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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
9
A quip frames a man as a pedestrian after his wife leaves with the car. The speaker jokes about a missing turkey creating a large hole in the family budget, using a humorous domestic scenario to poke gentle fun at everyday life.
Avondale notes show Rev P D Jones and family and William Stacey visiting Mrs C C Kaiser. Rutherfordton guests Grace Harrill Sara and Viola Cowan call on Mrs H M Owens. Local homes being painted boost town appeal. prizes awarded for yards to Mrs J R Frye and others. Miss Lucy Harrill recovers from illness. multiple residents attend W M A meeting at Bos. Frequent visits span Chestnut Hill Boiling Springs and Sandy Run areas with church and social events highlighted.
The North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital at Babington Heights Gastonia opened in 1921 to aid underprivileged crippled children. Founder Robert B Babington serves as president with a state funded 85 bed facility planning expansion to 125. In five years 2,500 children treated. 448 discharged improved, 4 deaths. Dr C L Miller led a nine year old’s deformity correction. hospital runs a special school district with local boards. services are free for families unable to pay. A county clinic led by Dr Miller and hosted by Forest City Kiwanis Club occurs Sept 5 with a county-wide examination opportunity.
In Liberty Street Forest City Aug 29 families attended a revival at Montford Cove church. Others joined a birthday dinner at Rufus Towery’s home. B B Burnette and Fingerville relatives visited Forest City. M G Smart and Dorsey Randall families spent time with Mrs P R Simmons at Sugar Hill, and Will Harris of Georgia stopped by A W Harris’s home on return from Montford Cove.
Evie Hawkins of Mount Holly visits town while Mrs. Smith hosts. Ed Wooten remains ill after a long sickness. Mrs. J Wilkerson is very ill. John Ward and family spend weekend with Dobbins of Alexander. John Grant hosts Norris Hamrick and Thomas. Bessie Hensley visits Avondale. J S Hawkins and Ed Smart report a pleasant Wilma trip with W DeBrule at Avondale.
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