Farmers eels bale of otton per acre list of bale yields
An agricultural contest report details bale per acre results from 200 acres of fields cultivated by Forest Vieh School students and local farmers. It lists 203 bales, 20 cents per pound, total cotton value about $11,113.64 after expenses, and praises the participating men and boys for their work amid low market prices.
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Toe Agriculture of
Vieh School
Char
Judes
Alexander Mills
Agricultund
P. V. Bostic
S. T. Towery
WL. Hunt
Frank Gregory
le Fatman
K. P. Hamrick
P. L. Kent
W . W. Hardin
Ts Holland
J. A. Grose
M. D T. C. Matheney
J. B. Ham H
Clyde Hamrick
Paul Rarick
Arrow Summers
Robert Vol
Paul Toms
Fay Matheney
Forest City Praised for Christmas Looks and Lighting
Forest City earns acclaim for its Christmas decorations with lights and garlands along a grand avenue approach. Locals praise the town's beauty, noting intricate color displays and illuminated homes as travelers travel through. The scene reportedly brings notable civic pride and a countywide sense of celebration.
Launch plan to pay debts gains local club support
Forest City Kiwanis Club endorsed Roger W. Bab son’s debt paying check plan to clear over $6,000 in local business debts. Fifty $5 checks circulate through five endorsements, allowing the final holder to cash at the National Bank, with more checks to follow and debts to be settled without hardship.
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Roger W. Babson
Forest City Kiwanis Club
National Bank
Florence Mills Treats Employees With Christmas Bags
The Florence Mills of this city gave each employee a bag filled with hundreds of items for Christmas. Many bags were also distributed to town residents regardless of employment status. Names of needy local families were provided to the mill office and remembered.
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Florence Mills
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Florence
Smiths Grove Fortenberry Wedding and Tacky Party
Smiths Grove Forest City R-3 couple Fortenberry and Miss Liz wed Wednesday afternoon December 24 at the bride’s parents home. Rev. Crowder officiated. The Fortenberrys hosted a tacky party with many friends and relatives, topping a festive weekend of visits and games.
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Forest City
R-3
de Clifford Fortenberry
Lizvie
Will Millwood
W. P. Crowder
Forest Fortenberry
Lorena Ridges
Vonnie Gross
Messie Yelton
Pearl
Mary E
Ruti
Lucy Crowder
Bertha
Ethel Ford
Beulah Millwood
Gerand Gladys
Fortenberry
Messrs
Summer Grose
Harvey Yton
Grady Bridges
Clarence Rollins
Lawrence Ross
John Carpenter
Paul Crowder
Theodore Luckadoo
Vonnie Grose
Crowder
Theodore —Luckadoo
Alisses Pauline
Lorena Bridges
Macy Humphries
W. T. Luckadoo
Shelby
Forest City Police Warn of Rising Petty Theft
Chief C. R. Price of the Forest City police urges residents to lock house and garage doors and secure items left outside as petty theft rises in the city.
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C. R. Price
Forest City
Burglar Crawled Through Floor for Store Loot
Haywood Smith of Charlotte is jailed after police say he entered Harrill Brothers store near West End Saturday night by drilling through the floor and back door, stealing about 300 dollars in groceries and dry goods. He reportedly confessed after officers recovered the loot in Grahamtown and linked two more suspects to recent thefts of coal, wood, and a car from Clarence Hurley’s garage.
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Haywood Smith
Charlotte
Harrill Brothers
West End
Grahamtown
Clarence Hurley
Chief Price
Austin Price
Lovelace Sons to Broadcast Popular Songs Program
TO BROADCAST. Mark and A C Lovelace Jr sons of Prof A C Lovelace of Caroleen will broadcast a program of popular songs over the air.
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Mark and
A. C. Lovelace, Jr
A. C. Lovelace
Caroleen
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Mayor Davis Responds To Garbage Dump Complaint
In a Courier statement Mayor W. T. Davis defends forest city dumping practices. He says the city has its own dump and knows of no refuse dumped on private property or by the city itself. The issue involves private parties acting with city or county consent according to the letter.
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The
Courier
R. L. Leckie
Bosic
Second Broad River Bridge
Leckie
Forest City
Davis
Shiloh News notices and holiday visits in Rutherfordton area
Local news from Rutherfordton features visits by Birch Hamrick and Charlie Davis of Detroit Michigan, Christmas greetings from families including the Hawkins and Ledbetter households, and a birth announced for Germane Huntley. Several locals, including Nell and Grace McBrayer, teach at Mill Springs and Gaffney, spent the holidays with relatives.
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Gilford Ledbetter
Annie
Ella Hamrick
Spindale
Lela Davis
Green Creek
Polk County
Birch Hamrick
Charlie Davis
Troit
Mich
Bergman Hamrick
Leo Smith
B. M. Jones
Robert Pintoff
J. S Smith
Nell
Grace McBrayer
Mill Springs
Gaffney
G. N. McBray
Mr and Mrs Price Hand Visit With Blanton Family
Mr and Mrs Price Hand and their son Bill spent the holidays visiting Mrs Minnie F Blanton.
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Mrs. Price Hand and
Bill
Minnie F. Blanton
American Legion Oratory Contest Seeks Rutherford Students
The Willis Towery Post urges Rutherford county high school students to enter the North Carolina American Legion Oratorical Contest. Prizes include 75 dollars for first, 50 for second, 25 for third, and 15 for fourth, with county and district travel support for local and Raleigh finals. Finals in county court on February 20, district February 6, state finals in Raleigh March 20.
