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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1943

Page

6

Altrusa Thanksgiving Program At November Dinner Meet

High Point Altrusans heard Mrs. Alice Paige White give a Pilgrim Thanksgiving talk at the Sheraton last evening. Music by Emile Serposs and piano accompaniment by Mrs. Ernestine Strickland complemented the program. New member Mrs. Sarah Richardson Haworth was welcomed. the club approved gifts to veterans and planned bedside radios for wounded service members.

High Point Altrusans Alice Paige White White Alice Dickerson Sarah Richardson Haworth Carver Victory Garden George Washington Cross Camp and Hospital Mary Lou Rothrock

Plans For Vows To Lt Dickerson Announced Today

Miss Jackson announces plans for her wedding to Lieutenant Wendell Ford Dickerson of Teaneck New Jersey. The ceremony takes place Saturday at 7 30 pm at the Jackson residence with few attendees. Attendants include twin sister Virginia Jackson and Betty Lou Jackson. Best man is Charles Sewell of Walpole New Hampshire. A bridal luncheon precedes the event at the Sheraton Hotel.

Dickerson Miss Jackson Wendell Ford Dickerson Teaneck N. J Josephine T Miss Jackson Jackson Forest Hill Drive C. E. Rozzelle Methodist Church Mary Sue C. L. Oy oginston-Salem Virginia Jackson Betty Lou Jackson Lieut. Dickerson Charles Sewell Walpole N. Hamp

Mrs Betts And Miss Briggs Fete Miss Jackson At Bridal Tea

Mrs Betts and Miss Briggs hosted a tea at 906 Forest Hill Drive for Miss Jackson popular bride elect of Saturday. Miss Jackson will marry Lieutenant Wendell B Dickerson of Teaneck New Jersey and Camp Livingston Louisiana Saturday evening at her Emerywood home. Guests numbered about fifty and entered to a formal tea with green and white decor and white carnations in a silver centerpiece.

Josackson Henry Betts Margaret Briggs Betts Forest Hill Drive Miss Jackson Wendell B. Dickerson Teaneck N. J Camp Livingston Emerywood W. L. Jackson B. E. Moore Cheraw S. C

Regular Tea Meeting Plans On Egg Street

Regular attendees meet at Egg Street home for plans and final details. The Saturday afternoon session will discuss event arrangements and related preparations.

Egg Street

Priscilla Club Plans Friday Meeting With Mrs Clark

The Priscilla club will meet at Mrs S C Clark’s home on Park Way on Saturday afternoon at three oclock. The announcement states Mrs Clark will host the gathering and lead the discussion.

Priscilla Club S. C. Clark Park Way

Birth of Harriett Boswell Stack in Burrus Memorial Hospital

Mr and Mrs Coy Lee Stack of High Point route two announce the birth of their daughter Harriett Boswell Stack on Wednesday November 24 at Burrus Memorial hospital. Mrs Stack is the former Ruby Frances Boswell of Sumnerfield.

Harriett Boswell Stack Coy Lee Stack High Point

Smiths Welcome Son Harvey Denton November Birth

Mr and Mrs Frank B Smith announce the birth of a son Harvey Denton on November 18 at Burrus Memorial hospital The mother is the former Mallie Fowler.

Archdale Friends Church Sets Friday Class Meeting

The Elizabeth Fry and Brotherhood classes of Archdale Friends church will meet Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Spencer. The meeting starts at seven thirty.

Archdale Elizabeth Fry Brotherhood Archdale Friends Church Walter Spencer

Pastor Rozzelle speaks at Y W C A Business Club

Dr C E Rozzelle pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist church addressed the YWCA Business and Professional club at a dinner meeting on Thanksgiving. He spoke of reasons to be thankful amid war and hardship while twenty four attended. A death in the club was announced with Lt James Smith reported missing in action. The club voted to place a birth box for men at a city hospital ward. Guests included Elsie May Sink Margaret Sink Jewell Myers Ruth Myers Ralph DeMint Ruth Young Mrs Weckesser Jack Rives Mrs Jack Nance Lillian Marlowe Avis Bryson and others.

