National and State News In Brief June 18
Lincolnton reports Sheriff completed an inquiry into L A Huxine 65 of High Shoals killed by a compressed air blast at a mill. Dewey Lewis 31 charged. North Carolina tobacco growers discuss referendum on AAA control for three years one year or none. A Jersey milk cow killed by a knife wound. two arrests. South Carolina veterans urged unity against totalitarian threat. New York indictment of Harry Revel and brother. Coast guard pier fire under control. ship Niagra sinking near Tasman Sea. International Newspaper Week plan would fund Red Cross war relief with a cent per paper. Mona Fowler connected to quadruplets case. Admiral Stark urges 4 billion navy expansion. Queen Elizabeth rumored wartime mission. fuel oil deliveries cited.
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Lincolnton
Cc Nopinson
L.A. Huxine
High Shoals
Wils ‘James
Robinson
Huggtt
High Shoals Mill
Dewey Lewis
Alvo & Textile
Weksonville
Fla
International Circulation Managers Association
H. W. Stodghill
Philadelphia Metia
United States
American Red Cross
Mann
New York
Cunard
White Star
Ministry of Shipping
Kings Mountain Band to Drill Friday Evening
Kings Mountain band will stage a free drill Friday at 7 00 P M in the Ball Park marking their first performance since a season trip. The same Florida routines that won them championships will be shown as the band thanks the city followed by a free Florida trip movie in the High School Auditorium.
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Kings Mountain Band
Ball Park
Kings Mountain
Florida
Lutheran Vacation School Closes With Picnic
The Vacation Bible School at the Lutheran Church reached an enrolment of 200, 180 pupils and twenty teachers and helpers. It closes this Friday with a hot dog roast in the church yard. The closing program will be given for the church Sunday evening at 6.
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Lutheran Church
The Apostolic Switch by Irvin 5 Cobb
Cobb walked up Fifth Avenue one Wednesday night and dropped into sleep after the services ended. The sexton later approached, marking the event in a quiet, churchyard vignette.
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Apostolic
Irvin 5
Cobb
Fifth Avenue
Iearch
Sexton
Mull Delivers Safety Speech at Blue Ridge Meeting
O M Mull addressed about 300 people at a Blue Ridge Safety Council meeting last Friday night. He urged safety with machinery, saying man should master machines, favored preparedness for war, and emphasized personal safety while warning about dangers of un supervised devices.
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O. M. Mull
Blue Ridge Safety Council
The
Safety Organization
Mull
Heart Attack Kills Woman in Union County
Mrs. C. P. Elliott, 30, died Friday in Union County after a heart attack while visiting relatives in Kings Mountain. Funeral services were held Saturday at her mother's home on the Gold Mine road, with burial in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, her mother Mrs. John J., and several sisters and brothers.
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C. P. Elliott
Union
8. C
Ater
Kings Mountain
John J
Gold Mine
Mountain Rest Cemetery
Usba
L. C. Welch
Gertie Arrowood
Bertie Wallace
Vera Raymond
Catherine Thompson
Nina Froneburg
California
William Jones
Charlotte
Reunion of Kings Mountain High Class of '36 Dance
Kings Mountain High School reunion for the class of '36 will be held at the Womans Club Friday evening June 21. Dinner will be served to class members after which a formal dance will follow at 9 20. All members of classes from '23 to '40 are invited.
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Kings Mountain High School
Womans Club
Lions Ladies Night Celebrates Kings Mountain Post Office
The Kings Mountain post office dedication proceeds with officials in Washington, June 30 occupancy, and July 1 service. Lions Club honors street commissioner Myron A. Klyne for exemplary service while guests include Rev. Excelle Rozelle and local leaders at the Woman’s Club building.
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Lion Myron A. Klyne
Tom Fulton
Tropuy
Kings Mountain
Lions Club
Ministerial Association
Senior Woman's Club
Junior Woman's Club
Kiwanis Club
Lion Fulton
Lion Rhyge
Car Hits Gas Pump At Shell Station In Kings Mountain
Mrs. Jacob M. Faires of Charlotte lost control of a car headed toward Charlotte and swerved into a gas pump at the Shell service station at Cleveland Avenue and King Street. The pump ignited but Kings Mountain Fire Department quickly extinguished the blaze. No serious injuries. substantial damage to the service station and one pump demolished.
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Jacob M. Faires
Charlotte
Shell
Cleveland Avenue
King Street
Vacation Bible School Picnic At Lake Montania
Church hosts a Friday morning Bible school session with a 4 15 departure for a Lake Montania picnic. Church men and Sunday school members are invited to accompany the children and bring their own lunch.
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Lake Montania
Kiwanis Club Meeting at Woman's Club Tonight
The Kiwanis Club will hold its regular meeting at the Woman's Club building this evening at 6 30. The Program Committee has arranged with Mr. Lee B Weathers of Shelby to show pictures from a trip to Mexico and other points of interest.
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L. N. Glean
U. S
Am One
Harry Page
Kiwanis
Wom Club
Tee B. Weathers
The
Cleveland Star
Mexico
Kiwans Club
Woman's Club
Lee B. Weathers
Shelby
Kings Mountain Juniors thrash Cherryville 4 to 0 in big crowd
Kings Mountain's Lefty Ballard struck out 19 Cherryville batters, setting a new high as the local Juniors defeated Cherryville 4 to 0. Kings Mountain had seven hits off Green, and every local player showed strong form at plate and field amid enthusiastic fan reaction.
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Kings Mountain
American Legion
Cherryville
Charles
Lefty) Ballard
Sade
Cherryville Boys
Ballard
Green
Will Rogers Style Anecdote From Meeting Evening
A fragment describes Will Rogers style humor during a meeting at dusk. The speaker recounts a quip about a man who never rolled with his wife and a remark about sitting with his wife and holding her hands for an hour last night. The text is garbled but conveys light domestic humor in Rogers’ vein.
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Enidoo
Jones
NYA Training Classes To Begin
Community program announces training classes hosted by NYA for local residents. The schedule includes introductory sessions at the public library in the town, inviting attendees to learn new skills and engage with community resources.
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NYA
Kiwanis Club Reports On Vocational Education Committee
At a Kiwanis Club meeting the Vocational Education Committee presented a report detailing actions and activities undertaken recently. The weekly gathering was held at the Woman's Club with members noting progress and plans for future engagement.
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Kiwanis Vocational Committee Report
Kiwanis Club
Woman's Club
Mde
Senators Block Defense Measures in Wartime Debate
In wartime news, a minority of Senators blocks two thirds support for speedier rearmament. Most members believe the minority unintentionally hampers national defense, while two months ago two thirds of the House backed the Walter Logan Bill before the European war accelerated events.
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Senate
House
America
Walter Logan
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