Local Junior Hostesses Awarded National USO Membership
Twenty local junior USO hostesses received permanent national USO memberships at a YMCA USO dance attended by about 300 servicemen and junior hostesses. Names listed include Melvin Hayes, Ronda Sebastian, Inez Pierce, Ruth Andrews, Sara Hester, Nola Idol, Immogene Shields, Vera Lee Jones, Maude Carraway, Mae Barrier, Nancy Roberts, Iris Hicks, Melita Eldridge, Dot Davis, Margaret Lee, Dot Lee, Giphy Duncan, Dot Hiatt, Ethyl Childs, and Margaret Dunn. Maxine Kennedy was omitted by error but is eligible. Music by a swing band from Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Melvin Hayes
Ronda Sebastian
Inez Pierce
Ruth Andrews
Sara Hester
Nola Idol
Immogene Shields
Vera Lee Jones
Maude Carraway
Mae Barrier
Nancy Roberts
Iris Hicks
Melita Eldridge
Dot Davis
Margaret Lee
Dot Lee
Giphy Duncan
Dot Hiatt
Ethyl Childs
Margaret Dunn
Maxine Kennedy
Miss Wagger And Mrs Fuchs Share Honors At Evening Bridge
Miss Wagger bride elect of the season attended a bridge gathering at Mrs. Philip Silver’s home with Mrs. Eman uel Rosen and others gifting thanks and hospitality. Miss Wagger will marry Master Sgt. Reynauld Bubis of Nashville in early Fall. Guests included Mrs. Stanly Fuchs of New York City and many local ladies. Prizes were awarded for high and consolation scores as delicate fall decor and bridal motifs adorned the rooms. Gifts featured silver bon bon dishes and candlestick holders among several mementos.
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Mimi Wagger
Emanuel Rosen
Philip Silver
W. R Will
Sgt
Reynauld Bubis
Nashville
Tenn
Miss Way
Stanly Fuchs
Newark City
Natalie Rosen
Milton Silver
Harry Doctor
Mrs. Silver
Miss Wagger
Mrs. Fuchs
Betsy Dean Wagger
Shirley Silver
Myra Taub
Robert Wagger
Sara Wagger
Sam Shavitz
Harry Jacobs
al Schwartz
Ben Herman
First Meeting of Garden Club Thursday Afternoon
The Wild Flower Garden Club will hold its first meeting of the year Thursday at four o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. W. Montgomery on North Main Street. Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Dale Montgomery will hostesses. The program, led by Mrs. J. W. Montgomery, will be on Home Canning and Preserving.
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Wild Flower Garden Club
J. W. Montgomery
Dale Montgomery
North Main Street
Canterbury Club To Hold Fall Meeting Friday
The Canterbury Club will hold its first fall meeting Friday afternoon at three o'clock at Mrs. Everett Marsh's home on Johnson Street. Members unable to attend should notify Mrs. Marsh.
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Canterbury Club
Everett Marsh
Johnson Street
Marsh
Lemon and Water Wake-Up Drink Promotes Elimination
A health notice urges drinking juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water first thing in the morning to stimulate bowel action and promote normal elimination. It touts vitamin C benefits and general health boosts, recommending California Sunkist lemons.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
Former High Point Man Weds in Portland Oregon
Miss Phyllis Lucille Cary of Glenedon Beach Oregon married Lloyd Jackson of Portland previously living in High Point. The ceremony at Westminister Presbyterian Church was officiated by Rev. Kerry C. Hopper. The couple reside on Southwest 11th Avenue in Portland after a short wedding trip.
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Phyllis Lucille Cary
Glenedon Beach
Ore
Lloyd Jackson
Portland
High Point
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Kerry C. Hopper
Frederick J. Harper
Legion Picnic Cancelled By Weather
The American Legion and its Auxiliary announce cancellation of the scheduled picnic supper at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday due to inclement weather.
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American Legion
People and Friends Leave Towns and Start New Chapters
Mrs. Otis L. McConkey left Sept 14 to stay with her husband in Omaha. Pfc Otis L McConkey of the U S Marine Corps stationed in Omaha. Mrs Elsie Alta Meyerhoffer spent the weekend in Black Mountain with friends and relatives. She was joined by Mrs Tressie Johnson and Miss Jane Ferree who head to Greensboro to attend Greens boro College this winter. Mrs Leon Wilson returned to Portsmouth after a weekend with her mother Mrs M C Poole. Mrs Richard Webster and son Billy returned to Wilmington from visits here, residing at 120 North Monroe Street. Miss Dorothy Ballinger and Delia Hall returned to Greenville S C after visiting A Lee Gibson family on Oakwood Court. Miss Hall served as secretary to the late Ensign Jack Hunter during his time with a Greenville engineering firm. Miss Arlene Davis of Randlman is now a patient in a Charlotte hospital. Miss Gwyn Woodruff has entered Queen s College in Charlotte after summer vacation with her father Dr F G Woodruff and Mrs Woodruff on Fabd Avenue.
