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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1922
Page
2
The text argues that justice must be law based not opinion and that criminals avoid punishment if public sentiment dictates otherwise. It contrasts ham theft by the hungry with railroad criminal acts, insisting officials must enforce law regardless of public mood and uphold the flag.
Trinity College Durham and Forest City students are highlighted with visits from E N Washburn Jr and Charles Padgett from the University of Carolina. Initiation into the Columbian Literary Society is noted, football game attendance, church youth activities, and track participation are mentioned along with school spirit and home paper affection.
The Forest City Motor Co introduces the new Chevrolet with streamlined body, high hood, vacuum feed and near gasoline tank on all models. Drum type headlamps with legal lens, curtain openings, regulated windows, straight side cord tires, sun visor, wiper, and dash light. Sedanette includes an auto trunk.
Rev W T Brown and family of Boiling Springs visited Mr Monroe McDonald and then Mr Marvin Crow. Miss Myrtice McBrayer spent the weekend with her parents. Miss Mary McBrayer is very sick. Miss Ozell Moore visited Mrs D M Carver. Ada ville will have preaching Saturday and Sunday by Rev M M Huntley. County fair attendance was high. if shows continue they may threaten the county fair's future.
Two children died from diphtheria in Boiling Springs last week. A four year old child of Barlow Philips died Monday, followed by a two year old child of Grady McSwain on Friday night October 13th. Both burials were at Boiling Springs Baptist church with Rev. John Green officiating.
The notice markets a combined subscription for both The Forest City Courier and The Atlanta Constitution at two dollars annually. It directs readers to send all orders to The Courier.
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