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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1927

Page

10

Building public wasting lumber in Birmingham meeting

Birmingham leaders of the Associated General Contractors of America warn the public spends about ten percent more on building due to waste delays and low bids. Gen R C Marshall Jr. and Sumner Sollitt critique bid practices and discuss a new system of competition to curb incompetent contractors.

Birmingham Associated General Contractors of America R. C. Marshall, Jr Washington, D. C Army The Contractors’ National Organization Sumner Sollitt Chicago Association Robert Constantinescu Julius I. Klepper New York City Serban Drutzu Roumania

Delightful Lexington bridge luncheon at Mrs Green’s

Mrs. R L Green entertained the Tuesday Bridge club and guests at her West Second avenue home after several progressions of bridge. Gorgeous dahlias decorated rooms while prizes went to Mrs Frank Holton and Mrs Woodrow McKay. An elaborate luncheon followed the game.

Lexington R. L. Green West Second Avenue W. O. Burgin Casper Timberlake C. M. Wilkinson William Kaper Ford Watson Mary Raper Woodrow McKay B. C. Young Frank Hollin A. Desapp E. W. Staples Foil Brinkley Mary Trice Cliff Pickett P. W. Critcher Henry Link Paul Hinkle E. A. Timberlake

Cowles Wedding Anniversary Evening Hosted by Porter and Cowles

Miss Fannie Porter and Miss Anna Cowles entertained friends Wednesday night for the Cowles parents anniversary. Bridge provided main amusement with Miss Louise Jenkins winning the prize and Mrs. J. H. Cowles taking the low score prize, presented to Miss Temple Williams. A tempting salad course cake and mints followed.

Fannie Porter Anna Cowles Maror J. H. Cowles Louise Jenkins

Charming Bridge Party At Mrs Hinkle’s South Main Home

Mrs T C Hinkle hosted two Thursday bridge gatherings at her home on South Main Street. Guests enjoyed a morning session with luncheon, amid a display of white pink dahlias white chrysanthemums and garden blooms on the lower floor. Mrs Paul Bernhardt won high in cutting and received embroidered pillow cases while Mrs Carroll Wall took visitors’ prize, an andry bag.

Annie Greenfield Hinkle J. R. Terry Haywood Watson Adelaide Harmon Thelma Johnson Alice Lee Fitts Lexington Amelia Hinkle Betty Witherspoon Cliff Hinkle T. C. Hinkle South Main Street Thursday Bridge Club Paul Bernhardt Carroll Wall Ford Watson

Kinney Hosts Friends at West Fifth Avenue Home

Clyde Kinney hosted a gathering of friends at his parents home on West Fifth avenue on Saturday afternoon from three o clock onward. The event took place at Mr and Mrs W Kinney’s residence with many attendees joining for an informal get together.

Clyde Kinney Mrs. W. Kinney West Fifth Avenue

Miss Sarah Vestal Recovering After Appendicitis Operation

The friends of Miss Sarah Frances Vestal daughter of Dr and Mrs W J Vestal report she is in a local hospital after undergoing an appendicitis operation. Reports from the hospital say she is getting along nicely.

Sarah Frances Vestal W. J. Vestal

Local Lexington Weddings Linked to York South Carolina

The marriage of Miss Ethel Hedrick to Howard Shaw, both popular young people of Lexington, occurred at York South Carolina recently and has been announced here. A number of Davidson county couples have been married in York during the past few months.

Ethel Hedrick Howard Shaw Lexington York S. C Davidson County South Carolina

Divorces Granted in Davidson County Superior Court

In Lexington on October 15 a week saw about six divorces granted in Davidson County Superior Court. Couples include Ophelia Gray from Moses Gray, Marie Fearington from Monroe Fearington, Pharis and Pharis, Furr and Farr, and D E Hall from Fannie Hall. Records show this aligns with the county’s civil-term average.

Lexington Davidson County Superior Court Ophelia Gray Moses Gray Marie Fearington Monroe Fearington Pharis Furr Farr D E. Hall Fannie Hall

The Scoundrel The Berlin Swindle Exposed

A fragment from Der Brummer in Berlin recounts a man who swindled $40,000 and thwarted a daughter’s marriage. The tale frames a sharp con artist and a survivor’s claim of betrayal.

