Lowell Club Christmas Meeting Highlights
Lowell Woman's Club met for the December session with a Christmas program led by Miss Virginia Sonderman and Miss Ethel Wyatt on piano. Girl Scouts report 26 members and 12 Brownies. upcoming Christmas tree lighting and carol singing at the square. Oteen Hospital Christmas cards planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Lowell Woman's Club
Bradley
Henry van Dyke
Girl Scouts
George Ford
Boyce Medlock
Julian Leonhardt
Oteen Hospital
W. 3. Jenkins
Garden Club
Lowell High School
Cary Osborne
Virginia Sonderman
Ethel Wyatt
Bethlehem
Grace Girls
Miss Sonderman
Jesus
Rachel Brady
Carolyn Lay
Sandra Palmer
Sara Beamgaard
Vivian Mitchem
Dassie Black
Nancy Cobb
Diane Battle
Margaret Batten
Stevie Kennedy
Jeanie Medlock
Rosalie Hoefle
Edna Ann Falls
Cynthia Helderman
Donna Sue Potts
Ann McaArver
Jo Ann Painter
Pattern No 8159 slim skirt for winter wear
A pattern for a slim well fitting skirt designed to accompany blouses and sweaters all winter. Pattern No 8159 is offered in waist sizes 24 25 26 28 30 32 with 1 yard of 54 inch fabric required for size 25.
County Workers to Get Christmas Bonus in 1954 Plan
County commissioners approved a straight five percent Christmas bonus for all county employees based on 1954 earnings. Checks will be distributed after auditor Claude Dent finalizes figures, with a total payout of about $14,000.
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Claude Dent
Local Doctor Qualifies For American Board
Dr. Charles H. Morgan of Gastonia has qualified for and admitted to American Board of Surgery. The surgeon completed part two of board training after earlier part and local practice begins at 318 South Street. He studied at Columbia University then earned MD at College of Physicians and Surgeons and served with the U S Army at Fort Benning. Morgan notes board certification requires surgical specialty and rigorous training.
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Charles H. Morgan
Gastonia
American Board of Surgery
Morgan
South Street
Columbia University
New York
College of Physicians
Optimists watch forestry program at Gastonia meeting
Members of the Gastonia Optimist Club viewed a forest management film at the limeheon meeting. County forester Ed Buckner led the presentation while President Ches Freeman presided. The group announced a Christmas party for the Junior Optimist Club at the clubhouse on December 16.
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Gastonia
North Carolina potato growers set self assessment
An unofficial vote across 13 eastern counties results in a 225 to 28 approval for a self assessment by commercial Irish potato producers. The plan aims to raise about 15000 dollars annually for promotions, with a cap of one half to one percent of each farmer’s annual production. Counties voting included Currituck Camden Tyrrell Hyde Washington Pasquotank Beaufort Carteret Pemblico Duplin Pitt Wayne Craven.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
North Carolina Potato Association
Currituck
Camden
Tyrrell
Hyde
Washington
Pas
Able For Anything Adaptability Of Paul And Faith
The writer discusses Paul’s adaptability from Philippians 4 11 13 and how he could endure both privation and prosperity. It contrasts Paul with Peter and reflects on spiritual initiation, surrender, and the strength found in God. The piece ends with a prayer and a note on Growing Spiritually from Abingdon Cokesbury Press.
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Peter
Paul
Khimself
India
Abingdon- Cokesbury Press
New York
Nashvvillee
NEA Service
Tea Honors Bride-Elect for Miss Emily Lynn Kelly
Mrs. Thomas M. Holland hosted a seated tea at her Mount Holly home on Tuesday in honor of her niece Miss Emily Lynn Kelly bride-elect for Saturday. The rooms were pink accented with an imported banquet cloth and silver greenery display. Thirty five guests called between 4 and 6 o clock receiving with Mrs. Holland and Miss Kelly were Mrs. E D Kelly and Mrs H F Ferguson of Belmont mother of the groom elect Herbert Farl Ferguson.
