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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
5
The Cliffside News, published weekly with The Forest City Courier, delivers local briefs, notices, and community items from Cliffside across Forest City region. This edition compiles neighborhood events, public notices, and small-town topics for residents.
The editor explains why certain news items were missing from recent issues due to office breakdowns and delays. Readers who sent in items are assured the lapses were not caused by the writer, and past issues will reflect all contributions once the process stabilizes.
Mrs P S Hall remains ill at home in Avondale but shows improvement. Mrs L G Garvin had an operation at Rutherford hospital last week and is rapidly recovering. Mrs J R Packard, home from Rutherford hospital a week ago, remains very ill at her home. Mrs R E Carpenter recently had an operation and is rapidly recovering at her parents home in Gastonia. Miss Alice Carpenter, who had an appendicitis operation, resumed duties at the office Monday.
Claude Moore of Clay county reports a bountiful supply of fresh vegetables for sale and table use, produced on land he limed heavily last spring. The item notes the abundance and ongoing availability for local buyers.
On Friday night the Auxiliary of Fred Williams Post No. 75 American Legion of Rutherfordton met at the R. R. Haynes Memorial building. The program featured songs by the Keeter twins from Rutherfordton and local ladies served sandwiches cakes and hot chocolate.
Cottage prayer meetings preceded revival at the Baptist church. 499 Sunday school with 20 visitors and four new members. Miss Eloise Sorgee married Jesse Honeycutt at the pastorium. Guests included the Harrills and Freemans. Mrs. Sorgee is Fidelis class leader. Honeycutt active in Berean class.
Miss Cornelia McDowell and daughters Amy and Azalia Henderson of Morganton visited Mr and Mrs G C Shuford. Lucille Packard and Julia Elliott stayed with the Packards before returning to New House. Visitors from Shelby to Shuford Campbell homes included Mrs Lee Packard and Mrs Merle Greene. Mrs L G Garvin recovering from a minor operation at Rutherford Hospital with her mother Mrs Darby from Sandy Plains visiting. Several local residents attended a Greenville Textile exposition and the Carolina Tennessee game in Knoxville. Andrew Devinney, son of Mr and Mrs J M Devinney, broke his right arm and requires hospital checks twice weekly.
Sunday services are listed for November 2 with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and church service at 11 a m The Epworth League meets at 6 30 p m A monthly meeting of the Ladies Missionary Society was held with readers from Amy Hackney and Mrs Jonas Epworth Leaguers plan a social Friday night The pastor finished a series on The Secrets of Christ praising the latest sermon and urging large attendance for the final prayer service of the church year
Wayne County reports crop progress with Napier grass grown on four farms under County Agent A. K. Robertson. Some stands have been pasture grazed for two years from a single planting, indicating successful establishment and utilization.
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