Measles illness spans local families in Smith's Grove
Smith's Grove Forrest City R-3 notes Palmer and Thomas Crowder ill with measles. Mrs Lovie Bradley and children weekend with Mills Yelton. Rev O R Flack and son dined with W P Crowder. Mr Grady Bridges visited Lee Crowder. Mossie Yelton stayed with Gilmer Yelton. Mossie Fortenberry sisters visited Pearl and Mary Elizabeth Crowder. Ruth and Lucy with Mary Wilson and Alice Hardin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovie Bradley
Mills Yelton
R. Flack and
W. P. Crowder
Grady Bridges
Lee Crowder
Mossie Yelton
Gilmer Yelton
Gertrude
Pinkie Fortenberry
Pearl
Mary Elizabeth Crowder
Ruth
Lucy
Mary Wilson
Alice Hardin
Miss Frick Fourth Victim Of Shelby Fire
Shelby, May 7. The Central Hotel fire February 23 claimed its fourth victim when Miss Emma Frick, injured guest, died after a long siege of blood poisoning. She occupied a corner second floor room near a fire escape and cut or injured her hand escaping. The deceased was from a prominent Maryland North Carolina family and a longtime Episcopalian church worker. She is survived by two brothers, one in Charlotte and the other a Maryland Assemblyman.
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Shelby
Central Hotel
Emma Frick
Miss Frick
Maryland
North Carolina
Charlotte
Dinner Guests At Tapps Include Forest City Family
Ellenboro May 7. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Tapp entertained last Wednesday evening with guests Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Jones and their daughter Jessie Grey of Forest City. On Saturday evening they hosted Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Simmons of Spindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellenboro
R. B. Tapp
B. I. Jones
Jessie Grey
Forest City
Ezra Simmons
Spindale
Honest farmer returns lost purse in Bethlehem
Shelby May 7 A Cleveland County farmer M W Cash of Bethlehem section found a purse on a county road containing 1190 dollars. He turned it in to a bank and later learned the owner, a New York tourist, had been traced. The owner sent back a sum as a reward for Cash’s honesty.
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Shelby
Cleveland County
M. W. Cash
Bethlehem
New York
Florida
Bethlehem Church
Cash
Sulphur Springs Hosts Large Sunday School Meeting
May 7 Sulphur Springs Forest City R-1 reports a large attendance at Sunday school with all classes combined under teacher W. V. Tarlton. Memorial services are announced for May 13 with Rev. Goode at eleven and Rev. A. G. Melton in the afternoon. News of local visits and Harris school commencements complete the week’s notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City R-1
Sulphur Springs
W. V. Tarlton
Goode
A. G. Melton
C. D. Scruggs
Cliffside
W. B. Bland
Harris School
W. M. Hopper
B. Bland
Cleveland Cotton Seed In Demand In State
May 7 report notes over 756 tons of Cleveland County cotton seed sold this year to cotton states in the Mississippi Valley. Captain Jenkins of the Southern Cotton Oil Company cites cold rain ruining valley seed and strong demand for Cleveland County seed due to its farmers' reputation. More than 800 tons expected to be shipped before season end. described as one of the biggest seed demands in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Cleveland County
Mississippi Valley
J.rank Jenkins
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Couple Aged 69 and 64 Wed in Rutherfordton Ceremony
James M. A. Spratt aged 69 married Frances Susan Biggerstaff aged 64 near Ellenboro in Rutherfordton on May 1. Dr. W. R. Ware, Methodist pastor, officiated in the office of the register of deeds W. C. Geer. Both are well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
James M. A. Spratt
Frances Susan Biggerstaff
Ellenboro
W. R. Ware
Methodist Church
the Register of Deeds
W. C. Geer
Memorial Day Services at Mt. Vernon Church
Forest City May 7 The annual memorial services will be held at Mt. Vernon church Sunday May 13 A short program on Mother's Day at 10 o clock After Sunday school special music then a memorial address at 11 o'clock Dinner on the ground at noon Afternoon session opens at 2 with an old time singing Citizens with Christian Harmony song books are asked to bring them Everyone invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
R-8
Mt. Vernon
Local Ford Dealer Sells Nine New Cars
The Doggett Motor Co. of this city has delivered nine new model Fords to date. This is the first delivery since August 8, 1927. Purchasers include N. L. Robertson of Forest City with a Tudor Sedan, M. H. Hewitt of Forest City with a Sport Coupe, Dr. C. H. Verner of Forest City with a Runabout, J. M. Burkholder of Forest City with a Truck, and W. D. Waters of Forest City with a Sport Coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doggett Motor Co
Rutherford Man Dies in Columbia
Thomas Webb aged 48 died in a Columbia hospital after five weeks of illness. A carpenter and former Gaffney police officer, he returned from Florida during the boom period and later lived on First Street in Gaffney. He is survived by his widow and four children Lois Ethel Tom Jr and Rayford, plus three sisters and a brother near Ellenboro. Funeral was held at Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church with burial at Oak Grove Methodist Church cemetery in Ellenboro. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named from local groups.
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Gaffney
S. C
First Street
Thomas Webb
Columbia
C. A. Kirby
Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church
Oak Grove Methodist Church
Ellenboro
N. C
P. S. Courtney
Webb
Florida
Lois
Ethel
Tom, Jr
Rayford
Lad Bridges
John Bland
Otto Garner
L. R. Webb
Cherry Camp No. 74
T. M. Caldwell
D. J. Davis
J. D. Parris
Lake W. Stroup
T. E. Burgess
Stanley Wilson
D. C Lary
P. M. Whisonant
W. M. Jolly
O. M. Turner
G. C. Turner
T. K. Kirby
Local auto names list from North Carolina area
The record lists buyers and car models including K. J. Walker of Farest City Phaeton J. H. Randall Ellenboro R-2 Sport Coupe J. I. Ridings Fingerville Tudor Sedan J. S. LeGette Shelby N. C. Tudor Sedan.
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K. J. Walker
Farest City
Phaeton
J. H. Randall
Ellenboro
J. I. Ridings
Fingerville
S. C
J. S. LeGette
Shelby
N. C
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Forest City, R-3
Little Messrs. Palmer and
Thomas Crowder
MR. and
Mrs Tapp
Diogenes
Cleveland
John M. Best
FORD
Rutherford
Rutherford County
Court House
General Assembly
Republican Executive Committee
W. J. Mode
Fred D. Hamrick
Brown Insurance Agency
BROWN + Bank
Building & Loan Office
Firestone
Oldfield
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