Births and parties mark High Point notes October 1931
Announcements include births of Nancy June to Mr. and Mrs. J W Chappelear and Peggy Ann to Mr. and Mrs. W M Sikes at High Point Hospital. Social items detail Halloween party hosted by Ellis and Hedrick, a Piedmont German Club dance, and multiple club meetings and weddings in Danville and High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Chappelear
Kimney Street
Nansy June
W. M. Sikes
Peegy Ann
High Point Hospital
Piedmont
Phillip Jones
Friends Church Program Features English Impressions and Ballads
The speaker presents impressions of Modern England at Friends Church. Mrs J H Allred will sing English ballads, Miss Elizabeth Strickland will play English folk tunes, and Ferris dances as part of the program.
Local residents recount trips to Yorktown sesquicentennial
Mr. and Mrs. Capus Waynick and Carter Dalton with son Frank Dalton attended the Yorktown Va sesquicentennial celebration. Miss Dennyce McAdams and Mrs. W L Albertson spent the weekend in Raleigh. G C Bates is ill at home 1427 Johnson St with tonsillitis. B J Kearney left for Easton Pa after visiting sister Mrs H L Balcomb. Mrs Dewey H Greer and son plan a New York City visit with her parents. Co C Edwards S J Mickey Clarence Clapp Roy Lambeth returned from Lake Waccamaw deer hunting, taking one deer home. Mrs R K Stewart returned from New York City after two weeks with sons Charles and Carter Farrises. Mr and Mrs Harry Raymond, Mrs Katherine Raymond and daughter Fritzi move to North Main St after staying at Fritz-Harry lodge at Sedgefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey H. Greer and Son
New York City
Co. C. Edwards
S. J. Mickey
Clarence Clapp
Roy Lambeth
Lake Waccamaw
Harry Raymond
Katherine Raymond
Fritzi
North Main Street
Fritz-Harry
Sedgefield
Winners in Radio Audition Contest Known Tomorrow
Raleigh news clocked the North Carolina radio audition results to be announced Wednesday after last night’s public vote. finalists include Annie Laurie Felder Greensboro and Kay Orr Hendersonville among twenty entrants from North Carolina and nearby states. winners advance to Louisville and later New York in December for district and national finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Louisville
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
South Carolina
Virginia
New York
Yeesterday
Annie Laurie Felder
Greensboro
Alice
Earraty
Elizabeth City
Maude Lee Wade
Southern Pines
Jewell Presnell
Elon College
Dorothy Hoskins
High Point
Dorothy Jackson
Hendersonville
Millicent Ward
Concord
Amelie Ann Bruns
Charlotte
Emily EB. Webb
Salisbury
Alice F. Herman
Asheville
Doris Kinel
Winston-Salem
Pauline Brock
Vivian Newton
Hickory
Elizabeth Plummer
Salenburg
Frank Howell
Fayetteville
Lewis CC
Burwell, Jr
Walter C. Peterson
Bolton
Clayborne Mangum
Henry Maynor
Monroe
J. Edward Robbins
Luigi’ Bianca
Philip Miller
Herbert Clark
Louisburg
Lawrence King
Hubert Hayes
Lenoir
Bennett Linn
Kay Orr
C. L. Gray, Jr
Carl G. N. Comstedy
Statesville
Lambert Sikes
Salemburg
George P. Pardington
Davidson
Freak Potato Exhibit At The Enterprise Window
John Michael, a colored resident, brought in a large Irish potato with two snout like appendages to The Enterprise. Grown in his garden at 494 North Street, it is now displayed in the newspaper office window attracting curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empress Eugenie
John Michael
Enterprise
North Street
Blackberries Brought In From Deep River Area
W L Welborn of the city received full grown blackberries today from a colored man. The fruit was grown in the Deep River section and sent to The Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Welborn
Deep River
London Prom Dresses Show Chiffon Handkerchiefs
Chiffon handkerchiefs tied to the waist reach toward the ground, promising an evening dress fashion for London this winter. The flowing styles emphasize slender lines and a graceful silhouette for formal wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
High Point to Build Furniture Exhibition Building Rally
In 1919 the High Point Chamber of Commerce pressed for a single furniture showhouse to rival Asheville. The secretary urged decisive action to avoid losing prestige and growth, warning High Point risked the title Grand Rapids of the South if ignored. He also advocated Y M C A Y W C A Woman's Club and a public library with a $150000 fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Asheville
Grand Rapids
Colombia seeks hemp boom on 4000 acres for 1 million bags
Plans underway to grow hemp across more than 4,000 acres in Colombia with an aim to produce about 1,000,000 bags annually. The project signals a major expansion in industrial hemp farming and could impact local agriculture and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
Debutante Fashion Talk From Washington Deb Friends
