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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
8
A Raleigh visitors group includes Mrs A C Sparks and Mr R L Lassiter. Residents traveled to Asheville Charlotte and Spartanburg for visits. Birth announced for Dorothy Elizabeth Gilliam. Several families hosted relatives from Laurens Mooresboro Shelby Belmont Gastonia and Danbury with social gatherings and weekend trips.
Canada’s liquor control approach is criticized as a failure with data from Ontario Alberta Quebec and British Columbia. Claims include rising beer and hard spirit sales increased drunkenness licensing growth bootlegging and government control overshadowed by liquor interests as a political temptation.
In Forest City on October 16 Rev. H. C. Sisk leads a tent meeting on Young Street assisted by Rev. H. C. Kiser and Rev. H. S. Scrugs. Joseph Porter and his son depart for Gastonia to seek treatment for infantile paralysis at the Children’s Hospital. Local visitors include Rev. and Mrs. H. A. McCutcheon and son from Caroleen, plus Mr. Perry Price of Augusta, Ga. Mrs. S. S. Doggett has been ill, and Mr. Clarence James of Airdale, Ga., plans to move here soon.
Bargains for everybody at H Wilkin's Cash Store Harris offers discounts across groceries notions shoes and furniture. Customers save money on every purchase as a splendid line of furniture and department goods are featured with perpetual bargains.
In Oakland Forest City R 2 Oct 15 Rev D J Hunt preached at Adaville Sunday. J C Hudson and J I Scruggs attended the Mt Pleasant association as Adaville church delegates. Mr and Mrs Sam Ruppe and Wilda were dinner guests of B G Moore. Gordon Yelton and son Mack stayed with T L McBrayer. Monroe McDonald and family shopped in Shelby. Florence Lipscomb of Gaffney visited the Lipscomb family.
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