Widely Known Couple to Wed in August
The Y W A meeting at First Baptist honored Alma Putnam with a program on Japan. Engagement announced for Miss Alma Putnam and Rev. W. C. Lynch of Forest City, with wedding planned in August. Guests included Mrs Ferris McManus, Mrs Tom Vernon, Dorothy Lindley, and Blanche Waters.
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Alma Putnam
W. C. Lynch
The
First Baptist Church
Roswell Hill
Forest City
Ferris McManus
Columbia, S. C
Tom Vernon
Auburn
Ala
Dorothy Lindley
Anderson, S. C
Blanche Waters
Atlanta
Death of Ell enboro man Mr B R Hopper
Russell Hopper of Ellenboro aged 55 died suddenly at his sister Mrs A B Jones home in Ellenboro on Monday about 8 a m He had retired in good health the night before and became ill about 5 a m A Tenn born Baptist Christian man with long county involvement He lived near Oak Grove church 22 years and served neighbors faithfully Funeral and burial were at High School Baptist church Tuesday morning with Rev Z A Harrill and Rev N M Washburn leading services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenboro
Russell Hopper
A. B. Jones
Summerville
Tenn
A.B. Jones
Ceyton Hopper
Kings Mountain
Furman Hopper
Cleveland County
Baylus
Sarah
Jane Chapman
Hopper
Oak Grove Church
High School Baptist Church
Z. A. Harrill
N. M. Washburn
FIRST COTTON BLOOM REPORTED IN FOREST CITY AREA
The Courier received a cotton bloom from Ed Harrill of Forest City R-2 found in his field on Tuesday July 10 making it among the first blooms in the state. Cleveland county reported an early bloom earlier this week as weather remains unsettled delaying the crop. Rev. M F Moores attends pastor conference at Asheville school this week.
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the Courier
Ed Harrill
Forest City
R-2
Cleveland County
Extension Etymologist Coming July 18
Mr. C H Brannon extension etymologist of the State College Raleigh will be at county agent F E Pattons office Wednesday July 18 at 10 oclock and will discuss insects peculiar to field and orchard crops All farmers interested in this are urged to attend A meeting will also be held on the farm of Mr Arthur Grose Forest City A 3 near Pleasant Grove church at which time Dr Brannon will again discuss ways and means of destroying insects.
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C. H. Brannon
The
State College
Raleigh
F. E. Patton
Arthur Grose
Forest City
Pleasant Grove Church
Brannon
Kiwanis Club Opens New Forest City Banquet Hall
Forest City Kiwanis celebrated six months of service and the new Lake Lure joint meeting. The Monday night gathering showcased the club’s elegant new banquet hall by Cowan Blanton with cool decor and electric fans. Guests included Dr. Lovelace of Georgia and Alabama and Miss Merle Davis of Sunshine.
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Cowan Blanton
Forest City
Lantona
Extesix'amary
Winny” Brown
Virginia
Howard Magness
Dick Minish
Howard Doggett
R. C. Alexander
Dr. Lovelace
Georgia
Alabama
Merle Davis
Sunshine
Blanton
Local Notes From Henrietta July Visit and Travel
Miss Lettle igh of Durham visits sister Mrs. Robert Neal. W. M. Lovelace, Henrietta-Caroleen high school principal, attends summer school in Asheville. Pearl Gillespie Ola and Sarah Wilkins and Mrs Goforth attend summer school at Lenoir Rhyne College. Clyde Mahaffee family stay with Dandridge family in Walterboro. Rev F H Price leaves for a week in Lenoir and district conference at Taylorsville. Mrs J F Whisnant returns from Spartanburg hospital after appendicitis operation. Mr and Mrs V V Fortune and daughter Rachel visit Dr and Mrs J F Whisnant. Mrs C J Mooneyham hosts Woman's Missionary society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Courier
Henrietta
Miss Lettleigh
Durham
Robert Neal
W. M. Lovelace
Henrietta-Caroleen High School
Asheville
Pearl Gillespie
Ola
Sarah Wilkins
Goforth
Lenoir- Rhyne College
Hickory
Clyde Mahaffee
Rachel
J. F. Whisnant
C. J. Mooneyham
Woman's Missionary Society
Prominent Couple Weds in Charlotte Ceremony
Miss Elma Bradford of Fort Mill, S C, and George Dewey Dalton of Forest City wed in Charlotte First Presbyterian Church. The ceremony was conducted by Dr Albert Sidney Johnson with a small gathering. The couple's wedding trip covered Washington, Baltimore, Atlantic City and northern points. they will reside in Forest City after August 1. Mrs Dalton is a Winthrop graduate and former teacher. Mr Dalton is a leading Dalton Bros store executive.
