22 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1956
Page
1
Bermont Abbey Cathedral hosted the conferring of the Sacred Order of Diaconate on Saturday morning at eight. The ceremony marked an important milestone for the new deacons and involved notable church leaders and parishioners.
Announcement covers Credit Union holiday hours closing Monday at noon and reopening Thursday at 10 am. Neely's Grove AME Zion Church hosts The First Christmas Morn pageant Sunday at 6:40 pm. Gaston Branch NAACP Women host pre-Christmas party for students and veterans Thursday 8 to 11:30 pm. Third Street Presbyterian and Gaston area services listed with sermons by Rev. C. M. Young and notes on deacon and priest ordinations in Belmont Abbey College context.
A Goshen Presbyterian service is scheduled for Sunday at 7 PM in Belmont North Belfont. Rev H M Batesford will announce the program featuring Miss Rutty Elmore as organist. The Joy Gift supports retired and disabled ministers and their families with a Christmas food and supplies distribution planned for Monday morning at the old Serial Building.
Dixie Stores announce a drawing at two locations for two new Ford cars. Customers may register at Uptown Vernoon Center or Akers Stoppink Center Supermarket before the Monday event. Drawings will be held and winners announced. participants must register in store to qualify.
Dallas area churches plan a series of Christmas pageants and services, including "Good Will to Men" at Long Creek Memorial Bay Ust, directed by Irene Carpenter and the Rev. Carlton Williams, with organist Mrs James Hovis and pianist Mrs James Hovey. Other pageants and services listed at multiple Dallas churches with dates, leaders, and music staff.
Governor Hodges in a prepared statement thanks citizens for a bountiful harvest and good fortune despite recent troubles. He urges prayers for the elderly and disabled, support for veterans, and church and community acts of charity to spread peace and goodwill during the Christmas season.
Christmas presents were mailed to 85 patients in multiple North Carolina facilities including the Westerly Sanatorium in Morganton, the Morganton State Hospital, and the State Mental Hospital, with boxes organized by local groups and individuals. Donors include Mrs Gott Robinson, Mrs Jesa Wills, Mrs Charles Wilkerson of Lowell, Mrs J B Caldwell of Cramerton, and church women from Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches.
Local churches and charitable clubs from First Presbyterian to AME and St Andrew’s Episcopal join for a season of assistance. Mrs J C Hunt and Mrs Dora Humphrey chair efforts with Veterans of Foreign Wars, Molorh Maun 4m, FE Club, and other groups aiding families in need across Gaston County and western North Carolina.
Christmas Eve events at St Mark's Episcopal Church will feature a nativity retelling, carols, and a candlelight service on the porch, with donations requested for St Philip's Church in Ree Lake Minnesota. A Christmas Day service will follow, and observers discuss ambulance issues and public policy in context of safety and emergency response.
Lincoln County memorial notices report Russell Claude Leatherman of Vale Rel killed Tuesday night near his home when struck on the unpaved Monedonia Methodist Church road. Surviving relatives include his wife, three daughters, five brothers, and eight grandchildren. Ernest W. Howard, a 67 year old Mooresville businessman and Lincolnton native, died Tuesday. funeral plans incomplete with services expected in Lincolnton.
A fragmentary note mentions New York theater and night club prices rising, with a remark about finding burger places for meals. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or dates but references city venues and dining options. No identifiable individuals or organizations are clearly stated.
Police report twelve to fourteen wrecks struck Gastonia within about thirty minutes causing many response calls. No serious injuries were noted though officers warned the surge could signal a dangerous pattern during the Christmas season.
A series of birth notices from families in Gastonia and nearby areas. Names include Lang, Grant, Davis, Gost Her, Garrison, Moore, Heaver, Mesquite, Ratehford, and Wiley Bell, with births reported December dates at Gaston Memorial Hospital and related facilities.
The IMYF Christmas observance at First Methodist Church features a seven part pageant "Only Then Can You Keep Christmas" with named actors such as Bul Sayers Gene Walsh Edith Bhuferd and ann Ualburd plus readings and roles. A Christmas medley and welcome conclude the program with pianist and chorus listed among participants.
A young wrecker driver Fortenberry was pinned between a wrecker and a tractor trailer on US Highway 1 near Kings Mountain. He was removed by a fellow worker and rushed to Gaston Memorial Hospital in serious condition with multiple fractures. Other drivers were cited for driving issues as responders freed the scene during late Saturday operations. Local dairy employees held a Christmas party nearby with carols and gifts for staff.
Police seized four pints of white liquor from a Crepline of the Dallan Branley highway and four half gallon jars of white whiskey at a Nelson Exilaon's home near Spencer Mountain. A plunder was charged on bond of 8500 and another man was arrested on charges linked to the kitchen thefts.
The following Guatemala boys, all of Redlands at the McCallie School here, have returned home for the holidays. Parents send best wishes to Christian Tolidaya and others including Ralph Fails, Mrs. Ro Hy Palla, John Fore, John Ford, John Lucius Cet, James Maddox, Donovan Maddox, and Kirk Wyss. Addresses listed for several families.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone in Washington D C using the same trowel George Washington reportedly used at the opening of the Capitol in 19. The ceremony highlights a ceremonial return to historic symbols as a new federal project proceeds.
Gaston County Retail Furniture Association announces two closing days for Christmas Tuesday and Wednesday with many stores listing Elliott Little Craig Pucator Crisp Gaines Hurfstetler Jackson Johnston Maxwell Moore Hawkin ard Armstrong Austins Sterchi Short Schrum Syme muerrow Oates Williams Gunton in De lejan and Wallace in Stanley. Stores will reopen Thursday December 27.
Excavations suggest the modern town of Hissarilk in Turkey lies about three miles from the Hellespont and near the ancient site of Troy. The find may unsettle traditional geography and illuminate classical connections between the regions.
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