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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
7
Union Mills notes the B Y P U meets weekly and splits into four auto-named sections racing to accrue miles and Bible readings by month end to determine the best attendance and reading engagement. Wedding news includes Gilkey Hall and Zora Harris. Various locals visit relatives and celebrate a 64th birthday at the Smart home.
Paul C. Green, formerly of Forest City and now at the Washington army barracks as a Medical Corps member, topped his class with 95.5 percent in chemistry and bacteriology. He previously served at Fort Bragg before his detachment moved to Washington, D. C.
From June 30, 1924 to September 30, 1926 Rutherford County Juvenile Court handled 95 children. Nine boys sent to Jackson Training School, two girls to Samarcand Manor, one to Caswell Training School, two boys to Morrison Training and Industrial School. Forty placed on probation, 41 in homes, about 15 orphans given good homes. Clerk of Court as judge. County Superintendent of Public Welfare as probation officer. All under 16 come under court. An ad message for Overland cars appears.
Mr. George Green remains ill with pneumonia. A baby died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Huntley with burial on Monday. Howard Dobbins wed Miss Lorena Propes in Gaffney last week. Dobbins is son of Mr. and Mrs. Walker. Propes daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Q. P. Propes. Others visiting included Robert Padgett of Avondale, Mose Henson and Guilford Culbreth in Gaffney, Nora Lowery and Grace with RB Reavis party on Mooresboro Route One. Henson visited Providence Sunday. J. W. Callahan and family visited Caroleen. Joe Lavender of Alexander visited Jack Henson. Lottie Lowery and Tats none. Ed Wilkerson and M. C. Wilkerson families together near Cliffside. Rev. W. M. Reid of Scaroleen and wife visited Henrietta Sunday.
Mooresboro and High Shoals residents report weekend visits and meals. Mr Martin Ramsey and family visited Mrs Gertha Whisnant on Sunday. Heney McGinnis attended a birthday dinner at John Curtis’s. J H Shires family visited J B Hughes in Rutherfordive. Claud Phillips and Julius Wall hosted visitors. Mrs H P Ramsey stayed with her son Martin Ramsey.
Mrs James C Crow of Ellenboro Route Three died at her Mount Olive Baptist Church area home Monday after a long illness. Funeral and interment were held at Mount Olive. She leaves four sons W G Crow of Chase City Virginia John Crow Audley Crow and Chase Crow and three daughters J F Green of Lattimore Route One Cynthia and Rainy Crow all at home. Her husband and one daughter predeceased her. She was 83 and a devoted Christian.
Rutherfordton Oct 8 Local contractors have word from the State Highway Commission that the balance of Highway No 20 between here and Chimney Rock not yet under contract will be let Oct 16 A total of 12 5 miles will be let from here to the river below Lake Lure dam The Wilson Construction Co finished paving through Lake Lure property yesterday laying eighteen feet wide concrete for over four miles Work has begun at Bat Cave toward Lake Lure The Cleveland county link is expected to be completed by Nov 1 The Wilson Construction Co has all these jobs
Mr Lack Elliott and Miss Cleo Frady, prominent young couple, were married in Spartanburg on October 3. The bride is the daughter of Mr Zack Frady of Greenhill, formerly of Chimney Rock vicinity, and the groom is the son of Mr John Elliott of Red Top.
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