Gastonia
Americannoun
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The fourth church, New Hope Baptist of Gastonia, N.C., had failed to participate financially in the convention and showed no intent “to resolve a question of faith and practice,” the committee said without elaboration.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
After park workers in Gastonia told Jackson that his portable loudspeaker was forbidden, Jackson hopped up on a picnic table and shouted out his stump speech.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2021
Harrington, a Gastonia native and real estate broker, was a Republican activist back home.
From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2020
The Gaston County Health and Human Services Department issued a statement Thursday warning that two people who attended Trump’s October 21 rally in Gastonia, North Carolina had tested positive for the coronavirus.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020
The names of cities called to him—Memphis, Wilmington, Gastonia, New Orleans.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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