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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1928
Page
9
The Forest City Courier announces a local beauty contest to select a candidate for the national event. Readers urged to register, highlighting Forest City’s potential to showcase its prettiest girls in the national pageant.
Intelligent assessment argues the Lake Lure dam held firm during the flood. Crest passed, water lowered by over 16 feet, and repairs completed. The concrete dam stands intact and permanent earth shoulder repairs will be reinforced. Roads are open and Lake Lure remains a premier mountain resort as advertising resumes.
In an August 7 Stanly News-Herald editorial editor A C Honeycutt reflects on a August 2 3 visit to Forest City and Rutherfordton. He praises hard surface road development from East Forest City to West Rutherfordton and notes rapid growth along Highway 20 creating a citylike feel. He argues Western North Carolina is awakening and moving in pace with the Piedmont.
Dr. Frank Crane argues success hinges on a dominating big idea guiding all actions. He contrasts focused judgment with scatterbrained busyness, urging readers to discard trivial tasks and align aims with a clear end. Those who embrace a unifying plan find lasting achievement and fulfillment.
The Mt Pleas ant revival meeting ended last Sunday night under Rev. Charles Spurgeon Norville of Durham. Several conversions were reported and the congregation invited the preacher to return. Various local residents and visitors are noted with visits and travel over the week including church activities, family visits, and students from Berea and Charlotte.
A long list of required textbooks for Cool Springs High School is provided. It names titles and authors for grades nine to eleven, covering English, literature, algebra, biology, chemistry, history, Latin, French, shorthand, typewriting, home economics, and agriculture, with several selections to be determined.
The Courier notes that agriculture and text books are to be selected and dictionaries will be required for pupils from fifth to eleventh grade. A forthcoming issue will publish a list of dictionaries.
John Dalton, manager of Dalton Bros, announces a newly purchased complete line of ladies ready to wear. After remodeling and painting, space is provided for the new department, which will offer latest styles at popular prices and aim to become a leading section in the store.
Train schedule notices list arrivals for Nos 21 109 22 113 36 35 114 37 38 and 110 with various south and north routes and times. Stahl's 5 10 and 25 cent stores advertise One Dollar value men's belts at half price 50 cents across locations.
A $200,000 advertising order intended to fund a nationwide push in American newspapers was sent from London to New York. The Tea Growers Association in New York was organized to implement plans to spend the funds this year to popularize India tea.
Fragmentary notes describe numerous missed telephone calls in Detroit over a 24 hour period. Officials from the RBCEO Lon are said to originat an effort to trace the missed connections and restore service amid mounting confusion.
Se and ten cent wash cloths are highlighted as big values at Stahl's five ten and twenty five cent stores. The advertisement emphasizes low prices and a variety of small household items.
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