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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1925
Page
7
The narrative recalls a 1863 corn shucking in Burnt Chimneys, detailing neighborly cooperation to pile and shuck corn, the Whitney gin’s influence, and a festive all night gathering with white and Black participants. A disruption ends the event as a runaway enslaved person triggers patrols, leaving Annie pale and Rena helping her.
A large crowd attended the Henrietta tent meeting Sunday and had a good time. Various locals and visitors, including Mrs. Bud Deck and children, Mr. Gilbert Rippy and family, Mrs. Rhoda West, and many others, visited relatives and dined with neighbors Sunday. The item lists multiple residents visiting kin, returning home, and spending time with families across nearby towns.
Mrs Amanda Lee Callahan, age about 70, died Tuesday night at the home of her son Fred Callahan after long illness. She leaves three sons and two daughters and was a Bethel Baptist Church member. Funeral held at Bethel cemetery last Wednesday led by Rev. Z D Harrill and J D Hunt. The community offers condolences as rain blessed the area Monday evening. Local residents and relatives are named including Harrills, Beam, Rabb, Wright, and McKinney among others.
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