Rites Conducted For Mrs Osment In Covington
Funeral rites for Mrs Daisy Jenkins Osment 69 of Covington Va were held Monday at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Mountain Rest cemetery Rev P D Patrick officiated She died Friday night at 8 20 at Clifton Forge Hospital Survived by two daughters Mrs S C Farley and Mrs Companied Dr Blanton plus numerous relatives and friends from Covington Kings Mountain and surrounding areas among out of town attendees were Mr and Mrs Cecil Paseur, Miss Iva Thornburg, and many Jenkins kinfolk The service noted her active church work and community involvement with pallbearers and local officials named
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Daisy Jenkins Osment
Covington
Kings Mountain
First Presbyterian Church
Mountain Rest
P. D. Patrick
John B. Osment
Robert S. Jenkins
Covington Presbyterian Church
8. C. Farley
Blanton
Bennett
Clyde Whetstine
Sam Collins
Standing
J. T. McGinnis
John W. Gladden
Jans Hubert Aderholdt
C. T. Carpenter
Ployd Dover
Ross Alexander
Wilbur G. Smith
Carlisle Studio
Kannapoli
Floyd “Jenkins
Damon
Rockingham
Charles Jenkins
Wadesboro
Otto Paseur
Bessemer City
Cecil
Paseur
Iva Thornburg
W. H. Hames
A. C. ‘Black
Ollie Tate
Lee Thornbury
Thelma McGee
Holly
Muzette Jenkins
James F. Dunn
Robert E. Farley
C.P. McGee
L. F. Coon
W.C. Jenkins
Kannapolis
Buster McGee
Salisbury
Ed Continues to Lead in City Box Derby Entries
The Charlotte Box Derby on June 30 lists 11 entries racing from the South Railroad avenue course under an overhead bridge. Sponsors include Myers Department Store, Bridges Hardware, WEMT, Plank Motor, Alexander's Jewelry, Baird Furniture, Elmer Lumber, and Kings Mountain Herald. Edward Barry has no sponsor. Gary Childers was injured in a practice crash but remains eligible to race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Avenue
Overhead Bridge AM
Charlotte
Charlote
Frank Graham
Myers’ Department Store
Richard Ware
Bridges Hardware Company
Reggie Painter
WEMT
Gary Blanton
Plank Motor Company
Ronald Ivey
Alexander's Jewelry
Joe Belcher
Baird Furniture
Donald Parker
Elmer Lumber Co
Edward Barry
Gary Childers
Kings Mountain Herald
Childers
Negress Sentenced On Liquor Count In Cleveland County
Pearl Ellison of route 1 was found guilty of unlawful possession of non tax paid liquors for sale. Judge Rueben Elam sentenced her to three months in county jail with the sentence suspended on paying a $15 fine and court costs. Deputy Hamrick said she was arrested June 1 after a quantity of intoxicating beverages was found on her premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Ellison
Negress
Route 1
Rueben Elam
Cleveland County
Drowning Victim Dedmon Rites Held in Shelby
Funeral services for James Edgar Dedmon 23 of Shelby were held Tuesday at 3 p m from Ross Grove Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery Rev J M Hughes and Rev Lawrence Roberts officiated Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Dedmon a brother Eddie Dedmon paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Monroe Dedmon all of Kelby and an aunt Miss Matilda Dedmon of Kings Mountain
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James Edgar Dedmon
Shelby
A. A
Monroe Dedmon
Kelby
Matilda Dedmon
Kings Moun
Wheat Marketing Cards Mandatory for Farmers in 1954
Ware and Sons report that wheat marketing cards are mandatory for harvesters to sell wheat. storage or handling without the card incurs a penalty of 1.125 per bushel payable to the federal government. W Fultom Sr. of Ware & Sons says they are not accepting wheat without the cards and urge growers to obtain them in advance to avoid delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. $. Fultom
Ware & Sons
Sword Cast Deepens as Curtain Draws Near
The continuing Sword cast adds Susan Moss of Kings Mountain and Charles Hales of Warsaw in lead roles with Charles Love of Shelby as Ferguson and Patsy Curley of Dallas as Alice. Notables include Mrs W K Mauney as Virginia and Dr Robert Baker as Atta Culla Culia, plus many Kings Mountain actors. A partial rehearsal occurred Wednesday with further openings still sought through Director Trotman at the Little Theatre office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Reece
