Tragic accidental death of Tom Tate in Cliffside
Cliffside residents mourn the accidental shooting death of 36 year old Tom Tate in front of his Park Avenue East home Tuesday. Coroner and jury ruled accidental. Tate's family, insurance career, and many friends mourn. Funeral set for Cliffside Baptist Church with Rev. R. C. Smith and Rev. J. Allen Tutt officiating.
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Cliffside
Tom Tate
Park Avenue East
J. Y. Packet
Main Street
Tate
Hightower
Mr. Tate
Verity
G. W. Tate
Henrietta
Charles C. Tate
Forest Ity
W. T. Tate
Baptist Church
Pacolet
S. C
Clinton Benson
Fannie Crawford
Greenville
Ellen
Pearl Tate
Pearl Jelley Tate
Donald
Inez
Gladys
R. Tate
Cliffside Baptist Church
R. C. Smith
Erwin
Tenn
Mrs. Alice McNeill Dead in West Jefferson
Mrs. Alice McNeill a West Jefferson resident died at her home after a long heart illness. She was 72 and survived by children including Mrs. Robert Pevall Belmont Idaho Mrs. A D Mills Forest City and P T McNeill among others. Burial planned in West Jefferson with family present in final days.
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Alice McNeill
West
A. D. Mills
City
West Jefferson
Mills
Robert Pevall
Belmont
Idaho
A. D
Forest City
Friel Speaks
Andy McNeill
P. T. McNeill
Iferson
W M S District Meeting Thursday
About one hundred fifty delegates from the Marion district WoMan's Missionary Society met at Spindale Methodist church for an all day session. Mrs J F Jonas presided with Mrs H A Dunham delivering the main address. Rev J W Hoyle Jr led the noon devotional as plans for the year were discussed. The district covers Polk Rutherford McDowell and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spindale
Woman’s Missionary Society
Marion
Spindale Methodist Church
Vox
J. F. Jonas
H. A. Dunham
Asheville
J. W. Hoyle, Jr
Ruthlerfordton Methodist Church
Polk, Rutherford
McDowell
Mrs Avery McCurry dies after lingering illness at 89
Funeral services for Mrs Avery McCurry aged 89 were held at Golden Valley Methodist Church with Rev W L Cain officiating. She died Wednesday morning after a lingering illness and is survived by children Jasper Sim Charlie McCurry Mrs Mary Grayson and Mrs Jim Yelton. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Memorials and another service were noted for nearby churches with a large floral tribute.
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Bostic
Golden Valley Methodist Church
Avery McCurry
W. L. Cain
McCurry
Fairview Baptist Church
Mary Jane Watters
Messers
Jasper McCurry
Sim McCurry
Cane Creek
Charlie McCurry
Mary Grayson
Jim Yelton
W. W. Rimmer
First Broad Baptist Church
Photophone Installed At Rex Theatre
Rutherfordton June 17 A new R C A Photophone has been installed by L D Miller in the Rex Theatre to furnish patrons with the latest in sound pictures. The first showing will be Friday evening when Happy Days a Fox all star film featuring twenty stars will be shown.
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Rutherfordton
L. D. Miller
Rex Theatre
Motorcycle Trip from Spindale Heads Toward Chicago
Spindale reports Charles Duncan and Walter Gregg departed Monday on a motorcycle journey northward. They plan to visit Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, then the western wheat fields. By Tuesday morning they had reached Bluefields West Virginia and were en route to Chicago.
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Spindale
Charles Duncan
Walter Gregg
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Illinois
Bluefields
West Virginia
Chicago
City utility plants auctioned in Forest City Spindale Rutherfordton
Bids opened Tuesday afternoon for Forest City Spindale and Rutherfordton utilities. The Sherritt Company bid on all three towns with offers of 190000 to 210000 for Forest City and Spindale. The company proposes eight cents per kilowatt hour lighting with a ten percent discount for large amounts and aims to retain all existing staff. Proceeds would retire bonded debt totaling 2,115,000 across the three towns.
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Piltic
Forest City
Spindale
Rutherfordton
Boards of Aldermenty
Sherit
Souther Utilities
Rutherfordton and
S. E. Elmore
Courier
Sherritt Company
Break Into A&P Store In Local Break-In
Sneak thieves shattered glass above a rear window Tuesday night and stole fifty dollars in cash and goods from the AQP store. The incident follows a prior entry months earlier, with officials noting petty thievery is rising in the city and urging arrests and convictions. Straw sun hats from Stahl's Ten Cent Stores are advertised for sale as part of local retail notices. Dairymen in Surry County begin delivering whole milk to Kraft Cheese at West Jefferson, with the first shipment recorded.
