Mashburn Erwin Wedding Noted in Rutherford County
Union Mills reports the marriage of Ina Mae Mashburn to Clyde Edward Erwin at Marion on a Thursday evening. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Mashburn, is a Round Hill Academy graduate of 1926 now with Union Mills Telephone Exchange. The groom, son of Mr M H Erwin of Catawba, is a respected McDowell County worker. The couple will reside with relatives in Marion while honeymoon plans unfold.
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Union Mills
Rutherford
Ina Mae Mashburn
Clyde Edward Erwin
J. P. Barnett
Park Avenue
Marion
T. M. Smith
Methodist Church
Erwin
Sam Mashburn
Round Hill Academy
Union Mills Telephone Exchange
M. H. Erwin
Catawba
N. C
McDowell Cle
Wheir
Faster Automobiles Traffic Laws 1928 Warning
An editorial urges strict enforcement of speed laws as 1928 brings faster cars. It argues pedestrians and motorists must obey regulations to prevent fatal accidents and improve overall traffic flow. It cautions that lax compliance risks lives while strict rule following speeds up safer travel.
English Railroads and the Farmer Warily Reshape Trade
The Daily Express notes English railroads oppose farm burdens by using motorbuses and trucks to haul produce to trains. Small farmers and traders gain easier marketing without heavy transport costs, while large manufacturers also benefit. The article suggests U.S. railroads may face similar pressures, potentially easing farmer marketing but narrowing rail profits.
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England
Daily Express of
London
United States
Lawlessness Up as National Menace
The piece argues that lawlessness in the United States has grown into a national menace beyond Volstead Act violations. It cites explanations and cures, urging swifter, certain punishments and faster legal processes with smarter juries, noting too many guilty parties go free.
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United States
One Dollar Farm News Offer for New Subscribers
The Courier offers a free one year subscription to National Farm News with a new subscription to The Courier. Send one dollar and receive both papers for a year. Valid only for this county and to new subscribers, while supplies last.
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the Courier
National Farm News
The
Farm News
Avondale Social Notes Signal Weekend Visits
East Avondale residents share visits across Cliffside Rutherfordton and Forest City. attendance at Cliffside High School operetta and Sunday Baptist church services noted as the community gathers.
Adaville News Local Life Update Jan 17
Forest City R 2 reports Mrs. Elsie Carver has been sick but improving. Mrs. Sam Ruppe cared for her mother. Rev J B Tabor spent Sunday with Mr A C Moore. Rutherfordton visitors Mr Pierce Henderson and family at Ste A M Dixon’s. Mrs B L M Wilson’s friends hosted a surprise birthday dinner. Mattie Daniel and son Barret visited Mrs Scruggs of Cliffside. E M Diveney and family visited Spin dale relatives. Dixon was ill with flu last week.
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Avondale
Atr
Archie Stoudenmire
Cliffside
C. H. Wilson
J. Rand Littlejohn
Pacolet
S. C
Merrit Greene
Elizabeth Ann
Shelby
Billie Watkins
State College
Draughon
Business College
Atlanta
Dawsey Thomas
Selma Debrule
Z. C. Jenkins
H. M. Owens
Hollis M. Owens, Jr
Andy Owens
J. M. Layne
Rutherfordt
Crate Haynes
Imyles Haynes
H. H. Jenkins
Scotland
Nack
N. C
Raleigh Haynes
Cliffside High School
Baptist Church
Ruby
Lillian Smith
Charlotte
R. C. Smith
Forest City
R-2
Elsie Carver
Sam Ruppe
Elsie
Carver
J. B. Tabor
A.C. Moore
Pierce Henderson
Rutherfordton
Ste. A.M
Mattie Daniel
Barret
Scruggs
Jane Day
E. M. Diveney
Spindale
WM. A.M. Dixon
Othello Ferree
Farmers Bank and Trust Co
Sheriff's Office
N.C
Ed Grant
M. W. Belue
T. LeRoy Smith
J. F. Timmerman
Alabama
F. C. Hands
Directors
Parent-Teachers’ Association Il
Childress
Christian
C. Jordan
G. B. Howard
Will Payseur
Gerard Lipscomb
T. C. Smith
Ruth Robertson
Jennie Pearl Beachboard
Aged Confederate Veteran James Watson Dies at 85
The Courier reports the death of James Watson of near Washburn Bostic at six o clock Wednesday morning. The Confederate veteran was 85 and is survived by his wife and six children.
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the Courier
James Watson
Washburn
Bostic
Valentines Complete Assortment At Courtneys Ten Cent Store
Courtneys Ten Cent Store highlights a complete Valentine assortment. The feature emphasizes affordable gifts with a wide range of small tokens suitable for shoppers seeking budget friendly options.
