Gazette delivery and subscription notice
Miss your paper coordinating with service desk at 704 869 1800. Replacement service ends 11 30 a m daily. Mail subscriptions must be prepaid. carriers are independent contractors. Send address changes to The Gazette Box 1538 Gastonia NC 28053. Copyright The Gazette 122nd year No 222 6 sections 48 pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naaress
Gastonia
N.C
Gaston
Gastongazette
Freedom.com
Veeeaaszege
Duane K. McCallister
Anoure de Debeer
Rereeceeneer Een Tess
Chris Workman
Pavengaisl
Mike Ivancic
Eric Greenwell
Data Systems
Ray Martin
New Media
Eccaaepee
Mike Sewell
The
Gazette
Corrections Policy Notice From The Gaston Gazette
The Gaston Gazette states it aims for accuracy and will publish corrections in this column. Readers are invited to report mistakes by contacting the newsroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston Gazette
Newsroom
Pig-Picking Pirates and Grilled Tales in Gastonia
Helen Almond Turner recalls a fiery pig-pickin tale at a river cabin where thieves stole the pig. The group bought meat from Winn-Dixie to cover the feast and learned never to turn their backs on the pig. Bill Anton now grills for steaks and burgers, leaving pit porker days behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Anton
Bill
Judy
Lutheran Chapel
Jes
Gastonia
Winn-Dixie
PBS
North Carolina
Helen Almond Turner
Boy Scouts of America
Bobby Brown hospitalized after seizure in heat
Morristown Memorial Hospital emergency room treated R&B singer Bobby Brown for a seizure after wife Whitney Houston accompanied him. Brown, 32, reportedly suffered heat related illness and dehydration amid a hectic recording schedule. He refused blood and urine samples during the 3 a.m. visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Houston
Morristown Memorial Hospital
New York Post
Houston
Nancy Seltzer
Brown
Florida
Hawaii
Today in History highlights Aug 10 1846 1809 1821 and more
On August 10 1846 Congress chartered the Smithsonian Institution named for James Smithson whose bequest funded it. The date marks Ecuador’s independence efforts 1809 Missouri’s statehood in 1821 and the births of figures like Herbert Hoover. Notable events include Franklin D Roosevelt’s polio attack in 1921 and later world events through 1993. Birthdays span Jeff Corey Al Alberts Rhonda Fleming Antonio Banderas and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Smithsonian Institution
James Smithson
Ecuador
Spain
Missouri
Herbert Clark Hoover
United States
West Branch
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Campobello
Guam
National
Department of Defense
Leno
Rosemary LaBianca
Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Taté
David Berkowitz
Yonkers
N.Y
Sam
Reagan
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court
Revolutionary Justice Organization
Lebanon
Jeff Corey
al Alberts
The
Four Aces
Rhonda Fleming
Jimmy Martin
Jimmy Dean
Eddie Fisher
Kate O'Mara
Bobby Hatfield
Righteous Brothers
Ronnie Spector
Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull
Patti Austin
Gene Johnson
Diamond Rio
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Rosanna Arquette
Antonio Banderas
Jon Farriss
INXS
Julia Fordham
Neneh Cherry
Aaron Hall
Lorraine Pearson
Five Star
Todd Nichols
Michael Bivins
Angie Harmon
Nikki Bratcher
Divine
Percy Williams Bridgeman
Official Channel Weather Update
Sunshine will raise daytime highs to the low 90s by early afternoon as clouds build and a chance of thunderstorms develops late in the day. Skies clear tonight with lows in the low 70s. Moisture and a cold front bring weekend chances of rain with temperatures in the 80s. Run AND Moon.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Essanbous Eenee
Naene
Carolina Voices
Helen Turner
Bobby Brown
Whitney
Morristown
N.J
Patience
Potter
London
J.K. Rowling
Scotsman
Rowling
Palis
Ben Affleck
Boston
Boston Beer Co
Affleck
Malibu
Calif
Boston Beer Company
Cambridge
Matt Damon
Boston Beer
Jim Koch
Damon
Hollywood
Samuel Adams
Macy Gray
Canton
Ohio
Gray
Repository
Detroit
90210
Beverly Hills
Rebecca Gayheart
Jorge Cruz Jr
Cruz
Gayheart
Access Hollywood
Antonia Marchette
Dylan McKay
Associated Press
Edward Tracy
Phoenix
Aziz
Bob Dole
Jack Kemp
Hugo Chavez
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Yooterday
Tooay
Ain el B
Tnown
Igather, Inc
Topay
Weg
Low
Sua
Virginia Beach
Little Inlet
Abemarie
Pamlico Sound
Nariona
Contigaoun Baton
Meacham
Wise
Salt Lake
Cit
San Antonio
Alva, OK
Rompur
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Kanees City
Official Channel
Weather
Wsoctv
Mt Isl
Furiahed
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!