Gossiping in Dallas tower sparks horse and cigarette tales
Local lore in Gaston County note Col. Gaston recounts a tale at the Dallas Lutheran church tower about a show horse and a man named Miller who recently marked 50 years with the C and O Railroad. The column also records a death in Gastonia, a paralyzed nine years, and mentions Mrs. Garibaldi’s Charlotte visit.
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New Lutheran Church
Dallas
Miller
Jon W.va
Paniel
Rhyne
Lincolnton
Gaston
Thomas Lb. Humphreys
jCigarecces
The
Huntington
Chester
Americans lack in reading habits
A national poll shows about 60 percent of Americans have not read a book in the past year excluding the Bible. It notes educated people are not much different from non college readers, with only 17 percent reading a book in the last year. cites higher rates in Britain and Australia, and a larger share of city residents and younger people reading. Gaston County plans a Friends group to boost reading and library facilities.
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Gason
Buncombe
Guilford
Wake
Gaston Couny Public
Arthur Smith Crackerjacks bring TV talent hunt to Raleigh
Arthur Smith and his Crackerjacks perform Friday night at Ranco School in Raleigh. Clyde McLean of WBTV will host the talent hunt to select top acts to join the show. Ten best acts advance to determine a weekly winner and a $500 quarterfinal prize, with local sponsors Mayle Methodist Church and the Methodist Men organizing.
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Arthur Smith
Raleigh
NCDA
Ranco School
Carolina
Hrollers
Carolinas
Asheville
Clyde
McLean
WBTV
Charlotte
Smiths
Mayle Methodist Church
D. Eb.sigmon
Butter And Eggs Steady With Varied Receipts
Butter prices hold steady at 729,493 units, while eggs remain unchanged at a 10,392 receipt figure. Market notes reflect stable commodity values amid mixed supply signals.
L S Hovis Receives Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Louis Samuel Hovis of Lincolnton earned a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Tennessee Knoxville on August 20. A Gastonia native and Navy veteran, he held B S and M S degrees from NC State, worked for DuPont at Arlington and Parkersburg, and will join DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington as a research engineer.
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Louis Samuel Hovis
S. A. Hovis
Lincolnton
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Doctor Hovis
Gastonia
Dallas
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
U. S. Navy
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Arington
N. J
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hovis
Tau Beta Pi
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Sigma Xi
American Institute of Chémion Engineers
Wilmington
Del
du Pont Company
That City
Lola Bitty
Angler
Meredith College
Rateigh
Births Reported at Gaston Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Fred Taylor announce the birth of a son on Monday August 22 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Dudley Orren report a birth of a daughter on Monday August 22 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs James Steve Garrett announce a daughter born Monday August 22 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Wonnie Webb Jr announce a son born Tuesday August 23 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Coy Robinson Ray Jr announce a son born Monday August 22 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
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Fred Taylor Farris
West Cramerton
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Eee
Charles Dudley Orren
Charlotte
James Steve Garrett
South Highland Street
Wonnie Webb Jr
Whitesides Street
Coy Robinson Ray Jr
Scruggs Street
Markets Rise Sharply Amid Broad Gains On Heavy Trading
New York markets rose on heavy trading led by steel issues and blue chips. Du Pont Magma Copper U S Steel and Bethlehem posted sizable gains while General Motors Chrysler Goodyear and American Telephone advanced alongside Kennecott Allied Chemical Union Carbide Westinghouse and Johns Manville in a broad rally across rails aircrafts chemicals and building materials.
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New York
du Pont
Magma Copper
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem, Republic
Youngstown
General Motors
Chrysler
Goodyear
Goodrich
American Telephone
Anaconda
Kennecott
Allied Chemical Union Carbide
Westinghouse
International Paper
Santa Fe
New York Central
Southern Railway
Johns-Manville
Hog Market Raleigh Tops Steady to Slightly Down
Hot hog markets across North Carolina showed indices mostly steady with declines of up to two cents. Prices ranged from a high of 17.00 at Beulaville Hillsboro Tarboro Enfield Hamilton Castle Hayne and other towns to 16.50 at Siler City and Mount Gilead and 16.00 at Jacksonville Plymouth and Washington.
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Raleigh
Beulaville
Hillsboro
Tarboro
Enfield
Hamilton
Castle Hayne Goldsboro
Wilson
Snow Hill
Kinston
Farmville
Benson
New Bern
Rocky Mount
Siler City
Mount Gilead
Elizabethtown
Micra
Mount Olive
Dunn
Whiteville
Clarkton
Newton Grove
Warsaw
Bailey
Niuhunta
Smithfield
Fayetteville
Clinton
Lumberton
Rich Square
Jacksonville
Plymouth
Washington
Spiritual Privileges and Trust in Life Lessons
A reflective piece on three spiritual rights: belief in a friendly universe, belief in an intelligible world, and belief in a benevolent external will. It cites quotes from Fuller and Carlyle, urges active faith, and cautions distinguishing belief from trust, ending with prompts to study fears and solv e life problems.
