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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
2
Mount Airy News prints a subscription rate notice dated December 9 1920. The notice details yearly and six month term pricing for readers in Mount Airy North Carolina, outlining basic cost structure for subscriptions.
Entry on second class matter at Mount Airy post office under the 1872 act of Congress.
A large crowd at Dobson Monday witnessed the election and oath of magistrates constables and deputy sheriffs as Commissioners Court reorganized. N D S Hill replaced F Shelton. W W Thomas named chairman. Bond sales for road and bridge work postponed due to a publishing technicality, rescheduled for January. Sheriff Alberty announced deputy appointees and office locations across Mount Airy and Dobson.
Announcement states Mount Airy warehouses will close for the holidays Friday December 10 and reopen Tuesday January 4. The state market has near breakdown, and closure aligns with other towns to await better conditions after the new year.
Chief of Police Lawrence encountered a hunger striker when Lona Dawson, recently convicted for maintaining a disorderly house and given a road sentence, was found in the city and jailed. Dawson began refusing meals, prompting officials to respond as the hunger strike escalates in local custody.
Goldsboro report details two men, Harry Caswell and Jesse Foster, convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to electrocution on January 7. Three others—Frank William, George Pearsall, and Jim Hill—jailed for second degree murder receive twenty years. All five were moved to Raleigh for safety, following a violent court scene and mob tensions after the fatal store incident.
The American Forestry Association in Washington surveys which tree best represents America with the walnut leading the nationwide vote. It notes the wide range of American walnut from Massachusetts to Central Texas and Nebraska, its depletion, and historical names like Juglans Regia and Cir cassian walnut. Voters are asked for reasons supporting their choice and to write to the Tree Voting Department.
An old advertisement notes that frequent colds or nasal catarrh can become chronic and claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine builds up the system and cleanses it. It says the medicine is taken internally and works through the blood system, with testimonials and a free sample offer. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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