Rascal

Elements of Worship and Mining Hints in County

Rev J W Moore to preach on Elements of Worship at Wesley Memorial Church with morning and evening services featuring organ solos choruses and a sermon on worship and renewal. Separate notes report a cubical galena claim and a mining prospect promising gold silver and zinc on local farms in Davidson County.

Moore Wesley Memorial J. W. Moore Wesley Memorial Church God Gounod McFarlane

Undeveloped Minerals Found in Davidson County

Lexington reports two undeveloped mineral deposits in Davidson County with ore rich in silver and lead. The discovery details the extent and potential value of the ore in the region. Local officials await further assay results to determine development steps and economic impact.

Lexington Davidson County

Evangelistic Services Conclude at South Lexington Church

The series of evangelistic services at South Lexington Methodist Protestant church ended last night with a sermon by Rev. Atlass Ridge. Rev. C. E B. Ridge of Handy assisted in singing and solos, and preached at one service during the week while the pastor led the remaining sermons.

Lexington South Lexington Methodist Protestant Church Atlass Ridge C. E B. Ridge Handy County Mr. Ridge

Debt of America to Roumania Acknowledged

Edward Warren Macy recounts the 1909 visit of Dr. Ionnescu who introduced spinal anaesthesia using stevain and strychnine. The article lauds his work, notes World War interrupted publishing, and highlights Fred Hoadlett Albee as the American surgeon set to visit Roumania to share orthopedic bone graft techniques.

Thomas Ionnesco University of Bucharest Europe United States Jonnesco Brussels England Royal Society of Surgery Surgical Society Berlin French Academy Paris Bucharest Ionnescu New York Philadelphia Rochester Minn Post Graduate Hospital Mount Sinai Hospital Pennsylvania University Hospital The Medico Queen Marie Our Roumania Prince Nicholas Ileana New York City Fred Hoadlett Albee Ionnesco Albee Balkan Dr. Albee U. S. Army Medical Reserve Corps Maine Lincoln Academy Newcastle Bowdoin College Harvard University Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital Louella May Berry Williamsport Pennsylvania University of Vermont International Medical and Surgical Congress Budapest Hungary Austria Vienna Medical Society London Sir Robert Jones Liverpool Congress of German Surgical Associations French War Office France Gorgas Medical Corps Colonia New Jersey U. S. Army General Hospital No. 3 U. S Rome War Department Italy Bologna Vancouver Canadian Medical Association Havana Matanzas Franklin Institute of Amsterdam Netherlands Orthopedic Associations University of Copenhagen Tripoli American Orthoedic Association Yosemite Valley International Clinics Edge Connecticut Vermont Florida Mary, Fletcher Hospital Burlington Sea View Hospital N. Y Statem Island Hospital Muhlenberg Hospital Plainfield N. J Memorial Hospital Newark Waterbury Hospital Waterbury Lutheran Hospital Seaboard Airline American Orthopedic Association Chicago Medical Society Amercan College of Surgeons American Medical Assocciation New York Post Graduate Medical School Blytheedale Hospital New Pan American Hospital Pan American Medical Association Pan Amercan Hospital Latin America Gorgas Memorial Panama Red Houde Pershin Lafayette

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West Baden Ind Tommy Sowers Willign Davidson Daughters of the American Revolution Camille Hunt C. A. Hunt J. C. Hicks Lexington Society Women’s Chorus Iunes Sturges Mendelssohn Virginia Frank Schnecker Tullar Gottschalk Professor Thomas Jonnesco Edward Warren Macy Chirurgical College Cook County Hospital Mercy Hospital State Hospital Rochester, Minn Take Ionnesco Roumania Roumania Jugoslavia Bulgaria Greece Turkey Jassy Moldavia Club Transylvania Levaditei Pasteur Institute G. Marinesco Roumanian Academy Buenos Aires Rosario Latin Republic M. Minovici Neagu Boerescu William Nelson Cromwell Bar Association Society of Friends of Cromwell Society of the Friends of the Boston Hospital Fred H. Albee
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