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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
5
The Mount Airy News items list residents and visitors with trips to North Wilkesboro Winston Salem Greensboro Greens boro Norfolk and Washington D C. Notables include Mr J C Crossingham Ed Gardner Misses Marjorie Worrell Mary Mebane Midkiff Charlcie Worrell and Lorita Woodruff. Also noted are births housekeeping moves and a state university freshman monogram for W M Jordan Jr. of Mount Airy.
Mr. and Mrs. James Yokley hosted a bridge tournament at Mount Airy Country Club last Thursday night. Yokley won the grand prize a select ham and served it in sandwiches with coffee and cookies. The club was decorated with Christmas greens and a tree. ladies high score earned a deck of cards and men’s high score earned golf balls.
Mrs. B. H. Williamson hosted a 1:00 PM Tuesday two course luncheon and bridge for her two table contract club. Mrs. Fred Polger stood in for an absent member. High scores earned prizes for Mrs. Raymond Smith and Mrs. James Yakley while Mrs. E. C. Bivens had the low score. The home was decorated with Christmas evergreens and red candies.
The annual Christmas party of the T. E. L. class at the First Baptist Church will be hosted at the home of Mrs. W. A. Jackson Tuesday night with Mrs. P. W. Green Mrs. W. M. Johnson and Mrs. H. P. Stewart as joint hostesses with Mrs. Jackson.
Mr and Mrs W A Jackson hosted a six o clock Thursday dinner for Rev J R Johnson Prof L B Pendergraph Dr R J Lovill and others. Their daughter Miss Valeria Jackson served an elaborate turkey dinner to the guests.
The Mount Airy Public Library ranks seventh in circulation per capita among North Carolina libraries for 1932-33. Of reporting libraries only four have larger circulation per volume. The operation cost per circulation is among the lowest. The state has 74 public libraries.
Announcement designates April 26 and 27 for the annual high school music contest in Greensboro with district events on April 13 and 15 across fourteen centers. Mount Airy High School has long been honored in district and state contests and is expected to excel again.
Mr and Mrs Kochtitzky hosted a six o'clock dinner Thursday with Rev J T Mangum Mr and Mrs James Yakley Mr and Mrs John Sobotta and other guests in attendance Christmas colors featured the decorations.
Mrs. G O Graves hosted the Entre Nous Book club gathering Wednesday afternoon with members and a few friends. The home featured Christmas greens. prizes went to Mrs Raymond Smith and Mrs E H Kochtitzky for high and low scores, and Mrs George Sparger Jr. received the visitors prize. A salad course, hot rolls and coffee were served.
Mount Airy Chapter O. E. S. hosts 25 to 30 visiting Stars at the Masonic Temple with grand officers in attendance. Guests receive etched mirrors from a local factory and granite paper weights from the N. C. Granite corporation as favors while members bring gifts for the Masonic home for orphans.
Mount Airy High School notes Love Monday was accidentally left off the tenth grade honor roll published last week. The school lists the updated grade ten honors to include Monday among high achieving students.
A meeting of the Surry Methodist Young People's Union was held at Central Methodist Church despite bad weather. Mount Airy youth led a Christmas program with Miss Sarah Click presiding, scripture by Miss Virginia Foy, carols, readings, and a party with Christmas trees and candy boxes. The next meeting will be in Pilot Mountain in February, inviting all area Sunday school youth.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade C. Moody are spending a few days in Loudensville Ohio on business. Mr. Harvey Dent of Radford Virginia enjoyed the weekend with his sister Miss Margaret Dent a member of the school faculty. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boyles visited relatives in Albemarle last Sunday.
The Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Y. W. A. met with Miss Mae Moser on Tuesday December 12 with fourteen members present. Officers elected for the coming year were president Miss Pauline Key vice president Miss Effie F Pulk secretary Miss Mae Morer treasurer Miss Irene Scott. The program on Trophies of the Word in the East was planned by Miss Mary K. Booker. Refreshments and a social hour followed. The group was organized four years ago and remains an A-1 organization.
The annual Christmas Seals sale is under way after delays due to a county health officer resignation. Mrs. P. S. Rothrock will chair the effort, with distribution to proceed quickly. Funds fund school health literature, child nutrition, scales for weighing, sputum cups, in home and clinic care, and x ray exams via physicians in counties. Seals are available at Wolfe's Drug Store.
Mrs John Redman entertained Thursday evening at her home on West Poplar street with a contract bridge party. Five tables were set for play. high, second and low scores were awarded. Holly and Christmas greens decorated the house and a salad course with coffee was served.
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