Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Forest City Courier in Forest City, North Carolina

We have 6,272,717 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Forest City Courier

Location

Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1928

Page

16

Bridge Party At Banquet Hall Honors W P Hall Jr And Mrs Long

A social bridge party hosted by W P Hall Jr and Mrs F B Long took place in Blan 4 banquet hall on October 12 at 8:30. Guests were seated by numbered places as Dr and Mrs Long presided and Misses Prince Gaines Ruth bore Clara Harrill Ottilie Long Margaret Bostic Sara Bailey Mar Joan Nell Young Ruth Gillespie attended. Prizes awarded for ladies and men. a frozen salad course with fruit punch followed.

W. P. Hall, Jr F. B. Long Blan And Long and Ston Bure R. Rir F. F. Black John W. Dalton Inces Little W. Sholar D. H C. A. Petty Spurgeon Moss Carl Huntley Banton Biggerstaff C A Vener J. S. Rudi M. W. Harriss Geo. D. Dalton M. H. Hewitt F. R. Wilkins Arthur McDaniel C. E.I Ck Cowan Blanton Geo. R

J B Blanton Claimed By Death In Mooresboro

John Batie Blanton 71 died in Morganton after a short illness. He led the Mooresboro Cotton Oil Co and held other key posts. Survived by wife Lillian Purcell, ten children named, a brother Hacket Blanton, half brother Jim Wilson, a sister Mrs Andrews, and native of Rutherford county. Funeral at Sandy Run Baptist Church conducted by Revs Suttle and Stoudemire.

Mooresboro John Batie Blanton Morganton C. C. Champion Hacket Blanton Jim Wilson Shelby Andrews Roxboro Rutherford County Bostic Sandy Run Baptist Church J. W. Suttle A. T. Stoudemire Avondale

German actor Parlatus breaks endurance speaking record

A German actor named Parlatus is said to have spoken continuously for over 45 hours, while remarks privilege that many obscure American women could likely outdo him in any fair contest.

Parlatus

County Boy Scout Committee to Meet October 30

Rutherford county Boy Scout executive committee will meet at 7 30 p m in Spindale House Spindale Oct 22 The gathering aims to plan autumn and winter scouting work and outline troop duties The committee spans Forest City Spindale Rutherfordton Cliffside Ellenboro Caroleen Bostic Chimney Rock and Hollis with members named from each locale

County Boy Scout Committee Spindale Rutherford County Boy Scout Executive Spindale House Sdent Fred C. Kinzie Lake Lanier R. M. Schiele

Cotton Gathers Rise as Weather Aids Harvest

Ferry notes farmers busy with cotton and haying as open bolls increase. Attendance at the Sandy Run Baptist Association in Mt. Pleasant is recorded, and several local residents attend funerals, visits, and Sunday school changes.

Farmers Busy Picking Cotton in Sulphur Springs Area

Oct. 22 report from Sulphur Springs Forest City notes heavy cotton picking as local families visit and host gatherings. Sammie Bland and children from Gaffney visited W. B. Bland after Ruby and Leona Robbins stayed with Pauline Cole. C. M. Hopper hosted Lance Robbins weekend. J. M. Robbins and L. B. Robbins hosted at Caroleen. Selma Hopper stayed with Joyce Bland, while W. M. Hopper visited L. M. Robbins. S. A. Bland and Marvin Harris spent Thursday night and Friday in Rutherfordton.

Forest City R-1 Sammie Bland Gaffney R-8 W. B. Bland Ruby and Leona Robbins Pauline Cole C. M. Hopper Lester Robbins J. M. Robbins L. B

Also Mentioned on This Page

S. W. P. Hall, Jr Mrs. B Constantino J.B. Blanton the Farmers Federation Spindale, N. C Tenedo Eegmashes Tuxedo Xeno Rouitey Farce S F. C. Kinzie B. L. Smith J. H. Hill Clarence Griffin Rutherfordton C. Er W. R. Hill W. L. Latham Clyde A. Erwin F. E. Patton C. F. Gold Cliffside B. P. Caldwell Z. O. Jenkins Ellenboro G. Fred Harrill A. B. Bushong Caroleen W. S. Moore A. C. Lovelace S. C. Gettys Chimney Rock L. C. Cobb Hollis Grady Withrow Ferry News Taylor Alexander Elizabethton Tenn Messrs. Bullard, Davis H. H. Kennedy Spartanburg Gaither Kennedy Messrs L. L Baxter Scruggs Annie Keeter Morganton Hospital J. S. Sherlin White House Alaska Karo Trikeso Corp Piedmonts Tucky Biatat A&p Family del Monte Bartlett N. B.C Snowcrests Qtr Atlantic Pacheic
Search Courier

Search the Forest City Courier Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Forest City Courier?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication