Kings Mountain Textile Workers in 1890 Portraits
A historic set of May day 1890 photographs shows the day shift textile labor force of Kings Mountain. Identifications collected by Mrs. Wright Harmon and Mrs. Hattie Carpenter with Leo Beattie. Names include John Howell Charles Ramsey Douglas Ramsey Banks Barber Walter Reynolds Henry Huftstickler Claude Weathers Myra Hartsee Pearl Long Styers Rose Muttstetler Bridges P M Keller Oscar White Alice Bridges Caiio Long Reynolds Mollie Littlejohn McDaniel Lonie Batty McCraw Howell sisters John Ferguson Tom Harrion Walter Dilling Junious Mauney and others in rows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Mountain
The
Herald
Wright Harmon
Hattie Carpenter
Leo Beattie
John Howell
Charles Ramsey
Douglas Ramsey
Banks Barber
Walter Reynolds
Henry Huftstickler
Claude Weathers
Myra Hartsee
Pearl Long Styers
Rose Muttstetler Bridges
P.M. Keller
Oscar White
Alice Bridges
John Pendelton
Rufus Taker
Owensby
Caiio Long Reynolds
Mollie Littlejohn McDaniel
Lonie Batty McCraw
Hisses Howell
John Ferguson
Tom Harrion
Walter Dilling
Junious Mauney
Graveside Rites Held For Infant Deities at Shady Rest
Infant and Mrs Loyd Roberts were laid to rest at Mountain Rest cemetery in a graveside service Monday afternoon officiated by Rev W P Gerherding pastor of St Matthew's vow The infant was born Sunday night at Mountain Hospital and lived six hours, the family from New York City and the area's Dutch heritage noted by the Stuyvesant wall reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Roberts
Shady Rest Community
Mountain Rest Cemetery
W. P. Gerherding
St. Matthew's
Mountain Hospital
New York City
Peter Stuy Sesan
Art Weiner Signs With Dallas Pros After Great College Run
Art Weiner, star North Carolina end and consensus All-American 1948 49, signs a 1952 pro grid contract with the Dallas Texans after coaching at Kings Mountain NC in 1951. He played for New York Yanks in 1950 35 receptions 722 yards 6 TDs 206 yard per catch. Weiner earned praise from Ace Parker and Wally Butts among others. Born Newark New Jersey he led West Side HS in 1940 and served four years in the Marines before college glory.
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Dallas
Spl
Art Weiner
Dallas Texans
Jim Phelan
Weiner
New York Yanks
Kings Mountain
North Carolina
Rice
Barney Pono
Clarence
Ace) Parker
Art
Wally Butts
Georgia
Wallace Wade
Duke
South
Tar Heels
Newark
N. J
West Side High School
Marine Corps
Billiard Demonstration Planned at Pastime Billiards
A pocket billiard expert will give a free demonstration at Pastime Billiards this Thursday night at 7 30. Announcement was made by W D Byers manager of the establishment. Schaeffer holds a record for high run and has numerous national competition credentials.
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W. D
Des) Byers
Estabishment
Schaeffer
Holsum Bread Goes Red and Orange in Stores
Holsum Bread arrives in bright red packaging with a new orange plastic coated wrapper in local stores Thursday. W. H. Kelley of Holsum Baking Company in Gaston, says Holsum is widely distributed in North America and appears on family tables in 39 of 48 states and parts of Canada. The redesigned loaf emphasizes a fresh home baked flavor and aroma sealed by the wrapper. Kings Mountain residents have shopped Holsum since 1948. The firm was founded in 1927 with a plant built in 1929.
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Holsum
W. H. Kelley
Holsum Baking Company
Gastons
North America
Kelley
Canada
Kings Mountain
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Logan Ramsey
Jim Smith
Ida Lemasters Rose
Ollie Thacker Mathis
Nora Falls Payne
Rosaline Beattie Ware
Lillie Ware Cummings
Mat Beattie Falls
Rosebud Hartsoe
Lula Woodward
Lois Reynolds
Molly Hartsee Walker
Maggie Barrett McCarter
Minnie Harris Maglowe
Lillie Lemasters Beam
Mittie Huffstetler
Erne Ramsey Dellihieg
Maggie Huffstetler Smith
Reging Falls
Mattie Dixon
Bart Long
Ed Hartsoe
Marcus Falls
Ben Huffstetler
Daniel Hartsee
Clarence Reynolds
Leo Reynolds
Boyce Rhodes
Mark Reynolds
Sally Reynolds
Mattie Dickey Cole
Jim Ramsey
Mack Thacker
John
Toho
Rent
Uty
Mattie Webb
Nannie Webb
Joe Cole
Liza Barber
Dora Rey Aind Row
Lille Harris
Minnie Saily Barber Turner
Tame Maris
Alice Barber Jenkins
Miss Lynch
Red Getty Blackwell Mortis
Rette Howell
UN. Vuelne Moss
Sam Carn Sams
P. M. Keller
Jess Davis
Ms. Stanford
Jim
Jake Keller
J. M. Williams
Tor Fly
WEE Folk Shop
Children's Wear Mountain
Ables
Country Club
Dallas Pros
Bilion
Heart
Edward Gregg
Welner
Cooper's
NORGE
Weekly
Handidor
Cooper’s, Inc. Railroad Ave
Merchar
Sociatio
Lagesia
Keeter
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