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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
1
Forrest City area items include a large boy reported missing since January 14, local residents visiting in Bostic and Rutherfordton, and community updates on illness, births, and marriages. The town saw business expansions at Long Drug, Padgett and King, and Moss Reinhardt with new store space and a Spartanburg bakery agency.
North Carolina Secretary of State J Bryan Grimes grants dissolution of H L Kanipe Company a North Carolina corporation with principal office in Forest City. Proceedings, written consent of stockholders and filing completed January 8 1920 in Raleigh. Official seal and signature convey final dissolution.
The Secretary of State records the voluntary dissolution of Henrietta Garage Company a North Carolina corporation with its office in Henrietta Ruthard County. Agent Doggett signed the written consent of all stockholders dated January 8 1920 and the document bears the secretarys official seal and date.
At the annual stockholders meeting in Forest City on January 13 the Farmers Bank and Trust Co. increased capital from 75000 to 100000 and surplus from 35000 to 75000, declared a 12 percent dividend, and reelected all officers and directors led by President J P Alexander. The bank now holds over one million dollars in deposits and about a million and a half in resources, cementing Forest City as Rutherford county’s financial center. Officers include B B Doggett K S Tanner L V Lee and J H Thomas, with R E Biggersoa R L Reinhardt as cashiers and assistants, and branch personnel Caroleen branch C B Wilson Latore branch.
P B Vernon, died at his Forest City home Tuesday after a second stroke. Funeral with Masonic honors held at Cool Springs cemetery. He was 62, born in Spartanburg county, moved to Forest City 25 years ago, and served on the town council. He leaves his wife Mattie Dean, children Will I Vernon, Thurman Robinson, Tom Vernon, Ellen Vernon, Grady Burris, and a brother Ed Vernon. He was a Presbyterian, Masonic lodge member, and W O W member, and was a cotton buyer at Florence Mills. The Courier is requested to be mentioned.
Mountain Pleasant area reports the death of Miss Ann Trout at 38 after an unrelated illness. Services at the family burying ground were led by Rev. Richardson with C. K. Trout and Miss Sue Trout as surviving siblings. Relatives traveled from Detroit Winnsboro and Forest City attended. Other notes mention neighbors visiting Cliffside home, clubs meeting, and local birthdays and arrivals.
W A Blanton aged 74 died Monday night at his home in West End Forest City after long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Shiloh Baptist church where he had long been a member. His wife died recently. Surviving children include Mrs Eddie C Hester Rutherfordton route 1 W H Blanton Forest City route 3 C A Blanton Sumter S C Sallie J Blanton Forest City Aden Blanton Boiling Springs and Mrs Mary Self Henrietta.
Rutherfordton January news notes report Oakwood Manufacturing Company near Southern station sold to J P Middlemass M L Edwards and J Leroy Taylor with capital stock 10000 and authorized 100000 to produce spokes handles and rims Hickory products. officers named Middlemass president Taylor vice president Edwards secretary treasurer Thermal Belt Auto and Garage Company dissolved with Arnette and Simmons retiring. Warlick and Geer to continue in the same building. Reverend Blalock to preach at First Baptist next Sunday. Ed S Geer moves to Yatesville Georgia to work in lumber. joyous note on marriage of J R Anderson and Essie Simmons Mitchell in Charlotte. J A Miller son of local family heads to Detroit for new job.
George G Avant of Forest City died at the State hospital in Morganton last week, days after being moved there. A Spartanburg native, he directed a Cliffside store, then farmed near Bostic. He moved to Forest City a year ago with a widow and two sons surviving, along with brothers and sisters in Spartanburg. Body sent to Spartanburg for internment.
The Republicans of Rutherford county North Carolina are called to meet in Rutherfordton on Saturday January 31 1920 at 2 oclock p m to select delegates to the Congressional Convention in Asheville February 7 and to transact other business. Precinct chairmen will organize precinct meetings for delegate selection and the county Republican Executive Committee is called at the same time and place to handle important business. Dated January 14 1920 TM C McRorie.
Dr. W. H. Wakefield of Charlotte will be at Reinhardt's Drug Store this Saturday January 1 to consult on eye ear nose and throat issues and to fit glasses. Patients should ask their family physician about a consultation.
A Newsy Letter From Busy Cliffside reports new bungalows enhancing town appearance, landscape work by G Loveling of Pacolet and shrubbery from Valdesian Nurseries. The Odd Fellows hosted S M Crouch for lodge plans, while staff changes occur at Cliffside Mills and Lake View operations. The piece notes obituaries, church youth unions, and local visits, ending with a note on J R Padgett’s illness.
A collection of humorous student errors includes Poise misdefined as a Dutchman’s speech, Esquimo as a wild Attic creature, Rabbi as rabbit plural, and Copernicus linked to a corucopia. Other lines joke on etiquette, stone age men, and a misread Round Table author.
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