Virginia Good Will Motorcade Visit To Forest City
The Third Annual Goodwill tour of Southwestern Virginia Inc with about 150 members arrives in Forest City next Tuesday August 21. The group will be greeted by a local committee and escorted into town by mounted police then hosted to luncheon with a welcome address and musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Virginia, Inc
Forest City
Southwestern
Chamber of Commerce
Alf Taylor
Tennessee
Johnson City
North Carolina
Glantzstoff
Bemberg
Elizabethton
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Kuester
Asheville
Spruce Pine
Kenilworth Inn
Mr. Marvel
Sinc
Chimney Rock
Lake Lure
Shelby
C. Max Gardner
Shelby Kiwanis Club
Gastonia
D L Simmons Dies in Spindale
D L Simmons aged 60 died at his home in Stonecutter village Spindale after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at Mt Pleasant Cleveland Monday at 4 pm. He is survived by widow ten children and three sisters Ethel Virgil Mae Odell Zelma Lula G E Dan Juanita and D L Simmons Jr. Brothers C Simmons W Simmons of Cliffside and W Simmons of West Virginia attended. Rev 0 L Simpson Nashville preached at the local Methodist church. He once pastored the Spindale church and Brevard Methodist church. The trip described includes stops in Charlotte Concord Salisbury Lexington Winston Salem Mt Airy Hillsville Galax and a Galax lawn supper hosted by the Galax Chamber of Commerce. Reservations by P A Goodwin Lee Long Powell Chapman B Neel C C Lincoln and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Simmons
W. Simmons
Cliffside
W.simmons
West Virgini
L. Simpson
Methodist Sunday School Board
Nashville
Methodist Sunday School
America
Charlotte
Concord
Salisbury
Lexington
R. E. Lee
Winston-Salem
Twin City
Pilot Mountain
Mt. Airy
Sidney Allen
Hillsville
Galax
Galax Chamber of Commerce
P. A. Goodwin
Lee Long
Powell Chapman
B. Neel
C. C. Lincoln
August Rutherford County Club to Discuss County Affairs
Head of Township Schools Spindale Aug 14 announces the August meeting will be held at the First Baptist church Rutherfordton on Tuesday August 21. The program focuses on county affairs with talks by D H Sutton Cool Springs high school and A B Bushong Ellenboro agriculture. W G Harris and Supt J W Eakes lead a pledge to progress as county officials outline government laws. Baptist ladies will serve dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spindale
Rutherford County Club
First Baptist
Rutherfordton
Ivy Cowan
D. H. Sutton
Cool Springs
A. B. Bushong
Ellenboro
Ellenboro Agriculture Department
W. G. Harris
Teach County Board of Commissioners
Wiiters
J. W. Eakes
Associae Springs
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Rutherford County to Erect Historic Markers in Four Spots
The Rutherford County Historical Commission in Spindale plans four markers across the county. Forest City will fund a Burnt Chimney Volunteers marker with a chimneystyle shaft, and Rutherfordton will place a Bechtler mint marker. Additional markers honor Brittain Presbyterian Church’s 1776 Indian massacre site and Gilberttown camp of Ferguson in 1780.
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Spindale
Rutherford County Historical Commission
Rutherford County
Forest City
Rutherfordton
H. D. Lee
Burnt Chimney
16Th Regiment
Gilberttown
Ferguson
William Gilbert
Messrs
H. L. Carpenter
J. L. ‘Taylor
Rev. G. R. Gillespie
Clarence Griffin
Clar
Sheriffs of State Convene in Rutherfordton
North Carolina sheriffs and their families arrived in Rutherfordton for the annual State Sheriff's Convention. Attorney M L Edwards gave a welcome address and Charles E Bozer urged cooperation with state agencies to curb the crime wave while promoting youth development. A business session was held at the courthouse as part of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriffs
Rutherfordton
Lake Lure
Hendersonville
Asheville
North Carolina
Rutherfordt
M. L. Edwards
Court House
Charles E. Bozer
Jackson
Wayside Gang Dinner Invite for August 21
A Wayside Gang luncheon is planned for Tuesday evening August 21. Members must call by Monday noon to confirm attendance so Mr Blanton can prepare enough plates at seventy five cents each. Brown plans to attend and gangs are urged to come out after a missed July meeting. Call 125 Forest City. Also note Miss Mildred Gollins spent a week at Lake Lure.
