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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1944

Page

6

Y Club Debate Opposes Roosevelt Fourth Term Victory for Negatives

The YWCA Florence Nightingale club session featured a debate on whether Roosevelt should serve a fourth term. The negative side led by Mrs Leta Anderson and Miss Lucille Kennedy defeated the affirmative with Miss Jude Thompson and Miss Rose File presenting the pro side. Judges were Merge N S Stirewall W D Sale and H A Millis. The event followed a 6 15 p m start after a business meeting. Friday night Lend A Mano club held a candlelight installation at the Y with new officers, guest speaker Mrs W Johnson and refreshment hostesses Doris Yarboro and Louise Yow.

Roosevelt YWCA Florence Nightingale Club Leta Anderson Lucille Kennedy Jude Thompson Rose File N. S. Stirewall W. D. Sale H. A. Millis Lend

Freshman Ellen Stirewalt Named Pine Needles Staff

Ellen Stirewalt daughter of Dr and Mrs N S Stirewalt of this city has been chosen as freshman assistant on the Pine Needles staff for the 1945 yearbook at Woman's College Greensboro. The edition will be dedicated to Dr Lyda Gordon Shivers senior class chairman with Jeanne Soffington as editor.

Ellen Stirewalt N. S. Stirewalt Woman's College Greensboro WCMC Lyda Gordon Shivers Essor Jeanne Offington

Miss Marlowe and Miss Sherrill Speak at WMS Meeting

Miss Rose Marlowe, Shanghai missionary for twenty-one years, was the luncheon speaker at the Woman's Missionary Society meeting at First Baptist church. She spoke on war conditions seen in China and the impact of Christianity during her Japanese imprisonment.

Rose Marlowe Shanghai China Gripsholm Woman's Missionary Society First Baptist Church Miss Marlowe Thomas A. Marlowe

Community club and charity events slate this week

Calendar lists meetings at the Legion Arcades Sheraton Hotel and various clubs. Highlights include guest speaker Mrs Everett Marsh at the Auxiliary meeting, Kennel Club at the Sheraton ballroom, and multiple study clubs gathering at WCA Emerywood Y and homes.

Pfc Walton Marries English Bride Near Eighth Fighter Command Base

Private first class Charles T. Walton of the U S Army wed Miss Gwendo lyne Iris Jones of Britain in a village church near the Eighth Fighter Command base. Rev C S Turquand officiated. A reception for 50 guests followed. The couple plan to live in Trinity after the war.

Charles T. Walton United States Army Charles H. Walton Trinity Gwendolyne Iris Jones Woman's Auxiliary Air Force of Britain C. S. Turquand Church of England Eighth Fichter Walton Inald C. Jones Pfc. Walton Army Camp Croft S. C Pfe

Local Altrusan Nominated On District State

Officials of the local Altrusa club list the tentative slate for the Second District Altrusa, to be voted at the district meeting in Columbia South Carolina October 27 to 29. Nominees include Mary Lou Rothrock and Louise Broadus for first vice governor, Martha Fitzgerald for governor, Amy Guy for governor, Ruth Addams for second vice governor, Emma Billingsley for treasurer, and Nellie Stevens for treasurer alongside Nell Craig as current governor.

Altrusa Club Columbia S. C Mary Lou Rothrock Louise FE. Broadus Richmond Martha Fitzgerald Amy Guy Nell Craig Greensboro Ruth Addams Durham Nora FE Washington, D. C Emma Billingsley Atlanta Nellie Stevens Savannah

Births BURNS Baby Louis Conway Born at Albany Navy Family

Elmer C Burns coxswain US Navy and Mrs Burns announce birth of son Louis Conway on October 4 at Albany New York. Mrs Burns is Dorohy House of Albany. Burns in training at Naval Training Station Tower Detail Newport Rhode Island. Lawson couple announce birth of son Jerry Wayne on October 16 at High Point Memorial hospital Boulevard unit.

Elmer C. Burns United States Navy Burns 1244Th Avenue Albany New York Louis Conway Dorothy House N. Y G. H. Lawson Carolina Beach High Point Jerry Wayne Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital

State College Lists 33 Athletes Dead or Missing in WWII

Pennsylvania State College reports 33 former athletes among war casualties and missing in World War II as total deaths rise to 150 since D Day. The INS story notes the ongoing toll on campus communities and veterans.

WAR State College INS Pennsylvania State College

Mrs. Bess Rosa Heads PTA Study Group on Mental Hygiene

Mrs. Bess N. Rosa of Woman's College Greensboro leads the first in a two part series for parents and teachers at the junior high school on mental and social hygiene. She urges self reliance, discipline, and wholesome home influence, and calls on schools libraries and churches to support youth education.

