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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
4
Officials from Rutherford County announce a three day conference in Statesville spanning November 21 to 23. It invites all high school and Sunday School superintendents teachers Scoutmasters and related leaders to participate in the community enterprise.
Rainy weather marks the Bostic R-1 section as residents share social news. Grover Freeman traveled to Oklahoma. families and friends gather for birthdays, visits, and church services. Little Miss Mary Harrill hosted a Valentine theme party with many young guests and a red and white decor motif.
Bostic Feb. 17 Miss Ned Clemmer hosted a Valentine party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Smart. Red hearts and lights set the mood as the girls wore seasonally themed costumes. Two heart contests and a cross hour puzzle kept guests amused with May Smith and Glenn Harris winning prizes and Viola Smith and Mattie Harris claiming consolation prizes. Refreshments followed the activities.
Local notes from Feb 16 report Fay Robbins and family visiting J. D. Robbins near Hopewell. Mt Olive Baptist and Wesleyan Methodist churches announce Sunday sermons led by Rev W T Tate and others. births announce a fine boy for Clay Blanton. Hollis hosts a Valentine party with a large crowd. Mrs Vernie Walker injures her arm but recovers. Clingman Black buys electric lights. Ads include Ford offer from B B Doggett.
West End News reports Horace Doggett led a Pleasant Grove prayer meeting with other talks. Attendees include Hamrick and Byrum at Marion Lay Leaders Conference. Local moves and dinner guests are listed, plus a 1925 Forest City land sale notice by trustee F B Harrill detailing the J E McFarland tract, to be sold March 21, 1925, at C S Hemphill's store.
A car load of shoats weighing 40 60 and 90 pounds each will arrive at Cliffside this week for select stock. John F Atkinson handles the sale.
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