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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
3
Woolsey's heavy body paint touted as best by local seller Farmers Hardware Co. Stresses availability and quality in a brief shopper note aimed at customers seeking durable paint products.
Rutherfordton August 6. Mrs Estelle Bridges and Mr Geo G Briscoe wed in Greenville South Carolina July 11 1928 by a notary public The bride daughter of G W Lovelace Union Mills is a notary public and has married sixteen couples since appointment She is recorder's court clerk Briscoe son of W L Briscoe represents Metropolitan Life Insurance Co They plan Rutherfordton home Also notes Terra Ceia Beaufort County farmers shipped first car of snap beans cooperatively last week Tom Tarheel plans limestone soil prep for legumes this fall.
Under a 1928 deed of trust S. C. Dobbins and Myrtle Dobbins secure Forest City Building and Loan Association. Trustee W. L. Brown will sell August 25 1928 at Farmers Bank & Trust Co Forest City NC to the highest cash bidder a Cool Springs Township parcel comprising lots 77 through 86 in the J D Ledbetter subdivision near Alexander Mills. The sale follows default and includes the full plat description on record.
In trust dated November 5 1924 Edith S McArthur and Luna I McArthur deed to W L Brown as Trustee for Forest City Building and Loan Association defaulted on the note and the trustee will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash or good security the lots 13 and 14 in the Davis and Weathers subdivision on Reid Street Forest City N C map by J A Wilkie on record deeds dated April 23 1923 and this notice is dated July 25 1928 W L Brown Trustee
Rutherford County North Carolina to Clyde N England and others concerned the County Board Education requests the Clerk of the Superior Court to appoint three appraisers to condemn and appraise about 4 1 2 acres of land in Logan's Store Township Rutherford County for a public school building site the notice names the property owners and that they have an interest in the land.
The Commercial National Bank of High Point Local Trustee and Central Trust Company of Charleston West Virginia announce a foreclosure sale on September 3 1928 at noon at Rutherfordton Court House on a Forest City North Carolina property securing 1500.00 debt. The deed of trust dated November 1 1927 by William A Webb recorded in Rutherford County will be foreclosed to satisfy the outstanding debt and interest.
A Sears Roebuck Foundation study of 3000 farm families shows total annual spending around 1507.50 with food items the largest share. Farm gives about 440.70 of food value, clothing costs near 235, rent 200, operating costs 212, and fuel 85. Health and education expenses total about 165, while household goods average 40 annually.
Local notes report visitors and illness among Oak Grove residents. Miss Ethel Tate of Asheville visits family. Miss Susan Biggerstaff stays with relatives. P A Rome is seriously ill. Several came to see W P Tate and family. Leighton Harrill and Lena Geer visit. revival meeting closes at Oak Grove.
Rev Mr Ed wards assisted Rev Hipp in preaching. Ten were added to the church: Raymond Blanton Grady Randall Edwin Blanton Everett Blanton Ellie Helton Caye McDaniel Annie McDaniel Hazel Biggerstaff Reba Bailey Gladys Randall. J Y Wren of Person County reports a teleospedeza field planned to turn under in 1930 and plant wheat.
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