School Bazaar Gratifying Success at Rockford Street School
The Christ mas Bazaar at Rockford Street school auditorium netted $462.70 with the cake prize adding $28.75. Thanks were given to Mount Airy Merchants for donations, auctioneers Martin Bennett and Tom Jones, buyer Mrs. Charlie Fulton, and the public for support and items for sale. Proceeds benefit the school children via the Parent-Teacher Association.
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Rockford Street
Mount Airy
Martin Bennett
Tom Jones
Charlie Fulton
Robert Smith
Parent-Teacher Association
Sparks Lose Home in Fire Near Americus
Mr and Mrs J L Sparks of Americus Georgia lost their home in a recent fire. Mrs Sparks is the former Mallie Banner of Mount Airy and sister to the late Dr John E Banner. The report notes family connections to Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
J. L. Sparks
Americus, Ga
Christmas Program At Rockford Street Church
Rockford Street Methodist Church hosts a Sunday night 7 30 service titled The Christmas Story with slides of famous paintings and an interpretive backdrop of music poetry and scripture. The December 22 cantata The Glory of Christmas by Shannon and Nolte is also presented at 7 30 with combined junior and senior choirs and a cast of actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Street Methodist Church
Shannon
Nolte
Charlie Fry Loses Three Fingers In Plant Accident
Charlie Fry at Davis Mfg Co in this city caught his left hand in a wood shaper and had three fingers severed near the knuckles. He will be out for several weeks and cannot work. The article also recounts a train incident where passengers jumped after a sudden stop and a conductor quips about chasing a cow into a barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Mfg. Co
Charlie Fry
Early Days In Mount Airy Recalled By Mr Bennett
In a reminiscence from Independence Missouri, R L Bennett recalls growing up near Pilot Mountain in old Surry County. He describes rock quarries, hand drilling for curb stones, and a prison-stockade labor scene under the state penal system, noting how these memories reflect progress and civic bonds in Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Air
Bennett
Pilot Mountain
James Bennett
Bill Bennett
James Fair
Mr. Smith
Baltimore
Greensboro
Old Winston
Bobby Gilmer
Brower Woolen
Henry Lampkins
Father
Sanford
State Board of Penal Institutions
Mount Airy
R. L. Bennett
Independence, Mo
Sara Ann's Cooking Class Cookie Recipes Sample
A handwritten recipe collection lists two holiday cookies. One uses dates raisins sugar eggs butter and baking. the other combines dates nuts flour and spices to bake at 350 degrees. The notes suggest mailing to someone away from home and reflect a home kitchen tone.
Butter Sugar Nut Log Cookies
Cream butter and sugar then add flour vanilla and chopped nuts. Roll into a log, cut into 1 inch pieces and bake at 250 degrees for 40 minutes. Cream and shortening with sugar, bake at 350 degrees until done, cut into squares while hot.
Date Oat Bars From Simple Cookie Mixture
A dated fruit filling is prepared by cooking dates with water and citrus juice to marmalade texture. Shortening and brown sugar are creamed, then combined with flour and oats to form a crumbly crust. The crust halves sandwich the date filling and bake 325 degrees for 25 minutes, then cut into bars.
Vintage Chocolate Loaf Recipe from Crusty Notebook
Chocolate melts over hot water then cooled. Dry mix flour baking powder and salt. Cream butter, add sugar, beat well. Add egg, then stir in milk and chocolate. Fold in nut meats and pour into pan for baking.
Chocolate Cookie Instructions From Scratch
A concise bake guide describes mixing chocolate with milk and vanilla, then folding in dry ingredients and nuts. Drop spoonfuls on a greased sheet and bake at 376 degrees.
Formal Dance To Honor Miss Anne Smith
Mrs. BE G. Smith of this city invites guests to a dance in honor of her daughter Miss Anne Smith at the Mount Airy Country Club on December 21. The guest list includes friends from New York Winston Salem and other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. G. Smith
Anne Smith
Mount Airy Country Club
New York
Winston-Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fair City
Old Surry County
Uncle Sam
Great Victorious Navy
Sara Ann
Miss Anne Smith
the Mount Airy News
Surry
Surry Co
Ging
Renegar
Appliance Co
Renco
Radio and Phonograph
Modern Appliance Co
Westinghouse Appliances and Sporting Goods
Main Street
Etta Gaynes
Harrison
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