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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
4
The column muses on autumn’s chill and the lure of spring. It notes seasonal gloom, nostalgia, and fear of death among readers. Morris Bloom’s wartime fame is recalled and a prophecy about Hitler’s end is debated. The writer jokes about a Yankee named Dixie and shares campus chatter about teachers, race, and language study. The piece ends with a farewell until next summer.
The clipping lists ad insertion rules with minimal charge, cash in advance, and confidential keyed ads. It promotes a Banana Split offer at Kings Mountain Drug Co and advertises a store management course from International Correspondence Schools in Gastonia North Carolina.
A brief humor item from a local paper notes a comic exchange about a mustache and an installment plan. It ends with a plug for F. Hord Furniture Co offering pillows and announcing Buy It For Less At Hord's.
Local notes report high school chatter about dating dances and upcoming social events. Mentions include Thomas Tindell Betty Lou Robers Washington trip, Betty Patrick scandal, and Betsey Patrick rumors. Teachers and students ride rumors, with warnings against late night dirt road outings.
The town authorizes the issuance of General Refunding Bonds not exceeding 19000 to refinance subsisting bonded debt for town expenses. Bonds include 3000 Local Improvement dated 1919 due 1989, 2000 Water and Sewer 1923 due 1940, 3000 Water and Sewer 1923 due 1999, 2000 Public Improvement 1925 due 1940, 12000 Public Improvement 1938 due 1940. Tax levy to pay principal and interest. debt statement filed. ordinance takes effect on passage. challenged actions must be within 30 days.
Town commissioners authorize 95000 sewer bonds to fund extensions to the existing sanitary sewer system under the Municipal Finance Act as amended. A tax sufficient to pay principal and interest will be annually collected. The debt statement is filed for public inspection. ordinance takes effect after publication unless voters approve at election.
An amended town ordinance authorizes issuing bonds not exceeding 5000 to extend Ridge Mountain waterworks, with annual taxes to pay principal and interest and public access to debt statements. The document cites prior Kings Mountain bond authorizations and a refunding plan, with court notices and publication dates. A mortgage deed trust sale is announced for September 18, 1939, in Shelby, of property on Cansler Street. Also a divorce action is filed in Cleveland County Superior Court demanding an absolute divorce from Robin Latl, with notice to appear at the Clerk of Court.
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