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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
8
Stein's Department Store in Forest City promotes a wide variety of goods for men and women including shoes haberdashery and dry goods. The owners are described as high quality reliable citizens who support the community and use modern business methods to offer satisfaction, fair prices, and low costs as sales grow.
An oil stove explosion caused a fire in the Washburn building in Rutherfordton on a Friday, damaging John Washburn’s store and furnishings, with about $4,000 in losses. Mrs. Fannie Cantrell, county welfare officer, Miss Elizabeth Davis, and the night operator Mrs. Vick Spurlin reported the blaze and helped raise the alarm. the town telephone exchange also suffered smoke and water damage, halting service for over an hour.
A woman escaped from a burning building using a ladder. Fire crews reported no injuries.
A Charlotte division meeting of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Society will be held at Wingate on June 11 and 12. Presidents of the Woman's Missionary Societies of the Sandy Run Baptist Association are urged to attend. Rev Gartenhaus, home missionary to Jews in the south, will speak on June 12 with a pageant planned that evening.
Spindale mourns Roy Nanney 32 who died Saturday at Oteen Veterans Hospital after months of illness linked to his World War service. A WWII era sergeant, he was wounded and gassed in combat, educated at Hot Springs and Georgia Tech, and worked as a chemist in textile plants. Funeral at Spindale Presbyterian Church and burial at Bethel Cemetery beside his late daughter. Survived by widow Cora Beam Nanney, daughter Rachael, parents Lee and Mrs Nanney, four brothers and one sister, with many comrades attending. Floral tributes poured in from North and South Carolina and a wreath from The Ralston Grocery Co of Fort Pierce, Fla.
Ellenboro baseball team routed Tryon 17 to 4 on June 1 at Ellenboro. Kirksey pitched six hits for Tryon while Ellenboro collected twenty two hits led by Forester and Nan imey driving runs. Lloyd Greene hit a triple for the day’s longest blow and new players helped improve the defense. The crowd is invited to see the Charlotte Firemen play at Ellenboro next Saturday.
Prof Kurt Wiesinger of Zurich unveils a compact locomotive named hochdruckkondensstiondampf lokomotive showcasing a compact steam engine concept from Switzerland.
Sulphur Springs held a large singing convention with good performers and an enjoyable program. The B Y P U gathered Sunday night for a quality program and invites weekly attendance. A baby boy was born to Rich Husky's family last week. Miss Bessie Henson and Carl Robbins married, with Mrs. Robbins eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Henson. Mrs. R R Wall and son spent the weekend with her husband at Sidney Wall's home near Henrietta. France imposes taxes on bachelors and childless couples.
In Forest City the Sanders Groceteria stands out for consistent stock and fair pricing. The store emphasizes experienced management, careful buying, and low margins to provide reliable staple and fancy groceries and meats throughout the week.
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