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Carolinas
Elma Bradford
William R. Bradford
Fort Mill
S. C
George ‘Dewey Dalton
Forest City
First Presbyterian Church
Charlotte
North Carolina
Albert Sidney Johnson
Dalton
Washington
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Winthrop College
Winthrop
North
South Carolina
E. H. Dalton
Dalton Bros
Forest
Funeral for Bat Cave welfare worker Miss Jennie Field
Miss Jennie Russell Field of Bat Cave a 15 year old community church worker died Sunday Funeral services were at St Pauls Episcopal Edneyville Henderson county with Bishop Horner presiding She had served seven years as community nurse Native of Hartford Conn Also notes of local social and church events and updates from Bat Cave area with several names and activities among residents
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Bat Cave
Jennie Russell Field
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Edneyville
Henderson County
Bishop Horner
Asheville
H. Cary Elwes
Horner
Episcopal Church
Miss Field
Hartford
Forest City Firms Use Town Letterheads For Ads
The Forest City Courier reports sixty thousand lithographed letter heads sold to major local firms. Each sheet features ten color views of Forest City and a description of the town, its population, industries, and key landmarks. The initiative, conceived by Kiwanis, aims to advertise Forest City globally. The Courier holds fifteen thousand extra sheets offered to individuals at one cent per sheet in bulk.
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Forest City
Courier
The
Chimney Rock
Lake Lure
Alexander
Florence Mills
Farmers Bank
Cool Springs
First Baptist Church
the Courier, Power and Agriculture
Kiwanis Club
Messrs
Chas. Z.J. Flack
Howard Doggett
Clyde Hamrick Dies in Grover at 42
Grover July 11 Mr Clyde Hamrick aged 42 died at his Grover home Tuesday morning after about two years illness. A Rutherford county native, he was long known in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. He lived in Grover twenty two years and was a Southern Railway agent until ill health forced retirement. He married Maude Rambright of Grover. Survived by wife, three children Margaret Marian Lewis, four brothers Elijah Hamrick Ellenboro G T Hamrick Southern Railway agent Ruth H L Hamrick Lattimore Loren L Hamrick New York Central Railroad La Porte Ind and sisters Mesdames Sallie Bridges Clay Randall Ellenboro Blanche Randall Princeton Md. An active Bethel Baptist Church member. Funeral and burial to be held at Grover today.
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Grover
Clyde Hamrick
Maude Fambright
Margaret
Marian
Lewis
Elijah Hamrick
Ellenboro
G. T. Hamrick
Southern Railway
Ruth
H. L. Hamrick
Lattimore
Loren L. Hamrick
New’ York’ Central Railroad
la Porte
Ind
Mesdames Sallie Bridges
Clay
Randall
Blanche Randall
Prinet’n
Maryland
The
Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
New partnership opens for mule sales and used cars
Messrs. W. S. Moss and Spurgeon Moss establish a partnership in Forest City for selling mules and used cars. Their remodeled Cherry Mountain Street building enhances the venture, and the two men are described as prominent, knowledgeable in every detail, and confident to succeed in the new enterprise.
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Messrs
W. S. Moss
Spurgeon Moss
Cherry Mountain Street
Forest City
Prof Winters to address Rutherford poultry growers
Prof Winters of Ohio State University will address a Rutherford County poultry association meeting at the courthouse on Wednesday July 18. Winters, a leading poultry expert in the United States, will cover a wide range of poultry care topics and urges all raisers and interested residents to attend.
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Prof. Winters
Ohio State University
Rutherford County Poultry Association
Rutherford County Poultry Raisers
Court House
Rutherfordt
Winters
United States
Amateur Golf Tournament At Rutherford Club Today
Rutherford Country Club hosts an amateur golf tournament starting at 2 00 pm on Thursday July 12 with free clubs and balls, beginner friendly entry, top prize six months membership and second prize three months. A separate 18 hole handicap event for members offers a silver loving cup. Officials note excellent course conditions and invite all members and guests for a day of recreation.
