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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1930
Page
11
Forest City Courier dated 1918 lists editor C. E. Alcock and owner, with Clarence Griffin as news editor and Arval Alcock as assistant manager. Society editor is Mrs. C. E. Alcock. Subscription rates show one year $1.00 and six months 50 cents, with outside Rutherford County at $1.50 per year.
Recent investigations show that over a third of forest fires stem from campers smokers and careless land clearing accounts for another third with railroads and miscellaneous sources making up the rest. The piece urges responsible behavior and notes Forest City merchants support community welfare and long term gains over quick profits.
A local booster denounces sugar licker and promotes Sanders Coffee as a safer alternative. The advertisement touts real coffee at 35 cents a pound, claiming households will return for more after trying a strong brew and cites a Forest City man’s tale of an unusually potent pot.
Forest City North Carolina schedules a special election for September 16 1930 to decide selling the electric transmission and waterworks systems to Southern Public Utilities Company for 315 000 and 100 000 dollars respectively Voting lasts from 8 am to sunset with four ballots on sale or against sale for each system Registration opens August 16 1930 at 9 am and remains until sunset on September 6 1930 Registrars listed as J E Coldwell at City Hall and North Powell Street.
Chef Etienne Allio from the Hotel New Yorker explains why soup is a key measure of home cooking and offers three classic recipes. Potage a la Creme d Epinards uses spinach with stock butter and mace. Potage Longchamps blends peas onion milk and mint with vermicelli. Potage de Carottes uses carrots butter broth and a light glaze, strained and heated before serving.
The notice outlines registration hours and officer duties for the town of Forest City, listing the registrar’s presence at polls from 9 a.m. to sunset on open days and Saturdays, by order of Mayor W. T. Davis dated July 14, 1930, followed by clerk J. E. Caldwell. The remainder promotes Stahl's Ten Cent Store with low prices on talcum powder and ladies’ house slippers.
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