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Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1929

Page

4

Death Claims Confederate Veteran Greenberry Humphries

Mooresboro July 22 Mr Greenberry Humphries aged 85 died at his home near Cliff side after a long illness from pellagra Funeral services were held at Mt Pleasant Baptist church with Rev E P White in charge Interment was in Mt Pleasant cemetery He is survived by his widow and several children including Mrs H F Hamrick Mrs Ses Jina Humphries Mrs George A Waters Mrs Eunice Etters Mrs Walter Cabiness Roll and Humphries W T Humphries two brothers Charles and Thomas Humphries twenty seven grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren Pallbearers were G C Rabbs John Rabbs Durham Burgess Willie Rabbs Grady Harnett and Fred Green Flower girls were Nellie and Lola Kendricks Pearl and Mary Cabiness Daisy Hamrick and Bess Rabb He was born February 18 1845 and served in the War Between the States in Company K 18th South Carolina Regiment Born in Gaffney S C he lived in Rutherford County as a farmer and was a Providence Baptist church member.

H. F. Hamrick Mooresboro Ses Jina Humphries Charlotte George A. Waters Joliet Eunice Etters Gate City N. C Walter Cabiness Suffolk Roll and Humphries State Line W. T. Humphries Charles and Thomas 18Th South Carolina Gaffney S. C Rutherford County Providence Baptist Church

Spindale Methodist picnic planned for August 3

Spindale residents learn the annual Spindale Methodist Sunday school picnic will be held Saturday afternoon and evening August 3. The event draws more than two hundred pupils and the exact location is to be decided. Local officials and visiting dignitaries were noted at recent events including a state firemen convention in Hendersonville. The Miss Evelyn Pope training under Mrs. Moss signals new public welfare leadership for Rutherford County.

Spindale Spindale Methodist Sunday School J. L. Morgan Talbotton Rutherfordton Georgia Oldsmobile

Mrs F B Moss Honored For County School Program

Rutherfordton July 22 Mrs F B Moss Supt of Public Welfare of Rutherford county since last October delivered an address at the State Public Welfare Institute at Chapel Hill Friday morning July 12 on A County Program for Better School Attendance Her address was well received and the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare has asked for an outline of the program of the system of school attendance as developed in Rutherford county which will be mimeo

Rutherfordton F. B. Moss Public Welfare Rutherford County State Public Welfare Institute Chapel Hill State Board of Charities and Public Welfare

Rev W B Craig Holds Services at Smiths Grove

Forest City R 3 July 22 Rev W B Craig filled his regular appointment at Smiths Grove Saturday and Sunday and preached an excellent sermon. Misses Ruby and Dorothy McCraw of Asheville are spending vacation with aunt Miss Annie Luckadoo.

Forest City W. B. Craig Smith’s Grove Ruby Dorothy McCraw Asheville Annie Luckadoo Louise Humphries Ida"McGahay Wilma Humphries Paul Crowder Emma Crawley Jennie Hudlow Frank Toney Roland Smith Miss Luckadoo Cliffside Clara Bell Craig Lucy Crowder Alma Mary Wilson Hardin D. S. Carpenter

Mt Pleasant News notes visitors and events

Forest City July 17 Rev Abernathy Rutherford College to preach at Mt Pleasant next Sunday. Mt Vernon B Y P A will present a program at 7 30 pm with music afterwards. Wishing a speedy recovery to Devinney Summers who had tonsils removed Monday. Mrs J W Matheny ill at present. Girls depart Monday for Swananoa camping trip near Asheville Misses Sarah Mary Sue Holland Kathleen Holland Winnie Price Flora McDaniel Mrs T J Toms and family visited sister Mrs McSwain at Boiling Springs Sunday Mr Tom Summers and family at

Forest City Abernathy Rutherford College Mt. Pleasant Mt. Vernon Swananoa Asheville Sarah Mary Sue Holland Kathleen Holland Winnie Price Flora McDaniel T. J. Toms McSwain Boiling Springs Tom Summers

Community Notes From Hendersonville Area Gatherings

The summer reunion at Hendersonville occurred Sunday with attendees from the Philathea and Baraca classes. A Pineview Lake picnic last Thursday drew many members. Dorothy McDaniel visited relatives in Gaffney South Carolina. Ruby Jowers Janet Toms Flora and Ola Mae Matheny dined with Mrs. A W Matheny. Janet Toms and Ruby Jowers visited Pauline Kennedy Tuesday and Bill Toms Glen Toms Clark Matheny and Janet Toms dinner with Pauline Kennedy Sunday. Forest Davidson and wife from Spartanburg spent the weekend with his parents. Foster McMahan of Charlotte visited relatives in the area.

Hendersonville Philathea Baraca Pineview Lake Dorothy McDaniel Gaffney S. C Ruby Jowers Janet Toms Flora Ola Mae Matheny A. W. Matheny Pauline Kennedy Bill Toms Glen Toms Clark Matheny Forest Davidson Spartanburg Foster McMahan Charlotte

Five Farm Women Will Be Honored

Five rural women in North Carolina will receive the gold pin of the Master Farm Homemaker at a July 25 ceremony during Farm and Home Week. The Farmers Wife magazine and the State College Extension Service sponsor the event, with 46 NC nominees evaluated by a judging committee.

Raleigh N. C North Carolina Farmer's Wife National Farm Women’s Magazine of St. Paul Home Demonstration Department The State College Extension Service Jane S. McKimmon

First North Carolina Master Farm Home Makers Named

Five women recognized as Master Farm Home Makers last year include Mrs. A. R. Poyner Mayee Mrs. W. T. Whitsett Mr J. E. Corrider Jr China Grove Mrs. W. D. Graham Mount Ulla and Mrs. W. B. Lamb Garland A representative of The Farmer's Wife will travel from St Paul to confer the honor.

A. R. Poyner Mayee W. T. Whitsett Whitsett J. E. Corrider, Jr China Grove W. D. Graham Mount Ulla W. B. Lamb Garland St. Paul

Be a snob or marry the vessel's daughter advice

An early editorial argues against snobbery urging graduates to learn from all people. It questions whether Lincoln Washington or great artists ever showed snobbish pride and notes inspiration often comes from common folks. Warns that today’s office boy could be tomorrow’s president or manager.

Lincoln Washington

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Mr. Greenberry Humphries Yates Duncan R. R. James Herbert Bradley Luther Sherrill Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Max Watson Messrs Norris Freeman J. A. Grose Wilmington Rutherford Moss Evelyn Pope Iredell County Lisbeth Parrott Hartford Fire Insurance Company Pearl Mary E Ruth Crowder Viola Vienna Carpenter E. T. Randall Forest City, N. C Phillips U. Tredemark Chaves H. Philips Theraical Co Phillips Milk of Magnesia Viking Ouestanding J. T. Camp Forest City, N.C
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