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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1929
Page
2
Harvest Sale Week at Jones Grocery Co in Forest City invites shoppers to visit arms Armistice Day Monday. Mrs shopper selects a T bone cut, Henry compliments the steak, and delivery follows by phone. The store touts satisfaction, service, and home delivery of groceries to housewives.
Rutherfordton November term of criminal court convened with Judge James L Webb presiding. True bills include murder charges against Johnnie Humphries Darius Logan and Robert McJimpsey for deaths linked to a Forest City incident. Numerous defendants faced varying sentences and conditions. youth road suspensions considered for several minors.
East Avondale on November 5 reports Miss Lila Freeman ill with airs and Aaron Wall’s mother Mrs Crate Haynes very ill. Local friends attended a Hallowe'en bridge party at Mrs. Clyde Mahaffee’s home in Caroleen, with Dr J F Whisnant winning low score, Mrs Walther Mahaffee high score. Mr and Mrs John Lane visited Rutherfordton. a new baby girl arrived for Mr and Mrs B Harris. Mrs C E Alcock of Forest City is recovering.
A musical entertainment will be held at Caroleen Hall on Saturday night November 9 starting at 7 30. Sponsored by Frankie Lewis hailed as the Souths premier harp artist with the Caroleen Blue Birds of Cliffside and the Goforth string band of Forest City. Several blackface comedians will participate in the show.
Following the 1927 Mississippi Valley flood, Red Cross officials report rising prosperity in Delta counties. Home gardens replace cotton, corn and alfalfa acreage expand, and livestock improves. The Celts areas spared backwater problems in spring 1929 benefit from Red Cross rehabilitation efforts.
Seaboard schedules show arrivals for south and north trains with times 10:20 a m 12:18 p m 4:21 p m and 10 25 p m 8 40 p m 10 15 p m 11 00 p m 11 52 p m. The Forest timetable is published for information only and not guaranteed. Mrs Dorothy G Wayman editor and manager weekly Enterprise at Fain Mass widow with six sons.
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