Legion Dance Scheduled at Herndon Building
Otis D. Green Post 155 American Legion plans a dance Thursday December 22 at Herndon Building East Gold Street. Music by Hamrick Band featured. JAYCEE DANCE Kings Mountain Chamber of Commerce dance at Comstey Inn Thursday night with Gene Timms Quintet. J Ollie Harris of Kings Mountain elected vice president of Mountain Baptist Associations. Christmas Dinner by the bank held at Kings Mountain Country Club Wednesday night. Kings Mountain Country Club Teen-Age group to host New Year’s dance Thursday December 29 nine to midnight with The Statesmen. Members may invite two guests.
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Jaycee
Kings ‘Mountain
Comstey
Gene Timms
Rational
Bank
Kings ‘Mountain Country Club
Kings Mountain Country Club
Special Presbyterian Service Includes Christmas Day Message
Pine church announces a special First Presbyterian Service with rolls checked at 10 15 and a unified service starting 10 30. The message titled Christmas Day will be given and the service will last about one hour.
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Presbyterian Service
Pine
First Presbyterian
Night Watch Service at Central Methodist Church
A special Watch Night service will be held at Central Methodist Church. The event begins with refreshments at 10 p.m. in the basement, followed by worship from 11 p.m. to 12:01 a.m. The tone is solemn and community oriented.
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Central Methodist Church
New Yorr
Parking receipts total 9188.49 for week ending Wednesday
City clerk A A Crouse reports meter receipts for the week ended Wednesday reached 9188.49, compared with 198.05 for the same week in 1948.
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8.A. Crouse
Building permits issued in the last week
Building permits were issued during the last week to residents for additions and a garage on East Gold Street and Rowell Lane. Approval included a new garage with a valuation of $25.
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Chastie Tienes Ee Oie Inp
Jocle van Bath
Esieyan Mtodi Hot Og
Soo Fe
East Gold Street
Rowell Lane
Sigo
Fire Devours New Home On Gold Street Extension
Fire sweeps the new residence of Mr and Mrs William H West on Gold Street extension off Shelby Highway. Fire Chief Grady King reports the blaze damaged the home and notes non members who joined to help caused extra damage by breaking rear windows before the fire department arrived.
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William H. West
Gold Street
Shelby Highway
Grady King
Kings Mountain Advertises $18,000 Bond Ordinances
The City of Kings Mountain advertises ordinances authorizing $9,000 water bonds and $9,000 sanitary sewer bonds. The measures, approved by the city board in December, would take effect January 23, 1950 unless voters object via court litigation. Funds include $8,450 to reimburse Crescent Hill Development Co and Glenn Bridges for public facilities, with remaining money for water and sewer improvements. Ordinances authorize tax levy to pay principal and interest. state law allows bonds up to two thirds of net debt retirement from the prior fiscal year.
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City of
Kings Mountain
City Board of Commissioners
Crescent Hill
Funeral Friday for Mrs. Annie Cooke Norman
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Cooke Norman 78 of Grover will be at Antioch Baptist Church Friday at 4 PM. She died at her daughter’s home and is buried in Antioch cemetery. Surviving are seven children, a brother, 40 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and a son James killed in September.
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Annie Cooke Norman
Bert Westmoreland
Grover
Antioch Baptist Church
Walter Norman
Kings Creek
Johnny Norman
Gastonia
Lawrence Turner
St Matthew's Christmas Story Reading Card
The passage recounts the biblical Nativity tale with Herod’s inquiry to Bethlehem’s location, the Magi guided by a star, their worship of the infant Jesus, and gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh. The Magi depart by another route after divine warning.
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Bethlehem
Judea
Juda
Israel
Herod
Mary
Stores Extend Late Weekend Hours in Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain merchants plan extended hours this weekend to aid last minute gift seekers. Most shops will stay open late starting Saturday, with some remaining open to 7 o clock and others slightly longer. The holiday impacts include a Tuesday reopening and a Wednesday half holiday with a Wednesday afternoon closure.
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Kings Mountain
Wright Funeral Set For Friday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Elizabeth M. Wright 88 of Oak Grove will be Friday at 4 p m at Long Creek Presbyterian Church with interment in the church cemetery. She died Wednesday night in Shelby hospital after a week of serious illness. Widow of Horace T. Wright she was daughter of the late Margaret Oates and Jacob Beam and a member of Long Creek church. Surviving are two sons Marvin and William Wright Kings Mountain three daughters Mrs J B Ledford Yale Mrs J Bell and Mrs Wright Kings Mountain and 14 great grandchildren. Rites to be conducted by Rev C C Crane and Rev Mr Teaque.
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Elizabeth M. Wright
Oak Grove
Long Creek Presbyterian ‘Church
William Wright
Kings ‘Mountain
J. B. Ledford
Yale
Jaycees And Lions To Distribute Christmas Cheer To Citys Needy
Jaycees and Lions will gather in the Massy Mauney Mill area Friday night to prepare gift boxes for needy families. The effort, supported by the Kings Mountain Red Cross, will include toys and food baskets for children and adults, continuing a joint Christmas aid tradition dating to 1948.
