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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1928
Page
9
Forest City Courier shows postoffice registration dated Aug 22 1918 with office staff including E Alcock proprietor and editor Mrs E Alcock society editor Arval Alcock and advertising H H Houser listing display and reading notices rates per line and per word for classifieds.
The Oak Grove News notes Gene Tunney’s retirement reflecting on a career that raised boxing’s standards. It lauds his intellect, sportsmanship, and influence beyond the ring while previewing future stars like Turkey and his enduring character.
A poetic vignette describes a hazy horizon over Lake Lure. Red skies fade beyond dark blue mountains that stand like sentinels as day departs toward an eternal paradise beyond.
A descriptive fragment portrays a lake lit by a golden glow and firs framing distant mountains under a forgiving sun. The scene shifts as sunbeams reveal purple robes on the peaks, conveying a poised harmony before clouds briefly conceal and reveal a concluding, gauzy transition toward Paradise.
Dr Martin A Wood and Mrs Wood from Macon Ga arrive at Chimney Rock and will supply Chimney Rock Baptist Church. He formerly led Vineville Baptist in Macon and Marshall NC pastorates. He holds a Doctor of Divinity from Mercer and serves in multiple denominational roles. Service topics and guest minister noted for Sunday.
Movie program lists Good-Bye Kiss starring Johnny Burke Sally Eilers and Matty Kemp as an astonishing romance and drama about a Golden Girl and a boy who proves his heart. Also Back to Gods Country with Renee Odoree Robert Frazer and Walter Long as a north west trapper who defends himself and sacrifices his daughter. Includes comedies Sodas and Shebas and Keeping in Trim. Trail of the Tiger No 2.
Patsy Ruth Miller stars in South Sea Love a poignant tale of life and love in the South Sea Islands with intrigue jealousy and passion Comedy Jungle Heal appears as a separate program item in the same listing
Heavy rain and winds last Friday battered Rutherford county damaging corn severely and affecting orchards while cotton fared better. The downpour extended across a wide Piedmont and mountain area causing swollen streams and high water, with rainfall totals averaging fourteen inches in the past week, near the state annual average.
Sneak thieves entered the Rutherford City laundry on Saturday and stole clothing from the new proprietor Bell reports.
Harris, R-1, Aug. 14. Shiloh Senior Program at Holly Springs Sunday night drew praise as Rev. D. J. Hunt fulfilled his appointment. Ed Cole returns from summer school. Hamrick recovering after appendicitis operation at Rutherford hospital. J Rector Robbins sang at Lanhum S C and will tour Bethel Baptist church. Roy Cole and family visited Robbins and McCraws. The Hensons hosted a weekend gathering for the Cole and Bradley families.
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