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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1927
Page
8
A line of Used Buick Touring Oldsmobile Touring Ford Roadster Ford Touring Dodge Coupe Essex Coach Ford Truck and Ford Coupe is offered along with New Chevrolet Touring. Tires are advertised as best value at reasonable prices. Agents Oldsmobile Cars. Phone 107 Moss Bldg Forest City.
Lime and cement best in quality lowest in price. Get it from the Farmers Hardware Co. We only have meats from the choicest fattest cows, and also fine Western meats Watkin's Market.
The town of Forest City North Carolina authorizes negotiable City Hall Bonds not exceeding 25000 for the erection of a city hall and fire station. A tax will be levied to pay principal and interest. The debt statement shows 4175674 assessed value and 276739 net debt. Ordinance adopts November 25 1927 and was published December 1 1927. action in 30 days.
Trustees will sell to the highest cash bidder at Rutherfordton courthouse on January 2 1928 about noon. The land lies in Colfax Township Rutherford County North Carolina and contains about 25 acres. The sale is under a 1924 deed of trust by Claud and Mary Lee Duncan to Thos G Stone trustee.
Ellenboro, Nov. 26. Work is rapidly advancing on expanding the Ellenboro Manufacturing Company to double capacity. About 100 new looms will be installed and new finishing machinery added for bedspreads. Additional spinning frames, more houses for employees, and plans for a modern apartment building are under discussion to house the larger workforce amid strong orders for fancy bedspreads.
Ellenboro area social items report visits and relatives from Monroe Shelby Cliffside Forest City and Rutherfordton. Births twins one died five hours burial at Sunshine. a girl born to Will Butler. Local business ad lists roofing and wire prices. Masonic notice from Forest City Lodge 381 notes meetings.
Rev K N Snipes preached at Golden Valley Methodist Church to a large audience, his last of the year, with calls for return next year. First Broad Baptist Church repairs continue with painting planned. Local residents and visitors, including Melton and Hunt families, share weekend visits and social notes. Roy Fortune loses a fine cow.
The trustee F E Webb will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the Rutherfordton courthouse door the property in Cook Springs Township Forest City on Lot No 11 on Harrill Street as shown on Harrill Estate maps by J A Wilkie recorded in Book 111 page 590 with full description reference B F Collins deed dated January 5 1925 Appears of record in Rutherford County Register of Deeds office. This 30th day of November 1927. Ridings Jones Attorneys.
The Augusta Chronicle reports a continuation of revival meetings at Williston Baptist Church starting Sunday November 20. Dr J Elwood Welsh arrives Monday to assist Pastor W R Davis with preaching on opening day. J D Hamrick will direct music with Welsh assisting. Services run 8:30 and 7:30 daily except Sunday 11:15 morning service. Hamrick leads the Williston Elko High School.
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