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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1927
Page
5
Alexander Mill Oct 24 The Methodist revival closed last night with inviting sermons by Rev Mr Jordan. Several local residents had been attending Forest City preaching during the past week. Dr George Cooke of Georgia is conducting the services. On Monday morning Miss Patch's fifth grade gave an education-
Effective Sunday passenger train No. 21 Monroe to Rutherfordton will arrive at 1 18 p m instead of 12 50 p m as this summer. Train No 22 Rutherfordton to Monroe will reach Forest City at 4 21 p m instead of 4 25 p m.
A musical program featuring songs from Spain France England and America is planned. Mrs Blanton's fourth grade will present a short Halloween program next Friday morning. All classrooms are nicely decorated with ghosts and goblins visible in every nook. Rev and Mrs C C Matheny visited Mr A Humphries near Gaffney SC last Saturday. Mr and Mrs W L Jolley from off State Line spent Saturday at Alexander Teacherage. Mr and Mrs Marion Blanton attended church at Cliffside last Friday night.
Hicks Stacy of Duke University and Durham Morning Herald carrier was robbed of $10 to $11 by two Black men in Hayti, while collecting papers at night. He was struck with a gun butt and is in Watts hospital for examination. Stacy's home is Rutherfordton.
Rutherfordton October 25 The Eu lalian Literary Society met October 21 with a varied program including Chaplain’s duty Annie Gray Song Flow Gently Sweet Af ton Society Poem Frances Payseur Original story Peggy Harris Popular song hits Neal Geer Ottie Hardin Essay Ruby Elliott A word contest from Bulalian produced 71 words won by Gladys Griffin with a melodic flourish.
West Henrietta reports the death of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Henson on Sunday morning. The burial will be at Boiling Springs cemetery today. Local notices note pneumonia confinement for Miss Jennie Biggerstaff and several measles cases in town.
Ellenboro R-3 notes a series of visits and social calls. Will Roberts of Cramerton and Mrs. Mashburn of Cliffside visited W. B. Philbeck. Cora Lee McDaniel and Pauline Wright spent weekend together. Ollie Harrill visited Mooresboro. Thomas Beam of Gastonia is visiting his parents J. L. Beam. J. P. Wright’s guests include R. E. L. McDaniel and Lorenzo Wilson families. Guy Harrill stayed with Julius Beam. Bunyon Whitaker of Race Path visited S. J. McKinney. Elder W. C. Edwards of Monroe also noted.
Mr and Mrs John Nie Causby host in Charlotte while Buckners move to Alexander. Joe Vandyke from near Shelby visits Powell in Charlotte area. Evie Moore stays with Mars and Mrs DeBrule returns from Hendersonville. Attendees include Matheny Kimbrell Moore DeBrule Raleigh Steadman Green Steadman and Thompson with visits to Hendersonville Lake Lure Cherokee R 2.
Bostic Oct 24 Rev Vance Havner the Boy Preacher will be present at the Bostic Baptist Church Sunday evening to preach at 730 PM The public is cordially invited Also reported President Coolidge wasting away with a new electric vibrator at the White House.
A guest preacher will deliver a sermon at the Philadelphia church on the fifth Sunday following the prior observances, with a preliminary service on the preceding Saturday. The event invites congregants and local residents to attend worship and fellowship.
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