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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1947

Page

8

Misses Hunsucker and Bennett Host Bridal Coffee

An informal morning coffee at the Bennett home on Woodbrook court hosted Miss Gloria Ilderton and Miss Mary Anne Thomas as bridal honorees. Guests included Mrs. W. B. Thomas and Mrs. Ethel Rochelle as plans unfold for December weddings of Ilderton to John Hardin Rochelle and Thomas to James Campbell Lipscomb.

Gloria Sderston Mary Anne Thomas Nancy Bennett Sarah Coe Hunsucker Bennett Woodbrook Court Miss Ilderton John Hardin Rochelle Miss Thomas James Campbell Lipscomb Miss Bennett Hunsucker H. F. Hunsucker Harold Bennett June Parker W.B. Thomas

Wayside Garden Club Hears Restoration Talk

The Wayside Garden Club met at Mrs. D. L. Boudin’s home on Rockford Road with Mrs. Fred H. Hallenbeck assisting. Mrs. C. G. Haworth spoke on restoration focusing on Old Springfield, noting district and national meetings to come, and visitors were welcomed.

Wayside Garden Club D. L. Boudin Rockford Road Fred H. Hallenbeck C. G. Haworth C. B. Mattocks West Piedmont Lexington Helen Bonner Eshelman J. A. Eshelman Haworth Old Springfield

Episcopal Bazaar Moves to Tomorrow at St Marys Parish House

The annual bazaar and luncheon of the women of St Marys Episcopal Church will be held tomorrow November 20 at the parish house. The public is invited to visit and buy Christmas gifts clothing and food items. Luncheon opens at ten and continues through the day.

St. Mary's

Emma Blair Fall Festival Friday at Emma Blair School

The annual Fall festival will be held at Emma Blair school on Friday evening with doors opening at 7 15 pm. A small admission will be charged and proceeds go to the school Parent-Teacher association sponsoring the event. New York woodlands stocked with Wisconsin surplus rabbits in 1934.

Emma Blair Parent-Teacher Association New York Wisconsin

Princess Elizabeth wedding reception in Buckingham Palace splendor

London crowds watched a lavish austerity style celebration at Buckingham Palace as Princess Elizabeth and her fiancé Lieut. Philip Mountbatten greeted 1,200 guests. Queens attended, diamonds shone, and Churchill saluted watchers as the couple prepared for their future, amid rain and glamor.

London Buckingham Palace Elizabeth Palace Admiralty Arch Winston Churchill Union of South Africa Philip Mountbatten Order of the Redeemer Greece

Costa Rican lantern fly light enables reading a newspaper

A peculiar observation notes that the glow from a Costa Rican lantern fly is bright enough to illuminate a reader enough to peruse a newspaper. The report highlights the insect's luminescence and potential practicality in low light.

Brides Elect Hinted For Two Local Weddings

Two local brides elect shared honors at evening events. Mrs. eCall will entertain at 639 Colonial Drive with guests Miss Gloria Ilderton and Miss Mary Anne Thomas. Miss Ilderton recently became betrothed to Jack Rochelle, and Miss Thomas is set to wed James C. Lipscomb. A luncheon for Miss Ilderton at Emerywood Country Club will feature Miss Peggy Jane Bryant and Mrs. C. S. Lambeth assisting.

C. S. Lambeth Peggy Jane Bryant Emerywood Club Gloria Therton Priscilla Club Charles W. Perry Sherbrook Street J. H. McCall Colonial Drive Mary Anne Thomas Gloria Ilderton Eleanor Dodamead Dorothy Highfill Gibson's Gold Room Nena eCall Miss Ilderton Jack Rochelle Horace G. Ilderton Thomas James C. Lipscomb

Hester Murphy Vows Announced in Greensboro

Mr and Mrs J A Murphy of Greensboro route 6 announce the marriage of their daughter Jewel Juanita on October 30 to Melvin Bruce Hester son of Mr and Mrs O W Hester The couple after a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains are at home route 6 Greensboro

J. A. Murphy Greensboro Route 6 Jewel Juanita Melvin Bruce Hester O. W. Hester Great Smoky Mountains Mrs. Hester

Local Social Notes From Town and Nearby Cities

Mrs. Marie Hawkins and daughter return from Seattle to visit relatives at 505 Cliffside Wall and plan to stay through Christmas. Mrs. Jimmy Smith, formerly Miriam McCall, travels to Raleigh to join her husband at North Carolina State College after a visit with her parents. Miss Gloria Ilderton returns home after stops in Charleston and Ann Arbor with friends.

Marie Hawkins Seattle Washington Jimmy Smith Miriam McCall Raleigh North Carolina State College J. H. McCall Gloria Ilderton Charleston S. C Ann Arbor Mich

Rankin Memorial Philathea Social Friday Evening

The Philathea class of Rankin Memorial Methodist church meets at 7 30 p m in Mrs John F Cagle’s home 318 Phil lips street with associate hostesses Mrs C M Queen and Mrs Athel Payne.

