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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1929
Page
4
A physician reflects on 47 years in medicine noting that constipation can occur despite good health habits. He advocates Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a natural mild laxative, rejects drastic purges, and urges prompt use for regular bowel movements.
Rutherford County Maps reduced to $1.00 for complete county map. Sold originally at $2.00 now available for $1.00 at the Courier office. Mailed to any address for $1.25 cash with order. Inspect this best and most complete map.
Oak Grove news records visits across the community from April 22 including Rev J E Hipp preaching at Oak Grove, Miss Attie Bailey hosting a home demonstration, and numerous relatives and friends visiting at various homes. It notes Emma Dobbins funeral, East Flat Rock trips, and local figures like P H Gaston guiding central build efforts and the camp site progress with Asheville hauling materials and Buncombe board endorsing a strong road.
Raleigh reports a 12 acre donation by the state Department of Agriculture enables a permanent camp for 4 H club members and adult farmers to be ready this summer. An auditorium dining room kitchen and lake will be built first with each county later adding sleeping cottages. The camp aims to host up to 500 people at a time and run at least three months yearly, including a farm and home week drawing thousands for instruction and recreation. Credit is given to County Agent B Jones of Henderson County for the idea and J M English of Asheville for lumber donations.
Rutherford county welcomes Mr. J. M. Shuford and his family from Florence South Carolina. He becomes owner of Young's Filling Station on West Main street and a wholesale distributor for Sinclair petroleum products serving Rutherford county with a large local Sea board depot setup. The Shuford family will relocate once a suitable residence is found.
Eighty members of the North and South Carolina press association who held a Havana convention enjoyed a bus trip to Mariel Cuba. They were entertained at lunch by the Cuba Portland Cement Company. They missed a 5 pm reception by President Machado and returned late. The return trip began Tuesday 10 am and they arrived in Tampa early Wednesday. Editor and Mrs. R. E. Price of Rutherfordton and Mrs. Price’s sister are members.
A promising young Jersey bull was brought into Rutherford County near Ellenboro by J B Beam from R L Shuford of Catawba county. The animal, ready to serve within five months, is sired by a full brother to Red Lady. Beam plans to let county farmers breed cows to the bull to boost milk production, noting this is his second import from the Shuford farm. The slogan More and better dairy cows is urged for farmers.
The Rutherfordton Country Club hosted a unique April event where left handed players Lynch and Ayers joined Morris Lynch and Clarence Houser in a four man elimination. Final scores show Lynch 85 Ayers 87 Houser 87 Blanton 88, with Ayers and Lynch emerging champions.
Forest City April 23 sizable turnout as the Woman's Missionary Society from First Baptist, led by Mrs. W. L. Stallings, organized a new missionary society at Adaville Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon. Mrs Monroe McDonald named president with Miss Dixon as secretary and treasurer.
April 22 report from Gilkey describes five year old son of Mr. Wilbur Proctor pulled from under a moving Southern Railway passenger train after attempting to catch his dog as train No. 35 passed. The boy sustained a grievous injury described as an arm torn off by the train amid the accident.
A man was taken to Orford Hospital in critical condition after a collision. One arm was severed and a shoulder injured. He is the grandson of W. P. Proctor of Forest City, and his father is an agent for Southern Railway Co. at Gilkey. Ruth was described as torn and injured.
Forest City defeated Shelby High 4 0 on a calm Monday afternoon in a standout local contest. Captain Fred Blanton hit a fourth inning homer driving in the decisive runs, while McKeithan allowed seven Shelby hits and struck out four. Beam starred behind the plate with solid defense and several key plays. Lee led Shelby with three hits in four trips including two doubles and a triple.
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