Local residents visit over Thanksgiving weekend
The Mount Airy News notes numerous area residents visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. List includes Rev C D Crouch from Hollow Virginia, Ralph Herman of Davidson College, Oscar Yakley group in Charlotte, Delware trips, Winston-Salem and Bluefield visits, family gatherings in Greensboro and Chapel Hill, and church or university stops along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Yakley
Charlotte
Lovill Dean
Dayton
Duke University
Ashington-Lee
Duke
E. C. Banner
P. W. Green
Centenary Church
Winston-Salem
Lorena Kelly
T. Green
Sidney, Jr
Sarah Elizabeth
Henderson
Mrs J D Smith Jr Hosts Bridge Luncheon
Members of her contract bridge club attended a luncheon and played contract on Thursday at the home of Mrs Jeffrey Dee Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Smith, Jr
Contract Bridge Club
Jeffrey Dee Smith
Dr. Ernest A Branch to Speak at Local Schools and Kiwanis
Dr. Ernest A Branch director of the oral hygiene department in North Carolina will address a joint meeting of the North Main and Rockford street school parent teacher associations. He will be guest and after dinner speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon at the Blue Ridge Hotel before making a public address Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest A. Branch
Department of
North Carolina
Department of Health Education
North Main
Rockford Street
Branch
Kiwanis Club
Blue Ridge Hotel
Miss Hoffman Hosts House Guest For Bridge Evening
Miss Nena Hoffman welcomed Eleanor Idol of High Point as honor guest for three tables of contract bridge Monday night. Miss Virginia Graves won high score and received a prize. Idol also received a gift. A tempting refreshment course was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Idol
High Point
Nena Hoffman
Virginia Graves
Miss Idol
Baptist Missionary Women Meet Monday
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church schedules meetings for several circles on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock and an evening session at 7 30 with different hostesses named for each circle.
Slight Blaze Damages Roof in Early December Fire
Fire discovered about four o clock Thursday afternoon December 1st burned a hole in the roof of Mr and Mrs Edgar Edwards home on Taylor street. Damage estimated at about 500 dollars including water damage. A slight fire in Eades peanut shop noted as November fire call. A lighted match caused a gasoline explosion with little damage.
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Edgar Edwards
Taylor Street
Eades Peanut Shop
Two Funerals Merged In One At Mount Herman Church
Two funerals set for the same hour at Mount Herman Methodist Church were merged into a double service November 21. Floyd A. Scott age 24 of ten miles east of town was buried by Nelson and Moody. survived by wife and three children. Frank Noah age 46 of the same community died at home. survived by widow and five children. Services were conducted by Rev. Hopkins and Rev. Gwyn with funeral home staff handling arrangements. Crowd joined in paying respects as both families were present and interments occurred in separate graves on either side of the church.
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Mount Herman Methodist Church
Floyd A. Scott
Nelson and Moody
Hopkins
Prank Noah
G. W. Gwyn
Ashburn
Ashburn Funeral Home
Central Parsonage Refurbishment for New Minister
The Central Methodist Church parsonage undergoes interior refinishing ahead of Rev. J. T Mangum and wife. Walls floors and a doorway between dining and living rooms are updated. old furniture is repurposed and a new living room suite ordered. Exterior paint is postponed for now to protect the timber.
