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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
1
The Red Cross in its war charter remains the volunteer aid to wounded soldiers. It continues peacetime relief, combating pestilence and famine, with a drive from November 11 to 25 1920 seeking memberships at 10.00 dollars, inviting local residents to join.
A fragmented description traces the Paris square linked to the Concorde monument. It notes architects and sculptors shaping the site, the 1854 redesign by an unnamed designer, and statues by four famous sculptors at the Champs Elysees entrance. It mentions the obelisk, a colossal block once before a temple, transported to Paris from Egypt.
A stained glass design showing a Pedlar and his Dog faced removal after objections in a church setting. The Westminster Gazette notes authorities refused a faculty for the window in Westmoreland due to the dog’s presence, while rare ecclesiastical canine depictions exist in private chapels such as Ashill church.
A hitherto unpublished photo shows Dr Anna Howard Shaw with a Kansas City boys and men’s baseball group just before her death. The suffrage leader accepted an offer to be their mascot during a visit to the Boys Hotel, inspiring young newsboys and workers with her charity and bold talk.
Dr. Anna H. Shaw argued in New Orleans that denying women the vote disenfranchises both black and white women. Granting ballots to women would politically empower them and, Shaw maintained, would shift power by making former slaves political peers rather than masters of white women.
The piece argues the pivotal thirty six state determines credit for the federal suffrage amendment. It notes 85 ratifications exist with 29 Republican legislatures and quotes Gertrude Weil on the Democrats gaining the women vote if North Carolina helps seal the thirty sixth hour.
Ratification or none governs women voting in the upcoming presidential race. North Carolina and seventeen others bar women from the November election. Fifteen states grant full suffrage on par with men, nine have presidential suffrage only, and four allow presidential and municipal voting but exclude state offices. some exceptions exist for specific state offices.
The article notes Vermont women cannot vote for president or Congress, with only municipal suffrage and a primary option in some states. It lists figures for Arkansas and Texas and totals for women 21 and over across thirty states, totaling 1 467,797.
A visit to Gastonia noted as part of the Fourth Quarter conference at Forest City Methodist Church. Rev Parker Hidmes will preside Saturday at 1 AM and Sunday at 7 15 PM, with public views and sessions scheduled Friday night at 7 15.
The treasurer reports subscriptions to the Boiling Springs Memorial Building Fund since the last report, totaling 16 569 91 with 13 127 26 cash and 3 442 65 in war bonds. Disbursements reach 12 620 11 leaving 607 15 plus government securities. Contracts for labor and materials total 40 000 and urgency urged for full payments to avoid interest.
Cliffside residents anticipate a large out of town turnout for a Thursday through Saturday Chautauqua. The article notes State Mission lessons at Sunday School, a large audience for Hon. L Jenkins, and Haynes Band performances. It lists local visits, hospital recoveries, a ton sil clinic, a cliffside marriage, a drowning accident, and community notices across Cliffside and Avondale with several residents and businesses mentioned.
A community notes several events in Forest City area. A newborn is welcomed to Mr and Mrs Morrow. John West of Clover S C recovers from blood poisoning and visits relatives. Mrs Susie Carswell and Lewis West are mentioned. Local residents repaint homes and install light plants. Whooping cough spreads in the area. The Prog Level cotton gin has started and ginned three bales. Mrs Charlie Crow visits Mr Collins. Ab Grose and A C Moore are active with painting houses and business trips. Ben Hudgens builds a house. Julian Queen nearing completion of a bungalow.
Mrs. M H Flack of Eilenboro formerly Forest City, 73, honored at a surprise birthday dinner held Sunday September 26 with all children and many relatives attending. Grandchildren total twenty and two sisters were present along with neighbors. Also noted, A H McDaniel resigns as Cool Springs township Register and Claud Keeter named to replace him. Keeter will split duties with his store Keeter Watkins where election registration will occur starting September 30 under standard rules. women over twenty one may register without stating age.
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