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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1927
Page
4
Rutherfordton October 6 James Washburn of 311 Greene Street detains one thief after his car accessories go missing. Fred Blankenship of Forest City is jailed after the attempted car theft and pursuit ended with the thief fleeing at speed.
The Wall family reunion will be held Saturday November 5 at the High Schools Baptist church near Henrietta starting 10 o'clock with a song service led by Jimmie Robinson. E F Wall of Chesnee will give a devotional, a brief family history at 10 40, then Rev Zeno Wall of Shelby will preach at 11 on Redigging the Old Well. Dinner on the ground at noon and resuming at 2 with music and talks. All Walls and relatives are urged to attend.
Shelby October 8 One of the outstanding announcements at the Kings Mountain Baptist association meeting at Double Shoals is that Boiling Springs will be made a junior college with a one year course to start next fall and a second year the following fall Beaver Dam church will host the association next fall with Rev J L Jenkins of Boiling Springs preaching the introductory sermon and Rev H E Waldrop delivering the doctrinal sermon
The case of T. M. Harrill versus J. B. Trout begins in Rutherford County Superior Court to recover money on a note. The defendant must appear by November 4, 1927 or within 30 days thereafter to answer the complaint. Clerk J. Y. Yelton issued the notice on October 4, 1927. M. F. Barber of Onslow County earned 800 dollars from 200 Barred Rock hens after a season despite losing about 300 baby chicks to moldy feed.
Ellenboro section farmers stay busy with cotton harvests and attendance at the fair last week. Mrs. Joe Street birthday dinner draws a large crowd. W. S. Henson and family of Inman S. C. visit G. C. Morrow. Chivious Luckadoo recovers after tonsil removal at Rutherford hospital. B Y P A invited to Sunday meetings at 7:00 PM with visitors welcomed.
Forest City R-1 district reports Frank Costner erecting a new house. Local residents Fannie and Mattie McDaniel visited Oak Grove. Mrs. Moree Taylor visited sister Mrs. W. L. McDaniel. D. G. Edwards with Sam Wood visited Hollis Hames. Edmund Walker family spent afternoon with John Rhodes. G. S. Trout and children visited Mrs. Bert Randall. Dewey Edwards and Almer Trout drove to Lake Lure. Craig Roberson and family visited Sis Wicker. Many residents attended Rutherford county fair last week.
Oct 10 in Mt Vernon News lists many guests from Carpentry families visiting Mr and Mrs Dewey S Carp including Osborn Bland P L Carpenter and family J J Rollins and others. Rev Tarlton preached at Mt Vernon church delivering an inspiring message as several locals gathered for Sunday activities.
Forest City R-1 Oct 10 Rev A G Melton filled his appointment at Sulphur Springs Sunday afternoon. Friends and relatives of Mr and Mrs J M Robbins gathered at their home for a birthday dinner. Visitors included Mr and Mrs P Harris and family of Gaffney SC and Mr Sammie Bland and children of Gaffney R-9. Mrs C M Hopper and Miss Selma Hopper spent the weekend in Spartanburg. Relatives gathered at Mr and Mrs D T McArthur's home Sunday for Mr McArthur's birthday dinner. Mr Avery Bland visited Mr W B Bland Wednesday.
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