Mrs W B Thomas Hosts Luncheon for Miss Kincaid
Mrs W B Thomas entertained at the Emerywood club for Miss Lura Kincaid of Statesville visiting High Point for a betrothal to Aviation Cadet James S Ellis. The one oclock luncheon seated twenty with white bridal decor and a silver sandwich tray gift for the bride elect, as other teas honored the guest this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lura’ Kincaid
Statesville
James S. Ellis
Walter Thomas
Emerywoodry Club
Miss Kincaid
Collier Ellis
Brentley Circle
High Point
Collier Ellis, Jr
Frances Holton
Posey Redman
Eleanor Amos
Mary Sue Briggs
Sara Sears
Clara Cole Sherrod
Barbara Thomas
Mary Wilson Wall
Betty Sechrest
Pat Abel
June Parker
Mesdame
Thomas Lattimer
John W Diffendal
Henry Betts
Fred Thomas
Tom Trs
Paul Ingle
Frank Stell
Thomas
S. C. Clark
Mary Elizabeth Clark
Dr Gladys Happer Speaks at Burbank Garden Club Meeting
The fall meeting of the Burbank Garden Club, led by President Mrs. J Wade Hiatt, featured Dr Gladys Happer, former medical missionary to India, delivering an illustrated talk on Gardens of India and the love of flowers. Twenty three members and one visitor attended, with plans to cut meetings for dressings at Cross Rooms and to drop the Harvest Festival if council priorities continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
India
Happer
Doris Byrd Named President of Adams Club at YWCA Meeting
Doris Byrd was elected to succeed Joyce Sugg as president of the Adams club at a recent YWCA meeting. The new slate includes vice president Anne Muse secretary Jeanette Green and treasurer Daphne Williamson. Installations occurred in a candlelight service followed by a musical program and refreshments for twenty one attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Byrd
Joyce Sugg
Adams Club
YWCA
Anne Muse
Jeanette Green
Daphine Williamson
Anime
Informa
Holly Prather
Mrs White Speaks To YW Industrial Club
Mrs Henry White addressed the YW Industrial Club during the weekly supper at the Florence Nightingale club in the YWCA. She urged women to register and vote in the wartime election and to study candidate platforms on grave issues. A meal was served for about twenty at attractively decorated tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry White
Ing
Florence Nightingale Club
YWCA
Kosuth-Sexton Vows Revealed
Mr and Mrs E B Sexton announce the marriage of their daughter Sarah Alberta to Pvt John Martin Kosuth of Lionwood Michigan on September 1 in a theme ceremony at Trinity Miss Eva Tucker provided music at the wedding The bride wore a blue woolen suit with navy accessories and an orchid at her shoulder They are now at Hobbs New Mexico where the groom is stationed with the Army
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Sexton
Trinity
Sarah Alberta
John Martin Kosuth
Lionwood
Mich
Eva Tucker
Hobbs
New Mexico
Army
Social Calendar Events Week in High Point
Social calendar shows tea at a Parkway home 6:30 p m. Altrusachi dinner meet at Sheraton with co chairs Mary Lou Rothrock and Miss Lillian Massey. VFW chicken stew 7 p m. at VFW hall for returning service members. Eastern Star 8 p m. at Masonic Hall. YWCA industrial committee 4:30 p m. at North Main building. Tea for Miss Kincaig of Statesville 2 p m forest Hill Drive. East High Point West at Mitchells Grove. Wild Flower Garden club 3:30 p m. Emerywood Estates host Mrs Robert Bain. Mrs Varnon and Mrs Whitesell present. Canterbury club 3:30 p m. James town at R V Hayworth home. First Methodist church 8 p m. assembly room informal for High Point College students faculty and congregation. USO dance 8:15 p m. YMCA gymnasium with out of town band. September dinner dance 8:30 p m. Emerywood Country club John no and band play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkway
Altrusachi
Sheraton Hotel
Mary Lou Rothrock
Lillian Massey
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
High Point
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Industrial Committee
The
YWCA
North Main Street
Fred Thomas
Henry Betts
Forest Hill Drive
Kincaig
Statesville
East High Point
Mitchell's Grove Church
Wild Flower Garden Club
Robert Bain
Emerywood Festates
Robert Varnon
W. K. Whitesell
Canterbury Club
R. V. Hayworth
Jamestown
First Methodist Church
High Point College
YMCA
Emerywood Country Club
Johnno
Rapp Scarce Vows Spoken in Urbana Marriage
