1932-09-14 | #Singleton
Farm taxes or something? idk CV Singleton funeral, well-attended by masons and business dudes Glades and Baker acquitted in murder of Eagle Rose Sale: lot of Hugh G. Williams, being the former residence of Oscar Outlaw and later his widow Lucretia Outlaw
1932-09-13 | #Singleton
“Called By Death” CV Singleton, 50, Passes Suddenly Was on a business trip in Virginia with son-in-law Cleveland Moore, Jr. and son Carroll Jr. Popcorn Pops In Field From Heat Lucky Strike cigarettes - L.S. M.F.T.!
1932-06-13 | #DrWT
G. W. Macon is back from Shanghai Former Asst. Attorney General Mabel W. Willebrandt, now counsel for a grape concentrate company W. H. Finch, Jr. at Zeb Vance High selected as Healthiest Boy in the county, so it’s on to the districtwide contest in Washington, NC “Honored Colored Man Passes Away,” Sam Davis, who worked for Dr. Cheatham for thirty years Pneumonia Fatal to Kittrell Boy
1932-05-30 | #RCWS
Mrs. Singleton and daughter Katherine (age 11) return from Watts Hospital in Durham where K received treatment Carolyn Watkins visiting her parents (E. G. and wife) from Duke Ad: There is no excuse for a poor complexion Howard Hughes’ Thrilling Air Spectacle HELL’S ANGELS, with Jean Harlow
1932-03-31
Court-ordered sale of land held in part by Sam Watkins’ widow. See also: court case, probate, etc
1932-02-26 | #RCWS
President of Converse College is the guest of Mr. & Mrs. Singleton Screen Cowboy Weds Circus Star Mrs. Singleton gives a speech on “The Private Life of George & Martha Washington” for the Tuesday Club Woman’s Club garden lecture Ad: “Something for nothing??? Sounds funny but we invite an investigation”
1925-12-28 | #Cheatham
Hard surface road between Stanly & Rowan counties Screen Stars: Roman Novarro, Red LaRoque, and of course Valentino Coldest spot in NC: Mt. Mitchell (O degrees) Beloved “faithful” “Uncle” Tom Cheatham, born over 100 years ago, dies. Said to have been one of three hundred enslaved workers on Isham G. Cheatham’s plantation; he would drive Isham’s twin daughters to school (Jane and Parthenia Barnes) Sports Face, subway mouth, and other flapper hazards (“big beefy beldames”)
1922-03-26 | #RCWS
E. G. Watkins at the Rotary Club RCWS hosts the Alma club. After party at Mrs. Peace’s “Sports Hats” Everett Butts went to Durham Thursday; Mrs. Minnie Butts is visiting relatives there.
1920-12-24
Melanin discovered (“Difference in Complexion”) David Young Cooper obit - Henderson’s First Citizen Brief background of the movement to create Vance County by Cooper, along with Samuel Watkins, W. T. Cheatham, and others
1918-02-22 | #RCWS
Mrs. Singleton is president of the Alma Club of Henderson “Send us your laundry by parcel post. We pay return portage.” Yo it’s Laundry Netflix
