1951, November 14 - Cleveland County Early Days

Authors

Mamie Jones

Files

Description

This article highlights women of Cleveland County who provided nursing, midwifery, and funeral preparation before professional services were common, emphasizing figures such as Mrs. Sarah Alexander and Mrs. Ben Babington. The narrative also recounts Adeline Hamrick’s management abilities during the Civil War era, the Hall family’s contributions to St. Mary’s Catholic Church through a land gift, and early telephone operators in Shelby.

Publication Date

11-14-1951

City

Shelby, NC

Keywords

Sarah Alexander, Mrs. Ben Babington, Adeline Hamrick, N. M. Hamrick, Dr. G. G. Holland, Emily Hall Ray, Warren V. Hall, Clayte Ray, Elsie Ray, May Ray, Lena Putnam Wilson, Will Shuford, Luna Young, John Young, Hattie Durham, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Southern Bell Telephone Company, Glenn’s Service Station

Contributors

Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives

Recommended Citation

Jones, Mamie, "1951, November 14 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1951). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 32.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/32