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Central Methodist Church
J. T Mangum
Miss Lilla Hughes Weds Burton Harris in Hillsville Ceremony
Miss Lilla Hughes and Mr. Burton Harris married in Hillsville Virginia Saturday night officiated by Rev Schwartee. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J R Hughes, is a Franklin High and Banks Business College graduate. Harris, son of Rev and Mrs Charlies Harris, trained at Georgia Carolina Business School and works at Renfro Hosiery Mills. They will reside with the bride's parents for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsville
Schwartee
Harris
J. R. Hughes
Franklin High School
Banks Business College
Philadelphia
Charlies Harris
Georgia-Carolina Business School
Renfro Hosiery Mills Co
Sunday School Convention Well Attended At First Baptist
A large crowd of youths and leaders gathered for the Surry County Young People conference at First Baptist Church. About seventy registered for the 7:00 PM banquet with Earl James of Elkin as after dinner speaker. The interdenominational event is by the North Carolina Sunday School Association led by Rev. Shuford Peeler and Miss Daisy Magee with listed adult speakers and dozens of youth participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
First Baptist Church
Atty
Earl James
Elkin
North Carolina Sunday School Association
Shuford Peeler
Salisbury
Daisy Magee
J. W McFall
P. W. Green
J. T Mangum
I. T. Jacobs
J. L. Woltz
J. H. Folger
A. H. Graham
James Leake
Bessie Lou Bray
Susie Young
Katherine Cook
Stella Matthews
Mary Engle Hoffman
Margaret Hill
Jack Davis
Ruth Sparger
Emma Lee Carpenter
Helen Welch
Denis Tucker
Doris Cockerham
Will Hollingsworth
Cornelia Carroll
Beryl Batton
Gwyn Hostess Hosts Entre Nous Book Club Meeting
Mrs J H Gwyn welcomed Entre Nous Book club members to her North Main street home on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs D E Hoffman won the high score prize and Miss Katherine Price earned the consolation. Light refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gwyn
Entre Nous Book Club
North Main Street
D. E. Hoffman
Katherine Price
Walker and wife named in $12,069 suit over purchases
New York officials reveal a list of 180 items Mrs. Walker bought from 1928 to 1931 totaling 12,069 dollars in a suit by a Midtown shop against former Mayor James J. Walker and his wife. The unpaid balance on a 20,059 dollar bill prompted the case as Walker avoided personal service while in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Walker
Europe
Walker's
Walker
Friends Rally Day at Mount Airy Church Sunday
Mount Airy Friends Church invites all members and friends to Rally Day activities for Sunday School and the 11 o clock worship. During morning worship the church roll will be read, and absent members are asked to send a verse or greeting to be read when their name is called.
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The
Mount Airy Friends Church
Musical Tea At Community Building
The Mount Airy Chapter U D C will host a musical tea at the Community Building Friday December 9 at 8 o clock. Members should bring a present for the Confederate Women's Home in Payetteville where forty three elderly ladies depend on the United Daughters of the Confederacy for life and Christmas cheer. Each member should invite five nonmember friends to attend, with the secretary providing the names of the ladies for gift packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Confederate Women's Home
Payetteville
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mrs. Howard Foy Hosts Bridge For Norfolk Guest
Mrs. Howard Foy entertained Friday afternoon with two bridge tables honoring her house guest Miss Alma Rountree of Norfolk Virginia. High score earned by Mrs. Lewis Lamm who received a chair mat plus a compact for Miss Rountree. Saturday evening a turkey dinner followed with covers for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Foy Miss Rountree Mr. Lester Haynes Miss Alice Folger and Mr. Charles Haynes.
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Howard Foy
Alma Rountree
Norfolk
Lewis Lamm
Miss Rountree
Foy
Lester Haynes
Alice Folger
Charles Haynes
Plumbing Business Change of Ownership in City
A J Gwyn purchased the plumbing and heating business of J in the Bunker building. Gwyn will offer a full line of plumbing fixtures and is joined by Haston Creasy and Clint Creasy, two experienced city workers. Cockerham keeps his electrical line.
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A J
Gwyn
Haston Creasy
Clint Creasy
Cockerham
Methodist Missionary Women Meet
Circle one of the Woman's Missionary Society will meet Monday night at 7 30 o'clock in the home of Mrs Byerly with Cherry street members as joint hostesses. This will be the regular December meeting and the end of a series of Pollyanna surprises for the night circle of Central Methodist Church. The other circles will meet Monday afternoon at the church in a Harvest Home meeting. All who have not sent in their Week of Prayer envelopes are asked to return them at these meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Pannie Heck
C. L. Thomas
Olive
Henry Stewart
Maggie Nutt Herring
John* Midkiff
Nannie M. Brower
Pannie Shelton
Woman's Missionary Society
Little Folks Celebrate Joint Birthday Party
Betty Lou Britt eight and Tilman C Jr Britt seven, children of Dr and Mrs T C Britt, hosted a Saturday party for eighteen youngsters. Mrs Britt and Mrs Sanford served an ice course with individual cakes and mints. The table featured a large candle birthday cake and doll and bubble pipe suckers as favors.
