Rutherfordton News Notes A festive rural community digest
Noted preacher J L Hancock of the Southern Baptist church preaches Sunday at Gill and in Rutherfordton. June Whitesides and Ella Rumfelt wed Dec 31 with a supper and well wishes. Delegates chosen for Green River Association meet Jan 20. Roy Stockton and Blomma Gold wed Dec 27 at New House. Sheriff action reports Prohibition raids in Polk and Burke counties destroying stills and beer prior to Christmas.
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J. L. Hancock
Southern Baptist Church
Gill
Kes Hincock
Southern Railroad
Stockton-Gold
Roy G. Stockton
Tack
Lattimore
Blomma Gold
New House
Robt. M. Gold
Rutherford- Cleveland
D. G. Washburn
Geo. Stockton
Deees Imore
Houser
L. Houser
D. Barr
Polk County
Green River
E. L. Houser
Barrs
Columbus
Sun
Burke County
Monument planned for World War hero J Laxton Huntley
Mr E C Dewees of Mecklenburg Marble & Granite visited town to arrange a granite memorial for J Laxton Huntley buried in Cool Springs cemetery. Huntley, son of Mr and Mrs Y M Huntley, was killed in action on August 22, 1918. The monument features rifles and a lifelike photograph, honoring a brave soldier.
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E. C. Dewees
Mecklenburg Marble & Granite
Charlotte and
Spartanburg
J. Laxton Huntley
Cool Springs
Y. M. Huntley
China
Sousa to Lead Band Concert in Spartanburg Feb 22
In Spartanburg S C January 11 Philip Sousa and his band will give a concert at the Spartanburg College Auditorium on February 22 under auspices of the College and Spartan Club. Sousa's band, a large organization, will perform new and latest compositions for the Spartanburg audience.
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Anburg
S.C
Hilip Sousa
Spartanburgerse College
Lay
Santineent
College
Spartanary Club
Sousa
Spartanburg
Wales Daffodil Legend Linked to Coal Trade
An old legend claims the Welsh daffodil arrived via a coal barter with Spain. Spaniards sought Welsh anthracite for iron smelting and traded dotted bulbs, linking the flower to sun worship and Wales as its emblem.
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Wales
Bilbon
Pembrokeshire
Bilbao
Colonial Styles Enduro in American Furniture Design
The passage notes a trend of manufacturers seeking inspiration from mansions palaces and museums, while overlooking the colonial period as a genuine American decorative art. It argues colonial design is authentic simple and valuable and deserves recognition in domestic arts.
Rinderpest Follows War With Broad Global Notes
The article discusses rinderpest, its spread after wars, and how it affects ruminants like cattle. It notes transmission risks via people and animals, the incurable uncertainty of its cause, and historic outbreaks after Gothic and Hunnic wars, followed by details on symptoms and mortality. It also quotes Lawrence Grossmith on humor as a separate topic.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Cliffside notices and events set for early 1920s
The Cliffside Railroad Co. installs a new six driver engine amid local industry gains. The Rutherford County Union of BYPU meets at Cliffside Baptist Church with speakers from Caroleen and Spindale. next gathering in Ruth in April. Obituary notes for Julia Tucker. New staff at Cliffside Mills Jan 2 and upgraded stair railings, wheelchair-friendly playground equipment, plus a clock tower with electric chimes and a 1920 memorial inscription. Social events include Ella Scruggs hosting a party for Cornelius Martin of Cowpens. Local barber shop work and the R. R. Haynes Memorial Building progress noted. Gifts to weave room staff and a Christmas wedding report. Baraca class spreads Christmas baskets to town widows.
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Rutherford County Union
Cliffside Baptist Church
Jones
Caroleen
Devinney
Spindale
Southern Church
Ruth
R. R. Haynes
Mr. Bridges
P. C. Hawkins
SS B. Bridges
That Settles It Colored Parson Sermon Prompted Fund Drive
A fragment from a Bruddern church scene shows the parson urging a fund drive while a Deacon pleads for restraint. The exchange highlights a push to raise money for the church as credit becomes more accessible to many who previously could not borrow.
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Bruddern
Dis
Amen
Brudder
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Green River Association
Union Mills
Messrs. M. L. Justice
J. L. Taylor
C. W. Keeter
W. A. Harrill
R. P. Geer
J. P. Lewis
Round Hill Academy
of the Baptists
Spain
Indians
Colonels
Indianapolis News
Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith
Germany
France
England
America
Cliffside News
Cliffside
The
Cliffside Railroad Co
Julia Tucker
W. C. Tuckter
Mars. Tucker
John Mills
Wadesboro
C. B. Martin
Cowpens
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Cliffside Mills
Ella Scruggs
Cornelius Martin
Cowpens, S.C
Grover Henson
Miss Davis
Forest City
George White
Annie Dedmond
Baptist Church
Buick Motor Company
Buick
Forest City Mote
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