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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
4
The article urges farmers to monitor pasture quality after the Fourth of July as grass declines. It warns that cows fed only grass may lose weight and milk output unless supplemented with protein. A suggested ration for high producers includes ground barley or corn, ground oats, wheat bran, and linseed meal at one pound per six pounds of milk produced.
Mrs. Wini Fred Halligan of New York attempted to kill her husband by slashing his neck with a razor after being angered by insults about her weight. The attack left him seriously injured but not fatally harmed.
Julius Cohen, a 13 year old St Louis boy, alerted police after observing eight negroes carrying suspicious pillow slips. Police recovered $2,000 worth of stolen goods as a result of the tip and investigation.
George Watts Hi young Durham capitalist and farmer donated three hundred acres of rugged forest land to the North Carolina State College forestry department for field studies and demonstration work. The tract lies 17 miles north of Durham along highway 13, features pine and hardwood timber, and will host a permanent forestry camp for student practicum and farm surveying.
June 17 Ferry News notes Rev J W Sin clair filled his Goodes Creek appointment Saturday and Rev Howard Wall of Avondale preached Sunday. Wall praised as a young minister, with a talk by Sin clair based on John 3 16. Several local residents appearing in events, illness, and travel are mentioned alongside funeral and hospital notes.
The Montford Cove church held services with Rev C C Grogan delivering an excellent sermon. Gifts were given to the pastor after services. Visitors included Vir Hemphill and Fritz Hemphill, with Miss Sophia Rhodes and guests from Uree. A baby girl born June 5 to Mr and Mrs Crawford Harris pleased the family. Local illnesses included H C Rhodes and Naomi Rhodes slowly improving. Sunday school progress noted with M R Nanny as superintendent. A separate note mentions Celestine d Arpignac in Bordeaux, France, linked to a jail sentence after a failed lawsuit.
Mooresboro reports Rev. Charlie Gillespie of Wake Forest preached at Race Path on the subject Searching for a Savior with 170 attendees. Local social tidbits include Surprises for Miss Velma Padgett and Ludespie Padgett, and visits from families to Dobbinsville and Cherry Mountain. Farm notes say Bladen county beetles active and boll weevils appearing, while Catawba county farmers forecast a banner production year.
Reports show more gardens planted in Greene county and corn acreage up 40 percent this year. Carteret county farmers saved 13 dollars per ton on nitrate of soda this season by buying through the Mutual Exchange. A mix of oats and vetch was sown. Wool sales at pools on W L Dial farm in Jones County Western North Carolina yielded at a rate of 3 000 pounds. Farm agents this spring amounted to 141.
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