Armistice Day Plan Raised by Willis Towery Post
Willis Towery Post American Legion and auxiliary in this city prepare for Armistice Day celebrations seen last year as county’s largest. A speaker’s stand will be built in the square with seats for parents of fallen soldiers. The afternoon program to include contests and prizes, with plans to entertain ex-soldiers and provide a dinner for veterans only due to conditions.
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E Willis
American Legion
Legion
Esate
el Cies
Harris School to Open Monday with New Faculty
Harris, Oct. 15. The Harris high school will reopen Monday morning after a closed period to allow students to pick cotton and help gather crops. Grace Harvill of Rutherfordton joins the faculty. H. W. Bingham will travel to Coker farms in Hartsville, S.C. this week to buy twenty five purebred wheat and oats for local planting. Farmers from the community visited the Coker farms last week and were impressed by farming methods, deciding to purchase red wheat.
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Harris
Harris Col
Grace Harvill
Rutherfordton
H. W. Bingham
Coker Farms
Hartill
S.C
Harvis
Coker Arms
Auxiliary Members to Visit Oteen From Forest City
Woman's Auxiliary of the Arc an Legion Forest City will bring ex soldiers to visit Oteen on Saturday October 18. Members meet Saturday morning at Mrs Spurgeon home and march in a body from there.
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Woman’s Auxiliary
The
Arcan Legion
Forest City
Oteen
Great Revival in Progress At First Baptist Church
Seaboard curtails its passenger train service west of Shelby with Nos 21 and 22 ending at Shelby. A mixed train will serve Shelby to Rutherfordton, Henrietta and Caro, with mail handling changes anticipated including a star mail route Gastonia to Rutherfordton. Dr J M Haymore of Atlanta leads the revival at First Baptist Forest City, with morning services at 8 and evening at 7:30, four choirs featured, and hundreds joining by letter or baptism prospects through October 25.
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Seaboard
Shelby
Monroe
Rutherfordton
Charlotte
Henrietta
Caroeen
Bostic
State Corporation Commission
J. M. Haymore
Atlanta
South
Q. L. Frye
Hickory
Boosters
Sunshine
Frye
Forest City
Farm Program At October Meeting Of Rutherford County Club
October meeting of the Rutherford County Club will be held Friday 24 at one o'clock in San Cafe opposite the court house. The session will focus on Coker farms methods as observed last Thursday. Six speakers from local schools and the county farm agent will give five minute talks each, sharing impressions and recommendations for county farming. The club invites all farmers to attend and cooperate in advancing agricultural welfare.
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Rutherford County Club
Herfordton
Rutherford' Canty Club
San‘Cafe
Court House
Rutherford County
B. Bushong
Ellenboro Pol
D. H. Sutton
Coolsh School
R. M. Morris
Central High School
Rutherfordton
H. W. Bingham
Harris School
Clyde A. Erwin
F. E. Patton
County Club
Frida
Blocks Wholesale Prison Delivery Foiled at Roxboro Farm
E. C. Hilton of Rutherford County foiled a wholesale prison escape at the state Prison Farm in Roxboro North Carolina Monday night. Seven inmates attempted to break bars and thirteen escaped with one man named Martin stopped by Hilton. Hilton gave the alarm and helped halt further escapes. The camp held seventy one convicts. a posse formed and as of the latest reports only two of the thirteen escaped prisoners have been captured.
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E. C. Hilton
Rutherford Coury
Roxboro
N. C
Martin
Hilton
Ehringhaus to Speak Tuesday in Rutherford County
Rutherfordton Oct 14 Hon J B Ehringhaus of Elizabeth City will address Rutherford County citizens at the courthouse Tuesday evening He is groomed as a governor candidate and regarded as an able orator and lawmaker The address invites every voter to hear him discuss issues facing Rutherford and North Carolina in a concise manner The event is expected to draw eastern counties and is described as worth the time to attend
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Rutherfordton
J. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
Rutherford County
Court House
Ehringhaus
Flor
North Carolina
North
Heath
Clyde Huey
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Ruthford County
Organize Grange AY Mt Pleasant Meeting Set
A meeting at Mt Pleasant school house at 7 30 Thursday evening aims to organize a local Grange. C F Fawcett city Raleigh state organizer will attend. The Grange, oldest national farmers organization, seeks community improvement and farm life enrichment. Membership open to farmers their families and youth 14 and older.
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Mt Pleasant School House
C. F. Fawcett
Raleigh
Grange
The
Farmers’ Organization
North Carolina
Chambers of Commerce
Kiwanis
Rotary
Clarence Poe
Boiling Springs J C Prep vs Lees-McRae at Shelby
Boiling Springs Junior College faces Lees-McRae in Shelby on October 18 after last week defeating Mars Hill College 15 to 0. Boiling Springs seeks another win following the lopsided victory.
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Boiling Springs Junior College
Lees-McRae Outfit
Shelby
Boiling Springs
Mars Hill College
Kiwanis Trade Day Boost Planned for Forest City
Cliffside hosts Democratic congressional candidate Zebulon Weaver who urges a 100000 vote margin in North Carolina to answer the Nye committee inquiry. He denounces the investigation and praises Democratic progress, as Kiwanis members vote to back Armistice Day events and promote a Second Monday trade day with merchant cooperation.
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Cliffside
Zebulon Weaver
Asheville
North Carolina
Nye Committee
June Priith
American Legion
M. P. Bodie
J. T. Harris
A. C. Duncan
Forest City
North Hay
John Dal
T. R. Padgett
B. Z. Jones
Byley
Howeing Gates
Kiwanis States Senate
Weaver
Democratic Rally At Mt Pleasant In Rutherford County
A Mt Pleasant school house rally scheduled Monday evening at 7 30 features S P Dunagan chairman of the Rutherford county Democratic Executive committee and invites all voters to attend for speeches. Also reports a Tuesday morning fire in Bostic destroying a large frame house. Forest City department arrived too late.
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Mt. Pleasant School House
S. P. Dunagan
Rutherford County
Democratic Executive Committee
Bostic
Forest City Fire Department
John Poole
Romia Morrow Died After Being Struck By Train
Kings Mountain mourns Romia Morrow a 56 year old widower found dead on Southern Railway tracks near Dilling Mills Saturday around 5am. Coroner's jury ruled death by train strike with head crushed and injuries. Survived by six children living in Forest City Rutherfordton and Kings Mountain. funeral held Sunday at Fonse Morrow’s home and burial in Morrow family cemetery near Alexander Mill.
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Kings Mountain
Romia
Southern Railway
Dilling
Morrow
Fonsa
Mike
Darrell Morrow
Forest City
Maggie Morrow
Virdine Morrow
Rutherfordton
Clara Mayhue
Romia Morrow
Fonse Morrow
Hill Kiser
Alexander Mill
Warden Mayse
Dock Crawley
Walter Settlemyer
Judd Harrill
Millard Harris
Frank Shehan
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Legion ‘Auxiliary
Uteen
Gene Byrnes
Monte Ratiecai
First Baptist Church
Honeycutt
Gastonia
Seil Bevns Parst
Nye
Bailey
Zeb Weaver
Organize
Grange AY MT. Pleasant
Farmers’ Grange
Mt. Pleasant
Dutch Grill
Charles Erwin
Cameron Morrison
Senate
Mr. Wear
Pennsylvania
Mr. Weaver
Vance
Gardner
Russell
Wilson
Morrison
Chas. Flack
Charles Flack
Z. C. Jenkins
Cliff
G. P. Reid
Haymore
Ayers
Moores
Martha ? Moores
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