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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
4
Fragmentary civic verse quotes Sir Walter Scott about native land and loyalty. The readable lines urge pride in home, warn against self centered breathing, and note fame fading to dust if untrue to one’s roots. A civic minded fragment references a Kings Mountain audience and public benefit.
Town council approved a rate reduction lowering water and electric costs in Kings Mountain. The minimum combined bill drops from 2.25 to 2.00 per month, potentially saving about 5 000 annually for local families. Citizens praise the move as beneficial for the town.
A Kings Mountain businessman reflecting on a northern trip notes local groups including the Tons, the Men's Club, and the American Legion back a movement. He urges citizens to back the effort, support progress, and attract visitors by adding a modern hotel to existing town hall and post office developments.
A study cites the American Nature Association list of ten trees key to mankind including date palm, eccoamit, palm, almond, apple, fig, mulberry, olive, lemon, elderina, and rubber. The note highlights their roles in food, oils, medicine, and fibers, with mulberry feeding silkworms and cinchona bark yielding quinine.
A local column essay recounts travelers messages from Pike's Peak and Camellia areas. It mentions a snow report four inches and quirky phrases about attire and weather. The writer thanks readers for enjoying the column and muses on finding material for future installments.
New York August 1 The four freedoms of press speech religion and peaceful assembly were praised by students in an essay contest by the Fraternity Woman's Committee. Most contestants opposed tampering with any freedom noting these form democracy’s keystones and that loss of any would erode American life. Topics included why a free press safeguards democracy and the role of freedom in society.
Visitors at the New York World's Fair will find family groups provided with daily lunch facilities and open air benches and tables. The arrangement aims to ease seating and dining, offering shaded and accessible spaces for visitors of all ages.
Miss Annie Hall Byers of Rock Hill visited Miss Sara Fulton with Mr. F. Stowe and family spending the midweek days at Lake Junaluska.
In a tense race at Baton Rouge Mason watches Goldie edge Red Gold by a neck in the Bendence Day Handicap. The crowd roars as Goldie, urged by a hopeful rider, powers past the final stretch to claim victory with a final sprint.
Washington observers report Congress debating who wrote major anti trust and spend lend legislation and the administration New Dealer influence. Neutrally, warnings of possible war grow as investigations resume into un American groups and foreign policy behavior invites editorials and diplomat critiques.
An article notes that all routes traveled by George Weekington in his lifetime were recently covered by an airplane fanway. The piece highlights his journeys, the aircraft used, and the significance of mapping his travels through flight paths.
An old unobtrusive remedy claims to treat upset stomach excess acidity indigestion dysentery colitis and related stomach disorders in adults and children with separate prescription details noted for children.
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