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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1923
Page
9
Thanksgiving day activities include Missa Dorothy Creveling with her father in Greensboro and Hester Jones visiting her sister in Wallburg. Several locals travel, study or work away, with updates on hospital patients, roof work, and relatives visiting Winston-Salem, Hillsville and Roanoke. The Mount Airy U D C meets Thursday at 3.
Miss Lecile Haynes returns from studying art in New York and opens a gift shop at the front of Whitman’s Music House. The stock includes hand painted novelties and brass ware samples. Orders for brass articles for Christmas delivery accepted through December 15.
Miss Elizabeth Long and Mrs Harry Lew ellyn entertained guests in Blue Ridge hotel's parlors on Thanksgiving afternoon. Autumn flowers provided decoration while the menu included creamed chicken patties tomato salad cheese straws pickles wafers coffee ice cream and cake.
Miss Marian Prather hosted a three table bridge gathering Tuesday evening at her Main Street home. The high score prize went to Mrs. H. H. Lewellyn and Miss Prather served refreshments after the game.
A Tuesday gathering of the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club was hosted by Mrs Winston Fulton from 8 to 6. Members enjoyed a bridge session followed by a tempting salad course with coffee and whipped cream.
The ladies auxiliary of Trinity Episcopal Church will host their annual bazaar in Bennett's store window starting Friday at 10 a.m. Patrons can expect high quality goods at reasonable prices and generous patronage is encouraged.
S D Rhodes of the U S Bureau of Census arrives in Mount Airy to re count the town. He opens an office in City Hall and seeks six to ten local enumerators to tally population only, excluding 1920 decennial data. Work to map the town and complete within a week, with results announced locally before departure.
Brady Harrel, who accidentally shot himself a week ago, died in a local hospital on November 28. His funeral was held at Piney Grove cemetery last Friday with Mrs. Lottie Robertson officiating.
Citizens and parents are invited to meet with Superintendent Hurst Friday at 3:30 PM in the high school office to discuss the scope and plans for the year’s work and school welfare.
Mrs Henry F Elliott requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Louise to Mr Howard Osler Woltz on Tuesday afternoon December eighteenth nineteen twenty three at five o'clock. Eliotts Catawba North Carolina.
Central Methodist Church notes report services in the main auditorium next Sunday. The Mission Study class meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs. N. C. Marion. Officers and teachers of the Sunday school meet after prayer Wednesday. A Philathea turkey dinner and doll bazaar Friday in Kittrell's store room. Harvest Home and Thanksgiving service held Monday in the new ladies parlor with a baby grand piano and new furnishings. Reports for the year were fine and officers elected for the new year. Reporter, Luther Boyer and wife of Charlotte spent Thanksgiving with Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Boyer at the parsonage.
Local Nimrods led by F L Smith and Randall Spargek brought in the first deer of the season last Sunday night during a drive in the lower Amelia County area. Smith fired when a deer swam the Appomattox River, delivering a neck wound followed by a finishing shot. The party claimed two deer and returned to Mount Airy Sunday night. If neighbors smell venison, Smith is hosting friends with a roast.
The Rev. R. L. Berry was formally reinstalled as pastor of Flat Rock Presbyterian Church during an 11 oclock Sunday service. Dr. D. Clay Lilly of Winston-Salem preached, with Rev. C. W. Robinson of North Wilkesboro chairing the installation and Rev. George Lee of Winston-Salem delivering the charge to the pastor. The Elm city church joined the Flat Rock worship, while at Elkin Rev. J. H. Carter was installed as pastor by the same commission, with about twenty five locals attending and Elkin residents hosting visiting worshippers.
Notable locals gathered for the installation of Rev. J. H. Carter as pastor of the Presbyterian church in Elkin last Sunday night. Attendees included Atty. W. F. Carter and son Billy, Mrs. McSween of Timmonsville S C, Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Baird and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. John Sobotta, Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Brock and son Joe, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hale, D. E. Hoffman, Rev Z. V. Roberson, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Burke and children, Miss Irene Smith, Mrs. E. A. Mickey, Mrs. R. T. Joyce and Miss Dora Valentine.
Mr and Mrs Claude Absher were in High Point on Sunday, with no additional details about the visit or activities.
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