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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1932

Page

5

Society Club News and Local Society Notices

The Christian Endeavor Society will host a Halloween party at 7 30 this evening at the First Methodist church. Eastern Star meets Tuesday night at Masonic Hall for a business session. Rev W R Shaffer accompanied by family visited Burlington. Rev B J Peeler installed as pastor there. Mrs E R May announces the birth of a son Bobby Eugene on Saturday October 15. Philathea class of Calvary church meets tonight at 7 30 with Mrs G C Estes. Mrs R L Waynick recuperating after operation. Mr and Mrs Thaxton Richardson and family and Mr and Mrs B T Jackson visited relatives. Mrs George T Wood of Rochester Minnesota was guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by Mrs Everett Maresh and Miss Lucy Neal Carr. Altrusa Club dinner meeting Tuesday at 6 30 in First Baptist primary room.

M. P Christian Endeavor Society of the First Methodist Protestant Church Eastern Star Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall W. R. Shaffer First Reformed Church Burlington E. R. May Bobby Eugene High Point Route Three May Ethel Jarrett Wood Auncheon George T. Wood Rochester Minn Everett Maresh Lucy Neal Carr Johnson Street D Jr Altrusa Club Altrusa Cluo First Baptist Church

G W Mitchell Returns Home After Illness

G W Mitchell, long patient at the Charlotte Sanatorium, has returned to his Asheboro road home. Friends report his condition is slightly improved and hopeful signs are seen.

G. W. Mitchell Charlotte Sanatorium Asheboro Road

Aged Yet Improving Dr J A Pollock 87

KINSTON, Dr J A Pollock aged 87 once a Confederate army surgeon is improving at home. BLADENBORO, E C Rhyne a Charlotte salesman was found semi conscious after four men allegedly drugged him and robbed him of $125.

Kinston J. A. Pollock Bladenboro E. C. Rhyne Charlotte Here

Evangelical Synod Meets in Charlotte This Thursday

The Southern conference of the United Lutheran Evangelical Synod of North Carolina will convene in Charlotte on Thursday. Local congregational leaders and members are expected to attend as part of the regional meeting.

Evangelical Synod Charlotte Southern Conference The United Lutheran Evangelical Synod of North Carolina

Residents Seek Reduced Sentence for Prohibition Conviction

Greene county residents appeal to Judge I. S. Meekins to mitigate the three year term handed to A. B. Newborn, a member of a prominent local family, for a prohibition law violation.

Kinston Greene County I. S. Meekins A. B. Newborn

Fire causes $20,000 damage at Central High School

A fire at Central High School in Mooresville caused about $20,000 in damage. Officials believe defective wiring sparked the blaze.

Mooresville

Remarkable Turnips Displayed by Ramsey in Greensboro

R L Ramsey displayed six turnips weighing over 15 pounds together at Greensboro fair. One specimen alone weighed six pounds.

Greensboro R. L. Ramsey

Peanut Crops Badly Damaged in Perquimans County

Continuous bad weather has seriously damaged peanut crops in Perquimans County farmers. The frost and rain hindered yields across fields managed by local growers.

Hertford Perquimans County

Editor's whereabouts: Africa hunting lions debated

A fragment shows a secretary denying the editor's presence while noting he is in Africa hunting lions. The exchange includes jumbled quotes and a stray Madrid reference, suggesting a playful or mistaken note about location and humor.

Africa Buen Humor Madrid

Closed Negal Province Sees British Envoy Restricted

Negal province in India remains closed to outsiders with only the British envoy and his staff allowed to reside in the capital, signaling strict governance and limited access.

Negal India

High Point Observes Book Week November Thirteen Nineteen

High Point plans Book Week with theme Books for Young America from November 13 to 19. The library and Parent Teachers Council sponsor a poster contest in elementary schools with prizes of books. A doll costume contest marks the library birthday on November 11 with prizes including a copy of Hitty and Pinocchio.

Franklin K. Matthews Boy Scouts of America Young Am America North Carolina Library Bulletin High Point Pubfic Library Parent-Teachers’ Council Young America Rachel Field Hitty Cortodi

Asheboro Women’s Groups Host Talks on Work and Life

Asheboro society notes details from Friday Afternoon club meetings led by Mrs. Fred Page and Harriette Hammer Walker. Topics included Mrs. Walker’s Busy North Carolina Women and women’s roles in modern careers with statistics from Mrs. Woodhouse of N C College.

Fred Page Cleve Thayer Page Harriette Hammer Walker Walker Chase Going Woodhouse Woodhouse N. C. College Greensboro Institute of Women’s Professional Relations Army Navy

Notice of New Precinct and Renewal Registration in High Point Ward 4

Guilford County Board of Elections orders a new precinct in High Point Ward 4 and requires residents to re register for the upcoming election. Registration books open on four Saturdays October 8 15 22 and 29 1932 at designated streets and boundaries along South Main East Russell Leonard Thissell and Blair's Park Creek areas.

