Miss Etta Wood Party Honors Bride Elect Miss Etta Reid Wood
Asheboro reports a bridge party by Mrs. R. B. Brittain and Mrs. H. K. Moore at Brittain home honoring Miss Etta Reid Wood, soon to wed Lancey Hagerman Robertson of Oxford. Nine tables of bridge, high score by Miss Henrietta Underwood, gifts include a five year diary, mixed shower, out of town guests included Mrs. John Hunter and Mrs. John Clark. Ice course served. other event featured Priscilla club at Mrs. B. F. Brittain with five rock and six bridge tables and prizes for top scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
R. B. Brittain
H. K. Moore
Etta Reid Wood
Lancey Hagerman Robertson
Oxford
Brittain
Carrie Hobgood Donnell
J. H. Donnell
Kearns Street
Annie MaeDonnell
Janet Perryman
F. H. McCain
High Point
Annie MacDonnell
Merian McCain
Frank Lambeth
Donnell
McCain
Annie Mae Donnell
Jack Hodgins
Helen Ann Reid
Bobby Bevan
Royal Jennings, Jr
James Donnell
Theresa Holcombe
Marian McCain
F. H. McCain, Jr
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 10 30 with a song service and speaking followed by a picnic dinner at noon on the grounds. All kin and friends are urged to attend and bring a well filled basket.
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Branson-Vincannon
Hopewell Church
Asheboro
Mrs Moffitt Hosts Two Bridge Parties At Home
Mrs T Moffitt Mrs Laurin Crawford Mrs Curry Loflin and Misa Moffitt hosted two gatherings at Mrs Moffitt's home last Friday. A 1 PM two course lunch preceded afternoon bridge, seven tables, won by Mrs J N Bennett with high score and Mrs N M Harrison with rock prize. An evening two course dinner followed and bridge resumed at 12 tables, with Mrs Chas Bossong taking high score and a double deck prize awarded.
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3. T. Moffitt
Laurin Crawford
Curry Loflin
Misa Mery Moffitt
Moffitt
J. N. Bennett
N. M. Harrrison
Rock
Chas
Bossong
Mrs Redding Hostess at Central Hotel Club Meeting
Mrs Redding hosted her club and guests at the Central hotel Thursday afternoon. Miss Donna Lee Loflin won the club prize aarmaire and Mrs W P Stone took the visitors prize a coin purse. The hostess served a salad course.
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Redding
W. F. Redding, Jr
Central Hotel
Donna Lee Loflin
W. P. Stone
Mrs Chisholm’s wedding honored at Salisbury street bridge
Miss Lena Hilliard hosted three tables of bridge on Salisbury street last Thursday to honor newlyweds Mr and Mrs Clyde Chisholm. Mrs Arthur Cox won the ladies high score prize a double deck of cards and John Hadley took the gentlemen’s high score smoking set. The Chisholms received a presented picture and a salad course was served.
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Lena Hilliard
Salisbury Street
Clyde Chisholm
Arthur Cox
John Hadley
Vance
Toom
Pat Young
Raymond Bowers
A. L. Disher
RR. Reid Settle
H. T. Greers
Donald Harris
C. 8. Williams
Lee Shirley
W. P. Bain
W. J. Heotden
H. S. Johnson
George Conrad
High Point
Town In Volcano The Botton On Saba Island
The town of Botton sits on the crater floor of an extinct volcano on Saba in the Dutch West Indies and is accessible from the shore 800 feet below only by hundreds of steps carved in solid rock called the Ladder.
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Botton
Saba
Dutch West Indies
Rapid Fire Camera Shown By French Academy
A new rapid fire camera touted as the fastest in the world was displayed before the French Academy of Science. It can capture action lasting from one to one millionth of a second, enabling ultra brief photographs.
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French Academy of Science
North Carolina Legion Plans to Attend Detroit Convention
North Carolina Legionnaires plan to attend the American Legion national convention in Detroit September 21 to 24 and back Henry Stevens for national commander. A special train from Asheville will carry North Carolina and South Carolina Legionnaires to Detroit, with early arrival to enjoy program and camaraderie.
