This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1930
Page
16
Articles from North Carolina extension officers stress green feed for growing chicks and proper housing. About 150000 hens will be blood tested next fall and winter as applications rise, with emphasis on clean quarters, water, shade, and weekly cleanliness. The poultry business shows rising interest across Jones County and the state.
At a Shelby meeting the semi pro league learned Spindale will not join the two game per week circuit. Officials seek a fourth club from Union South Carolina Hickory Newton or Avondale. A city-wide push may supply players from Cleveland Mills to back Shelby. If a fourth club is secured, the league opens next week.
Eastern Carolina hog raisers may misdiagnose thumps influenza or pneumonia when worms cause losses. Swine expert W V Hays prescribes movable farrowing houses, clean litter, turned plots, sow sanitation, and fall grazing with soybeans rye crimson clover or vetch. Clean quarters and warm water wash reduce worm infestations, improving pig numbers and market readiness by April and September. Craven County growers already follow sanitation, gaining better worm control and shipper success.
Commencement events at Bostic Grammar School feature the 1st to 5th grades performing plays Dol posium and Just Plain Dot. On May 26 the 6th and 7th grades presented Go Slow, Mary a three act comedy drama with students Ernest Hartill Frances Dalton Eleanor Hollifield Margaret Ann Smart Howard Hollifield Jr Robert Padgett Mel Washburn Martha McKeith Dorothy Lee Moore Wilburn Gun ter R. E. Thompson among cast members.
Memorial services will be held at the Methodist church next Sunday June 1 at 11 a.m. All ex service men are invited to attend the services which will be conducted by an ex serviceman and feature a special program.
Mrs B B Evans graduate of the Richmond school of Beauty Culture returns to the Lady Shop in the city after completing training in September. She has worked in major shops nationwide and earned prizes for merit while in school, having previously managed beauty shops in Mt Airy. Four Jersey calves were bought by 4 H club members in Craven County, while Burke County saw three cattle sell for 540 and four buy for 720 dollars, reflecting rising interest in Guernsey stock.
The writer argues a racer knows cars and driving best, detailing how to pick a vehicle matched to family needs and budget. He favors lighter, easily steered cars with short wheelbases, all steel bodies for safety, durability, and better visibility, noting such choices reduce injury risk in accidents.
Mr H P Biggertaff received a dram cup made from a cow horn dated 1771 in Hanover County Virginia. Carried through the Revolutionary War and the War Between the States, the cup was crafted by Mr Biggerstaff of Hanover Co Va. It bears 1771 on its bottom and Hanover Co Va on its side. The horn was softened by heating to enable shaping. Bill Stanley, a friend of Biggerstaff, carried it through the Civil War but refused large offers to sell. It passed to Biggerstaff after Stanley’s death.
Rev. H. H. Munroe of Takamatsu Japan will speak Sunday at 10 o clock on Japan and its people. The event aims to interest readers in mission work in Japan and is open to all.
Over 100 Gaston county club boys and girls were examined by the county physician in a drive to select the health queen and king for the county.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.