Vets-Cora in Champ Series rained out in Kings Mountain
The city baseball championship playoff between the Vets and the Corn Mill team was postponed by rain. The three out of five series features VFW Vets with new additions Jack Harvey and Fred Withers, while Gus Hartace opposed Boyce Stone on the mound as teams prepared to begin play.
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Vets
Kings Mountain
Xemi Bro
VFW
Corn Mill
Jack Harvey
Fred Withers
Harvey
Withers
Alasay
Lea
Stanley
Gus Hartace
Boyce Stone
Yesteriny
Stofe Ruming
Concord Weavers
Vet Chunkers Lose 12 6 After 19-Hit Pounding
At Est City Saturday night the Forest City righty Atchley slowed the Vet batting onslaught as Kings Mountain chunkers forged a 12 to 6 win. Jim Gibson started for managers Ralph Mitchem and was followed by Reynolite and Lefty Ware as the home club fell 12 to 6 in a nine inning tilt.
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Atchley
Forest City
Vet
Arce
Kings ‘Mountain
Vets
Kings Mountain
Jim Gibson
Ralph Mitchem
Reynolite
Lefty Ware
Rutherfordton Vet Game Called Off Due to Travel Delay
The Vets game with Rutherfordton was not played last Friday because visiting players could not arrive on time. Spectators were offered rain checks for the next game or refunds.
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Rutherfordton
Vets In Third Place Face Top Teams Next
The Kings Mountain Vets rose to third in the Tri County standings after wins over Clover. Manager Ralph Mitchem's squad is 13 wins and 13 losses for a .500 mark, with standings errors previously listing them fifth. They visit Gastonia on Saturday and Cherreville Tuesday, aiming to move higher.
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Kings Mountain
Clover
Ralph Mitchem
Ould
Yeateriay
Herald
Mar
Gastonia
Carton
Cherreville
August Entries Show Names Across Dates and Places
A fragmented OCR note lists names and dates including Lowell Aug 1 Cora Aug 2 Rex Aug 3 Rit On Aug 7 Cora, with references to a fight game. The readable items suggest a schedule or roster fragment tied to a local event or activity.
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Lowell
Cora—hert
Rex—ther
Riton—Ther
Cora
Vets Rally Past Stanley 3-2 In Ninth Inning Thriller
The Vets edged Stanley 3-2 at City Stadium last Thursday. Jack Harvey sparked the win with a leadoff double and later scored on Charles Ballard’s go ahead hit, with Harold Beal delivering the game winner in the ninth as Don Parker pitched well for the locals. Kennedy started for Stanley, Parker finished for the Vets, and the crowd cheered a late comeback despite Marking notes from the twilight league clash with Cramerton being postponed.
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Stanley
Secon
City
Nxt
Kings Mountain
Jack Harvey
Vets
Infielt
Hart
Charles Ballard
Hammel
Kennedy
Stanley Dunker
Harvey
Harold Beal
Ballard
Vetson Over Hanover in Tri County League Thriller
Don Parkers five hitter carried Vetson past Hanover 4 to 3 with strong relief from Gus Hartsee after six innings of no hits. Bill Throneburg keyed the offense with a triple a double and a single in five trips. Bob Wells went 2 for 4 as Hanover Textiles scratched four early hits but produced only one run.
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Os Mountain
Gastonia
Gus Hartsee
Don Parker
Hanover
Hartsee
Bill Throneburg
Bob Wells
Textiles
Wells
Coley Guyton
Rhe King
Parker, Hartter
Real
Robinson
Armstrong
Hartsoe On The Hill As Vets Defeat Clover
Vets beat Clover 12 to 4 in a Tri-County league game before a large crowd. Gus Hartsoe pitched for Kings Mountain, allowing eight hits and two walks with eight strikeouts. Tack Harvey started for Clover and faced trouble in the big Vet fifth. Don Parker opened the Vets rally with a free pass, Bill Throneburg and Harold Beal drove in runs, Ballard and Beal later scored on aid plays as Starters battled through the innings with key hits by Parker and Hartsoe. Maxell finished for Clover, while J Harvey, Maxwell, Parrish and Beat worked for Clover in the battery.
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Vets
Clover
Gus Hartsoe
Kings Mountain Club
Tack Harvey
el Maxwell
Don Parker
Bill Throneburg
Bob Wells
Charles Ballard
Harold Beal
Sromier George
Hartsoe
Throneburg
Sam Etter
Ballard
Beal
Kings Mountain
J. Harvey
Maxwell
Parrish
Chaplain Riddle to Address Legionnaires
Chaplain Riddle of Cherryville Presbyterian Church will speak at Otis D. Green Post 155 American Legion meeting at city hall. Reported plans mention 25 percent signed up for the district Go-Getters banquet and ongoing recruitment efforts.
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Presbyterian Church of
Cherryville
Otis D. Green Post
Ty” Hall
Mil
82Nd Airbors
Cauy
Aicussed
John Gladayn
Pete
Iatrict
Onstana
Trophy for district trophy at Albemarle awarded
Kings Mountain's Chattahoochee Tribe No. 49 Improved Order of Redmen received the district imamborsp trophy at Albemarle on Saturday for the largest percentage increase during the past year. The event honored those who gave their lives in wartime, with 221 participants noted and a dedication to fallen soldiers.
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Kings Mountain
Albemarle
Tracy McGinnis Wins Mt Airy Dirt Track Race
Finish Fines and Fenn's Tracy McGinnis topped the Mt Airy dirt track event last Sunday, taking first in a speedy field. The pint-sized rider on Ni led the pack as the final bell rang, earning top honors in the tuto races.
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Tracy McGinnis
Gilmer Special
Mt Airy
Bond Election Failure Highlights Voters Split Across Measures
A 1946 bond election faced slow turnout with 28 votes over the threshold. City manager Le Burdette noted delays as ballots were cast in waves. Results show water works 243-102 against, sewer septic tank 285-111 in favor, street work 106-? against, and athletic recreation land 295-82 in favor after the final tallies.
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New York
AL le Burdette
Man convicted in Superior court for assault and murder
An edited report notes a July verdict in Superior court where Tep taught en and another man were sentenced by Judge Hoyle Sirk to ward labor in the State Penitentiary for not less than twenty two years and not more than twenty five. The defendant was accused of assaulting Police Officer Sell Boney with an axe after being caught in the act of rape. Boney shot bystander sivasdine with a pistol. Jack Menith was found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter by the jury. The driver of the car that killed Little Amar Cilie in the June accident near Grace Mill faced trial on $1,000 bond.
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Hoyle
Sto Sivasdine wFersthia
Jack Menith
Indicaeds Tr Tavolunary
Mansacgtter
Wasv
Superior Court
Beith
Little Amar Cilie
Easrgrace Mill
Johnson and Smith in Separate Rape Case Outcomes
Fred Johnson, a Kings Mountain Negro preacher, was convicted of rape. Johnson received hard labor while Smith was freed. The case involved a youthful victim and occurred in Kings Mountain, highlighting racial and legal tensions of the era.
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Johnson
Smith
Fred Johnson
Kings Mountain
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