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North Carolina
The
American Legion
Detroit
Legion
Legionnaires
North Carols
Henry Stevens
Legionnaire Comrades of
Michigan
North Carolina Legionnaires
Stevens
Henry L. Stevens
Henry
Legionnaires of
Johnston
Transportation Committee of the
North Carolina Department
Asheville
N. C
South Carolina
Department of North Carolina
Transportation Committee
Department of South Carolina
Legion of South Carolina
South Carolina Department
J. M. Caldwell
Y W C A Weekly Schedule Of Meetings
The Industrial club of the Y W C A meets Monday at seven thirty pm in the Y building on East Commerce Street with Mrs W F Clayton installing new officers. The finance committee meets Tuesday at seven thirty pm, the Omicron sorority Wednesday at seven thirty pm led by Arthur Kiekman, the board of directors Thursday at seven thirty pm, and the Lend a Hand club meets Friday at Highland Posses Mill at seven thirty pm.
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Industrial Club of the
East Commerce Street
W. F. Clayton
Pr Omicron
Arthur Kiekman
Highland Posses Mill
Nurses' Home Duke Campus Undergoing Ground Clearing
Durham Sept 5 Work has begun on clearing the site for the 32nd building on Duke University's new campus. The project will be Nurses' Home with a capacity of 225 beds and is expected to advance construction plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke University
Believe It or Not on Smile and Humor in Humans
Ripley’s Believe It or Not notes that only humans can smile and laugh while animals show happiness with other actions. The piece discusses how humor can relieve tension yet overusing jokes hinders conversation and can be ridiculous. Heywood Broun is cited on humor as a coward’s livery.
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Ripley
Return to animals and human expression in humor
Minnie Atkins Edwards muses on animal satisfaction in expressing emotions and posits a harsher punishment than any tyranny would be the inability of people to smile or laugh at one another. She references Dante’s list of tortures as a point of contrast.
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Dante
Minnie Atkins-Edwards
Warner Oland in Fine Portrayal at The Drums of Jeopardy
Warner Oland stars at the Broadhurst in The Drums of Jeopardy a Harold MacGrath thriller set in pre revolutionary Russia and later America Oland as a vengeful chemist vows death to the Petroffs using ruby drums as omens He is joined by Lloyd Hughes June Collyer Wallace MacDonald Ernest Hilliard and George Fawcett with Hale Hamilton Mischa Auer Clara Blandick Florence Lake and Ann Brody in supporting roles The production directed by George B Seitz adapts Florence Ryersons script
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Warner Oland
Fu Manchu
Broadhurst
June Collyer
Lloyd Hughes
Tiffany
Harold MacGrath
Oland
Petroffs
Russia
America
George B. Seitz
Florence Ryerson
Oliver Sansen to Captain Iowa Grid Team This Year
Oliver Sansen, fullback and captain designate for Iowa, has won four letters in football and track, highlighting his versatile athletic contribution and leadership roles on the squad.
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Oliver Sansen
Iowa
Thomasville Woman's Club executive meeting plans year work
Mrs. Charlies E Finch hosted the Thomasville Woman's Club executive committee on Main Street as plans were made to sponsor a night school and support the library. The group included Mrs H W Mater, Mrs Lee Rice, Mrs R S Green, Mrs Robert Rapp, Mrs W E Tomlinson, Mrs Charlies F Lambeth, and Mrs Ralph Wilson.
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Thomasville
Charlies E. Finch
Main Street
Lee Rice
R. S. Green
Robert Rapp
W. E. Tomlinson
Charlies F. Lambeth
Ralph Wilson
Laughing Defendant Sentenced Over Stolen Hardware Sale
Jose Portillo, 32, was fined $200 and sentenced to 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.
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EL Paso
Tex
Texas
Jose Portillo
Inventor Harper files aluminum from clay process in patent office
Copperhill Tenn inventor Theodore Harper files a process claim to extract aluminum from clay at under 10 cents per pound. If proven practical, the method could transform the aluminum industry and lower production costs nationwide.
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Copperhill
Tenn
Theodore Harper
Patent Office
Harper
Guilford History Head Returns to Guilford College
Prof. A. I. Newlin resumes duties as head of Guilford College history department after two years at the Institute of International Relations in Geneva Switzerland. He completed his studies for a doctor's degree with a $1,200 Clement Biddle scholarship and will apply League of Nations law history and arbitration insights to enhance student instruction this year.
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Guilford College
Newlin
Institute of International Relations
University of Geneva
Geneva
Switzerland
Prof
Clement Biddle
New York
League of Nations
North Carolina
Guilford
Just the Place a World Tour Postcard Humors Dad Note
An amused postcard from a touring father to his son in college shows a cliff view with a quip about ancient Spartans tossing defective children. The caption reads Wish you were here signed Dad, attributed to The Humorist.
