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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
7
A Charlotte News column argues cotton price rises uplift the South’s economy. It notes higher prices encourage farmers to sell, pay debts, and stimulate mills, merchants, and employment as demand tightens for top quality cotton. It predicts a revival in the coming months with improved business and optimism statewide.
Forest City hosts dollar days June 9 10 and 12 with every merchant offering bargains. A penny jar guess at Farmers Bank awards a prize and subscribers are urged to renew or begin Forest City Courier at one dollar yearly to boost county paper circulation.
The piece urges voters to study candidates and vote with independence. It emphasizes using the privilege to select the best fitted candidate, accepting the majority result, and supporting the nominees after the election. It cautions against letting others influence choices and encourages participation and civic duty.
The Southern Railway Company believes the South is at a threshold of business revival, citing its large order for new equipment as evidence of confident regional growth and development.
Forest City hosts a novelty baseball game Saturday June 10 with the American Athletic Girls facing the Forest City team. Manager L S Nanney plans a tentative lineup including Lawrance Harrill Foster McCurry Hamrick Kiser Hunty Summey Bright Farrell and others for the home squad.
The state says 20 locomotives 5390 freight cars 500 steel auto cars and 250 cabooses were ordered. If placed in one train the set spans 47 miles from engine to caboose. The road expects 250 new trains or one every 2.5 miles Washington to Atlanta as Fall business returns. Southern serves the South.
Trustees W L Horn and J B Covington announce a public auction of land in Cool Springs Township Forest City N C. The sale will be Monday June 5 1922 at 12 00 M in front of the Rutherfordton courthouse to the highest bidder for cash. The described parcel lies along West Main Street with a measured 440 feet frontage and 125 feet depth from T M Harrill and Dr T C McBrayer corners.
Rutherfordton news reports the death of Mrs John Murray of near Sunshine at about 35 years old after a brief hospital illness. She leaves a husband and three living children, seven others having preceded her in death, and a large circle of friends and relatives mourn her.
B W Hyder died at his home two miles west of town on the highway to Chimney Rock at 83. He was buried at Green Hill Baptist church after a Sunday service conducted by Rev B M Hamrick. Survived by widow, three brothers, five children and many grandchildren. Children include Mrs J E Stone Inman S C Coburn Hyder James P Hyder and Mrs J H Beeter and Delia Hyder. Dr D W York, Oklahoma evangelist, began revival meetings May 28 at the courthouse with daily services and two in church, preaching repentance faith and core Methodist doctrines. over 23 000 souls saved and sixty men ordained in his ministry. The public is invited.
An advertisement offers a suit of Mother’s Favorite boy clothes to the boy who submits the largest number of T. D. Bill ads between now and September 1. The prize is framed as a promotional incentive targeted at youthful contributors.
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