Ruth erford County Club Merchants Day Friday Meeting
The April Rutherford County Club meeting is Friday at 1 p m in the Haypes Memorial building Cliffside. Speaker J B Ivey & Company Charlotte manager Mr avid Ovens will address merchants with humor and a message of interest. A club lunch is offered. reservations through Mrs L C Garvin. Soprano Miss Gertrude Gower and pianist Mr Eugene Craft will accompany the luncheon selections.
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Rutherford County Club
Haypes Memorial
Cliffside
Avid Ovens
J. B. Ivey & Company
Charlotte
Ovens
Rutherfordounty
Eugene Craft
Paris
Woman's Club Elects Officers for 1930 31
A general meeting at City Hall April 10 elected officers for 1930 31. President Mrs F E Webb and other officers named along with treasurer Mrs W W Richbourg and auditor Mrs Hoyle Elliot. No Pinehurst convention delegate due to finances. May plans to consolidate departments. Also notes on Dramatic and Music clubs meetings and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
City Hall
F. Webb
C. H. Verner
F. E. Webb
W. G. Morgan
Carl Huntley
Frank Wilkins
Tom Verner
W. W. Richbourg
Hoyle Elliot
Reid
Pinehurst
Prof B L Smith to Head Shelby Schools Next Year
Capt Benjamin L Smith, former superintendent of Forest City Public schools and later Rutherfordton Spindale Ruth system, was Friday night reelected as superintendent of the Shelby school system for 1930 81. Mr Smith moved July from Spindale to Shelby to assume the Shelby schools post after an eleven year career in Rutherfordton school circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin L. Smith
Forest City
Rutherfordton-Spindale- Ruth
Shelby
Smith
Spindale
Rutherford
Forest City men win sweepstakes with Flora May hound
C. Moore and his son C. J. Moore of Forest City are shown with their dog Flora May as Flora May takes the sweepstakes prize for best dog in the hound show held last week by the Tryon Riding and Hunt Club in conjunction with a horse show.
Mrs Griffin Recuperating After Presbyterian Hospital Surgery
Mrs Clarence Griffin of Spindale underwent a series of operations at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte last Thursday. Friends report the procedures were highly successful and she is recovering, with plans to return home soon.
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Clarence Griffin
Spindale
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte
Shome
Mrs J L Taylor Taken By Death
Rutherfordton April 15 Mrs J Lloyd Taylor 61 died at Rutherford Hospital from complications after extended illness She leaves husband three sons and two daughters including Robert Leslie L Taylor James Taylor and two teachers Sara and Mildred Taylor Funeral held at Rutherfordton Baptist church with Aiis Taylor pastor Rev Edward B Jenkins in charge Interment in Rutherfordton cemetery
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Amos C. Duncan
Ruthford County
U. S
Duncan
Rutherford County
Congress
Rutherford
James Graham
James Holland
Anson County
Felix Walker
Hampshire County
West Virginia
Haywood County
Lincoln County
Halls of Congress
Thomas
Rutherfordson
Laurens Jones
Rutherfordton
J. Lioyd Taylor
Rutherford Hospital
Robert
Leslie L. Taylor
James Taylor
Hendersonville
Sara
Mildred Taylor
Joe M
W. D. Walker
Chase Ford
Noah H. Walker
First Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Society
Rutherfordton Baptist Church
Aiis
Taylor
Edward B. Jenkins
R. E. Herring
Zebulon
Three couples wed in Gaffney licenses list
In Gaffney on Apr 14 three couples from Rutherford county received marriage licenses. The couples are Worth Walker and Mary Hargett of Rutherfordton, Maurice Mooney of Kings Mountain, and Virgie Hicks of Avondale. Miller London and Ruth Layton of Forest City also received licenses.
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Gaffney
Rutherford County
Worth Walker
Mary Hargett
Rutherfordton
Maurice Mooney
Kings Mountain
Virgie Hicks
Avondale
Miller London
Ruth Layton
Forest City
Sixth Older Boys' Conference Reported Well Attended
More than two hundred Rutherford county boys attended the sixth annual Rutherford County Order Conference at Spindale House. Sessions featured addresses by Rev Floyd G. Rogers and local leaders, with athletic events, a glee club concert, and a points tally led by Thomas Blanton.
