Miss Margaret McLeod Hosts Bridge Party at Thomasville
In Malville on November 16 the Clockwise bridge club and guests gathered at Miss Margaret McLeoden’s Wel Apartments home for two-table play and autumn decor. Prizes went to Clarisse Rose and Jean Simpson as others enjoyed fruit salad after the game. The Woman's Missionary Society of First Baptist met at the church with Mrs Wakefield Stone re‑elected president.
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Malville
Bridge Club
Margaret McLeoden
Clarisse Rose
Cos Jevelry
Jean
Owen E. Duncan
Vannield
Eva Kirk
Mary Lou Ellis
Barbara
Harry Brown Finch
Finch
H. A. Cecil, Jr
Theresa Hoover
Jane Austin
Charles Eanes
David Diamont
Dorothy Boyles
Ralph Lambeth
Woman's Missionary Iety
First Baptist Church
C. L. Berrier
W. K. McGee
South America
R. G. Jennings
Werner
Ruby Walters
Wakefield Stone
May Gallimore
Mary Green Matthews
C. M. Howell
R. S. Green
T. J. Covington
Pape
C. L. Black
Reservations Open for North Carolina Press Women Meeting
Raleigh Nov 15 Reservations remain open for the fall meeting of North Carolina Press Women to be held Saturday Nov 18. President Mrs James Harper says members without reservation can still attend as accommodations will be provided.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Press
James Harper
NCPW
Harper
Portable filling stations fuel front line American planes
Portable filling sites in England use collapsible canvas tanks holding 750 to 1000 gallons. Moved with advancing air fields they refuel fighters and fighter bombers directly as planes queue for fuel.
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AIR Service Command
England
INS
High Point Girl Wins DAR Good Citizen Award 1944 45
Miss Jacksie Miller of High Point route three has been chosen as the DAR Good Citizen for 1944 45. She is active in the National Honor Society Masque and Gavel Society Quill and Scroll sports and dramatics and serves as associate editor of The Pointer. The state winner will receive a $100 war bond and the convention is in High Point March 7 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Jacksie Miller
G. L. Miller
High Point
Miller
D. A
Girl Reserves Elect Council Leaders at YMCA Meet
Forty four of forty five officers from nine clubs attend the Inter-Club Council supper at the YMCA. Doris Nance is elected president, Betty Sue Short vice president, Barbara Lee secretary and treasurer.
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YMCA
Doris Nance
Betty Sue Short
Barbara Lee
Phyllis Proffitt
Helen Martin
Betty Ann Slater
Try Sue Short
Peggy Peters
Promotion of Sergeant James A Mitchell in Southwest Pacific
James A Mitchell, son of Mrs. Louala G. Mitchell of 800 Carrick, has been promoted to sergeant by the Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific. He serves as an aerial gunner with a B 24 Liberator unit.
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James A Mitchell
Louala G. Mitchell
Carrick
Fifth Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Set. Mitchell
Dean Lindley Speaks at Council Banquet and Dance
P. E. Lindley delivered the keynote address as the eighteenth rate Student Council Congress banquet was held at Emerywood Country Club Tuesday evening. About two hundred attended the dinner and four hundred joined the dance afterward, with Nat Harrison Jr. as master of ceremonies. The high school orchestra provided music and Bronson Mathey Jr. sang, while John Peddicord and his band played during the dance, with blue and white school colors featured.
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P. E. Lindley
Emerywood Country Club
Dr. Lindley
Nat Harrison, Jr
Bronson Mathey, Jr
John Peddicord
Coal
Bidding slip shows risk of cue bids in slam clash
A bridge hand discussion contrasts South’s heart cue bid with North’s lack of four spades and three diamonds. South sought a spade cue to reach slam but misread the risk, while North delayed four spades, risking a slam, and the plan ultimately faltered. A random note on Japanese pepper mint compares menthol content with American varieties.
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South
North
Sings Tonight by Dr James R Houghton at High Point College
Bari tenor Dr James R Houghton a faculty member at Boston University College of Music performs a concert at Roberts Hall auditorium High Point College tonight at 8. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
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James R. Houghton
Roberts Hall
High Point College
College of Music
Boston University
Houghton
Europe
Policemen Attend Joint Birthday Dinner at Louise Avenue
Mrs J O Pike and Mrs Paul Charping hosted a 30 dinner at 323 Louise Avenue for the birthdays of their husbands. Attending were the High Point Police traffic squad led by Sergeant Mr Pike and members including J C Brackett J H Oglesby John R Hedrick Reid Dillon and B G Carter.
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J. O. Pike
Paul Charping
Louise Avenue
Mr. Pike
Mr. Charping
High Point Police Department
J. C. Brackett
J. H. Oglesby
John R. Hedrick
Reid Dillon
B. G. Carter
Legion Auxiliary Ends Membership Drive With Party
The local American Legion Auxiliary wrapped up its membership drive with an informal party at the Forty and Eight clubrooms. About fifty attendees saw the winning and losing sides led by Mesdames George Connor W J Bennett and Mesdames C B Stainback Ross H Davis. Performances included Young Misses Amenceis Whitley Carol Ward and Sara Patrick Peacock with music readings and accordions followed by refreshments.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Mesdames George Connor
W. J. Bennett
Mesdames C. B. Stainback
Ross H. Davis
The
Legion
Amenceis Whitley
Carol Ward
Dot Lewis
Sara Patrick Peacock
Junior Legion Auxiliary
Auto firm estimates 3600 tools needed to resume 50 pct output
One automotive company estimates it will require 3 600 new machine tools to restart car production at half of its 1941 schedule.
Patriot's death report sparks Texas teen inquiry
A Los Angeles paper notes a 19 year old death and a 15 year old Fort Worth patriot rushing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics to obtain records. The fragment implies an investigation or official action following a misreported or disputed death record.
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San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
Fort Worth, Tex
Bureau of Vital Statistics
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McLeod Isidge
Thomasville
Weir, Josephine Kellogg, Clarisse Rose and
Jean Simpson
Eres
Ime
Bbrouch
Leopes
Ib Davis
Ylour
Agai
Sample Shoe Store
North Main Street
DAR Award
Jacksif Miller
Sam
Hess Gill's Motel
Yee Will
Chicory
Dean Lindley
Josephine Culbertson
North Dealer
North-South Vulnerable
Pike
Legion Auxiliary
Childs
Vicks VapoRus
Bond
N. Main St
Penney
Robin
Coats
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