Commencement Exercises Close Old Fort High School Year
The Old Fort High School held its commencement in the school auditorium with 22 graduates receiving diplomas. Rev Blackwell of Mars Hill delivered the baccalaureate sermon while Edith R Grady led a musical recital and the play Daddy Long Legs showcased strong student dramatic ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
S. B. Smithey
Edith R. Grady
Old Fort School
Blackwell
Mars Hill
B. Smithey
Woodrow Harris
Merrill Kanipe
Guy Grant
Smithey
Daddy Long Legs
George Sandlin
Last Rites Held for W P Terrell
Funeral services for W P Terrell longtime Old Fort citizen and Southern Railway engineer who helped build the towns First Baptist church were held at the Baptist church with Masonic lodge honors and a burial in Old Fort cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Terrell
Baptist Church
Old Fort
Southern Railway
Capt. Terrell
First Baptist
Old Fort Joppa
Barber Shops Consolidate At South Main And Main Street
The barber equipment from the South Main street shop near the depot moved to City Barber Shop on Main street which is enlarged to house extra barbers and customers. Zeb L. Lackey assures patrons of the same prompt service at the Main street location. Mrs. LeFevre hosted the Needlecraft Club with attendees including Mrs. Fisher Smithey Ledbetter Marley Caplan Nichols Silvers Hogan Ricks and Edith Nichols of Marion. Refreshments were provided by the hostess and Edith LeFevre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Main Street
Zeb. L. Lackey
W. W. LeFevre
Needlecraft Club
H. C. Fisher
S. B. Smithey
G.W. Ledbetter
H. C. Marley
I. L. Caplan
J. L. Nichols
D. A. Silvers
John Hogan
D. A. Ricks
Edith Nichols
Marion
Edith LeFevre
Local and Personal Items of Interest from Old Fort
Mrs Mary White of Asheville visited her sister Mrs Geo Hyams in Old Fort Wednesday. Several locals vacationed in Asheville, Statesville and Murphy. Students from Asheville Normal, Mitchell College and LaGrange College returned home for summer. Many residents visited relatives, attended graduations and ball games, or traveled to Asheville, Marion, Canton and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary White
Asheville
Geo. Hyams
J. L. Laughridge
Marion
Old Fort
O. D. Haynes
Alwyn Steppe
Nelle Allison
Asheville Normal School
Eunice Wilkinson
Betty Crawford
Mitchel College
Statesville
N. C
Anne Bridges
Forest City
Millie Ka‘nipe
F. B. Terrell
Melvine Terrell
H. F. Sabom
Pittsburgh
L. Whisnant
Watkins
Sadie Burgin
Emma Allison
Jennings
Ted Hyams
Mamie
Christine White
Carl Kelly
Murphy
Hart Taylor
Dover
Tenn
Taylor
I. V. Beasley
J. C. Sandlin
F. P. Sweeney
Harrison Hansel
Pauline Winters
Lake James
Margaret Rock
Dorothy Spencer
la Grange College
Gertrude Dula
W. H. Hawkins
Robert Hawkins
Geo. Lee
Maude Kaughmann
Philadelphia
S. F. Mauney
Gastonia
Mary Mauney
Salisbury
Prizes Offered by U D C for Best Civil War Essays
The North Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy offers ten gold prizes for essays on Civil War topics. Submissions must be typewritten with fictitious signatures and mailed to Mrs. W. S. Bernard in Chapel Hill by September 1, 1920. Prizes honor figures like Cavalry Leaders, Mosbys Rangers, Maury, Fort Fisher, the Confederate Cabinet, and other NC Civil War themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
W. S. Bernard
Chapel Hill
Bernard
Confederacy
Albert Cox
Raleigh
William Ruffin Cox
Mosby’s Rangers
James B. Gordon
Winston-Salem
Henry L. Riggins
Matthew Fontaine Maury
D. A. Garrison
Gastonia
D. B. Coltrane
Concord
N. C
Fort Fisher
T. E. Sprunt
Wilmington
S. H. Isler
Greensboro
Eugenia C. Watlington
H. A. Crenshaw
Salisbury
Commissioner’s Sale of Land in McDowell County
Commissioners announce a public auction sale of about 300 acres in Crooked Creek Township McDowell County N C under a 1930 superior court decree. Sale at Marion courthouse door June 9 at noon cash, subject to confirmation by May 7 1930. Proctor and Lisenbee acting as commissioners.
