Social Notes Share Travel and Visits Across Towns
Mr and Mrs Bill Smithson with Mrs Ira Hodgin and Norman McDonald depart for Canada to stay with relatives in Collingwood Ontario for several weeks. The Hofman party visited Duke University for an organ and carillon recital. Mrs D H Greer and son returned from Atlantic City with family. Miss Ethel Mae Boggs heads to Richmond to stay with her aunt. Mrs Ray Sheppard remains hospitalized after surgery with positive recovery outlook.
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Bill Smithson
Ira Hodgin
Norman McDonald
Canada
Collingwood
Ontario
Harry Hofman
Paul
O. H. Bumgarner
Laura Ada
Duke University
Durham
Ethel Mae Boggs
Thomasville
Richmond
Ray Sheppard
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
Monday events include the United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters meeting at homes on Hillcrest drive and Otteray drive with plans for the October state meeting. Other gatherings include the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary on Washington street and the Laura Wesson chapter with Mrs. Frank Smith.
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High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
G. H. Kearns
Hillcreat Drive
Laura Wesson
Frank Smith
Otteray Drive
Veterans of Foreign Wara Auxiliary
Washington Street
Miss Jane Hess Weaver Enters UNC Chapel Hill
Miss Jane Hess Weaver will join the junior class at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill this year, continuing her studies at the university.
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Jane Hess Weaver
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Hillcrest Society Party Honors Miss McKay
Miss Nell Hackney hosted a Tuesday evening gathering at her Hillcrest home with Michigan table games. Miss Frances Louise McKay won the high cut and received a candy box, assisted by Mrs. Charles W. Hackney. Guests included Mary Louise Hinkle, Mary Gordon, Bill Gordon, Pauline Bernhardt, Virginia Brinkley, Betsy Moffitt, Robert Hinkle, Bill Brown Jr., Walter Brinkley Jr., and Charles Hackney.
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Nell Hackney
Hillcrest
Michigan
Frances Louise McKay
Charles W. Hackney
Mary Louise Hinkle
Mary
Bill Gordon
Pauline Bernhardt
Virginia Holmes’ Brinkley
Betsy Moffitt
Robert Hinkle
Bill Brown, Jr
Walter Foil Brinkley, Jr
Charles Hackney
Declamatory Contest for Sideshow Barkers at State Fair
North Carolina State Fair officials announce a declamatory contest for sideshow barkers as part of the 1938 exposition from October 9 to 14. Midway experts to perform October 16 under Norman Chambliss, with Max Lindeman and World of Mirth rides. Barkers will have three minutes to describe their attractions on the Midway and be judged like scholastic declamations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Lindeman
Chambliss
Istambol origins meaning in town city name
The Turkish name for Constantinople Istambol or Stam boul derives from Greek indicating to town or in town. The form reflects linguistic blending as the city shifted from Byzantine to Ottoman control.
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Constantinople
Istambol
Richards Makes Seven Without Risking a Set in Bridge Hand
The article recounts Ralph Richards of California, founder of the American Bridge League, as he turns a six-card small slam in spades into seven tricks. Through a clever line starting with ace of clubs and a small club, he avoids jeopardizing the contract and eventually claims the thirteenth trick with hearts. East is squeezed, and the play shows Richards’s endplay and squeeze mastery.
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Ralph ?. Richards
California
American Bridge League
Richards
East
Weat
Mr. Richards
State Fair Tickets On Sale In Raleigh
North Carolina State Fair officials report plans complete for handling large crowds October 9 to 14. More than 250000 tickets for 30 patron classes are in circulation and 15000 advance tickets with three admissions are sold at Raleigh offices and North Carolina businesses. Advance tickets cost one dollar, while fair days price rises to one dollar fifty.
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Raleigh
Norman Y. Chambliss
North Carolina
Restore Red Blood Cells and Skin Health Claims
Advertisement extols a general tonic claimed to raise red blood cell count and hemoglobin, improving skin clarity and resistance. It touts time-tested merit, unsolicited letters, and availability in two sizes at drug stores. The copy centers on the product’s supposed health benefits and claims.
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Jain
Pilgrimage opens at Broadhurst with a mother’s atonement
The film Pilgrimage opens today at the Broadhurst theater. Henrietta Crosman portrays a hard, repentant Gold Star mother who finds solace at her late son’s grave. Norman Foster and Marion Nixon support, with Heather Angel featured. the mood is suspenseful though light on humor.
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Broadhurst Theater
Henrietta Crosman
Hannah Jessop
Norman Foster
Marion Nixon
Heather Angel
Lovely Bridge Tea Led Lexington Social Week
In Lexington last week social life centered on Mrs. J M Gamewell’s bridge tea at Erlanger honoring bride Mrs Brantley Finch Jr. Guests arrived at 4 30 pm for tea and four tables of bridge in autumn decor with pink roses and wedding bells.
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Lexington
J. M. Gamewell
Erlanger
Brantley Finch, Jr
EB. C. Clinard
M. B. Finch, Jr
Elizabeth Davis
Mise Sara March Walser
Louise Graham
Bishopville
D. C
Robert Hope
Finch
Mrs. Finch
Lillian Earnhardt
Mary Louise Moffitt
Madeline Thompson
Sara Match Walser
Ruth Owen
Mary Lindsay Lowe
Helen Kale
Frances Weddington
Dorothea Dorsett
Elizabeth Dav
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G. C. Farr
North Main Street
Wayside Garden Club
Wayside Garden ‘Club
BE. S. Wall
Hillcrest Drive
Greensboro
Baxter Stapleton
W. H. Mann
Edwin Howerton
C. Parrish
Ervin Howerton
Charles F. Mann
Curtis Bobo
J. B. Pilis
Grady L. Mann
Stapleton
Sinclair Horney
TRA
A. G Douglas
Parkway
D. H. Greer
Atlantic City
N. J
Severa
C. D. McNeil
Harmon Street
Guilford General Hospital
Moffitt’s
Mra. BE
Wall
Wesley Memorial Church
City Lake
Altrusa Club
Sheraton Hotel
Tom Sykes
O. E B
Masonic Hall
Wade Hiatt
Burbank Garden Club
Edgedale Drive
Good Will Gardens
Hubert J. Rockwell
Arlington Street
A. G. Douglas
Priscilla Club
Charles W. Perry
Sherbrook Court
Ethel
Okea Ree
Lexington Society
WM. EB. McKenney
Amercian Bridge
Dealer South
O.swWe
Julia Boyd
Fork Avenue
New York
SSE
Gooch-Thomas, Inc
J. EB. Brewer
Highway 64
Yallie Brewer
Ruth Brewer
Mattie Hammond
Lake Worth
Fla
C. B. Way
Mildred Way
Louise Way
Charles Way
Contract Bridge Club
Willie Vestal
P. M. Bernhardt
Hayden Clement
Bates Toms
Walter Woodson
Salisbury
Woodrow McKay
W. B. Hunt
Willis Vestal
W. C. Burgin
J. V. Moffitt
B. H. Finch
H. W
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