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Newspaper
Kings Mountain Herald
Location
Kings Mountain, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
3
Former Kings Mountain man George Neeley died Friday night in Fort Mills South Carolina after a severe stroke on Wednesday and another the next day. Funeral and burial services were held there.
Public notice outlining low ads pricing and policies. It states a 25 cent minimum charge, no inquiries about keyed ads, limits on responsibility for errors to one incorrect insertion by the Herald, and that customers must pay in cash in advance for want ads. It also notes advertisers should report corrections immediately and that accounts are for business customers.
Property listing describes 5 acres half cleared with a 6 room brick veneered house and four out buildings, well water and electricity, on U S Highway 29, 112 miles south of Kings Mountain. Suitable for tourist home or poultry farm. price quotes and contact Frank C Roberts. Also notes milling trade and other rentals and services in Kings Mountain area.
The readable fragment mentions Tom and George discussing radio plans and prices. It references Simpson and an instrumental and vocal topic. It hints at testing requirements and a desire to avoid police or further confrontation. The text is unclear and garbled.
The text records condolences for the late Mr. Neeley and mentions attendees from Kings Mountain. It notes funerary attendance from local families including Hord and Burton, Bridges, and others, with references to a staging convention at Oak Grove and extended sympathy to the bereaved family.
Relatives remark the blue jay is cross but when eating cherries he is more sensible than other birds. He plucks, seeds, and eats the good portion, letting the seed fall. The writer notes clever behavior and references a Charleston News piece on capital punishment related to a recent execution.
K E McKeown of Blackstock sold a registered Guernsey bull to E W Griffin of Kings Mountain, listed as Griffin's Victor 270965 by The American Guernsey Cattle Club. C R Praff of Winston Salem bought a registered Guernsey cow from P M Neisler, identified as Archdale Prince Gloria S7181T by the same club. Borah argues neutrality is impossible as people have taken sides.
A fragmentary troop report conveys a tense moment as a speaker fears potential danger while addressing fellow scouts. The incomplete lines suggest caution and apprehension within the group without detailing events or outcomes.
The Heart of Froop St Scribe reports that the troop missed a meeting for the second time in five years and notes mixed feelings. A May 22 hunter stew drew about 40 attendees who each brought items as a secret location was revealed to the cooks before the meal. Charles Gantt and Jack Hullender are named as scouters.
After harvest, plow a strip six inches wide in each row and thin plants to leave 18 inches between. Plow middles and cultivate through summer. When runners form, apply a fertilizer mix at the rate of seven pounds per 100 feet of row, using a soda and cottonseed meal blend. Expect fruitful plants for spring.
Miss Sallie Brooks of Stare Ke offers summer picnic lunch tips for families. She recommends hot dishes like scalloped potatoes baked beans chicken stew meat loaf and brunswick stew, plus veggie salads from onions lettuce and young onions. She notes wrapping foods in paper keeps them safe and mentions flexible picnic bites such as kabobs and weiners roasted over a fire with cheese wrapped in bacon and scrambled eggs as variations.
A fragment notes a remedy long used for minor stomach ailments, mentioning fifty years of use and a reference to a toilet.
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