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Superior Court
McDowell County
N. C
First National Bank of
Marion
W. Elias
J. Lee Lavender
O. W. Robertson
Stanley Robertson
L. J. Robertson
W. Lanning
Neos
Crooked Creek Township
L. W. Elias
Robert W. Proctor
C. Lisenbee
Sars Cecil Davis Divorce Notice In McDowell County
The defendant in a divorce action must appear in the McDowell County Superior Court at Marion North Carolina on the second Monday in September 1930 to answer or demur to the complaint. The notice is dated May 23 1930 and signed by J L Laughridge Clerk of the Superior Court.
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North Carolina
McDowell County
Mary Louise Davis
Sars Cecil Davis
Marion
N. C
J. L. Laughridge
Superior Court
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Promises Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia as an effective anti acid for indigestion caused by rich meals. It claims relief within five to ten minutes, calms sourness and gas after eating, and beats temporary soda by neutralizing acid many times its volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Old Doctor's Idea Is Big Help to Elderly People
In 1885 Dr Caldwell found a harmless prescription that treats biliousness headaches and weakness without griping or habit. He wrote it for those with coated tongues bad breath and low energy. The remedy Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin became a widely used laxative available at drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Notice of Sale of Land for Taxes No 1247
Commissioner acts to sell 52 acres in Old Fort Township for taxes 1926 1927 Matilda Greenlee heirs to satisfy judgment. Sale at Marion courthouse on June 23 1930 at 10 oclock cash only under court confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
McDowell County
N. C
Lee W. Williams
Matilda Greenlee
Marion
Old Fort Township
Robert W. Proctor
Notice of Sale on McDowell County Tracts Near Marion
Trustee A Hall Johnston will sell at the courthouse door in Marion on Monday June 30 1930 at noon for cash the two McDowell County tracts totaling about 11200 acres described in the 1928 Deed of Trust from D R Stepp to the trustee for W F Decker. Sale follows default on the secured indebtedness. taxes payable. details include boundary lines and multiple corner stones and landmarks across Grants No 8988 and 9830 with extensive metes and bounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Stepp
W. F. Decker
Office of the Register of Deeds
McDowell County
Marion
North Carolina
McDowell
W. H. Bird
Reynolds (O Speculation
O. E. Hudgins
Kis Corner
A. B. Burgin
W. H.bird
D. W. Adams
Adams Corner
Burgin
Curley
Gunter
A. Hall Johnston
Land for sale in McDowell County by trustee notice
On June 3 1930 J W Winborne trustee for Home Building Association will sell at public auction at the Marion courthouse a house and lot in McDowell County. The sale follows a May 25 1929 deed of trust default securing 3000 dollars with detailed lot boundaries including an exception for a lot conveyed to Paul N Smith. Cash price and court confirmation required.
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H. O. Smith
Stella Lewis Smith
J. W. Winborne
Home Building Association
McDowell County
Marion
N. C
Y Bumgardner
Dowell Cour
O. H. Bumgardner
Logan St
W. M. Goodson
L. J. P. Cutlar
Paul N. Smith
Paul Smith
Academy
Academy St
Black Oak
Fort St
Goodson
Old Academy
Home Bldg. Association
O. H
Administrator's Notice for Whitson M Blackwelder Estate
Qualified as administrator of the estate of Whitson M Blackwelder deceased of Mc Dowell County North Carolina requests all claims be exhibited to the undersigned at Old Fort North Carolina by May 1 1931 or risk legal loss. All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly. April 29 1930 Mrs Ella Blackwelder Administratrix of the estate of Whitson M Blackwelder deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitson M. Blackwelder
McDowell County
N. C
Old Fort
Ella Blackwelder
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Maurice Fleming
Charles Fisher
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Old Fort, N. C
J. S. Bradley, Pres
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