Noted Young Author Speaks To Sacred Heart Gathering
Mexican author Josephina Niggs, winner of North Carolina's Mayflower cup, addressed Sacred Heart College alumnae in Eemont at an annual luncheon. She spoke on Mexico's 500 year culture, compare feudalism to socialism, and praised Mexico City, while critiquing American tourist women and U.S. colonist rights concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zofe
Brockman
Josephina Niggs
North Carolina
Sacred Heart Callene
Eemont
Miss Nigell
Nigeli
Mexico
United States
Spain
Mexican-born author weighs futures of Mexico and US
Miss Niggi, a published writer and teacher, reflects on her career and works Mexican Village and Mexican Folk Plays. She discusses publishing struggles, the Hollywood film adaptation of River Road, and views on education in the US and Mexico, stressing cross border understanding and writing as a serious vocation.
Town Talk highlights John Marshall Neel in Naval aviation program
John Marshall Neel of Gastonia is chosen for the Naval College aviation program per a Washington release. He will enter the University of North Carolina next fall. Also updated are welfare checks delayed seven to ten days due to accounting machine defects, Kiwanis attendance drive plans, a guest speaker from Superior Court, a fish release fact, and a note on hunting laws in North Carolina.
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John Marshall Neel
Gastonia
Washington
Naval College
W. C. Neel
West Avenue Presbyterian Church
University of North Carolina
Graham Ponder
Gaston County Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Director of Public Assistance
Personal Mentions from a Carolina town weekend notes
Antior misses Virginia Rankin Dorothy Rankiin and Betty Shuford spent the weekend in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. O G Pencegar was called Sunday to Mourne to be with his mother Mrs J M Penegar who is critically ill at her home there. Mr and Mrs Fred Turner of Gainesville Florida are visiting his parents Mr and Mrs R G Wood on Webb Street. Mrs Turher is Helen Wood. Mrs John J Clark and infant Gale Loretta returned to their home in Bessemer City from Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mrs Clark is the former Monique Whitworth. Miss Alston McKeithan arrived last week from Woman's College Greensboro to spend the summer vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs A M McKeithan on South Marietta Street. Mrs Vivian Rankin has returned from Washington DC where she attended the Continental Congress of the National Society DAR as a delegate from William Gaston Chapter. En route home she stopped in Danville Virginia for a visit to friends.
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Moxica
United States of America
Nigeli
Mexico City
Monterey
Monterey Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
United States
France
The
University Press
Chapel Hill
River Road
Hollywood
Metafi
Rinehardt
Miss Nigeli
Assurini
AML
Miss Niggli
Americas
O. G. Pencegar
J. M. Penegar
Fred Turner
Gainesville, Fla
R. G. Wood
Webb Street
Turher
Helen Wood
John J. Clark
Gale Loretta
Bessemer City
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Clark
Monique Whitworth
Alston McKeithan
Woman's College
Greensboro
A. M. McKeithan
South Marietta Street
Vivian Rankin
Washington, D.C
Continental Congress of the National Society
Dar
William Gaston
Marshall McNeill
Danville
Plans for Geraldine Beam Manous Wedding in Cherryville
Miss Geraldine Beam daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover Beam will marry Thomas Manous son of Mrs B Manous of Shelby June 12 at 8 pm at St John s Lutheran Church with Rev W G Cobb officiating. Music by Perry Hobbs Roy Price Dick Rudisill and a reception host by the Beam family follows at the Parris home.
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Cherryville
Geraldine Beam
Grover Bynum Beam
Thomas C. Manous
B. Manous
Shelby
St. John’s Lutheran Church
W. G. Cobb
Perry Hobbs
Roy Price
Dick Rudisill
Gastonia
Dwight Nifong
Brevard
Katherine Stroupe
W. A. Parris
Chapter Celebrates Davis Birthday in Gastonia
Gastonia Chapter U D C plans a 3 30 Tuesday afternoon meeting at the Woman's Club to honor Jefferson Davis on his birthday with a full attendance urged.
