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CORSAGE FOR ANNIE — Dora Byerly at left is looking over Phyliss Hobson’s shoul
der to see that the orchid corsage is pinned “just right” on Annie Hughes. Betty Lou
Wright, Willa Mae Wright, Mary Hamilton and Betty Baggett, left to right, smile their
approval.
Annie Hughes
Is Honoree
Annie Hughes’ co-workers ar
ranged a dinner for her recently
after her transfer from Sport
Shirt to Shipping, with an orchid
corsage and a gift surprise for her.
After Coleen Stanley presented
her with the gifts Phyllis Hob
son pinned on the corsage and
then everyone joined in the de
licious luncheon that was brought
in.
Annie has had almost 15 years
with Anvil Brand; her last time
with the plant now totals about
10. She has worked in Pants and
Sport Shirt and served as a
training supervisor in both de
partments. Her job in Shipping
is final checking.
The Hughes live at 1808 Guyer
Street and have one daughter,
Patricia, who is in the 10th grade
at Jamestown High School and is
a majorette with the school band.
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Utility
By
Addie
Weaver
Hi, everyone: It’s nice to be
back to work again. . . Betty
Chandler visited in Austinville,
Va., over the weekend. . . Con
gratulations to Edith Horton, who
became a grandmother Sept. 25.
. . . Mildred Owens had a grand
time in Norfolk, Va. . . Minnie
Spencer recently visited such
places as Kitty Hawk, Williams
burg, Va. and Virginia Beach.
Says she had a grand time. . .
Mable Frlddle hai company from
Stokesdale and Madison.
Ola Moran visited her sister
in Stokesdale. . . Everyone wishes
to thank the company for the
free coke’s passed out for no lost
time accidents. . . Welcome back
to Nell Rich. . . Virginia Shively
attended a birthday dinner in
honor of her father in Bassett,
Va.
Nell Rich spent a weekend in
Georgia. Nell’s son, Craig, cele
brated his fourth birthday recent
ly. . . Edith Cleary’s father and
mother visited her over the week
end. They have just returned
from Canada. . . Eskew Crotts
says she enjoyed a recent visit
to the mountains and the beach, f
. . . Mary Floyd’s son, who is
with the Coast Guard in Nor
folk became the proud father of
a baby boy.
We are all sorry Grace Rumsey
is in the hospital and we wish
her a speedy recovery. ,
Welcome to the girls that have
been transferred from Dungaree.
They are Pauline Moss, Lola
Smith, Minnie Snow, Virginia
Embler, Shelby Wagoner, Ronda
Newton and Betty Carpenter.
Hope you enjoy working with us.
Glad to have Joe Ann Edwards
back with us after being out with
an infection on her arm. . . Ludie
Mae Ingram’s daughter, Nancy,
has started her practice teaching
at Allen Jay. . . Mr. and Mrs.
Neese Hicks from Tokyo, Japan,
were recent visitors of Betty
Bell’s. Neese is a buddy of Jay’s
and flies for an airline in Takyo.
. . . Gertrude Sheffield’s husband,
Gurney, has been ill . . . Peggy
Brookshire, a former worker in
Utility, has a bouncing baby boy.
He sure is cute; we know be
cause we’ve already seen him.
Glad to have Bill Lehman back
at work after he was sick a cou
ple of days. . . Mary Carter is
really riding high these days in
her new 1956 Ford . . . Joyce
Chadwick is going to visit her
little daughter in Kinston this
weekend. . . Margaret Armfield
says she sure will be glad to get
into their new home and we’ll be
glad for her.
SPORT SHIRT
By BETTY LOU WRIGHT
—and—
COLEEN STANLEY
WRIGHT
Congratulations to Louise Hale,
who is “Granny” for the first
time. Her daughter, Betty, had a
baby girl, Donna Marie.
Nice to have Virah Misenhei-
mer back after her illness . . .
Ruth Samuel’s grandson cele
brated his fourth birthday Sept.
28 . . . This department held a
dinner Friday, Oct. 5, in honor of
Annie Hughes. We’d like to say
to Annie: “We miss you an awful
lot and we’ll never forget you.”
Beulah Yarborough has traded
for a ’54 Nash. She tried it out
over the past weekend and went
to visit her daughter, Margaret,
who is going to school in South
Carolina . . . Glad to have Mar
garet Bunnell back after her ab
sence due to her son, Tony Ray,
having pneumonia.
Phyllis Hobson’s baby daugh
ter, Jan, celebrated her first
birthday Sept. 23 . . . Welcome
to Lois Elkins, our new girl; also
nice to have the girls from Sher
rod helping us out.
Myrtle Jenning’s husband, BiU,
STANLEY
* went fishing over the weekend
and caught 110 pounds of fish.
Hope she invites me down for
lunch one day.
Wanted: one parking space
for Phyllis Hobson’s husband’s
car. Should be large enough so
there will be no dented fenders,
etc.
Elsie Lester said all the news
she had was that she was thank
ful she got all her painting done.
She started three months ago
and painted seven rooms and two
halls. More power to you, Elsie.
Sorry to hear about Carmen
Jenning’s son, Ray, being struck
by a car. Glad he’s home and do
ing fine . . . Lib Easter’s mother
and father were here from Hous
ton, TexEis . . . Glad Mrs. Staley’s
husband is bettter . . . Myrtle
Thompson has been out sick; glad
she is better.
A politician is a man with abil
ity to foretell what will happen
tomorrow, next month, and next
year—and to explain afterwards
why it did not happen.