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Kings Mountain Herald

Location

Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

2

Vermont Letter From Cal Coolidge Boy Inspires Readers

A fragment from a Vermont farmhouse shows Calvin Coolidge’s oath as 30th U S president. A son, Calvin Coolidge Jr., writes a letter declining praise, saying he seeks to earn recognition by his own actions. The piece extols boys who refuse glory by wealth and fame.

Green Vermont Calvin Cootidge Offic Calvin. Coolidge, Jr White House Calvin, Jr Ness America

Washington Snapshots Containing Warns on Spies and Hitler

The piece reflects wartime anxieties about spies and public fear while contrasting American restraint with sensational tales of fifth column plots. It notes Hitler’s statements, then argues that clandestine danger is overstated by sensationalists and that real risks come from internal dissension and misjudgment.

Europe Suger Adolph Hitler Hitler

Here and There Crepe Myrtle Beauties Create Neighborhood Glow

The Herald notes residents like Mrs. Mack Connor and Mire. E. L. Campbell enhance the Church Street block with Crepe Myrtle in bloom. A reader recounts visiting blooms on Tuesday and again by Mrs. Mike Plank’s yard, finding them ablaze with color.

Herald Mack Connor Church Street E. L. Campbell A. L. Hill Mike Plank

Best Town In The State Shines In Crepe Myrtle Pride

Kings Mountain citizens foster a Crepe Myrtle center with two civic clubs and two Womens Clubs supporting more plantings. Clarence Goforth, a young great grandfather, celebrates family milestones as Sunrise Dairy’s Carl Lewis praises weekly column. The Herald notes a smart visit from Dickey nicutt and band director Paul Hendricks turning down Georgia pay to stay in Kings Mountain, hailed as the Best Town in the State.

Gaston Street Kings Mountain Unite The Herald Dickey Unnicutt Harold Dickey Billy Gene Neisser Paul Hendricks Georgia

Thornton's Crime Museum Exhibition Opens in Clarence Reynolds Building

Claude Thornton presents a display of over 50 outlaw and gangster war figures at the Clarence Reynolds building on Hat Battleground Avenue. A lecturer discusses the characters and stresses that crime does not pay. Admission is modest.

Claude Thornton Clarence Reynold Hattleground Avenue Mr. Thornton North Carolina South Carolina

Ice Cream Supper Postponed by Weather in Bonnie

Weather delays Bonnie Community Club ice cream supper planned two weeks ago. Event moved to this Saturday at the vacant lot beside Bonnie Store in Hickory if conditions permit. North Carolina Sheriff's Association holds its annual convention here with Governor Nominee J. M. Broughton of Raleigh slated to speak at tonight’s banquet. Hitler says the actions of some men pursuing certain courses explain the rapid wartime advances.

Bonnie Community Club Bonnie Store Hickory North Carolina Sheriff's Association J. M. Broughton Raleigh Hitler

Fragmented London Romance Scene From Turbulent Epilogue

Dense, garbled OCR prose depicts erratic conversations among Jane, Carstairs, Pietro, Guy, Julie, Millie, and others across London Paris and Monte Carlo. Characters pursue love, social games, and ambitions amid parties, travel, and a looming split as chapters hint at dramatic shifts and a cliffhanger ending.

Jule Doe Patamilt Ruguea Carruthers Rena Max der “Sane Marquis Anger Aaid Ronse Jarreids Vis Fred Maire Mos London Paris Guy ‘Carstairs New York Palm Beach Monte Carlo Pietro Guy Jane Julie Millie Monte Carlo

Pedestrians face high risk at intersections and rear lanes

Forty one percent of pedestrians killed last year occurred while crossing between intersections or emerging from behind parked cars, highlighting dangerous crossing patterns and hidden vehicle approaches.

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