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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1928
Page
5
Frank B. Griffin from North Carolina State College writes to praise Forest City weekly for clear news and ads, noting its beauty, Southern spirit, strong high school baseball, four shutout football games, and a paper that widens the town’s reach to distant readers. He calls the paper ideal for an ideal town.
A Sept 1900 letter from Fountain Inn South Carolina traveler asks Forest City Courier to send a copy and provide annual rate. He praises the notion of citizens fulfilling duties and expresses friendship, noting he picked up the paper during a visit.
A freshman at State College defends Forest City origins after a taunt about looks. He asserts pride in his hometown in the Blue Ridge foothills, calling it one of the best in the U.S. and the South, despite provoking a sharp jab about beauty.
Raleigh editor praises the Forest City Courier as a valued part of college study in a citizens letter dated October 5. The writer, back in college, commends the paper for its reliability and timely coverage, noting familiarity with many small-town papers yet finding the Courier uniquely helpful in daily life and learning.
Forest City editor praises the planned Walter Haynes theatre as a future landmark for the town. The letter notes the handsome structure, forecasts regional draw from Chimney Rock and Mooresboro, and urges a new hotel to accompany the theatre. It also acknowledges W. L. Horn’s existing theatre and calls Forest City a growing amusement center.
Ellenboro October 8 Mr J D McKinney who lives near Ellenboro and exhibited the best ten ears of corn at the Rutherford County Fair last week has been presented with a $3.00 check and will receive a silver cup worth $5.00 later. The cup bears his name and is donated by T W Wood & Sons seedmen of Richmond Virginia. McKinney known as Jim selected his winning ears from his evening class corn project guided by Ellenboro school agricultural department. Gold Allen won the cup last year. Weevil and weather damage to cotton may reach forty percent in Nash County, growers report.
A historical note recalls W J Bryan’s stance on Tammany Hall and party loyalty. It cites his Nebraska gubernatorial 1910 episode where he opposed Dahlman yet supported the rest of the ticket, arguing against liquor interest domination. The piece frames Bryan as steadfast in his principles and critical of political expediency.
Reporter notes banker J A Dennis upbeat as cotton moves, bank holds large cash and fall outlook looks bright. Businessmen forecast big volume for Forest City summer and fall. Seventy two 4 H calf club members in Alamance County exhibited 72 fine heifers at community fairs.
County agent reports corn down and damaged, cotton bolls rotting, and tobacco mold forming in Beaufort County packhouses, signaling an ongoing agricultural concern for farmers and local markets.
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