Miss Etta Wood Party Honors Bride Elect at Bridge Soirée
Asheboro notes describe a bridge party hosted by Mrs. R. B. Brittain and Mrs. H. K. Moore honoring Miss Etta Reid Wood, whose autumn marriage to Lancey Hagerman Robertson of Oxford is a major upcoming event. Nine bridge tables, fall flowers, and a five year diary gift marked the evening, with out of town guests Mrs. John Hunter and Mrs. John Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
R. B. Brittain
H. K. Moore
Etta Reid Wood
Lancey Hagerman Robertson
Oxford
Brittain
Bran son Vincannon Family Reunion at Hopewell Church
The Bran son Vincannon families hold their annual reunion Sunday September 13 at Hopewell church eight miles south of Asheboro. The program starts 4:30 p.m. with song service and speaking followed by a picnic dinner at noon on the grounds. Attendees urged to bring well filled baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branson-Vincannon
Hopewell Church
Asheboro
Mrs T Moffitt Hosts Two Bridge Parties At Home
Mrs T Moffitt and fellow hostesses entertained with two gatherings at her home last Friday. A 1 pm two course lunch preceded bridge at seven tables, won by Mrs J N Bennett for high score with a double deck of ecards. Mrs N M Harrison got book ends for rock high. Evening supper followed by bridge at twelve tables, with Mrs Chas Bossong claiming high score and a double deck as prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3. T. Moffitt
Laurin Crawford
Curry Loflin
Mery Moffitt
Mrs Redding Hosts Club at Central Hotel
Mrs Redding and guests gathered Thursday afternoon at the Central hotel. Miss Donna Lee Loflin won the club prize a armairer and Mrs W P Stone received the visitors prize a coin purse. The hostess served a salad course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
W. F. Redding, Jr
Central Hotel
Donna Lee Loflin
W. P. Stone
Miss Hilliard Hosts Bridge Evening for Chisholms
Miss Téna Hilliard entertained with three tables of bridge at her Salisbury street home last Thursday honoring Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Chisholm on their recent marriage. Mrs Arthur Cox won the ladies high score prize a double deck of cards and John Hadley received a smoking set for gentlemen's high score. The Chisholms were presented with a picture and a salad course was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Brittain
Priscilla Club
South Fayetteville Street
Rock
E. L. Heilrick
Eugene Chisholm
D. C. Smith
Téna Hilliard
Salisbury Street
Clyde Chisholm
Arthur Cox
John Hadley
Carrie Hobgood Donnell
J. H. Donnell
Kearns Street
Annie MaeDonnell
Janet Perryman
F. H. McCain
High Point
Merian McCain
Frank Lambeth
Donnell
McCain
Annie Mae Donnell
Jack Hodgin
Helen Ann Reid
Bobby Bevan
Royal Jennings, Jr
James Donnell
Theresa Holcombe
F. H. McCain, Jr
Pat Young
Raymond Bowers
A. L. Er
Reymond Bowers
A. L. Disher
RJ .Rete Settle
H. T. Gree
Donald Harris
Liams
Lee
P. Bain
W. J. Hastides
H. S. Johnson
George Conrad
Town in Volcano The Botton on Saba Island
Town In Volcano The Botton sits on the crater floor of an extinct volcano on Saba in the Dutch West Indies. Access from the shore requires climbing hundreds of steps cut in solid rock known as the Ladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botton
Saba
Dutch West Indies
Rapid-Fire Camera Shown Before French Academy
A new rapid-fire camera claimed to be the fastest in the world was displayed before the French Academy of Science. The device can capture action lasting 1 to 1,000,000th of a second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy of Science
Legionnaires Rush To Detroit For National Convention
North Carolina Legionnaires plan to attend the American Legion national convention in Detroit from September 71st to 24th. The NC delegation aims to elect Henry Stevens as national commander and expects a strong turnout, with preparations to boost 1932 membership before October 20th to support Armistice Day rallies.
North Carolina Legion urges full membership before October 20
The 1931 Post officers are urged to re enroll at least fifty percent of their 1931 members for 1932 before October 20. A full membership eases transitions for the incoming Post Commander and strengthens the Legion. A special train from Asheville on September 19 will carry North and South Carolina delegates to the National Convention in Detroit, with South Carolina joining the trek. J. M. Caldwell signs.
