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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
13
Horace Coburn Vess son of John Vess of Cool Springs Township was licensed August 19 by Register of Deeds W. C. Geer to wed Ostine May Waters daughter of Clarence Waters of the same township.
The State Department of Conservation and Development in Raleigh announced new wardens. W J Hardin of Rutherfordton was named county fire warden for Rutherford County. A 300 mile searchlight line is mentioned in unrelated fan slang.
A fragment notes Mrs Tatler warning about gossip and a neighborly tale accusing stinginess. The missive hints at social propriety and duties within a Victorian circle, with terse irony on reputation and discretion.
Uniformed Ashe ville and Brevard Klan delegates in robes attended the McLendon revival. They marched in single file, hooded faces revealed, then presented a purse to the speaker. The preacher praised them as supporters of Bible, home, and flag, and noted their aim to help keep Al Smith out of the White House.
Spindale Troop One of the Boy Scouts of America spent last week at the Piedmont Council Camp Lake Lanier near Tryon. Eight scouts attended: Hugh Smith Paul Starnes Guy Williams Billy Hill Charles Duncan Edward Dotson Carl Poteet and Bob Allen. Mr J H Hill led the troop in the scoutmaster’s absence and Prof Teague attended one day. Mr FC Kinzie left Spindale to visit his parents in Haxtun Colorado for two weeks.
A promotional appeal encourages readers to send The Courier to sons and daughters leaving for college. It emphasizes weekly reports with broader news from home high schools, offering a nine month subscription for $1.00 with two keys per dollar, targeting older and younger students.
Freemasonry rests on the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man. It praises universal truth, virtue, and the symbolism guiding moral study. The article urges thoughtful membership and frames Masonry as a temple of truth built on divine love and universal brotherhood.
The Cleveland County Fair association invites Rutherford County schools teachers and students to attend free. Students and teachers will be admitted on September 27. Tickets are available free of charge at Superintendent Clyde A. Erwin's office.
Trustee will sell at the Farmers Bank and Trust Co. building Forest City N C the property on Hardin Street west side lots 4 and 5 block F Weathers Sub Division Harrill Huntley map recorded Rutherford County official records reference Book 117 page 288 August 16 1927 W L Brown trustee prior default on February 28 1924 deed in trust between Willie and Carrie Hampton and Forest City Building and Loan Association
From Asheville reports, lawyers for John Early the leper have abandoned efforts to keep him on his brother’s Polk County farm. Federal officials are expected to remove Early to the Carville leper colony in Louisiana. A habeas corpus bid to halt the move was abandoned, ending years of futile struggle.
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