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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
4
The Mount Airy News lists subscription rates and publishing details. Readers may note circulation policy and post office classification under the 1872 act, with six month terms and open circulation.
An editorial notes Daniel Boone’s solo Kentucky wander and uses it to stress dogs’ changing role in society. Dr. C A Shore argues vaccinations fail to curb hydrophobia and urges muzzles for dogs or shooting those at large, calling for stricter domestic animal control as communities modernize.
A local family with several barefoot children draws neighbors into a debate on parental responsibility and freedom. The piece questions whether officials should intervene and criticizes what it calls the abnormal minority that outnumbers the caring majority.
Winter days are here and some people find joy in snow and frost. The piece urges teaching children to view winter as a time of pleasure and social activity rather than hardship.
The text reflects on winter and cold nations as sources of virility and resilience. It notes that suffering under frost drives worthwhile character and that hardship yields life lessons, with a positive view of endurance through cold seasons.
The Surry County Board of Commissioners will consider on the first Monday next month whether to grant a pool room license at Cross Roads near the Quarry. The Mount Airy News invites objections on a blank form to be recorded at the newspaper office. The piece argues licensing would invite disorder and disrupt a peaceful rural community, urging refusal to avoid agitation and potential upheaval.
A dialogue between a business man and a clergyman reveals the layman declaring Prohibition a failure and urging acceptance of the status quo as the clergyman listens and responds. The exchange showcases contemporary attitudes toward the policy and its viability in daily life.
A Reformed Church Messenger column questions who would drink liquor if prohibition returns. It argues against drinking by clerks, customers, drivers, engineers, and the public, noting teetotalers and business leaders would avoid liquor and prefer abstinence for safety and propriety.
A deed of trust dated October 5 1926 by Nettie Allred secures 4786 dollars to C B Siske and Lillie Allred Siske. Default prompts sale at the First National Bank Mount Airy on January 7 1928 at 1 PM of bordered Mt Airy lands described by Cherry street bounds to satisfy principal interest and costs. Trustee Il Woltz states sale per order.
W. M. Jackson trustee executes sale of a one sixth interest in three adjoining tracts totaling 162 acres in Dobson Township Surry County North Carolina. The sale aims to satisfy a deed of trust secured by G H Park and wife for 150 dollars, default past due. Auction at court house door in Dobson. December 5, 1927.
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