Bess N. Rosa Woman's College Greensboro J. B. Dobson High Point Council of Parents and Teachers Russell Thayer Rosa First Methodist Church Ray Street School

Burrus Memorial Alumnae Name Tentative Slate At Meeting

Twenty members and three visitors attended the October meeting of the Burrus Memorial Alumnae Association in the hospital dining room, Boulevard unit of High Point Memorial hospital. The new slate of officers was presented by Ida Sykes and tabled until a later meeting. Miss Mattie Idol presided over routine business.

Burrus Memorial Alumnae Association Boulevard High Point Memorial Hospital Ida Sykes Mattie Idol

John Powers Advocates Natural Postwar Woman

New York beauty expert John Robert Powers told International News Service in Pittsburgh that postwar women should emphasize naturalness over glamor. He urged a fresh, scrubbed look, minimized makeup, and a return to prewar roles, predicting women will discard slacks and focus on natural beauty and poise.

Mary MM. McAfpere Hollywood Powers

Shrewd defense upends contract in bridge deal

East as dealer, two vulnerable sides, East defends brilliantly to beat a three spade contract. After West opens hearts and East covers with queen, declarer discards clubs and hearts to conserve trump. East declines a clubs shift, plays a low diamond, and after South draws trumps, West ruffs the final diamond to set the contract.

East West Declarer South Hearts

Women of Moose Plan Meeting and Benefit Dance

The Women of the Moose announce a regular meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at Moose Hall. A polio fund benefit dance is set for Friday at 8:30 p.m. with proceeds to the polio fund.

Women of the Moose Moose Hall

Miss Jones Named Junior Marshal at UNC Woman's College

Miss Carolyn Jones daughter of Dr and Mrs A C Jones of Edenton has been selected junior marshal at Woman's College of the University of North Carolina. She was also asked to serve on the class council by president Miss Norma Perry Edenton as one of twelve girls.

Carolyn Jones Woman's College of the University of North Carolina Jones A. C. Jones Norma Perry Edenton

Stephens Bible Study Class Meets at Mrs Stewart's Home

The Stephens Bible Study class led by Mrs C S Grayson will gather Wednesday at 3 PM at 210 Best Street with Mrs J M Stewart hosting at her home.

Hurricanes threaten Caribbean and Florida coastlines

A severe hurricane in the Caribbean Sea posed a serious threat to Western Cuba the Yucatan Channel area and the Yucatan Peninsula. Storm warnings were hoisted at 10 a.m. for the Florida Keys as strong northeast and east winds and squalls were forecast to sweep southern Florida.

Miami Fila Caribbean Sea Weather Bureau Cuba Yucatan Channel Yucatan Peninsula Mexico Florida Keys

Grand Hotel Lives Up To Its Name

In Rome the Grand Hotel drew international figures from royalty to generals. Notable arrivals included Roosevelt and Churchill rumored to be there with Stalin, plus Chief of Staff George C. Marshall and Gen. Devers. Guests marveled at the hub of power and hot water moments that night.

Grand Hotel Rome INS Vicki Baum Eternal City Yuoslavia King Peter Umberto South Africa Field Marshall Smuts Roosevelt Churchill Stalin George C. Marshall Jacob L. Devers Henry H. Arnold

Little Shavers to America's Newsies

A vivid portrait by Elsie Robinson of a paper boy with a Polish name, shabby clothes, and big hopeful eyes. She contrasts his doughnut dreams and family struggles with seven siblings, a sick mother, and a hard-working father, highlighting newsies as future builders of the country.

Billy Rosie Jennie Eddie America Newsies

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F.D.R Tua Tesaahorsing Maal LOS Miss Sherrill Marlowe C. E. Sheroff Ollie Sherrill North Carolina Virginia State Council of Churches R. W. Brown Alma Mae Brown Gurley Street W. P. Dennis, Jr Fonda Ann Phyllis Gayle East Commerce Street Charlotte Isbury Pvt Dennis Fort George H. Meade, Md N. Main St Maurice Beauty Shoppe R Security Bank Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham The Legion Arcade Everett Marsh Kennel Club Sheraton Hotel Burbank W.C.A Twentieth Century Study Club R. I. Quigley Emerywood Country Club Utopian Study Club Valette J. Harris Rockford Road A. Kirkman High Point Council of Jewish Women Sam Tobiason Tay Newcomers Club W. E. Griffith Hardover Street Priscilla Club Charles F. Carroll, Jr Greenway Drive Emerywood Club Junior Chamber of Commerce Helen Jepson War Memorial Library Y.M.C.A. Mnasium Y.W.C.A USO Junior Service League Pfc RAF Liberators Angbeia Royal Air Force Patras Greece Office of War Information International Soundphoto PTA Bess Rosa Allen Jay D. M. Thomas B. E. Waters Willa Whitesell J. E. Hall Archdale Assn Parent-Teacher Association Archdale Parent-Teacher Association Burrus John Powers K 103 East South Isle North Pass Miss Jones Elsie Robinson Managin Minole Lee Steed James Ruby Tyner Ty Trotter Pauline Hedgecock Helen Wright Sgrincess Beauty Shop N. Main &T Ent Housekeeping Duke Power Company
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