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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
1
A reflective column in The Courier praises readers in Forest City for their loyal support and meanders through memories of Cliffside High commencement, family homes, and community life. It notes graduates, parental pride, and church events, inviting radio sponsorship to share the paper’s spirit.
Memorial services for Rutherford County World War Dead were held at First Baptist Church Sunday evening. Willis Towery Post American Legion of Forest City and Fred Williams Post of Rutherfordton decorated graves across seven townships. Speaker Rev J W Hoyle Jr delivered the memorial message as the Spindale Quartette sang and a bugler played Taps. Roy Nanney’s name appeared among the fallen.
The June issue of The Amateur Radio Bulletin, published by Arval Alcock Theodore Alcock and George Tate, was mailed last week. It features an editorial page news notes on amateur radio work and a telegraph technique feature, with strong advertising across several states, and is printed monthly by The Forest City Courier.
The regular business session of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist church will meet Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. in the choir room. Every member is urged to attend as important matters are to be discussed.
Clarence Griffin, editor of The Courier News and County Historian, is listed in the 1931 Who in American Genealogy by the Institute of American Genealogy in Chicago. The publication features biographical sketches of individuals whose historical and genealogical research in the United States and Canada is outstanding and meritorious.
The Flat Rock Swimming Pool will open Friday with free swims for those who bring their suits. The facility has many new improvements and invites the public to visit and enjoy the revamped site.
Forest City North Carolina is presented as an ideal industrial and residential center in a promotional piece. It boasts favorable geography, three rail lines, abundant power and water, booming textile and allied industries, growing population, and active civic leadership including the mayor, aldermen, and Kiwanis. The article urges investment and relocation to Forest City, highlighting climate, land sites, and cooperative infrastructure as key draws.
Barney Harrill aged 54 died at home after a short illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 pm at First Baptist Church with Dr. W A Ayers in charge. Interment followed at Cool Springs cemetery. Floral offerings were arranged by the T E L Class of First Baptist.
Robert R Summey of Erlanger died at his home Sunday after two years of illness and a treatment at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for a nervous ailment. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Erlanger Methodist Church, with burial in Gaffney Cemetery, Gaffney, South Carolina. Survived by son and four other children, and brothers and sisters J W McKinney Forest City. E G Summey near Ellenboro. L M Summey Alexander. S A Summey Alexander. T A Summey Gastonia. He was a charter member and steward of Erlanger Methodist Church.
Gainesville Ga June 2 Miss Ruth Doggett daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Doggett of Forest City received the A B Degree from Brenau College Conservatory Gainesville Ga last Monday morning June 1 at the graduating exercises in the college auditorium The Baccalaureate address was by Dr William F Ogburn Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago Eyelet batiste all colors Sourtney's Ten Cent Store
A local appeal urges residents to join hands for communal improvement, urging collective effort to make the area a garden spot of the south as envisioned by J Payne.
Cool Springs Township schools closed the most successful year in the history of the district. Attendance averaged 95.1 percent across four elementary schools, with promotions between 80 and 92 percent. Seventh grade state exams showed pupils far above state averages, and a new school band began offering a public concert. Several teachers plan summer study, despite salary increments ending for two years. The Parent Teacher Association aided in feeding, clothing, and supplying books to students.
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