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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1926
Page
4
A past governor visits the writer at a theatre and discourages a Populist run for governor. The friend’s defeat is linked to campaign actions allegedly funded by Bull Durham related activities across the state, including social and religious interactions, but the narrator questions intent and honesty of influence.
Mrs. Barbara Waldrop died at home after a period of frail health. Funeral at Goode's Creek church with burial in the same cemetery. She leaves an invalid mother and two children. Vonie May Pruett Humphries, 23, died after four days with pneumonia. Funeral at Camp's Creek Baptist church with burial in the cemetery. she leaves husband D. R. Humphries and two children, Juanita and Mary Francis, plus her parents and siblings. The story notes local visits, a revival, and other minor items from area residents.
May 24 report from Oak Grove details a picnic at the burned schoolhouse, Rev C Houston’s 2 PM sermon, and a long list of Sunday visitors and family gatherings from Avondale to Rock Hill. Local moves and weekend visits fill the column with names and places.
Clarence Griffin recalls the 1828 McEntyre house built by Dr. John McEntyre who was a physician, architect, postmaster, and state senator. The property passed to Laura McEntyre who married Dr. Hicks, later serving as Union militia headquarters and hosting memories from the Civil War era. The building, central to Rutherfordton’s social and political life, now becomes the county’s temple of justice.
Karelia Keeter of Ellenboro and William Green of Spindale slipped away to Gaffney South Carolina on May 11 to wed. Mrs. Green is daughter of A. C. Keeter. Green runs a Spindale grocery. Friends offer best wishes.
A local laundry notes it picks up your order by phone and returns it promptly when finished. The shop promises careful handling and scrupulous cleanliness, aiming to ensure no trouble or delay for customers.
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