06 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
1
A police summary by Assistant Chief E. E. Rankin shows 638 people were arrested or cited in Gastonia township during May. More than half of the offenses involved speeding, making it the leading crime category for the 31 day period.
Gethsemane Baptist Church hosts Sunday services at 11 with Rev Dayie Dunlap and Rev Rosebore Lomack of Cherryville as guest ministers. At 1 pm Rev S I Clement will preach. Bible Study set for Thursday June 6. First Baptist Dallas hosts Sunday School at 9 45 am and a 11 am Children’s Day service, plus 3 pm at Mt Moriah Baptist Church. Usher Board sermon at 7 30 pm. Neelys Grove Missionary Circle meets June 7 at 8 pm. Community Mission Group eye Pentecostal meeting June 10 19 with services at Costner building. Gastonia attendees at Interdenominational Conference include Mrs Mary Cooke, Mrs Charlotte Means, and others. Public invited. Illness and personal mentions follow with local school and court notes including speeding statistics and fines totals.
Preparation Day for Vacation Bible School will be held Saturday at 4 p m at Lakeview Hap tis Mission in McAdenville. A parade will be held at 5 o'clock after which refreshments will be served. A week of Bible School sessions will be held from 5 to 7 36 p m beginning Monday June 10. School directors are Mrs Ruth Clemmer principal and Mrs Margaret Dellinger assistant.
The American Medical Association condemned amphetamine use among professional, college and high school athletes as a shocking and vicious practice. Dr. Herbert Berger of Staten Island warned that many addicts begin with the stimulant, calling for awareness of its dangers. Gas ranges were seen as an innovation at the 1873 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
Lutherans will start Vacation Church School Monday at 9 a m at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Sessions run to 11 a m daily for two weeks, closing Friday June 2. Miss Louise Ritter directs. Teaching staff includes Mesdames Steve Garrison Gerald Queen Fred Beamguard Pete Huffsticker Alfred Rhyne Carl Fulbright Richard Bloker M B Query Jr George Templeton and George L Lingle.
Former Stanley resident Mrs. Emma Spargo Craig died in St Petersburg Florida on Monday where she had lived for years after leaving Stanley Funeral services were held there on Wednesday morning She is survived by one son Bob Presley of St Petersburg four sisters Leckie Whisnant Luther Sherrill of Stanley Clyde Hovis of Belmont and Will Morris of Gastonia three brothers Charlie and Raymond Spargo of Stanley and Lloyd Spargo of Gastonia Also Mrs Leckie Whisnant of Stanley accompanied by Mrs Will Morris Mrs Ralph Johnson and Lloyd Spargo of Gastonia left to attend the funeral
Jim Wallace a 32 year old Gastonia insurance man appears unopposed for state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the state encampment in Hendersonville. He has sought department commander since last year and now serves as senior vice commander as Gastonians travel to the encampment through Sunday.
In Gastonia Municipal Court Thursday morning several defendants paid costs on speeding charges including William Burton Raby 25 of Crescent Jane Robey Bryant 29 Charles Neal 25 of Clover, Faye Page 16 Dallas Thelma Keene 27 of Hattiesburg and Mack Christenbury 31 Pinkney Station. Others paid costs for running stop signs or a red light namely Martha Jackson Aunsins 16 213 West Sixth Avenue James Washburn Jr. 26 Lake Lake and Clyde Marriner 28 Portsmouth Va Ernest Cox 26 104 West Ruby Street paid costs and received a suspended sentence for indecent exposure.
Benjamin Herbert Carpenter 64, prominent Mt. Beulah farmer and carpenter, died Thursday at 1 30 a m at home. Survived by wife Buenah Biggerstaff, brother W Hugh Carpenter, sisters Mrs Henry S Paysour and Mrs John Hager. Active in Mt. Beulah Baptist Church, he led the choir. Funeral Friday 3 p m at the church. burial in church cemetery. Body from Silk Funeral Home to home Friday morning. in state one hour before services.
Revival services begin Sunday at 11 o clock morning service at Macedonia Baptist Church in All American Park. Pastor M P Rhyne will preach the first sermon. Pastor Ralph Horne of Long Shoals Baptist Church will deliver the 7:30 evening messages. Revival runs through June 16 or longer.
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