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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
7
Forest City Courier informs readers of advertising rates by column inch and reading notice per line, with classified column at per word rate. Subscription prices are listed: one year, six months, and three months, all payable in advance.
Forest City Route 2 Oct 5 reports Rev Z D Harrill filled his regular appointments at Bethany on Saturday and Sunday. The bulletin lists visitors and family from Wadesboro Rutherfordton Charlotte and Forest City joining in weekend visits and church events.
Caroleen residents greet Mr. Charlie Tate and family from Forest City on October 5. Miss Annie Scruggs is ill. Mr. and Mrs. J P Randall and daughter Mary Elizabeth visited T E Randall near Concord. Mrs. Inez Melton returns to her old job after a leave. A number from Caroleen are mentioned.
The Ladies Missionary Society met with Mrs J P Randall. New officers named D B Lynch leader J P Randall secretary treasurer Isaac Lancaster president and Kelly Allen tithing two quilts for Missions. Social hour followed with cake and lemonade. next meeting set for the first Wednesday in November with Mrs Pink Haret.
Rev B J Poe led services at Oak Grove on Sunday. Socials and visits listed include Randall family members and many locals from Randall, Wilkie, Greene, Biggerstaff, Harrill, and accompanying friends and relatives from Avondale Mooresboro Rutherfordton Alexander Lattimore and surrounding areas.
The report notes a candy prize event with Miss Luna Harrill winning second prize and others enjoying the occasion. It mentions Miss Ethel Tate of Morganton visiting home folks, and Rev Elmer Simpson with Mr and Mrs Bill Tate and son Clarence visiting L D Wilkie. John Byers of Charlotte, killed in a recent auto wreck near China Grove, was buried at Oak Grove led by Rev Z C Harrill with Charlotte police pallbearers. Kate Harrill of Lattimore visited Cletus Randall.
Community notes from Bostie and surrounding area recount visits among families including Hutchins, Johnson, Withrow, Freeman, Walker and Melton. Mt. Lebanon church elected officers for the fourth quarter with John Devinney as superintendent and S C Freeman as secretary. Sunday school continues at 10 a.m., and many residents plan to attend the Rutherford county fair.
Public sale of real estate in Forest City Rutherford County North Carolina under a 1926 deed of trust by Q A Collins and Elizabeth Collins to R R Blanton trustee. Auction set for October 23 1926 at 10 am in front of the Building and Loan office to highest cash bidder. Property lies on Young street and Church street with bounds to W L Parks and L R Coffey.
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