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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1931
Page
5
The Forest City Courier issue from July 30 1931 lists editors C E Alcock and Clarence Griffin with Arval Alcock as society editor and Arval Alcock as assistant manager. Subscription rates are one year one dollar six months fifty cents and outside Rutherford County one dollar and fifty. advertising rates show display per column inch and classed by word.
Rutherford county mourns Rev. Barney Hamrick and Rev. S. N. Watson, lifelong gospel ministers whose devotion touched thousands. Both lived by teaching daily, foregoing money for service, and leave legacies in their families and in educated lives they shaped.
A writer’s motor trip from Forest City to Morehead City highlights North Carolina’s vast size and diversity. The peach belt, tobacco, corn, strawberries, and watermelons are producing record yields, with farmers optimistic about fall prices and prosperity.
Readers invited to share views on tax relief and farmer support. The Courier hopes to publish practical suggestions from its wide readership to aid farmers and improve business mood.
The writer details a chaotic tour of Chicago in a Ford, describing traffic cops, crowded streets, Maxwell Street, Al Capone lore, Cicero gangland, the Lexington Hotel, the Chinese quarter, a speakeasy, and a late-night look at the World’s Fair era sights. The narrator notes the crowded Loop, the stockyards, and concludes Chicago may become the world’s largest city.
Large Alexander crowd attends B Y P U convention in Caroleen after weekend gathering. Many locals and visitors share meals and social events with Rev C C Matheny, Mrs Jane McMahan, and families. Ada Hamrick leaves for Boiling Springs to teach for the year.
Rutherfordton July 27 More than 150 sportsmen hunters and others gathered at W J Hardin farm for an all day conservation picnic. Speakers included State Forester William L Nothstein and Forest Warden Chief E P Simmons who urged fire prevention tourism benefits and cooperation with authorities. Games and prizes accompanied music from the Shingle Hollow string band.
Miss Lois Kimbrell hosted a Saturday night party on July 25 with a long list of attendees including Eloise Christy Laura Smith Gladys Lancaster Pearl Silver Tana Dobbins Vina Mae Rich Lois Kimbrell and many others. Dennis Butler and his music makers provided the string music. refreshments were served and several families hosted weekend guests from Columbia and Duncan South Carolina as well as Cliffside. A Providence church picnic is planned for July 31 with invitation to bring baskets.
Horn's Cash Store advertises new stock including carloads of No 2 and No 3 tin cans priced per 100 at 3.00 and 4.00 dollars and carloads of syrup pails in 5 and 10 pound sizes. Also two carloads of Lord-Flake White and Jewel pails in 8 and 16 ounce sizes arrive at Horn's Cash Store.
All members of the Rutherford Golf Club are urged to attend an important meeting Friday at eight o'clock in the office of Attorney M. L. Edwards in Rutherfordton. Mr. G. A. Williams calls the gathering to discuss club activities and a clubhouse for the Rutherford course.
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