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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
4
Ford Motor Company installs eight massive power house boilers at a Detroit plant. The units will burn pulverized coal fed from above, with automated handling from mine to ash pit. One boiler is completed and operating as the battery of eight rises.
Deed of Trust in favor of Reid Snoddy trustee entries due on $200 debt. On January 1 1921 in Mount Airy North Carolina at Bank of Mount Airy front, sale to highest bidder for cash of parcel in Surry County containing about 22 acres bounded by A B Cook Haymore heirs and Mary Shinault lines. Attorney J H Folger signs.
Washington reports the Public Health Service finds influenza shows immunity after 1918-19 outbreaks. Surgeon General Cumming cautions whether this winter will see recurrence, noting preventable deaths from diphtheria typhoid and smallpox remain.
Spain sees gasoline at 90 cents a gallon in September and October as Ford facilities ship 20 000 gallons of benzol to Cadiz Spain. Benzol costs up to 4 cents per gallon, reducing fuel costs by half and easing shortages as Spain experiences unusual fuel scarcities.
Dr J E Banner a dentist offers care focusing on prophylaxis and pyorrhea removable bridge work and precise articulation of teeth in plate work. Office located in building below first office.
The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Firstational Bank of Mount Airy North Carolina will be held at the bank at 4 o clock for the election of directors.
J M Parker administrator notifies all persons with claims against Lucy Pearson estate to present them for payment within the law. Notice dated December 14 1920.
Under an order by the Clerk of the Superior Court guardian J M Parker will sell at public auction on the premises starting January 16 1921 at 10 o clock six described tracts in Surry County North Carolina. The parcels lie on Ararat river Taylor Avenue Johnsons Creek Lovills Creek and adjacent to Gallaway Ashby and Satterfield deeds with terms one third cash one third in 12 months and one third in 2 years subject to court confirmation and approved security.
By virtue of a power contained in a trust deed executed by John Colson and wife Ross Colson the deed is recorded in Deed Book Ne 278 to secure a debt of $1 to T W Davis and Etta Davis. The sale at the courthouse door in Kobean on December 22 1920 at 1 o'clock will offer six lots in Dobson including parcels No 8 5 6 7 and 2 shown on the Edna A Norman property map. The lots front 650 feet on Sandy Mitchell Road totaling about 8 acres more or less. Sale covers debt interest and costs. trustee WM Jackson signs.
Dobson North Carolina announces sale of 75000 good road bonds at 6 percent interest for 15 years and 25000 bridge bonds at 6 percent interest for 15 years. Sealed bids to Henry Wolfe at the County Court House in Dobson by the sale time. 1000 collateral with bid. board may reject all bids. December 7, 1920. W. W. Thomas, Chairman.
By authority of a 1919 deed of trust J M Holloway to secure $814.52 for C H Haynes, the trustee Edward M Linville will sell in front of Bank of Mount Airy on Jan 22 1921 at 12 PM the described Mount Airy Township lots 4 and 5 including boundaries and roads in the Haynes plat to satisfy the debt plus interest and costs. The sale date is the 20th day of December 1920.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure all stages of catarrh by taking it internally and using blood pathways. Proponents offer 100 dollar reward for a failure to cure and invite testimonials, with sale through druggists nationwide.
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