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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
2
Mount Airy News in Mount Airy North Carolina lists subscription for one year and six months at 1.50 dollars. Publisher J E B Johnson and Son note postal registration as second class matter under the act of Congress dates uncertain.
The article argues cars and jitneys have taken passengers from trains and predicts radical schedule changes. It notes a major railway system failed after passenger receipts dropped by ten million dollars annually due to automobile travel. It discusses public opposition to changes and the need for railways to adjust to new conditions to avoid losses.
Regular April term of Surry Superior Court opens Monday in Dobson for two weeks of criminal trials. 125 cases on the docket include three murder cases and numerous liquor appeals. Jailer reports 10 in custody, six awaiting trial.
The paper corrects an error stating the city pays all paving costs. The contract shows equal sharing of expenses by the city and property owners for Market Street. Alley widened to 30 feet by adding ten feet from owners. the city covers half the paving costs.
Owing to the funeral of the late N. P. Short there was no session of the Recorder's court Monday. All cases were postponed until Friday when they will be heard.
Tax Supervisor B F Folger names list takers for all townships and urges property owners to bring inventories to listing to save time. Farmers should provide current crop production for the state agricultural census, not affecting listing. List takers include Kyle Thompson Bryan Dobson Herman Adkins I F Armfield Silas Stone J S Lane J W Lovill Frank Graves H K Swanson W J Evans Jasper Patterson J F Whitaker Sam W Cooke Rev J H Hall.
The Mount Airy Woman's Club sponsors a public demonstration in Jackson Brothers Department Store featuring Mrs Flake's Mayonnaise and Pineview products. It runs all day Thursday with an open invitation to the community.
The Democratic party schedules wards conventions on April 25 and a main convention on April 26 to select a city ticket for May elections. Ward one meets at city hall and ward two at Lovill's Warehouse, followed by a mayor and at-large commissioner nomination. An all-day primary was dropped due to lack of contest and rising costs.
In Kibler Patrick County Sandy Slate was shot and killed by Federal Prohibition Agent Will Mathis and assistant Davis. After Slate attacked and refused to drop his pistol Mathis fired four times, the fourth bullet hitting Slate in the chest. The inquest at Stuart heard the pistol had a faulty cartridge. Slate was an elderly Patrick County resident with wide local acquaintances.
Mrs Clarence Shelton has accepted the position of County Health Nurse for Surry and began duties Wednesday. She previously served as Miss Ada Jones and endeared herself to Surry citizens after her 1920 graduation, and supporters expect a warm welcome back to the role.
Statement of Ownership for The Mount Airy News dated April 1 1925 lists publishers J E Johnson & Son Mount Airy with W M Johnson as owner and business manager L Brannock Notary Public swore to the document on April 11 1925. No bondholders or mortgages are named.
Posey Whittington, a 28 year old married man, is jailed in the city prison after the alleged killing of Casa Jester, his father-in-law, at Whittington's home following a family feud. Whittington and his wife say Jester drew a knife during a dispute and a gun hung on the wall was involved in the fatal confrontation.
Whittington seized a gun and struck Jester with a shotgun barrel during a barroom struggle. Jester suffered a fatal skull fracture from the blow and died six hours later. Whittington, who did not resist arrest, will face trial at Dobson next week with a self defense plea through attorney J. H. Folger.
P B Nelson sells his Mercantile and Carolina Art Co interests to J E Needham and withdraws from Carolina Art Co marriage. Cox and Nelson dissolved with W R Cox and J E Seedham continuing Carolina Art Co. All debts to date owed to the two firms payable to Cox and Nelson. debts to date to be paid by Cox and Nelson. This April 5 1925. P B Nelson.
The Woman's club meets Thursday at 2 30 PM in the Blue Ridge hotel parlor. A note urges all members to attend the important session and highlights Pine View products demonstration on the date.
The undersigned will on May 1 1925 apply to the Governor of North Carolina for the pardon or parole of Early Ashburn convic ted of infanticide with a sentence of not less than fifteen years. Protests in writing must be filed with the Governor by May 1 1925. April Lith 1925. J H Folger Atty for Early Ashburn.
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