Lightning Strikes Spindale House Injuring Two
Spindale July 30 Mrs Walter Owens and her young daughter were cut about the arms and face when lightning struck the house and entered the bedroom. Several others nearby were affected, the house suffered damage, and a new $15,000 telephone upgrade for Spindale is underway connecting to Rutherfordton.
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Spindale
Walter Owens
Small
Carl Helton
Ellenboro
Roland Smith
Owens
J. R. Small
Rutherfordton
Lee Crowder
Mary Elizabeth Crowder
Pea Ridge
Gertrude
Pinkie Fort
See
Smith's Grove Social and church notices in Forest City
Rev W B Craig stayed Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Lee Newton. Large attendance at Smith Grove Baptist church services Sunday. Mrs H D Harrill visited her little namesake Sarah Martha Crowder Sunday. Miss Clara Mae Hardin of Forest City spent part of the week with her parents Lon and Miss Lon Hardin.
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Pauline
Pearlie Mae Anderson
Roland Smith
Forest City
W. B. Craig
Lee Newton
Smith Grove Baptist Church
H. D. Harrill
Sarah Martha Crowder
Clara Mae Hardin
Lon Hardin
Residents visit relatives as mill offices relocate upstairs
To the rear of the office building, while the various mill offices have been moved upstairs. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Long, and small daughter, Bobbie Marie, of Wadesboro, arrived Friday to visit Mrs. Long's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Clay. Mr. Long returned to Wadesboro Sunday.
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M. T. Long
Bobbie Marie
Wadesboro
Ellenboro agricultural students tour North Carolina
Ellenboro youths completed a state tour encampment at White Lake in Bladen county traveling about 800 miles at under $2 daily for gas and repairs. They visited Charlotte Raleigh Wilmington and coastal towns, won the camp’s top score and baseball tournament, and observed historical sites and the ocean. The trip ended with elected leaders and notes on Sterling camp activities and Masonic notice.
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Ellenboro
Bladen County
Charlotte
Monroe
Rockingham
Laurinburg
Lumberton
Wilmington
White Lake Camp
Clinton
Dunn
Smithfield
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
High Point
Salisbury
White Lake
Bboys
Cape Fear
Capitol
State Hall of History
State Prison
N. C. State College
North Carolina
Virginia Dare
Ferry News Notes: Revival Meetings Begin at Goode's Creek
A series of revival meetings opened at Goode's Creek church led by Rev T M Hester with Rev M M Huntley assisting. Rev Horn preached Sunday in the pastor's absence. The revival moves to Floyd's Creek August 5 under Rev A G Melton. Visitors welcome. Local families visit relatives and friends in surrounding towns and counties.
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W. P. Alexander
Screen star Charlie Murray interviewed by Detroit Times editor
Charlie Murray spoke with Detroit Times editor Charles Richardson via long distance telephone while the comedian was photographed. The image was telephotographed to Cleveland and rushed by mail to Detroit, appearing in the Detroit Times in the same day’s afterview section.
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Charlie Murray
Charles Richardson
Detroit Times
Detroi
Cleveland
Detroit
Lime and cement at best price from Farmers Hardware Co
Advertises lime and cement as top quality at low price. Promotes Farmers Hardware Co as the source for purchase.
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Farmers Hardware Co
State Board of Equalization Tour Visits Rutherfordton
The State Board of Equalization completed a tour of the Tenth Congressional District in Rutherfordton on Saturday to study county conditions and school financing. The group had prior days in Haywood Jackson and Swain counties and met with school and county officials before spending Saturday morning in Hendersonville.
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Tenth Congressional District
Rutherfordton
State Board of Equalization
Haywood
Jackson
Swain
Hendersonville
Williams Stock Co to Present Tent Theatre in Spindale
The Williams Stock Company will be in Spindale the week of August 6 presenting a series of new plays in their tent theatre. They had planned an earlier engagement but canceled due to a Baptist revival and will now perform during the August week. The show carries endorsements from organizations and individuals where it has played, with further endorsements advertised elsewhere in The Courier.
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Williams
Spindale
the Courier
Board Meeting Concludes Visit With Sequestration Talks
Residents of Rutherfordton and county education board members met in the early afternoon to discuss sequestration plans. The conference, held at three o'clock with local citizens, concluded the board's stay in the district.
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Rutherfordton
County Board of Education
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Gaffney
Mrs
Clarence Griffin
Rutherford County Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Lee Bailey
Mrs. C. M. Yelton
She General Tire
General
Forest City Motor Co
Forest City, N.C
Agricultural
A. F
A. M
Wood
G. C. McBrayer
W. M
Ferry News
Garland White
Maurice
Lake Wales
Fla
R. H. Padgett
Mae
Hazel Kennedy
Gaither Kennedy
Clarence Butler
James Guy
Z. E. Dobbins
Concord
Dobbins
Farmers: Bank & Trust Co
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Forest City and
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