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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
7
The Cliffside News is published weekly with The Forest City Courier. News items, subscriptions, job and ad orders can be left with Editor B. E. Roach at his Cliffside office for prompt attention.
Our Town defines itself as a community of happiness beyond business. It seeks friendliness and family circles where every inhabitant counts. The motto One for All and All for One guides neighbors to share life as a common game of brotherhood.
Cliffside ball team beat Pacolet 6 to 2 on Saturday afternoon. Star performers were Splawn on the mound and F. Jones plus Padgett at the plate. Jones hit a double triple and a homer over the left field fence, the longest blast this season. Padgett saved three bases in four trips. The fence cleared by Jones stood 358 feet from home, with Lancast at third base.
Mrs Scruggs hosted a casual gathering with friends, enjoying a cheerful afternoon featuring several games and a shareable assortment of melons. The event emphasized hospitality and companionship among attendees.
Four couples tied the knot in August in Spartanburg and nearby towns. Chas Jones and Bula Mae Price wed secretly then news spread. P Hamrick and Ganelie Peeler announced. Oscar T. Jones and Kate Trout wed in Spartanburg. Dewey Callshan and Alma Crawley married in Lincolnton. Forest City Courier and Atlanta Constitution ad promotes subscriptions.
Cliffside public schools will open September 4 with high ambitions for a strong term. A new facilities program includes ground grading, playground layout, and equipment. The High School offers English Latin and English Scientific tracks with extensive science and language courses plus home economics led by Miss Murielmes. Principal Prof. Chas C. Erwin, with teachers Edna Dixon and Bryte Aderholt, has strengthened the program, while the Elementary School retains staff and adds trained teachers under Superintendent Clyde A. Exwin.
Local residents from Lincolnton Gastonia and surrounding towns gathered at the Williamson home last week with visitors including Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Allhands and guests from Miami Fla Spindale Union Mills and Union Mills. Other locals traveled to Shelby and Gastonia for visits with family and friends.
A roster of visitors and residents appears with names from Forest City Shelby Rock Hill and Lincolnton. Highlights include Mr. Chas Haynes MM Hollifield and Prof Hall with several families, Rev W K Collins preaching to a full house and planned visits to Concord and Wrightsville Beach.
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