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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1941
Page
3
The Red Cross announces a first aid course starting Monday at 7 PM in the local high school library. Chaired by G Kellock Hale Jr the class aims to prepare civilians for emergencies to protect life and limb, with priority for teachers policemen firemen and city officials.
W. E. Matthews of Pilo Moon bagged two deer during a South Carolina reservation hunt near Magnolia and Middleton Gardens as a guest of W. O. Hanahan of Charleston. The eight‑man party bagged four deer total, Matthews claiming two. Deer weighed 165 to 200 pounds each, in an annual Mill Brook Lodge outing sponsored by Hanahan for his Plant ers Fertilizer and Phosphate Company colleagues.
The Red Cross has established over 7,000 highway emergency first aid stations and mobile units in rural areas to provide rapid help after crashes. Begun nationally in 1935, the program aims to reduce motor vehicle deaths after rural and small-town accidents rose sharply.
The North Carolina ABC board revoked licenses of 39 liquor retailers in eastern counties over six weeks. Violations included selling after 10 pm and Sunday sales, with many permits surrendered or contested. Overall 140 ABC area outlets held wine permits, meaning over a quarter must prove proper conduct to regain rights.
The Carolina Jug Band performed at Flat Rock High School on Thursday night December 6. The group is heard on radio station WBBB in Burlington.
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania Mrs Anna Billman aged 67 died from a stroke suffered a month earlier. An hour later her sister Mrs Francis Osborn aged 65 from Philadelphia who had stayed at her bedside entered an adjoining bathroom and suffered a fatal heart attack.
A reflective line notes that many boast of intelligence and culture yet fear new ideas. It argues that pride blinds receptiveness and hinders progress, suggesting openness as a cure for intellectual stagnation.
The regular stockholders meeting of The First National Bank of Mount Airy North Carolina will be held Tuesday January 13 1942 at 4 PM in the bank office for the election of Directors. This notice is dated December 4 1941 and signed by cashier D C Rector.
Under a Superior Court order in a special proceeding, Commissioner to sell at cash bid on December 30, 1941 at 1 PM the J. P. Owen home place and three adjoining lots in Shoals Township Surry County N C. Lot 1 comprises the home place with detailed metes and bounds. Lot 2 contains about 33.6 acres along the Yadkin River. Lot 3 about 15 acres with specified boundaries. Lot 4 about 10 acres with described bounds.
The White Sulphur Springs Home Demonstration Club will meet Monday night December 8 at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs Woody Pruitt on Lebanon Street All members are urged to be present Personal items note Mr and Mrs W E Jarrell and family spent Sunday with Mrs Jarrells parents in Meadows of Dan Va Mrs Martha Chandler and Mary Margaret Chandler visited with Mr and Mrs Lazarus Smith in Ararat Va H J Cotton left for Johnson City Tenn to enter Veterans Hospital Wish him a speedy recovery Pete Jarrell and family have moved to the community from Westfield
Mount Bethel High School in Cana Virginia presents a three act play titled A Poor Married Man. The show Friday December 6 at 7 36 PM in the school auditorium. Admission is 10 and 20 cents. The cast includes Kath leen Boyd A County Doctor Bill Tilley A Young College Boy Bill Bondurant Colored Servant Estelle Tilley the mother in law Jene Weddie Young Girl Mildred Hyatt A Little Preshman Glinner Weddie College Reporter Lola McMillan A candy box prize for the prettiest girl and picks for ugliest man.
Description outlines Lot No 5 and Lot No 6 with metes and bounds on adjoining Owen and Moser lines. It notes a 10 percent deposit due day of sale as evidence of good faith. Date is November 28, 1941, signed by Commissioner W R Badgett.
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