Meredith College Alumnae Feted At Thomasville Home
Meredith College Alumnae Association in Thomasville honors meeting at Mills Home Grounds with new officers elected Miss Vera Dixon becomes president and Mrs Richard Sink named secretary General alumnae president Mrs Wingate Johnson attends and outlines yearly projects Katherine Johnson sings with mother at piano Fifteen attendees enjoy social hour with refreshments.
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Thomasville
Meredith College
Katherine Johnson
Wingate Johnson
Former Resident Weds In Elkin
Miss Frances May Dunman wed John Mordicia Sears Tl at the bride’s Arlington home in a simple ceremony officiated by Rev. Eph Whisenhunt. Only family and close friends attended as greenery, white dahlias, and candles created a quiet setting with music by Miss Effie Crater. The bride wore a gray wool outfit with black accessories and a sweetheart rose corsage. Mrs. Sears is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Henry.
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Lottie Olney
Folly Beach
S. C
Mills
Miss Olney
C. F. Gibson
Danville
T. E. Jennings
J. E. Williamson
Lexington
W. T. Green
Mr. Green
West Main Street
Wilma Wall
Greensboro College
Mollie Snell
Frances Myers
Mount Airy
Snell
B. H. Williamson
Elkin
Arlington
Frances May Dunman
John Mordicia Sears
Eph Whisenhunt
Effie Crater
Schumann
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Miss Crater
McDowell
Sears
James Henry
Cook Brown Vows Announced In Danville Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Helen Barbara Cook and Clifton Dewitt Brown. The ceremony occurred Sunday in Danville Virginia with Rev. M T Sorrell officiating. Witnesses were Miss Nola Idol and Willie Lee Brown. The couple will reside in High Point after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Barbara Cook
Clifton Dewitt Brown
Danville
M. T. Sorrell
Nola Idol
Willie Lee Brown
Brown
High Point
P T A District Conference Schedule Outlining North Carolina Events
For 69 382 North Carolina Parent Teacher members October and November districts set conference dates. Mrs Doyle D Alley state P T A president will attend all ten events. Dates list Rutherfordton Mooresville High Point Carthage Jonesboro Sylva Jacksonville Magnolia Ahoskie Scotland Neck and others with directors and hosts guiding the sessions.
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North Carolina
Doyle D. Alley
P.T. A
Alley
W. P. Dorsey
Rutherfordton
E. P. Rhyne
Mooresville
J. G
Tingen
High Point
J. T. Fesperman
Carthage
L. D. Wall
Jonesboro
E. N. Howell
Sylva
Industrial Committee To Meet At YWCA
The Industrial Committee of the YWCA will meet Monday at 33 36.8 minutes past the hour at the YWCA hut. Reports will cover summer activities and plans for fall and winter work of the industrial clubs. Mrs. Fred Thomas serves as committee chair.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Fred Thomas
Arlington native Dunman relocates to Elkin post in electric firm
Dunman of Arlington formerly lived in High Point and attended Jonesville and High Point schools. She has served over three years in the Elkin office of the Central Electric and Telephone Company. Mr. Sears, son of the late John Mordicia Sears, attended Durham schools and has lived in Elkin for four years.
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Dunman
Arlington
High Point
Jonesville
Elkin
Central Electric and Telephone Company
Mr. Sears
John Mordicia Sears
Durham
Miss Juanita Cecil Weds Aaron Read in Norfolk Virginia
Miss Juanita Elizabeth Cecil married Aaron Chase Read of Spartanburg in a Norfolk ceremony on July 31 1939. Rev L W Meachum officiated with Mrs Archie C Ingram and Mr Archie C Ingram present for the couple. The bride, a High Point native, wore rosewine with lavender orchid. The couple left for a Virginia trip after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Juanita Elizabeth Cecil
Aaron Chase Read
Spartanburg
D. C
Norfolk
Virginia
L. W. Meachum
Archie C. Ingram
William A. Cecil
Adams Street
Anna Johnson Cecil
Bryce Commercial College
City of
High Point
Civil Service Department
Read
T. W. Read
South Carolina
Juanita
Elizabeth
Johnson Street
Juanita Elizabeth
Aaron Chase
S.C
Stone
Girl Scouts Rally and Safety Program Planned
The Girl Scout Rally at the Junior High School drew about 150 Scouts and leaders with J. J. Ellington coordinating the films. Mrs. Mabel Burnett was welcomed as local director and troop organizers outlined fall plans. High Point troops will join national health and safety efforts to curb home accidents, and the first Introduction to Girl Scouting session is set for October 5 at the Girl Scout Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Ellington
Royster Tucker
Mabel Burnett
Giry Scouts of
High Point
Girl Scout National Health and Safety Committee
Girl Scout
West
Washington Street
Thomasville Church Event Highlights Community Service
Special services at The Church of God on Moon Street Thomasville today feature Dr Perry addressing at 11 o'clock. Town churches will sing in the afternoon starting 1 o'clock led by Rev J L Hathcock.