C. E. Rozzelle Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Y.W.C.A Hadias Ada Smith James Smith Greensio Elsie May Sink Margaret Sink Jewell Myers Ruth Yers Ralph DeMint Ruth Young Weckesser Jack Rives Jack Nance Lillian Marlowe L. A. Singer Avis Bryson

Miss Merchant Honored Before Wedlock At High Point Party

Beverly Merchant, soon to wed Cadet Reitzel N. Morre at Maxwell Field, was feted in High Point during a dessert bridge. Hostesses Mrs. W H Coleman and Miss Marjorie Foster arranged two bridge games and a rummy royale with yellow rosebud decor. High score won by Mrs. W C Webb. J W Morgan took a vase for rummy. Miss Merchant received gifts.

Beverly Merchant Cadet Reitzel N. Mor- Re High Point Maxwell Ld Ala W. H. Coleman Marjorie Foster W. ©. Webb Clarence Malpass J. W. Morgan Miss Merchant Mrs. Coleman Miss Foster Markie Beal Louise Modlin Bill Graham W. F. Morgan W. C. Webb Richard Coleman Albert Ellison Lake Waccamaw Maxwell Field Satury

Double M Club Hears Musical Program At Y

The Double M club met at the Adams Memorial YWCA yesterday afternoon. Mrs Walter Hedrick sang three selections after a turkey dinner for eighteen members and guests. Business moderator Mrs Elmer James authorized a Christmas party for the children of members and a dinner for girls in a newly organized club the Double M sponsors. Guests included Mrs Spencer Videon Mrs Clyde Garrison Mrs Charles Byrd and Mrs Hedrick.

Double M Club Adams Memorial Y. W. C. A Walter Hedrick Pete Oldham Elmer James Double M Spencer Videon Clyde Garrison Charles Byrd Hedrick

Thanksgiving Program At Elm Street School

A Thanksgiving program was presented at Elm Street school under Miss Virginia Frank of the city schools music department. The event aimed to observe Thanksgiving and boost orchestral work. Mrs. A. M. Richardson led group singing and music, the Elm Street orchestra performed two numbers, and Miss Frank added a violin solo with Miss Peyton Voorhees at the piano.

Elm Street Virginia Frank City Schools Music Department A. M. Richardson Miss Frank Peyton Voorhees

Philomatheans Postpone Friday Meeting to December 10

Philomathean club will not meet Friday because the Y W C A closing delays material. The group plans a dressings roll on December 10, two weeks later, as announced today. Separate note states men in U S training camps consume about 18 pounds of fresh and frozen fish annually.

Philomathean Club U.S

Illness and Holiday Visits Noted in Local Families

Mrs. Jarvis Walker of Archdale is seriously ill at Guilford General Hospital after a sudden illness at home. Miss Betsy Perry Yow of Edgedale drive, a William and Mary senior, will visit West Point Cadet Bob Pierce for the Army Navy game weekend. Mrs. Mabel Burnett leaves for Reidsville to spend Thanksgiving with friends. Roy Burrow’s daughter Ann is ill at Memorial hospital. Doris Stroupe of Duke is ill. Grady Stroupe is at Hillcrest. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hall host Danville relatives for a day. Mrs. Hubert Kaney, formerly of High Point, is recuperating after surgery at City Memorial hospital.

Jarvis Walker Archdale Guilford General Hospital Betsy Perry Yow David T. Yow Edgedale Drive William and Mary College Williamsburg Ann Burton West Point Bob Pierce Mabel Burnett Girl Wepening West Point Reidsville Roy Burrow Kernersville Ann Memorial Hospital Hubert Kaney Salisbury High Point the City Memorial Hospital

New Fall Pattern 4591 from High Point Enterprise ad

An advertising notice for Pattern 4591 offers a new fall and winter dress in rayon crepe and cotton with ric rac trim. It lists sizes misses through 40, fabric yardage for size 16, and price details plus a free glove and bag pattern with a ten cent extra charge. The pattern is promoted by High Point Enterprise at 243 West 17th Street, New York.

