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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
13
North Carolina DMV reports November traffic convictions at a year low. Reckless driving fell to 1 008 from 1 343 in October, driving without a license dropped to 1 181, while speeding arrests stood at 3 100. Other fines included faulty equipment 374 and failing to stop 826, totaling 6 900 convictions.
Lost female dog described as small with a grayish tint, tag 590, last seen near Dixon school on Monday morning. Reward of $10 offered. Return to Burgin Dellinger, route 3, or call 968-W. Also note an unrelated classified line about magazines for Christmas and a contact for Mrs Charles Everett, Grover 4011.
Among the boys home from Davidson College for the Thanksgiving holidays were Johnnie Kiser Charles Mauney Dickie Webb Jack Still and Jack Ruth. The students at Appalachian College days were Bobby Goforth Tom Jays forth Tommie Owens Charles Painter Faylene Falls and Jake Hord. Mr and Mrs Oren Fulton of Cullowhee were Kings Mountain visitors during the holidays.
Three minor crashes were reported by city police on Wednesday Saturday and Sunday with no injuries. Miles Henry Myers struck Franklin Thomas Platt at a Cansler and Gold streets intersection when Myers ran a red light causing $50 damage to Earle Spearman’s vehicle. A truck backed into Lillian Caveny on Mountain street at Phifer Road, with Marshall Bowen and Lillian Caveny as drivers. Fred Andrew Tate’s car collided with William A. Smith’s car in front of Silk Funeral Home with no damage recorded. Fire this year damaged over 200000 acres of Oklahoma grassland.
Pte. Walter P. Ramsey of Green Cove Springs Florida urges continued blood donations from back home. He notes hospitalized troops still need blood weeks or months after combat and thanks donors for aiding wounded men. Ramsey recalls confidence blood would be available and stresses ongoing need for pints of blood.
Grover girls topped Lattimore 67 to 36 Tuesday night as Peggy Keeter led with 29 points. Ponder added 16 and Watterson 12 for Grover, while Tommy Keeter scored 17 and Joe Plumley 13 for the visitors. Officials were Don Baller and Jane Sensweir.
Kings Mountain Hospital logs visiting hours daily from 10 to 11 am, 2 to 4 pm, and 7 to 8 pm. A noon Wednesday patient list shows admitted individuals from November 19 to December 2, with names and home towns. The week’s admitted and discharged patients include Edith Burns Shelby, Thompson Shelby, Ollie Hicks city, Anna Falls city, Jess Hambright Grover NC, Joseph Brown Blacksburg SC, and others. Discharges include Nancy Jo Wilson city, Glenda Downey city, Robert Wiggins route 1 city, Eva Moss Lackey Street, Charlie Sims city, and Rosa Brackett city.
Bethware teams lost both games at Boiling Springs on Tuesday night. Girls 52 47 with Laura Morris scoring 27 points. boys 60 32 as Jacob Dixon and Carl Bell added 10 each. Boiling Springs led by half and extended the margin in the second half.
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