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Thomasville
Church of God On
Moon Street
Perry
J. L. Hathcock
YWCA Schedule Offers Varied Activities Next Week
The YWCA released a packed slate for the coming week announced by Miss Leslie Johnson. Florence Nightingale Club plans sewing leathercraft and world affairs discussions, with Eleanor Blair and Johnson leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Leslie Johnson
Florence Nightingale Club
Eleanor Blair
Leathercraft
Miss Johnson
National Business Women's Week Observed Across Nation
Elizabeth Woodward notes October 8-14 is National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Week. Sixteen hundred clubs with 71 000 members will participate. The NC federation led by Mrs Dess M Gurganus highlights the centennial progress of women in public life and business, citing Carrie Chapman Catt and Harriet Martineau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Woodward
National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Dess M. Gurganuus
Raleigh
North Carolina
Harriet Martineau
Miss Martineau
Catt
Democratic National Committee
Treasury Department
United States
Mint
Sioners
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Borden Harriman
Foreign Service
Judicial Service
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Girl Scout Council Meeting Postponed to Oct 12
The High Point Girl Scout Council announces the October meeting is postponed from October 5 to Thursday October 12 at the First Presbyterian Church to allow a full report on the Community Chest Drive and other matters. The group notes 22 Canadian flying clubs with about 9000 members.
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Girl Scout Council
High Point Girl Scout Council
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Leader Closes Bible Study Here
Miss Janie McCutchen a noted Presbyterian figure concluded a week of daily Bible study at the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro and High Point. About ninety attended Fridays session on the book of St John while she received gifts and hospitality from localAuxiliary members and host families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie McCutchen
Woman's Auxiliaries
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Atlanta
First Presbyterian Church
Woman’s Auxiliary
C. A. McMurray
Miss McCutchen
Greensboro
C. C. Williamson
Carter Dalton
High Point
Johnson Street
N. S. Stirewall
R. S. Lafferty
Business Women
The
Presbyterian Church
P. H.dalton
First of Child Study Programs Set for Tuesday
The Parent-Teacher Council sponsors three city wide child study groups with the Ada Blair School hosting the first session Tuesday at 7 30 p m O Arthur Kirkman will discuss Our Responsibilities as Parents to the School Attendance credit requires at least 10 members per association to be present for the lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Council
Ada Blair
O. Arthur Kirkman
Miss Howard Engaged to Hoyle Morgan of High Point
Announcement from Mr and Mrs R F Howard Richfield reports the engagement of their daughter Thetus to Hoyle Morgan both of High Point. The wedding is planned for late October.
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R. F. Howard
Richfield
Thetus
High Point
Hoyle Morgan
Twentieth Century Study Club Luncheon Set for Wednesday
The Twentieth Century Study Club will hold a luncheon at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs. E. D. Henderson’s home on Circle Drive. Mrs. W. F. Freeman leads the program. Members unable to attend should notify the hostess.
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Twentieth Century Study Club
E. D. Henderson
Circle Drive
W. F. Freeman
Modern Book Club Opens Fall Meeting in Jamestown
Jamestown hosts the Modern Book Club fall session at Mrs. E. B. Wicke’s home with new president Mrs. E.S. Armfield presiding. Plans for a fall party and book selections are set. Lucille Brown of High Point Junior High spoke on her British Isles trip, followed by pictures. The Jamestown PTA also met, with reports on finances, programs, and the institute, as members plan a new school year.
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Jamestown
Modern Book Club
E. B. Wicke
E.S. Armfield
H. N. Wik Lard
Grace Doughton
KE. RB. Wiike
Jamestown P.T. A
G. W. Fink
Severa
Jack Armstrong
P.T. A
Prp
CC. Futrelle
W. Swain
Lucile Bumgarner
Catherine Farr
E. J. Whit
Alice Scottty
William Wyatt
Cation
Helen Bostick
B. L. Richardson
P.T. A. Institute
Cha Hill
P. C. Futrelle
W. White
B. Richardson
Methodist Woman's “Isionary Society
Greensboro
Wesday
J. M. Robbit
G. W. Fi
M W. T. Powell
W. R. McCain
Amb
Su Acres
C. A
Clay Madison
Jamestown Chu
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Scotland Neck
Cecil
Aaron C. Read
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Cash & Carry
West Washington
YW. C. A
Land Lend-A-Hand
Josephine Jackson
Y's Girls Club
Miss Jackson
Stan Conrad
Jolly Y Club
HigMand
BPW
Presbyterian
Miss Howard
Reginald Marshall
Moose Lodge
Armory
High Point Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
National Guard
English Street
John Peddicord
Women of the Moose
Peddicord
A. L. Kirkman
Prospect Street
Betty
Howard Wood
Mary Louise Hasty
Lucille Shelton
Annalee Hicks
Josephine Pope
Mabel Wood
Kathleen Smith
Allene Lewallen
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Ray Standford
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T. D. Ingold
Bud Cooke
Jack Davis
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