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Newspaper

Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1928

Page

7

Cliffside School Commencement May 22 Largest Senior Class

Cliffside high school will hold its annual commencement exercises on Tuesday May 22 awarding diplomas and certificates to the largest senior class in the school history. The program opens May 18 with a seventh grade program. 39 seventh graders will receive promotions to high school. Rev R C Grier of Erskine College will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday at 10 AM. The senior class includes Allison Atchley Colvin DeBrule Green Gillespie Haynes Hamrick Hawkins Jackson Kiser Matheny Martin Pruett Pruett Padgett Padgett Robinson Summey Smith Thompson Crawford. The evening speaker will be announced later. Next Thursday night May 1 also noted.

Erskine College Due West 8. C Ther Allison Lillie Atchley Sarah Colvin Selma’ DeBrule Mae Green Avery’ Gillespie Margaret Haynes Eckles Hamrick Howard Hawkins Marie Jackson Glenn Kiser Stella Matheny Randolph Martin

Rutherfordton Spindale Central High School Finals Declares May Dates

Rutherfordton May 7 The commencement program at Rutherfordton Spindale Central High School runs May 23 to 25. Dr Powell Tucker of First Baptist Raleigh will deliver the baccalaureate sermon on May 23, the seventh grade graduation is May 24 at 10 am, and May 25 features the literary address by Dr W H Frazier of Queens College along with diplomas medals and prizes. The day also includes the annual debate and class day exercises. Twenty three seniors graduate with finals in declaimers and readers contests and a senior play on May 19.

Rutherfordton Rutherfordton-Spindale Central High School Powell Tucker First Baptist Church Raleigh W. H. Frazier Charlotte Queen's College

Trapped by My Past reveals Broadway star’s disclosed fall

A former Broadway actress writes in True Story Magazine June about leaving the stage at peak fame. She recounts her life with unhidden candor, promising readers a dramatic confession that may reveal the reason behind her sudden retreat.

True Story Magazine Jong June

Famous African Explorer Tells of Jungle Life

Major John J. Hill, first white man to travel Cape Town to Cairo, lectures in America at the Redpath tent on Savages I Met in Africa. He recounts two and a half years without seeing another white man and vivid episodes of Africa’s bushmen, cannibals, jungles, and forests with notes on Cecil Rhodes as patron.

John J. Hill Africa Cape Town Cairo America Redpath Major Hill Cape To Aftiea Cecil Rhodes

Selects County Fire Wardens

W. J. Hardin organizes a county forest fire crew across about twelve townships to cut forest fire losses. The note lists wardens and deputies by township, including Morgan, Logan Store, Chimney Rock, Camp Creek, Union, Gilkey, Green Hill, Sulphur Springs, and Duncan Creek townships, with named deputies in each district.

W. J. Hardin Morgan Township J. C. Frady D.C. Hardin Crawford Harri L. Nanney R. M. Parker Orson and Carl Bridges Logan Store Township A. H. Owens W. B. Brooks J. L. Grayson P. B. Owens A. B. Robertson G. L. Yelton F. M. Hastings B. W. Harrison Chimney Rock Township F. L. Flynn R. C. Davis J. D. Elliott William Eples Eli Haynes M. L. Murphy Camp Creek Henry Forney J. €. Gondry J. W. Krause Dewey Nanney A. P. Nanney Lee Salader J. A. Clements Union Township L. C. Jones W. W. Camp D. A. Lollar Mark Mathis Sam Millard L. S. Nash J. A. Owens W. A. Ruppe John Earley Gilkey Township E. L. Parton Carvas Parton B. W. Edwards Ralph Lawing Robin Lawing J. L. Young Green Hill Township W. A. Rucker R. C. Camp L. B. Harris A. H. Lynch W. T. Morris S. L. Taylor Willims Ben Crawford C. D. Earley John Hodge Sulphur Springs J. C Splawn J. J. Cole B. Honeycutt C. H. Jenkins J. E. Padgett R. C. Searcy J. G. Lamb Denice Petty C. W. Godfrey

Belk Brothers to Open Store in Rutherfordton

Rutherfordton May 7 Belk Brothers of Charlotte will open a dry goods store here about June 1 taking over the former Carpenter Department Store location. W H Belk president and Cyrus White of Statesville signed the lease April 27 with plans to assume control by June 1. The Rutherfordton store is the chain’s forty fourth, all in the Carolinas except one at Danville Virginia.

Rutherfordton Belk Brothers Charlotte Carolinas Carpenter's Department Store Carpenter W. H. Belk Belk Chain Cyrus White Statesville

Name list of wardens and deputies by townships

Colfax Township GC Davis district warden and deputies J H Fite J W Griffin C B Harrill B E Harrill J M Jones T J Vickers J A Padgett K M Randall E G Walker Thurman Whitake. Golden Valley Township J J Withrow district warden and deputies M S Barwood J W Johnson J D Melton Eli McCurry James McCurry M G Smith C G Towery J B Turner. High School Township J L Kirby strict warden and deputies C L Painter J W Hawkins D L Smith Conway Kennedy J H Costner Preston Jolly Rush Rollins.

J. M. Swofford R. M Waters R. P. Edwards Colfax GC. Davis J. H. Fite J. W. Griffin C. B. Harrill B. E. Harrill J. M. Jones T. J. Vickers J. A. Padgett K. M. Randall E. G. Walker Thurman Whitake Golden Valley J. J. Withrow

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Cliffside School J. C. Grier Queens College Nigne WOR Columbia Chai Pier Courtney John J, Hill Duncan Creek Township Robt. Swofford R. W. Campbell Clyde Davis W. P. Gettys W. S. Murray G. P. Price C. E. Huntley M. J. Harrill Joa. Wilkie G. C. King B. H. Wilkins Mrs Jamie H. Stainback Public Stes CVC1 ONE Auction Company Forest City, N. v D. M. Morrison Shelby Forest City Fisher Pontiac General Motors Research General Motors Huntley Motor CO West Main Street North Carolina
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