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Mount Holly
Thomas M. Holland
Emily Lynn Kelly
Willis F. Holland
Henry Patrick
Miss Kelly
Needlework pattern 4427 for angels with colors
Pattern No 4427 includes iron transfer designs for six angels, material lists, issued illustration and color chart. Send 35c in coins with name and address to ANNE in Gastonia NC. The 1954 Needl e Work Album offers 56 pages of designs and how to patterns for eight gifts priced at 25 cents each.
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Sue Burnett
Gastonia
N. C
Ave. Americas
New York
Anne
Mrs Feller Dies In Van Meter Home Mother Of Pitcher Robert Feller
Mrs William Feller 61 mother of Cleveland Indians pitcher Robert Feller died yesterday in the $25,000 home her son built for his parents after he became a major league star. She had been ill since last summer.
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van Meter
Iowa
William Feller
Robert Feller
Cleveland Indians
Futuramic fill er up gas station design revealed
The Nation al Petroleum News reports a McGraw Hill plan for a revolutionary gas station with no pump islands. Overhead dispensers will feed fuel, creating an open station meant to be highly attractive to motorists.
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National Petroleum News
McGraw- Hill
Modern Marriage Woman's Work Is Never Done
Dr. Paul Popenoe discusses the burden of child rearing and household work in modern marriage. He cites economic limits, suggests cooperation among husbands, children, and peers, and proposes community aids and family teamwork to relieve mothers. The piece includes practical questions on allowances and shared domestic duties.
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Paul Poupenuk
Popenoe
Sweden
Europe
PTA
Mothers Club
PTA Workshop At Arlington Set Thursday
A PTA Workshop will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Junior High School sponsored by the Gaston County PTA Council. Mrs. Roy Mayberry invites all to attend to help parents and teachers operate a better PTA. Speakers include Mrs. J. E. Pait and Mrs. R. J. Drye of Charlotte, both noted leaders in PTA circles.
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PTA
Arlington Junior High
Gaston County
PTA Council
Roy Mayberry
J.E. Pait
R. J. Drye
Charlotte
Pait
Charlotte Woman's Club
Picasso and the Human Comedy Drawings Review
W G Rogers surveys Picasso's 180 drawings from late 1953, noting a nine week burst of intense creativity amid emotional disturbance. The piece praises Picasso's monumental output, versatility, and bold mastery while acknowledging debates over modernism and depiction of beauty.
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W. G. Rogers
Picasso
the Human Comedy
Teriade
Michel Lelris
Rebecca West
Verve - Harcourt, Brace
Pablo Picasso
Titian
Miss West
Mayflower Award Honors Lefler and Newsome
The Mayflower Award for best North Carolina nonfiction goes to Dr. Hugh T. Lefler and the late Dr. Albert Ray Newsome of Chapel Hill for their history North Carolina. They received the award at the State Literary and Historical Association meeting after a Society of Mayflower Descendants breakfast. The piece notes broadcasting stations must provide equal time to public office candidates.
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Raleigh
Society of
Mayflower Descendants
Hugh T. Lefler
Albert Ray Newsome
Oth
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Lefler
Queen Juliana and Santa greet in Amsterdam scene
In Amsterdam, Queen Juliana eavesdrops as Princess Margarete and Princess Marijke tell Santa Claus their Christmas wishes. Former UN secretary general Tryve Lie attends the arrival, joining St. Nicholas as crowds greet the holiday figure. Market notes from New York, Raleigh, and Chicago span commodities, poultry, eggs, and stock gains, with various price moves and regional listings.
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Juliana
The
Netherlands
Santa Claus
Margariet
Princ Marijke
St. Nicholas
Trveve Lie
Amsterdam
Christmas shopping woes and early relief in Gaston
Readers in South Gaston share varied views on Christmas shopping. Some say no problems, others lament crowds and time constraints. Jim Todd boasts early completion, while Betty Walker cites lack of time to shop, and couples rely on spouses to handle gifts.
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Jim Todd
the Todds
North Broad
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Usinner Street
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