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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
7
Mt Airy notes announce visits by Mrs T B Bledsoe and others from Baltimore Rockville Lunenburg Ga lax Va and Winston Salem. Birth of John Calvin to Mr and Mrs John Moser August 19. Many residents return from trips to Wrightsville Goldsboro Charlotte Asheboro and Raleigh. Ice cream festival at Salem Methodist Church on August 29.
Miss Isla Felicia Norman and Wayrie Ronald Boyles were married in a brief ring ceremony at 4 PM Monday in the First Baptist Church parsonage. Rev. BE G. Davin officiated as friends witnessed. Mrs. Boyles is James Norman’s daughter from Cameron and a Martin Memorial School graduate. Mr. Boyles, son of Sam and Mrs. Boyles of Round Peak, is a rising businessman with Hawks-Boyles Co. They left by car for a western state trip.
Mary Mille Fawcett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garnet Fawcett, to wed Mr. Fred Folger. Ceremony planned for Tuesday September 8 at eight o'clock in the evening at Trinity Church Mount Airy North Carolina. Card requests presence and admission with ward at Trinity Church.
There will be a special meeting of Granite Lodge No. 322 A F and A M on Thursday night August 27 at eight o clock with degree work. All visiting masons are invited. B Y Graves Master.
Mrs Sallie Somers visits relatives in Yadkin and Iredell counties this week. Mr and Mrs W J McGill of Kings Mountain arrive Saturday to spend time with relatives. Mrs Lillian Shelton and children visit relatives in Winston Salem and Charlotte this week. R K Leonard returns from a business trip to Florida.
Mrs E Stapleton Cooke accepts the nurse position with Dr Roy Mitchell. She brings about five years of experience in hospital and private duty nursing as well as office work. Known in Mount Airy and Ashe, she strengthens the local medical service.
Dr. Bob Flippin of Pilot Mountain remains very ill and confined to bed for weeks. He suffers from diabetes and is in a semi conscious state with little hope for recovery. Friends learn with regret of his serious condition.
T. B. McCargo Sr. is critically ill at his home south of the city after a sudden stroke of paralysis Sunday morning around four o'clock. Physicians express little hope for recovery.
Parks Belk plans a Mount Airy opening soon with H W Broom named manager and a big opening sale. The new branch joins four stores in North and South Carolina and will offer dry goods clothing shoes and ready to wear. The opening sale will run the week the store opens.
Route No. 2 notes an ice cream supper to be held Saturday night August 29 in the Grove at Flat Rock Presbyterian church with string music and other features. Arthur Monroe has arrived home.
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