Little Ruby Harrill Burned To Death On Christmas Eve
A seven year old girl dies after her gown catches fire from a grate in her Broadway home. Her mother burns hands trying to smother flames. Ruby Harrill dies about eight pm after severe burns. funeral held at home with Dr. Ware officiating and burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Harrill
F. B. Harrill
Broadway
Ruby
W. R. Ware
Jesus
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Mrs Sanders Wins Prize in Global Salad Dressing Contest
Mrs. J. W. Sanders won a ten dollar prize in a premier salad dressing contest by Francis H. Liggett of New York for best recipe. Open to the world, Sanders submitted a favorite recipe and topped all competitors. Her friends congratulate her on the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Sanders
Francis H. Liggett
New York
Death of Dr Harrell Ends Long Pastorate in Bessemer City
Dr J J Harrell died suddenly in Bessemer City last Monday. A beloved pastor in the Presbyterian Home Mission field based in Forest City, he served the Long Greek and local churches, leaving two daughters and a wide circle of friends in mourning. His sudden departure marks a notable loss to his congregations and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Harrell
Bessemer City
Presbyterian Home
Local Social and Church Notes From Florence Area
Friends learn of Mr Will Gee departing Monday for a Sanatorium in Atlanta Ga. Several residents including A A Smart, Mrs Dora Nanney and Riley Baynard are listed as ill. Christmas exercises at Florence Baptist and Wesleyan Methodist churches reported great success with decorated trees and many presents. Various local residents, including Paul Nanney of Lexington and Miss Sallie White, spent Christmas with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Gee
Atlanta
Dora Nanney
Riley Baynard
Florence Baptist Church
Paul Nanney
Lexington
A. H. Haynes
Dorothy Steadman
Melvin Hill
Loretta
Addie Kimbrell
Ruth
Vera McMahan
Shiloh
W. M. Pressley
Piddmont
Florence Mills Banquet Honors Loyal Florence Staff
Florence Mills hosted a Christmas banquet for office staff and overseers at Kiwanis Hall on December 24. The event featured speeches by J. M. Edwards, G. V. Frye, N. H. Welch, B. H. Price, Prof. C. A. Erwin, and Prof. J. B. Jones, praising employee loyalty and promotions from within. A roll of longtime workers was read, highlighting service years from 4 to 22, with Wilse Kelly noted as the senior employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mills
Kiwanis Hall
R. R. Blantori
Kiwanis
J.M. Edwards
G. V. Frye
Prai Tice
Supt
N. H. Welch
B. H. Price
C. A. Erwin
J. B. Jones
Caroleen
Jones
Atie Cist
Coccere
J. M. Edwards
Wilse Kelly
Geo. P. Doggett
Henrietta News Hears Deaths And Local Happenings
Henrietta residents mourn John Brown at Providence church burial after illness. Claude Muney dies at eleven months from whooping cough and pneumonia. Local marriages, moves, sickness updates, and holiday visits fill the town notes with names, places, and recent events scattered through the community.
Christmas Visits and Family Gatherings in Forest City
Christmas was shared by many in Forest City and R-2 with numerous visits among families. Guests included Fletcher Harrill and Alabama kin, the McDaniel and Harrill households, the Vess and Phillips families, and others from Shelby, Boiling Springs and Gaffney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
R-2
D. L. Smith
Mary Francis
Shelby
W. V. Harvill
Frank Allen
Mattie Harvill
Coburn Wess
Boiling Springs High School
Roy Vess
Mildred
Louise Wood
Ethel Phill
Wilma Harrill
Alabama
Ruth Price
Virginia McDaniel
John Sisk
Frank Brindle
Billy Burns
Amon’Brindle
Black man in Smokey Hollow faces charges for cutting wife and step-daughter
Sam Steele, a dusky resident of Smokey Hollow near Forest City, appeared before Judge Erwin in Recorder's Court last week. He received six months on the roads for the minor charge of cutting his step-daughter and was bound over to the Superior Court on the more serious charge of cutting his wife. The incident occurred before Christmas, leaving the step-daughter with injuries and the wife severely carved, necessitating 48 stitches after being knocked down with a chair. The wife’s life was initially despaired of but she is now recovering.