Susan Moss
Kings Mountain
Charles Hales
Warsaw
Charles Love
Nand
Shelby
Ferguson
Patsy Curley
Dallas
Alice
Virginia
W. K. Mauney
Robert Baker
Atta-Culla-Cullia
Tom “Tzsard
Cameron
Phillip Padgett
Rover
Stra
PG. Padgett
Widow Smith
Villians
Whittacre
Crawford
Meek Carpenter
Tommy Owens
Newton Neetey
Gui
Dennis McDaniel
Trotman
Little Theatre
F. Kingst
Kings Mountain Hospital Log Visiting Hours
Kings Mountain Hospital lists visiting hours daily 10 to 11 am and 8 pm to 4th Monday. The noon panet list shows multiple patients admitted across Cherryville Bessemer City and Gastonia areas with dates through Wednesday and Tuesday and names including C Sipes Helen Scism Lois Pruitt Phocian Bocheler Carole Carroll Maci Welch Virginia Reynolds Vicki Tallon David James Robbs Judy Canipe Helen Houser Stanley Adams Annie Bowen Pearl Annie Boyce Clyde Blackwell Virginia Hill Drucilla Phillips Faye Bridges and others admitted on various days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Ridge Street
Vicki Tallon
David James’ Robbs
Judy Canipe
Helen Houser
Stanley Adams
8Th Street
Bessemer City
Annie A. Bowen
Pearl Annie Boyce
N. Cansier Street
Clyde Blackwell
N. Walker Street
Virginia Hill
West End
Gastonia
Ttetiner
Fulton Street
Lesday
Sadie Peele
Cansier Street
Frances Lovelace
A.C. Lail
Lawndale
Chris Raines
Carmen Ruppe
Hill Street
Kenneth Rhodes
Virginia Shelton
Corn Mill
Drucilla Phillips
Gantt Street
Faye Bridges
Mauney Twins Prom Page One Highlights Saint Saens Solo
Nettle selections from South Pacific and Kern Bennett Symphonic Story of Jerome Kern feature the Mauney twins in a prom page preview. Ernst Silberstein’s cello solo in The Swan receives special praise as the sole Saint Saens piece not caricatured. final version of its famous cello solo hinted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Kern
Ernst Silberstein
Saint Saens
Secrecy Act discussed as repeal urged by newspapers
The board endorsed a resolution calling for repeal of the 1953 Secrecy Act closing certain appropriations committee meetings to the public and urged repeal of the 1951 act allowing county boards to close meetings. Education meetings would also come under the open-door statute. Retiring President Jones predicted an early 1955 repeal by a large majority, citing reexamined newspaper responsibility and legislators’ push to restore public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
General Assembly
County Boards of Commissioners
Boards of Education
L. C. Gifford
Hickory Daily Record
Martin Harmon
Kings Mountain Herald
Jones
North Carolina
City Board Sets Monday Session With Bid Openings
City board of commissioners will meet in special session Monday evening to open bids for fire hydrants and related water line equipment and review the tentative budget. The meeting may also address the 1954 privilege license schedule and discuss house-to-house selling regulations. John H. Lewis of the Merchants Association is expected to present suggestions. W K Dickson may discuss rebuilding the McGUI sewage treatment tank as part of long-range sewer projects funded by the $600,000 January bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Commission
Ers
John H. Lewis
Merchants Association
Ing
Joe Hendrick
W. K. Dickson
McGui
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Osment
American Legion
American Legion Post
The
Legion Hall
C. H. Blanton
District 28
James Bennett
Fred Halthcox
W. T. Dibben
Eros Montar
Nieder
WELLS
Sante Rr
Joan Wayne
SUN
Color Cartoon & Com
Raa Ag
Herbert J. Yates
Joan Crawford
Herusuic
Inne
Rita Hayworth
Oorp
Spe
Ora
Iain
Aes
Edgar Harmon
Kings ‘Mountain Hospital
Mauney Twins
Dixie
John Wayne
Flying Tigers
Behind
Technicolor
Tom Conway
Richard Conte
Joan Bennett
Highway Dragnet
JO Yrararar
Blue Cross
Mperial
Ings Mountain
N.C
Man Crazy
Stallion
John Brown Canyon
Colleen Miller
Ken Curtiss
FARGO
Wild Billiott
Regiment
Laurel and Hardy
Rod Cameron
Ruth Musee
Wm Saddle
Fone
Tassa
Twa
Timaday
Rose
a + Kae
Ann Blyth
Howard Keel
Fernando
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