Corn Cracker Attends Confederate Reunion in Shelby
An amateur correspondent recounts the May 10 1928 Confederate reunion in Shelby North Carolina. The piece describes the Lost Cause gathering by the Daughters of the Confederacy and Boy Scouts, the procession to Sunset Cemetery, and the speech by Corn Cracker, who blends nostalgia with mock martial rhetoric amid patriotic music and a large dinner.
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Vietna Jas
Lost Cause
Shelby
N. C
Daughters of the Confederacy
Boy Scouts
Daughters of Confederacy
Sunset Cemetery
Victor Hotel
Lee
Jackson
Ferguson
Crest
Kings Mountain
Gibbs
Packenham
New Orleans
Joshua
Wells
Jericho
Kentucky
Forest City Boy Now U. S. Marine
Allen L Branch of Forest City North Carolina earned enlistment into the U S Marine Corps by passing the entrance examination at Parris Island South Carolina He applied in Charlotte on April 25 and was sent to Parris Island for qualification He will likely be assigned elsewhere soon as Marines move locations frequently under duty requirements
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U. S. Maries
Allen L.branch
Forest City
N. C
Uncle Sam
Parris Island
South Carolina
Branch
Charles W. Branch
Alexander Mills
Marine Corps
Charlotte
Changes in Stephens Revival Committees Announced
Rev G R Gillespie, chairman of the Stephens Revival Campaign, reports changes in committees. O f ushers now led by O Jenkins replacing Gulmer Hines, relations chair Grady Withrow replacing Clarence Griffin. Other chairs listed include G B Howard general, C F Cline building, C E Alcock publicity, R E Price prayer meetings, J H Thomas finance, Chas Z Flack entertainment, C W Keeter music. An improvement in Mexican American relations is attributed to Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Gillespie
2. O. Jenkins
Gulmer Hines
Grady Withrow
Clarence Griffin
G. B. Howard
C. F. Cline
C. E. Alcock
R. E. Price
J. H. Thomas
Chas. Z. Flack
C. W. Keeter
Nurse Held for Having Morphine in Buncombe County Jail
Annie Mae Wilson a Rutherfordton nurse was arrested in Black Mountain by Deputy J C Williams on morphine possession charges. She allegedly sought more dope at local drug stores and boasted of hiding a larger stash, then was jailed to await transfer to federal authorities.
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Asheville
Annie Mae Wilson
Rutherfordton
Black Mountai
J. C. Williams
Black Mountain
Jher
Buncombe County
Baseball Carolina Textile League Standings and Results
Standings show Spindale 31 games, .750 win rate with Alexander at 22 and Bessemer City 22, Cherryville. Last week results include Alexander 9 over Bessemer City, Spindale 13 over Cherryville, Alexander 19 over Bessemer City, and Cherryville 4 over Spindale. Next schedule lists Friday games Alexander at Cherryville and Bessemer City at Spindale. Saturday matchups Cherryville at Alexander and Spindale at Bessemer City.
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Petty Spindale
Alexander
Bessemer City
Stills, beer and liquor seized near Forest City
Policeman A A Price along with rural officer Frank Freeman and Tom Vickers captured two large stills totaling 180 gallons of beer and five gallons of liquor Friday north of Forest City. Two men named Beetle and John McCombs were arrested with the stills and jailed awaiting a hearing before the ree order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Price
Frank Freeman
Tom Vickers
Forest City
Beetle
John McCombs
Card of Thanks for Olive Estelle Hawkins
The Hawkins family expresses gratitude to the Florence Mills people the Florence church and the Florence Missionary circle and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of their daughter Olive Estelle May God bless each one of you in their bereavement signed Mr and Mrs R Z L Hawkins Florence Mill Forest City NC
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Florence Mills
Florence Church
Florence Missionary Circle
Olive Estelle
R. Z. L. Hawkins
Florence Mill
Forest City
N. C
Dundee Woman Sentenced for False Court Statement
Miss Charlotte Leitch of Dundee Scotland received a two month jail term after admitting to giving a falsehood in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Leitch
Dundee
Scotland
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W. L. Stallings
BABY
Hatchery
THE
Candy Kitchen
John Thomas
Forest City, N. C
Thomas Jefferson
New York
D. M. Morrison
Willybe
Dr. Duncan
Toxedo
Forest City Hatchery
Forest City, N.C
Wxedo
Ida
Enon
Pattener
Forest City Boy
U. S. Marine
Stephens
Morrow
U. S
Carolina Textile League
Usly
M. C. Green
C. E. Huntley
J. Harrill
J. A. Wilkie
Eo. King
H. Wilkins H. Stainback
Notary Publi Public Stenograph
Cyctone Auction Company
Brown Insurance Agency
BROWN
Building & Loan Orrise
General Motors
Oakland
Fa Dricer
Neha
Huntley Motor CO
West Main Street
North Carolina
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