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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
9
The Rutherford County Sesqui Centennial celebration is praised for uniting towns counties and civic groups. It boosted publicity across several states and educated residents on county history while highlighting progress and future growth under shared effort. Dalton Bros advertises new fall stock and store expansion.
The Courier provides a special price of one dollar for the full term to send to boys and girls in school or college. Mail the payment to ensure every issue of the home county paper reaches them while away.
The management of the local library extends thanks to Miss Ruby Collins for her book donation and to The Young Matrons Circle of the First Baptist Church for a year's subscription to the Christian Herald.
Special sale note from Electric Appliance Co offering Electric Hot Point Irons at 3.95 with a free pad and cover valued at 1.50. Encourages quick purchase before stock runs out. Located at Moore Hotel Building in Forest City.
Golden Valley reports many summer visitors from Los Angeles Akron Macon Spartanburg Greenville and Virginia. Rebecca Cole J H Propes and family visit Lyman South Carolina while Lola Stallings Clyde Stallings join relatives in Morganton. May Freeman Harrill Whitmire and Mary Ruth of Greenville visit family here as W N Freeman Claud Melton and relatives host. Stanley McCurry’s illness noted as not improving.
Chestnut Hill notes a string of Sunday visits and weekend guests including Mr. and Mrs. Luther Campbell of Cliffside, Miss Pearl Simmons, Miss Permelia Pruett, Mr. J. C. McFalls of Newton, Col. Crosley of Lake Wales, and families from Charlotte, Cliffside, Henrietta, and Shelby. Also mentions jelly glasses sale at Stahl's Ten Cent Stores.
Local notes record visits by Birmingham Alabama visitors Mrs W A Jenkins and daughters Lillian and Virginia and Mr and Mrs Cloyd Harrill from Asheville. Courtneys and Stahl's Ten Cent Stores advertise hats, stationery, sherbets, and other bargains. Paul McMurry, Forest City native now with Southern Military Aviation Schools in Atlanta, contemplates aviation career and airport need. Community members and families from Orangeburg Lincolnton Pineville Fort City and Spindale are noted guests and shoppers with lake trips and beach excursions at Wrightsville.
Miss Princa Gaines and Mr. J. Broadus Moore of Forest City North Carolina wed Tuesday evening at the Gaines home on Dudley Avenue. The ring ceremony was conducted by Dr. W W Stout before a palm and fern altar lit by white candles. Bride Miss Princa Gaines wore white georgette and tulle, carried roses and snapdragons. attendant Mrs. C L Singer wore blue georgette. Moore is Forest City Cotton Mills employee. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Forest City, with visits to Georgetown.
Mrs. Lucinda Adeline Upchurch died at her home Tuesday after a short illness aged 86. She fell and broke her hip and never recovered from the shock. Widow of Dan Upchurch. Burial at Mt. Vernon Wednesday afternoon. Padgett King funeral directors.
A brief card of thanks from Mrs. W. A. McCurry and children expresses gratitude for kindness shown during illness and death of their husband and father.
Forest City Motor Co moves into temporary quarters in the Haynes building on West Main street as they plan a new nearby showroom. The old building will be remodeled for a larger store set to open after construction completes. Mrs. L. B. Padgett advertises boarders at Boardway Inn corner Florence and Broadway with reasonable rates. Chuckles candy offered at 25 cents a pound at Stahl's Ten Cent Stores.
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