Sunrise on Mount Mitchell epic by Frances Haynes winner
A sweeping prose piece titled Sunrise on Mount Mitchell by Frances Haynes of the Hen School won Carpenter medal at Rutherford on December 8. The narrative follows the eagle atop Mount Mitchell as dawn breaks, describing mist, sea-like fog, and a sunrise that inspires reflections on nature, poetry, and vast landscapes across the Carolina hills toward the Atlantic.
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Frances Haynes
Hen
Rutherjin
Mount Mitchell
Hatteras
Atlantic
Carolina Hills
England
Bard
Von
Raleigh
Attica
Swannanoa
Britain
Napoleon
Brown Thrush
Christmas Events Highlight Caroleen Welfare Efforts
Christmas activities filled Caroleen with festive programs at city hall and churches. The welfare department handed out candy and fruit to children while employees enjoyed a preholiday fruit and nut bag. The high school team prepared for upcoming games as families visited relatives in Spartanburg and Charlotte.
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Virginia Graham
Caroleen
The Babe Christ and the Christmas Dawn
Caroleen writes on December 23 about the first Christmas dawn in Judea, praising the Babe of Bethlehem as Christ the Redeemer. She envisions universal peace through the Babe Christ, foretelling worlds and empires bowing to his authority and a renewed world of peace and righteousness.
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Judea
Earth
Heaven
Manger
Christ
Babe Christ
Babe-Christ
God
Christ Jesus
Bethlehem
Ellenboro Holiday Visitors And Influenza Sickness
Ellenboro notices show Mrs. R. P. Blanton and family visiting Mrs. Margaret Harrill, Yates Martin home from NC State, S M Crowder from Wake Forest, Miss Sarah Byers visiting, Polly Martin and Lucile Wright from Asheville, Gladys Martin teaching in Micro visiting, plus remarks that Paul Carrol J L Wright ZT Wright J S Martin Arthur Turner and M Wright families are ill with influenza and hoped for speedy recovery.
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Ellenboro
R. P. Blanton
Asheville
Gladys Martin
Micro
N.C
J. S. Martin
Paul Carrol
J. L. Wright
ZT. Wright
Arthur Turner
M. Wright
Harrill Newton Wedding Quiet Rural Nuptials
Miss Louise Harrill and Mr. Frank Newton were married at the bride’s mother's home by Rev. C L Stringfield in a small ceremony last Saturday afternoon. The couple, after a brief trip to Spartanburg, will reside with the bride’s mother. The bride is a popular former Floyd's Creek schoolteacher.
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Louise Harrill
Frank Newton
Bessie Harrill
C. L. Stringfield
Spartanburg
Floyd's Creek School
Moonshine seized near Bostic Station bridge
Deputy Sheriff J L Griffin recovered nine and a half gallons of moonshine near the Bostic Station bridge after suspects fled on foot. The liquor was turned over to the Rutherfordton Sheriff and poured out on the street. Earlier, Griffin and Deputy John Hampton seized a Ford car and four gallons of whiskey on Thanksgiving Day.
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J. L. Griffin
Bostic Station
Mr. Griffin
Rutherfordton
Griffin
John Hampton
Revival Meeting At Wesleyan Church
The Rev A E Belk of Spartanburg is conducting a revival at Wesleyan Methodist church with assistance from the pastor. He is hailed as a great preacher and a blessing to hearers. An invitation goes to Christian workers and Haggard Club members to attend and help. Preaching every evening at 7:30. The public is cordially invited.
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A. E. Belk
Spartanburg
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Haggard Club
New C. C. & O. Depot Nears Completion
Rapid progress on the C C and O depot under favorable weather may finish by February first. The structure will cost about 5000 dollars and will have a frame with a concrete base. A new bridge over Second Broad river near the depot is slowed by weather but hoped open by May first.
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Second Broad River
Christmas Activities and Holiday Visits in Local Towns
Evening games preceded a salad course, ice cream, and cake. Buren Philips and Clyde Mahsffee visited in Pitts North Carolina over the holidays. Caroleen school closed for two weeks of holidays. Chapel exercises in the auditorium featured a Christmas program from lower grades. Each room performed a Christmas tree number in the afternoon. John Whitesides, Trinity College student, spending holidays with his mother. Worth Higgins, Wake Forest College student, home for vacation. E W Harvey of Spartanburg visited in town with Mrs. Harvey's parents, Stalnaker family, over the past weekend. Wilma Stalnaker visiting sister in Gastonia this week. H R Camnitz and family and Mr. Anderson spent time with relatives in South Carolina.
