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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1947
Page
6
A called meeting at the Emerywood club house on September 15 at 8 oclock aims to decide whether to refill the drained lake or develop the lake bed into a fair way. The Board of Directors urges member attendance, with those present forming a quorum, per President Harriss Covington.
The Hedrick family reunion was held yesterday at 612 Scott Avenue Greensboro hosted by Mr and Mrs N A Hedrick. About 65 people attended including six brothers and one sister and their families. The note adds a historical tidbit about Philippine rule lasting 370 years ending in 1898.
R L Thompson editor of the Enterprise will speak at the High Point Business and Professional Woman's Club meeting at the Sheraton hotel ballroom. He will discuss Are We Internationally Literate. Members should call Kate Ragan if not attending and bring Tar Heel Woman ads and unpaid dues.
Mr and Mrs L G Jones entertained Saturday evening at their Hillsville country home for members of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges. Lawn games and contests created fellowship. a buffet picnic dinner followed by homemade ice cream and cake. Another social gathering was voted for in the future.
The Junior Service League holds its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 10:30 AM at the YMCA. The board of directors will meet beforehand.
The Pentagon Club will meet tomorrow night at 8 o’clock at the home of Mrs. E. C. Rankin 1113 Clyde street. Members unable to attend are asked to call the hostess.
Oak Hill church Young People’s class meets Tuesday night at 8:00 led by Lois and Aud rey Hayworth at 2303 English Street. Green Street Baptist T E L class gathers tonight at 7 30 at Mrs Culler 320 Woodrow Ave. Martha Payne Sunday School class meets tonight at 7 30 at Mrs J L Payne 240 Monthey Ave with Pal reveal and visitors welcome amid notes of stewed roses and primroses once popular continental desserts.
Pauline Douglas and her fiancé William Sheloff were feted by Mr and Mrs Charles Kearns and Mr and Mrs Amos Kearns at Emerywood Country Club. Forty guests attended the dinner where a floral centerpiece of asters snapdragons and mixed flowers graced the table and room. The couple plans to wed later this month.
Mrs. W. W. Dickerson returns from Chattanooga. Mrs. Ralph R. Vance enters Boulev ard hospital for surgery with no visitor access for days. Harmon Turnage leaves Boulevard unit for Baptist hospital Winston-Salem. Mrs. L. F. Honeycutt in Boulevard unit for operation with no visitors. Mrs. Roy Cecil hospitalized at Boulevard unit for observation with visitors allowed. Mrs. Pearl Bowers at Boulevard unit for observation with visitors allowed. Mrs. H. H. Phillips recuperating after operation and can receive visitors. Mrs. L. W. Seward of Winston-Salem at Boulevard unit after operation. Mrs. G. L. Jenkins recuperating and nearly home. W. K. Molyneux returns from two week Pennsylvania trip. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Knott visit High Point. Miss Mary Hilliard Carraway spent week at Wrightsville Beach then home. Miss Bernice Hamilton returns to Columbia after visiting High Point. employed with Delta Airlines.
Mr and Mrs Darrell Staley announce the birth of a son Steven Redding Staley on September 5 at the Washington street unit of the High Point Memorial hospital Mrs Staley is the former Miss Ellen Redding.
New York based United Artists appoints L. Sears of Hannibal Missouri as president succeeding Edward C Rafferty who left to resume private law practice. Sears a WWI veteran and longtime film industry executive has earlier served as Warner Brothers vice president and as UA general sales manager.
A fragment explains that track size does not reveal animal size with a note that a smaller female may leave smaller tracks than a larger male. The text then shifts to a tale of falcons in New York City destroying about 1000 pigeons from a 23 story perch before being dispersed.
American travel surges abroad as 300000 tourists venture overseas by year end. Europe draws 250 million dollars in 1947, with Britain Holland and Norway easing entry while the Caribbean and Latin America see rising cruise demand. Falls in travel costs and taxes temper enthusiasm, but inter-American travel cards and AAA efforts seek freer movement.
New York report notes Dr An-ton Brice a Holland born conductor of the Denver Symphony outlines keys to success including determination endurance and study. She heads the Brico School in Denver and plans concerts in Denmark Helsinki Vienna Prague and Paris before returning to the United States.
In eastern Russia a horse breed sports permanent ringlet curls across the entire body including head neck and legs. The distinctive mass of kinky ringlets gives the animals a striking look as they roam coastal regions.
An article explains jagged star edges are perceptual, not real. It compares light spreading in the eye to ink blots, noting how the eye’s appearance creates perceived irregularities.
The original Siamese twins Eng and yng were more Chinese than Siamese and were named to mean Right and Left. Their titles reflected their perceived orientation rather than strict geographic origin.
Lieutenant Walter Bean ejected from a damaged plane over New Guinea as the parachute failed to open. The aircraft struck ground first and exploded, blowing open the parachute of the pilot.
A teen girl described in fashion and beauty terms grows more distant and withdrawn. Her stylish outfits and suntan mask a lack of warmth, conversation, and friendship, revealing a growing social coldness despite outward polish.
An ad touts SSS Tonic as a cure for low blood strength and non organic anemia. It claims to boost red blood cell production, improve appetite, energy, digestion, sleep, and overall vitality, with promises of better health and numerous bottle sales.
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