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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
7
Mrs. T G Fawcett and daughter Mary Mille Fawcett left for New York City while many residents travel for visits to Greensboro Philadelphia Atlantic City and Washington D C. Several locals attend family visits church events and summer travels with notes on births and local society gatherings.
Mount Airy public schools announce Monday August 31 as opening day. Listed are principals and staff for Rockford Street North Main and Colored Schools with details on grade levels non resident tuition and admission procedures. Superintendent J H Hurst notes exams for summer credit and admission steps for eighth grade entrants.
Miss Mary Willie Taylor hosted twenty eight junior boys and girls Thursday evening in Tarboro honoring her cousin Miss Margaret Page Howard. Miss Carrie Taylor served punch as guests arrived and after two hours of games and ice cream.
Mrs E G Smith hosted a seven table bridge party Monday morning honoring house guests Dorothy Yates of Raleigh Margaret Eagles and Daphne Owens of Fountain and Mary Millis Fawcett of this city whose marriage to Fred Folger is planned for early fall. High score went to Mrs William Graves and low to Mr Rachel Haynes. Prizes were awarded to each honoree and a savory salad course was served by Mesdames Ashby Bivens Fulton and Whitlock.
The singing class from the Oxford Orphanage will perform at the North Main school auditorium Saturday at eight. The program is high class and entertaining and patronage is sought. Proceeds go to the Masonic orphanage at Oxford where about 300 children are cared for by North Carolina Masons.
Automobiles will be provided to transport aged or delicate people to Culpepper revived services from the Lowis warehouse. A telephone message to 372 will arrange this free service. W. B. Hale serves as chairman of the automobile committee.
Building inspector M F Patterson notes steady growth in Mount Airy with $25 000+ in new permits for June and July. Readied projects include homes on Broad Street North Main Street Willow Street Rawley Avenue plus a garage on South Main Street and repairs to a store building.
In Pilot Mountain on Route 2 Aug 3, S T Cook’s family held a surprise birthday dinner for him, with forty eight attendees. At 3 pm Rev John S Cook preached and baptized his mother Mrs S T Cook aged 75, who joined the Friends church after promising her son he would preach. The Pine Ridge team lost to a combined Westfield outfit amid talk of future rematches. Arrington, Reid Cook and others returned from a trip east as tobacco farmers report dry conditions and ongoing pulling of late tobacco.
A cold bottle of Green River promises refreshing taste. The ad highlights the product as a quick thirst quencher appealing to readers seeking a cooling beverage.
Mount Airy Route 2 item notes the death of Woodrow Sutphin aged 6 years 2 months after a short illness at Martin Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Flat Rock Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Harrison, burial in Sutphin graveyard. Various visitors and local residents are listed with travel and visit mentions.
Proprietor announces purchase of the entire interest in the Fish River Roller Mills and states daily operation. Offers 40 pounds of first grade flour and 12 pounds of bran for every 60 pounds of wheat or grinding at a rate of one tenth of the wheat.
A brisk sales notice touts quick service and guarantees customers premium gasoline and Speedway Oils. It emphasizes quality over quantity and positions the brand as better through their visible containers and efficient service.
A quiet Sunday ceremony at the Starling home united Miss Ethel Mae Starling and Mr. L. M. Bowman with Rev. E. G. Davis officiating. A supper followed the ring exchange. Mrs. Bowman is the Starling’s youngest daughter. The groom is G. A. Bowman’s son and works at Sargent Granite Cutting Co.
Portable sales note advertises Green River lime drink available widely across locations. Includes no dates or prices.
In St Petersburg Florida Aug 1 a coroner's jury investigated a body found near Coffee Pot bayou. Albert Lane recognized the trousers and identified the dead man as his brother Walter William Lane. The examination suggested death by blows to head and body, with the victim dead several days. Further inquiry seeks cause of death though homicide is suspected.
Sunnyside Virginia date Aug 3 Mr and Mrs C G Needham announce the engagement of their daughter Purnia to Mr Marion Meador with a fall wedding planned.
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