Council Executive Board Meeting May
The executive meeting in Shelby begins at 6:30 with supper. Charles Miller of the national Boy Scouts of America and F. D. Chadwick of regional headquarters will speak. The gathering aims to plan the summer camp work and ensure full troop representation for necessary council business. Scouts must bring personal archery equipment. medals await top finishers in each group.
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Shelby
Charles Miller
Naval Headquarters
Boy Scouts of America
F. D. Chadwick
Council
Spring Archery Tournament Planned for May 18
The Piedmont Council prepares its annual Spring archery tournament. If enough registrants from Polk Ruth and Cleveland counties attend, the event will be in Shelby. otherwise it moves to Gastonia. Events cover ages 12 to 14 shooting 30 arrows at 30 40 and 50 yards. ages 15 to 17 shooting 80 arrows at 30 40 and 50 yards. 18 and older including scout masters and committee members shooting 80 arrows at 40 50 and 60 yards.
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Piedmont Council
Polk
Ruth d
Cleveland
Shelby
Gastonia
Hwill
Rutherford Scouts Witness Indian Dances at Gastonia
Boy Scouts from Cliffside led by B E Roach and from Forest City led by Dr W L Stallings attended Indian Dances and Demonstrations at Gastonia High School Auditorium on April 27. Chief Big Snake and Pueblo Indians from Acama New Mexico performed for over a thousand attendees. The event showcased bead and feather work as Scouts from across the Piedmont Council participated. Troop No 1 Lynn, led by Prof Carl Story, traveled farthest.
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Cliffside
B. E. Roach
Forest City
W. L. Stallings
Piedmont Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Gastonia High School
Big Snake
Acama
New Mexico
Piedmont Council
Lynn
Carl O. Story
Tribute to Scouting Letter from Navy lieutenant to Chief Scout Executive
Lieut. R. F. Armknecht, a former Iowa Scout now in the U S Navy, offers to serve as a Scoutmaster across the United States where stationed. He states Scouting served him well and he believes the movement remains the best character builder.
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James E. West
R. F. Armknecht
U. S. Navy
Iowa
United States
Surprise Party Honors Miss Ethel Phillips in Forest City
Friends gathered in Forest City to honor Miss Ethel Phillips at a surprise party on April 27. Attendees included Mary Hamrick, Sarah Hamrick, Kathleen Holland, Eva Waters, Bertha White, Lillian Daniel, Gladys Lancaster, Ruth Allen, Carrie Burgan, Coree Hamrick, Lattimore of Rutherfordton, Lillian Phillips, and many local residents. The group enjoyed the event together as greetings and conversation filled the evening.
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Forest City
R-2
Ethel Phillips
Mary
Sarah Hamrick
Kathleen Holland
Eva Waters
Ethel
Bertha White
Lillian Daniel
Gladys Lancaster
Ruth Allen
Carrie Burgan
Coree Hamrick
Lattimore
Rutherfordton
Lillian Phillips
Frank Allen
John Doggett
Baxter Butler
Charlie
Jack Womack
Cortez Hamrick
Ralph Tate
Howard Daniel
Charles, Griffin
Leo Williams
Frank Smith
Garland
Alfred Robbins
Claude Morrow
Chester Rutledge
Eugene Holland
Everette Hawkins
Ernest
Champion
Fred Callahan
Charlie Waters
Richard Smith
Vassie
Pearlie White
Otho Honeycutt
Utah Selvey
James Mahaffee
George Lancaster
Social position is relative in small town life
A reflective note argues that social standing shifts with locality, suggesting in a town where residents value self over others, personal status becomes a fluid measure tied to community norms and individual behavior. The text emphasizes local social dynamics and self-perception within a tight-knit setting.
Memorial Day at Pleasant Grove in Forest City
Memorial Day at Pleasant Grove Methodist church Forest City R-3 set for next Sunday at 11 AM with Sunday school 11 and a memorial sermon by Rev. John S. Wood. Afternoon service planned. homecoming for hundreds with a flower drill, a playlet Mother Goose and Her Goblins, and a valedictory by Eloise Christy.
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Forest City
R-3
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
John S. Wood
Pleasant Grove
R Pleasant Grove
J. S. Wood
Mother Goose
Eloise Christy
Emma Sue McDaniel
Laura Smith
Elmer Smith
West End New E Worth Junior Society Party Held
In Forest City April 30 at Pleasant Grove the Ep worth Junior Society gathered in the hut for a party hosted by superintendent Mrs. T J Cole. Guests included Miss Statha Long Iva Ruth Lois Harrill Edith Sara Weir Eula Reid Smart Betty Ann Cole C Harrill and Roy. Games and contests plus refreshments marked the pleasant event.
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West End
Forest City
Pleasant Grove
T. J. Cole
Epworth Junior Society
Statha Long
Iva
Ruth
Lois Harrill
Edith
Sara Weir
Eula Reid Smart
Betty Ann Cole
Harrill
Roy
Providence School Will Close After Strong Session
Providence School will close one of the best sessions in its history on Friday with a Thursday picnic. Friday at two o'clock a closing program features Song America, a boys welcome by Louis Clayton, several recitations, and a play titled How Mother Nature Awakens Her Children performed by many pupils.
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Forest City
R-2
Providence
America
Louis Clayton
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