Dellview Clubhouse Built By Gifts And Effort
Dellview Community in Gaston County constructs a clubhouse from donated items, a $23 bond, and community fundraising. Four years after dissolution, 4-H and Home Demonstration Club members revived the project with bake sales, luncheons, the road completion aiding progress, and ongoing plans to finish and pay for the building. The club funds a flower program for funerals and supports Red Cross, cancer, and tuberculosis efforts while expanding activities and demonstrations. The group lists textile stenciling, spatter painting, stuffed toys, and artificial plants among yearly demonstrations, plus improvements to homes and a community chorus forming among members.
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Dellview
Gaston County
Dellviews-H Club
Dellview Home Demonstration Club
Afl Community House
Siold Pie Sales
Lucile Tatum
Gaston Colmeygy
State College Extension Service
Dellview Community House
Tatwa
Red Cross
Ottars
County Home Demonstration Chorus
Insurance Men Meet At Party In Gastonia District
The Gastonia district of State Capital Gite Insurance Company held a Christmas party and dinner at Wis Grit in Stretchy Saturday night. Manager D. H. Thompson gave the welcome address and praised representatives. Agents presented gifts to Thompson and superintendents C. R. Carswell Gastonia HK Mc Swain Forest City and Otis Peete Shelby. Special gifts went to L B Stewart K M Bowen Ben Stewart and MM Pittman for top production contest results. Dancing followed the meal and social hour with wives and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Gite Insurance Company
D. H. Thompson
Thompson
C. R. Carswell
HK. McSwain
Forest City
Otis Peete
Shelby
L. B. Stewart
K. M. Bowen
Bessemer City
Ben Stewart
MM. Pittman
Dallas
Todd-Smith Company Holds Annual Christmas Dinner
Todd-Smith Company celebrated its annual Christmas dinner and party for employees at Rozzelle's on Ferry near Charlotte. Miss Helen Stutth led a series of games after the dinner followed by group singing of Christmas carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd-Smith Banding Co
Beennd Avenue
Chestrine Street
Weekend violence mars city with knife and weapon claims
Police report multiple assaults over the weekend. Curtis Worthy, 27, West Harrison, charged with deadly weapon assault on his wife using scissors. Hobby Black, 23, Linwood, held on knife assault on Ross Brackett Jr. Brackett in serious condition after surgery at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis PL Worthy
West Harrison Avenue
R. W. Terrell
Worthy
Josephhie Worthy
Hobby Black
Linwood Road
Ross Brackett Jr
Brackett
Gastot Memorial Hospital
Black
Bin
Wile Lard Duncan
West Franklin Avenue
Floyd Morrison
West Airline
Hugh Martin
Firestone
Paul Abee
Rex
South Gastonia
Christmas Party For Piano Pupils At Mrs Cloninger Home
Lone 35 piano pupils of Mrs Clyde Cloninger gather at her 1 Hilterest home Saturday at 3 o clock for an annual Christmas party. Musical numbers and refreshments feature the program.