Editor Jean Woodson describes Washington debutante week as peers discuss outfits for the opening black and white ball in October and the coming out ball. Isabelle Perry Frances Matthews Lucile Elliott Elizabeth Henning and mothers shape style choices while debs echo natural ease over showy excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Woodson
Washington
Isabelle Perry
Frances Matthews
Lucile Elliott
Elizabeth Henning
Mother
New York
Capital Society
City Schools Close Friday for North Carolina Education Meet
High Point city schools will close Friday October 23 to allow teachers to attend the ninth annual Northwestern district teachers convention of the North Carolina Education Association at R J Reynolds high school Winston Salem. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews leads High Point speakers with others from Greensboro Guilford and Winston Salem high schools and colleges. The program includes sessions Friday afternoon and evening Saturday morning and a public session Saturday at 8 am and 11 am closing with officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Northwestern
North Carolina Education Association
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
T. Wingate Andrews
Andrews
Henry Grady Owens
Grace Henderson
Winston-Salem High School
Henry C. Morrigan
University of Chicago
Edgar W. Knight
Univ. North Carolina
Rural Supervisor of the District
Robert
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
R. W. McDonald
Salem
Katherine Emerson
Forsyth County
Greensboro
Guilford County
A. T. Allen
Cecilia Bason
University of North Carolina
John W. Carr, Jr
Duke University
A. J T. Curlee
Salem College
Harriet Elliot
North Carolina College
Hugo Gidux
C. H. Higgins
J. Minor Gwyn
J. H. Highsmith
J. 8. Malott
Brabazon to Talk on Gandhi at Gospel Tabernacle
Rev J F Brabazon a returned missionary from India and member of the convention's party will address the public at the Gospel Tabernacle on Willowbrook tonight at 7 30 describing his conferences with Mahatma Gandhi and outlining troubles in India Gandhi now in England is cited as a key figure in India s struggle Local citizen interest is noted as an opportunity to hear a man with direct contact to Gandhi The event follows Rev J D Olson speaking last night about Indo China missionary work and he will speak again Wednesday night with slides of natives The Gospel Tabernacle is located on Willowbrook street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Brabazon
India
Gospel Tabernacle
Willowbrook Street
Mahatma Gandhi
Brabazon
Gandhi
England
J. D. Olson
Indo-China
Olson
The
Elephants in Circus Battle at Beele Field
Elephants fought back during a clash on Willowbrook street when youths attacked Duffy's Circus tents at Beele field in the Irish Free State. Circus proprietor led two performing elephants against the attackers, causing them to flee after injuries were reported among several persons. Government civic guards were summoned as the stampede of circus horses occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy's Circus
Beelefield
Misspell-free four years plus perfect attendance mark
In Pekin Illinois Marian Bollinger earned a record for not misspelling a word during four years of school work. At Bollinger School Tremont she also achieved a perfect attendance record for the 1930 31 term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin, Ill
Marian Bollinger
Bollinger School
Tremont
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Utopian Study Club
Thomas Turner
Parkway
Paul Flinchum
Tate Street
Flinchum
Nellie Whitlow
Ellis and
Hedrick
Margaret Ellis
Thelma Hedrick
Hallowe'en
Cable Street
Rachel McKinney
Wilma Kemp
Wade Hinkle
MR. Johnson
Guilford General
P. H. Jobfioon
Guilford General Hospital
Miss Holden
Jessie Holden
Archdale
Miss Daniel
Robert Lee Deaton
Mae Daniel
Danville
R. M. Daniel
Wallburg
Deaaton
J. T. Deaton
Hodgin Street
Parent-Teacher Association of
Bay Street
Country Club
Tom Powell
Hobart Bryant
Floyd Wilson
First Baptist Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
Mary Dean
Helen Caldwell
Forest Avenue
Pauline Haynes
Dorothy Ruth
Helen Smith
Eliza McLaurin
Helen Paschal
Kate Lomax
Louise Jackson Williams
A. B. Conrad
Anette Pickens
Linnie Mee Ergie
Ellen Jensen
Dorothy
Lea Forward
Annette Pickens
Mildred Marshal
Posey
Elmer Jensen
Ernest Howell
Hoyle Lopp
Music-Literature Dept
W H. Slane
Woman's Club
West Emerywood
H. S. Coffield
D. L. Xonldin
Geddie Strickland
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central
Moffitt’s
Capus Waynick
Yorktown,Va
Dennyce. McAdams
W. L. Albertson
Carter Dalton
Frank Dalton
Yorktown
G. C. Bates
Johnson Street
B. J. Kearney
Easton
H. L. Balcomb
Mr. Balcomb
Mother Nature
Eugenie
Bonnie Connelly
Barnsdall
Okla
Oklahoma A
Winston Salem
Drabazon
Russell and
Green Streets
Castoria
Lo Tlhiden
Frederick R. Taylor
Communaretat National Bank
Johnson Streert
Guilford Avenue
N. C
Sidacla
the Ladies’ Store
Yow’s Funeral Home
Broad and
Elm Street
Wagger’s Ladies’ Shop
Coats
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