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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
15
James Thomas King and Wilma Stalnaker were married at 1 p.m. Wednesday June 1 at Rev. J. P. Hornbuckle's home in Henrietta. Only intimate friends attended. After a brief tour of Western North Carolina the couple will reside on West Main Street.
Messrs Howard Doggett and John Dalton will leave Saturday to attend the Kiwanis Convention in Memphis Tennessee. Dalton is president of the local Kiwanis club and Doggett district trustee, both noted Kiwanian leaders.
Spindale beat the Florence Mills Baseball club 8 to 1 in Spindale on June 2. Key plays included a homer by Pitt off F Jones and a two base hit by Bill Collins for Forest City. Pitchers were Watkins and Moss for the visitors and Thomas and Jones for Spindale.
The Rutherford County Epworth League Association will hold its June 1 meeting at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Friday at 8 o'clock. All leagues are urged to attend for membership prosperity.
Misses Nida Elliott and Margaret Whisnant of Waco visited Mr and Mrs Hoyle Elliott last week. J W Sanders family spent Sunday with relatives in Union. About forty Sen or B P U members attended a program at Bostic Sunday evening. Concord Baptist youths visited Bostic. Miss Bunnah Jones returns Sunday from Smithfield where she taught. Mrs George Falls and Mrs Self of Cherryville visited locally. Mr and Mrs R L Reinhardt welcome a ten pound boy born Wednesday June 1. Guaranteed Nilo electric lights at 25 cents. D M Stahl's Store.
Public information casts doubt on Seaboard Pullmans stopping in Forest City. The Sun offers consoling note from S Davies Warfield, president, stating the hope is uncertain and the matter remains unclear.
In Holly Springs Harris County on May 29, rain blessed the area just as a Sunday morning start seemed unsure. An afternoon revival drew a large crowd with three choirs, solos, duets and quartets, and congregational singing. Prof. W V Tarlton preached at night, with Mrs. Jason Cole ill from pneumonia and Maggie Cole visiting Spartanburg. Prof J Rector Robbins sings in Landrum revival as Arthur Cole and Damon Robbins visit Riverside.
May 30 report notes showers refreshed Golden Valley. Miss Nannie Melton hosted a birthday party with Jack and Jewell Anderson, Charlie Self, Robert Freeman, Morgan White, Odell Campfield, Coy Hunt, Lester McCurry, D. Houser, Fred Melton, Manly McCurry, Adam Propes, Fred Houser, Inez Houser, Ola White. Illnesses include Mrs. Mary Self and Mrs. Roy Fortuns' family. D T Melton and Frank Beaty hosted visitors. Houser family later visited Mrs. Bedford Beaty at Spindale.
The Doggett Motor Co reports May sales with buyers including C Powell J W Edney M L Green W S Luckadoo T F Ostwalt M W Harrison Miss Davie Barber C Carpenter Carolina Edwards A C Whitesides C D Magnus J M Lumley H S McKee J Gette and Southern Bell Tel Co Cardell.
Weathers lists lime, cement and builder's hardware in a local inventory. The notice notes stock availability and suggests customers inquire for details.
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