New Hope Church Hosts Missionary Rev Bill Meeks
New Hope Presbyterian Church held Sunday school and evening worship with Rev Bill Meeks delivering the sermon. Meeks and family are well known locally as a Kentucky missionary. Quarter communion is set for next Sunday morning. New members Ronnie Teague Arnold Walker and James Walker joined last Sunday and were baptized. July and August union services begin with July 3 installation of Rev Parks Moore at Arm Strong Memorial, followed by July 17 Rev J H Buzhardt at Linwood, July 31 Rev W C Mee at New Hope, and August 7 the next service location.
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New Hope Presbyterian Church
Bill Meeks
Strong Memorial Presbyterian Church
J. H. Buzhardt
Linwood Presbyterian Church
W. C. Mee
New Hope Church
Parks Moore
Union
Graff
Linwood
West Avenue Presbyterian
Harold Stowe
Greenville
D. C
Stowe
Greensboro
Glenda Craig
Lucile
Brandon
Presbyterian
Hidden Valley
Saluda
Mary, Hamrick
Ruby Wiggins
Joe McLean
Suzianne
Lineberger Park
McLean
Pete Setzer
W. D. Lewis
H. L. Tidwell
Walter Oates
Judy, McLean
Clover
Susan
Dudy
Franklin Oates
Kings Mountain
Suzanne
Carolyn Daniels
J. T. Bailey
Salisbury
Fred Stowe Sr
Herman Daniels
Gordon Stowe
Bruce Sims
Mons
Charlotte
J. Brice Stowe
Fred Beamguard
Fredia
Jimmie
Gastonia
Pred Stowe
Chapel Hill
Fred Stowe
United States
Elmore
Alaska
Russia
Bethesda
Young Democrat From Monroe Tours Gastonia Campaign
Henry Wilson Jr. state representative from Monroe tours Gastonia and surrounding counties urging support as he campaigns for the Young Democratic Club of North Carolina presidency. He partners with State Senator Pat Cooke and plans a state tour in the near term, with the Durham convention scheduled September 29 to October 1.
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Henry Wilson Jr
Monroe
Gastonia
Young Democratic Club
North Carodina
Pat Cooke
Wilson
Gaston
Cleveland
East General Assembly
YDC
Durham
Highway tax overlap debate shifts to federal role
The commission says substantial revenue potential exists in most states as local tax overlap persists. It finds complete elimination of overlapping taxes infeasible while advocating major overall tax reduction to allow repeals by jurisdictions. It urges Congress to consider tax overlap issues in future reductions.
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Unis
Commission
Congress
Cramerton Woman Reports Accident With Hit and Run Vehicle
Eva White a Cramerton grocer reported to police that her 1954 Chevrolet coupe was struck by a hit and run car near the South Street Intersection in the 200 block of West Franklin Avenue shortly before 3 PM. She could not identify the other vehicle or provide a license plate number.
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Cramerton Grocers
Eva White
Biy
West Franklin Avenue
South Street
Forty & Eight Committee Votes To Secede From Legion
INDIANAPOLIS Meém control of the Legion have sin ders of the Forty & Eight, announcing a break with the American Legion. The executive committee declared the organization dissolved and urged ratification at the Miami convention. They cited seven years of domination by a small group and misused funds, while naming several individuals as kingmakers.
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Legion
Forty & Eight
Har Asa
American Legion
Forty - Eighter
Miami
J. Earl Simpson
Tulsa
Okla
Chef de Chemin de Fer
Forty
Children's Welfare Fund
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Indianapolis Star
James P. Ringley
Chicago
Legion Convention
Maurice Brember
New York City
State Department
iThomas W. Miller
Reno
Nev
National Executive Committee
Ringley
Seaborn F. Colina
San Cruces
N. M
Legion National
Charles W. Addrey
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Thief Parks Stolen Auto At Cop's Home
Capt. KR. M. Smith of the Gastonia police found a stolen 1949 blue Chevrolet parked in front of his home at 308 North Morris street. Craig Motor Company reported the theft and the license matched the car on Morris street. Smith commented the thief was considerate or brazen as he took the vehicle.
