This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
10
A local business leader urges Forest City citizens to shop locally. He argues buying nearby strengthens schools churches and newspapers, boosts property values, and sustains a thriving community, warning that out of town purchases bleed a town’s vitality. The Courier highlights active local merchants driving a growing trade center.
A vintage cartoon caption shows a father explaining installments and diplomacy to a child. Madge wears a dress bought in installments while the boy asks what diplomatic relations are, and the father dismisses the idea as nonexistent.
The Forest City Parent-Teachers Association will hold a meeting on Wednesday April 24 in the Grammar Grade school building. The meeting was postponed from April 17. All parents and others interested are urged to attend.
Notice announces Kennedy Bros Garage will auction a 1926 Ford one ton truck motor number 11375506 on Saturday May 11, 1929 at 2:30 pm in Spindale North Carolina to satisfy labor and repair claims. The item is in default for unpaid work and will be sold to the highest bidder for cash.
A reflective vignette recalls balmy winds brushing a sweaty face, a torn rush hat, and freckles bright against sunlit skin. The fragment hints at a past moment of outdoor days and simple scenes.
A terse newspaper line notes there are a number of good used cars available. The text also mentions a subscription prompt for The Courier, suggesting a local newspaper promotional item.
Despatches from Washington show the War Department grants the Boy Scouts of the Queens Council New York permission to use part of the Upton Military Reservation adjacent to their camp at Wading River New York for hiking and nature study after negotiations between the sustaining association officials and F Trubee Davison Assistant Secretary of War.
District Attorney Richard Newcombe leads Queens Council of the Boy Scouts as they gain use of Upton National Forest lands for a new camp near Middle Country Road in Suffolk County. The effort includes a 245 acre purchase with a $100 000 fund and a camp dedicated to Mr Newcombe, open late with midnight lunches and treats.
Thursday to Tuesday program features Trial Marriage with Norman Kerry Sally Eilers and Jason Robards plus McKay Ardine Vita rhone act and Pathe News. Sound acts include songs and Vitaphone act with Gary Cooper and Nancy Carroll in She Shopworn Angel. Matinee 10c and 30c, evening 15c and 40c.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.