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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
12
Local column records a May 18 marriage between Nelson Griffin and Estelle Rice, with regional connections to Marion and Washington. The item lists guests, family ties, and numerous brief social updates from Rutherford, Spindale, and Hickory, including visits, dinners, and travel as residents attend events and mourns.
Work toward the annual poppy sale of the American Legion auxiliary is underway. Poppies made by disabled veterans in Oteen are distributed by volunteers for Poppy Day on May 23 to honor World War dead. Each flower represents a veteran’s story and a small aid to his family. About 10 million poppies this year have generated around $100,000 for disabled veterans.
On Saturday May 30 in the afternoon a program will decorate ex soldiers graves. All county cemeteries with soldiers buried will be visited. People are urged to bring flowers and a generous bunch for the purpose. Details on where to leave flowers will be announced in the paper next week.
Henrietta mourns Newton J James 52 who died Tuesday at Spartanburg hospital after a brief illness. He served as assistant superintendent at Caroleen Mills 1920 1925 and later oversaw carding at Henrietta. Survived by widow Sallie and five children, with siblings and other relatives. He was a community leader active in church work and buried at Gillard churchyard Jonesville S C.
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