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Clyde Cloninger
Insurance Agency Purchases Lot
A vacant service station at the southeast corner of Franklin Avenue and Oakland Street was sold by Mr and Mrs Henry Hankin to Watson Insurance Agency. The transfer was recorded Monday at the courthouse. Craig Watson said the purchase was an investment with no definite plans announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pranklin Livenue
Oakland Street
Henry Hankin
Watson Insurance Agency
Craig Watson
Tax Lien Filed Against Roward Kit Inc for 1951 Taxes
Tax Collector Edwiy Gill filed a lien against Roward Kit, Products, Inc. at 413 East Virgins Avenue, Bessemer City, for 1951 tax balance of 927.15 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwiy Gill
Roward Kit, Products, Inc
East Virgins Avenue
Bessemer City
Cowboys Remain King of Holiday Gift Fad in Gastonia
The piece criticizes the heavy marketing of cowboy and western characters in Christmas toys for children, noting stores promote Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Hopalong Cassidy brands over others. It argues this trend mirrors Americana and suggests parents will soon see Tonto and comedic sidekicks in living rooms for years to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Lazenby
Cisco Kid
Gene Autry
Roy Rogers
Podnert
Gastonia
Hopatong Cassidy
Marty Truman
Lamar Ca
Junior
Buck Gibson
Hoot Atix
Papa
Tonto
Smiley Burnett
First Plane Flight Being Celebrated
Kill Devil Hill NC December 11 24 A grand parade marks aviation's 48th birthday as aircraft from all services fly overhead in tribute to Orville and Wilbur Wright the Dayton Ohio mechanics who launched the first powered flight forty eight years ago today at Kill Devil Hill Orville Wright rose from the base to fly the first successful heavier than air aircraft
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kill Devil Hill
North Carolina
Quter
Aviaion
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Orville Wright
Kill Devil Hil
Germany Rebuilding War-Torn Bridges
Germany continues a vast reconstruction after World War II, with over 8,000 bridges destroyed and about 4,000 rebuilt including several Rhine and river crossings. German firms gain orders abroad as they apply new suspension span designs for highways, such as a 1500 foot bridge over a lake near Stockholm. Other notes mention North Carolina highway bids and a remark on synesthetic hearing where some people hear colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Hitler
Storkholn
Sweden
Associated Spinners to Add Plant For Synthetic Yarns
Associated Spinners Inc announces a new plant addition to boost production by about 30 percent for synthetic yarns and 50 percent overall, with completion slated for early 1952. President Milton E. Tager says facilities will spin nylox Orion Dynel Dacron Acrton and other fibers, using the Delaine System to meet rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Spinners, Inc
Milton E. ‘Taser
Associated Spinners
Nylox
Orion
Dynel
Dacron
Acrton
Tager
Associated
William Britton Struck By Car In Gastonia Incident
William Reginald Britton of Fast Sixth Avenue Gastonia drove through Lowell on Highway T hitting a utility post and then a parked car owned by Jah W McAllister. Shirley Willard of Ariington Apartments was unhurt. No charges filed. A youth named Paul Jones was injured when a rural-road rollover occurred near Gastonia. Jerry Paul Haire, 17, of Belmont, was the car’s driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Reginald Britton
Fast Sixth Avenue
Gastonia
Lowell
Sheriff's Department
Britton
Jah W. McAllister
Shirley Willard
Ariington Apartments
Paul Jones
Garrison General Hospital
Jerry Paul Haire
Belmont
Merchants to discuss Duke Power rate plan in Raleigh
North Carolina Merchants Association special committees will meet in Raleigh next month to decide whether to oppose a proposed rate increase by Duke Power Co. The meeting signals early stance on utility pricing and energy policy.
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Charlotte
Dec
North Carolina Merchants Association
Raleigh
Duke Power Co
Yule Dinner And Program At Armington Hotel
Foremen of Threads, Inc. and spouses will gather tonight at Toplock in the Armington Hotel for a Christmas dinner expected to draw 45 to 50 guests. A turkey and steak meal precedes a magic program by The Great Montclair, followed by group singing with Bill Medlin at the piano. Composed of John Bridgeman, Harold Boozer, Vaughan Hollinger and their wives, plus James Camp, the arrangements committee oversees the event.
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Threads, Inc
Toplock
Armington Hotel
Great
Montclair
Bill Medlin
John Bridgeman
Harold Boozer
Vaughan Hollinger
James Camp
Brotherhood Meets Tonight at Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a Monday night meeting at 7 o clock in the assembly room. Circle No 6 prepares a turkey dinner for Brotherhood members. A local quartet will sing special music followed by a fellowship hour with Christmas carols.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Circle No. 6
Brotherhood
Bares Bershop
The
Brotherhood of the Me
Major Roberts Stationed At Andrews Air Force Base
Major Joseph B. Roberts, former Gastonia, is now stationed at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington D C. His address is Maj Joseph B. Roberts Hq MATS Andrews AFB Washington 23 D C His mother Mrs J B Roberts Sr now lives in Mount Holly as do his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Max Childers
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Joseph B. Roberts
Gastonia
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
MATS
Washington
D.C
Roberts
J. B. Roberts
Mount Holly
Max Childers
Bank Christmas Party at Country Club
Citizens National Bank schedules its Christmas party for employees Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Country Club. A barbecued chicken dinner will be served and the Cramerton Gibingham Square Dance Team will perform. About 45 bank staff are expected.
