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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
1
The sale of the property at the corner of Cleveland Avenue and King Street will be held at public auction Saturday September 21. The property has been divided into desirable residential lots and will be offered to the highest bidder. Proceeds will help finance the cost of the new municipal status near the Duke Power Co sub station.
Mr. Ralph C. Barbare, president of the Darlington Club, will speak tonight after the weekly meeting in the Woman's Club building at 6 30.
A rattlesnake with thirteen rattles, measuring about a foot and a half, was killed by a man named Byers on the York Harold Hunnicutt. Hunnicutt plans to add the skin to his trophies collection. The First National Bank will be
Kings Mountain residents attended a luncheon at Hotel Charles in Shelby on Wednesday honoring Governor Clyde Hoey and his wife. Notables included Mayor J B Thomasson and numerous couples such as Dr. and Mrs. J Anthony, Attorney and Mrs. J R Davis, Mr and Mrs A H Patterson, and many others from the community.
The Kings Mountain School Band comes to Shelby tonight for the second game of the American Legion semi finals. St Louis Mo faces San Diego Call for a berth in the Little World Series. Local fans and band supporters anticipate a lively, patriotic turn with the band adding color to the event.
The organizer promotes a renew lodge to Aunt Cilly, choosing her as a charter member. He extols its manifold advantages, its beautiful long name, ritual, and dazzling uniform. Aunt Cilly listens as the solicitor exhausts the pitch and questions arise among attendees.
Ten thousand people from Kings Mountain and Cleveland County witnessed the Cleveland County Centennial Parade. Governor Clyde R. Hoey rode in the official auto, bands from Kings Mountain Forest City Cherryville and Shelby performed, and judges awarded cups for best band and civic float amid orderly crowds and closed mills. The Park Grace school opens September 3, urging all pupils to enroll on opening day.
Kings Mountain high stepping musicians will travel to New Found Gap on Monday to perform for President Franklin D Roosevelt and other dignitaries. Director Paul E Hendricks leads the prize winning band with plans for a national broadcast of their dedication program.
Members of the Lions Club will hold their annual picnic next Tuesday at 7 P.M. at Lake Montania. President Tom Fulton urges full attendance for one of the year’s most enjoyable events. Billy Throneburg and Floyd Queen attended Boys State at Chapel Hill, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Kings Mountain.
Cleveland County marked a century with a grand pageant On Wings of Time at High School Gym Shelby Gov Chole R Hoey crowned Miss Kings Mountain Dorothy Hoke and Miss Ordlé White Miss 1840 The two hour show featured 760 cast members and local bands Kings Mountain Kings Mountain Band and Shelby Band accompanied the production The pageant highlighted the Battle of Kings Mountain and celebrated local history with an overflowing crowd and strong community praise
Fragmentary text shows a Will Rogers humorous piece touching on war, rivers, and cost concerns. A preacher is described observing the scene as the narrative hints at social and political tensions of the era. The readable portions suggest a comic frame amid serious world events.
A fragmentary excerpt recalls a moment where a speaker jokes about the flood in Vermont. A nearby colored fellow reacts. their dialogue hints at the era’s humor and speech patterns while noting the persistent flood theme and a paper’s presence in the scene.
Supt. B N Barnes says Wear School will host sixth graders if possible and all buildings are cleaned and ready for the new term. First graders must be five before October 1 to enroll, with rules on birthday timing. The district anticipates one of the best school years in history as students return after summer vacation.
James Preston notes Congress pares back swift passage of national bills. He argues haste leads to ill considered moves and compares Congress to Reno or Las Vegas, citing a navy expansion bill as an example. The column signals ongoing debate and promises continuation on the back page.
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