Mrs Tula Scarce daughter of the late Mr and Mrs H W Turner and Clifford Rapp of Urbana Ohio were married on Friday September 22 in a small ceremony before relatives and friends. The bride wore a powdery blue street length dress with black accessories and an orchid. The couple will make their home in Urbana after leaving. Mrs J T Davis sister of the bride hosted a family dinner before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tula Scarce
H. W. Turner
Clifford Rapp
Urbana Ohio
Rapp
Urbana
J. T. Davis
Gray Engineer Plans Sioux City Dehydration Plant Visit
W. E. Gray of the Gray Engineering company flew to Sioux City for a ten day business trip to inspect a large dehydration plant that supplied dehydrated potatoes for the government. Mrs. Drew Priddy returned home after a week with her daughter in Newport News and attended the Ports mouth launching. Mrs. Robert McGee and her son Bobby traveled to Seattle to join her husband, Seaman Robert McGhee, with sister Mrs. Herman Hunt accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Gray
The
Gray Engineering Company
Sioux City
Drew Priddy
Oakwood ‘Court
W. P. Lee
Newport News
Robert McGee
Bobby
Seattle
Wash
Robert McGhee
Herman Hunt
Man Held on Counterfeit Coupon Charge in Winston-Salem
Leo George Smith of Hanes North Carolina was placed under a $10,000 bond after a hearing before U S Commissioner George Ader in Winston-Salem on a charge of possessing counterfeit gasoline and sugar coupons reported by the Charlotte district fire of the OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
OPA
Leo George Smith
Hanes
N. C
U. S
George Ader
Winston-Salem
UDC Completes Plans For State Convention Here
High Point chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy completed plans for the North Carolina Division state meeting in October. Delegates to Nashville in November were elected, with Mrs. J S Welborn and A F E Tate chosen to represent the chapter. New members joined and transfers welcomed as the group prepared committees and pages for the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Morrison
Edgedale Drive
High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Lans
Theorth
H. I .Coffield
A. T. Wishart
C. H. Bass
J. S. Welborn
Ed Wertz
Jah Hutchens
J. D. Brame
Asl
Dianne Tucker
Molly Lambeth
Carolyn Murray
Aida Ingram
Betty Jo Snider
Joanne Sechrest
Sarah Eldora Haworth
Margaret and Sarah Barrer
Elizabeth Morrison
Ellen Stirewall
Caroline Arden
Mary Jane Hutchens
Nashville
Tenn
Mesdames J. S. Welborn
A. F E. Tate
Mesdames
Grover Kester
Nashvile
Mesdames Welborn
C. L. Lewis
Mesdames Hayden
R. L. Waynick
L. R. Terry
J. C. Bostian
University Women Hold First Meeting At Mrs Thompson Home
The High Point AAUW branch opened its year with a meeting at Sunset Drive home of Mrs. Blake Thompson. President Thompson outlined aims, introduced new members, and committee chairs reported plans and functions for the year. Mrs. Floyd Mehan was named membership chair with Mrs. Henry White and Miss Kathleen Young as members. a social hour followed with refreshments by Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Blankenship, and Mrs. Herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Association of University Women
Blake Thompson
Sunset Drive
Thompson
AAUW
Floyd Mehan
Henry White
Kathleen Young
Mesdames H. M. Blankenship
R. A. Herring
Chapter Night to Be Tomorrow at Moose Hall
War relief chairman Mrs. Mabel King will lead Chapter Night at Moose Hall on Wednesday at 8. Miss Mary Welborn of the Red Cross will be guest speaker with music and initiation of new candidates to follow. All Men of the Moose members and the general public are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War ‘Relief
Soldier gives flag to movie star in Burma visit
Pvt. John Landock of Meadow Lands Pennsylvania hands a battle flag taken from a dead Japanese to film star Ann Sheridan during a Burma base visit. Soldiers note the exchange and the reaction of Sheridan as part of wartime morale reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill
Pvt
John Landock
Meadow Lands
Ann Sheridan
Burma
Bobby-Sock Girls Target Men’s Wear Fashion Shift
In Pittsburgh the bobby-sock girls are pushing into men’s wear departments all summer. Stores report strong demand for small sizes in shirts coats raincoats slacks and loafers. The trend includes corduroy loafers and even underwear shaping a campus style shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Ins
Thorpasville Resident is Wounded in Action
War Department lists 1,917 U S soldiers wounded in action with North Carolina casualties including S Sgt Baldos F Deaton of Thom asville Mrs Elizabeth H Deaton wife. Pvt John W Fisher wife Kate L Fisher. Pte James H Garrett mother Ora Garrett of Liberty. Pfc Burnice N Cox mother Tishie S Cox Rt 1 Asheboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
