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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1947
Page
20
Funeral services will be held this afternoon for Roy S. Barr brother of R I Barr State highway patrolman of this city in King N C The World War II veteran suffered an electrical shock while repairing a pump at King He died Friday.
Miss Leta Galpin, national YWCA staff member, visits the High Point YWCA for Y-Teen activities. She meets teenage staff, Y-Teen advisors, and committees, attends a Friday tea, and schedules meetings with the Inter-club Council and area Teen-Age leaders from Greensboro and Winston-Salem.
Miss Dot Highfill will be honored in two pre wedding events before her late December nuptials with Jack Weaver Hussey. Mrs New man Oliver hosts a bridge party and shower at Centennial avenue eight o clock Tuesday, then Mrs Jerry Wall hosts another eight o clock party at 406 Rotary drive Wednesday. Miss Highfill will visit Charlotte next weekend with Mrs H M Clemmer serving as matron of honor at the wedding with guest Mrs Rankin.
Reverend Julian S Hopkins of Green Street Baptist spoke at the YWCA November membership luncheon in the Adams Memorial building sharing impressions from the Baptist World Alliance meeting in Copenhagen Denmark. He highlighted wartorn Europe and the need for food clothing and shelter alongside moral renewal.
A note claims gunpowder, optical lenses, and chess originated in China. The statement asserts ancient Chinese innovation across military, science, and strategy disciplines.
Miss Margie Welborn attends a weekend planning meeting in Winston-Salem to organize the Business and Profession girls inter-state conference set for March in Columbia South Carolina. Welborn was chosen last week by three local clubs as High Point delegate on the pee committee. Evelyn Reichar of Columbia chairs the committee, elected last March to succeed Mrs Page Harris, former chair.
Sleep inspired Mozart conceived the musical score for his Magic Flute. American autos are bought more in South Africa than anywhere else in the world.
A study notes that the moisture of the human eye can destroy many germs that lead to inflammation. This defensive eye mechanism reduces infection risk by creating an inhospitable environment for pathogens.
Mrs Leona Glisson and her son Robert formerly of Girard Georgia arrived in High Point to live with Mrs W E Myers on Hines Street. Mrs A R Peace recovers after surgery at High Point Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs J H Deligny return from Elizabeth City after funeral rites for Mrs Delignys sister Mrs J H Horner. Mrs H F Moore returns from hospital to Route 2 High Point. Visitors include Mr and Mrs John Rothrock and guests from Danville Virginia Baltimore and Hollywood California.
Mr and Mrs Ernest B Hayes announce the birth of a daughter Kathryn Gail on November 20 at the Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital The note mentions annual U S book production and a fact about television picture drawing in about one third of a second.
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