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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
5
The Cliffside News reports weekly social happenings including visits by Wake Forest residents, Asheville and Hendersonville excursions, Lake Lure gatherings, Spartanburg outings, and Chestnut Hills and Chimney Rock trips. It notes dinners, receptions, birthday celebrations, church programs, and a Stamps Quartet performance at Cliffside Hall.
Community updates list residents traveling to Griffin Georgia and Asheville North Carolina for business and study. A group gathers at Lake Lure for a Thursday visit. Several locals attend a dinner at Miss Dorothy McDaniel’s home with neighbors from Eufaula Alabama.
In Rutherfordton Shiloh juniors held a Sunday night B Y P U program with solid participation. The column lists numerous local visits and travels, including Maggie Cole departing for Meredith College Raleigh, and multiple pairs visiting from Spartanburg Inman Spindale Harris Cliff. A Saturday night job change and a Chimney Rock picnic are noted, plus Arthur Champion visiting from Chase City Virginia and Woolsey paint advertised.
Morgan and children Paul and Vic of Glenwood spent several days with J. S. Morgan and Mrs. Morgan. Mr and Mrs Delbert Morgan of Charlotte visited over the weekend with J. S. Morgan's parents. Max Smith and Glenn Doggett opened a new garage and filling station at Alexander. Doggett, from Gilkey, stays with Mrs. Max Smith and Mr. Smith. J. B. Mauney family moved from Caroleen to Sandy Mush. Dorothy McDaniel spent weekend with sister Mrs. Chas James and Mr James of Caroleen.
Forest City R 2 Bethany Sept 6 Rev Z D Harrill held services Saturday and Sunday. Tom Wood baptized Saturday afternoon. Miss Ruby Robbins visited Miss Nellie Sherrill over the weekend. Miss Mary Toms visited Miss Virgie Bostic Sunday. Mary McDade and Nell Doggett with Miss Katie Mae Green Sunday. Hugh Hardin and Charles Dalton returned home from Chapel Hill for several months. Vonnie Doggett and Louise Womack left for Asheville Normal. Harry L Marlow and two children visited Mr and Mrs Dave Green. Nellie Sherrill birthday party with games and sandwiches. Rev J B Tabor Jr guest of Mr and Mrs J R Hardin. Old time singing at Pleasant Grove attended. Matheney of Charlotte visiting. Jessie and Mary Sue Matheny at Tanner's Grove. John Weir family visited C T Jones in Gastonia last week. Thrift notes managing this month's expenses. Mrs W G Trout visiting son in Asheville. Lester Toms of Tanner's Grove to assist Paul Duncan with hatchery. Tom Carpenter of Stanley to relieve G W Long at Seaboard depot. L W Griffin and family of Spindale visiting. C L Wil and Mrs R L Wil McDonald attended Decatur Williamson funeral at Rehobeth Church Cleveland county. Mrs Julius Carson of Spartanburg mentioned.
West End residents report varied trips and visits through early September. Coster McBrayer and family returned from a ten day camping trip at Chimney Rock. G W Long Jr and family enjoy several days at Wrightsville Beach and Myrtle Beach, with plans to visit sister Mrs C F Murph in Myrtle Beach. Helen Griffin visited Mr and Mrs Charlie Burt in Rutherfordton. Mrs Joseph Kazesh of Waxhaw spent the weekend with daughter Mrs C E We.
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