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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1931
Page
11
The fair opened with large crowds and races for youth, featuring 100 yard dash events for boys ages 10 to 20 and girls 10 to 15. J. W. Whitesides led Wednesday’s program while prizes honored the best buggy horse and saddle horse with Dr. A C Duncan supervising events. a mule race was added for Saturday afternoon.
A list highlights Rutherford County youths and adults attending multiple colleges and institutes. Salem Academy in Winston-Salem features Helen Thomas, while Forest City is linked to James McBrayer and Merle Price. Other institutions include Fruitland Institute, Limestone College in Gaffney, Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and Davenport College in Lenoir with named attendees.
A list of graduates and affiliates from numerous colleges and military institutes spans North and South Carolina. Notable names include Henry Harrill of Ellenboro, Esther Champion of Cullowhee, John Arlisle of Bostic, and Virginia Magness of Forest City, among many others linked to Johns Hopkins Hospital, Duke University, Berea College, and Coker College.
Mrs Sam Williams aged 75 died at her home near the hospital Tuesday evening at eight. Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon and burial was in Bills Creek cemetery near Chimney Rock. Survived by two brothers John F Harris of Georgia Ralph Harris Salem Oregon and two sisters Mrs Louw Logan Wyoming and Mrs I E Davenport Denver Colo. Two stepchildren also survive Mrs Dora Henderson Asheville and Mr Martin Williams Spin Dale.
This piece traces the poppy’s link to World War I battlefields in western Europe, especially Flanders. It notes fields torn up by war and fertilized by corpses, inspiring the image of red poppies. It mentions Landen, Malplaquet, Fontenoy, Waterloos, the poem In Flanders Fields, and Poppy Day observed around May 30.
A collage of quips and lines from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. It blends humorous exchanges about horses and incomes with playful riddles and miniatures. It includes stray dialogues about a Yale Bowl, a dog’s life, and a mistaken autography notion, plus a digression on defense and fashion.
Cotton winners in nine Southern contests show average yields with low unit costs. Inspections reveal 22 winners applied about 200 pounds of Chilean nitrate per acre roughly 45 days after planting. Critics note that while yields were high, detention costs were reported as unusually large.
Hardware dealer promotes a special pricing run on Gervanized 5 V rooting products at Farm 1 ers Hardware Co. Dates not specified. Limited time offers emphasized for the next few days.
The county in Tennessee gains about 400000 dollars yearly from new farm enterprises begun since 1926 through a key banker and county agent. The program, backed by bankers and the American Bankers Association, boosted tobacco, Irish potato and cabbage production, along with dairy and poultry, with 1929 sales reaching 3150,000 in tobacco and potatoes.
A report by the Economic Policy Commission of the American Bankers Association urges gradual evolution of branch banking within states rather than nationwide federal action. It argues states should loosen laws branch by branch in response to local demand, avoiding forcible national expansion.
A local ad announces discounted boys blouses and shirts at Courtney's Ten Cent Store, promising low prices and affordable school wear for families. The notice highlights savings on durable, sized garments for boys.
Trustee W L Brown will sell on October 22, 1931 at the Forest City Association office located at Reid and Forest streets. The sale of Rutherford County land described by metes and bounds follows a default on a 1930 deed of trust by R W Phillips, Emily Phillips, W W Harrill and Flora Harrill to Forest City Building and Loan Association. The process secures an owed indebtedness, with auction to the highest bidder for cash or good security.
FOR SALE Farm mowing machine. Don C Melton R 3 Forest City. SCRATCH PADS Two for 5c Sust the thing for Grocerymen Handy for making notes and memorandums About 125 sheets to pad Get all you need at The Courier Office Turnip Seed All kinds at Farmers Hardware Co.
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