Election for School Bonds To Be Held Monday
Special notice urges all eligible voters to support a school bond measure in a Monday election. The article stresses progress for the city and calls attention to the vote, inviting participation.
Forest City Courier in Forest City, North Carolina
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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
1
Forest City Bond Election Appeal Urges Support
An editorial urging residents to vote for school bonds argues the current buildings are unsafe and inadequate. It claims new facilities will lower taxes long term, boost business, and educate children, framing defeat as dishonor and a setback to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Forest City
Aes
Forest
A Fine Boy Born to Capt and Mrs Smith
A fine boy named Benjamin L. Smith was born during Thanksgiving at Spartanburg General Hospital. Capt. B. L. Smith, Sr. and Mrs. Smith, highly regarded, report both mother and son doing well. The newborn is named for the father, who is already noted as a high school mascot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Smith
Capt
Mrs. Smith
Whisnant and Son Move to New Main Street Quarters
T C Whisnant and Son, the popular wholesale firm formerly on Depot street, have moved to the James building on East Main street. They have expanded their stock and aim to better serve their large customer base, noting their progress since coming to Forest City and attributing success to their continued growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Whisnant & Son
Depot Street
New James Building
E. Main Street
Forest City
Thanksgiving social notes brighten Rutherfordton area
The community recounts Thanksgiving visits across Rutherfordton and nearby towns. Residents from Hendersonville to Caroleen shared gatherings with family and friends while notes highlight illness recoveries, travels, teaching exchanges, and local church events. The Ladies' Aid plans a Christmas bazaar at Welfare House and the Parent-Teacher Association promotes Education Week and parent involvement.
Caroleen Area Thanksgiving Fellowship and Visits
Local residents spent Thanksgiving visiting family in Waco Granite Falls and Mill Springs while others traveled to Charlotte Asheville and Greenville. Church events included an oyster supper and a Baptist church dinner, with a Carmen screening and a PTA meeting on education topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Heath
Waco
Ollie Macid
Shelby
Miss Starnes
Granite Falls
Benson
Rutherfordton
Fred McD
Dock Philips
J. de
Sue
Sarah Hughes
Charlotte
J. H. Edwards
J. W. Piercy
Thelma
Ruby Michael
F. M. Hamrick
J. H. Francis
T. S. Watson
Mt. Vernon
Smathers
Henery
N. C
y= Gaunt
Leona Edgerton
Mill
Springs
N.C
D. F. Beachboard
Miss Philips
Asheville
Chimney Rock
Buren Philips
Greenville
S. C
E. W. Harvey and Son
B. A. Staln
W. W. Smith
Smith
H. L. Cudd
Haney
J. R. Lynch
Salisbury
W. T. Tate
The
Baptist Church
Boiling Springs
Caroleen Baptist Church
Caroleen Hall
Caroleen Parent-Teachers’ Association
Methodist
W. R. Hill
Great Sermons by Rev Springfield for Men and Women
Rev L Stringfeld, pastor of First Baptist, announces two sermons next Sunday for men and boys at 3 pm and for ladies at 4 pm. The messages urge protection of women and girls, condemning abuse, urging responsibility and reverence for the home, with references to love, virtue, and reformatories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Stringfeld
First Baptist Church
Drst
Wing
Shooter
County Officers Installed In Rutherfordton Ceremony
Rutherfordton December 5 officers were sworn in last Monday with new and familiar faces at the courthouse Minnie Fortune Blanton succeeds J F Flack as Treasurer widow of T R Blanton of Forest City daughter of Tom Fortune and Mrs Blanton she has three children She will handle housekeeping with Mr and Mrs Plato Rollins Li defeated Flack by 1 vote M T Wilkie sworn in as York of Court Sheriff J W Benson begins third term W G Herris named county commissioner G W Rollins takes oath for four years D D Fortune replaced by G F Watson Recorder O C Erwin to take oath January 1 Supt of Schools begins first Monday in July Board of Education first Monday in April Legislature changed date from July to April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
Court House
Minnie Fortune Blanton
J. F. Flack
T. R. Blanton
Forest City
Tom Fortune
Plato C. Rollins
Forest City High School
Fassifern
Lincolnton
J. W. Benson
Sherif
W. G. Herris
G. W. Eollins
G. F. Watson
D. D. Fortune
Recorder
C. Erwin
Supt. of Schools
Board of Education
Union Mills News Wedding in Marion
The wedding of Mr. Frank Goforth and Miss Annie Lew took place in Marion on Thursday November 22. Annie Lew, daughter of Mrs. Hattie Lewis of Union Mills and the late Charles M. Lewis, studied at Round Hill Academy and the North Carolina College for Women. Frank Goforth, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Goforth, works for the Southern Railway. Both families are prominent and friends offer congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Goforth
Annie Lew
Marion
Hattie Lewis
Union Mills
Charles M. Lewis
Round Hill Academy
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Torth
C. C. Goforth
Southern Railway
Geer and Watkins Wed in Morning Methodist Ceremony
Mr Van Watkins son of Mr Will Watkins of this city and Mss Bessie Lou Geer of Rutherfordton Route 4 were married by Rev Parker Holmes at 7 o clock this morning. The couple have many friends who wish them well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Watkins
Will Watkins
Bessie Lou Geer
Rutherfordton
Route 4
Parker Holmes
Immodest conduct and girls duties debated
A clipped discussion argues for strict gender roles and chastity, warning that immodesty harms girls. It questions boys’ behavior, discipline failures like missing curfews, and asserts women’s inability to manage homes like convicts becoming good citizens. It cites lessons on proper company etiquette and securing a husband.
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B. A. Hamrick
Alma Whitaker
Louie Smith
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Moresboro
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S.C
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Edrie Boylston
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Davie Sue Harris
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John Webb
Florida
O'Lenna Flock
Clara Harrill
Forest iCty
Ladies’ Aid Society
Methodist Church
Welfare House
Annabelle Lane
Sampobello
C. K
J. H. Flowers
Darlington
Spen
K. B. Pratt
J. R. Camitz
Caroeen
Parent-Teach Association
Caroleen
Caroleen News
Rev
C. L. Springfield
Utherford County
Union Mills News
Geer—Watkins
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