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Legion
American Legion
North Carolina
Legionnaires of
Johnston
Transportation Committee of
North Carolina Department
Asheville
N. C
National Convention
The
Legionnaires
South Carolina
Department of North Carolina
Detroit
Transportation Committee
Department of South Carolina
North Carolina Legionnaires
Legion of South Carolina
South Carolina Department
J. M. Caldwell
Y W C A group meetings schedule noted
The Industrial club of the Y W C A meets at the Y building on East Commerce street Monday at 7 20. Mrs W F Clayton installs new officers. The finance committee meets at the building Tuesday at 7 30. Omicron sorority meets Wednesday at 7 30 led by Arthur Kirkman. Board of directors meets Thursday at 7 30. Lend a Hand club meets Friday at Highland Cotton mill community hall at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Club of the
East Commerce Street
W. F. Clayton
The
Pr Omicron
Arthur Kirkman
Highland Cotton Mill
Nurses' Home Building Begins on Duke Campus
Work has started on clearing ground for the 32nd building on Duke University's new campus. The Nurses' Home will have a capacity of 225 beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke University
Believe It or Not on Smile and Humor in Humans
This column discusses the unique human capacity to smile and laugh, contrasting animals and describing how humor can relieve tension yet become tiresome if overused. It cites Heywood Broun on humor as a cowardly veneer and cautions against using jokes to dodge serious issues, stressing balanced use of humor in conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley
Heywood Broun
Peter
Christ
Broun
Braun
Animals express emotion as humans through smiles and laughter
A reflective quotation by Minnie Atkins-Edwards compares animal and human expression, pondering how cruel it would be to remove the ability to smile and laugh from people, and wondering why Dante did not list this as a torture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dante
Minnie Atkins-Edwards
Drums of Jeopardy at Broadhurst stars Warner Oland
Warner Oland stars in The Drums of Jeopardy at the Broadhurst with June Collyer and Lloyd Hughes. Oland plays a vengeful chemist amid a Petroff clan plot set in Russia before the revolution and later America. The drama features Mischa Auer, George Fawcett, Hale Hamilton, and others under director George B. Seitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Oland
Fu Manchu
Broadhurst
June Collyer
Lloyd Hughes
Tiffany
Harold MacGrath
Oland
Petroffs
Russia
America
George B. Seitz
Florence Ryerson
Oliver Sansen Named Iowa Captain for Grid Team
Oliver Sansen, fullback and captain designate for Iowa, has earned four letters in football and track, highlighting his versatility and leadership for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Sansen
Iowa
Thomasville Woman's Club executive meeting notes plans
Mrs. Charlies E Finch hosted a Thomasville Woman's Club executive committee at Main street home. They discussed year plans including sponsoring a night school and library work plus a round table exchange of ideas. Others attending included Mrs. H W Mater Mrs Lee Rice and Mrs R S Green among others.
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Thomasville
Charlies E. Finch
Main Street
Woman's Club
H. W. Mater
Lee Rice
R. S&s. Green
Robert Rapp
W. E. Tomlinson
Charlies F. Lambeth
Ralph Wilson
Laughing Defendant Jokes Through Theft Trial in El Paso
Jose Portillo, 32, faced jail after being arraigned on selling stolen hardware. He laughed throughout the trial despite warnings from the judge, declaring he is as happy in jail as out. A $200 fine and jail sentence were imposed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Texas
Jose Portillo
Inventor Harper claims cheap aluminum from clay
Copperhill Tenn to patent office Theodore Harper files a process claimed to extract aluminum from clay at under 10 cents a pound. If proven practical this could revolutionize the aluminum industry.
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Copperhill
Tenn
Theodore Harper
Patent Office
Harper
Guilford History Head Returns After Geneva Study
Guilford College welcomes Prof. A I Newlin back to lead the history department after two years at the Institute of International Relations in Geneva Switzerland. He completed his research for a doctorate with a $1200 Clement Biddle scholarship and will apply League of Nations studies international law and foreign policy to student courses.
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Guilford College
A. I. Newlin
Institute of International Relations
University of Geneva
Geneva
Switzerland
Newlin
Clement Biddle
New York
League of Nations
Prof
North Carolina
Guilford
A World Touring Father Sends a Sarcastic Postcard
A humor column recounts a postcard from a world traveling father to his son in college. He jokes that the cliff is where ancient Spartans allegedly cast defective children, closing with a taunting wish that the son were present. The item plays on travel wit and historical bravado.
Bridge Parties Enliven Week In Lexington Social Circles
In Lexington on September 5 social events featured bridge gatherings at Mrs. John Smiths West Center Street home with Miss Nell Muse of High Point and Miss Mary Barker of Greensboro as guests. Prizes included a deck of cards for high score and handmade handkerchiefs for low score and visiting winners.
