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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
2
Diana Henson hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday party at her home on 31 Street for her daughter Samantha Diana Henson. Twenty one guests attended with lawn games and refreshments. Samantha received a war bond and many gifts.
Miss Nancy Ballard was the inspiration of a birthday party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ballard Friday evening to celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Guests gathered at the Ballard home and enjoyed television, then moved to the back yard for weather toast and singing.
The Presbyterian Youth Fellowship held a watermelon cutting at Lake Montania Wednesday with the McDuffs hosting after losing a membership race won by the Radical Hustlers by one point. Nancy Withers celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a pink cake as guests and Miss Peggy Hammond led games.
A week of social activity includes surprise birthday dinners for Mrs. R. D. Goforth Mrs. H. Moffatt Ware Jr and Walter Sh later visits by Doris Anne Black and others. Mr and Mrs Hammett mark their forty third wedding anniversary as friends gathered from Gastonia Charlotte Hickory and beyond. Numerous guests attend plays at Cherokee visit relatives in Kings Mountain and travel to Crescent Beach with local families hosting gatherings and weekend visits. Captain Barnes now at Fort Raleigh Kansas joins family plans while Jack I Patterson heads for Keesler Field and Rodney Sellers Bon Voyage as friends depart for San Antonio Air Corps training.
The House and Garden Club met Friday at Mrs J S Evans home. Members were greeted on the colorful lawn with marigold bowls. After an informal social period, the business meeting was presided by Mrs Evans. The club voted to meet on the second Wednesday each month with coffee hot ham biscuits and cinnamon strips served.
Miss Avis Warlick hosted a Saturday night affair to announce her engagement to Mr. Baniel Kennett Gil of New York Bry ana. Guests enjoyed bridge progression with iced teas and hors d oeuvres as attendees congratulated the couple.
Mrs. Claud Hambright hosted a Tuesday afternoon Contract club gathering where members played and prizes were awarded for high and second high scores by Mrs. Martin Harmon and Mrs. Tolly Shuford. Refreshments included frozen salad and tea with assorted bites.
Over the past four years the share of cattle testing positive for brucellosis has declined, with the latest figures showing a national rate of 3.5 percent as reported by the Bureau of Animal Industry in the U S Department of Agriculture.
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