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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
16
A mosaic of local verses and song snippets from Forest City North Carolina includes ragtime style lyrics Carolina Moon Mollie and Hot Dog Just Another Jane and The Tough Guy. The pieces mix humor romance and rural pride with references to townspeople and regional humor.
Eight year old boy touched a live 5900 volt wire near a Quincy grade school. Basil I. Williams, assistant scoutmaster and principal, broke the contact with a dry board, carried the boy to safety, and summoned aid. Despite severe burns, hospital says he will recover thanks to Williams’s quick action. In a separate incident, R. W. Samuelson of Chicago fired a revolver, wounding his wife.
The piece explains Etaoin Shrdlu as a linotype operator error origin myth. It notes the name arises from keyboard rows and recounts a mis-set line involving Frank B Kellog and Calvin Coolidge, illustrated with humorous asides about the missteps and the resulting odd phrase.
Giuseppe Porcello of New York City alleges his wife possesses evil witch powers and has filed for divorce amid the controversy.
Raleigh August 5 Miss Frances Ledbetter of Cool Springs High school is among eight winners of bronze medals and $5 in third place in the highway safety essay and lesson contest as part of the national safety campaign. Glanys Shore of Winston-Salem won first prize gold medal and $15, Lu cile Vick of Wilson won second prize silver medal and $10. Eight third prizes were awarded to Lela Robbins Margaret S Taylor Frances Ledbetter Jane MacL MacKinnon Margaret Thompson Mary Lipe Roth Marr and Shirley Melher. A separate note covers Scout medal guidelines for forest fire prevention education and district medal distribution. A codfish stomach near Bangor Maine contained a quart bottle of rum.
Under a plan approved by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters will again award this year 100 medals for meritorious service to Boy Scouts who render auspicious service in forest protection. In announcing the program, officials highlighted the ongoing collaboration between state agencies and the youth organization to promote conservation and safety in woodlands.
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