Altrusans Hear District Conference Report in Roanoke
Miss Dorothy Forward president and delegate of the High Point Altrusa Club reported on the Second District Altrusa Conference held in Roanoke Virginia. She spoke at a six thirty dinner session at the Sheraton Hotel and was joined by Miss Sarah Holmes and Mrs. Mary Lou Rothrock for extended program notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Forward
Altrusa
Roanoke
Dorothy
Forward
High Point
Altrusa Club
Sheraton Hotel
Sarah Holmes
Mary Lou Rothrock
Informal Shower Honors Miss Carolyn Armentrout Here
Miss Carolyn Armentrout bride elect of November 1 receives a miscellaneous shower at the Parker home on Gilbert Street hosted by Mrs. L A Parker and guests Lena Virgie Carroll Barbara Parker and Miss Parker. Gifts included silver in her wedding pattern and corsages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Armentrout
Barbara Parker
Lena
Virgie Carroll
L. A. Parker
Parker
Gilbert Street
Miss Parker
Willian Chester Bass
Wesleyan Service Guild meets at First Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church met Monday evening with Miss Marcella Carter presenting a program on Home Missions and Human Rights. The event featured talks on These Rights We Hold and related mission efforts, with multiple members detailing programs in Boston, Knoxville, Largo, Salt Lake City, and New York City. A district meeting was planned for Bessemer near Greensboro, and a Week of Prayer observance set for October 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Mildred Williams
Marcella Carter
Ethel
Boston
Tressie Caudle
Wesley House
Knoxville
Tenn
Gladis Kivett
Holy Institute
Largo
Tex
Herman Coble
Salt Lake City
New York City
Sherwood WSCSHears Miss Lorena Kelly
The Sherwood Woman's Society of Christian Service met at 419 Friddle Street then visited South Main Methodist Church to hear Miss Lorena Kelly discuss missionary work of the Methodist Church in Africa She is the Belgian Congo missionary daughter of a former High Point pastor on leave from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Sherwood Methodist Church
H. G. Hollifield
Friddle Street
South Main Methodist Church
Lorena Kelly
Africa
Miss Kelly
High Point
Belgian Congo
Supper Planned by Academy of Friendship Tomorrow
The Academy of Friendship will hold a covered dish supper at the Moose Home tomorrow at 7 o clock. Members will prepare favors for the Guilford County Sanitorium during the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Friendship
Moose Home
Guilford County
Notable Personal Moves and Travel Notes From High Point
Mrs Daily Smith of Street is a patient at High Point Memorial Hospital and may receive visitors. Thomas H. Elder has returned home after three weeks at the hospital following major surgery. Hal A. Davis came home from Charlotte after the death of his mother Mrs Thomas J Davis. funeral was Sunday. Mr and Mrs Hore Haworth Jr who were married in Oklahoma plan a brief visit with his parents before moving to Richmond Virginia. Miss Jean White of Jamestown returned from Chattanooga Tennessee where she visited Miss Peggy Holder and toured Rock City Gardens Lookout Mountain. Mr and Mrs W F Steele of Topeka Kansas, visiting Mrs Bessie Craven, left for Miami Florida for the winter with their niece Mrs Ruth Mathews who will spend time in Miami and Key West Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal A. Davis
Charlotte
Thomas J. Davis
Hore Haworth, Jr
Oklahoma
Horace Haworth
Richmond
Jean White
Jamestown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Peggy Holder
High Point
Rock City Gardens
Lookout Mountain
Aia
W. F. Steele
Topeka
Kansas
Bessie Craven
Miami
Fla
Ruth Mathews
Key West
Fila
Brentwood PTA hears Pruette on Education and America's Future
Deane B. Pruette, superintendent of City Schools, spoke at the Brentwood Parent-Teacher Association meeting on Education and America's Future. Mrs. Humphreys presided as the budget was adopted. Miss King's second grade won the attendance banner. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane B. Pruette
Brentwood
Parent-Teacher Association
Harold Tuttle
Pruette
America
R. L. Humphreys
Harrington Appeals Nine Months For Molesting Booth
Charles E. Harrington appealed a nine months prison sentence after being convicted of molesting a telephone booth in Boston. He was accused of plugging the coin chute and taking coins deposited by customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Charles E. Harrington