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KR. M. Smith
Gastonia
North Morris Street
Smith
City Hall
Craig Motor Company
Morris Street
R H Cook Taken By Death
Robert H Cook 40 of Stanley died Monday after a short illness in a Kings Mountain hospital. He suffered a heart attack Saturday at Lithium Corporation where he worked as stock room clerk. Surviving are wife Evelyn Gantt Cook three children and a sister Miss Allie Cook. Funeral Wednesday at 3 20 p m at Stanleys Methodist Church with burial in Stanley cemetery. Rev G F Houck and Rev T B Honeycutt officiating. Body to be removed from Carothers Funeral Home and in state at the church an hour before services.
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Robert, H. Cool
Stanley
P. Am
Kings Mountain
Mr. Cook
Lithium Corporation
Evelyn Gantt Cook
Raltne
Linda
Robert H. Cook Jr
Allie Cook
Staniles Methodist Church
G. F. Houck
T. B. Honeycutt
Carothers Funeral Home
Two Divorces Filed In Court Clerk Records
Two suits for divorce are on file with Clerk of Court Paul E. Monroe. The actions name Inez White Henderson versus Robert Henderson Jr and Garland A. Hester versus Alleen Hester in separate proceedings.
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Paul E. Monroe
Inez White Hender- Son
Robert Hender- Son Jr
Garland A. Hester
Alleen Hester
Idaho Vaccine Effort Criticized By Report And Officials
The piece quotes More About Shots Shots In U. S. News and World Report criticizing a lack of interest from developers and promoters in the vaccine program. It cites concerns that authorities hope the problem will disappear by inaction and notes Peterson urging top scientists to visit Idaho as a major outbreak center. Salk reportedly declined an invitation to Idaho. A separate study notes a high percentage of U. S. business executives with college backgrounds.
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U. S. News and World Report
Idaho
Peterson
Salk
Tdaho
Strike Fails To Lay Off Akers Line Drivers
A New England truck drivers and freight handlers strike has not laid off any Akers Motor Lines drivers. Lee Haynes says all New England trips stopped, yet New York to Atlanta remains open. In Cherryville, several Freight Carriers employees were laid off but vacations reduced slack. Over 4,200 Southeastern workers have been laid off by trucking firms including Associated Transport Trucking Co. of Charlotte.
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Akers Motor Lines
New England
Lee Haynes
New York
Atlanta
Haines
Cherryville
Carolina
D. W. Beam
Akers
Boston
Southeast
Associated Transport Trucking Co
Charlotte
Prisoners Miss Walk To Court. Judge Commutes
Magistrate Bryan H. Lumpkin held court at the jail after deeming 13 defendants too many to transport. Nine men and four women remained jailed after a rowdy weekend party. sentences ranged from 25 dollars or 30 days to 200 dollars or 60 days.
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Columbia
8. C
Bryan H. Lumpkin
Wheatland Repeals World War I Work Law
Wheatland Wyoming repeals its compulsory work law from World War I. The old statute required every able bodied man to take a job or labor on the streets, with violators facing a $100 fine. The change eases local labor obligations and penalties.
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Wheatland
Wyo
Boy Deputy Becomes General
Louisvile report on Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey visiting as national Selective Service director, recalling his start as a deputy sheriff decades ago. Discussion includes mayoral race context, Maxwell’s victory, alderman seats, recounts, and an audit of tally sheets by Dennis G. Franklin.
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Louisville
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Indiana
Fertoy
Maxwell
Beauchamp
Dennis G. Franklin
Slapped Boy in Court Case Dismissal Sought
BRISTOL Conn four two When Frank J Reynolds faced city court on a charge that he slapped a boy's face the prosecutor Joseph M Donovan asked for dismissal He said the boy squirted a water pistol in the defendant's face and the case hinged on that fact
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Bristol
Conn
Frank J. Reynolds
Joseph M. Donovan
Donovan
Ogle Fund Attracts Wide Help For Paralyzed Teen
Campaign totals rise to 274.59 toward a 2600 goal to aid Robert Ogle, an 18 year old paralyzed after a September 1993 auto accident. Donations flow from Dallas and Gastonia residents and local businesses including K A Harwell, James F Brown, State Capitol Life Insurance employees, and area barbers. Contributions directed to Dalton Stowe in Dallas, N C.
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Robert
Ogle
Dallas
James F. Brown
State Capitol ‘Life Insurance Company
Gallonia
Norman’ Kiser
Landers Chapel
J. L.’ Alexander
Alex Doughnut
W. W. Fogle
James Murphy
Stan, Hey
Will Cloninger
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