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Jaycees and Lions
Massy
Mauney Mill
Sesiecle
Santa ‘Dlaus
Insaniotetoey Corrales Company
Liong Club
Kings Mountain
Joe Heddon
Aiece
Kings ‘Mountain
Arnette Leaves Bus Agency in Kings Mountain
Jack Arnette resigns as Kings Mountain bus terminal agent after ten years. John Yelton named temporary agent as plans unfold to convert East King Street site into a combined bus station and service center. Officials note ongoing facility improvements and expected announcements soon.
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Arnette
John
Yelton
Jack Arnette
Kings Mountain
Ake) Yelton
Associated Wh
Melton
King Street
North Carolina Utilities Commission
City Board of Commissioners
Mail Cancellations Set Record Monday
Mountain post office reports peak day for outgoing mail with 25,018 cancellations, far surpassing prior records. Extra staff helped move Christmas mail. 100000 two cent stamps sold in 1943. Names listed include R. G. Plank Dementh Blanton Martha Cox Houston Black Gus Gordon George Tollen son Edwin Moore Paul Bell William Wright.
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Aes Ie
Mountain Post Office
George Hord
R. G. Plank
Dementh Blanton
Martha Cox
Houston Black
Gus Gordon
George Tolleson
Edwin Moore
Paul Bell
William Wright
Girl Struck by Auto In Shelby Near Christmas Play
Eight year old Geraldine Rathbone of Phenix mill was injured Tuesday afternoon when she ran into North Piedmont avenue at Waco road. She was treated at Shelby hospital for serious concussion and a fractured collar bone and was reported better. Driver Carnie L Williams of Spartanburg was driving a 1948 Packard southbound. insurance verified and no charges noted.
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Geraldine Rathbone
Shelby Hospital
Dewey’ Rathbone
Phenix Mill
Piedmont Avenue
Waco Road
Carnie L. Wiliams
Spartan
S.C
Packard
Mer. Willams
Chariotte Chemical
Kings Mountain
N. 1. Farr
Parr
Mrs. Neisler's Father Succumbs
Thede H. Lutz of Shelby, 77, father of Mrs. Hunter Neisler of Kings Mountain, died Tuesday after a seven week illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 pm from his home with Rev. Frank Jordan and Rev. Harlan Harris officiating. Interment followed at Sunset cemetery in Shelby. He was a pioneer county resident, survived by his wife, four daughters and three sons, plus three brothers and three sisters. A large crowd from Kings Mountain attended. Firemen responded Sunday to a roof fire on Bolloe Street, which was quickly extinguished.
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Thede H. Lutz
Shelby
Hunter Neisler
Kings Mountain
Frank Jordan
Central Methodist Church
Harlan Harris
Shelby First Baptist Church
Sunset Cemetery
Lutz
John
Jane Hoyle Lutz
Hearn Jaesby
Renress Pt
Nessler
Paul Wellman
Clinton
Frank Beam
Winston-Salem
Fay Overton
Sadie Jattz
Cleeto, Forres
Hoyle Lutz
Cleveland County
Ard
Georgia Lutz
Emma ‘Lutz
Durham
Mary Ford
Washington, D.C
Christmas Holiday Plans Hit Kings Mountain Mills
Local industry plans a short pre Christmas break with most plants closing Friday and reopening early next week. Mauney Hosiery and Craftspun Yarns set longer pauses. several mills resume by Monday or Tuesday. Retail clerks face a shorter holiday period. banks and city offices also adjourn briefly. bonuses are planned by several mills.
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Mountain
Mos
Mauney Hosiery Company
Craftspun Yarns, Inc
Burlington Mills
Park Yarn Mills
Pauling
Neisler Mills
Neisser
Kings Mountain Financial
First National Bank, Home Building & Loan
Kings’ Mountain Building & Loan
Te Bank
Burlington
Sadie
Free Cartoon Show Saturday At Joy Theatre
A Christmas free movie event for children 12 and under, white and colored, will start at 10 a.m. at Joy Theatre. Sponsored by the Gumior Chamber of Commerce with Snooks McDaniel as chair, the program will feature cartoons like Popeye and Tom the Cat. David Cash, owner, will give away three bags of popcorn to attendees.
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Joy Theate
Theatre
Gumior Chamber of Commerce
Snooks McDaniel
The
Ram
Tom the Cat
David Cash
McDaniel
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Harris
J. Ollie Harris
Brotherhood of the ‘Mountain Baptist Associatioas
Mrs. Norman
V. C. Ladd
Smoot Baker
Antioch Church Cemetery
Kings Mountain Battleground Road
James Norman
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
Air
Annette
Queen City Trwayg
Atlantic Greyhound Cortion
Bolloe Street
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