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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
2
A historical look at 1926 feats and a preview of 1927 as Youths Companion marks its hundredth birthday with a packed year. The offer includes 52 issues for 1927 plus remaining 1926 issues, priced at $2.00, with McCall's Magazine added for $2.50.
C A Witherspoon western district secretary of the Y M C A visited the Forest City Hi Y Club meeting last week. He praised the boys for last year’s work led by D H Sutton and outlined this year’s program seeking practical talks by local business and professional people, Bible study linked to school issues, and more social events. He noted unanimous member support for inviting the girls to join some activities. The slogan for the western district emphasizes highest clean scholarship physical efficiency moral worth and unselfish service. A Davidson county farmer reports a 936 pound per acre soybean hay yield advantage on limed soil versus unlimed soil.
In promoting its services for cornices ventilators gutters runners and spoutings exposed to the elements the firm claims perfect material and flawless joints in building up and erector work. It invites potential customers to give them a trial.
Trustee W L Brown will sell at noon on October 28, 1926, to satisfy a deed of trust dated July 24, 1925 by John Wilkins and Texie Wilkins. The property covers lots 1 2 3 and 4 in Street Jones Sub-Division Forest City, Rutherford County North Carolina, as shown in Plat Book 1 Page 12.
A trustee sale is scheduled for November 1 1926 in Rutherfordton North Carolina. John J Hamrick and wife Lucy defaulted on a 1925 deed of trust. the property, part of Forest City Graded School land, includes lots 1 14 15 and 16 in plat book 1 page 47 bounded by Big Springs street and adjacent lots. Sale at courthouse yard to the highest cash bidder.
Sale of real estate under deeds of trust by Joe W. Smith and Z B Smith to W L Brown trustee for Forest City Building and Loan Association. On November 5 1926 the property in Forest City North Carolina will be offered to the highest bidder for cash or credit at the Building and Loan office. Description includes Lots 2 1 and 30 feet of Lot 3 Block D on Lynch's map of Biltmore in Forest City with references to Rutherford County deeds and prior corrections and transfers.
A deed dated May 15 1923 transfers property in County North Carolina from J B Harrill and wife to L C Cobb and B H Long and is recorded in Book 122 Page 603. The instrument is dated October 5 1926 and signed by W L Brown Trustee.
On April 2 1920 F L Smart and wife Prudence Smart defaulted on a deed of trust recorded in Rutherford County North Carolina. W J Davis as trustee will sell at public auction in Forest City at the Forest City Building and Loan Association office on the square a house and lot lying on Broadway Street adjoining W C Tate and the Southern Railway. The description covers Broad Way Street to the railroad and back to the starting corner. Sale for cash or satisfactory terms during legal hours.
Public sale is announced for a tract in Cool Springs Township Rutherford County North Carolina. The property derives from the Mark Hamilton estate moved through trustee C O Ridings and includes lots 4 and 17 as surveyed and divided by M D Justice Oscar Duncan and J D Ledbetter. Sale held in legal hours in Rutherfordton to satisfy the secured indebtedness.
On October 30 1926 at 10 a m in front of Forest City Building and Loan Association office Forest City North Carolina the trustee W L Brown will sell for cash or terms the real estate described as half an acre with a dwelling on Cherry Mountain street bounded by Har rill Yarboro Moore lines and the street. The sale is by S S Trout and Marie Trout to secure indebtedness and is due to default in payments.
Mr Phillips opens a first class cafe on Powell street near Florence Baptist church next to Hogan's Barber shop. He offers cold drinks ice cream cigars cigarettes fruits and candies with fish and oysters on Fridays and Saturdays. The place is neat and invites friends to visit his new location.
On May 15 1924 a deed of trust was recorded and the Forest City Building and Loan Association will offer at public sale the house and lot described as lots Nos 21 and 22 in the Weathers subdivision of the Reid Hicks property on Reid Street in Forest City N C. The sale will be to the highest bidder for cash or satisfactory terms at the public square in Forest City.
Having qualified as administrator of Dr. T. C. McBrayer's estate in Rutherford County North Carolina this notice calls all claimants to present them to W. E. Moore at Forest City NC by September 15 1927 or risk legal loss. Debtors are urged to settle promptly. notice dated September 14 1927. C. C. Ridings attorney.
Creditors of F F Black must file verified statements of claims with the assignee or the Rutherford County Clerk by November 14, 1926. The filing is to share in the distribution of assets remaining with the assignee as of October 14, 1926. iit. F B Harrill Assignee.
At a September 24 1926 meeting of the Forest City town board the ordinance sets new payment rules for water and light bills starting November 1 1926. Bills are due by the 10th each month with service cut off for nonpayment and a 50 cent reconnection fee. A 50 cent collection charge applies to bills unpaid after the 10th and turned to collection. All conflicting ordinances are repealed and the measure takes effect November 1 1926.
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