Beamer and Smith Honored by Lions Club
About 80 people attended Mount Airy Lions Club banquet at the Masonic Temple honoring the Granite Bear football team. Beamer and Smith received Lions Club awards as outstanding 1939 eleven members, though they were in Charlotte for North Carolina-South Carolina all star practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Masonic Temple
Mount Airy
Penhead” Walker
Wake Forest College
Russell P. Hale
Lions Athletic Committee
G. K. Hale, Jr
G. K. Hale
Red Mayberry
Wake Forest
Luther Byrd
Henry Smith
Ernest Beamer
Beamer
Smith
Charlotte
South Carolina
Tom Young
Lexington
Allstar High School
Wallace Shelton
Ctizens
Penhead
Walker
Duke
North Main
South Mainers
Southerners
Tub Beamer
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Beulah Plans Tournament for December 13 to 18
Beulah schedules a multi day basketball tournament December 13 through 18 featuring top boys and girls teams from Surry Wilkes Stokes Yadkin and Patrick counties. Schools compete for regional glory with strong squads expected from each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry
Wilkes, Stokes, Yadkin
Patrick Counties
Mount Airy Opens Cage Season With Francisco
Mount Airy launches the cage season at Rockford Street gym with Francisco as the opening game. Coach Wallace Shelton fields veterans as Mountain Park and Beulah tournaments near. December 8 Shoals game and December 11 Redbank away mark early schedule with Hanes High visiting Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry
Francisco
Rockford Street
Mount Airy
Wallace Shelton
Mountain Park
Beulah
White Plains
Mountain Shoals
Shoals
Granite Bears
Blue Ridge Academy
Rockford Street Gym
Redbank
Hanes High
Winston-Salem
Winston- Salem
Supreme Court Visits White House Mark First Since 1935
The Supreme Court made its traditional call on the President at the White House this year, the first such visit in four years due to the President being out of Washington on every opening day since 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
White House
United States
Washington
Local sports banquet honors all state football selections
Coach Wallace Shelton attended a Greensboro Daily News banquet in Greensboro on Tuesday. The event awarded all state football titles to players chosen by Greensboro News readers and the paper's sports staff, drawing players and coaches from leading North Carolina colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Shelton
J. H
Greensboro Daily News
Greensboro
Greensboro News
Hunting Seasons Open Across North Carolina
North Carolina hunters face quail turkey grouse and rabbit seasons opening last Thursday for Thanksgiving. Quail run until February 15 with regional Tuesday Thursday Saturday licenses in nine counties and daily in others except Sunday. Turkey limits are one per day two possession with regional eastern restrictions. Grouse season ends January 15 with a two bird daily limit and ten for the season. Rabbit runs to February 15 with no bag or possession limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Union County
Lenoir
Duplin
Craven
Carteret
Pitt
Grene
Jones
Inslow
Pender
Piedmont
Alleghany
Wilkes
Burke
Rutherford
Surry
Yadkin
Nazis Drop Magnetic Mines In Shipping Lanes
British press accuse Nazi forces of laying magnetic high explosive mines in shallow east coast lanes and the Thames estuary. Navies respond with a two pronged effort including new minesweeping techniques and wooden or insulated craft to counter magnetic detonations. The report notes 25 vessels lost or damaged in six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames Estuary
London
Cows Need Warm Stalls as Cold Weather Lowers Milk
Farmers note cows eat more and produce less when cold. Adequate shelter and a comfortable stall are essential this winter as grain prices rise. An 800–900 lb cow producing 25–30 lb milk daily requires 80–90 lb water, which she avoids if water is ice cold, so moderate temperatures boost milk flow.
Notice of resale of subdivided Daniel Marion property lots
Superior Court of Surry County orders resale of subdivided Daniel Marion property lots. Bidding starts at listed prices for combined lots 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 16, with 6 percent commission deducted. Descriptions reference old plat and recorded book information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court of
Surry County
W. R. Flippin
Ada King
Daniel Marion
Dunes
Niscinisned
Gree
Come Advice Oinsaccsuc
Mount Airy Seniors Nab Festive High Jinks and Plans
A lively senior class column recounts Thanksgiving parties and social events at Mount Airy High. It notes bridge games, alumni outreach to current students, a future dramatic club performance The Wedding, basketball season hype, and jokes about teachers students and friends with local places and names referenced throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Lou Allred
Mount Airy High School
Sara Lou
Edward Hugh Hines
Dorothy Dix
Nancy Clark
Billy Edwards
Jimmy Harrison
North Carolina Bonds Bid Rules and Auction Terms
The town offers bonds up to six percent per annum in quarters with bids limited to two rates. Each bid must specify amounts of bonds per rate and bidders aim for the lowest interest cost after deducting premiums. Bids below par plus accrued interest are not accepted. Proposals must be sealed and marked, with Mandich and Mitchell providing an approving opinion. The Local Government Commission reserves the right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Pilot Mountain
North Carolina
New York City
Mandich
Mitchell
Reserve Local Government Commission
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Lions
Coach Walker
Duke- Wake Forest
Dobson High School
Eee
Rock
Dobson
Ae Dobson
W. Snow
Taylor White
J. Blue
Haynes
Brendle
March
Beulah Plans Tournament
P. H. Chappell
P. O. Box
Mount Airy, N. C
Temple Service
Franklin Street
Mount Airy Games
Miles
Adlerika
Conan Seana
W. & Wolfe Drug Co
Cnties
Dixie
Clara Belle Clark
Twin Partridge
Mary Lee Moody
Elkin
Margaret Jackson
Sara Jackson
Lon
Margaret
Jimmy Hadley
Bump
Mr. Smith
Zach
Dostoievsky
Bobby Lawrence
Red
Clete
Weezie
Eese
Buck Loften
Dracula
Trig
W. EB. Easterling
Ite
The
Comrmunest On
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Blue Ridge Clothing Company
Dependabe Store
Main
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Alka-Seltzer
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