Railway Foremen Meeting Held in Union Mills
Union Mills Jan 2 Following a request by Mr R E Hardin supervisor on the Charleston Division of the Southern Railway the section foremen of the railway maintenance way employes from Marion to Rock Hill S C met at Union Mills last Tuesday at 11 a m Attendance of the section foremen was perfect The gathering inspected a standard ditch south of Union Mills cut by local foreman E F Johnson and then dined at Johnsons home Supervisor Hardin hosted a brief afternoon meeting to discuss track building methods The event hailed as a Get Together Meeting and is planned to be repeated annually during the Christmas holidays Several foremen and guests from Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railroad plus local officials attended The weather was ideal for this initial meet Those present included M E Goforth Glenwood M Arrowood Vein Mountain E Johnson Union Mills J W Goode Rutherfordton W D Proctor Forest City J C Mauney Ellenboro A W Padgett Ellenboro J C Owens Wacksburg S C S C Raburn Latimore Clyde Silvers Shelby R E Nichols Earl O M Rumfelt Blacksburg S C J G Davis Blacksburg C M Mauney Blacksburg S C R B Bolen Hickory Grove L C Reet Sharon A C Ramsey York S C E E Bedford Tirzah J H Ellis Rock Hill Supervisor R E Hardin Blacksburg C
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Hardin
Union Mills
E. F. Johnson
C. B. Leister
Knoxville
Tenn
F. Johnson
Fr. Hardin
A. L. Reel
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad
Starain
Ormerly
Forest City
Blacksburg
S. C
Charleson
Feck S
Rutherford County
Charleston
M. E. Goforth
Glenwood
M. Arrowood
Vein Mountain
E. Johnson
J. W. Goode
Rutherfordton
W. D. Proctor
Forst City
J. C. Mauney
Ellenboro
A. W. Padgett
J. C. Owens
Wacksburg
S. C. Raburn
Latimore
Clyde Silvers
Shelby
R. E. Nichols
Earl
O. M. Rumfelt
J. G. Davis
C. M. Mauney
Bolen
Hickory Grove
L. C. Reet
Sharon
A. C. Ramsey
York
Frozen Lake Lure Swept by Ice in January Chill
Lake Lure near Chimney Rock froze over completely except for a dam stretch. Ice depth is believed several inches thick on a 1500 acre area spanning 27 miles of shoreline. Temperature reported at zero with readings dropping further in places. Rutherford County endured zero and colder weather with rivers iced and dam areas coated.
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Lake Lure
Chimney Rock
Rutherford County
Cliffside
Henrietta Mills
New Kiwanis Club President Takes Chair in Forest City
Dr. R L Reinhardt becomes Kiwanis president succeeding J W Dalton after a Monday meeting. Reinhardt pledges to advance the club under the motto We Build and notes Forest City's transition from town to small city with plans for broad service in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dalton
Kiwanis Club
R. L. Reinhardt
Kiwanis
Forest City
Sue
Forest City All Stars to meet Olson s Nordics on Jan 9
The Forest City All Stars host Olson s Nordics Monday January 9 at Cool Springs gym. The Nordics share management with the Swedes and are in the same class, slightly younger. The game starts at 8 o clock.
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Forest City
All-Stars
Cool Springs
Weddings in Rutherfordton Ledger Licenses Issued
Register of Deeds W C Geer issued licenses since December 28 to Ransom Epley of Forest City and Mattie Ruth Watson of Forest City Raymond D Sloan of Reinzie Miss to Jessie Lee Matheny of Forest City P L Crotts of Rutherfordton township to Bessie C Lansing of Rutherfordton township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register of Deeds
W. C. Geer
Rutherfordton
Ransom Epley
Walter Epley
Forest City
Mattie Ruth Watson
C. J. Watson
Raymond D. Sloan
Reinzie
Miss
Jessie Lee Matheny
W. J. Matheny
P. L. Crotts
Ambrose Crotts
Rutherfordton Township
Bessie C. Lansing
James Lansing
Change in Schedule for Southern Passengers
Effective Friday Southern passenger numbers 113 and 35 will adjust arrival times. Train 113 arrives at 6 20 a m instead of 6 30 a m and train 35 arrives at 5 42 p m instead of 5 45 p m.
We Goop Promotes Big Parade and Ben Hur Showings
Much interest is awakened by the announcement of manager W. L. Horn of the Movie. The Big Parade comes Saturday and Monday with Ben Hur on January 21 and 23. The splendid productions are expected to draw large crowds to our city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Horn
Henrietta Milestones and Tragic Deaths Recap
Local notes from Henrietta recount Miss Lula Ma Neal visiting her parents Edgar and Mrs. Neal during Christmas, and several relatives from Hendersonville Spartanburg and Clinton visiting. Deaths include Mrs Amanda Grant, John Cochran a former Anderson postmaster, and Mr R A Bradley in a collision near Ellenboro. 145 bar exam candidates including J Mooneyham of Henrietta. Funeral for Mr Bradley held at Henrietta Caroleen cemetery. he was 42 and survived by wife and two children.
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the Courier
Henrietta
Lula Ma Neal
Shelby Hospital
Edgar Neal
Thomas Wail
Hendersonville
Hla. Wall
Virginia Hughes
Spartanburg
B. E. Hughes
Palmer Rollins
Anderson
Cochran
Henrietta Mills
Raleigh
J. Mooneyham
Mooneyham
A. Bradley
Ellenboro
Carl Ayers
Bradley
W. M. Reid
Henrietta-Caroleen
Henrietta Onary — Methodist Church
Mr. Bradley
Lola Mae Champion
Mildred Bradley
A. A. Bradley
Oliver, S. C
M. M. Bradley
Great Falls
M. E. Enlow
Caroleen- Henrietta
Caroleen Jr. Jo. U. A. A
Mc Dowell Officials Visit Rutherford County Home
Mc Dowell county commissioners visited the Rutherford county home for the poor on Wednesday December 28 and joined a dinner hosted by Rutherford county commissioners and superintendent Royster. Mr and Mrs E H Dysart of Marion accompanied them and the group expressed satisfaction with the new Rutherford home and inmate care methods.
