Night school drives aid for Surry county students
Surry County Commissioners earmark 250 for county night schools to benefit various communities, with Mount Airy and Franklin schools leading. Mount Airy and Franklin clubs add 200 each, Lions Club promising support. Professors Pendergraph and Hen dren head efforts with Miss Hatcher and Miss Foy aiding. Night schools open two evenings weekly to help adults learn reading and writing, inviting all to participate.
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Mount Airy
Rockford Street
Franklin
Surry County
Woman's Clubs
John Foy
E. S. Hendren
Pearl Hatcher
Hatcher
Foy
People Notes Briefly Round Up Local Departures and Visits
David Cecil left this morning for Asheville to enter Cecil's Business College. Mr and Mrs John R Peacock returned from a visit to Washington and New York. Misses Faye Walker and Alice Blackburn spent Sunday with Miss Walker's parents near West Jefferson. Mrs Willard Dyer and a daughter returned home on Fast Farriss avenue from High Point hospital. Misses Ella May Kimet and Estelle Zimmerman of Winston Salem visit Mrs R A Wilson for the weekend. Mothers club meets at the Country club Thursday at 4 pm. all members urged to attend. Mr and Mrs John Law of Charlotte spend the day with Mr and Mrs Herbert Hunter on Park Way.
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Faye Walker
Alice Blackburn
Miss Walker
West Jefferson
Ella May Kimet
Estelle Zimmerman
Winston- Salem
R. A. Wilson
Mothers Club
Country Club
John Law
Charlotte
Mrs
Herbert Hunter
Parkway
Asheboro
Adelaide Armfield
John Clarke
Franklinville
Russell Parks
Hal Walker
Armfield
Etta Reid Wood
Gertrude Ferree
T. N. Hunter
I. C. Moser
Fred Page
W. L. Lambert
Clarence Crawford
J. W. Hunter
W. A. Underwood, Jr
Dave Weatherly
Pell
Rich Square
J. H. Ervin, Jr
S. C. Crambers
Mary Ruth Wright
Durham
Allen Jay Public School Opens With Cafeteria Plan
Allen Jay public school enrolls 415 with 12 teachers. New staff include Miss Aileen Hendricks Miss Louise Davis Mrs Elwood McDowell and Mr Graydon King. PTA meeting September 24 approved cafeteria installation and reviewed last year’s progress. Students discuss Canadian trip and traffic laws while local farmers visit High Point fair. A student reports a baby sister birth at Fairfield Road home.
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Allen Jay News
Allen Jay Public School
Aileen Hendricks
Louise Davis
Elwood McDowell
Graydon King
Allen Jay School
Jack Armstrong
Hig Y Boys
Canada
Thomas Robertson
Allen Jay
Winfred McDowell
Clarence Nelson
High Point
J. C. Gilbreath
Fairfield Road
Bridge Benefit Party Draws Lexington Society Ladies
The Robert E. Lee Chapter U D C hosted a two session bridge benefit at the Legion Auxiliary Hut in Lexington. Eighteen afternoon tables and ten evening tables held games with prizes for top scorers and consolation awards. Notable out of town guests included Mrs. George Kempton of Asheville and Mrs. E P Willey of Chicago.
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Lexington
Lovely Bridge
Legion Auxiliary
Robert E. Lee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Lula
Elizabeth Walker
J. H. Cowles
William Raper
W. J. Vestal
Eva Minor
Walker
Bridge
W. O. Burgin
H. W. Dorsett
Mary Raper
Paul R. Raper
George Kempton
Asheville
E. P. Willey
Chicago
Lacy Black
Maude Lee Spoon
Clara Gill
Henderson
Asheboro
Sam Swaringer
L. M. Crawford
Jess Pugh
Francis White
George H. Sumner
Entre Nous and
Woods Flower Clubs
Cecil School PTA Opens New Year With Meeting
The Cecil School Parents Teachers Association held its first meeting of the new year in the school auditorium on Wednesday at three o clock. Mrs Rudd Newsome led devotions, Mrs Fred C Sink presided over the business session, committees were appointed, and the program included Miss Sara Benn’s musical selections and a talk by Prof J H Cowles on the school nurse Miss Roberta Pratt.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Cecil School
Rudd Newsome
Fred C. Sink
Sara Benn
J. H. Cowles
Roberta Pratt
Craven Marries Davidson in Baltimore Ceremony
Considerable interest attended the wedding of Dr. Erle Bulla Craven Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Craven of this city to Miss Jean Lavinia Davidson of Los Angeles California in Baltimore Maryland last Saturday afternoon. John B. Craven brother of the groom served as best man. Attendants included John B. Craven and Robert Holmes of this city.
