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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
7
Mt Airy families blend holiday visits with travel as relatives gather for Christmas. Residents include Mr and Mrs Ister Hawks and children. Misses Elsie S and Elizabeth. Kathryn Britt studying art. plus many others visiting relatives in Rockingham Philadelphia Raleigh Danville and Richmond. A planned wedding in Charlotte and a charity concert at First Baptist are noted alongside health updates and a move by W C Hatcher.
Mr and Mrs G Lomax request the company of friends at the marriage of Connie Fidora to Rev Ernest Marion on Thursday December 1 at noon. The ceremony will be held at the Baptist Church in Carolina and the associated memorial service follows.
In Mount Airy during the holidays Mrs. F D Holcomb hosted a December 23 luncheon at Pine Street for Miss Lucile Haynes of New York and Miss Emma Johnson of the Emma Johnson Concert company and their colleagues Miss Mary Adams and Miss Gladya Moore. Christmas night featured a large gathering of young Mount Airy residents with Prof N A Melton and family as guests of honor. December 27 welcomed niece Kate Johnson Pittman and husband Robert Pittman of Charlotte to a luncheon in their honor.
Mrs. W. M. Johnson hosted a six o'clock turkey dinner for Misses Marve Adams Gladys Moore and the Continental Lyceum and Chautauqua bureau party. Out of town guests included Mrs. N. A. Melton Hendersonville Mrs. R FE Pittman Charlotte Miss Lorie Woodruff NCW student Keensboro and J W Johnson NC State College Raleigh.
Tuesday afternoon event honored Miss Margaret Ashby bride elect of January with Mrs Bruce Yokley and other hostesses. Christmas decor featured nar cissus bowls and a bride table with miniature ride and groom. Eleven tables held rook with bride scoreecards used for scoring. Chicken salad, coffee, crystallized ginger and a pepper poinsettia topped the dish.
A very merry Christmas reunion brought together the Snoddy family on route 2. For the first time in twenty three years J W Snoddy from Trinidad Texas and another son from Dayton Virginia attended along with Prof and Mrs C E Snoddy and family from Churchland North Carolina. A seven course turkey dinner was served by Mrs Snoddy’s three daughters and she 75 sat at the head of the table with all her children nearby. She has two grandchildren E Jr and Elizabeth Snoddy.
The Knights of Pythias announce the installation of newly elected officers for the year with a program featuring music by the Haymore Orchestra and speeches by prominent speakers. A refreshments course will conclude the evening and invites extend to members wives and friends. Officers listed include Geo K Snow Chancellor Commander W H Holcomb Vice Chancellor Wayne Boyles Prelate H J Hawks Master of Work W R Kiger Keeper of Records and Seals W Andrew Master of Arms J S Kiser Master of Finance W H Spain Master of Exchequer W P Beamer and C F Hines Guards.
An afternoon train from the city struck a Ford coupe near Pinnacle station, killing no one but injuring Chester Badgett of White Plains with a possible skull fracture and Ira Denny of Pilot Mountain with minor injuries. The car was parts along the tracks after the collision, and both men were placed on the train and rushed to a Winston-Salem hospital.
Morning hour subject on resolutions all Christians should make for the year 1926. Invitation to attend worship as the year begins. Rev. D Vance Price delivered a helpful message last Sunday night. Miss Kate Dubose will spend January with Winston Salem Presbytery to aid youth work and junior organization.
Miss Lavinia Jones married Elzy D. Tharp of Oklahoma in Rev D V’s home at 1 30 PM Sunday. The ceremony was witnessed by a few friends and the couple will reside in Tarboro where Tharp works for Zeigler Construction Co.
The home of Mr and Mrs O B Webb hosted a party last Wednesday evening with five tables of rock. Robert Foy won the top score prize while Miss Mary Willie Taylor received the consolation prize. Guests were served refreshments by the hostess assisted by Miss Mary Taylor Virginia Gravea and Leesie Rothrock.
Rev. W. R. Bradshaw longtime pastor of First Baptist Hickory has accepted a call to Morganton and will leave around year start. He succeeds Rev. F. A. Bower who left Morganton to lead Albemarle church. Local civic leader Bradshaw’s resignation expected at nearby congregation.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Ernest P. Martin, deceased, late of Surry County North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to exhibit them properly verified to the undersigned at Westfield NC on or before December 22 1926 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment. This December 22 1925. R.K. V. Marshall Admr. of Ernest P.F. Martin.
Farm for sale covering about 40 acres on New Hollow road in Mount Airy township Surry County near the state highway church and school. Includes two dwelling houses two tobacco barns a feed barn young orchard and other outbuildings. Suitable for corn wheat and tobacco. Information via J L Short Mount Airy N C RF D No 2.
Rev. Arthur H. Marshall leads morning prayer and sermon on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays at 11 a.m. Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. Evening prayer and sermon on the first and third Sundays at 7.30 p.m. Holy Communion is observed on the second Sunday.
Miss Florence McCarthy of Auburn New York is the guest of Miss Mary Franklin Graves in the city. McCarthy is a notable and influential figure serving as financial secretary of the National YWCA.
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