Notable Fatality From Highway Collision Reported
Tarboro May 23 Joshua Ros s died in a Raleigh hospital yesterday from injuries sustained in an April 18 highway crash. Sheriff W. E. Bardin identified the automobile as driven by J. L. Crowder in the collision with Rouse tugsy. National news from New York May 23 notes the federal government began presenting evidence today against Martin Manion, once a senior U S Circuit Court of Appeal judge and tenth among the nation's judges before his resignation under fire.
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Joshua Ross
Raleigh
Rouse
W. E. Bardin
J. L. Crowder
New York
Martin
Manion
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeal
Local Firemen Aid In Bessemer City Fire
Fire crews from Kings Mountain aided Bessemer City in quelling a blaze that consumed a cotton waste building owned by Gold Tore interests. A new 97,000 dollar pumper helped reach the scene quickly despite the fire’s spread toward surrounding properties.
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Bessemer City
Kings Mountain
Densemer City
Kinga Mountain
Itrens
Pugilist Dulath Induced to Rely on Retina Grips
Fragmentary OCR notes recount Dulath the amateur pugilist being induced to rely on retina grips. The jagged text ends with hints of fatigue and a failed attempt, leaving the outcome and context unclear.
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Dulath
Agin Retina
Grips
Tyead
Neve
Ceremony at Battleground Next Tuesday Details</T: Ceremony at Battleground Next Tuesday Details
Ceremony sponsored by the American Legion Department Commanders of North Carolina and South Carolina will be held next Tuesday, May 30, at the Kings Mountain National Military Park near York, South Carolina. It marks the first ceremony of its type at the national military park, which covers four thousand acres.
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American Legion
North Carolina
South Carolina
Bony
Kings Mountain National Military Park
York
Cori
Kings Mountain Ceremony At National Military Park
A ceremony begins at 1:00 PM lasting about an hour to honor Americans who fought at Kings Mountain. Legton Fonts will attend with local townspeople from the Carolinas, with a Drum and Bugle Corps in uniform. The Kings Mountain National Military Park, established by Congress in 1881, is part of the National Park Service.
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Legton Fonts
Carolinas
Kings Mountain National Military’ Park
Congress
National Parke Service
Department of the Interior
United States
Finals Begin At Boiling Springs May 25th
Tolling Springs College announces eleventh commencement schedule led by Hubert C. Dixon. Recital opens May 25 at 8 pm, followed by May Festival May 26 at 4 30 pm. Alumni Banquet May 27, missionary sermon May 28 by Rev W A Ayers. Baccalaureate May 30 by Dr RE Hudson. Senior play May 31 directed by Ada Hamrick. Commencement closes June 1 with literary address by Dr W A Gibson. Class of 55 largest in college history.
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Tolling Springs College
Hubert C. Dixon
Tiean
JR. Cantrell
The
Colege
W. A. Ayers
Forest City
RE. V. Hudson
Cramerton
Model T Hits Parked Car On East King Street
Will Howell of Grover Road drove a model T Ford that struck Dr. J. Norman’s id mobile coupe parked in front of his home on East King Street about 9:00 P.M. Monday. The Ford tipped onto its side, fenders of the Oldsmobile were damaged about $28, windshield intact, and the Model T was towed to G. W. King Garage for about $26 in repairs.
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Grover Road
Dr. J
Norman
East King
Ford
G. W. King
Community School Day Observed at Battleground
Community School Day will be held at the Kings Mountain Battleground next Saturday. Adult schools from 19 counties Burke to Moore will join Cleveland County guests for a Pleasant dinner at Camp One. Miss Mable Fiacon state supervisor and Mr Horace Grigg will present the program. Exhibits of posters and home making foods will be featured.
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Kings Moun
Mable Fiacon
Horace Grigg
Band Invited to Play at Gastonia Cotton Festival
George Jenkins Jr general chairman of the Gastonia Chamber announces that the Kings Mountain prize winning band is invited to perform at the second annual Cotton Festival in Gastonia. Governor Clyde Hoey will speak at the coronation banquet of the Cotton Festival King and Queen.