Cool Springs Township Schools to Open Sept 3
Cool Springs Township plans to open on Monday September 3 with registration for beginners eighth grade entrants and new Forest City movers set for Friday August 24 at 10 am. Registrations occur at grammar and high school auditoriums with parents urged to buy books early at Peoples Drug Store as English and Health texts will change this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cool Springs
J. W. Eaks
Forest City
Alexander
Bostic
Mt. Pleasant
Peoples Drug Store
Death claims Mrs. Monroe Lovelace in Mooresboro
Mrs. Monroe Lovelace a Rutherfordton native and wife of Surveyor A M Lovelace was found dead in bed at 6 30 Saturday morning at her Mooresboro home She was seventy three Funeral services were held at Sandy Run Baptist church Rev Z D Havll Rev J W Suttle and Rev A T Stoudenmire officiated Nephews served as pallbearers and nieces as flower girls She is survived by her husband four children a sister and a brother from New Mexico
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooresboro
Monroe Lovelace
Rutherford County
A. M. Lovelace
Sandy Run Baptist Church
Z. D.havvll
W. Suttle
A. T. Stoudenmig
Charles Lee Daniels
Williamston
N. C
S. D. Burrus
Asheville
Matt McBrayer
St of
Rutherfordton
John Wilkins
Rosewell
New Mexico
Petty's Shoppe to Open in Forest City
Former Carroll and Byers assistant manager C A Petty announces plans to open Petty's Shoppe near the Mayor's office by September 1. The store will feature ladies' novelties interior design and decorating supplies with Petty as decorator and owner. He relocated from Gaffney and is known for friendly service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Petty
Carroll & Byers
Bradley
Petty
Forest City
Gaffney
Auto crash claims life of Rutherford county farmer
Mr. Albert Jones aged about sixty years died at 8 30 Tuesday night at his home near Shiloh church from injuries suffered when his car skidded into Floyds Creek near Alexander He was returning from Alexander to Shiloh and stranded after hitting a wagon and team The car turned over and fell into the creek breaking glass and injuring him severely He was pulled from the water by Mr Smith Lockadoo and died shortly after reaching home Survived by wife and four children Funeral services were held at Shiloh Baptist church He was a prominent farmer and longtime Rutherford county teacher and church member
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jones
Shiloh Church
Floyd’s Creek
Alexander
Jones
Shiloh
Mr. Jones
Smith Lockadoo
Joe Doggett
T. A. Jones
Hendersonville
Willie Jones
Reid Jones
Boone
Grover Collins
Oakland
Shiloh Baptist Church
Rutherford County
Revival and storms mark Golden Valley week
Rev K N Snipes preached at Golden Valley Methodist church with early morning services and a 745 PM session. A flood last Friday caused damage in Golden Valley, the worst since 1916, while a severe storm caused limited crop damage. A new daughter Thelma Sue was born to Mr and Mrs Claude Melton on August 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostic
K. N Snipes
Golden Valley Methodist Church
First Broad Baptist Church
Golden Valley
Claude Melton
Thelma Sue
Jewell Anderson
Inez Houser
J. D. Houser
Joe Logan
Casar
Bedford Beaty
Spindale
Julius Hensley
Gilkey
Minnie Houser
Nannie
Mary Melton
Robert Freeman
Jack Anderson
Berry Rollins
Guy Melton
Adam Propes
Fred Melton
Susie
Ruth Hunt
Webb
Wayne
Shelby
Ben McCurry
Cliffside
K. N. Snipes
H. M. Propes
Jim Black
Sarah Melton
Ellenboro
Ben Black
Texas
P. C. Hunt
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Virginia
D. L. Simmons
County Club
Fou
Wayside Gang
Mildred Gollins
Cool Springs Township
Mracoicclan Abaser
Courier
Floyds Creek
Fill
A. T. Jones
The
Baptist Church
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