Local Teacher Christian Veasey Dies at 53
Mr Christian D Veasey a well known schoolteacher of 622 Warouna avenue died Saturday at 015 a n in a local hospital after a serious illness of several months Mrs Veasey had taught in local schools for 31 years The funeral was held Monday at 330 p m at the First Baptist Church with Dr W Ward Barr officiating Burial was in Gaston Memorial Park Active pallbearers included Roy Warren Everett R Carson Fred Jones Clarence Cheatham Maxie Thomas and Jack Morris Honorary pallbearers included Walter Wray Charles Wallace J Bonnie Norris C E Howell Duke Gettys M G Spargo Forrest Abernethy B A Hamrick Harold Ledbetter Herschel Beam Brown Baird M W Whitesides R R B Griffin Charles Belt Ralph Dickson and deacons of the First Baptist Church Survivors include her husband Co B Veasey and a son Eddie Veasey of the home five sisters and three brothers Caruthers Funeral Home handled arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian D. Veasey
Warouna Avenue
Veasey
First Baptist Church
W. Ward Barr
Brown Baird
M. W. Whitesides
R. R B. Griffin
Charles Belt
Ralph Dickson
First ‘Baptist Church
Tampa Bomb Joker Is Fired
A practical joker fired after his fake bomb caused city hall employees to flee. Mayor Nick Nuccio terminated city land agent Ralph Gardner who admitted placing a small timing device in a desk drawer in a joking manner. The device was found by city claims investigator Bill White, prompting police and fire units to evacuate and discard the ticking object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa. Fla
City Hall
Nick Nuccio
City Land
Ralph Gardner
Gardner
City Claims
Bill White
White
Hillsborough River
It Happened In Court
Court session before Judge Verne Shive contends with a drunkenness case. A frayed exchange shows a nervous defendant named Slick pleading for leniency as suspended sentences loom. The scene centers on the judge, the accused, and the pressure of Christmas deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Atkins
Chris
Slick
Verne
Shive
Tke
Ike
Iband
Edward Gene Grissom
Edward
Lonzell Davis
Onthanenene
Georgia kingmaker tale spans nations and myths
The account describes a mysterious figure claimed to be royalty from Africa, boasting language skills, scientific and political knowledge, and plans to influence a coronation. It notes his travels across Virginia, North Carolina, and Gulf Coast states, and claims of hospital departures after seeking treatment funded by the French Consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Gulf Coast
Biloxi
Miss
Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Reid
Mr. Williams
the Gazette
Cotton Farmers Slosh To Polls
Tar Heel farmers trudged through snow and slush to vote in regional referendums on cotton and flue cured tobacco quotas. Polls opened at 8 a.m. and closed at 6 p.m. Officials warned weather could affect turnout as the area sees heavy snowfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
ASC
H. D. Godfrey
Godfrey
Memorial Hospital Notices for Local Residents
Memorial Hospital listed residents including Mrs Dorothy C Hamby of 1137 White Lane Mrs Clara Mae Hughes of Lowell Mrs Barbara P Reid of Stanley and Luther Sneed of Cherry Ile with the fragmentary entry indicating a hospital notices section for local people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy C. Hamby
White Lane
Clara Mae Hughes
Lowell
Barbara P. Reid
Stanley
Luther Sneed
Cherry
Ile
Western Big Three Stand Fast Over Berlin Access
The foreign ministers of Britain, France and the United States reaffirmed Western rights to West Berlin and free access, rejecting Soviet plans for East German control of Allied traffic. They offered no counterproposal to the Soviet note of November 27, leaving Western Europe’s future still unsettled as conferences proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Gavshon
Paris
Bart T. Allen
South Dalton
West Street
Berlin
North Atlantic
Frances Moore Price
North Weldon Street
Britain
France
United States
Western Europe
West Berlin
U. S
John Foster Dutles
Maurice Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Strike talks falter as unions press for shorter week
A chaotic weekend edition recounts stalled contract talks between publishers and the union. Key issues include a proposed 33 hour work week, wage hikes, and benefits while East German access and communications remain contentious. NATO and Western powers weigh responses as strikes and demilitarization disputes unfold.
