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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1928
Page
14
Spindale and Marion meet Wednesday in Spindale to open the Carolina Textile League championship series. Spindale led the first half. Marion led the second half and won its last game. The likely seven game series could crown a champion and trophy engravings note 1928.
Ernest J. Denton a 30 year old service man for Blue Ridge Products was electrocuted while testing a Frigidaire system at Campbell store Lawndale Cleveland County near Rutherfordton He died after being shocked at 1 15 pm Thursday his body transported to Morganton where funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church Denton survived by his widow two sons three brothers and a sister and his father with mother deceased He had moved to Rutherfordton eight months ago from Morganton to work for the firm with branches in several North Carolina counties
In Providence Forest City R-2 on Sunday September 16 preaching at 11 and a quarterly meeting at 3 in the afternoon. Local residents and neighbors are mentioned with visits and weekend gatherings across the community. Farm relief dominates political talk as citizens fear losing topics if a solution is found.
The Boiling Springs Junior College opened on September 6 with a turnout reflecting strong support after twenty four years of effort. Dr. J. B. Davis was named president, joining a long-tenured faculty led by J. D. Huggins. The event drew students from multiple counties and states, with 98 high school registrations and 62 college enrollees.
Miss Annie Beil Yelton hosted a singing Sunday with friends and relatives including Mary Elizabeth Crowder Ruth Crowder Gertrude Fortenberry Massey Yelton Margaret Searcy Annie Mae and Ethel Andrew along with Lee Crowder Forrest Fortenberry W P Crowder J C Fortenberry and others. Numerous neighbors visited Cane Creek and surrounding homes with family members from Crowder Fortenberry and Newton households noted throughout the day.
Charles C Smith died at his son Frank W Smith's home in Forest City after two years of declining health. Funeral services were at Piney Knob Baptist church with Rev E P White and Rev W L Haynes. He leaves a widow and five children: Bert Smith Sandy Mush. Mary Thomas St Petersburg Fla. Emma Campbell Greenville DC. Frank W Smith Forest City. Fred Smith West. Julius Smith of Shelby is his only surviving brother.
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