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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
14
The Older Boys Conference at Rutherfordton drew strong Cliffside representation with Addie Dobbins elected vice president. Cliffside delegates praised hospitality and transport provided by locals as attendees lingered, noting the event ended too soon. Avondale schools leaders were also thanked for supporting the effort.
Senator John G Roach returned from Raleigh last week where he made a strong Senate record and replaces N E Garvin as Cliffside Mills Store manager. Roach previously led Haynes Mill Store Avondale for years, earning promotion to the larger enterprise. J W Henson now manages Haynes Mill Store after Roach’s election to the Senate.
Cliffside School students attended the Older Boys Conference in Rutherfordton and shared impressions with girls and non attendees. Sammie Scruggs reported on the meetings and hospitality in Rutherfordton, Addie Dobbins was elected vice president and praised as a top guard, Jonas Waters spoke on finishing high school, and the delegates sang the school song. The school papers are distributed free to students.
Mr Howard Price and Mr Billie Watkins visited in town on Sunday. Mrs B L Davidson is recovering from influenza. Miss Beulah Heftner spent the weekend at Crouse and Miss Marjorie Hord at Waco. Several locals traveled to Charlotte Lincolnton Shelby and Forest City for visits. A car wreck near Lakeview damaged vehicles but no injuries. The Baptist W M A met at Mrs Campbell's with talks and a salad course. The Geneva Hunt Circle will meet and the Parham Bros Quartet will sing at the Baptist church. Miss Ollie Tate underwent appendicitis surgery at Shelby Hospital. A collision near Cliffside damaged two cars but no serious injuries. The Memorial Building confection stand closed and popcorn machine moved to cafe. The fire at Mr Crow’s home interrupted church service briefly.
The team shows a 9 1 record after ten games with only a single loss to Forest City High School girls. They beat Forest City 35 to 19 on the local court and defeated Ellenboro 52 to 2 last week. Henriettta girls were edged 52 to 2 as well. A prank at a speech incident involved milk and an exclamation by Webster during the event.
A story recalls that Daniel Webster and others did not always drink water to aid their oratory. The tale notes speakers sometimes used other remedies or endured dry throats while addressing audiences.
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