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Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1931

Page

2

Memorial Services and Social Visits Across Avondale

In Avondale on May 5 Mr. and Mrs. John Roach and family attended Memorial services at Floyd's Creek. Lila Freeman Lucile Nanney and Mrs Crate Haynes visited Forest City Saturday. Z O Jenkins John Layne and Mrs Andrew Harrill spent Friday in Charlotte. Amanda Haynes was home in Cliffside for the weekend. Sara Love and B P Caldwell were visitors recently.

Avondale John Roach Floyd’s Creek Lila Freeman Lucile Nanney Crate Haynes Forest City Z. O. Jenkins John Layne Andrew Harrill Charlotte Amanda Haynes Cliffside Sara Love B. P. Caldwell

Memorial services and school closing at Golden Valley

The Golden Valley area held memorial services at First Broad Baptist with Rev. E. B. Jenkins delivering the sermon and an afternoon address. Cemeteries showed many well-decorated graves. Mt. Harmony Baptist memorial, Cherokees Memorial at First Broad cemetery, and preacher Rev. Hardin also spoke. Golden Valley school closed with a varied program and prizes awarded. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Dan Jordan visited relatives, and Charles Self with Miss Nannie Melton called on friends.

First Broad Mt. Harmony Golden Valley W. W. Rimmer Stanley Hardin Ruth First Broad Cemetery Messers Clem Ottis Peeler Grady Peeler Shelby South Carolina James Melton Ellenboro J. R. Melton W. M. Gold Cleo Rollins Eugenia Towery Grace Hunt Eloise Melton Tle Robin Re New Jerusalem Elizabeth Gurley Dan Jordan High Point Elbert Towery Charles Self Nannie Melton Clem Peeler

Piano Recital by Miss Wall Pupils at Henrietta Caroleen

Pupil concert presents Lucille Wall students at Henrietta Caroleen High School auditorium on Tuesday May 12 at eight o'clock. Public invited to attend.

Caroleen Lucille Wall Henrietta-Caroleen High School Auditorum

Rev T M Hester Preaches at Shiloh May 4

Rutherfordton May 4 Rev T M Hester of Spindale preached a good sermon at Shiloh Sunday afternoon Memorial service will be held at Shiloh on the third Sunday and on Thursday before the third Sunday Everyone with relatives or friends buried there is asked to help clean the cemetery Also reports of visits and dinners among local residents and families across Spindale Forest City Ruth Mt Vernon Providence Alexander and related households through the weekend noted.

Rutherfordton R-1 T. M. Hester Spindale Shiloh Beatrice Jones Leo Smith Gilford Ledbetter Paul Hawkins Providence Wade Smith Alexander Robert Pintoff Ralph Ruppe Cal Dobbins

Union Mills sees visitors and school close events

Union Mills notes visitors from Athens Georgia and Columbia South Carolina with many family visits. The consolidated school year ends with strong attendance and Sunday church services are reported by Rev C C Grogan and Rev Rhynhart. Local residents hosting relatives include the Goforths Johnsons Mashburns and Carswells with several from Lexington Shelby and Spartanburg visiting.

Union Mills R. C. Walton Hugh Hemphill Athens C. C. Goforth Otto Pratt Clyde Erwin Marion W. Spice McKinney Shelby Ian Mashburn C. C. Grogan Baptist Church Rhynhart Old Fort Columbia S. C C. F. Keeter Charles Starnes Asheville G. W. Morgan A. G. Thompson Spartanburg W. P. Thompson John Johnson Spindale

Memorial Day services to honor the dead at Sulphur Springs

In Sulphur Springs Forest City R-1 May 4 a large crowd attended Sunday school and plans for Memorial services on May 10 were announced with an all day program and a call for dinners. Local residents note crop planting progress and report small community movements and visits.

Forest City R-1 Sulphur Springs Marvin Harris Alton Kendrick Spindale Rutherfordton Pantha Smart W. B. Bland Harris School Baxter Hopper Harris Bingham Bethany Floyd’s Creek Cherokee

Social Evening Honoring Miss Lillian Hardin At Mrs Doggett’s

Mrs. S. S. Doggett hosted a social Saturday night at 7 30 honoring Miss Lillian Hardin. The home featured spring flowers and guests included Lillian Hardin Oveda Lail and Cliffside Forest City residents. Music came from Hubert Hooker Manly Wallace Russell Wallace Arnold Bolen James Bolen and John Lail. After games lemonade was served. Participants listed include Mrs Ruth Freeman Mae Baynard Pearl Watts Dorothy Watts Frances Baynard Willie Sue Baynard Ruth Bolen Lillian Hardin Oveda Lail Bertha Ford Ethel Ford Detta Millwood Bobie Millwood Violet Padgett Howard Freeman Ambrose Greene Evert Toney Ernest Coffee Edgar Millwood Paul Towery Charles Harden Alfred Padgett and others.

S. S. Doggett Lillian Hardin Oveda Lail Hubert Hookex Manly Wallace Russell Wallace Cliffside Arnold Bolen James Bolen John Lail Forest City Ruth Freeman Misses Mae Baynard Pearl Watts Dorothy Watts Frances Baynard Willie Sue Baynard Ruth Bolen Bertha Ford Ethel Ford Detta Millwood Bobie Millwood Violet Padgett Messrs Howard Freeman Hubert Hooker Manley Wallace Ambrose Greene Evert Toney Ernest Coffee Edgar Millwood Paul Towery Clarence Street Charles Hardin Alfred Padgett

Ellenboro Students Paint Bath House at Sunshine Lake

Ellenboro May 4. Agricultural students gave Sunshine Lake bath house two coats of white paint. The teacher mixed the paint before the class and offered tips on painting. Owner Hamrick added new equipment to modernize Sunshine Lake. 100 pecans grafted Swietey paper shells 6 to 10 feet high 2 50c each Farmers Hardware Co.

Ellenboro Sunshine Lake Hamrick Farmers Hardware Co

Auto mobile work and welding services offered

SEE H. L. Kanipe for your auto mobile work welding brazing re building and charging batteries.

H. L. Kanipe

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East Avondale Otis Oris Pincheck Cardus The Farmers Federation Farmers Friend Spindale, N. C Shiloh News Union Mills News Bayer Castoria Chas. H. Fletcher Ir. Caldwell de. W.B Catowenl City
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