New Hope News Social Roundup in Harris June
Rain brings relief as residents of New Hope, Harris area share visits and church events. Numerous locals and guests attend famiy gatherings, revival preaching at Sandy Springs, and hospital news.
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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
10
Rain brings relief as residents of New Hope, Harris area share visits and church events. Numerous locals and guests attend famiy gatherings, revival preaching at Sandy Springs, and hospital news.
The Davis Lumber Company in Forest City is praised as a progressive supplier of high grade lumber and builders’ supplies. It emphasizes fair pricing, expert service, and commitment to developing the local building industry, inviting the public to visit its yards for information or purchases.
In Harris R-1 area on June 1 fine weather boosts farming with cotton thinning underway. Local social notes mention Miss Levola Morrow visiting near Sunshine, and families like Henry Lee Holland and Annie Holland visiting a grandfather near Boiling Springs. Riverside Sunday School starts with Lee Holland as superintendent. a May 9 wedding of Carl Robbins and Bessie Henson is noted as secret till recently. Carey Whittington and others in the area are mentioned along with family music events and phonograph listening.
Providence notes list Sunday visits by Mrs J L Harrill Forest City and Mr and Mrs A Brandle to Mrs Harrills parents. guests from Forest City and Alabama attended gatherings. children and relatives from Wellford and Rutherfordton visiting, with multiple Harrill and allied families referenced and a Farmers Hardware Co. mention.
Perkins, an Australian bank robber, receives a 15 year prison term and is to endure three floggings of 15 lashes each as part of the punishment. The sentence includes a public flogging component, reflecting harsh penalties of the era. The case highlights the severity of bank crimes in the period and the use of corporal punishment in addition to imprisonment.
Nellie Simpson of Swissvale Pa reports losing 102 pounds in 14 weeks by taking Kruschen Salts as directed. She says the plan costs about 25 dollars for the weight loss and claims it makes her look five years younger. The ad urges readers to try the product through drug stores and mentions local distributors.
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