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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1927
Page
16
The Cliffside News published weekly in connection with The Forest City Courier. Editor and staff provide community updates, brief notices, and local reporting from Cliffside.
Local society notes list visits and guests in Cliffside area including Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rucker of Charlotte and daughters Evelyn in New York, visits by Mrs. Harris and others in Charlotte, Avondale, Spartanburg, and Gastonia. Beyond social calls, residents travel to Spartanburg, Chimney Rock, Lake Lure, and Bear Wallow, with many on vacation or hosting guests from Greensboro, Louisville, and Atlanta. Wheat farming rises as a cash crop while cotton remains main money crop. J. P. Carpenter oversees the Cliffside Mills operation in a district rich with family and community ties.
Circle No 6 and 7 hosted prayer services with the usual business meeting to follow. Deacons met Tuesday night as Sunday attendance improved, with a notably large crowd at preaching hour. Visitors included several families from Forest City and Spartanburg, and B Y P U groups traveled to Mt. Pleasant to present a program. The sermon resume focused on the Bible as God’s Word and the manifestation and message of the Son of God with references to John the Baptist Cana miracles Nicodemus and healing chapters 1 5.
A local inspection shows Lake View Roller Mills active during July with 4500 bushels ground from the 1927 wheat crop for High Shoals Township and nearby counties Cherokee and others. Farmers report slightly lower yield per acre than last year but overall satisfaction due to increased sowing and good returns.
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