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Spindale
Rutherford County
Rutherford County Order
Spindale House
R. L. Leary
J. W. Hoyle
Sion
E. E
Ting
Willa’ All
John Sigr
Union Mills
D. Withrow
Hollis
C. A. Denson
Cliffside
Central High
Thomas Blanton
Cool Springs High School
Herbert Gurley
Sunshine School
Leroy McCurry
Cliffide
Asheville Normal Glee Club
Land
Glee Club
C. C. Norston
R. W. Eaves
E. E. Smart
Ethel McSwain Wins Forest City Beauty Contest
Miss Ethel McSwain of Forest City won the Birtie Beauty Shop contest last Saturday, taking the top prize in a local beauty competition that drew community interest and several entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel McSwain
Forest City
Carolina Gas Seeks Forest City Gas Franchise
Mr. R. P. Freeze and associates of Carolina Gas Co from Hendersonville petition Forest City board for a franchise to install and operate a commercial gas plant. A $5,000 performance bond guarantees start within sixty days and completion in twelve months. Up to $150,000 expected to be spent on the plant.
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R. P. Freeze
Carolina Gas Co
Hendersonville
Forest City Board of Aldermen
Freeze
Chicago
Dr John D Biggs Mirrors Kiwanis Talk on Depositors
Attorney B T Jones praised Dr John D Biggs liquidating agent for the defunct county banks at a Kiwanis meeting in Rutherfordton. Biggs warned the work would take months, pledging to protect depositors while seeking best results. The club planned Farmers Night and heard reports on the cotton contest, a harp contest, and the Bolling Gap road. The Carolina Gas Co project dominated council priority, promising 65 local jobs and $150,000 in early work with material purchases from Forest City. Mayor Davis visited Hendersonville to study the plant, while Forest City and Rutherfordton Spindale pushed for franchises with taxes around 1,500 yearly. Forest City may become divisional HQ.
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B. T. Jones
John D. Biggs
Kiwanis
Rutherford County
Carolina Gas Co
Forest City
W. T. Davis
Hendersonville
Freeze
Inter- Sherrard
Chicago
Rutherfordton-Spindale
Forest
Shelby
Manus
Loca
Davis
Kiwanis Club
Hendersonvill
Bolling Gap Road May Be Taken Over
The new highway from Bostic to Morganton via Golden Valley South Mountain and Bolling Gap may be added to the state highway system soon, with Rutherford county residents involved and a formal opening planned on the Burke Rutherford line near Bolling Gap. The route, recently improved to the county line, shortens travel between Forest City and Morganton and provides a quicker link from Shelby to Morganton.
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Bostic
Morganton
Golden Valley
South Mountain
Bolling Gap
North Carolina
Rutherford County
States Highway Commission
Burker County
Burke
Forest City
Shelby
Junior Music Club Meeting Set At High School
The Junior Music Club will meet Monday afternoon April 21 at 3 30 at the High School. A good program is in store for you.
Blanton Delivers Sharp Hook Balls Against Shelby
Forest City's right-hander T Blanton hurled more hook balls and improved hooks at Shelby on Tuesday, outpacing their performance this season per Coach Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby Star
T. Blanton
Forest City
Shelby
Morris
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Merchants
County Club
David Ovens
Ivey’s Department Store
County
Womans Club
Dramatic Club
Thursty
John Dalton
Dalton
Louise Lattimore
Hos
Uhe Music Club
F. F. Black
Mesdames
T. Camp
C. B. Green
Ruth Meares
B. L. Smith
Tryon
Asheville Times
Amos. C. Duncan
E. B. Jenkins
J.L. Taylor
Ethel M’swain
Carolina Gas Company
W. L. Brown
Kiwanis International
M. H. Hewitt
Eaksy Brown
Sutton
Brown
J. W. Dalton
Terry Moore
Bolling Gap Road
Junior Music Club
Hook
Blanton
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