First Kings Mountain Town Board Meeting 1874 Long Ago
Local minutes recount the 1874 establishment of Kings Mountain Town Board of Commissioners in Cleveland County. J W Tracy chaired, J W Garrett served as secretary, and officers elected included Mauney as mayor Patterson as constable Garrett as treasurer. Ordinances set penalties for drunkenness, profanity, unlawful gunfire, and shop sales. Regular meetings set for the Friday before the full moon each month.
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Our Lord
Board of Commissioners
Kings Mountain
Cleveland County
J. W. Tracy
W. A. Mauney
2. Dilling
W.T. Falls
de C. Ream
H. Uatterson
R. W. Garrett
Garrett
J. W. Garrett
Mauney
EB. Patterson
R.W. Garrett
Amrrtomreesie
A. F. Weir
Mamita
Tans Ag
Stway
Whid Wade
Turnei
Dilling
RR. Ave
Cherokee Road
Kings Mountain School Opens With 95 Scholars
Fragmented item recounts Kings Mountain opening of a school with 95 scholars. Mentions a tiger loose in town Saturday night and a barrel of blockade liquor in a wagon. Notes crowds traveling to All Healing Springs for an institute and mentions a young man’s shoes and heart.
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Healing Springs
Accident to King Mountain express on Mont ay Fe admont street
An express hay burner failed on Feadmont street causing the King Mountain end Ow tanba Mina Lighting Express to overturn near Mousiate corner. Col Enslow and Col Lambert improvised escape. Col Enslow credits floor-rested,awited causes to a mire. Goode’s show at High School drew praise for views and music by Homesley Howser Miller Jenkins Homesley with Annie Rooney McGinty and others.
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Owtanba
Mina
Feadmont
Mousiate
Don
Enslow
Opiofon
Fragments From Local Notice Containing Names And Phrases
A damaged snippet mentions Cotton at six cents and two soldiers visiting Meek Ormand for supper. It references L A Beam and Miss Sallie Black and asks what to do about something with Mrs 8 B Rhea and Mrs Lizzie. Falla attends a funeral at Pleasant Ridge for Mrs T C Falls. Mrs B F Dixon and Mrs Garrison travel from Bessemer for shopping.
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L.A. Beam
Sallie Black
B. Rhea
Lizzie
Falla
Pleasant Ridge
T. C. Falls
B. F. Dixon
Garriton
Bessemer
Landmark battleground site eyed as national visitor draw
A letter praises the Kings Mountain Battleground for its historic setting and growing potential as a national visitor destination, noting its significance to the state and rising interest from across the country as development continues.
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Kings Mountain Battleground
Kings Mountain Civic and Service Clubs Center
Kings Mountain hosts leading civic groups including the Woman's Club first president Mrs J. L. McKay now of Asheville and the Business Men's Club. The Hon's Club, American Legion and Legion Auxiliary, a Little Theatre Group, and several national fraternal orders meet regularly in the Woman's Club Building to promote town welfare and cultural activities.
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Kings Mountain
L McKay
Asheville
Hon's Club
American Legion and Legion Auxilary
Kiges Mountain
Kings Mountains
Woman's Club
Clabe
District Lions to Host Club Supper Thursday
District Lions announce a supper in the Dining Room at Mountain View House Thursday evening. All Lions are urged to attend to hear the district governor speak and present views.
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Mountain View House
Lion
Death Call Sends Mrs Charney to Winter Park Florida
Mrs Charney Williams was called to Winter Park Florida this week due to the death of her mother Mea HL Selwert who had recently visited her daughter and family in Kings Mountains.
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Charney
Williams
Winter Park
Pia
Mea HL. Selwert
Fifty year milestone marks Kings Mountain Herald edition
Editor Haywood B Lynch thanks advertisers for support in the Herald Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. He expresses gratitude for readers and advertisers while pledging the paper’s continued service to Kings Mountain, described as the beat town in the state.
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Kings Mountain
Eplonist
Fere-Tong
The
Herald
Haywood
B. Lynch
Mrs Griffin's Mother Dies In Kings Mountain Area
Mrs Griffin's mother WER Wurtees aged 85 of Coote mee died Tuesday night after a short illness at her home. Funeral services will be at Liberty Methodist Church in Day County Thursday afternoon with burial in the family plot. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs W T Jones of North Willesboro and Mrs W Griffin of Kings Mountain and several grandchildren.
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Coote
E. W. Grifm
Liverty ‘Methodist Church
Day County
Cleo
Karfees
Kings Mountain
Sta. Soapte
W. Tr Jone
Noth
Willesboro
Nea 'W. Griffin
Keinys Mountain
Foster Ton
Weeley Cook
Greenvile Ee
Will Rogers Humorous Story Highlighted
Will Rogers shares a humorous tale in this brief feature, showcasing his folksy wit and keen social observation. The piece notes his timing and colorful narration that charmed readers of the era.
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Will Rogers
R. C. Gold First To Announce Ward Five Candidacy
R C Gold, longtime Town Council member for two terms, is the first to announce his candidacy from Ward Five. With about four weeks until the election on May 2, other candidates are expected to announce. Five councilmen will be elected, one from each ward, who will then choose a mayor from among themselves in Kings Mountain.
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RC. Gold
Kings Mountain
Local Man Buys Airplane In Charlotte Purchase
Mr. Harold Hunnicutt, a Charlotte pilot, bought a Waco airplane rated at 115 horsepower. He hopes Kings Mountain will build an airport so he can park there. The news notes Mrs. L A Kiser in critical condition at City Hospital. A concurrent evangelistic campaign is planned in Gaffney churches led by Rev. Nights pistol.
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Harold Hunnicutt
Charlotte
L. A. Kiser
Gaffney
Rev. P
Livesi
Legion Band Concert Highlights Shelby Kings Mountain Link
The Shelby Legion Band event featured visiting members, a negro quartet, and a memory act. Commander Griffin Smith presented a cup to foster closer cooperation between Shelby and Kings Mountain Legion Posts and local citizens. Jones Fortune accepted the cup for the band as Director Paul Hendricks praised music for harmony and better citizenship.
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Keeter
Quttin Smith
Shelby Post
Shelby
Charles ‘Thomasson
Gritfin Smith
Kings Mountain Legion
Jones Fortune
Paul Hendricks
Town Sells Two Houses at Public Auction
Town attorney J. R. Davis reported two houses at Railtos Avenue and King Street were sold at public auction Saturday for 202.50 to Mr. D. C. Mauney. The structures must be torn down and moved to allow dirt to be hauled for the overhead bridge project near completion. The Watterson property recently sold to the town for 2,818 and the Lindsay property for 1,811, totaling 4,129 for both parcels.
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J. R. Davis
Railtos Avenue
King Street
D. C. Mauney
Watterson
Lindsay
Gastonia Juniors Club Meeting Planned for April 4
The Junior Woman's Club will host Gastonia Junior Cub Jon on Tuesday night April 4. All members expected to attend should be at the Club at 7:20.
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Gastonia
Lawyers and Liberals Nervous After Supreme Court Rebuke
A rumor from Washington says several capital officials are quietly recuperating from jitters following the Supreme Court rebuke of the National Labor Relations Board. The liberal faction fears a renewed attack as the Court frowned on sit down strikes, prompting cautious whispers among moderates tied to official power. The piece reflects James Preston's opinion column on political anxieties amid court decisions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Local Mail Service Notice for Tint Distribution
A fragmented notice directs recipients to bring or send their tint to the office for mailing. It mentions wrapping and postage prices, indicating a service tied to mailing personal items to friends and business acquaintances. The text is incomplete but centers on mail handling and cost details.
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