High Point Guilford County Board of Elections Southern Railroad South Main Street Sald Railroad Leonard Street Thissell Street East Russell Street Russell Street Ben Precinct Blair's Park Creek Grace Street

Rhodes to Begin Term for Embezzlement and False Entry

J Mack Rhodes former president of the First Bank and Trust Company of Hendersonville was set to start a 6 to 16 year sentence for embezzlement and false entry. He arrived at the state penitentiary Friday without officers and waited for commitment papers before beginning. Rhodes left Hendersonville saying he would serve sentence for something he is innocent of.

Raleigh State Penitentiary J. Mack Rhodes First Bank and Trust Company of Hendersonville Rhodes H. H. Honeycutt Henderson County Honeycutt

Two Capitals of the Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa has two capitals with Capetown hosting the legislature and Pretoria housing the rest of the government. Also noted is the first electrically driven merchant vessel to sail the seas from a Florida port.

Union of Florida

Three Rivers Delo Timber Plot Thickens at Night

Dana and Dudley confront tensions as Dana plans to help Stan Ball escape from the hills. Asper and Dudley quarrel over the affair while Malloy assists and Dana leads the mare into risk. Stan vanishes after a gunshot, leaving Dana and Dudley to face new reckonings and a promise of change.

Asper Delo Three Rivers Dudley Folly Mountain Dana Asper Dona Delo Timber Company Sfood

Europeans Sing Praises of Fruit Compotes

Europeans make much of fruit compotes but Americans have not fully appreciated them. Simmer four or five fruits with just enough water to cover and sugar to taste. Cook only until the fruit softens. A mix of plums peaches pears apples and quince makes a wonderful combination.

Guilford College Names Rhodes Candidates Parson and Smith

Guilford College announces two Rhodes scholarship candidates David Parsons Jr of High Point and Samra Smith of Guilford College. Both distinguished by top grades and leadership roles in student activities and publications. Smith led Guilfordian staff and edited the college annual. Parsons excelled in academics and athletics and served as student leader and editor.

David Parsons, Jr High Point Samra Smith Guilford College North Carolina Atlanta Smith Parsons Pearl K. E Gulfordian Guilford Marvin Hardin

Creosote Remains Cornerstone in Breathing Ailments

For years doctors have used creosote in various forms to treat bronchial infections. A ready on hand creosote preparation is advertised as a quick acting remedy on sale for two shillings a bottle.

Grants of land parcels in Guilford County North Carolina details

Noted legal notices describe multiple tracts in High Point and Jamestown Guilford County. Boundaries reference Salem Street East Washington Street Jamestown Street and T F Wrenn properties with measurements and book page citations. The notices name J A Lindsay Benny Town Herredouila H Harris and T F Wrenn among others and specify square footage for each tract.

Tovnenip J. A. Bullery A. B A. &. Smith's Pullers M. A. Smiths Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County Benny & Town Herredouila Puller and Beguinesto Stake Salem Street J. C. Fuller Puller Jamestown Washington Street Jamestown Street Salem Streets T. F. Wrenn Quilford County High Point Township H. Harre T. PF Steenlee Harris Bee Book Office of the Register of Deeds H. Harris B. Kearns Puller Ae Ashingtontreet Petron

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Society Club News MR. Shaffer Calvary Church G. C. Estes Decatur Street R. L. Waynick High Point Hospital Thaxton Richardson Thaxton, Jr B. T. Jackson George T. Wood, Sr Edwin Lyon Miss Carr Marsh rGhie Carolina News Briefs Moffitt’s North Main Street Faith Baldwin Phyillis Bentley Inheritance Pearl Buck Sons Warwick Deeping William Faulkner Peter B. Kyne Lida T Larrimore Robin Hill Elizabeth Stacy Payne Zane Grey Monroe W. Morrow Norma Patterson du Bose Heywood Peter Ashley Charles Merz James Trustow Adams Claude G. Bowers Beveridge Burned Mantle Andre Oliveroff Pavlova Eten Inagaki Sugimoto Harold Speakman Ireland Asheboro Society Randolph Book Club Randolph County W. H. Moring Fred J. Ringel W. A. Underwood C. L. Crawford Curry Loflin Charles M. Fox Walter Bunch George Sumner Lexington Mary Young High Point College Alma Andrews Jacqueline Guinn Winston-Salem Elizabeth Ross Jacques Busbee Jugtown Bobby Robinson Pinehurst Ruth Cothran Asheboro Malloy Don Ball Swergin Stan Ball Stan Dudley Winters Logal State of North Carolina County of Guilford J, Allen Austin Atty Main
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