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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1935
Page
7
The Mount Airy News notes numerous holiday plans. Many families will spend Christmas with relatives in Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida, while students and staff return home for vacation. Several guests arrive for festive gatherings and weddings, with travel to Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Raleigh, and other cities.
The Rev J H West former presiding elder of the Mount Airy district and father of Rev Walter B West was married Wednesday to Miss Florence Kern of Brevard. The ceremony took place at Bishop Paul Kern and wife’s home in Greensboro with Bishop Kern officiating. West is a prominent Methodist pastor and Brevard College contributor. The bride, a Mississippi native, has lived in Brevard and is noted for culture. several West children attended.
Mrs. E. C. Ashby hosted a Christmas luncheon and bridge session with two active members and several guests. Awards went to Mrs. B. H. Williamson for high score, Mrs. E. Smith for high visitors’ score, and Mrs. J. R. Smith earned a consolatory dust cloth for low score.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Williamson hosted a Tuesday evening buffet at their Cherry Street home to honor their son Ben’s teachers. About twenty five friends contributed evergreen wreaths and poinsettias as decorations. The menu featured quail and baked ham and guests enjoyed informal conversation and card games. Teachers included Miss Beas Merritt Miss Allen Miss Aiken Miss Elsie Sparger Miss Futh Minick Miss Vesta Council Mrs F 8S Hendren and Miss Evelyn Coleman.
Mr and Mrs E H Kochtitzky hosted a Christmas themed buffet supper at their Pine Street home. The music room featured a silver sprayed tree and blue lighting while dining room decor carried silver and red and the living room showed red and green. Bridge followed with Mrs Batley Glenn winning the ladies high score and Mr John Gobotta the men’s high score.
Miss Lowise Fow and Miss Julia Belle Poy, teachers in North Wilkesboro, will spend Christmas at their respective homes in this city.
The Surry County Health Department reports strong progress in the Christmas Seal sale in Mount Airy with $266.31 in seals sold. Sixteen local firms purchased bonds with denominations starting at $500, and the county organized sectional canvassing plus school and college student volunteers to boost sales across communities.
An old time fiddlers convention is to be held at Fidora school on Saturday night at 7 36 Admission charges will be 25 and 15 cents proceeds for benefit of the shop Principal Geo Palk solicits the support of the patrons of the school in this program.
Buy yourself a living Christmas tree and plant it in your yard as a shrub. Shapes Trish Janiper promotes trees three to four feet high. See them at Woodruff's Power Shop located at 130 Church Mount Airy North Carolina. Service phone listed.
Mrs F C Ashby hosted the Entre Nous Book club on Friday at her Cherry Street home. Christmas decorations brightened the room as members played a game won by Mrs Graves. Ethel Porter received a high visitor score while Kenneth Monroe, formerly Martha George, received a linen luncheon set as an honor prize. A refreshment course followed.
Piney Grove Sunday School will present a Christmas entertainment on Monday afternoon December 23. The public is cordially invited to attend.
In Dobson and nearby, several patients are listed for surgical and medical care. Notable cases include Mrs Lala Johrson and Rudolph Gardner with listed locations, and Charles Bishop recovering from acute appendicitis. Discharges include Mrs B A Condruff and Joe Jennings among others from Sylavatus and Pinnacle.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sides Jr. and their little daughter of Greensboro will spend Christmas with Rev. and Mrs. B. A. Wanless in this city.
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