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Newspaper
Tabor City Tribune
Location
Tabor City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1954
Page
8
Mrs. Ann Williamson Home Economist for Carbondale Power and Light Company leads a free Hotpoint Automatic Ironer demonstration at James C. Cox Appliance Company. The event runs from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday June 24 with door prizes a portable ironer and refreshments for attendees.
The Lebanon Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Harvey Bass home with Mrs. Jessie Harper as president. Mrs. N. C. Currie demonstrated ice cream making and Mrs. Elaine Blake explained the value of milk using a chart. Refreshments were served during the recreational period.
Johnnie Jackson Newell 26 of Bolton drowned Thursday afternoon while swimming in Lake Waccamaw within the channel. He was the lake’s second fatality this year as companions Nye and Coleman attempted to assist before fatigue halted their rescue. Gore family guests nearby provided help alerting others.
Fair Bluff entries detail visits and travel by residents to Myrtle Beach Fayetteville Mullins Raleigh and Charlotte. Notable items include family gatherings hospital stays summer trips to Boone and California and a memorial of Newell restoration efforts after a near drowning.
A car overturned on a curve near Old Dock Sunday afternoon June 21. The driver Babson of Free-Ned died from a broken neck after being thrown to the back of the car. Dams Lowery of Ash, a passenger, was seriously injured and is hospitalized with neck fractures. State Patrolman W H Morgan Jr attributed the crash to excessive speeding. It was the eighth highway death in Columbus County since January. Betty Lee Long was honored June 5 with a party for her tenth birthday.
Mr and Mrs R R Rogers Jr of Tabor City entertained with a luncheon in the Camellia Room of the Prince Charles hotel Fayetteville for the wedding party and out of town guests of Miss Jane Roberts and Lt Bob Rogers. Guests listed include Rogers and Jernigan families from North Carolina and friends from Georgia New York and Virginia along with local hosts and attendants.
The report notes attendees at a wedding held at the Prince Charles Hotel. Seated with Mrs. Hamilton were Mrs. Griffin and Miss Roberts along with Mrs. John Roberts and Mrs. R. R. Rogers Jr., plus the attendants for the ceremony.
Pireway and nearby residents hosted visits from relatives and friends over the weekend. Distinct gatherings included Elderdge and Smith families with ties to Myrtle Beach and Fayetteville veterans hospital news. Several members from High Point College and Longs South Carolina visited, while trips to Wilmington and Forest City are noted for weekend stays.
Miss Elizabeth Washburn attends a wedding in town. John G. Long of Dover visits his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin G. Long, for the weekend. Fayetteville residents spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Smith. Mrs. John Murry of Ilmington visits Mr. and Mrs. Early Elder Dice. Ilma Mae Elderdice of Wilmington visits Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gilmore. Herman Elderdice of Loris visits Mr. and Mrs. Lon Armstrong.
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