Mine Cave-In Near Ellenboro Fatal to Mr. Bob Davis
Bob Davis of Ellenboro was instantly killed and his son narrowly escaped injury when an old mica mine near Hopewell caved in during prospecting. A truckload of dirt and rocks fell on Davis as they examined the mine’s sides. The son escaped, summoned help, and Davis’s body was recovered with aid from local relatives and workers. The inquest was pending.
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Bob Davis
Ellenboro
Narrow
Hopewell
Ellenboro R-1
Mr. Davis
C. C. Dycus
E. B. Dycus
Dycus
T. B. Davis
Mary Will S. Davis
Lattimore
R-1
Ed Davis
Gastonia
Davis
New House
Hightower & Matheny
Avondale
W. C. Hightower
Rower
Henrietta Shoemaker Bret Suggs Dies After Short Illness
Funeral services for Bret Suggs of Henrietta were held Sunday at the Henrietta Baptist church. Suggs died Saturday at his home after a brief illness. He was a respected local shoemaker with one son living in Cliffside.
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Henrietta
Bret Suggs
Henrietta Baptist Church
Suggs
Cliffside
Charles Price Named Hotel Detective in Charlotte
Charles R. Price former city police chief is appointed hotel detective for the Hotel Charlotte in Charlotte. He began the post on June 19 succeeding J. W. Cohen who resigned to enter business. The Hotel Charlotte is part of the Southeastern Hotels Company, a major Georgia area chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Price
Charlotte
Mr. Price
J. W. Cohen
Southeastern Hotels Company
State
Fred Smart
A. A. Price
Spindale Man Dies in Mill Accident at 3:30 A.M.
Boyce Elders aged 31 of Spindale was electrocuted or died of heart failure Wednesday morning at 3:30 while drilling a roof hole near skylight in Spencer Mill. Coroner's inquest underway to determine cause. Elders, a longtime mill worker, leaves widow and family. Funeral planned at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church, West End, Forest City.
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Boyce
Spindale
Elders
Spencer Mills
Elma Kistler
Edward Kistler
Budlers
Belmo
John Elders
Henrietta
Mal Pittman
Belmont
Courier
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
West End
Forest City
Ellenboro Store Robbed in Mill Section
Ellenboro on June 23 reports Paul Tisdale's mill area store robbed late Wednesday night or early Thursday. Thieves forced entry with a crowbar, taking overalls shirts guns lard flour meat hams bacon cigarettes tire patching and gas totaling about 150 dollars as police investigate with no arrests yet.
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Ellenboro
Paul Tisdale
Two Drowned At Flat Rock Friday
Inquest verdict returns death by accidental drowning for Dewitt Harrill of this city and Mary Etta Parker of Marion who drowned at Flat Rock Swimming Pool Friday night between 10 and 11. The inquest held Monday at city hall heard details of the tragedy, including the pool’s late closing and Dewitt Harrill diving in despite warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt Harrill
Mary Etta Parker
Marion
Crower
Flat Rock
Mr. Harrill
Grady Harrill
Forest City
Nannie Parker
Dewitt
All Park
Mr. Harri
P. D. Harrill
Grady
Dwitt
Bob McDaniel
Hhem
Mr. McDaniel
Claude Morrow
Baxter Butler
J. B. Robbins
Dewit
Lovelace Honored At Duke Commencement And Local Impact
Professor A C Lovelace receives a Duke University degree with other top graduates. He led Shelby High while principal, helped Henrietta Caroleen district build, and shaped Rutherford County schools. Despite cuts planned by the legislature, he remains dedicated to local education and student progress.
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A. C. Lovelace
Caroleen-Henrietta
Duke University
Ionree
Lovelace
Duke
Shelby High
Wake Forest College
Henrietta
Caroleen
Southern Association
J. B. Jones
Jones
Sylva
Jackson County
Shelby
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Mack
Golden Wal
Lake Lure
Nice
J. C. McNeely and Company
Silius Michalove
Margaret Green
Sillus
Margaret
C. C
Walsh Moore
Toccoa
Oak Grove Epworth League
Iwan
Mica
Chicagoan
Windy City
Henrietta Man
Chas. Price
Hotel Charlotte
Afiss Zelda Yelton
Nebo
Wises Fannie Doreas
Maryslelen Gettys
Oklahoma City
W. C. Lattimore
Llenboro
Mundy
Roanoke
West Main Street
Forest City Seed and Fertilizer Plant
Ank
Twin High
Rutherford County
Hemrietta
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