Oak Grove Community News Roundup of Christmas Visitors
Oak Grove notes Christmas visitors and local gatherings. Residents listed include K M Randall, Herbert Randall, Leigh Harrill, Marie Biggerstaff, and Rev C F Tate among others visiting relatives in Rutherfordton Avondale Lattimore Shelby and Kannapolis. A large Christmas program drew a crowd despite bad weather. several families are mentioned with hospital news for Floyd Tate and various local trips and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Harrill
Rutherfordton
C.F. Tate
W. P
Clarence Tate
Asheville
Paul Harrill
L. B. Lowerys
I. N. Biggerstaff
Rock Hill
S. C
Marie Biggerstaff
Morganton
Chivous Tate
Ethel Tate
J. N. Randall
Ille
Martha Randall
Floyd Tate
Mae Harrill
Charlotte
T. B. George
Glen Harrill
J. M. Randalls
Oak Grove
J. E. Hipp
D. E. Hawkins
Marjorie
Ernie Cherrie
M. E. Hawkins
J. W
Herbert Randall
James Harris
K. M
Christmas Socials Brighten Forest City Amid Stormy Weather
Christmas day brought gatherings as families hosted guests from Rutherfordton Norfolk and Asheville. W L Smiths hosted Bettie Fanning Paul Harris and relatives. Other dinners included Harrills Hardins and Phillips families. One local, Mrs Spain Butler, was seriously ill. Lester Lancaster wed Zeno Laws in Gaffney. Evie Waters and Bertha Carver returned home for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
R-2
W. L. Smith
Bettie Fanning
Paul Harris
Rutherfordton
Sarah Florence
Norfolk
Walter Smith
Emory Smith
Horace Fanning
Will Phillips
Walter Phillips
Henrietta
John McDaniel
Charles Hardin
Vance Harrill
S. E. Harrill
A. Brandle
H. H. Phillips
Ethel Phillips
Evie Waters
Bertha Carver
Asheville Normal
W. V. Harrill
Christmas News From West End District
Forest City residents share Christmas visits with family in Oakdale Blacksburg and Clyde. Miss Margaret McDonald returns to Greensboro NC after Yuletide at home. Local church program at Pleasant Grove praised. Santa visits Sunday school with gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
R-3
Clyde Trout
Oakdale
Tenn
W. G. Trout
J. G. Baber
George Baber
Blacksburg
S. C
Michael Marks
Margaret McDonald
Greensboro
Yuletide
Gertrude Taylor
Smithfield
J. D. Grose
Craig McClure
Chapel Hill
Dock Moore
Moore
Arlene Phillips
Asheville
Tennessee
G. W. Long, Jr
C. F. Murph
Gwendolyn
Spartanburg
Margaret
Walter Grose
Stanley
Pleasant Grove Church
Pleasant Grove
Gladys Dalton
Santa
Walter Johnson
Charlotte
Charlie Lawing
Tanner's Grove Social Notebook Recap
Forest City district notes several local visits and gatherings. Families including Carrolls, Daniels, Reid, and Womacks shared time at various homes, with dinners and Sunday outings reported among neighbors and friends.
Social visits spread through Ellenboro families
Recap of last week’s social visits includes Mrs. Ransom Huntley and Mrs. J. P. Toms’s kin, Miss Hattie Carroll, Alton and John Carroll families, Guy Lewis children, Claud Duncan and Ellenboro connections, W. F. Carroll and Sim Toms, and Mrs. M. R. Carroll with Lester Toms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
R-2
Clyde Carroll
Furman Carroll
Frank
Annie Daniel
C. T. Carroll
Elma Reid
Baxter Butler
Albert Phillips
Jack Womack
Eunice Carroll
J. P. Toms
Mary Willie Womack
Howard Carroll
Grover Reed
Helen Miller
Harris
Ransom Huntley
Alton Carroll
Lester Toms
W. F. Carroll
Arthur Gross
Louise
Hoyle Carroll
C. S. Duncan
J. R. Carroll
A. H. Gross
Hattie Carroll
W. E. Lewis
John Sherrill
Guy Lewis
Claud Duncan
Ellenboro
Carroll Huntley
Sim Toms
Florence Mill News Visitors and Holiday Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Laxton Hardin of Newton spent the holidays with relatives here. Rev and Mrs H C Kiser visited relatives near Spruce Pine last week. Miss Land of Danville Virginia is visiting her sister Mrs Walter Brady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Laxton Hardin
Newton
H. C. Kiser
Spruce Pine
Miss Land
Danville, Va
Walter + Brady
Local visitors and weekend guests announced in Newton area
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blackburn spent Sunday in Newton. Miss Beulah Blankenship of Caro leen spent part of last week here with her sister Mrs. Edgar Davis. Miss Maude McCurry spent the week end in Shelby with Mr. and Mrs. Lander McCurry. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phillips of Marion were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Blackburn
Newton
Beulah Blankenship
Caroleen
Edgar Davis
Maude McCurry
Shelby
Lander McCurry
Walter Phillips
Marion
Charlie Phillips
Oyster supper and yo-yo con test at Washburn school
Washburn school hosts an oyster supper and yo-yo contest on Friday night January 3 to raise funds for the school. Invitations extended to the community. Also reports a wedding: Yates Wells to Verne Greene on December 24 at High Point. Other social visits noted among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostic
Washburn School House
Yates Wells
Vernie Greene
Kinsey Greene
Ed. Wells
High Point
Gold-Shytle Wedding in Gaffney South Carolina
Palmer Gold and Nan nie Sue Shytle wed in Gaffney on December 23 in a ceremony held with parental consent. Both 18, they traveled from Polkville area with families including the Shytle and Bridges lineages. Gold is a student and truck driver. the Shytle clan has deep local ties and church involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polkville
Henrietta
Hollis
J. C. Elliott
Plato J. Elliott
Frank Shytle
Shytle
Monroe Bridges
Henrietts
All Good Church
Sunday school children of the repute James C Elliot
Sunday school scene references James C Elliot among notable attendees, with little accessible context or actions described in the fragment. The readable text suggests a church or community event involving youths and a named person.
Thoxine Promises Quick Relief for Sore Throats
A doctor endorsed throat lozenge named Thoxine claims to soothe sore throats and stop most coughs within 15 minutes. It is advertised as safe, pleasant tasting, and suitable for the whole family, with bottles priced at 35c, 60c, and $1.00. Sold at Peoples Drug Store and other outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Drug Store
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OAK Grove News
Mr. K. M
Providence News
West End
Tanner’s Grove
M. R. Carroll
Florence Mill News
Washburn News
Geneva Philbeck
Furman Melton
Spindale
Estelle Jones
Elida Greene
Epworth League of
Salem
Lillie McCluney
Washburn School
Myrtle Sisk
Shel- House
George Butler
Georgia Shytle
Bud” Shytle
Clarence Young and Co
Georgia
Bud Shytle
James C. Elliot
Little
Witt
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