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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1929
Page
3
A quirky local item lists The Wayside Gang and The Forest City Gang with playful verses about local youths and social women, praising or urging participation while recounting small-town gossip and humorous musings from Spindale and Forest City. It reads as a mix of verse and community notices with light drama and humor.
Ellenboro on September 30 began work on the third 5000 bushel sweet potato storage house by J K Blanton and C B Harrill contractors. They aim to finish within two weeks for storage starting October 15 1929. The curing plant will then have three houses with total capacity of 15000 bushels.
The Littlejohn Poole Company recently opened a wholesale flour warehouse near the Seaboard depot in the former Chambers and Turner building. They will handle Dunlop Milling products including Point Lace Mother Goose and Dunlop feeds and meal, offering immediate delivery to merchants as wholesale distributors in Rutherford and Polk counties.
Boiling Springs College enters the fifth week of fall term with about 235 students, including 150 in the college department. New faculty member Mary Ayers joins as college secretary. Football team plans a strong season with several new players. Schedule lists games at Gaffney Mars Hill Belmont Abbey Oak Ridge Shelby Asheville School Wingate Campbell Appalachian Normal and one open date.
Rutherford county adopts Chapter 225 to curb hog cholera by barring import of hogs for sale without serum treatment under State Veterinarian control. Violators face misdemeanor charges with fines up to 50 dollars or up to thirty days in jail. Ratified March 1.
Merchants report rising collections as many invoices are sent out this week. They urge prompt payment to keep money circulating and improve readiness to discount bills. One debtor’s blunt note warned credit will fail if payment is delayed, echoing the pressure on local businesses.
Misses Hilda McDonald Dorothy McDonald and Glen Harris spent last week in Washington D C. They attended meetings and toured historic sites during their trip, returning with souvenirs and memories of the nation’s capital.
Train schedule list shows arrivals for multiple southbound and northbound trains with times such as No 109 10 30 am No 21 12 18 pm and No 114 8 40 pm. Note that the schedule is for information only and not guaranteed correct.
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