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AQP
Surry County
West Jefferson
Toygpon Raya
Rutherford county to hold second primary Saturday
A second primary will be held in Rutherford county Saturday July 5 to determine nominees for sheriff and county commissioners. J R Anderson of Rutherfordton, chairman of the county board of elections, announced filing closed. W C Hardin and H B Doggett filed for sheriff. H H Tucker and W G Harris filed for commissioner against the top three first primary finishers Blanton Jones and Deck. Simpson who was fourth refused to enter. Frank S Hall, runner up for clerk of court, will not run in a second race against M Oskerson.
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Rutherford County
J. R. Anderson
Rutherfordton
Jeounty Board of Elections
W. C. Hardin
H. B. Doggett
H. H. Tucker
W. G. Harris
Highandidates
Geo
F H. Blanton
J. P. Jones
A. Wek
K. E. Simpson
Blanton
Jones
Deck
Simpson
Ker
Harris
Frank S. Hall
M. Oskerson
Florence Mill News highlights and local visits
A Danville party dines in Brevard. R F Sisk recovers from finger surgery by Dr A G Duncan. Local trips include A L Turner party to Wilmington, visits to Norfolk and Virginia spots, and families gathering near Chesnee and Clifton. Attendance at a funeral in Golden Valley noted.
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Orest City
Danville
Brevard
Y. Wakte
R. F. Sisk
A. G. Duncan
Sisk
A. L. Turner
Green
Bostic
Wilmington
Local Notices From Salem News
Mr Ho ward Wells suffered a broken finger. Mrs Mary Wright is ill at Rutherford hospital. Howard Wells and sister Ruby Jane visited Morganton. Stancil of Dallas mentioned his sister Mrs E N Washburn. Visitors to Mrs R L Wells Sunday included Monroe Wells and sister Linda Ship Harrill and daughters Ruth Pattie C Jennie Pearl and Lula Wells for Henrietta. H L Wells, formerly with Gulf Refining, moved from Thomasville to Asheville to begin new duties June 23. Mr and Mrs Quentin Hollifield are parents.
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Bostic
Howard Wells
Mary Wright
Rutherford ,Hospital
Ruby Jane
Morganton
Stancil
Dallas
Ing
E. N. Washburn
R. L
Quentin Hollifield
Announce Teachers For Coming Year In Cool Springs
The 1929 30 session marked the best in Cool Springs schools with high pupil achievement and cooperative staff. Vacancies are filled for 1930 31. list of teachers by grade and school includes principal assignments and staff in Cool Springs Township and Forest City Grammar School. Superintendent J W Eakes confirms the strong corps and continued music instruction by A M Glickman and Katherine Goggans and Ruth Meares.
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J. W. Eakes
Cool Springs Township
Cool Springs
J. W.eakes
Rutherford Bank and Trust Co
Minnie Ith
Elsie Barber
Nie Flack
Joy Shaver
Verla Richardson
Flora Matheney
Eva Hampton
Drews
Ruth Barnes
Vonnie Doggett
Burwell Moore
Thelma Moss
Kara Myers
Mattie
County Club Meets Friday at First Baptist Church
The June meeting of the Rutherford County Club will convene Friday at one o clock in the banquet hall of First Baptist Church. Luncheon served by church ladies for fifty cents. Members and nonmembers are invited to attend with reservations due by Wednesday.
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Rutherford County Club
First Baptist Church
4-H Club Short Course Convenes In August
The annual 4-H club short course at State college will bring 800 to 1,000 youths from across the state during the week of August 4. Instruction covers farm crops, livestock, poultry, forestry, home economics, and canning. L. R. Harvill and Miss Elizabeth Cornelius lead, with college instructors and extension specialists guiding sessions. Chaperoned dormitories and a health contest finals with a king and queen of health are featured, plus dramatic performances and judging contests. Two hundred acres of corn and garden crops will feed 20 tenant families, grown by L. F. and Flint Klutz.
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State College
Advancement Club
L. R. Harvill
Elizabeth Cornelius
Harrill
L. F. and
Flint Klutz
A Fine Boy Born to Morris Family
A fine son was born on Sunday June 15 to Mr and Mrs Clarence Morris in the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Morris
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Thomas Tate
Stahl
Ten Cent
Buenos Aires
W. M.S. District Meeting
Spindale M. E
Missionary Societies of
Marion District
Imrs. A. M’curry
Golden Valley
Gol Valley Fist Church
Dunkards Church
Amanda Houser
John Yelton
A&p
J. B. Doggett
Blorence Mill News
Howard Daniel
Worth Daniel
Norfolk
Virgil
N. H. Henderson
Lois
Chesnee
Ben Arwood
Eugenia
Annie Black Burn
E. E. Sisk
Shelby
Clifton
Bessie Luckado
A. Q. Yelton
W. A. McCurry
V. C. Yelton
J. S. Keeter
Salem News
alexander.Eugene Allison
Louise Lattimore
Nola Patrick
Marion Stewart
Annie Sue Harris
Eugenia Randall
Vera Walker
County Club
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