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Otis L. McConkey
Pfc
U. S. Marine Corps
Omaha, Neb
Elsie Alta Meyerhoffer
Black Mountain
Tressie Johnson
Richard Webster
Billy
Wilmington
North
Monroe Street
Dorothy Ballinger
Delia Hall
Greenville
S. C
A. Lee Gibson
Oakwood Court
Hall
Jack Hunter
Fashionable Perennials Introduce Wool Dress In Fall Styles
Fashionable perennials highlight a wool dress as the fall season starts. Shades like petunia coral berry light blue Chinese yellow give a youthful look to new shirtmaker styles. Hand rolled collars replace older revers while fly fronts fade behind bold buttons and decorative pockets with pleating and tucks.
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Ann Savage
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Events
A busy social calendar lists events at Emerywood Country Club Y W C A Adams Memorial building and city venues. Activities include a ladies bridge luncheon chaired by Mrs Harold Bennett, a Y W C A September luncheon with guest speakers Miss Virginia Frank and Miss Margaret Briggs, a fall Womans Temperance Union meeting hosted by Mrs C S Grayson, a picnic supper for American Legion and Auxiliary, a Presbyterian faculty tea, Home and Garden Club meeting, Tea and Topics Club opening, a Jewish Women council gathering, a September dinner dance at Emerywood and an USO dance with John Peddicord orchestra at the Y M C A. A Sunday buffet for service members is coordinated by the Y W C A and USC Y clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Harold Bennett
Adams Memorial Building
Virginia Frank
Margaret Briggs
Mesdames H. D. Sears
P. W. Flagge
Edgar Hartley
H. P. Morrison
Womans Temperance Union
C.S. Grayson
North Main Street
American Legion
City Lake Park
Presbyterian Church
G. J. Humphreys
College Drive
High Point Council of Jewish Women
Harry Doctor
Morris Street
John Peddicord
WE the Women Scarcity of Cars And Clocks May Cut Divorces
Ruth Millett argues life’s practical shortages could lower divorce rates as spouses risk losing essentials like the electric clock the washing machine or the family car in settlements. She suggests humorous arrangements such as ex spouses sharing chores or daily phone checks to foster cooperation and even remarriage.
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Ruth Millett
Minneapolis
Minn
Maryland First State Exceeds Third War Loan Quota
Maryland becomes the first state to exceed its quota in the 15 billion dollar third war loan. Hooper Miles cited gross sales of 2030000 dollars at noon, 103.6 percent of its 1960000 quota. New York neared 4 billion with total sales at 3.802 billion or 88 percent of its 4709 million quota. national totals through Saturday stood at 10.239 billion, with a full weekend update pending. New York has led the nation in population since 1820.
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Washington
Maryland
Treasury
Department
Hooper Miles
State War Finance
New York
Morgenshau
Price ceilings urged on heavy winter wear by manufacturers
NEA Stall Correspondent reports Washington discussions aim to raise ceiling prices for mackinaws corduroy coats leather jackets and water repellent cloth. Producers argue 5 percent of 1941 sales is unfair and seek revisions of utility shirts. Sept 4 ceilings ranged 1.29 to 1.61 with further rule changes anticipated.
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NEA
Washington
Vitamin rich carrots flood market as wartime push expands supply
The Office of Price Administration notes a surge in carrot production after a Department of Agriculture push, with 50 000 cases totaling about 735 tons ready for consumption. The oversized harvest risks waste without quick market action, while potato crops also rise sharply in current reports.
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Office of Price Administration
Department of Agriculture
Queen Victoria Used Napkin To Guard Dresses
The queen kept food from spoiling her dresses by using a full figure table napkin that draped from her chin to her shoe tops, demonstrating strict dining gown etiquette and practical fashion care.
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Queen Victoria
Look for Pattern 4571 in New Fall and Write Book
Announced by Anne Adams the Pattern 4571 promises a well fitting slip to mold to curves. Available in misses and women's sizes 14 through 42 with 2 yards of fabric for size 16. Send ten cents and size name and address to High Point Enterprise Pattern Department.