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Erle Bulla Craven, Jr
E. B. Craven
Jean Lavinia Davidson
Los Angeles
Cal
Baltimore
John B. Craven
Robert Holmes
Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Phonse Bean home
The Ladies' Aid Society of South Lexington Methodist Protestant church held their regular monthly meeting at Mrs Phonse Bean's home Thursday evening. Mrs B F Everidge, president, conducted the devotional service and the group discussed business matters and plans to raise funds for the church.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
South Lexington Methodist Protestant Church
Phonse Bean
B. F. Everidge
Lexington Mothers League Sought for Child Conservation
Mrs Henry Downey national organizer for the Child Conservation League of America has visited Lexington to organize a mothers league. She reports sufficient local interest to foster an organization aimed at the conservation of the nation's childhood.
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Henry Downey
Child Conservation League of America
Lexington
Dorthy White Hoover
Chicago
Reno
New
H. Earl Hoover
Bridge Club Honors At Burgin Residence
Mrs W O Burgin hosted her bridge club on Thursday afternoon with guests including Mrs Paul Raper, Mrs Joe V Moffitt, Mrs L M Grimes, Mrs Paul Bernhardt, Mrs Charles Davis, Mrs H W Dorsett and Mrs B H Finch. Raper won high score and a French print while Davis received the low score prize a handmade handkerchief. Moffitt took high cut and received a handbag.
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W. O. Burgin
Bridge Club
Rail Telegraphers Provide Weather Data for Airmen
Chicago report notes railroad telegraphers on the Transcontinental Air Transport route are assigned to supply fliers with latest atmospheric information. They are specially trained to read thermometers barometers and other weather instruments.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc
Three Detroit Graduates Hitchhike To Mackinaw In Two Days
Three Detroit high school graduates Samuel Sheen Joseph Wheeler and James Wheeler hitchhiked 466 miles in two days ending at the Straits of Mackinaw. They say the trip was tough on the feet and plan an Europe trip next year with 2060 dollars in capital.
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Detroit
Samuel Sheen
Joseph Wheeler
James Wheeler
Straits of Mackinaw
Europe
Bombs to Golf as Moscow Eases Up
Report from Moscow notes a decline in bombings and murders as the Soviet Union shifts to peacetime pursuits. A first golf course is under construction, with soldiers said to be trading gear for clubs.
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Moscow
Russia
Hotels Rise in Mexican Cities for US Visitor Boom
Due to a surge in visitors from the United States numerous new hotels are planned for larger Mexican cities. Developers anticipate strong tourism growth and aim to expand accommodation capacity to accommodate travelers and business guests.
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United States
Mexico
Auto poker on summer road trips could curb backseat driving
A Woman's Day article describes auto poker, a game where passengers score animals seen on one roadside side. Points vary by animal, with final scores at day’s end. Psych professor Blachowaski notes many people, especially women, count things seen, lending scientific backing to the playful pastime.
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New England
Blachowaski
University of
Poznan
Poland
Ostrich Turban Hat Described In Parisian Style
Jane crafts a shaded gray ostrich turban resembling Parisian fashion. Another hat features a black panne with a long ostrich plume that sweeps from back to neck in Gainsborough portrait style.
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Jane
Manila meeting pledges support to China in dispute with Russia
Chinese residents in Manila pledged moral and financial aid to China amid its dispute with Russia, during a mass meeting held in the Philippine capital.
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Manila
P. I
China
Russia
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