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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1931

Page

6

Births and weddings mark High Point notices

Announcements include the birth of a daughter Elizabeth Ann Galloway on Sunday at High Point hospital and a son Fred Taylor Bessac on Monday at 01 English street. Also reported are a recovery update for Mrs. H W Smith at Burrus Clinic a December 1 church bazaar and the November 14 1931 marriage of Lucille Arden Johnson to Worthy Melvin Cox in Bennettsville with residence at 455 South Main Street.

Herbert Galloway Campbell Street Elizabeth Ann High Point Hospital Calloway Mattie Black Phil Bessac Fred Taylor English Street Bessac Billie Wilkins H. W. Smith Burrus Clinic W. M. Johnson Lucille Arden Worthy Melvin Cox Sanford Bennettsville D. C Veaster Mabe Mabe South Main Street Margaret Elizabeth Cecil Norris Clay Shoaf Martinsville First Baptist Church J. P. McCabe Shoaf Jacob Edward Cecil H. C. Garrett Jamestown Forest Denver Garrett Mamie Pearce High Point

Oak View PTA to Present Play Mother Mine Friday

The Oak View school PTA will stage the play Mother Mine on Friday at 7 30 PM in the school, with a musical program by Madge Idol Pauline Hicks and Richard Hendricks and a listed cast including Mrs Edna Fowler and others.

Parent-Teacher Association of Oak View School Mother Mine Madge Idol Pauline Hicks Richard Hendricks Edna Fowler G. C. Loflin Marie Kearns Deacon Elva Motsinger

Silent pictures with dialog reshaping Hollywood trend

The article notes a shift from talkies to reduced dialogue with emphasis on camera, motion, and sound effects. It cites Morocco as a pioneer of this technique, aiming to recapture cinema’s narrative power through visuals with minimal speech.

Hollywood Morocco

Silent acting returns as speech minimal film technique

Flayers learn to act with faces and hands mirroring silent method while voices are used sparingly. Studios feature films with few spoken lines, exemplified by The Yellow Ticket Part One with Elissa Landi and Lionel Barrymore, though the ending grows more talkie.

Elissa Landi Lionel Barrymore

Debutante season guides self image and style

Alicia Hart notes open season on debutantes shaping beauty ideals with poised grooming and unselfconscious charm. She warns against excess weight and urges women over 25 to keep curves in check while focusing on others.

Democrats to Hold Jackson Day Dinner Dinner Plans Set

The executive committee of the Young Democratic Voters of North Carolina will meet in Raleigh on November 25 to choose a venue for the annual Jackson Day dinner of the organization.

Raleigh N. C The Young Democcratic Voters of North Carolina

Bank officers stand trial again for misapplication

Mangum T. Britt and William H. Slocumb, president and cashier of the defunct First National Bank of Benson, face a second U. S. District Court trial in Raleigh after a first hearing ended in a mistrial.

Raleigh N. C Mangum T. Britt William 4H. Slocumb First National Bank of Benson U. S

Escaped Caledonia Prison Breaker Recaptured in Winston-Salem

Walter Weaver, the last of the inmates who escaped Caledonia Prison Farm on November 3, was captured in Winston-Salem. One fugitive was killed during the escape.

Winston-Salem N. C Walter Weaver Caledonia Prison Farm

Teen held in grocery store slaying amid quarrel

Winston-Salem police hold 17 year old Irving Myers after the fatal shooting of 15 year old Leon Anderson in a grocery store. Myers says the incident was accidental but witnesses report a dispute.

Winston-Salem N. C Irvin Myers Leon Anderson Arocery Myers

Governor Gardner Visits Shelby Amid Illness Report

Governor C Max Gardner arrives in Shelby to visit his mother in law James L Webb who has been seriously ill but was reported recovering.

Shelby N. C C. Max Gardner James L. Webb

Wilmington Baptists Decide to Pray for Rain

The Wilmington Baptist Ministers Association agreed to hold prayer for rain as drought relief efforts persist in the city. Local clergy organized a synchronized prayer event inviting congregations across Wilmington and surrounding communities.

Wilmington N. C Wilmington Baptist Ministers Association

Body Found Near Salisbury Missing Man James Dillon

The body of 61 year old James P. Dillon, missing from his Cleveland home in Western Rowan county for a month, was found on a creek bank in the area. He was a bachelor.

Salisbury N. C James P. Dillon Cleveland Rowan County

Hearing Postponed in Lincolnton Case Involving Fatal Crash

Preliminary hearing for Cornelius Irick, a filling station operator whose car killed Connie Baker and seriously injured his three year old nephew, has been postponed until a later date in Lincolnton North Carolina.

Lincolnton N. C Cornelius Irick Connie Baker

Southern Public Utilities to buy Shelby municipal lighting

The Southern Public Utilities company announces plans to purchase Shelby's municipal lighting system for 1,100,000 dollars at tonight's regular city council meeting in Shelby North Carolina.

Shelby N. C Southern Public Utilities Company

Diet Plan Over Ten Years Shapes Better Figure

The article argues for a gradual, nourishing diet over strict dieting. It notes the lasting fashion for slender shapes and warns reducing diets hit bread and starchy foods, fats, and liquids hard. It recommends avoiding liquids with meals and limiting intake to keep curves aligned with current styles.

Utopian Study Club Meeting Set at Mrs Snow Home

Frank Wineskie visits New York City as a Hotel Governor Clinton guest while Blaise Daniels Silas McBee and Earl Sharpe return from Baltimore after attending the Notre Dame Navy game. The Utopian Study Club meets Wednesday at 3 30 PM at Mrs Rodney Snow's home. Members unable to attend should call.

Katherine Raymond New York Frank Menke Bayside, L. I J. J. Bonneau Raymond Cambridge Frank Wineskie New York City Governor Clinton Blaise Daniels Silas McBee Earl Sharpe Baltimore Notre Dame Navy Utopian Study Club Mrs Snow rMs Rodney Snow

B C Headache Remedy Promises Quick Relief

A North Carolina druggist created a multi ingredient mix sold as B C at 0C and 25c claimed to stop any headache in three minutes. Marketed as safe for neuralgic, sciatic or rheumatic pains, it was advertised as ready for use at stores and soda fountains.

North Carolina

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