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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
8
Clarence Griffin, editor at the Spindale paper, steps down from his role as associate editor Mrs. G. F. Hovis and the Spindale Drug Store mark the local headquarters following his departure.
The Soind Band marked its first anniversary with a Saturday concert in the school auditorium. About 48 people attended, hearing eleven selections including two marches and a serenade. Mr. Wells noted growth from twenty-two instruments to a largely unchanged original member lineup. Visitors from Rutherfordton and Forest City were present. Plans mentioned for a county home concert soon and various local notices followed, with names and places across Spindale and nearby towns.
Miss Grace Ellington returned home considerably improved after an appendectomy at Rutherford hospital last Tuesday week. Mr J H Hill and daughter Jacquette visited in Charlotte Thursday. Miss Grace Griffin and Mr Max Tolleson secretly wed in Spartanburg on January 11. Mr J Horace Burwell of Pilot Life Insurance attended an agent meeting in Greensboro this week. Mr Lloyd Williamson, formerly with Robbins & Williamson, now with R P Geer & Co of Rutherfordton, may move there. he sold his interest at Spind to W L and Lee R Robbins. Mr and Mrs Fred Nanney were weekend visitors with Nanney's parents. Messrs vy and Carl Cowan, Fred Kinzie, Victor Grose and Miss Wichel Cowan visited Charlotte. Miss Bess Cowan, who is at the Mission Hospital in Asheville, was seen Sunday. Advert: One A-1 insurance man wanted in own handwriting to X Y Z care The Courier Forest City. 16-21.
An article from Spindale School News outlines ethical conduct in teaching, urging high character in relations with pupils, fellow teachers, administration, the community, and the profession. It highlights compassion, cooperation, mutual trust, and service, plus a note on contracts and professional growth. It also lists honor roll names and reports a PTA meeting on health and home study.
North Carolina led the nation in four crops in 1924, with sweet potatoes producing 9,292,000 bushels, peanuts 152,945,000 bushels, soy beans 2,560,000 bushels, and cow peas 2,545,000 bushels, according to the U S Department of Agriculture. The state also ranked second in tobacco with 278,320,000 pounds in 1924.
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