U. S
North Carolina
Baldos F. Deaton
Elizabeth H. Deaton
Thomasville
John W. Fisher
Kate L. Fisher
Concord
James H. Garrett
Ora
Garrett
Liberty
Mediterranean
Burnice N
Stock Market Treads Through Profit Taking Amid Gains
NEW YORK on September 26 reported a modest profit taking in trading after Monday's upswing. Offerings were well absorbed with selected issues advancing slightly. Bids attracted by Bethlehem Steel, Great Northern, General Motors, Boeing, Hiram Walker, Schenley, American Locomotive, Kennecott, and American Telephone. Occasional losers were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem
Great Northern
General Motors
Boeing
Hiram Walker
Schenley
American Locomotive
Kennecott
American Telephone
West opens diamond lead backfires in four spades contract
In a deal West's fourth diamond lead drew a clever but mistaken conclusion from East. East overcaptured and failed to retain a diamond stopper, allowing three diamonds to be discarded by the defense. Declarer settled for three heart and three club ruffing losers and made four spades with West as the source of the trouble. East should have preserved the stopper to give West less chance to cash the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
East
Embroider Leaf Apron Pattern 4768 Sale Ad
A vintage ad offers pattern 4768 for a festive apron with leaf spray embroidery and contrast ruffles. Sizes small medium and large available, with fabric and ready-made ruffles detailed. Send twenty cents for pattern, address gaps provided to The High Point Enterprise Pattern Dept in New York. Add fifteen cents for Anne Adams Fall and Winter pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Enterprise
Pattern Dept
West Lith St
New York
N. Y
Major Firms Named in West Coast Industrial Listing
Douglas Aircraft Santa Fe American Can U S Rubber Chrysler and General Electric appear in a regional business roster detailing key manufacturers and suppliers active in the western United States. The report highlights these companies' roles in aviation, packaging, rubber goods, auto parts, and diversified electrical equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Aircraft
Santa Fe
American Can
U.S. Rubber
Chrysler
General Electric
Stop stamping out ashes and sparks on the ranch
Elsie Robinson urges readers to curb small fires of temper and grudges that smolder into bigger problems. She compares wildfires to spite and grief, urging cleaning away hidden sins of memory and resentment to preserve courage and self respect.
Birth of Martha Moffitt to Captain Holbrook
Captain and Mrs. Carter T. Holbrook announce the birth of a daughter, Martha Moffitt, on Sunday, September 24, at the Boulenara unit of High Point Memorial Hospital. Captain Holbrook serves with the First Army overseas. in his absence, the mother has stayed with her mother, Mrs. H. A. Moffitt, on North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter T. Holbrook
Martha Moffitt
Boule Nara
High Point Memorial Hospital
Holsbrook
First Army
H. A. Moffitt
North Main Street
Authority on Deafness Holds Clinic in City
An audiology clinic at the Sheraton High Point invites all with hearing questions to a free private exam. Mr Huggins of Dictograph Inc New York will demonstrate the sticon Hearing Aid and provide free consultations. Sessions run 2:00 to 6:00 PM on the 27th for those with mild to severe hearing loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton H
High Point
N. Cc
Huggins
Dictograph Inc
New York City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Happer
Burbank Club
Minnie Lee
Steed
Tris James Rubs Tyner
Betty Trotter
Pauline Hedgecock
Helen Wright
Ag Rincess Beauty Shop
N. Main St
Lah le
Ems Eae Wagger’s
Pete Bead and
Octagon Premium
Mrs. White
Y Industrial Club
Kosuth
Sexton
Stephens
Stephens Bible Study
C. S. Grayson
Iss
Ene
F.D.R
AFL Teamsters Union
Roosevelt
Henry J. Kaiser
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Daniel J. Tobin
International Teamsters
Democratic National Committee
International Radiophoto
UDC
University
Thorpasville
By Onne Wans
Anne Adams
Pierces
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Conon
Elsie Robinson
Jim Blain
802 Security Bank
Martha Moffitt Holbrook
Reddy
Duke Power Company Electric Service
Piedmont Carolina
Duke Power Company
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