New Hope News highlights and social visits
Harris reports Rev. Nixon of Mills Springs filled a regular appointment at New Hope. The Epworth League met for a gram a Sunday afternoon. No singing services Monday due to the pastor's absence. Sunday school plans to attend a Melvin Hill church convention. Numerous visitors and family visits are listed, including Stokes, Randall, Roach, Wilkie, Hines, Kennedy and Taylor families sharing local social news.
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Harris
Nixon
Mills Springs
New Hope
Epworth Lefeve
Melvin Hill
J. B. Taylor
Robert Owensby
Eld
Bertha Roach
Ednanes
L. D. Wilkie
Byron Lancaster
Edgar Lancaser
Buford Kennedy, Jr
T. D. Kennedy
Alice Kennedy
Ichesnee
R. T. Hines
Jennie Harrison Jon
Spartanburg
Ryeford Davidson
Spindale
Grace Hester
Winnie
Zinje
Josephine Hines
Gladys Randall
Bernice Roach
T. B. Randall
Iessa Tate
Minnie Uth
Virgie Shields
Edith
Belle Wilkie
Bonner Davidson
W. P. Wilkie
A. B. Tanner
M. D. Blanton
Alexander
Charley Turner Sun
Zennie Hinessie
Lois
Robert Taylor
Daniel McGinnis
D. Wilkie
Ily
Funeral Held For Mrs. George Robinson
Funeral services were held Sunday at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church for Mrs. George Robinson who died Saturday at her South Shelby home. Rev. M. F. Moores and Rev. W. A. Barber officiated. Survivors include children John and James Robinson of Charlotte and Forest City, Jess, Edgar, Frank, and George Willie Robinson of South Shelby, and a daughter Mrs. C. F Huntley of Forest City. Floral offerings and pallbearers from Shelby and Forest City attended.
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George Robinson
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
The First Spring Vegetables And Early Greens
A nostalgic guide praises fresh spring vegetables as natural tonics replacing old time drugs. It lists asparagus, cress, lettuce, radishes, early cabbage, beet tops, spinach, green onions, rhubarb and offers recipe ideas like Asparagus in Brown Sauce, Lunch Sandwich, and Spring Vegetable Shortcake with creamed vegetables and cream sauce.
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Weimay
Childhood Thrift and the Value of Money
This column urges teaching children money lessons early. It advises letting kids spend half their pennies on practical items, save the rest, and watch savings grow. Encourages parental guidance to prevent future poverty and promotes subscribing to The Courier.
Blonde Bess Opines on Coal Prices and Ice
In a witty aside, Blonde Bess quips that her mother no longer frets about coal costs and that she advised her to focus on ice instead. The remark reflects a lighthearted take on household economy and daily concerns.
Notable Bonny Lassie Daisie Stirs Laddies
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a bonnie lassie named Daisie who wowed many suitors with charm. The speaker questions her method of courting, noting uncertainty about whether she hugged or kissed. The tone is playful and nostalgic.
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Daisie
Married couple dispute over words becomes club joke
A quarrel between spouses about insults escalates to a humorous club anecdote. The husband boasts of happiness after a week of marriage while the wife laments a colossal set of insults, prompting a witty exchange comparing it to a dictionary.
Pleasant Grove Epworth League observes program night
West End area notes a Senior Epworth League event at Pleasant Grove with a 6 45 pm program to mark a fortieth anniversary of the Southern Methodist League. Local families visit, ill health improves, and a small town tale about a plum pinch ends the item.
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Orest City
R-3
Epworth
Pleasant Grove
Southern Methodist League
Salem
Allene Phillips
Asheville
G. W. Long
Lake
R. H. Long
Phillips
Hy. D. Phillips
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