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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1926
Page
2
Wartime enthusiasm meets market appeal as the crowd recalls Babe Ruth setting several World Series records while fans race to stock up on groceries at current low prices before costs rise again. The piece blends sports nostalgia with a sales pitch highlighting savings opportunities for readers.
Miss Vi McGinnis spent Saturday night with her aunt Said Padgett at Henrietta. Mr S T Greene and family visited Spartanburg last week. Mr P E Wooten visits Gilkey this week. Miss Kathleen McGinnis and Miss S E Green and Mr Fred Hawkins of Pennsylvania visited her aunt at Henrietta. Those visiting Mr S T Green's Sunday were Mr and Mrs Vernia Yelton, Mr Bunin McGinnis and family, Mr Robert and Ray Padgett and Mr Furman and Zora Greene of Mooresboro.
Trustee announces sale of a Forest City land parcel at 10 a m on November 13 1926 for cash to satisfy a deed of trust debt. The property lies on Young street and Church street with bounds to W L Parks and L R Coffey. origin from a 1907 purchase by Q A Collins J B Blanton and G E Young.
Henrietta notes a teachers picnic with Etta Head Amanda Head and others at Hotel Caroleen, trip to Sulphur Springs, bonfire, supper, and marshmallows. Seventh graders present Safety First program and games. Miss Etna Bridges leaves for Rutherfordton. Lucille Wall visits Hendersonville. student leadership discussions begin. seventh grade beats eighth in basketball. seniors lead attendance in September.
A pitch urging readers to invest their intelligence by subscribing to Youth's Companion, the oldest youth magazine, highlighting its esteemed authors and recent Jack London story. It offers 52 issues in 1927 plus remaining 1926 issues for $2, or $2.50 for both Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine, with subscriptions sent to SN Dept., Boston, Mass.
Rutherford County history through 1856 to 1865 presented in a 400 plus page book by D F Morrow. J W Burke Co prints in Macon and Forest City settings are richly depicted with first hand accounts. The Civil War era tale promises romance and vivid scenes, with sales via The Courier and club offers.
Two crews of sixty men and eighteen teams work on grading the Sunshine road and the new short link from Forest City to Morganton. A bridge crew of eight men aids the project under Rutherford County Commissioners. The 24 foot wide top-soiled road will shorten the distance to Morganton by about 12 miles and connects routes 19 and 20 from the South Carolina line through Floyds Creek Alexander Forest City Sunshine Bostic Golden Valley South Mountain to Morganton. Completion expected by early December.
Caroleen Oct 26 The eighth grade of Caroleen school enjoyed a possum hunt at night with transport from J E Robinson and hounds loaned by Virgil McFalls. Teacher Miss Ethel Robinson led the outing joined by Mildred Harmon Ruth Robinson Reid Virgil McFalls Frank West J B Robbins Cecil Neal Chester Rutledge Maurice Wilson Eugene Holland Earl Hicks and others. Four possums were caught.
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