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Panthy McFarland
Spartanburg
J. W. Cantrell
Jeff
Alexander
Hamrick
Boiling Springs
Marie Bowen
Charlotte
Buren Philips
Pitts
Messrs
T. R. Lynch
J. B. Millwood
Rodney Helton
Ruth Higgins
Daves
Eula Ferree
J. J. Sparks
Boiling Springs High School
John Whitesides
Trinity
Darius Roberson
Vernon Harris
Asheville Farm School
Emily Hollifield
Nebo
W. B. Blanton
Children of the Baptist Church
D. B. Lynch
H. L. Cudd
Clara Cudd
Newton
Gastonia
Bessemer City
City Hall
Virginia Graham
Lillian
Thelma Michael
Road Hiss
Flay Hamrick
A. B. Hoke
Mildred
Charl
Clyde Mahsffee
N. C
Caroleen
Trinity College
Worth Higgins
Wake Forest College
Hime
E. W. Harvey
D. C
H. R. Camnitz
Anderson
South Carolina
Tate Hill Wedding Unites George W Hills Spartanburg and Bessie Tate
Mr George W Hill of Spartanburg and Miss Bessie Tate of Harsis were married at the parsonage on Christmas day by Rev H W Hawkins. The bride is a well known young woman in her community. Hill is the nephew of William Hill of this city and a skilled automobile mechanic living in Spartanburg.
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George W. Hill
Spartanburg
Bessie Tate
Harsis
H. W. Hawkins
Hill
William Hill
M. E. Church Services Next Sunday Evening
The Methodist church will host a 7 30 pm sermon by Rev. Holmes titled An Inventory of the Laws of Life and Death How we Succeed and How We Fail. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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Methodist Church
Holmes
Forest City Town Team Triumphs Over Henrietta on Christmas Night
Forest City defeated Henrietta 39 to 13 on Henrietta's court in a fast game. The Forest City team will travel to Cliffside for a Friday night matchup on the latter's court.
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Forest City
Henrietta
Cliffside
Christmas Socials and Visits Fill Henrietta Holiday
Mrs. K B Pratt and children visit Florence South Carolina relatives over Xmas. Wiseman returns to Richmond for studies. Jenkin siblings home for holidays. Welfare worker Lilla Martin in Donalds SC. Various locals visit family, teachers on Xmas break. Community House turkey dinner honors office staff with O Max Gardner address. Oyster supper at Welfare House for overseers and band members.
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K. B. Pratt
Florence
S. C
Mr. Wiseman
C. B. Wiseman
Richmond
Henry Jenkin
Sadie Jenkin
Z. O. Jenkin
Lilla Martin
Donalds
J. E. Christopher
Pickens
Roland Wall
Brookhaven
Miss
Sid Wall
Theron Chiles
Lincolnton
B. C. Whitehead
Spartanburg
Messers. Higgins and Briggs
Burnsville
Frances
Nell Postelle
Alma Whitaker
C. R. Whitaker
Bosti
Raleigh Wall
Raleigh
Durham Moore
J. A. Turner
Shelby
J. M. Bamrick
T. B. Stevenson
Children Recover After Pasteur Rabies Treatment
Dr. A C Duncan reports eight children bitten by mad dogs have received Pasteur rabies treatment and are now pronounced out of danger.
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A. C. Duncan
Pasteur
The Courier Adverts Yearly Subscription Offer
The Forest City Courier and The Atlanta Constitution are advertised together for two dollars per year. Readers are urged to send all subscription orders to The Courier.
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Forest City
Atlanta Constitution
Icounty May Get New Textile Mill
Spartanburg, December 23. D D Little president of Clinchfield Manufacturing and Flor ence Mills Forest City announces plans to establish a southern Appleton company plant near Spartanburg. A finishing plant and a 115,000 spindle mill are contemplated with Forest City as correspondence headquarters and Greenville engineers to survey sites. Delays unlikely as investigations proceed and a suitable Appleton town site is sought.
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D. D. Little
Forest City
Appleton
Spartanburg
Carolinas
Appleton Company
South
Little
N.C
North Carolina
Smill
J. FE. Sirrine and Company
Greenville
S. C
Mr. Tom Sisk Dead in Frog Level Community
Mr. Tom Sisk died at his home in Frog Level Tuesday night from complications of diseases. He was about 65 and survived by several children. A hardworking, square dealing citizen with many friends, he was the father of Rev. H. C. Sisk and Dock Sisk of Forest City. Funeral services were held at 2 PM conducted by Rev. W. K. Collins, with interment in Pleasant Grove.
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Tom Sisk
Frog Level
Rural North Carolina press at peak of need and chance
The era calls for a vigorous regional press as facts and public interest converge in rural North Carolina, signaling a pivotal moment for local journalism and community standards.
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North Carolina
Children Need Foods They Should Eat Says Guidance
Guidance emphasizes offering diverse nutritious foods to children to prevent the need for restrictions on unhealthy items. Experts advise regular meals, balanced portions, and exposure to fruits vegetables grains and proteins to build lifelong healthy eating habits.
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Pria
Caroleen News
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Henrietta Mills
Rolling
Claude Arnold
William Crocker
Fate Crocker
W. B. Burnett
William
the Babe of
S. M. Davis
Ellenboro News
Harrill
Wesleyan Church
Tate—Hill
M. E. Church Services
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