Newspapers / The Tryon Daily Bulletin … / Sept. 21, 1944, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Tryon Daily Bulletin (Tryon, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
51 PER COPY PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 5c per copy ENTERED as SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 m mm mi mm The World's Smallest daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor. Vol. 17. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., THURS., SEPT. 21, 1944 CURB REPORTER Weather Wednesday: High 83 low 66 ... . Rotary Meets Fri day night at 6:30 at Oak Hall. At which time 25 soldiers from Camp Croft will be guests of the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. M. R. McCown will be in charge of the program. The soldiers will put on a benefit show at 8 o’clock at Try on Theater for the United War Fund. . . Eventually we hope to have an interesting story from Lieut. George D. Cooksey, Jr. who cable down in his burning plane ovdr enemy territory in France, and was protected by the French underground who dressed nun in peasant clothes. He lived and worked with the French peo jHbuntil the American troops oHred his section, and he was made a prisoner of war of his own country until his identifica tion was proved. Then he went on a lecture tour to airmen who were getting ready to fly over Europe. In one of the groups he lectured a lieutenant stepped for lectured, a lieutenant came for him. It was Lock McGeachy, a fellow Eagle Boy Scout and Try on school mate. . . . Another story we want is one from Grady Clark who was on an England bound ship when it was torpedoed in icy waters off the Greenland coast. He floated 40 miles for nine hours in the icy water until he -Continued on Back Page_ COLUMBUS NEWS School opened Monday as had been scheduled. There was a steady drip, drip, outside, but in side all were warm and dry. At the last moment, Dr. Coletrane sent a message sayinng he was unavoidably detained, was very sorry and would come down la ter in school year. Rev. Vause, one of the new high school tea chers, did a fine piece of pinch hitting, as he termed it. Prof. Tolliver and Dr. Brooks made short addresses. In spite of the inclement weather the most of the children were present this first day, all happy to be back ; in school. Miss Marion L. Shepard left Sunday for Chapel Hill where she will*enter the university for I post graduate work.. | Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edwards ar rived Friday from Atlanta for a visit with relatives in the coun ty. They spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards. With them were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Nesbit and children of Edneyville Mr. and Mrs. John Lyle Edwards and son, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Edwards and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Earl Edwards, Mrs. Myron Hilyar and Miss Clara Ed wards. The only ones of the fam ily not present were Ray Ed wards and a sister, Mrs. Tom Young, both in the far west. The Cookseys, The Jacks and the i Feagans joined this Edwards clan in the afternoon. Roy has been away for years. This is the sec ond trip he and his wife have made home this summer. Mrs. J. W. Newman and daugh ter, Mrs. John L. Smith are back i-Continued on Back Pag•_
The Tryon Daily Bulletin (Tryon, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 21, 1944, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75