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Citizens National Bank
Country Club
Cramerton Gingham
Bank
Accident Of Birth Sets Tribes Apart in India
In India, the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 still affects certain groups labeled as criminal tribes. Members must report to police daily or weekly and may live in government settlements under permanent observation. Madras and Bombay states have repealed the act, though other regions linger under the old law.
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New Delhi
India
Madras
Bombay
Helicopter Mail Service in Belgium Marks One Year
BRUSSELS 44 The only European helicopter mail service is just one year old. Operated by Sahena Belgian Airlines it flew about 4100 pounds of mail across Belgium, covering roughly 270 miles daily in about 4 1/2 hours. Twelve daily deliveries have been made to towns where road or railroad communications exist.
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Brussels
Sahena Belgian Airlines
Belgium
Hog market prices steady across North Carolina towns
Hog prices held steady today with top quotes at 125 dollars in Hillsboro and 22 dollars at Richmond. Reports cover Washington Jacksonville Wilmington Whitegate Pembroke Warrr aw Siler City Fitzabeth town Beaton Att Ollye Dunn Geldsboro Hamilton Tarboro Clarkton Weldon Wilson Kenly Kinston Rocky Mount Smithfield Lumberton Fayetteville Clinton Rich Square and Woodland.
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Raleigh
NCOA
Hillsboro
Washington
Dlacksonville
Wilmington
Whitegatte
Pembroke
Warraw
Siler City
Fitzabethtown
Beaton
Ollye
Dutnn
Geldsboro
Hamilton
Tarlora
Clarktom
Weldon
Wilson
Kenly
Kinstoh
Rocky Mount
Smithfield
Lumberton
Fayestewite
Clinton, Rich Square
Woodland
Richmond
Poultry Market Rally Notes Mixed Prices in Raleigh
Norfolk area market reports show steady to firm tones for roasters and fryers in North Carolina with few prices around 28 cents. Chicago wireless dairy receipts for two days total 329,640 pounds of butter and 10,497 for Epes auctions indicate active trade and fluctuating figures.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Chicago
Gastonia Chamber to Meet at Elks Club
Gastonia Chamber of Commerce directors meet Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Elks Club. A G Bell Jr, president, will preside. Dinner will be a Dutch treat. The group notes current flight regularity and improvements in helicopter equipment.
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Gastonia
Ber of Commerce
Heliday
Elks Club
A. G. Bell Jr
Treat
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Todd-Smith Co
Huffman’s
Wilkinson Blvd
Ladd Seafoods
Main Ave
Whanes
Mars City
TAN Lien Filed
Isha
Wilt
Highway Commission
Sidney
South & Main
William Britton
Negro News
Laura Harper Holland
Winston-Salen Teachers College
Winston-Salem
Holland
John Holland
Korea
George Harper Sr
Victory Mill
Oakland Caldwell
Beatrice Field
Pew Creek
Highland Boys
Atkins High School
Coever Lodge No. 376
Masonic Lodge
North York Street
Young Women’s Circle No
Clover Ame Zion Church
Zinch
Mary H. Reeves
S. 5. Love
Linventa Cooke
Clara Brown
Sue Gwinn
Parthenia Currence
Mattie Carothes
Eliza ‘Tate
Bertha Hyers
Luta Tate
Ophelia Caldwell
Frank Bratton
Tom Williams
Highland School
Ge-Tv
Gi. G. Walker Motor Co., Inc
Buale
Airline
Major Roberts
Air Base
Walker Auto Finance CO. Inc
Gabtonia
N.C
Santa Claus
Indochina
Indo-China
Sant Holloway
St. Nick
Seas
States
John W. McDowell
Denver
Colorado
Holloway
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina
Slagon
Citizens National Party
Aetna Loan and Finance Co
New York
Wrectors
Kennedy's Drug Store
West Main Avenue
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