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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
9
The Forest City social page notes a birthday celebration with Hex and "Buster" Horn hosting friends, followed by multiple marriage announcements including Scruggs Sanders, Hill Harrill, and Spake Horn. Also covered are community notices, visits, and updates from schools, churches, and local businesses, plus brief society happenings and upcoming events.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a remedy for catarrh and deafness caused by inflammation of the Hustacnia Tube. The copy claims over forty years of success and lists FL Cheney & Co. Toledo as the seller through druggists.
Ellenboro reports the new school year began with about 120 pupils on October 9 10 though many stayed home due to cotton picking. Principal G M Nelson leads a staff including Ida Green Cleo Burns Pauline Harrelson Edna Scoggins Fannie Wright and Mary Martin. The new $25 000 building is due to be finished soon. An accident on the Seaboard Railroad injured Joe Beam at Henriet ta and he lies in Rutherfordton hospital. Local residents Fred Hamrick G S Harrill and others stopped in Forest City or visited during the week. Miss Cora Lee Dalton of Forest City visited Ellenboro and Gladys Martin left for Micro school.
Congressman Weaver will speak in Rutherfordton October 17 at 7 30 p m Cliffside October 18 at 7 30 p m and Forest City October 19 at 7 30 p m The Courier urges a higher Democratic vote in Rutherford County and asks residents to attend and invite neighbors to the meetings.
Notice states the firm Gurley and Hollifield dissolved with R K Hollifield selling all interest to C B Gurley who assumes all debts and will receive all monies. Dated October 2 1922. R K Hollifield C B Gurley.
The program lists Shirley Mason in Ever Since Eve from Paramount, Love's Boomerang with Ann Forrest and David Powell, plus Sunshine comedy Perfect Vision. William Russell stars in Strength of the Pines with An Apartment Wanted, while Owen Moore appears in Chicken in the Case alongside Select News.
Tuesday program lists the eighth episode of Fighting Trail along with a two reel Larry LeMon comedy and a single reel comedy. The lineup emphasizes entertainment with multiple film formats and a classic variety pairing. The event is scheduled for the evening.
A Wednesday program showcases Snowy Baker in The Better Man alongside a Matt and Jeff comedy titled The Last Shot. The presentation blends drama and lighthearted farce in a double feature.
Wallace Reid appears in Rent Free with Alice Lake in Shore Acres and Ethel Clayton in Her Own Money. Pola Negri features in Red Peaci l om Mix in Trailing. This edition highlights upcoming releases and star pairings for the week.
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