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Betty Lou
Tilman C. Jr
T. C. Britt
Rs. Britt
Attractive Visitor Honored At Norfolk Dinner
Miss Alma Rountree of Norfolk Virginia was weekend guest of Mrs. Howard Foy. She was honored Friday evening with a dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. CC Haynes. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. C H Haynes Mr and Mrs. Howard Foy Mr Lester Haynes Miss Alice Folger Mr Charlie Haynes Editor and Mrs Judson Ashby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Rountree
Norfolk
Howard Foy
CC. H. Haynes
C. H. Haynes
Miss Rountree
Lester Haynes
Alice Folger
Charlies Haynes
Judson Ashby
Mount Airy Public Library: Circulation and Membership Report
The Mount Airy Public Library presented a December 1 report to D. BE. Hoffman showing total book circulation of 2 464 with adults and juveniles split between fiction and non fiction plus 169 magazine circulations. Over the last eight weeks the library added an average of 9 new members weekly, underscoring growing usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. BE. Hoffman
Mount Airy
Cardus advertised as remedy for monthly female pains
The notice promotes Cardus as a purely vegetable medicine for weak run down conditions causing monthly aches and pains. It claims over 60 years of use and that many women gained strength and relief, with Cardus available at drug stores.
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Cardus
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the Mount Airy News
C. D. Crouch
the Hollow
Ralph Herman
Davidson College
Mrs
B. E. Herman
R. B. Crawford, Jr
FE. H. Kochiitzky
L. T. Rhodacker
Delaware
J. 8. Belton
Bud Brannock
John Agee
Nissen
T. C. Barber
Rawley Avenue
Blanche Gwyn
Lester Hawks
E. C. Bivens
Bluefield
W. Va
Hawks
John Geiger
Chapel Hill
John Sobotta
Pine Street
Billy
Mary Lou Gardner
Ed Gardner
R. L. Deaton
Danville, Va
Nancy Satterfield
Stratford College
M. F. Satterfield
R. B. Hines
Greenville
5. C
J. Rhoten Hines
H. M. Foy
Blair Hines
Annie Dean
Craughan’s Business College
Winston- Salem
R. G. Dean
Mrs. H. E. White
Baby
Mr. White
Wilbur Kochtitzky
University of North Carolina
O. W. Kochtitzky
Alma Sparger
Greensboro
Mary Louise Johnson
Meredith College
Raleigh
Pauline Barber
Meredith
Marshall Fowler
W. A. Jackson
Aberdeen
Valeria Jackson
Miss Pearl Jackson
R. P. Lazenby
Eleanor Glenn
Frances
Statesville
J. F. Crawley
John and
de Witt Crawley
Alton, Va
Laura Lee Hundley
Lynchburg
John Edward
John Sharpe Jordan
James Burke
W. E. Jackson
New York City
Hawks-Boyles Co
W. H. Bowman
Miss Icy
Ralph Bowman
Charlottesville
Cannon Bowman
University of Virginia
Iey Bowman
Guilford College
Bula Fogleman
M. L. Dean
Richmond, Va
Graham Harrison
E. D. Bray
Martinsville
Nora Morris
Albemarle
Virginia Nelms
Kingsport
Tenn
8. M. Hale
G. L. Byerly
Guy, Jr
Hobart Richardson
Durham
J. B. Sparger
Claude Fuippin
Mary Jo
Dr. Branch
Miss Hoffman
Baptist Missionary
Lilla Hughes
Mr. Burton Harris
Booker
Main
Mrs. Howard Foy
Methodist Missionary
Mount Airy Public Library
Bowman & Company
Jackson Bros
Jackson
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