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George Jenkins, Jr
Gastonia
Clyde Hoey
1939 Kings Mountain Graduating Class Record Size
The 1939 graduating class is the largest in Kings Mountain history with 64 seniors set to receive diplomas Tuesday evening at Central School auditorium. Dr. Foreman of Davidson College will deliver the commencement address. The next largest class was last year with 48 graduates.
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Foreman
Princeton
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Yale
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Walton Hi. Greever
United Lutheran Church
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South Carolina
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Rmon
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Glee Club
B. N Barnes
C. @. white
Arvriva
J. Patrick
KC. J. Forem
D. A. Bridges
Fortune
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Clase Gitt
Jonee
Rampaging Mad Dog Roams Kings Mountain Bites Dogs
A stray mad dog terrorized Kings Mountain causing bites to multiple dogs. State Health officials were notified after the animal was killed, with the head sent to Raleigh for inspection. Police ordered owners to confine pets and ensure annual vaccinations amid a growing dog bite report. A separate Oak Grove singing convention and Memorial Day services were announced with a public dinner included.
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W. Griffin
Kings Mountain
Raleigh
Jimmy Burns
Will Rogers Humorous Story Ties Oars to America Years Ago
Fragmentary OCR of a Will Rogers piece recounts a humorous scene in New York as he prepared to return home. A taxi driver and a nickel lead to a playful exchange, with garbled names and phrases hinting at a cross cultural joke and travel memories.
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Nmn
Men’s Club Meeting And Supper In Woman’s Club Building
The Men’s Club will meet tonight at 7 00 P M in the Woman’s Club building with a regular monthly session and supper. The program committee including Aubrey Manney B 3 Peeler and J B Goforth has arranged an intereoting program and will honor state wide honorees. Invited guests include Mrs E W Griffin state chairman safety division of Woman’s Club Hetty Lee Neisser Ladd Hamrick Jr color bearers World’s Fair for N C Day Rachel Smith will sing a Mauney Miles and Ernest ney composition Paul Hendricks director Dr E C Cooper director of Religion of N C Prisons and Paul Neisler Jr representative to World’s Fair.
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B. 3. Peeler
J. B. Goforth
Kings Mountain
E.W. Griffin
Woman's Club
Hetty Lee Neisser Ng Ladd Hamrick, Jr
N.C
Morgan
Rachel Smith
Paul Neisler, Jr
Marine Recruiting Office Opens In Charlotte
Sargeant Charles T. White of the U S Marine Corps Recruiting Service opened an office in the Post Office Building Charlotte for interviewing and examining young men for enlistment. Applicants must be white single eighth grade or above in education and of good habits. Applications and pamphlets on life and opportunities will be furnished. Accepted applicants will be transported to Savannah Ga for final examination and enlistment. thereafter they will be transferred to the Marine Barracks Parris Island S C for training before assignment to a ship school or barracks.
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Charles T. White
S. Marine Corps Recruiting Service
Charlotte
U. S. Marine Corps
Ife
Savannah
Thor Visted
Marine Barracks
Parris Island
Jean Ware Named World’s Fair Hostess in New York
Jean Ware daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Ware has been chosen as one of twelve hostesses to greet crowds at the MacFadden Building in the New York World's Fair. She has posed for leading painters and designers in New York, a distinct honor to Kings Mountain Indy.
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Mrn
Jean Ware
Mra
M.A. Ware
MacFadden
Miss Ware
New York
Kings Mountain Indy
Exhibit at Woman’s Club Features Adult School Work
An exhibit at the Kings Mountain Woman's Club will be held next Wednesday afternoon from four to five thirty o'clock. Miss Clara Te and Mrs. M. Te Hows tive will oversee the event. The public is invited to attend and a special invitation is extended.
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Kings Mountain Woman's Club
Clarate
M. Te Howstive
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