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Courtney
Henrietta notices and personal updates spread locally
The Henrietta area reports weekend visits from D B Verdin of Simpsonville and T C Lovelace in Lake Lure. Virginia Crocker remains bedridden after severe burns. Several Robeson County relatives attend family gatherings and hospital news follows D F Clark’s crash injury near Winnsboro. A parent teachers meeting is planned with prize pictures, and local clergy and students head to Greenville for a Baptist convention. Mrs C J Mooneyham visits Asheville. Mrs T B Lovelace dies in Macon Ga with four sons and two sisters surviving.
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Virginia Crocker
H. L. Crocker
A. M. Lovelace
Mooresboro
W. M. Lovelace
P. H. Wiseman
Greensboro
Dr. Wiseman
Dave Wray
Henry Jenkins
Clyde E. Mahaffee
Chester
S. C
Winnsboro
Clark
Columbia
Arthur Smith, Jr
Henrietta-Caroleen
Navy
Texas
Havana
Cuba
Arthur
T.J .C. Smith
Caroleen
Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Sunday School
First Baptist Church
Greenville
J. E. Gillespie
B.B. Smart
Ethel DeBrule
Sadie Tate
Blanch Moore
Woman's Club
Forest City
Mesdames
S. J. Asbury
T. C. Lovelace
J. F
Lovelace
Macon
Ten Henrietta Caroleen Baptist reps at South wide conference
Ten representatives from Henrietta and Caroleen Baptist Sunday schools left Caroleen for Greenville South Carolina to attend the second annual South wide Baptist conference lasting four days. Delegates include B B Smart Ernest Gillespie Sadie Tate Blanch Moore Ethel DeBrule A C Lovelace M A Higgins Ella Fowles Rev R N Childress and Chas Hamrick. The event expects several thousand delegates and notable speakers.
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Caroleen
Henrietta and
Caroleen Baptist Sunday School
Greenville
S. C
Henrietta
B. B. Smart
Ernest Gillespie
Sadie Tate
Blanch Moore
Ethel DeBrule
Padgett Buys U K Barber Shop Merges Shops
G M Padgett purchased the O K Barber Shop from H B Phillips and merged the shops into Phillips quarters in the old National Bank area on Main Street. The new Padgett shop is fully equipped with six first class tensorial artists and staff: G M Padgett, G M Blackwell, A C Newton, A C Walker, Walter Settlemeyer, and Walter Wilson.
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G. M. Padgett
O. K
H. B. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
National Bank
Main Street
Mr. Padgett
Padgett
Messrs
G. M. Pad
Mrs Lovelace and Mrs McBrayer Noted Residents Pass Away
Obituary note from Mooresboro and Rutherfordton notices the death of Mrs A M Lovelace and mentions sorrow among county friends. The item also records a social visit by Mr and Mrs M B Mahaffee with Miss Ethleen Estes and others to Woodruff South Carolina to visit Mr and Mrs W H Fanning and Miss Gertrude Fanning.
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A. M. Lovelace
Mooresboro
Matt McBrayer
Rutherfordton
Vocational Class Builds Book Cases at Cook Springs
A Cook Springs high school vocational agriculture class completed nineteen book cases for Forest City Grammar School last week. The neat attractive cases store supplementary and reference books in separate classrooms. The students also built eleven benches for the basketball audience and are gaining shop skills while producing useful construction work.
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Cook Springs High School
Imineteen
Forest City
Eee
Students Build Useful Attractive Items at School
Students have created several practical and appealing projects for home use, while the class has contributed extensive valuable work at the school and within the community.
Elizabeth Logan Marries Eric E Walker in 1927
Ellenboro announces the marriage of Elizabeth Logan to Eric E Walker on Thursday November twenty fourth 1927. The couple wed as announced by the bride's parents Mr and Mrs J D Logan.
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Ellenboro
J. D. Logan
Elizabeth
Eric E. Walker
Stahl's 5 and 10¢ Store Ad Seeks Readers
Advertises the weekly magazine offerings from the Baltimore American and Atlanta Journal alongside the Sunday editions. Promotes Stahl's 5 and 10 cent store as the place to obtain the latest issues.
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Best
Baltimore American
Atlanta Journal
Stahl’s
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Congress
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Clarence Griffin
C. E. Alcock
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H. H. Houser
M. H. Beamotype
Union Mills and
East Avondale News
Adaville News
Henrietta News
D. B. Verdin
Simpsonville
Caroleen News
U. K
Logan-Walker
City Day Cleaning CO
Forest City, N. C
New Spring
Carroll& Byers Co
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