30 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1961
Page
1
A chilly spell continues in Gastonia with cold air lingering. Today and Sunday show a modest uptick in temperatures though remaining cool. residents may remove a sweater but heavy clothing remains advised.
Obituaries list several deaths including AVI G. Wale 64 of Dallas with services at Free Will Baptist Church Lorraine St. and multiple survivors. Miss Anna Sifford of Stanley with funeral Sunday at Martha's Chapel. Jake E. Kelly of Dallas died peacefully at home aged 61 with arrangements by Carothers. Mrs. Mattie P. Shelton of Stanley dies, services at Stanley Methodist Church. youth YouThen Love Springwood of Gastonia dies at age 3 with funeral in Cottonwood Alabama. Weather notes outline cold to mild regional forecast.
The Souther n Baptist Convention reports that about three tenths of its more than 30,000 churches exceed 5,000 members. The largest is First Baptist Church of Dallas with 12,108 members, followed by Bellevue Baptist Church of Memphis with 9, atra? members.
An eight year old Charlotte service station murder case prompted rural police to assist. Authorities tracked a white Falcon with two or three white youths. the car was not found in Vux county. A local youth was questioned and released as officers pursue leads. The chief warned the case may be hard to solve.
The Bessemer City Town Board advances a broad development plan with a $270,000 sewer disposal project, $26,400 water improvements, and land purchases totaling $67,398. It funds a gas department, hires a gas superintendent John Gaddy, boosts employment, and seeks federal grants for a new $400,000 high school. Voters reelect Mayor Hook amid a year of recreation programs, a GOP organization, and community drive for industry, housing, and services.
42000 auto tags go on sale January 2 at the Carolina Motor Club in Gastonia. C B Brymer, manager, urges buyers to act early to beat lines. Tags in Gaston County will start TM-1 with yellow plates and black lettering, a change from last year.
Gastonia officials prepare to purchase rights of way along West Seventh Avenue as part of a master thoroughfare plan. City Manager Jim Carter notes the move is listed among three items for Tuesday mornings council meeting, with potential quick decisions on contracts and traffic recommendations.
Seventeen new families moved into Gastonia in December, with residents listed by address and employer or affiliation. The report names multiple households, businesses, and institutions, noting that most new tags will be sold between January 2 and February 15 to display 1962 plates and explaining the shift to owner kept license plates.
A long OCR fragment shows notices for creditors of Gery A. Ditlefield in Gaston County and a separate sheriff sale in Catawba and Gaston counties. It includes deadlines by June 1, 1962, repayment requests, and an auction of land near Cherryville, with detailed parcel description and court references. The Carolina Motor Club announces New Year hours.
In Pittburgh, John F Hanlon, IRS assistant director, is portrayed as a curious figure amid a domestic help tax query. A washerwoman questions why she must withhold taxes, quoting $20 and discussing quarterly payments in a terse, unclear exchange.
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