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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
7
Miss Mary Swaim hosted the Rook club in her Main Street home where three tables played and Mrs. BE. Bunting won high. Ice cream and cake followed as members Maud and Claud Eppsie Woolen Rosa Woolen and others enjoyed the evening.
New Year’s message to American Jewish women from Arthur Brin president of the National Council of Jewish Men was received December 16 by Mrs. Harry BS president of High Point ton. Brin asks continued effort to counter martial tendencies and preserve civilization as dangers grow worldwide.
The Friendly Garden Club held its September meeting at Melrose Heights with Mrs. L Cox hosting. Attendees discussed October flower shows and read a time article by Mrs. Ivett. Prizes in flower arranging went to Co L Clapp first E S Wilson Jr second and Mrs F A Carroll third. A social hour followed with refreshments for twelve members and two visitors. The next meeting is set with EB Wilson Sr on Wednesday October 7.
The Mestown High School class of 1935 held its reunion Monday evening at 1 o clock. Miss Sublette, last year’s home room, acted as hostess. Mel Lashley was elected parent president, continuing from the group’s earlier organization. A reunion will be held each year on the second Thursday in June. Attendees included Misses Hunter Pinhix Leota Delk Chamblee Mildred Harris Hi Jones Louise Clark Ori.
An old advertisement touts Hemroid as an internal pile remedy to improve bowel circulation and reduce symptoms. It claims a long track record and money back guarantee, urging sufferers to obtain Hemroid tablets from Eckerd’s, Economy Store, and Mann’s.
Ana Scott Ruth Lauder Mary Evelyn Thornton and Messrs James Lashley Marty McGhee M L Bolton Jr and Luman Lamar appear in the readable portion of a local notice listing participants or signatories.
A birthday dinner was held Sunday for Troy Albright Homer Foust and Olin Beck. Mrs. Odie Albright hosted at her home on Thom asville route two with many relatives attending including Spurgeon Hines Foust Beck and several Albrights and their families.
Miss Madge Etheline Kersey and J C Johnson were married in Chatham Virginia on Saturday afternoon September 12. Mrs Johnson is daughter of G A Kersey. After the ceremony the couple left for a visit to friends in Salisbury and will reside in High Point.
Willing Workers class of South Main Street M E church moves Homecoming from September 27 to September 20. Members should note the date change and adjust plans accordingly. Eurelian class of Green Street Baptist holds weekly prayer at Mrs Thomas home Davis Apartments South Hamilton Street tonight at 7 30. Rankin Memorial Philathea class meets Friday September 18 at 7 30 at Miss Kathleen Embler 1015 Adams Street with Mrs Queen and Mrs Dailey as hostesses.
Mrs. Zenobia J. Spencer of Charlotte was honored at a bridge party hosted by former classmates Miss Allyne Owens and Miss Christine Payne at 306 Moon Street on Tuesday afternoon. Two tables played four progressions with Spencer winning first prize and C. E. Eady of Washington, D. C., taking consolation. A luncheon followed the prize ceremony. Attendees included Miss Mary Belle Pike Mrs. Bennie Tyson Mrs. Zenobia J. Spencer and Messrs Henry Faduma George Henderson and C. J B. Eady.
Elder Be C Smith of Mt Olive Holiness church 726 Fairview street will travel to Philadelphia to attend his churchs general assembly this Sunday.
Rev. G. W. Buchram of Emmanuel Baptist Church will preach at Cherry Street Presbyterian Church tonight Wednesday at eight o clock. The service seats the congregation for an evening of spiritual exhortation and fellowship.
Miss Margaret Phifer visits her brother Floyd Phifer of 1209 Pearson Street. Mr and Mrs Jerome Reese announce the birth of Jerome Jr a boy born Sunday Sept 13. Mother and child rest well. Mrs Louise Green of Philadelphia visits her parents Mr and Mrs BE Dunlap at 706 Leonard Street and plans to return Saturday. Miss Anna L Barringer daughter Readable fragments summarize local social notes and family arrivals in the Chester County area.
Three Wake county election officials were indicted for gross violations of voting laws in the July 4 Democratic primary. Superior Court Judge Walter L. Small ordered their arrest and set bonds at $1,000 each. They allegedly fraudulently listed 12 voters at the Auburn precinct.
A daughter of Mrs. G. F. Barringer of Davis Avenue has returned to Bennett College for Women in Greensboro to join the sophomore class.
