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Newspaper

Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1927

Page

10

Epworth League Play At Washburn To Benefit Salem Church

Salem Epworth League of M E Church presents a benefit play at Washburn schoolhouse Saturday night June 11 titled The Old Oaken Bucket. Cast includes Reuben Hardacre Howard Wells Tom Philbeck Arthur Ames and others. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Salem League won efficiency banner at county meeting. Rev J E Hipps preached at Salem Church Sunday afternoon.

Bostic Epworth League of Salem M. E. Church Washburn School Salem Church Reuben Hardacre Howard Wells Mary Jones Margaret Philbeck Salem Epworth League Pleasant Grove Church Forest City J. E. Hipps

Rev W B Davis to Preach at Salem Church

Bostic June 6 Rev W B Davis of High Point Methodist church will preach at Salem Methodist church three miles east of Bostic Sunday June 12 at 11 oclock He is among Western North Carolina best ministers Salem is his old home church and many are expected to hear him preach The note on rainfall and Pacific clams is incidental background to the main item

Bostic W. B. Davis High Point Methodist Church Salem Methodist Church North Carolina Salem

Memorial Service Held At Union Mills Baptist Church

A memorial service was held Sunday at the Union Mills Baptist church with a large crowd and dinner. Rev. M L Lennon delivered the memorial sermon as Rev A A Walker Rev M L Lennon Rev A P Sorrels Rev W B Craig Mr S J Lawrance Mr James Smart and Mr Walker of Tennessee gave talks. Mr Miller Freeman of Mt Vernon sang a special song. Local residents visited relatives and attended services as Miss Virginia Goforth prepared for summer school in Hickory.

Union Mil The Baptist Church M. L. Lennon A. A. Walker A. P. Sorrels W. B. Craig S. J. Lawrance James Smart Mr. Walker Tennessee Miller Freeman Mt. Vernon James Weldon Asheville W. E. Sweatt Fred Stallings Forest City C. C. Goforth W. S. Rice Pleasant Garden Sam Mashburn Winnie Stroupe Virginia Goforth Hickory Charley Starnes Bostie G. W. Morgan Anna Hensley Roy Clyde Marion S. Mashburn Alton Trout Trout E. L. Morris Ed Morris Portland Glenn Morris

Sermon Noted in Shiloh as Local News Brief

Shiloh news notes Rev G W Davis of Spindale preached a Sunday afternoon sermon at Shiloh. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Virgie Ruppe on June 5. Mrs Avery Ruppe is ill with pneumonia. Mrs Jason Cole improves after days of sickness. Families of Tommie Jones, B H Allen, Morgan Jones, Grady Cole, Garland Hooper, and S Bradley are mentioned with visits and gatherings around Rutherfordton and surrounding areas.

Rutherfordton G. W. Davis Spindale Shiloh Virgie Ruppe Avery Ruppe Neumonia Jason Cole Tommie Jones Joe Cole B. H. Allen Forest City Morgan Jones J. B. Flynn Grady Cole Harris J. M. Owens

Misses Dobbins Host Annual Classmates Reception

Ellenboro June 6 Misses Louise and Inez Dobbins held their annual reception after Henrietta Carolee High School closing. A large county crowd gathered at 8 pm and enjoyed games and socializing until about 9 30, with guests from various sections.

Ellenboro R-2 Louise Inez Dobbins Henrietta-Carolee High School

Local Social Roundup From Liberty Street

Liberty Street Forest City notes on visits and family gatherings. Paul Simmons and Hannah Simmons of Sugar Hill spent Saturday night with sister Mrs. Dorsey Randall. Carries Selvey and Marie Hollifield joined memory services at Round Hill church and visited relatives in Montford Cove. Robert Towery and family visited Weldon Towery. A W Harris attended a birthday dinner for Perminter Morgan in Campobello, with Mrs. Harris also at memorial services there. M G Smart and family visited Dorsey Randall. Thomas Marlowe and family spent Sunday with A W Harris family.

Forest City Paul Simmons Hannah Simmons Sugar Hill Dorsey Randall Randall G. G. Frasier Hollifield Carrie Selvey Marie Hollifield Round Hill Church Montford Cove Robert Towery Weldon Towery Towery A. W. Harris Mr. Perminter Morgan Campobello Royal Mills Campbello M. G. Smart Thomas Marlowe

Spindale Water Plant Expands For Growth Population

The Asheville Citizen describes Spindale Rutherford County as a modern fairy story with a new water plant capacity of one million gallons and potential five million. The town, on State Highway 20, is a textile center with several mills and a 3,000 population, employing about 1,500 in textiles and generating over $6 million annual production.

Citizen Spindale Southern Railway Seaboard Air Line Rutherford County S. E. Elmore Rutherford Kiwanis Club Asheville

Evening party for youths closes with music and numbers

A social gathering served cherry bounce, cake, and fruit, followed by piano and Victrola music. The event adjourned about 10:30 after entertaining 55 boys and 66 girls, a total of 120 attendees.

Salem News Social Notes From Salem June Visitations

Visiting at Mr. Bud McDaniel's included J A Cooper Elida Greene Burga Greene Aleen Melton Vernelle Weast Coye McDaniel Annie McDaniel Estelle Jones Clara Cooper George McDaniel Rex Clay Weast Cling Weast Allen Melton Hubert Cooper Kelly Goforth and Charlie Brooks. Other items note a mule injuring itself on barbed wire, visits with relatives, a sick child James Dale, and a local Epworth League play The Old Oaken Bucket at Washburn schoolhouse June 11 benefiting Salem church.

Carl Self Sunshine Earl Stacy James Dale W. E. Stacy B. T. Wright Lattimore Salem Epworth League Washburn School House

Crime costs the United States over one million dollars each month

Experts report monthly U S losses exceed one million dollars due to crime. The piece also notes the Red Cross aided after the storm and mentions Mr and Mrs J T Camp visiting Charlotte. It contrasts wartime price shifts in Germany with observations on weather and racing values.

United States

Miss Grayson Speaks at Concord Church

On June 6 in Bastic R-3 Rev. Buchanan preached an engaging sermon at Concord. Miss Alda Grayson a missionary from China gave a talk Sunday afternoon. Avondale quartet Will Husky Ed Husky Earl Harrill and Claud Wilson performed. The group was warmly received and invited to return.

Bastic Buchanan Concord Alda Grayson China Avondale Will Husky Ed Husky Earl Harrill Claud Wilson

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Washburn News Tom John Philbeck Arthur Ames True Blue Jim Andrews Mark Hayward Gilmer Philbeck Jake Tompkins Teddy Baine Cooper Mr. G. Whilkins Glenn Harrill Exry Babb Rex Weast William Mason Carmel Cooper Martha Hardacre Reuben Beulah Philbeck Emily Lawrence Layertle Chile Pacific Ocean Coca-Cola Bottling Co Forest City, N. C South Dakota Black Hills President Coolidge Coolidges Union Mills News Shiloh News V. Ruppe Dobbins Liberty Street Salem News Red Cross Mrs. J. T. Camp Sthursday Charlotte Germany Miss Grayson Concord Church King Grocery CO Prin Gilmers Department Ashevill Rutherford and Upper Cleveland Gilmers New York Shelby, N. C. —Highway No
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