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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from The Mount Airy News lists editor J R Johnson and subscription rates but text is incomplete and partially garbled. It mentions second class matter at Mount Airy post office and a legislative date, with unclear billing terms.
A quotation filled snippet discusses accidents as inevitable in orderly households and human life. It contrasts literary reflections from Dickens Schiller and Shakespeare on chance, wind, and fate shaping events beyond control.
US pilots ferry bombers and fighters from Botwood Newfoundland to Britain with no special permits, risking fines or imprisonment. State Department has not pursued arrests as British officials stay silent while preparations for mass flights continue despite winter weather and Nazi threats.
The speaker noted pilots act under instructions for a German attack that has not yet occurred. It is assumed American pilots would return fire, effectively bringing U S airmen into hostilities with Germany.
A daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J L Woltz was married to K C Elliott of Charlotte at the Woltz residence. Community events include a Philathae class gathering at Central Methodist Church with Japanese curios, Edward M Linville joining Bank of Mount Airy as VP, and local social events at the Gus Simmons home. Also noted are tobacco sales by T G Craddock, a fuel law affecting store hours, the death of Mrs Ellen Inman, a Hillsville wedding of Margie Sumner and Robert Johnson, and forthcoming church services by Rev Zeb Vance Robinson.
Secretary of State Thad Eure received a Saturday report on Willkie campaign finances in North Carolina. Treasurer Albert L. Butler Jr. listed $13,886.75 in receipts and $13,595.73 in expenditures. Largest donor was W. N. Reynolds of Winston-Salem with $4,000. biggest expense $6,358.25 to J Carson Brantly Advertising of Salisbury.
A contractor fixed a river wall behind a red brick structure for 400 dollars and learned the work was for the adjacent building after discovering the two structures appeared identical from the rear.
A historical piece discusses how diet prevents tooth decay and can even heal early holes. It cites Dr Thomas of Harvard Dental School and McCollum experiments showing calcium and phosphorus in milk aid bone and tooth growth. European rural diets with whole grains and fruits support stronger teeth.
Treasure Island marks five years of the Pan American Clippers crossing the Pacific via San Francisco Bay. Since the 1935 inaugural flight, the air mail route has carried tens of millions of letters and thousands of passengers, aiding diplomacy and wartime logistics.
The set lists ten items with terse facts. It cites ranges and numbers for November totals and guards, references to England's industrial area as defense, and notes a 1939 event in Rochester New York involving long-range bombers. It also mentions Rome, Carthage, Albania, and a 77th term.
Draft board No. 2 of Surry County Dobson announces three men selected for induction Worth Folger William Larrick Trevathan and Jesse Floyd Hopefield If any fail to be accepted at Fort Bragg Herman Anderson Simpson Paul Ivan Badgett and John Daniel Bowman will be called in the listed order from the Dobson board
The Bay Area becomes a hub for trans Pacific air travel as Treasure Island houses hangars and a vast runway for Clippers. By 1941 Pan American fleets include Boeing 314s with 74 seats, expanding routes to Hawaii and beyond and linking San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley.
A reader quiz lists ten questions on geography military history and wartime programs. Topics cover the Strait of Otranto Punic wars German raids on the industrial Mid- lands U S Army strength aircraft deliveries to Britain eight inch shell length B 24 bomber designation and the Federal Food Stamp program start date.
The December meeting of the Flat Rock P T A is set for Monday night December 9 at 7 30 in the school auditorium. Christmas carols will highlight the program.
The Rev Woodrow Jones and Rev Dec 7th 7 30 P M with the Indian Grove Baptist Church near Mount Airy Public invited to attend their service.
The Superior Court of Surry County NC issues an absolute divorce action. The defendant must appear at the Clerk of Superior Court office in the Dobson courthouse on December 30 1940 to answer or demur to the complaint. This Nov 16 1940. T LLEWELLYN Clerk Superior Court of Surry County.
Walter Sidney Culler 71 of Brim Virginia died of a sudden heart attack on Saturday morning. Funeral services were held at Center Presbyterian Church Monday afternoon with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by four sons five daughters thirty three grandchildren eight great grandchildren and four brothers.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM for Sam E Moore 61 year old farmer of Thurmond who died Wednesday of anemia. His widow two sons two daughters and several grandchildren survive along with several brothers and sisters.
Patricia Ann Childress died from diphtheria, daughter of Claude and Ethel Jessup Childress. Funeral was held Sunday with burial at Hollow Springs.
J M Dinkens widower and retired farmer of Siloam section died Wednesday from old age at 90. Funeral and interment were at Pine Hill Church with burial in Pine Hill Cemetery.
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