Air planes to feature Armistice Day celebration in Al Legrant
Armistice Day events in Al Legrant feature Col J J Grady with four planes from Charlotte airport. The display includes passenger cabin planes with 500 pound capacity, a three engine Eagle Rock model, a 560 pound single passenger craft, and Great Lakes trainer stunt plane. Parachute jump by Jimmie Batrich planned at 4 30 p m on the 11th. Landing field two miles north near Gold Hill colored church. All planes government licensed and insured.
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J. J
Charlotte
Grady
Europe
Fairchild
Awa Lth
Eagle Rock
Great Lakes
Chas. Linébegh
Atlantic Ocean
Gold Hill Colored Church
Col
Ying
Lindbergh
P Ming
Courtneys Ten Cent Forest City Days Sale Notice
A notice announces aluminum ware for sale at Courtney's Ten Cent and Forest City Days. William Butler of Fort visits his father Mr J L Gray. They plan to sell 1000 pounds of chocolate drops Friday and Saturday at 10 cents per pound at Courtney's Ter.
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Courtney
Forest City
William Butler
J. L. Sunday
Central College Quartet to Perform at Wesleyan Service
The Central College Quartet from Central, S. C., will attend Sunday morning homecoming services at Wesleyan Methodist church instead of the afternoon. The change was made last minute to allow the quartet to fulfill an engagement in Asheville in the afternoon. Prof. West of Central, S. C., will lead the service.
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Central College
Central
8. C
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Asheville
West
S. C
Welfare officials meet in Western District conference
Rutherfordton hosts the Western District Welfare association annual conference focused on agency cooperation to fight hard times. Governor Gardner urges church and school help for the unemployed this winter, while crime procedure notes claim deaths fall on the poor. F Mauney elected president. R W Wall re elected secretary.
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Rutherfordton
Western District Welfare Association
W. T. Best
Charities ‘and Public Welfare
Gardner
F. Mauney
Marion
McDowell County
Cantrell
R. W. Wall
Newland
State Council For
Eskridge Speaker At Bank Gathering
Gurney P. Hood, commissioner of banks, spoke to 200 bank representatives from Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, and Rutherford counties in Hickory. He said no North Carolina bank faces closing danger. New officers were elected J. W. Hawthorne, E. L. Fox, and Roger V. Duvall.
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Hickory
North Carolina
Gurney P. Hood
Banks
North Carolina Association
Burke
Catawba
Cleveland
Gaston
Lin
Mecklenburg
Rutherford
Sterling Menniesy Hickory
Menzies
Jacir-Rhyne
King Colleges
Robert M. Hanes
Winston- Salem
State Association
National Credit Corporation No. 5
Hoover
National Credit Corporation
Forrest Eskridge
Shelby
E. E. Jones
Charlotte
Allen H. Sims
Gastonia
Paul Brown
Raleigh
J. W. Hawthorne
E. L. Fox
Roger V. Duvall
Forest City Days Glorious Sales Rally Friday and Saturday
Merchants of Forest City plan a profit-sharing event to aid shoppers during a downturn. The two day sales drive aims to provide bargains and relief as money tightens, with merchants commending their foresight and magnanimity in meeting the emergency.
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Forest City
James T Lewis dies at 78 in Forest City area
James T Lewis aged 78, a noted farmer from the Mt Vernon community, died Tuesday morning after a stroke. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Mountain Creek Baptist church with large attendance. Survived by five children, two brothers and two sisters, and multiple grandchildren. He was once a Republican sheriff candidate in Rutherford County.
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Forest City
James T. Lewis
Mt. Vernon
Mountain Creek Baptist Church
Mr. Lewis
Ciidren
F. C
J. M. Lewis
Near the Home Place
Willie F Ross
Minnie Wilson
Shelby and I
Ida Monteith
Durham
J. P. Lewis
Rutherfordton
W. E. Lewis
Wee
Near
H. McEntire
Uree
le Times
Lewis
Rutherford County
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Baptist Revival Closes After Strong Church Turnout
The Baptist revival ended last Wednesday night at the church with more than forty new members joining. Twenty eight converts were immersed Thursday night by Dr. W. A. Ayer. Dr. Zeno Wall of Shelby preached during the revival which opened October 11.