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Rutherford Country Club
Rutherford County
Mt Pleasant News brief items from July 11
Mt Pleasant Church hosted Rev. M L Buchanan for weekend services. V R Price ill but hoped to recover soon. Miss Mary Greene hosted a social Saturday night with a large, happy crowd. Philathea Baraca groups took a Pineview Lake picnic trip. Walter Crawford and family of Shelby visited J W Matheny. Bulow Earls and wife spent the weekend with Pink Summers. Visitors to J M Price included G A Davidson and family, Grady Jenkins, and J S Elmore. Forest Davidson and friends, Guy Fry of Cliffside visited Saturday and Sunday. Mr P S Kennedy and family also mentioned.
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Pineview Lake
Lattimore
Walter Crawford
Shelby
J .W. Matheny
Bulow Earls
Pink
J. M. Price
G. A. Davidson
Grady Jenkins
J. S. Elmore
Guy Fry
Cliffside
Forest Davidson
P. S. Kennedy
Dr T E Brown to address Rutherford County Club
Spindale July 10 Dr E Brown director of vocational education will speak at the Rutherford County Club July 17 at 1 p m in Spindale House The noted educator will deliver a vital message and members are urged to attend Ladies of Spindale Methodist church will serve the meal Notify Mrs J Y Yelton of the number of plates needed for proper arrangements
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Spindale
E. Brown
Division of Vocational Education
State Department of Education
Raleigh
Rutherford County Club
Spinsdale House
Brown
Caroleen Sweeps Lockhart In Two Late Morning and Night Wins
Caroleen ball club of Rutherford County Textile League drove to Lockhart F. C. on July 4 and won both games 9 to 7 in the morning and 10 to 4 in the evening. The team also defeated Cliffside 2 to 1 on July 17 at Cliffside. Caroleen schedules a July 14 rematch at Caro leen 3 80 o'clock against Cliffside.
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Caroleen Ball Club
Rutherford County
Lockhart
F. C
Cliffside
Caroleen
Baptists Begin Revival July 22 at local church
The Wall Scarborough revival opens at the Baptist church Sunday July 22 with Dr Zeno Wall preaching opening week and Dr Scarborough of the Baptist Theological Seminary preaching in closing weeks. A committee plans seating and will gather material on the church grounds. Volunteers will be called to help erect seats, likely July 16 and 17.
Alexander to Meet Southern Power in Spartanburg Game
Alexander will play the Southern Power Company team of Spartanburg here Thursday afternoon at 3 30. On Saturday Alexander F C meets Bessemer City in the last game of the first half of the Carolina Textile League.
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Alexander
Southern Power Company
Spartanburg
Alexander F. C
Bessemer City
Price and Son Re-Purchase Dry Cleaning Business
Six weeks after selling their city dry cleaning business to G. P. Seagle of Marion, J. M. Price & Son have repurchased it and will continue operating at the same high standard. C. T. Price joins as proprietor of the Ideal Dry Cleaning Co. at Rutherfordton.
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J. M. Price & Son
G. P. Seagle
Marion
C. T. Price
The
Ideal Dry Cleaning Co
Rutherfordton
Local social notes from Cherryville and Charlotte visit
Mrs. Cecil Jarrett of Cherryville and Mr. Willie Toms of Georgia spent Sunday with Mr. J. W. Matheny. Howard Matheny returned to Charlotte after a two week vacation in Georgia Alabama and Florida. He was accompanied by Willie Toms who went to Kings Business College in Charlotte. Mrs. T. J. Toms and children visited Mr. Joe Randall. Mr. J. W. Matheny spent Tuesday in Asheville on business.
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Cecil Jarrett
Cherryville
Willie Toms
Georgia
J. W. Matheny
Howard Matheny
Charlotte
Alabama
Florida
Kings Business College
T. J. Toms
Joe Randall
Asheville
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Japan
Margaret Young
Annie Sue Harris
Ruby Moore
Ruth Meares
Eva Holleman
Putnam
B. R. Hopper
M. F. Moores
Asheville School
Henrietta News
G. D. Dalton
Episcopal
Myrle McDaniel
Hoyle Callahan
Dana McDaniel
Mooneyham
S. J. Asbury
Vacation Bible School
the Baptist Church
Ruth McAbee
Minnie McGinnis
Mildred Hamrick
Georgia DeBrule
Walter Mahaffee
Frances Reynolds
Emslie Lord
Willie Sue Mooney
R. N. Childress
Don Melton
MT Pleasant News
T. E. Brown
County Club
State Department of Vocational Education
Spindale House
Aroleen
Baptists
Wall - Scarborough
Price and Son
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