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McDowell
Rutherford County
Rutherford County Commissioners
Royster
E. H. Dysart
Marion
Rutherford
Two Injured In Auto Accidents In Spindale And Marion
In Spindale Chivous Dobbins and T C Smith were in a Chrysler when a Kings Mountain crash Thursday left Dobbins with a head wound and Smith lightly hurt. Vernon Yelton escaped serious injury after his chair truck rolled over near Marion, later hospitalized. Ulysses Setzer wed Virgie Cook in Spartanburg December 24. School resumes Tuesday for spring term. Mrs Bridges of Spartanburg visited, and new seats are being installed at Spindale Methodist church.
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Spindale
Jan
Chivous Dobbins
Rutherford Hospital
Kings Mountain
Dobbins
T. C. Smith
Ith
Chrysler
Smith
Chivous
Vernon Yelton
Marion Hospital
Ulysses Setzer
Spartanburg
Virgie Cook
Hicks
Bridges
J. E. Berry
Berry
Spindale House
Spindale Methodist Church
Married in Gaffney Clyde G Hardin weds Ruth Ligon
In Gaffney on Tuesday evening Clyde G Hardin and Ruth Ligon married at the bride's home. They will reside in Forest City after a short wedding trip. Hardin is a clerk with Carroll & Byers and son of Joe J Hardin. Ligon is superintendent of freight for Southern Railway in Gaffney and former Carroll & Byers employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde G. Hardin
Ruth Ligon
Gaffney
Forest City
Carroll & Byers
Joe J. Hardin
T. L. Ligon
Southern Railway
Blindfolded drive for Police Benefit Show in Forest City
Prof. Fred Kaufman will drive blindfolded through Forest City and nearby towns on Thursday January 12 at 12 15 pm to publicize the Kaufman Nemar Police Benefit Show. He travels with a committee and proceeds through Rutherfordton Spindale Alexander Ellenboro and Mooresboro starting from the Forest City square.
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Fred Kaufman
Forest City
Kaufman-Nemar
Kaufman
Rutherfordton
Spindale
Alexander
Ellynboro
Mooresboro
Wreck near Ellenboro claims one life and injuries two
On Highway 20 near Ellenboro a foggy morning crash left W A Bradley 42 of Henrietta dead and Carl Ayers critically ill. Andrew Dellinger of Shelby in an oil truck was injured but conscious. The collision occurred near a prior fatality site, with Dellinger noting the coupe swayed and struck the truck. Funeral services were held in Henrietta with hundreds in attendance. Separately, Miss Mary Thompson Long of Forest City wed Robert Clifton Hair of Pineville at her parents' home with a formal ring ceremony and a two week Florida honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenboro
W. A. Bradley
Henrietta
Henrietta Mills
Shelby
Carl Ayers
Andrew Dellinger
Riviere ‘Oil Company
Paul Hampton
Dellinger
Brad. Hey
Dense
Garrett Edwards
Cleveland
Rutherford
Mary Thompson Long
Forest City
Robert Clifton Hair
Pineville
John Baxter Long
Ruth Meares
Nell Padgett Norris
Miss Meares
W Ayers
Margaret Josephine Long
Miss Mary Thompson Long
Robert Clifton
Florida
N. C
G. M. Hair
University of N.C
Hair
Pineville Drug Co
Finley Leaves Forest City Bank for Promotion in Mation
Cyrus S Finley, three years with Farmers Bank & Trust Co in Forest City, departs for Mation to become assistant cashier at Merchants & Farmers Bank. Henry Giles of Atlanta replaces him locally. Miss Gladys Chesson of Kinston visits Mr and Mrs B T Jones.
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Cyrus S. Finley
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
Mation
Merchants & Farmers Bank
Farmers Bank
Forest City
Finley
Henry Giles
Atlanta
Marshall Giles
Gladys Chesson
Kinston
B. T. Jones
Young man returns $5007 found in suit of clothes
Asa Hamrick of J. M. Price & Son collected a $5 bonus for business and returned $500 found in a suit turned over for pressing by a Caroleen resident. Hamrick credited the owner for the honest act, noting the frequent loss of valuables in cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Hamrick
J. M. Price & Son
Caroleen
Hamrick
Alway
Rutherford County Board in Session on Monday
Rutherfordton January meeting of the county board of commissioners includes W G Harris G W Rollins and G E Morgan with routine business and bill payments. Board of education did not meet due to illness and absence of members Getts Wiseman. Only member present was W W Nanney. Visitors A J Chesson and B T Jones spent holidays in Rutherfordton with local residents.
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Rutherfordton
Jan
Board of County Commissioners
W. G. Harris
G. W. Rollins
G. E. Morgan
County Board of Education
Getts
Hollis
Wiseman
W. W. Nanney
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R. E. Hardin
Fince
Rock Hill
Dalton
the “Dawn
Brice Goldborough
Frances Grayson
Oskar Omdal
John Cochran
Dwell County
Messrs
MR. Robert Hair
Mary T. Long
R. Cyrus
S. Finley
Sioners
A. J. Chesson
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