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Col‘lege
Bridge Parties Enliven Week In Lexington Social Circles
A Lexington week featured several bridge gatherings at private homes. Mrs John Smith hosted the women of her club on West Center Street with guests Miss Neill Muse of High Point and Miss Mary Barker of Greensboro. Prizes went to Mrs Vance Beck and Mrs Hayden Hooper, with others receiving awards, as guests later enjoyed sandwiches, salad, iced tea and chess pies.
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Lexington
Kin Len Society
John Smith
Br Club
West Center Street
Onor
Neill Muse
High Point
Mary Barker
Greensboro
High Score Club
Vance Beck
Hayden Hooper
J. R. Terry
Miss Muse
Miss Barker
Nell Muse
R. L. Leonard
W. J. Haselden
Jack Dickerson
Raymond Bowers
Mayme Fountain
Meta Baker
Claudia Baker
Vivian Smith
Miss Nerine Sowers Hosts Bridge Party At Sowers Home
Miss Nerine Sowers entertained six tables of bridge at her parents home Saturday night honoring guests Miss Sallie Matt Marshall of Walnut Cove and Miss Hale Albert of Kernersville. Flowers, sport handkerchiefs for honorees, and prizes for high scores marked the elegant affair. Guests included Dr. Edwin Cathell and Dr. J. L. Sowers, Mrs. J. EB. Cathell, Mary Hill, Emma Hill of Salisbury, and many others from Kernersville and nearby towns.
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Nerine Sowers
L. G. Sowers
Sallie Matt Marshall
Walnut Cove
Hale Albert
Kernersville
Edwin Catbell
J. EB. Cathell
J. C. Sowers
Marshall
Albert
Virginia Cathell
Elizabeth Barnes
Odell Walser
Mary Hill
Emma Hill
Salisbury
Edwin Cathell
J. L. Sowers
James Cathell
David Sink
Lexington
Jim Bob Blackwell
Joe Pennix
Tommy Holder
Fred Vancey
Clay Grubb
Barnes
Lee Wilson
Churchland
Wade Sowers
Synod of North Carolina Meets at Queens-Chicora College
The 118th annual meeting of the Synod of North Carolina of the Presbyterian Church opens Tuesday at Queens-Chicora College Charlotte with an opening sermon by Rev. R. Murphy of Greensboro. Moderator retirement and election follow the sermon. Dr. A. D. P. Gilmour will report on the work committee and Rev. H. H. Bryan of Birmingham will speak on religious work among state college students. A home missions event follows routine business on Wednesday.
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Queens-Chicora College
R. Murphy Williams
Charlotte
N.C
Synod of North Carolina of the Presbyterian Church
R. Murphy
Williams
A. D. P. Gilmour
Wilmington
Synod
H. H. Bryan
Birmingham
Ala
State College
United States
R. S. Stone
Ashe County
F. M. Dick
Ahosk
Z. T. Pipeheff
Namseton
R. C. Clonts
Mecklenburg
W. B. Mellvaine
W. Johnston
Lucky Flower Seller Prompt Scene
A street vendor offers flowers to a man seeking to impress a companion. The man confesses he has no sweetheart or wife, prompting the seller to urge buying a full bouquet to celebrate his luck.
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Etta Wood
Mesdames Brittain
Moore
B. F. Brittain
Priscilla Club
South Fayetteville Street
E. L. Heilrick
Eugene Chisholm
D. C. Smith
Koonce Funeral Home, Inc
South Main St
Loss Moran
Edmund Lowe
Transatlantic
Broadhurst Theater
Heywood Broun
Braun
Peter
Jeopardy
Thomasville Society
Ellén Mae Pegg
E. A. Pegg
Mrs. Pinkney Rankie
Gastonia
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
Jacquéline Kinney
J. A. Green
West Main Street
Richard Hargett
Meyer Mendenhall, Jr
Lexington Avenue
Elsie Doxey
Poplar Branch
City
Colonial Drive
George Marshall Hoover
al Irene
Mary Alice Hoover
Wisconsin
William Thomas
Clyde Fisher
Columbus
Ohio
Fisher
Mrs
J. W. Bennett
Fisher Ferry Street
Stella Rapp
Baltimore
Henry Rapp
A. 1. Newlin
Josephine Harkey Magee
Aiken
Aiken Institute
K. V. Epting
Synod Meeting
J.C. Penney
Junior Service League
Paramount Theatre
Gloria Swanson
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