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Davis
Gastonia
U. D.C
Woman's Club
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of America
Beumont
Deaths Tony Wilson McSwain Belmont
Tony Wilson McSwain aged 3 of 807 Brooks Street Belmont died Sunday at 5 33 PM after a two week illness. Born September 16 1943 in Charlotte he was a member of East Belmont Baptist Church Sunday School primary department. Funeral Tuesday at 3 40 PM at East Belmont Baptist Church with Rev Edward Roustie and Rev Berry officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Caruthers Home in charge. He is survived by parents Carl M and Edith Farris McSwain a sister Linda Sue and grandparents E G McSwain and Mrs Sam Farris. Retirement pay of a federal duty service employee is not exempt from income tax.
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Tony Wilson McSwain
Belmont
Carl M
Edith Farris McSwain
Edward Roustie
Mr. Berry
Presbyterian Chapel
East Belmont
Greenwood Cemetery
Caruthers Funeral Home
McSwain
Linda Sue
E. G. McSwain
Aberfoyle
Sam Farris
Brooks Street
Kincaid and Polson Families Announce Newborns
Mr and Mrs Gilmour A Kincaid of 108 West Fifth Avenue announce the birth of a son Lachlan Forrest on Sunday June 1 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jesse Lee Polson of Rex Village announce a son on Monday June 2 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs B F Lindsay of Kings Mountain announce a daughter Linda Sue on Saturday May 31 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Erskine Summey of 803 East Second Avenue announce a son Carroll Lloyd on Saturday May 31 at Gaston Memorial Hospital.
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Gilmour A. Kincaid
West Fifth Avenue
Lach-lan Forrest
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Jesse Lee Pol- Son
Rex Village
B. F. Lindsay
Kings Mountain
Linda Sue
Erskine Summey
East Second Avenue
Carroll Lloyd
Council To Meet At Cheoah Pocahontas Lodge Session
Council No. 45 of the Degree of Pocahontas meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the lodge hall in South Gastonia. Myrtle Clemmer Pocahontas will preside and oversee the session.
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Cheoah Council No. 45
Degree of Pocahontas
Souths Gastonia
Myrtle Clemmer
Pocahontas
Necromancy Lesson Sermon Censures Mesmerism in Churches
The Christian Science Lesson Sermon for Sunday June 1 denounces ancient and modern necromancy alias mesmerism and hypnotism. It cites Matthew 4 10 Jeremiah 23 23 24 and Science and Health quotes asserting there is one Mind and God fills all space. A housekeeping tip about applying wax to walls is also noted.
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Satan
Mary Baker Eddy
Engagement announced by Wilson family in Gastonia
Mrs. Dorothy Jane Wilson will wed Charles Neal Ratchford in July in Gastonia. The couple's engagement was announced by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lewis Wilson. A Gastonia Music Club meeting is set for this evening at 7 30 at the home of President Mrs I M Ellis on South Manetta Street with all members expected. The fiscal year ending June 30 1946 saw the Federal tax on sporting arms and ammunition yield 5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lewis Wilson
Dorothy Jane
Charles Neal Ratchford
Charles Ratchford
Mr. Ratchford
Gastonia
I. M. Ellis
Manetta Street
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Sacred Heart
Josephina Niggli
Ed Maxwell
Saunders Dry Cleaners
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkhan
May
NEW Geess
Ako
Jenkins Cleaners
Smiths
Gastonian
Kiwanis Meeting
Gastonia Kiwanis Club
Ciup
Max Parrish
Tueday
Armington Hotel
Basil L. Wittener
Fourteenth
Naddia
Nense River
N.C. Division of
Games and Inland Fisheries
Virginia Rankin
Dorothy Rankiin
Betty Shuford
Myrtle Beach, S. C
Federal Duty Service
Joan Sisk
Council
Music Club
Gem Jewelry Co. Inc
West Main St
Gastonia, N. C
Super Cold Ice Cream Co
Victory Station
Sundial
Bonnie Laddie Shoes
IL A. m
Durham Dancing School
Bargain
EFIRD
Children’s St
Tiene
Seersucker
Palmolive
Woodbury's
Maslin
Blue Ridge
Bargain Basement
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