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the Baptist Church
W. A. Ayer
Zeno Wall
Shelby
Weekend trip to Columbia highlighted by hospitality
The editor and wife enjoyed a weekend in Columbia South Carolina as guests of Mr and Mrs Wm J Haile visiting state fairs institutions Saluda dam and the Epes Fitzgerald Paper Co plant meeting J M H Fitzgerald. Others on the trip included Mr and Mrs M D Taylor and family Mrs Robert Connor and family Miss Louise Connor and Mr Wilbur Hudgins. Also noted are perpetual hydraulic ram success in Harnett county and a roundup including Jake Lai convict and local lawmen. clothing sale at Courtney's Ten Cent Store.
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Columbia, S. C
Wm. J. Haile
Haile
Epes-Fitzgerald
Columbia
Capitol
Saluda Dam
Epes-Fitzgerald Paper Co
Gervais St
Meene
J. M. H. Fitzgerald
South Carolina
W. T. Epley
M. D. Taylor
Robert Connor and
Vein Mountain
Louise Connor
Wilbur Hudgins
Shelby
J. Williams
Harnett County
D. Barrs
Catawh
E- County
Allen
Forest City
Jake Lai
Ctawba County
Missing Man Harrill Baffles Charlotte Police
Charlotte officers struggle to locate H F Harrill fifty a traveling salesman who disappeared after leaving home October nineteen withdrawing one hundred dollars in Forest City and traveling to Spartanburg further tracing to Shelby and Forest City as family worries over his safety grows with his regular return pattern disrupted and his hometown ties noted.
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Charlotte
H. F. Harrill
East Seventh Street
Frank Littlejohn
Palmetto City
Harrill
Greensboro Reed and Loom Company
Mr. Harrill
Shelby
Forest
Forest City Days Specials Window Displays Highlighted
Farmers Hardware Co and Courtney's Ten Cent Store showcase Forest City Days bargains with three tin cans priced at four dollars per hundred. Friday and Saturday events feature notable window displays to draw shoppers.
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Courtney
Ten Cent
Farmers Hardware Co
Fire Destroys Two Buildings In Separate Blazes
A Sunday night fire destroyed a Harmon street home owned by W. L. Laughter with about $4,000 loss and $2,000 insurance. Early Tuesday a nearby frame building owned by Mrs. Webb and used by Mrs. Crofts burned with about $300 loss, both fires origin unknown and preventable action missed.
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W. L. Laughter
Harmon Street
Laughter
Webb
Democrats Now Have Lead In House
Washington oct 28 the democrats for the first time in thirteen years outnumbered the republicans in the house following the death of representative fletcher hale of new hampshire a republican. the current lineup stands democrats 214 republicans 213 farmer labor 1 vacancies 7. five special elections on november 3 will determine whether the balance tips further or remains split. courtney ten cent store promotes chocolate drops at 10 cents a pound and tyrrell county sheep growers gain two cents a pound by pooling shipments.
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Washington
House
Absuniacaatii
Representaive Fletcher Hale
New Hamphire
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Kvale
Minnesota
Farmer-Laborite
Larson
Hele
New Hampshire
Forest City Days set for October 30 31 bargains abound
After weeks of prep the Forest City merchants announce Forest City Days on Friday and Saturday October 30 31 a big sale across Rutherford county. About forty stores participate offering goods at and below cost with widespread specials and coordinated ads inviting shoppers to plan ahead and save substantial money.
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Forest City
Readine
Rutherford County
McDowell County Has Three Forest Fires
Marion reports three forest fires burning in drought dried timber across McDowell County. The largest fire runs two miles wide through Montford Cove as a crew of ten fights it for days. Smaller blazes flare on Box Creek in Brackett Township and in foothills of the Blue Ridge northwest of Merion. officials hope they burn out without serious damage.
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Marion
McDow County
Montford Cove
Box Creek
Brackett Township
Blue Ridge
Merion
Craven County Farmers Profit On Ho
Low corn prices let five cars of hoz be sold at 5.85 dollars per hundred pounds, enabling Craven county farmers to realize a profit on此次.
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Craven County
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Ruthfordton
Harry Crane
Chapel Hills
Albert Coates
Eskridge
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J. F. Womble
Davidson
the Courier
Courtney Ten Cent
Tyrrell County
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