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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1931
Page
10
The Cliffside News, published weekly with The City Courier, acknowledges Forest E Roach as editor. The note appears in this issue indicating leadership and collaboration between the two papers.
The notes cover Sunday school at 9 45 a m church service at 11 a m Epworth league at 6 p m and a well attended prayer meeting. A church conference was held with many members present and Mr Rhinehardt delivered a fine message on church maintenance. A zone meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society is planned at Cliffside in the R R Haynes building for an all day memorial meeting with a box lunch. The piece mourns the passing of Mam praising her Christian life and quoting Psalm 92 14 on fruiting in old age.
Mary Elizabeth Downey Goode died Friday at 6:50 pm after a life of service in Cliffside. Born August 10, 1863 she married G. S. Goode in 1878 and raised twelve children, seven surviving plus twelve grandchildren. Funeral held at the Baptist church with tributes from pastors and local singers, burial beside her husband at Goode's Creek church.
Forest City reports R. Rufe Tanner of Cowpens tied at Mrs. A. C. Sept. 28. Howard McDonald left for Wake Forest college for his senior year. Elizabeth Moore departed for Durham to enter training. Dennis Devinney of Boiling Springs Junior College visited home. Born last week to Mr and Mrs R C Moore is a fine boy.
The column lists Charlott e residents visiting friends and relatives on Sunday. Notable mentions include Mrs. J F Scruggs and others, a Greensboro Masonic Home visitor, a fall injury to Ralph Crawford, Edwin Hughes recovering from a football leg injury, Cliffside football beating Cheswee 35 to 0, Cliffside baseball defeating Henrietta 2 to 0, and various visits to Lenoir Rhyne College, Hamp ton Roads, and St Petersburg Fla.
The Baptist revival meets again this week after a strong start with 417 in Sunday school and two baptisms. Rev S W Jolley of Greenville has drawn large crowds nightly. Young peoples prayer services run each evening, with four groups merging for a joint meeting Tuesday. The J O Y union won a banner for notable participation as members share sermons and papers. A birthday gathering for Mrs Jane Greene followed the service, with a string band from Shelby providing music.
The state will cut auto license tag prices to a quarter of the original cost starting Thursday October 1. Chas Eskridge announces reductions for 20 tags to 5 and 12.50 plates to 8.13 for the last quarter. The last general assembly allowed first time purchases to cover the remainder of the year on a quarterly basis.
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