Ice Box Watermelons Hit Gastonia Sales Surge
Ice box melons weighing six to ten pounds debut in Gastonia via Lewis Produce Company at 201 East Main Avenue. The fruit, first marketed in the region this year, originated in South Carolina and Georgia, praised for fit in standard refrigerators and offering convenient desserts. Leon Schneider’s sale draws 2,500 attendees as a parade of 1902 ads returns, highlighting the enduring business in Gaston County. Grapes from Muse City Vineyards and Rose City Gardens attract buyers from Charlotte and beyond, with strong seasonal demand and notable harvests. Quay Willford recovers from a back injury, while Schneider’s ad promotions echo historic campaigns.
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Gastonia
Lewis Produce Company
East Main Avenue
Lower South Carolina
Newberry
Augusta
LL. Lewis
Life Magazine
Leon Schneider
Lou Dates
Schneider
Gazette
Harry Schneider
Schneider's
Wonderfel
Muse City
Madden
Saimgiles
Alwys
Ontario Pri Portland
Texas visitors on Marietta Street visit local parents
Mr and Mrs Leonard Lazenby of Texas arrived on Marietta Street to visit the farmer’s parents Mr and Mrs Charles Fl tage cvyby. The Texas man grew up in Gastonia and has been connected with an oil company in the Lone Star State for several years.
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Texas
Marietta St
Leonard Lazenby
Pel Rio
Pexas
Lucia
Charles Fltage Cvyby
Marietta Street
Two Welcomed To Gastonia On Radio Station WONG
County agent J. C. Barber and Eugene W. Smith welcomed to Gastonia on the Newcomers to Gastonia program aired on Radio Station WONG Tuesday. Smith recently bought the Carpenter and Robinson Motors building and plans to move to 1019 Woodland Drive soon. Barber, from Barker Junction, became county agent after George Standemire left, and he lives with Mrs. Flay Davis on South York Street. Barber served 43 months in the Navy, including Leyte, Luzon, and Okinawa, and is a graduate of North Carolina State College with a major in agricultural education. He has worked with 4-H groups and led youths to Manteo and Gardner–Webb College camps.
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J. C. Barber
Eugene W. Smith
Port Ise
Gastonia
WONG
Sminy
Carpenter and Robinson Motors Inc
Ihe Pontive
Agener
Smith
Charlotte
Woodland Drive
Atlanta
Fanth Pantic
Mr.Smithy
Americas Lesson
Masonic ‘Bodies
The
Elks and Moose Indies
Mr. Barker
Barker Junction
Aye Hotait County
George Standemire
Lincolston
Episcopal Chui
Flay Davis
South York Street
Barber
Navy
Yon al Levie
Lago
Okinawa
Nery Caralina Sie College
Inter
Davie County
Manteo
Gardner-Webb College
Market News Roundup From Cotton to Poultry Piggybacks
New York cotton openings show prices down with futures muted as traders weigh harvests. New Orleans and Raleigh summaries show slight shifts in hogs and eggs with regional prices edging lower and steadier markets alongside mixed reports from Chicago on egg costs.
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Bale Lower
Prey
Chase
New Orleans
NEW Orlead
Peer Nor Og
LSS
HOG Market Raleigh
Benson
Scotland
Carbaro
Jackson
Hilton
Cheere
Weldon
Raearath
Dickson to Attend NC Chamber Executives Meeting at Fontana Dam
Brice T. Dickson, manager of the War Chamner of Commerce, and secretary sie McCarson will attend a two day North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives meeting at Fontana Dam on Thursday and Friday. They expect to return Saturday with Frisda Tooney covering the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce office during their absence.
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Brice T. Dickson
War Chamner of Commerce
Sie McCarson
North Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce
Fontana Dam
Frisda Tooney
Gastonia
Watermelon Feast Set for Orthopaedic Hospital Children
The Gastonia Lions Club will donate 70 melons for a yearly watermelon feast at the Orthopaedic hospital. Lions Club members, led by Lion Bal Patios, head the feast committee and the event is a long standing charity tradition for the children.
