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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
12
In Rutherford county North Carolina pension checks for Confederate veterans and widows are being issued this week by the clerk of court. Twenty one veterans receive 182.50 each and two class 1 widows receive 150.00 each. Fifty six widows are entitled to 3000 total but have not yet secured their checks.
Sealed bids for a 3500 dollar revenue anticipation note dated May 15 1931 maturing October 10 1931 without prior payment option will be received until 10 am June 23 1931 at the Local Government Commission Raleigh NC. Interest 6 percent, principal and interest payable at Union Trust Forest City. Bid must include a 17.50 dollar certified check. Commission may reject all bids.
The Marion district Woman’s Missionary Society held its annual meeting at First Methodist Church in Marion on Wednesday June 10 with district president Mrs Oscar Mooneyham presiding. The day featured devotions, reports from retiring president Mrs J F Jonas and others, a box luncheon, a life membership for Mrs Jonas, and pledges from attendees including Henrietta society.
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Mrs. Lillie Jane Biddy aged 47 died at her Caroleen home Friday. Funeral services were held Saturday at Cooper's Gap with Rev. Beachboard at the service. Interment was in Cooper's Gap cemetery. Survived by nine children and two grandchildren. mother of twelve children, three deceased. She joined Missionary Baptist then Free Will Baptist church. Pallbearers were H L Buckner G C Deaton Frank James S C Kennedy Ernest Kuykendall Claude Carver. Flower girls listed.
Mrs. Hester Putnam aged 82 died at her home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 at the Wesleyan Methodist church with Rev. W. C. Levin and others officiating. Interment followed in Cool Springs cemetery. Survived by one son and a spouse.
Mrs Putnam of Gastonia and Mrs Bolen of Forest City are listed among survivors including a brother Black of Iron Station and eleven grandchildren with three great grandchildren. Pallbearers named J A Hardin Victor Shytle J T Hardin C L Proctor E J Doggett and D S Hardin. Floral tributes borne by D S Hardin E J Doggett C E Hardin W A Hill J A Hardin and D L Hardin. Mrs Putnam belonged to Free Will Baptist Church and Rock Hill South Carolina.
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