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Margaret Fuller
Thomas Carlyle
Courage Is Best Medicine Says Dr Popenoe
A letter from Mrs R asks how to cope after her husband’s sudden death leaving two children. Dr Popenoe urges self cure before remarrying, advising outward focus, church or club participation, and helping others to improve mood and home life.
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Dr. Popenoe
Paul Popenoe
Alfred Adler
Property Transfers Listed In County Deeds Office
A long notice summarizes recorded property transfers in Gastonia township and surrounding areas. Transfers include multiple parcels and lots across Cashtown, Goodwill Farms, River Bend, Windy Hill, and Cherryville townships among others.
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Rubye OD. Rhyne
Register of Deeds
George A. Jenkins Agency, Inc
Julius M. Fox
Vera S
Ciastoma Combed Yarn Corp
Gustonta Township
Falls Realty Co., Inc
Charles D. Crawford
Mildred F
Cashtown
Gastonia Township
G. Wilson
Dorothy B
Lowell
South Point
L. F. Jenkins
Ada
W. R. Barker
Bell
Cherryville
Florence B. Allison
C. Howard Allison
Helen H
Frank P. Hall
South Point Township
Ralph D. Robinson
Luis S
Isaac Ed Crutchfield
Ollie Davis
Charles W Pearson
Windy Hill
Charles M. Dunn Jr
Elizabeth Scott
Samuel A. Tull
Jane D
Durham Road
Scottwood
W. M. Matheson
Annie L
Powell Realty and Trading Co. Inc
Alow
Hanna
Ralph Gare
Annie Mae
Jae Eainer
Peggy Ee
Concen Gantt
Bates Averate
John Tt
Iedach
John H. Gilreath Jr
Pera
Ola
Little Moon
Furn Tain
Gastonia
John H. Gilreath
Merison
Marjorie Mauney
E. V. Moss
Pearl H
Cherryville Township
Pearl
American Institute of Family Relations
Frank Pipkin
Oklahoma
John F. Dille
Fatal fall claims life of Mack Hopson in St Petersbu
St Petersburg Florida report says Mack Hopson age 37 a construction worker rolled from a divan while sleeping struck his neck on a ragged edge of a coffee can used as an ashtray severed the jugular and died 35 minutes later.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Mack Hopson
Memorial Hospital Masonry Worker Profiles Routine Strain
A memorial hospital report notes a bricklayer spends about 80 percent of his time stopping squatting and squinting at his work, highlighting the physical toll and precision demanded by the craft in construction tasks.
Machinist Plans Can Opener Plant in Catawba Heights
W B Robinson, a machinist with 15 years’ experience, forms the W B Robinson Company to manufacture can openers and garbage can holders. A 16 ounce opener is shown, with first orders from a southern hardware concern. Robinson, a long-time Catawba Heights resident, plans to open his own shop while shipping items to Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee.
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Mount Holly
W. B. Robinson
Aresi
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Robinson
Gastonia
Ritories
Rob
Belof Stanley
Glenda
Bryan Eugene
Hulk Of Greek War Ship Found By Divers Off Sicily
Divers in the Bay of Siracusa report waterlogged hulks likely from a Greek war fleet sunk around 413 B.C. The find, described by Siracusa museum director Prof Luigi Barnard Brea, could be among the oldest warships ever found, shedding light on Athens and Siracusa's ancient clash.
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Sicily
Siragusa
Siracusa
Luigi Barnard Brea
Sicilian Department of Antiquities
Arthur Baker
Greenwood
S. C
Ciracusa
Baker
B.C
Ortigia Islands
Aeley
An- Carolina
Athens
Thieves Loot Oakland Market In Sweeping Break-In
Police report a major supermarket burglary in Oakland yesterday. The thieves stole 60 cartons of cigarettes 10 cases of whiskey 10 of wine and beer eight cases of coffee 15 cases of canned goods and assorted frozen foods bread and packaged meats. A radio was also taken.
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Oakland
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J. R. Tobacco
Faysioux
C. B. Armstrong
Marietta Street
W. C. Garibaldi
F. A. Costner
Warsaw Spencer
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L. S. Hovis
Grea Falls
Wall Street
Kay K. Smith
Roy Smith
Abingdon Press
M. Aebereswald
Italy
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Alvay
Aebereswald
Geneva
Switzerland
Jessie B. Gibson
Clover
Willie E. Boone
Bessemer City
Annie Pearl Stroupe
George R. Jackson
Bowling Green
Mabel R. Gray
Ranlo Station
Catawba Heights
Rustin’s
Kiwanis
Lineberger Park
Sinclair
Rankin Lake Service
New Dallas Highway
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Dallas, N. C
Bill Brewer
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Grayson’s Curve
W. Gastonia
Jack Rudisill
Franklin Ave
Mother Deeds
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Volber Shell Products Press
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