Local Residents Listed with Addresses in Evening Notice
A compilation lists Ray Jordan Jr. Doris Haney Mary Bell Dan Wilson Collette Neil Wellman Forbes Martha Kinley Fred Thomas Jr Estelle David Guy Hayes Louise Dill Virgo Short John Heavener Martha Wiley and others with street addresses including South Jackson Street North Gray Street West Fourth Avenue Spencer Mountain Road Ransom Street Franklin Avenue Hawkins Road and Bessem er City Rel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Jordan Jr
Jackson Street
Doris R. Haney
Lowell
Mary H. Bell
Gray Street
Dan Wilson Collette
Fourth Avenue
Neil Wellman Forbes
Gallonia
Martha G. Kinley
Dallas
Fred
Thomas Jr
Kings Mountain
Estelle
David
Farland Avenue
Guy M. Hayes
Spencer Mountain Road
Louise H. Dill
South Ransom Street
Virgo B. Short
Franklin Avenue
John H. Heavener
Hawkins Road
Martha A. Wiley
Bessemer City Rel
Christmas Party Postponed At Bradley Memorial Church
The Loyal Wesley Class Christmas party at Bradley Memorial Methodist Church scheduled for Tuesday night is postponed due to bad weather. Potluck notes mention potato chips replacing peanuts in snacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley
Bradley Memorial Methodist Church
Snow Wrecks Cause Several Collisions In Gastonia
Police logged numerous weekend wrecks caused by slick roads with no serious injuries. A 1953 Davis car slid off a Kings Mountain highway embankment near Dunatay’s, riders including Mrs. J W Bell and driver Rachel Delano Davis. Other incidents on Wilkinson Boulevard and East Park Avenue caused damage and minor injuries. Officers noted many crashes with ice across city streets. no fatalities reported. The Rural and City police filed multiple reports as high as $550 in damage from a Wilkins on Second Avenue collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Gaston Rural
Rurals
Kings Mountain Highway
Don Bradshaw
J. W. Bell
North Gray Street
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Bradshaw
Jerry Pasour
Rachel Delano Davis
Dunatay
Harold Hovis
Allen Bridges
Esphin M. Short
North Myrtle School Road
Leonard B. Short
Lowell Crossanes
Wilkinson A Boulevard
Thomas Avery Hudson
Gastonia R 1
Wilkinson Boulevard
Cramerton
East Park Avenue
West Second Avenue
Second Avenue
South Street
North York Street
Walnut Avenue
Franklin and Firestone
J. P. Beam
A. H. Bradley
Donald Clinton Howe
Florida Avenue
Leonard B. Phillips
Shelby
Highway Patrol
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Co. B. Veasey
Eddie Veasey
T. J. Grantham
Greensboro
Milon Wood
Wilmington
Ernest Braden
New York City
Virginia Peay
Lallomano
Romania
B. R. Sedberry
Hartsville
S. C
Cecil David
Bennettsville
A. J. David
Gordon David
Washington, D. C
Caruthers Funeral Home
C. B. Veasey
Tampa
Russia
Africa
Kawanna
Kawahaba
Associated Press
Grady Sadler
Willene Smith
St. Paul Alley
George Edward Mickle
West’ Harrison and
Masco
Harrison Street
ABC
Lawrence Lail
Laura J. Bell
West Airdenange Line
Harold Clay Usrey
Obacco and
Peanut Charlotte
Earl William ‘Thomas
Rex’ 'Mill
Berry Phillips
Henetta
N.C
Ernestine Mills
Union Road
Joe Lattimore Jr
Johnny Christenberry
Clover
Harold Ray Gardner
Cengal Avenue
Etienne Lenoir
Newton
London
Isaac Newton
West
Ic 2
Nannlar Nathimea
Rome
Schounstown
Boslin
Globe and the
Newark Star
NATO
NATO Council
Patrick's Cathedral
Nikita Khrushchev
Pentead
San Diego
Calif
mAsoviet Reeps
Lemonance
Warsaw Pact
Grove
United Nations
N. Y
Vato Milt. Automaten
New York
Oliver Evans
West Franklin
Quick
East Franklin
Salvation Army
Dennis Doster
Mr. Doster
Oscar Fuller
Tommy Doster
ITI
Astonia
Re Building & Loan Association
West Main Ave
Matthew Yarezower
Bethesda
Mad
U. Ss. Army
Cape Canasoral
Defense Department
Coal Board
National Coal Board
Akron
Ohio
1924
Jane Parker
Birdseye
Glass
Satan
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