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Our Town
John Brown
Anna Pruitt
Providence Church
Henrietta
Nettie Bradley
Bud Brown
Rutherfordton
Claude
Herbert Muney
Henrietta-Caroleen Cemetery
W. M. Reid
Clyde Fowler
Sue Ledbetter
Henrietes
Dewey Workman
Dollie Mosier
Arthur Lackey
Forest City
Myrtle Randolph
M. O
M. J. Wilkerson
Here
Cliffside
Gordon Leverette
Tillman Leverette
Alice Tate
Rutherfordton Hospital
Silas Bradley
Spartanburg
Bradley
Clyde Moss
Bidford
Shelby
Worth Biggerstatt
Marion
Pacolet
S. C
Jesse Kimbrell
Addie
Kimbrell
Melvin Hill
Sam Steele
Smokey Hollow
Erwin
Recorder's Court
Knights of Pythias Hold Annual Banquet
The Knights of Pythias lodge hosted its annual banquet Monday evening in the lodge rooms with about 100 guests. Toastmaster T C Ridings presided as welcome by T J Mose, followed by talks from J E McFarland H B Doggett J C Scruggs Jack Michalove and Dr W R Ware who praised fellowship and the social side of life including Dr Adams of Rutherfordton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
T. C. Ridings
T. J. Mose
J. E. McFarland
Stove Explodes Wounding Dorton Family in Shelby
Dr J S Dorton secretary of the Cleveland County Fair association, his wife, and daughter Betty were burned when the water-back tank on their kitchen range exploded after a fire was built. Betty suffered the worst burns to her face and legs while Dr Dorton and Mrs Dorton also received burns. They were taken to a hospital and may remain a day or two for treatment. The blast likely stemmed from heat against frozen water-back, a common winter hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.S. Dorton
Cleveland County Fair Association
Betty
Dr. Dorton
Mrs. Dorton
Shelby Star
Forest City Defeats Cowpens In 33 27 Clash
Forest City beat Cowpens 33 to 27 on Monday evening in a low scoring basketball game. The Cowpens team, older and more experienced, staged a late rally but fell short. The two teams are set to meet again January 1 at the new high school building.
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Forest City
Cowpens
Spartan Mills
Spindale
Mauneghan
New High School
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Mrs. Sanders
Harrell
Albert ‘Tangora
George Hossfeld
Tanzora
Rev
H. C. Sisk
A. A. Smart
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Sallie White
Annie Bell White
Uree
Britt Hardin
Baby
Hausin
Seymour Wilson
Buffalo Creek
Carrie
Georgia Street
J. J. Street
Piney Ridge
Lola Hardin
Liberty
Pearl Hardin
Patton Sisk
Julia
Georgia
Howard Freeman
Bud Deck
Logan Station
C. E. Prestwood
Waynesville
Cheanee
W. Henderson
Blanch Wilson
Morton Taylor
James Wilson
Ellenboro
Magtie Lee Condrey
Eva Owens
Yates Jones
Walter Halford
Inman
Henrietta News
Messrs
Wm. Butler
Lewis Robertson
DeWitt and
Zeb Harrill
Charlotte
M. J. Harrill
E. W. Jordan
C. B. Gurley
B. B. Burnett
Tom M. Brown
J. W. Halford
G. W. Cavanaugh
Edward Horemans
Gian Ene
Jake Shaeffer
Willie Hoppe
Providence News
Bob Wilson
R. A. McDaniel
J. W. Phillips
Herbert Phillips
Gaffney
Res Sives
Mattie’ Harrill
John McDaniel
Walter Phillips
Rob Goble
Mattie Harrill
Amon
Dorton
R. E. Biggerstaff
Farmers Hardware Co
Bostic
Hard Spratt
Eva Brackett
Hollis
E. J. Poe
R. E. Poole
Columbia, S. C
Robert Poole
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