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Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1930

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Rutherford county election board appoints primary registrars

Rutherfordton April 21 The Rutherford county board of elections met at J R Andersons office and appointed registrars and judges for precincts across the county including Morgan Spindale Green Hill Pleasant Hill Union Sulphur Springs Owens Haynes Cliffside Henrietta Avondale Caroleen Colfax Duncans Creek Morgan Chimney Rock and more Registration books open May 3 and stay open through May 24 with May 23 the final day for candidates to file. Mesdames M F Moores J F Alexander and Miss Annie Lee Biggerstaff attended as delegates to the Western North Carolina Methodist Missionary Conference in High Point.

Rutherfordton Rutherford County Board of Elections J. R.anderson County Election Board J. R. Anderson P. C. Rollins W. J. Mode Morgan Morgan Township Haynes School House Cool Springs E. C.’ Carver C. B. Justice Z. C. Keeter Spindale Spurgeon Yelton R. R. James G. B. Scoggins Green Hill George Biggerstaff W.A. Rucker J. S. Hampton Pleasant Hill Grover Green Will McFadden Laxton Walker Union D. A. Lollar J. A. McClure Roland Blanton A. L. Henson Oscar Roach J. J. Robbins Owens Tom Crawford J. G. Lamb C. H. Honeycutt Haynes R. C. Kennedy Wister Bridges Martin Scruggs Cliffside M. C. Blanton A. T. Robinson George S. Bridges Henrietta Vernon Wall J. H. Gillespie R. F. Piercy Avondale E. W. Huskey Ed Hill Henry Smith Caroleen Sam Harris W. A. Jolley Baron Phillips Colfax van Harrill John Glover Worth Zora Harrill G. M. Huntley Clayton Hamrick L. M. Sam C. C. Moore Oscar Duncan Monroe McDonald Duncans Creek Laxton Stroud R. M. Waters Clifford Crow Golden Valley J. M. Rollins Clelins D. G. Melton Logan J. A. Long J.D. Flack C. V. Freeman H. P. Rucker Zeno Flack Charles K. Aydlotte County Board of Elections Mesdames M. F. Moores J. F. Alexander Annie Lee Bigserstaff North Carolina

Winners in Music Contest at Asheville

Winners in the district junior music clubs contest held in Asheville are listed by class. Front row includes Virgi Prunty Eugenia Harrill Emily Byram and Shirley Bailey with family origins in Asheville and nearby towns. Back row features Phyllis Harris Katherine Goggan and others including Frances Ledbetter Della Izen and Nancy Jackson.

Asheville Little Virgi Prunty Eugenia Harrill G. B. Harrill Forest City Emily Jean Byram Floyd Byram Shirley Bailey H. G. Bailey Jacob Williams Louis Williams Hendersonville Emmett Dayvis, Jr Back Row Phyllis Harris Frank Prunty Ashevi City Katherine Goggan In Prunty Frank H. Harris Phyllis Prunty and Ledbetter Frances Led Brevard East Flat Rock Kathrine Goggans A. W. Honeycutt North Carolina, Federation Kathryn Daniel Bernice Stringfield J. W. Cook Dorothy Silversteen Winston-Salem Greensboro Vi Prunty Emmett Davis, Jr Nancy Jackson Della Izen Phyllis Pronity Rhyemma Biddinfield Doris and Frances Ledbetter

Kiwanis Open Dutch Grill Business Formal Opening

The Dutch Grill on Highway 20 between Forest City and Spindale, built by F. F. Black and W. D. Harrill, opened to the public last Saturday. About 1,200 barbecue sandwiches were served over the weekend as the new Dutch style tea room features a large dining room, private rooms, a rear kitchen, an outdoor barbecue grill, and a front driveway with ample parking.

Highway No. 20 Forest City Spindale F. F. Black W. D. Harrill J. T. Salam Salisbury Birch Whitlock Dick McKeithan

Forest City Kiwanians Pledge Support for Progress Plan

The Courier reports a lively Kiwanians meeting endorsing a more business oriented program to speed progress. M E Herndon spoke on cooperation and efficiency, while Chas Z Flack led a census population guessing game with a Courier subscription prize. The group backs music week and a push for faster wheels of progress.

M. E. Herndon W. L. Brown Music Week Chas. Z. Flack Forest City Courier

Junior music club contest winners named in Asheville

The Asheville Citizen reports 14 juniors who won in the annual spring music contests at Central Methodist church Asheville. Contestants from Asheville Hendersonville Brevard East Flat Rock and Forest City competed. Winners advance to state contests in Winston Salem May 6 9 Greensboro May 9 junior day program.

Asheville Courier North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs Central Methodist Church

Webb Family Visit Details in Lincolnton

Mr and Mrs Fred E Webb and children and Mrs Mary E Webb spent Sunday April 13 with Mr and Mrs John Daniel in Lincolnton. Mrs Mary Webb and little Mary Lois Webb are spending the week in Lincolnton.

Fred E. Webb Mary E. Webb John Daniel Lincolnton Mary Webb Mary Lois Webb

Report of Farmers Bank Filed Friday

State auditors filed the Farmers Bank Trust Company report, covering Forest City and its Caroleen branch. The document lists officers, resources, liabilities, depositor totals, notes, and property but notes uncertainty about final payout amounts. The Rutherford County Bank & Trust Company comparison shows Farmers Bank in stronger standing.

Farmers Bank Trust Company W. Coursey State Corporations Commission John D. Biggs Farmers Bank & Trust Company Forest City Caroleen Bbank Farmers Bank Rutherford County Bank & Trust Company Farmers & Merchants Bank Mooresboro Rutherford County

Walter Branch Sentenced in Rutherford Court Collision Case

Walter Branch received four months on the Rutherford county chain gang after a fatal January 6, 1930 wreck near Sandy Mush that killed G. K. Moore of Cliffside and injured Lex Harrill. Branch appealed to the Superior Court. Grover Baynard was acquitted on a whiskey-concealing charge. Virginia Roach testified but was not a defendant.

Mutherfordton Walter Branch G. K. Moore Rutherford County Recorder's Court Branch Superior Court Grover Baynard Virginia Roach Woodrow Branch Cliffside Lex Harrill Sandy Mush Avondale Messrs Moore Harrill Forest City Sandy Music

Cotton Contest Closes May At Cool Springs High

The Cool Springs district cotton contest for 1930 grows larger with Kiwanis prizes already over 100 dollars. Farmers report strong interest and multiple entrants including tenants and sons. Last year’s township contest yielded the state’s top high school cotton per acre and high farmer yields, with the competition run by Forest City Kiwanis and Cool Springs High School agriculture department. Entry closes May 1. names to D. H. Sutton.

Cool Springs Kiwanis Club Forest City North Carolina Forest City Kiwanis Club Department of Agriculture Cool Springs High School D. H. Sutton Siness Man

Depositors to Meet at Local High School

A meeting of Farmers Bank and Trust Co. depositors is set for 8 o clock Saturday night at the local high school. A large crowd is expected as many matters of importance will be discussed. An attorney will likely be employed to safeguard depositors interests. All are urged to attend.

Kiwanis Club T. T. Long Long Alcock Bryan Harrill Forest City Bell Telephone Company Farmers Bank and Trust Co

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Election Board West End Dutch Grill American Trust Co Charlotte Central Bank & Trust Co Industrial Bank Forest City Rutherford County Bank & Trust Co Chimney Rock Trust Co Independence Trust Co Banking
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