Harrington
OES Chapter Meet Hosts Guest From California
High Point Chapter No 106 Order of the Eastern Star met in the Masonic Temple with acting worthy matron Mrs Ollie Lewis and worthy patron Glenn Callicutt presiding A guest Mrs Ina McGirk of Hollywood California was welcomed One membership petition was received Announcements included the initiation ceremony set for Tuesday October 28 with district deputy grand matron Mrs Ellen B Scott to attend Mrs Nell Morgan reported on the Rainbow Camp fund and the Tar Heel Star News chair and soap coupon committees were asked to report next meeting The session closed ritually with good attendance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ollie Lewis
Vern ,Carroll
Glenn Callicutt
Ina McGirk
Hollywood
Calif
Ellen B. Scott
Thirteenth District
Nell Morgan
Rainbow Camp
Tar Heel Star News
Buttons Swiped From Fredericksburg HQ
Police report theft of 5 000 Eisenhower Nixon campaign buttons from the Republican headquarters in Fredericksburg Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Rebuilding By Transplanting Topic Of Garden Club Talk
Mrs Valette J Harris spoke to Tuesday Afternoon Garden Club at Mrs Dale Montgomery home on Bay Street. Her topic Rebuilding By Transplanting offered tips for fall garden work and rooting cuttings from roses and azaleas. The meeting was led by Mrs G R Kellam with Out Our Way Club guests. District Meeting plans and committees were announced for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Garden Club
Valette J. Harris
Dale Montgomery
Bay Street
G. R. Kellam
Porter Montgomery
Fred Gordy
E. E. Younts
DAR Chapter Holds October Meeting at Brinwood
The Alexander Martin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at Brinwood the home of Mrs. R. L. Brinson. Regent Edith M. Sherrard opened with ritual and reports from committees including the Concord district meeting. Next year’s district gathering is set for Sanford. Members were urged to bring articles for Crossnore Store. Guest speaker Mrs. J. C. Moore reviewed the Constitution. About twenty members attended along with one new member Mrs. Laurence Hancock and guest Mrs. Helen Snider. Refreshments followed hosted by Mrs. P. C. Smith and six others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Martin
Daughters of the American Revolution
R. L. Brinson
Brinwood
Edith M. Sherrod
Concord
Sanford
Crossnore
J. C. Moore
Laurence Hancock
Helen Snider
Mesdames
P. C. Smith
B. J. Dunn
Frank Shields
R. & Quigley
D. L. Bouldin
M. A. Lackey
James Hunt
Two Arrests in Boston After Drunkenness and Larceny
Patrolman John Campbell arrested a drunken man with the help of a passerby who also helped himself to the drunk’s wallet. The passerby faced suspicion of larceny while the drunk was charged with drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Campbell
Campbell
Married couples buy about ten percent of annual engagement rings
A historical note states that roughly 10 percent of engagement rings sold each year in the United States are purchased by couples who are already married. This reflects consumer behavior where existing spouses buy rings for various occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Judge weighs lie detector test in auto crash case
In Indianapolis Judge Phillip Bayt considered using a lie detector again after Alfred Storey and Florence Rhodes were given tests on Tuesday to resolve conflicting accounts of a car crash. The test indicated both were telling the truth despite differing stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Phillip Bayt
Bayt
Alfred Storey
Florence Rhodes
Marriage Rates Among Young Americans Highlight Gender Gap
A fragmented passage reports that among Americans aged 18 to 20, about 60 percent of young women are married while only around 5 percent of young men in the same age range are married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oenly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lothair Cecil
Betty Armentrout
Carter
Efird's
Department Store High Pula
Sherwood Wscs
P JA News
Brentwood Pta
Robert Hardy Fore
Helen Osborne
South Carolina
Rosie Osborne
OES
California
Chapter
Jayhes
Jayne
D. Jayne & Son
DAR
Brin Wood
Mystery Woman
Z Dairy
Homemaker
Monthlu FBI
Lindale Dairy
Tobias
Miralon
Sion
Muy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!