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Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1930

Page

2

Romina Theatre Honor Roll Lists Local Students

The Romina Theatre announces a week’s pass for top average students from Forest City High and Grammar schools. Names include Woodrow Matheney Lee Ellen Tate Kenneth Bostic Leona Hardin Dorothy Rudisill and many others from Forest City schools and Mt. Pleasant listings. The honored pupils span Forest City and Mt. Pleasant elementary and junior high programs with multiple districts represented.

Romina Theatre Forest City High School Woodrow Matheney Lee Ellen Tate Kenneth Bostic Leona Hardin Dorothy Rudisill Guy Vess John Blanton Pauline Ervin Mary Morris Curtis Bedingfield Frances Ledbetter John .Washburn Hazel Horn Frank Ramsey Glen Hollifield Winnie Gilliam Coy Bates Martha Gordon Paul Mamrick Martha Moores William Sanders Jimmie Stainback Elizabeth Long Forest City Grammar School Dorothy Dalton Douglas Courtney Mary Frye Herbert Poole Charles Laurens Lula Haulk Loran Eddington Bernice Dorsey Madge Allen Arthur Cash Earl Sisk Loabelle Gee Margaret Gardner Max Duncan Edna Alcock Levion Whitesides Virginia Hill Russell Gurley Mabel Sanders Earl Freeman Lois Waters Adolphus Mode Jeanne Wofford Wilbert Kiser Mary Allison Palmer Smith Edith Hicks

Advocates Change In County Government at Kiwanis Meeting

Rutherfordton March 17 At a Kiwanis Club gathering Attorney M L Edwards urged reform of county government He said the Sheriff is largely a state official and supported abolishing townships and dividing the county into zones with a commissioner from each zone He backed a tax commissioner and a county recorder lawyer training and a stronger law enforcement push He urged backing pro reform candidates at Raleigh including 48 springate men to make laws for us.

Rutherfordton Mar Rutherfordton Kiwanis Club M. L. Edwards Raleigh

Traffic Violations Rise in District Two

Marion March 17 Traffic law violators in the eighth highway district paid 1719.40 in fines and costs during February 812.55 in January even though February saw fewer violations according to a February report from Lieutenant R H Beck of the state highway patrol. Beck warned motorists to study traffic laws as warnings and arrests will drop in the future.

Marion Mar Eighth Highway District R. H. Beck State Highway Patrol Beck

Salisbury upholsterer Andrew Farquhar retires at 102

Andrew Farquhar of Salisbury England announces his retirement on his 102nd birthday. The notice notes his long career in upholstery and marks a milestone age in a local business profile. In a separate item, Mount Athos in Greece remains a male only monastic community with about 7,000 monks and lay brothers.

Andrew Farquhar Salisbury Eng Mount Athos Greece

Poultry Car Weekly Promises Regular Market in Rutherfordton

County Agent F E Patton announces a weekly poultry car starting this week for several weeks to secure better prices and provide a regular market. The current price is the best in months and the car will buy eggs as poultry remains highly profitable and in demand in the area.

Rutherfordton F. E. Patton

Funeral Held For Mrs. James Kanipe

Ellenboro area obituary notes the death of Mrs. James Kanipe at about 70. She died March 6 at her daughter’s home after a brief illness. Funeral services were held March 7 at Big Springs Baptist Church with Revs. W M Gold and D J Hunt. Survived by three daughters Mesdames Witherow Campbell and Blanton and Mrs Evans Chitwood. four sons John Broadus Bud Bert. one brother Black Horn. Husband preceded her in death.

Ellenboro Atrs James Kanipe Clay Mesdames Chas Witherow Cleveland County Ronnie Campbell Duncan Creeks Township Clay Blanton Evans Chitwood Polke County Kanipe Baptist Church

Caldwell 4-H Boys Plant Black Walnut Trees

Caldwell county 4-H clubs planted 2000 black walnut trees supplied by Alabama State Nursery after North Carolina stock ran dry. Eighty boys each received 25 trees, planted in waste spots near homes and will keep five year growth records. The project aims to foster a future furniture crop with the slogan Plant A Walnut Tree and Harvest a Furniture Crop.

Caldwell County 4-H Club Alabama North Carolina R. W. Graeber State College P. M. Hendricks Hendricks

Farmer Gives Blood To Save Woman Life In Rutherfordton

Rutherfordton March 17 Mr Aulley Crow a farmer five miles north of Ellenboro donated a quart of his blood at Rutherford hospital to save the life of his tenant’s wife Mrs Avant McKinney. Though slender he endured the draw and the patient improved quickly and he returned to work the next day with only a sore arm. A newly developed sugar cane planter will do as much work as fourteen men planting by hand.

Rutherfordton Mar Aulley Crow Ellenboro Crow Rutherford Hospital Avant McKinney

Notice of Summons by Publication in Rutherford Court

Public notice from Rutherford County Superior Court alerts Hugh F. Little J H Thomas and R W Minish to answer by March 29 1930 regarding a collection action for three promissory notes totaling 6000 with a 621 credit attached. Clerk M D Dickerson signs the notice with attorneys R R Blanton and M L Edwards.

Hugh F. Little Rutherford County North Carolina August Lindy L. Lindy

Real Estate Sale Notice in Forest City North Carolina

A deed of trust from December 6 1927 secures a loan for Forest City Building and Loan Association. Trustee to sell at public auction on East Main Street Forest City to satisfy debt, with property description outlining a lot on the north side of East Main Street bounded by Carolina Avenue and lines N8E 226 ft N87 1 2W 95 ft S8W 226 ft S87 1 295 ft.

R. W. Minish Lucile D. Minish W. L. Brown Forest City Building and Loan Association Register of Deeds Rutherford County N. C Forest City Union Trust, Co Main Street N. J. James East Main Street

Sale of North End Lot to Dr Lovelace Recorded

The document notes the sale of the north end of the lot to Dr. T. C. Lovelace. Dated March 11, 1930, the transaction is recorded by trustee W. L. Brown. The terse filing confirms ownership transfer and official acknowledgment.

T. C. Lovelace W. L. Brown

Cystex 48 Hour Test Promises Quick Relief

Bladder irritation claims rapid relief with a money back guarantee and test offer. The ad urges trying Cystex at People's Drug Store. Luigi Paoli of Naples adapts to shaving with toes after losing both arms. Misses Violette and Eva Cordery of Glasgow reportedly drove 30,000 miles in two months.

Luigi Paoli Naples Violette Eva Cordery Glasgow

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Bostic Elementry School Joseph Goforth Margaret Harrill Harry McKeithan Doris Jenks Hubert Aarvill Irma Padgett Ernest Harrill Frances Carlton Mt. Pleasant Mary Sue Horn Ruby Morrow Helen Morgan Reid Toms Mary Frances Randall Milfred McCurry Caldwell Farmer Sarah B. Coleman J. H. Thomas M. D. Dickerson R. R. Blanton Atty Charles Flacken Chicago Johns Hopkins Univer Carolina Ave Josephi Butler Minneapolis Harriet Thomps Butler James T. Padgett Padgett & Ki Undertaken J. H. Miller T. F. Bury Miller-Byrd Motor Co General Auto Inment Square Ladies and Harrill & King Real Estate Forest City, N. C W. B. T. Charlotte, N. C Graham McNamee Grantland Rice NBC New York Coca-Cola
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