State And National News Condensed In Brief Form
Massachusetts woman pleads innocent to three counts of assault with intent to kill after a shooting at a Christmas dinner party. Army experts weigh a semiautomatic rifle's impact on infantry defences against strafing. James Groe Grose, a racketeer, dies violently in a Christmas underworld confrontation. Federal Social Security plan promises monthly pensions to workers and dependents starting next month, with broad nationwide distribution in 1940. Bethlehem gas dorm tragedy marks a bleak Christmas dawn. Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt attends Danbury reunion during White House celebrations. London reports first Australian coast force landings in England since the war began. Air Force personnel head to England. James J. Brith, former federal prohibition official, dies in Asheville at 79. A Winston-Salem youth dies from gunshot wounds after a road-house fight. self-defense cited by the owner. Charles Zimmerman of Chicago opposes federal regulation of life insurance. Charles Folsom of Asheville accepts commission as Second Lieutenant. North Carolina bankers face post-holiday scrutiny for FDIC membership after a holiday boost in capital. Two Jones county men die by their own hand in separate weekends tragedies. J A Gargis, Pinehurst police chief, dies suddenly after arresting a traffic violator.
Expert Opinion Disputes In Medical Consultation
A medical consultation reveals disagreement among experts after a case involving a driver from North who offers car rides for a friend. The prompt notes a previously given opinion and the ongoing debate among professionals about appropriate treatment or next steps.
Fred Finger Elected President of Stag Club
Fred Finger was elected president of the two year old Stag Club succeeding Otto Toby Wile. The formal banquet announced the new officers for the coming year with Hoyle Brooks McDaniel as vice president, Bill Fortune secretary, Jack Fortune treasurer, and L. M. Logan Buck. The club held its second annual anniversary ball at the Woman's Club following the banquet. Outgoing president Williams thanked members for their cooperation and wished Finger success.
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Ret Pinger
Stag Club
Otto “Toby
Wile
Smef
Duke University
Buck
Tall Twister
Willams
Hoyle “Brooks” McDaniel
Bill Fortune
Billy Well
Jack Fortune
Hobert Aderholdt
Nd Buck
L. M. Logan
Mountain View House
Woman’ Club
Ban ‘Quet
Bruce McDaniel
W. K. Meaney, Jr
Bridges
Williams
Plager
Hornton Harrist
Jeanette Walker
Bessemer City
McDaniel
Jean Ware
Phylis Patterson
Wilson Crawford
Eloise Summerford
Clover
Thornton Harrill
James Anthony
Martin Harmon
Men's Club Meets This Evening in Woman's Club Hall
The final meeting of the Men's Club for 1939 is scheduled for this evening in the Woman's Club building. Members are expected to attend and discuss year end matters and plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Bulle
Tax Listing Starts Monday in Town and County
Tax listing begins Monday January 1 for town and county taxpayers. County Lister Mr C T Hayes will be at Town Hall and other sites in No Four Township. The complete list appears elsewhere in this issue of The Herald. Town clerical staff will handle Kings Mountain listing at the Town Hall.
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C. T. Hayes
Lister
No. Four
the Herald
Kings Mountain
Sting
Bank Closure Notice For New Year Holiday
The First National Bank will be closed all day next Monday in observance of New Year’s legal holiday.
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First National Bank
Will Rogers Story Told in Oklahoma Humor
A fragmented excerpt recounts a Will Rogers tale from Oklahoma about a savvy town and a woman with much money, noting comic misunderstandings such as hitching a horse and starting a tractor. The readable fragment hints at locals’ wit and rural life humor.
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Oklahoma
Funeral Services Help For Prominent Woman In Kings Mountain
Citizens of Kings Mountain observe Christmas week with many closing shops and busy merchants. Police report 13 arrests Saturday mainly for drunkenness, fewer on Christmas Eve and Day. Fireworks caused no major incidents. toy drives and baskets aid needy families. Jarrett Dilling, 69, funeral Wednesday at Mount Harmony Cemetery with Rev. H C. Dilling officiating. survivors include sons Charles and Percy, daughters Mrs Grimes and Mrs CH Hardin, and three grandchildren. Mrs Dilling, widow of former Mayor Sharlen A Dilling, was a native of Edgecombe County who settled in Kings Mountain in 1874 with her parents, Walton Garrett and wife.
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Kings Mountain
Af Jarrett Dilling
Piedmont
Mount Cemetery
H.C. Tor
Central Methodist
Chas, Williams
Hugh BD. Herndon
Paul Nester Nelaler
of Farrell
J.M. Williams
A.ferson
T. P. McGill
Grady King
E. W. Griffin
Arthur Hay
J. Me Anthony
C. T. Cornwell
R.’ Lacy
C. B. Nessler
W. A. Rideb
B.S. Peeler
A. E. Cline
LB. Gorforts
Charien Fulton
Faewell
Dilling
Sharlen A Ding
Kings” Mountain
Edgecombe County
Walton Garrett
Central Methodist Church
Charles
Percy Dilling
Kingstain
Grimes
Kings Mountain and “Mew CH. Hardin
Shelby
Monn
Atlanta
Lions to sponsor basketball and honor high school team
At a Lions Club directors meeting a survey committee was appointed to study securing players for a basketball team this year. The club agreed to sponsor a banquet honoring the high school football squad, with awards for letters earned in the past season. Leader plan includes inviting Clemson coach Jess Neely as speaker if possible. The Lions Radio program is under Lion Tamer Luther Cansler and members should inform President J W Milam of hospital radio needs.
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Lions Club
Lions
C. Adens
W. J. Fulkerson
C. C. Oates
H. B. Jackson
Jess Neely
Clemson College
Luther Cansler
Ike
J. W. Milam
Lion Tamer Cansler
Four Grandmothers At Christmas Dinner
Joyce Smith celebrated Christmas with four grandmothers present at dinner. The girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Smith, notes two grandmothers could not attend while two had passed since her birth. Her maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Oscar Moore and daughter Mrs Joe Garrett of Kings East, Cherryville.
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Joyce Smith
Thesearol
Leonard ‘Smith
Joyce
Irving
Oscar Moore
Grestar
Joe Garrett
Kings East
Watch Service At Second Baptist Church
There will be a watch service at Second Baptist Church. The event details are incomplete but indicate a vigil or prayer gathering hosted by the church community.
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Second Baptist Church
Mrs. Huffstetler Dies At 69 In Gastonia Home
Mrs. E. R. Huffstetler, 69, died at her daughter's home in Gastonia after an illness of one week. Funeral services were held at St. Matthews Lutheran Church with Rev. L. Boyd Hamm officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. She was born in Cleveland County and was an active church and Sunday school member. Surviving are two sisters Mrs. B. Kennedy of Kings Mountain and Mrs. Dora Felmet of Grover, and a daughter Mrs. Paul Saunders of Kings Mountain.
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Mra. JC. Mord
Kings Mountain
First Baptist Church
A. G. Bargeant
James L. Barret
Rock Hill
8. C
Mountain “Rest
Hord
James Byars
Virginia Hord
Khigs ‘Mountain
Clegan
KR. Hallender
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
L. Boyd’ Hamm
South Gastonia
Bang
Cleveland County
B. Kennedy
Dora Felmet
Grover
Paul Saunders
Noted Writer Cites Views as Personal Opinion
A column fragment discusses whether Congress will continue the inquiry into Representative Martin Dies and whether the writer James Preston’s views reflect the newspaper. The piece hints at Washington intrigue and a biographical line about a youth named Youke Martin connected to the House of Representatives.
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Sama
Martin Dies
Washington
House of
Youke Martin
Gladaster
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