Rutherfordton Chronicle: raid, awards, and a wonder clock
Rutherfordton April 3 Officers Dalton and Neland brought three men to town from Chimney Rock Township for a raid at a still. Four of seven escaped. Robert, Jeff and Charles Logan were captured. Jeff and Robert bond set at 500 dollars for May, Charles jailed without bond. Four and a half gallons of whiskey destroyed. A chase near Mooresboro yielded two men, twenty gallons of whiskey and an automobile after a long night. Mrs Louise Marrs, a U D C member, donated a Robert E Lee picture to Rutherford schools. The Commercial Bank displays a clock that has no inside mechanism and runs by the earths rotation.
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Rutherfordton
Dalton and
Neland
Chimney Rock
Robert
Jeff
Charles Logan
Charles
J. E. Robertson
Caroleen
J. D. DeBrule
Henrietta
McKinney
Cleveland County
Mooresboro
Davis-Mills-Dickerson
Louise Marrs
Rutherford Toa
Robert E. Lee
Marrs
Dodson Ramseur
Theodore Marrs
San Antonio
Texas
D.R. Schenck
Commercial Bank
Gift to Rutherford hospital marks county’s rising fame
A $100,000 gift to Rutherford hospital from J. C. Plonk of Hickory honors his wife Laura E. Plonk and boosts regional prominence. The Near East Relief drive led Rutherford County to surpass quotas, with $2,600 raised from a $1,380 allocation. Piedmont High School Alumni banquet in Lawndale on April 22 features Daniel L. Grant as principal speaker. plates cost $1 and many former students will attend.
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J. C. Plonk
Hickory
Laura E. Plonk
Rutherford Hospital
South
Rutherford County
Josephus Daniels
S. Gallert
Piedmont High School
Lawndale
Daniel L. Grant
Snead’s Ferry
Universit North Carolina
Forest City wins forfeited baseball game. various school events noted
Forest City forfeited baseball against Rutherfordton due to insufficient players. score 8 to 5 at stoppage. Forest City fared well at the Group Center contest in Spindale while other school activities included singing, oratory, baking, and a rain-delayed school operetta raising funds for a piano.
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Forest City
Rutherfordton
Spindale
Oakland
Watkins
Argile Edwards
Geo. Holmes
Virginia Link
Robi. Blanton
Paul Moss
Clyde Whitlock
Katie Sue Meares
Greenville Female College
Chapel
J. B. Meares
Margaret
Wiletta Royster
Caroleen
Henrietta
Helen Keller Literary Society
Old Hickory Society
Kitty Gail Thomas
Jeanne Moss
Inez Doggett
Ira Mae Watson
Rutherfordton School
Charles Trammel
Laura Mae Watson
Merle Hollifield
Zola Parler
Deputy Sheriff Lee Captures Noted Thief in Railroad Yards
Deputy Sheriff J. W. Lee, renowned for his diligence, arrested Will Harmon in the Bostic railroad yards on March 25. Officials in Charlotte regard Harmon as a noted thief wanted at Mt. Holly. A search revealed two silk dresses, two pairs of men’s pants, other items, and an Asheville pawn ticket. He was returned to Mt. Holly the following Friday.
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J. W. Lee
Will Harmon
Bostic
Charlotte
Mt. Holly
Harmon
Asheville
State offices to be filled this year list of judges and solicitors
Raleigh compiled a list of state offices to be filled this year by H. M. London. Incumbent names include W. T. Lee in the corporation commission and W. J. Adams as associate justice. Superior Court districts show incumbents Bond Connor Horton Allen Cranmer Lyon Devin Shaw Brock Harding Webb. Twenty district solicitors are to be chosen in the fall. Citizens are urged to clip and keep the list for reference.
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H. M. London
Raleigh
W. T. Lee
Waynesville
The
Supreme Court
W. J. Adams
Carthage
W.M. Bond
Edenton
Geo. W. Connor
Wilson
J. Lloyd Horton
Farmville
River H. Allen
Kingston
H. H. Cranmer
Southport
C. C. Lyon
Elizabethtown
W. A. Devin
Oxford
Thos. J. Shaw
Greensboro
W. E. Brock
Wadesboro
W. F. Harding
Charlotte
Jas. L. Webb
Shelby
Vibraman
Old Fiddlers Meet in Gastonia at East Public School
An Old Fiddlers convention will be held at East Gastonia City Public School on Saturday night April 8 at 3 o'clock. All old fiddlers are invited to perform with prizes for best fiddle, best banjolist, best mandolin selection, best guitar selection, and best group selection. Participants should notify George L. Sawyer, Gastonia, at once. Spectators are welcome to enjoy popular and old time music.
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East Gastonia City Public School
George L. Sawyer
Gastonia
Ford Car Sales Reported By Mr B B Doggett
Ford car sales for March are listed by Mr B B Doggett with customers including N J James in Henrietta B D Wilson in Cliffside Sammy Biggerstaff in Bostic A Thomas in Avondale Grady Grose in Forest City W H Haynes in Cliffside Carl Horn in Spindale J C Powell in Forest City Sam Haynes in Cliffside J C Johnson in Forest City H F Diviney in Spindale W B Harrill in Forest City C B Biggerstagff in Forest City L J Harrison in Bostic Ada Hardin in Forest City S T Padgett in Cliffside G C McBrayer in Carolean.
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Mr. B. B. Doggett
Ford
N. J. James
Henrietta
B. D. Wilson
Cliffside
Sammy Biggerstaff
Bostic
A. Thomas
Avondale
Grady Grose
Forest City
W. H. Haynes
Carl Horn
Spindale
J. C. Powell
Sam Haynes
J.C. Johnson
H. F. Diviney
W. B. Harrill
C. B. Biggerstagff
L. J. Harrison
Miss Ada Hardin
S. T. Padgett
G. C. McBrayer
Caroleen
Masonic Mutual Life Insurance Explained by Agent
Masonic Mutual Life Association promotes its insurance services with an invitation from a district agent in Forest City North Carolina to explain the workings and benefits of the institution.
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Masonic Mutual Life Association
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