High Point Enterprise West 17Th &T New York N. Y

Veterans Benefit Measure Prepared For Congress

President Roosevelts push for early enactment of mustering out pay unemployment compensation and other veterans benefits drew bipartisan support. Senators Wagner of New York and May of Kentucky plan to introduce bills reflecting the requests and May will convene the House military committee to craft a comprehensive program to aid returning servicemen without long delays.

Washington Roosevelt Uest W R New York Re May D-Ky House Military Committee May

Truman Calls Oil Project Bad and Unjustified

Senate War Investigating Committee Chairman Truman denounces the War Department oil venture at White Horse, Canada as a bad project not to have been undertaken. He questions cost effectiveness and preplanned obstacle analysis while noting no early use before spring 1944. He dismisses War Under-Secretary Patterson’s defense and cites high transportation costs. There is a stray line about finches in the United States.

Washington Truman D-Mo Senate War Investigating Committee War Department United States Patterson White Horse Canada

Half Is Not Enough For John L. Lewis

Operators producing about half of the nations soft coal offered a contract acceptable in part but John L. Lewis said the miners were not interested, citing refusals by southern producers and missing captive mine operators as key obstacles. Talks to resume promptly. An AFL affiliated union and Illinois employers submitted a tentative agreement to the War Labor Board, details withheld.

Washington United Mine Workers John L. Lewis Southern Coal Producers Association Steel Company AFL Progressive Mine Illinois

Poca air base draws up odd Thanksgiving menu

A bizarre Army Air Base memo from Pocatello Idaho suggests a military style menu with an inductee as the centerpiece. It describes unconventional steps such as soaking, olive drab dress, maneuvers, baked beans, corned beef and chocolate bars. The plan claims to serve 140 million people.

Pocatelo Idaho Pocatello Army Air Base

Deer hunting and historical facts span decades

Mrs Pauline Heller twice advertised for a deer roping cowboy to help her shoot a deer then after two years of practice she killed a 10 point buck. Church membership in the U S has risen by 3 million since 1941. The earliest Polish composer was Jan Kemp Lodz who died in 1346.

Greenhorn Grants N. M Pauline Heller U. S Jan Kemp Lodz

What Do We Mean by Education in War Years

Elsie Robinson argues education must evolve beyond 1893 flourishes to meet 1943 realities. She questions culture definitions and urges core humanities, practical life skills, and duty training for boys and girls, stressing that living knowledge outweighs fancy courses.

Miss E Army Navy Red House Gm America

West's precise defense in bridge pays off in study

In a complex contract, West avoids a ruinous return by a diamond lead. East wins with the ace, returns a spade, and West navigates with a decisive club play. The analysis shows how precise card counting and forcing lines determine the outcome and prevent a loss.

West East Declarer South

The Cure Los Angeles Says Kisses Spread Cold

The Los Angeles health department warns that kissing can spread colds as much as coughing and calls for a winter abstinence to curb contagion. The agency estimates common colds cost 100 million man-days of labor annually and urges quitting.

Los Angeles Aonetag

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Altrusa Club B. F. Huntley Winston- Salem Fay Huntley Edwards Sheraton Hotel Ew Jackson H. W. Dickerson Betty Dickerson May McCall Savannah Mrs. Betts Miss Briggs Beta Sigma Phi Miss Miller The Beta Phi Ay Dorothy Miller Plough, Inc Dr. Rozzelle Elm St Philomatheans Horace Head Good Housekeeping Institute Arizona Doris Stroupe Duke Ae Grady Stroupe Hillcrestle W. B. Hall W. B Booth J. T. Hall Danville, Va WAC Margaret H. Maloney Rochester E. S. Hughes International Soundphoto Congress Elsie Robinson West Center Wen E Lee OAK Hill Grocery English St Leary Rumford Rip Double
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