The Students Pen at William Penn High School underwent partial staff reorganization after several 1936 37 officers did not return. The first issue of the new school year is planned for Friday October 9 and all subscriptions must be received by the business manager before publication. Edna Mae Edwards is editor in chief with a full slate of editors and managers listed, and the science club continues to operate the paper under faculty adviser Thomas B. Smith.
Judge Lewis Teague signed an order setting aside a $10 000 verdict against S H Kress and Co and B A Marshall in favor of Dorothy Rickman Brown and Bertha Rush minors The court found the verdict against the greater weight of the evidence and excessive prompting a new trial as the store faced allegations of shoplifting accusations and a rear compartment search by an assistant manager The original jury awarded $5 000 to each plaintiff against the store for alleged embarrassment and misconduct
Police records show in the past 24 hours two people cited to court for failing to produce state driver licenses two for speeding one for reckless driving two for violating other traffic ordinances and one driver arrested for drunken driving. Drive Carefully and Save a Life.
A local tradition invites players and fans to wear chrysanthemums to the season opener. The gesture signals school spirit and honors fallen alumni while迎ing the debut of the football team.
An unidentified woman about 50 years old was struck and killed by a truck on a highway near Raleigh yesterday. The incident involved a hitchhiker, and no further details were provided.
William 8 Holleman, 59, was fatally injured in a truck wreck near Yadkinville. The accident occurred on a rural road, authorities said, and the victim died at the scene.
The Morehead City port terminal is almost ready to be transferred to the port commission after financing from government funds.
Bids were opened today in Raleigh for equipment to be used in the state wide police radio system authorized by the last legislature.
The North Carolina Manufacturers Association directors chose Pinehurst as the site for their annual convention to be held on November 6 6, with meetings set to take place at the Pinehurst venue.
R. W. Arnold, 24, a state highway patrolman, suffered a fractured skull when his motorcycle threw him. He was rushed to a hospital for treatment following the accident.
Representative J Bayard Clark of North Carolina seventh district will address a Democratic rally in Gastonia on September 22. The event aims to rally party supporters and boost campaign momentum in the region.
Paris reports French demands for an apology and indemnity from Spanish Fascists over a French death in Spanish Morocco remain unanswered. A foreign office spokesman called negotiations unsatisfactory and warned France may close the frontier to Spanish Morocco if Tetuan consul replies are not received tonight.
Rev James N Bowman will preach at 11 o clock next Sunday as pastor of West End Baptist church in Lexington replacing Rev Hoyle Love who left for Glenora Baptist near Archdale. Bowman formerly led Erlanger Baptist in Lexington for two and a half years and Magnolia Street Baptist in Greensboro for nine years. A welcome pounding occurred at the parsonage 918 Redding street. The Jarvis Quartet of Magnolia Street Baptist will perform at the Western church next Sunday morning.
Gaston A. Johnson will be among principal speakers at the Friddle family reunion near Summerfield Guilford County next Sunday at Dora Farrar home five miles north. Chief W. G. Fiddle, a clan member, says the all day program begins about 10 30 in the morning with a business session then an open air picnic. All defendants and relatives of the original settlers are invited.
A special open meeting for upholsterers is announced by Everett Morris president of Upholsterers Union No 27 at Labor Temple 127 North Wrenn Street tonight at 7 30 o clock. All city and surrounding area upholsterers are invited.
E F Pritchard reports Howard Waggoner riding a bicycle collided with his parked car near Lindsay and Thurston streets. Waggoner sustained a small leg scratch. no blame assigned to Pritchard.
Butter trading at 9 858 pounds with weak creamery specials 98 score 84 35 and 92 84 ex tras 90 91. firsts 88 89 31 32. standards 90 centralized carrots 38. Eggs 6208 pounds steady with unchanged prices.
If time does not permit you to make your own arrangement, call the florist. he will be glad to oblige. The piece promises quick service and expert help for last minute bouquets.
Many suffer backache and other pains, suspecting kidney issues. The ad claims tired kidneys cause waste buildup, with Doan’s Pills flushing poisons from blood and offering quick relief.
North Carolina health officials report 65 new diphtheria cases last week, up from 38 the week before and 41 in the same week last year, with four meningitis and 28 whooping cough cases. Immunization urged for all children as other diseases fluctuated.
The Detroit Eagle corps won first prize of 1000 dollars in a contest at the Veterans of Foreign Wars annual encampment in Elgin Illinois. Denver took second for 500 dollars and Cleveland finished third with 300 dollars.
In Natchez Mississippi on September 17 a shortage of Negro labor amid a large cotton crop spurs growers to use Mexican cotton pickers from Texas to meet harvest needs.
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