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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
11
In Forest City Journal January 3 1929 the editors reflect on the stock market gyrations of late and caution readers to avoid speculative wealth. They urge bankers’ checks before investing and propose a community balance sheet to chart assets and liabilities. They critique local boosterism and celebrate fine citizens, hospitality, and opportunities born from unity.
The text urges reading biographies to overcome despondency, citing Pasteur, Beethoven, and Conrad who faced paralysis, hearing loss, and poverty. It argues their later achievements show hope amid misfortune, and that biographies reveal how handicaps can fuel greatness and perseverance.
A community inventory reviews the old year and greets 1929 with hopeful plans. Workers seek raises, merchants, farmers, bankers, and businessmen survey gains and set future goals for Forest City as a small corporate locale.
Forest City hosts a community program featuring Mr. C D Hughes representing W H Haynes presenting Mr C D Kuester from Charlotte. Mayors and education officials give acceptance speeches. The Good Fellows Music Makers perform with solos and choruses from My Maryland, Hit the Deck, The Serenade, Naughty Marietta and more. The event closes with a Ramona picture presentation.
Rev and Mrs Joe Sinclair, currently teaching in Ashe, will move to Forest City after March 15 1929. He will be available for church or school work in the county next year. He attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth and Baylor University at Waco. Mrs Sinclair studied at the same seminary training school and Baylor University.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Salem Methodist church near Sunshine for J W McMurry of Boiling Springs dies at 71 from pneumonia. He was a longtime member of the Boiling Springs Methodist Church. Also notice of Farmers Bank & Trust Company stockholders meeting in Forest City on January 8 1929 at 3 00 p m to elect directors and conduct other business. Surviving are his widow and children including Mrs J M
A record shows multiple McMurrys connected to Boiling Springs and nearby towns including Gladden Forest City Asheville Cliffside and Cliffside and Texas. The names include J. J. McMurry G. P. McMurry C. M. McMurry and Mrs C J Watson with Florence McMurry noted.
Miss Ostine Wright 17, a popular Lattimore high school student, died on Christmas Day at her grandparents home in Rehobeth after influenza led to pneumonia. Funeral held Dec 26 at Rehobeth church with school pallbearers. daughter of Mrs. Pearl Wright Cogdell. Principal Prof Lawton Blanton praised her as one of the brightest pupils.
Mrs Willis Philbeck, about 65, died Christmas day at her home near Washburn school. She is buried at Union church in Cleveland county. She leaves a husband and many friends and relatives. formerly lived in Cleveland county and was highly esteemed locally.
Lloyd Clayton Deviney, 21, son of Mr and Mrs W Grant Deviney, prominent farmer and teacher of The Sunshine community, Bostic R4, died at Rutherford Hospital after injuries from a Saturday morning car overturn on Highway 20 near Cord filling station. Robert Long unhurt. Deviney buried at Gilboa Methodist Church. survived by parents six brothers and five sisters.
Rutherfordton items note attendees at a singing convention in Adaville. B M Jones and family visited Ledbetter in Spindale. Carrie McBrayer of Oakland visited Grace McBrayer. Lela and Kate Smith with Leo Smith spent time with Aunt Mrs Long near Mount Vernon. Otis Jones of Green Creek and family visited B M Jones. J L Davis and family from Blackstone Va attended a funeral in town.
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