson
Paris
France
Fort Bragg
L. W. Apple
Gypsy Duncan
Gene Campbell
Johnson
American Education Week Events At Local Schools
Approximately nine hundred patrons attended Charles F. Carroll's talk at the Junior high as part of American Education Week. Elm Street school hosted Dr. P. E. Lindley for an address on goodwill and peace with the glee club singing. Attendance honors went to Mrs. second grade at Elm Street, and Miss Parrish's fifth grade won the attendance banner as parents toured classrooms.
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Charles F. Carroll
Gerald N. Bryant
Emile H. Serposs
Dewey Greer
Lloyd Y. Thayer
Junior High
Carroll
Elm Street
P. E. Lindley
High Point College
Alston Clark
American Education Week
Johnson Street
The
May Roy Co. B. Lofa
Rodgers Brises Marriage Vows Announced Today
Miss Lucille Brises daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Mich ine Rodgers and Lt Colter Bruse Brumby of Gainesville Ga were married Tuesday Nov 6 at 5 pm in the First Presbyterian church Greensbor o The ceremony was conducted by Dr John A Redhead Jr In Virginia Gilmer Memorial room with family present The bride wore a gray din o suit black hat and muff The groom a 31 month World War II veteran with the 82nd Airborne will resume ranching duties in Childress Texas where the couple plans to reside The bride has been employed by internal revenue in Greensboro and is a Trinity High School graduate The groom attended Riverside Military Academy and Georgia Military College The service featured piano selections including Ave Maria Because and Liebestraum
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Lucille Brises
Ernest Michine
Dean Rodgers
Stéphen Brumby Gainsville
First Presbyterian Church
Greensboro
John A. Redhead
Virginia Gilmer Memorial Room
Ida Beth McCollum
Schubert
Friendly Garden Club Plans New Project at Mitchell Grove
The Friendly Garden club met at Mrs. P. L. Cox’s home in Melbourne Heights with Mrs. Roy Brown presiding. Members discussed activities, arranged a December Christmas party at Mrs. C. L. Clapp’s home, planned Christmas gifts for soldiers in hospitals, and selected a project to beautify grounds at Mitchell Grove church on Kivett drive.
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Friendly Garden Club
P. L. Cox
Melbourne Heights
Roy Brown
C. L. Clapp
Mitchell Grove
Kivett Drive
Murphy North Carolina Nearer to Six Capitals
Murphy North Carolina lies closer to six state capitals than to Raleigh, including Atlanta Montgomery Nashville Columbia Frankfort and Charleston.
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Murphy
N. C
Raleigh
Atlanta
Montgomery
Nashville
Columbia
Frankfort
Charleston
Columbus Footprint in Puerto Rico Highlighted
Puerto Rico stands as the sole U S territory where Columbus allegedly set foot marking a notable point in early exploration history.
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Puerto Rico
U. S. Territory
Columbus
Boomerang Aerial Feats Attributed To Australian Bushmen
Report describes throwing a boomerang up to 100 yards with a leftward curve. The weapon may rise to 100 feet and circle five times before returning to the thrower.
Nature of natural gas as a methane based fuel
Natural gas is a mixture of methane and other gases such as ethane and propane. It consists of carbon and hydrogen in varying proportions.
Army runs over nine hundred co exchange outlets in the Pacific
The army operated more than 900 noncombat exchange outlets across the Pacific theater, expanding services for soldiers overseas and shaping morale and daily life during the conflict.
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Army
Pacific
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