More About Col. Gaston and Negro Vote Ballot Fire
A front page excerpt recalls Col. Armstrong winning an election after a Negro bloc vote. Martin organized workers, distributed marked tickets, and instructed turnout before daylight. Jenkins misread the deal, while Armstrong earned community trust as a man of his word and builder. By year two, a modern Highland school was in use on York Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Martin
Col. Armstrong
Hhis
Rlso
Highland School
North York Street
Cameron Williams
Crash Davis
Roger
Sheppard
Bob Fronéberger
Junior Baucom
Ralph Stowe
Clarence
Cockey
Hopalong Cassidy
Bolton Bell Weevils
Lizard
Lick Furrowwhoppers
Skunk Hollow
Lick Boys
Sth
Cockeye
Ole Cockeyes
Man
Alonse
Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours and Admissions List
Memorial Hospital outlines visiting hours for private rooms and wards with restrictions for children under 12. Admissions include Rita W. Wilson Gastonia four and Mrs. Louise R. Brandon Belmont among others, with a Dallas address and multiple North Carolina towns mentioned as patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita W. Wilson
Gastonia -4
Louise R. Brandon
Belmont
Thelma Patton
Stanley
William D. Best
Bessemer City
R-1
Martha Hope Ormand
West Davidson Avenue
Rachel G. Black
Cramerton
Ethel K. Hester
N. C. State Alumni Meet Monday in Gaston County
Gaston County Alumni of N. C. State College gather Monday night at Rankin lake for 7 o clock supper prepared by Frank Saunders. Pop Taylor will provide a short speech and a basketball highlight movie of the 1953 54 Wolfpack season projected by Jim Dixon of Belmont. Reservations should be made with Henry H. Rankin Box 505 Belmont today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston County
N. C. State College
Rankin Lake
Frank Saunders
Pop” Taylor
Wolfpack
Jim Dixon
Belmont
Henry H. Rankin
Box 505
More About Boyle Beging On Front Page
An insurance engineer cites 1954 home repair accident data, warning suburban life risks. He lists 600000 injuries from DIY tasks such as carpentry, furniture making, painting, and storm window work, with ladders and power tools most involved. The speaker contrasts city safety and suburban life, noting a power lawnmower mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald
Donald
Uome
Davy Crockett
Firestone marks 20th anniversary with open house
Gastonia leaders and Firestone executives celebrate two decades in Gastonia as trainer says the tire industry will stay strong. He recalls the switch from cotton to rayon keeping workers employed and notes the 65 million cars on the road today. The event included Gastonia manager Harold Mercer and others while labor tensions from 1929 loom as a caution. In Louisville, a separate obituary note reports five year old Hershel Tidwell found dead after becoming tangled in a rope on the back porch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone
Raymond Firestone
Gastonia
Trainer
Tire
Harold Mercer
Mercer
Loray
Ciaslonta
Ben Douglas
State Department of Conservation and Development
Akron
C. W. A. Earl
Textile
Frank Crane
R. Gregg Cherry
Louisville
Louise Tidwell
Herschel
Myrtle Methodist Pastor Joins Organists Guild
The Rev. John R. Crew Jr. of Myrtle Methodist Church was accepted as a member of the American Guild of Organists, Charlotte chapter. He was proposed by Wil iam E. Pilcher Jr., sub-dean of the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Crew Jr
Myrtle Methodist Church
American Guild of Organists
Charlotte
Wiliam E. Pilcher Jr
Dickson Cited At C of C Meet
Brice T. Dickson executive secretary of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce received a certificate of commendation at the 43rd annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States in Washington D C. The award, given at the organizational night dinner, honors professional executives for work in support of the free enterprise system and is signed by Clem Johnston and Arch N. Booth, president and executive vice president of the National Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brice T. Dickson
Gastonia
Revival Sets Pastor for Georgia Call at Linwood Church
Linwood Presbyterian Church plans revival services as Rev. Mr. McAlister resigns to accept Fort/Georgia pastorate. Rev. Mr. Anderson of Olney Presbyterian Church will preach his final Gastonia sermon. Anderson, a Davidson College and Columbia Theological Seminary graduate, will move with family to Forest Park, Ga. The Olney Church will bring ministerial student Leonand Groff to conduct Linwood services. Cottage meetings have been held as the congregation seeks a temporary supply pastor for summer months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Servey
Linwood Presbyterian Church
Toterian
Fort
Bc. Ga
Horseshoe
Anderson
Davidson College
Forest Park
Linwoods Navy
Cntiren
Columbia Theological
H Tur
William Een Eee
Leonand
A. Groff
Columbia Theologiae E’s
Cal Seminary
Decatur
Olney
Lin- 2
Wood Church
Cramerton
Iin
Veteran Home Loans Available in Winston-Salem Market
Investors urged to contact the VA Regional Office in Winston-Salem about World War I and Korea era G I Bill loans. By April 30 the VA held 2840 loans for sale at par with 4 percent yield. many loans are long running with substantial repayment, and the VA guarantees 60 percent, limiting investor risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Winston-Salem
Korea
G. I. Bill
Winston Salem
Loans Info From Gastonia VA Office For Investors
George C. Warlick of the Gastonia VA office can furnish additional information to interested investors. Some loans are on homes in this section. Warlick's office is in the Postoffice in Gastonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Warlick
Gastonia VA
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Col. Gaston
Sheila Spencer
South York Street
Dorcas Evelyn Davis
Dallas
Daisy H. Heavner
Kings Mountain
Gaston
Schneider
Henry Clarke
Junius Phifer
R. C. Kennedy
J. A. White
H. W. Counts
C. C. Clarke
H. N. Garrison
Marshall C. G. Robbins
G. D. Flanagan
Bowling Green
Linwood College
Young Women's Christian Association
Linwood
Florence Tilton
Palmer Tilton
Acme Fey Roleom & Furl
Jobber Shell Products
Bate Be
Souta
Mike-Ann
Ocean
Windy Hill Pier
Windy Hill Beach
South Carolina
N. C. State
Boyle
Bing
Cameron
Webb Theater
Sunrise Dairy
Sunrise
Franklin Avenue
Dickson
Stork ShOp
Akers Center
Belk’s Bargain Basement
Bry
Cotton City
Tom
Mother
AY Futtiannoa Sya
BAYON
Ladies’ Dusters
Mather
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