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High Point Enterprise
St. New York
Sports Inc
Marriages of Page, Kirkman and Clark in Asheboro area
Mrs Nellie R Page announces the marriage of Virginia Inez to Navigator Robert Edward Johnson Jr of the Air Transport Command on August 26. Rev Charles H Campbell officiated. The couple reside at 2113 77th St Jackson Heights NY. Also announced are Virginia Ruth Staley and William Lloyd Kirkman married August 28 in Pleasant Garden. Flora Mae Maness wed Pvt Walter T Clark at Fort Jackson SC September 12.
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Asheboro
Nellie R. Page
Wilson
Virginia Inez
Robert Edward Johnson
Air Transport Command
U. S. Army Air Force
R. EF. Johnson
Charles H. Campbell
D.D
Blushing
N. Y
John A. Ringwald
Stillwater
Okla
Johnson
Charles B Duncan
el Paso
Texas
77Th St
Jackson Heights
Long Island
N. Z
A. E. Staley
Liberty
Virginia Ruth
William Lloyd Kirkman
Pleasant Garden
Ernest Maness
Route One
Flora Mae
Walter T. Clark
United States Army
Fort Jackson
S. C
Clark
Franklinville High School
Pvt. Clark
Ramseur
Ramseur High School
Hazen Passes Gem In Spades Sparks Simms Praise
In a bridge hand analysis, P Hal Sims lauds Lee Hazen for passing his partner's jump raise in spades. Hazen’s reasoning about opponents’ missing aces and spade support leads to a four spade misstep, with three spades making on the nose. West clears diamonds and hearts while East still has to draw trumps, South collecting the rest. The article closes with a car repair tip on avoiding overdue service costs.
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Sims
Hazen
North
South
West
East
Deliveries Of Steel Boosted
Cleveland dispatch reports that steel deliveries, especially sheets, are rising with sheet sellers booked through the first quarter for hot and cold rolled products. Demand is driving extended delivery promises, while overall bookings are slightly above last August. War developments have not altered the national production picture.
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Cleveland
Steel
Pennsylvania
Wheeling
St. Louis
Cincinnati
The Only Child Stirs Debate on Sharing and Pride
Elsie Robinson argues that growing up without siblings fosters contentment and privacy, while Mrs. E of Chicago insists sharing toys and attention is essential. Robinson counters that denying sharing robs children of kindness, social ties, and the joy of giving, warning of stunted, lonely lives for the three daughters.
Unchanged districts show high approval in several regions
The report lists Pitts burgh at 100 percent, Youngstown 97, Chicago 99, Buffalo 90, Birmingham 100, New England 95, and Detroit 90, indicating strong consistency in district results across multiple areas.
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Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Chicago
Buffalo
Birmingham
New England
Detroit
Navy Blast Toll Climbs To 26
The Norfolk naval air station explosion death toll rose to 26 with Henry Newodan of Buffalo New York among the latest fatalities. More than 30 of about 200 injured remained in critical condition as a naval board of inquiry pursued official cause, with witnesses pointing to sparks from friction of a depth charge on a moving train.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Henry Newodan
USNR
Buffalo
N. Y
Naval Board of Inquiry
Roosevelt heads to Washington after Aleutian duty
Lt. Col. James Roosevelt returns to Los Angeles and says he will head to the White House. He jokes about President Roosevelt keeping an extra bed for him, and he plans to visit the president in Washington.
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Aleutians
Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Bowen high school flagwoman faces hecklers on suburban rail
A Bowen High School girl working as a flagwoman on a suburban railroad recounts how she calmly responds to heckling. She uses a disarming line by offering her name when commuters threaten to report her. Sweden has 153 telephones per 1000 people.
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Chicago
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B.T.C. No. 10
Greensboro
Arthur Gamper
Nancy McManay
W. F. Robinette
Alice Strotz
Margaret Kernodle
Ernestine Strickland
Mary Sue Briggs
Frank Armfield
Pvt
Lee O'Connell
Garden Club
Canterbury
David Chains
N. Main St
Leta
Mse Ene Wagger
Elwood Hotel
High Point Man
Portland, Ore
Legion
Jane Ferree
Greensboro College
Leon Wilson
Portsmouth
M. C. Poole
Arlene Davis
Randleman
Charlotte Hospital
Norman Norell
Rosellen Callahanner
High Point College
Home and Garden Club
Louis Heilis
Adams Memorial
USC
Vy Ann Stevick
Royal Naper
Anne Adams
Mckenney ON
P. Hal Sims
Lee Hazen
SAKS
North Pass
Elsie Robinson
Mrs. E
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Navy
Sweden
Kat
Sredia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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