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Willis Towery Post
TheAmerican Legion
Rutherford County
North Carolina Legion
Raleigh
American Legion
W. L. Brown
Department of the Legion
Willig Towery Post
Eid
Alligh
Adam Street Dies After Pneumonia At Sandy Home
Mr Adam Street aged died Friday at his home near Sandy Music after five days of pneumonia Funeral services were held Sunday at Florence Baptist Church with Rev L N Epley and Rev C C Matheny in charge Burial was in Cool Spring cemetery He is survived by his widow eight children one brother and two sisters He belonged to the First Baptist Church of Forest City
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Adam Street
Sandy Music
Florence
L. N. Epley
C. C. Matheny
Intermont
Cool Spring
Holly Springs Church Notes and Obituary Summary
In Holly Springs Harris district, the Woman's Missionary Society met and elected officers for the new year. A funeral was held for Bud Robbins of Forest City, survived by a large family. Weather interrupted B Y P U activities and several local names appear in the obituary and church notices.
Intoxicated driver flees police in Shelby Forest City chase
A motor express truck allegedly driven by Enoch Arden fled pursuing deputies in a wild Shelby Forest City chase Wednesday night. The truck struck Dr. R C Hicks car, damaged vehicles, and escaped after a crash near Henrietta road. Arden and George Wall were jailed. a wrecker moved Hicks’s car.
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Shelby
Motor Express
Forest
R. C. Hicks
Ed Dixton
Bob Kendrick
Ora Mill
Enoch Arden
George Wall
Forest City
Dr. R. C. Hie
Crest City
Henrietta
Dixon
Dr. Hicks
Blanton Relocates Law Office to Forest City
R R Blanton, former Rutherford County solicitor, moved his law office from Rutherfordton to Forest City on Tuesday. He has served six years as county solicitor, and earlier worked as a lawyer here. Since January 1913 he held the recorder position, later serving multiple terms before being succeeded by Matt McBrayer and others. Thursday he was sworn in as recorder again, while continuing as county solicitor. Over seven thousand criminal prosecutions have been handled in his six-year tenure.
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R. R. Blanton
Rutherfordton
Forest Tuesday
Union Trust Company
Blanton
Recorder’s Court
Ed Two
Matt McBrayer
O. C. Erwin
John Bean
W. J. Mode
Presen
Fred McBray
C. J. Mooney
Offici
Death Claims Mr. J. T. Carver
J T Carver 81 a veteran of the War Between the States died at his home on Forest City route today after a stroke of paralysis in ill health several months. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Methodist church Forest City with Rev J W Williams in charge. Burial followed in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Survived by children Mrs H J Lane Roebuck S C A C Carver Forest City Mrs Jim Norman Forest City E M Carver Hallington Mont E C Carver Rutherfordton Martha Carver Forest City R2 Bob Carver United States Army and Mrs W B Green Forest City R2. Three brothers and one sister also survive. He served in Company E 14th Battalion NC Troops.
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Forest City
R-1
Jackson’ Taylor Carver
Pleasant Grove Methodist Church
J. W Williams
Forest City Methodist Church
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Mr. Carver
H. J. Lane
L. A
States
14Th Battalion
North Carolina
Ex Sheriff J W Marland Dies In Rutherfordton
Rutherfordton obituary notes ex sheriff J W Marland aged 72 6 was county lawman 1894 1898 died after three weeks illness at home on December 24 funeral December 29 at Brit Presbyterian Church with Rev McElroy and Rev Hoy officiating. Survived by wife Belle Halmer five daughters and four sons including J Ed McFarland and Angus A McFarland. Born May 25 1858 he was a leading county citizen with active civic and commercial involvement.
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Rutherfordton
Vance McFarland
Rutherford County
J. Edgar McFarland
John E. McFarls
C. B. H. HL. Harton
J. M. Ho
W. C.hardin
Mr. McFarland
Lucy Hampton
Belle Halmer
Shelby
McFarland
W. F. Green
Greenwood
S—Mcbarand
Forest City
Maurice Hendrick
Cliffside
C. D. McEwen
Charlotte
Percy Helms
Bessemer
Angus A. McFarland
Charles L. McFarland
J. Ed. McFarland
Johnie McFarland
Hickory
Addie Lewis
Gainesville
W. J. Alexander
Arémore
Okla
Belle Duckett
J BE. McF
Hollis
Midnight Shows at Local Theatres Offer Year End Entertainment
A special midnight showing at Horn's theatre on Wednesday night December 31 features Paul Whiteman and his band in King of Jazz with a new sound era. The Romina will present Tom Sanye as a feature to entice audiences bidding farewell to the old year.
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Paul Whiteman
Romina
Mrs. J. R. Packard Dies In Cliffside
Mrs. J R Packard aged 50 died at her home in Cliffside on Wednesday morning after an extended illness. Funeral arrangements were not completed as the Courier went to press. She is survived by her husband seven sons and three daughters and several brothers and sisters.
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Cliffside
JR. Packard
Courier
Packard
Community Woman's Club Postpones Meeting
The Community Woman's Club of Caroleen has postponed its meeting from New Year’s Day to Thursday January 8. The gathering will be held with Mrs. An in Caroleen.
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Caroleen
Community Woman's Club
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