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Gastonia Lions Club
Charlotte
Clussumis
Plan To Beat Inflation Circulated At Gastonia Kiwanis
Duane Strawbridge of the U S Chamber of Commerce outlined a three point plan to curb inflation during a Gastonia Kiwanis Club program. He urged deficit spending restraint, reduced non essential federal outlays, and stronger credit controls while warning of a long Cold War era and urging vigilant defense funding oversight.
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Gastonia Kiwanis Club
Chamber
Duane Strawbridge
Washington, D. C
Gastonia: Vieilor
Congress
Straybridge
Chamber of Commerce
Strawbridge
Stawbridge
Qualing Levin
United States
Department of Defense
George Jesse
Dwight Eisenhower
Strawbbridge
Truman
Militar Services
America
Kae-song
Chamber of Conquerce
Brivey
T. Dickson
Gallonia Chaimber
Kiwanis
Masonic Temple
W. Op, Stawe
J. P. Ford
Harvey Elmore
Careful Driving In School Zones Opens 1951 42s
School officials urge motorists to slow in four school zones as opening day for city and county schools nears. Hunters and Fred Waters emphasize protecting children, noting many youngsters will be away from home for first time.
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Gaston
Hunterea
Fred Waters
Bowling Season Begins September 1 for Gastonia Groups
Five man teams from Gastonia business houses and organizations will start around September 1 at the Recreation Bowling Center on East Main Avenue. Leagues for men and women will be formed. Interested persons can call 45-2642 for more information on placing teams.
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Gastonia
East Main Avenue
Recreation Bow
Firemen Battle Shelby Lumber Yard Blaze Damages 25000
Firemen from Shelby and nearby units fought a Tuesday night blaze at Cleveland Lumber Co near Shelby High School, destroying a kiln and 43 stacks of lumber. Damage pegged at 25000. Flames originated in a dry area and were fed by a giant furnace as crews poured thousands of gallons of water to control the fire.
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Gasonia Fire Department
Shelby
James
Cleveland Lumber Common
Robert K. Rhynepanehe
Timber Company
Shelby High School
Hiram G. Harris Jr
Pedoman
USN
Ider
W. D. Lewis
H. G. Harris
Whitener Discusses Parole Revision Need in North Carolina
Basil L. Whitener solicitor of the 14th judicial district spoke to Gastonia Lions at the Masonic temple Tuesday night urging a governing parole review system. He cited repeat offenses and a dangerous felon later escaping from a camp, urging corrective institutions and broader outrage at alcohol and sex perverts in the state. He noted beer and wine laws tie into crime and praised past county moves to outlaw beer sales.
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Bill Williams
Gazette Glass
Basil L. Whitener
L4th
Noth Carolina
Gastonia
Paroles Commission
Gaston's
Mecklenburg
Charlotte
Central Prison
Raleigh
Nowe Jtton
North
Carilina
Whitener
Gaston County
Meeglenburg
Cnthe
SF Lions
Lion Fred Rivne
J. L. Hopkins
C. B. Falls Jr
Andrew Champion
Clyde Moss
Cramer Little
Anthony Emanuel
Czechoslovakia
Civitan Club hears convention reports at Gastonia meeting
Members of the Gastonia Civitan Club in the Masonic Temple heard WD reports on conventions and viewed a movie. Cen tral School principal Robert Howard reported on the North Carolina district meeting, praising Faith Civitan’s library project. President Bonnie Norris Aso attended, noting Civitan's growth to 350 clubs and 15 000 members in 29 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. A life of Andrew Jackson film was shown. Next meeting at Red Fez on the Catawba river with buffet supper.
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Gastonia
Howard
Norris
Miami
Fla
Civitan
Canada
Puerto Rico
Andrew Jackson
Civitans
United States
Red Fez Cind
Catawba River
Uneir
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