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Jacquéline Kinney
High Point
Mrs. J. A. Green
West Main Street
Lexington
Lexis Society
John Smith
West Center Street
Ono
Nell Muse
Mary Barker
Greensboro
Ion
Vance Beck
Hayden Hooper
J. R. Terry
Miss Muse
Miss Barker
J. Terry
R. L. Leonard
W. J. Haselden
Jack Dickerson
Raymond Bowers
Mayme Fountain
Meta Baker
Claudia Baker
Vivian Smith
Miss Nerine Sowers Hosts Six Tables of Bridge Tea
Miss Nerine Sowers entertained six bridge tables at her parents home Saturday night honoring guests Miss Sallie Matt Marshall of Walnut Cove and Miss Hah Albert of Kernersville. Flowers of zinnias and gladiolias adorned the colonial setting. Prizes went to Miss Mary Hill for high ladies score and to Dr. Edwin Cathell for high gentlemen score. Guests included Miss Marshall Miss Albert Miss Virginia Cathell Miss Elizabeth Barnes Mrs Odell Walser Miss Mary Hill Miss Emma Hill Dr. Edwin Cathell Dr J L Sowers James Cathell David Bink Jim Bob Blackwell Joe Pennix Tommy Holder Fred Vancey Clay Grubb Mr and Mrs Wade Sowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nerine Sowers
L. ¢. Sowers
Sallie Matt Marshall
Walnut Cove
Hah Albert
Kernersville
Mary Hill
Edwin Cathell
J. E. Cathell
J. C. Sowers
Marshall
Albert
Virginia Cathell
Elizabeth Barnes
Odell Walser
Emma Hill
Salisbury
J. L. Sowers
James Cathell
David Bink
Lexington
Jim Bob Blackwell
Joe Pennix
Tommy Holder
Fred Vancey
Clay Grubb
Mn Barnes
Lee Wilson
Churchland
Wade Sowers
Synod Meeting Opens in Charlotte in September
The 118th annual meeting of the North Carolina Synod of the Presbyterian church opens Tuesday at Queens-Chicora College with Rev. Wines Williams to preach the opening sermon. Moderator-elect Rev. R. Murphy Williams retires. committee reports and addresses by Rev. H. H. Bryan and others follow. Mecklenberg Presbytery will seek dissolution of two pastorates.
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Queens-Chicora College
R. Murphy Williams
Charlotte
N.C
Synod of North Carolina of the Presbyterian Church
Wines
R. Murphy Liams
Greensboro
Williams
A. D. P. Gilmour
Wilmington
Synod
H. H. Bryan
Birmingham
Als
State College
United States
R. S. Stone
Ashé County
F. M
Z. T. Pipeheff
Namston
R. C. Clonts
Mecklenburg
W. B. Mellvaine
W. H Johnston
Lucky Flower Seller Card Punch Line
A light exchange in a newspaper card style has a flower vendor urging gifts for love or luck, while a passerby admits bachelor status. The brief joke plays on social prompts to buy flowers for a hypothetical partner, ending with comic insistence from the seller.
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Etta Wood
Mesdames Brittain
Moore
Koonce Funeral Home, Inc
South Main St
Lois Moran
Edmund Lowe
Broadhurst Theater
North Carols
Henry Stevens
Legionnaire Comrades of
Michigan
Stevens
Henry L. Stevens
Henry
Warner Oland IK Fine
Jeopardy
Thomasville Society
Ellen Mae Pegg
BE. A. Pegg
Charlotte Hospital
Ewe
Mrs. Pinkney Rankin
Gastonia
Mrs. Rankin
Reece C. Harville
Royal Harris
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Yow
Lyda Ruth Yow
George Yow
Miss Yow
Walter Abernethy
Jimmy Dutz
Spartanburg
S. C
Mrs
James Higgins
Highland Avenue
J. D. Moore
Western Union
R. H. Phillips
Sylva, N. C
Richard Hargett
Meyer Mendenhall, Jr
Lexington Avenue
Elsie Doxey
Poplar Branch
City
Colonial Drive
George Marshall Hoover
Misses Allfene
Mary Alice Hoover
Wisconsin
William Thomas
Clyde Fisher
Columbus
Ohio
Stella Rapp
Baltimore
Henry Rapp
Fisher Ferry Street
Josephine Harkey Magee
Aiken
Aiken Institute
K. V. Epting
J.C. Penney
Junior Service League
Paramount Theatre
Gloria Swanson
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