Rankin Memorial Philatheas Rankin Memorial Methodist Church John ‘F. Cagle Phillips Street C. M. Queen Athel Payne

Victory Ointment Wartime Skin Relief Ad

Wartime advertising copy promotes Victory Ointment as a new anti septic cooling skin relief for eczema psoriasis rashes athletes foot and itching. Claims safe for babies and children with money back guarantee and distribution through local druggists Eckerd Ring Harris Jeffs Drug Anderson Manns Galloway and others.

Eckerd's Ring Harris Jeff's Drug Anderson Mann's Galloway

Pilot Club hears Irvin Coffield on parliamentary laws

Twelve Pilot club members attended a dinner meeting at the Sheraton hotel with Irvin Coffield Jr as guest speaker on parliamentary procedure. Mrs Beulah Byrum introduced him and Mrs Mary Blackburn presided in Miss Grace Baker absence. The talk traced parliamentary laws to English forefathers.

Charles Carroll Greenway Drive High Point Business and Professional Woman's Club Sheraton Hotel Beta Sigma Phi Y.W.C.A Council of Jewish Women B'nai Israel Synagogue Country Garden Club Herbert Wood Oakview Road John C. Sheloff Pilot Club Irvin Coffield, Jr Coffield Beulah Byrum England Mary Blackburn Grace Baker

Legion Auxiliary Collects Gifts for Veterans Hospitals

The American Legion auxiliary held a November meeting at 400 Howell Street to collect 150 gift articles for Oteen and Fayetteville veterans hospitals. Seventy-five gifts go to Oteen and Fayetteville receives thirty. Members may contribute via Mrs. J. H. King Thurston Street. The group also voted to fund a tuberculosis seal bond and $25 toward veteran rehabilitation for families of deceased locals, and to send extra gifts beyond monthly remembrances. Refreshments were served to about twenty five attendees.

American Legion Auxiliary G. M. Haley Howell Street Oteen Fayetteville Oteen Hospital J. H. King Thurston Street G. D. Bostian Radio Council

Double M Club Hears Dr Harrison On Thanksgiving

The Double M Club held a luncheon at the Adams Memorial YWCA with 36 members and 3 guests. Guest speaker N M Harrison spoke on Thanksgiving tracing its origins to 1789 and urged helping the less fortunate. Hostesses were Mrs De Davis and Mrs Sherman Roth.

Adams Memorial Ywca Paul Stout Ellis Roach Frank Sizemore Gladys Stedman Roger B. Moroo N. M. Harrison George Washington de Davis Sherman Roth

Grace Baker Named Local Chairman of National Retail Credit Group

Grace Baker executive secretary of the local Merchant's Association has been named city chairman of the membership committee of the National Retail Credit Association with home headquarters in St Louis Missouri Announcement of her appointment was made yesterday

Grace Baker Merchant's Association National Retail Credit Association St. Louis

Beasley Announces Birth of Daughter Jane Page

Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Beasley of 823 Arbordale announce the birth of a daughter named Jane Page on November 16 at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital. Mrs. Beasley was formerly Miss Gladys Holder.

Jane Page Beasley Roy C. Beasley Arbordale Jane Page Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital Beasley Gladys Holder

Jolly Twelve Meet Tomorrow at Mrs Dale’s Home

The Jolly Twelve club plans a gathering tomorrow evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs Sam Dale 61 Barbee Street. The great bell at St Pauls Cathedral tolls for royal deaths in England.

E * Cops Mother's Prayer Band Jeff Johnson King Street J. Q. Cheves Sam Dale Barbee Street Jolly Twelve Club St. Paul's Cathedral London England

Also Mentioned on This Page

Jack Thomas Walter B. Thomas Jake Bridgers High Point George Campbell Enterprise Staff Eto Lydia Binkham Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Episcopal Bazaar Marshall E. Ginsburg Grayson-Stanton Building North Main Street MS. Collier Elle Koonce Funeral Home, Inc Main ST Collier Ellis, Sr Jimmy Ellis Ellis Brentley Circle Friendship Club W. E. Griffith Hardover George Covington Marvin Slate Lindsay Street The Wildflower Garden Club Worth Ivey Woodrow Avenue Thomas Dodamead, Jr Faye Dodamead Gatewood Avenue Hester-Murphy Springfield Martha Joy John Jay Blair Springfield Friends Church Charles E. MacMurray Dupont Monark Shade Co Irvin Coffield Legion Auxiliary Veterans Hospitals Dr. Harrison Sidh Miss Baker Nat Jolly Twelve White Grace Flower Shop Santa’s Jersey Oradee Stream Line High Point, N. C
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