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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1928
Page
5
Officers Dalton and Barnes with three citizens seized a still near Union Mills on Friday December 30. The plant had recent operation. About 300 gallons of beer and one mesh were taken. Bell Hamilton, a colored woman, was at the plant watching. The negro man working at the ice station escaped. Supreme Ser
Rutherfordton officials announce the Piedmont Council annual convention will be held January 24 at Central high school cafeteria with over 100 Scouts and leaders from Gaston Cleveland Lincoln Polk and Rutherford counties. The meeting aims to expand work and recruit leaders as ten city troops have not renewed their membership. Scout Executive R M Schiele of Gastonia attended the January 3 meeting.
The Rutherford County Scoutmaster's training school for 1928 met at Cool Springs High School Building Friday night. Four sessions occurred before Christmas and four more are planned. Mr. R. M. Schiele of Gastonia leads the course, with weekly Friday sessions. A new electric manicuring device is claimed to be seven times faster than a human craftsman. Plans are considered to illuminate a Montgomery football field for night games next season.
Mr Graham Lynch of near town exhibited a curious egg inside an egg showing a larger outer shell containing a smaller inner egg with a complete yolk white and an inner hull. The phenomenon surprised him after breaking the outer egg.
Alexander Mills January 9 Mr Mills Hicks formerly of near Nealsville died at the home of his daughter Mrs C B Morris at this place Tuesday January 3 Funeral services were from Bethel church McDowell county Thursday at 2 oclock Rev T C Jordan of Spindate assisted by Revs C C Mahony D Hunt He was seventy nine and had lived with his children Hi is survived by his second wife and eight children including Mrs C B Mortis Alexader Mrs C C Totherow Winston Salem Mr Arthur Hicks Atlanta Ga Mr Edgar Hicks Marion Mrs A J Guinn Ducktown Tenn Mrs J M Belk Jefferson City Tenn Mrs C R Penny Raleigh N C and Mrs W D Hart Atlanta Ga A large attendance at Rutherford and McDowell counties showed the esteem in which he was held Special music by G C Hamrick Mrs Wayne Hickind Rev J D Hunt Pallbearers T M Mode Gaston England J B Neal Caleb Mode Arda Stroud Teddy Mode
Indale January 9 The Banta Duo will present the first of four Lyceum attractions at the Spindale House on Saturday January 14 at 8 PM. The program features dramatic skits from life, vocal solos and duets, operatic to light airs, with both Banta performers also as pianists.
Spindale hosted three games drawing a full house. Spindale Athletic Club toppled Boiling Springs High 38 to 31 as Davies and Sherrill contributed in a steady attack. Gilkey boys edged Spindale House Junior 35 to 33. Spindale girls then defeated Gilkey girls by a wide margin led by Freeman Harrill with eleven points each.
Marion January 9 A raid by federal and McDowell county officers netted a large distillery and 2000 gallons of beer near Dysartsville just across the McDowell Burke county line. John Henry Cowan 40 was found dead nearby from exposure to cold. The outfit was a complete copper still with a fire burning beneath. no one was at the site.
In France with the American Army I obtained a French rheumatism and neuritis treatment. The writer has given it to thousands with wonderful results, at no cost. He offers to mail the prescription to anyone who sends their address, via a postal request. Paul Case, Dept F-226, Brockton, Massachusetts.
Seaboard No 21 south arrives 1 18 PM No 109 south arrives 10 30 AM Mixed. No 22 north arrives 4 27 PM Southern 113 south arrives 36 north arrives 1 35 south arrives 5 42 PM 114 north Arr Clinchueta No 37 north arrives 10 45 AM No 38 south arrives 4 48 PM No 110 north arrives 11 20 AM
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