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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
2
Mount Airy News announces subscription rates for 1928 with one year at 1.50 and six months at 0.75. Published by J B Johnson and Son in Mount Airy North Carolina. The notice notes second class mail status under federal act of March.
Mount Airy moves to secure outside electric power as current plants run near capacity amid river-water shortages. The city’s water and light commission and a joint committee study two contracts with Surry Power Company offering 5 year and 30 year terms, with rates and delivery timelines published for public review.
Rev J H Fulghum principal of Mountain Park School warns dry weather threatens crops in his area as Irish potatoes corn and peas fail under drought. The school expands with a 20 head dairy barn and accredits A class status while tuition and board costs are set for eight months of operation.
A class from the Oxford Orphanage age will give a concert at the North Main School on Saturday night August 8 at eight o clock. The Masonic lodge under whose auspices the concert is being given solicits a large attendance for this worthy cause.
In Sparta Alleghany County a special term of Surry Superior Court heard more than twenty cases where farmers of the county sue the Cooperative Association for damages over alleged contract breaches. The association moved trials to Sparta to gain impartiality, aided by Gov. R A Doughton and a strong legal team. The first day yielded mixed results with several verdicts for the association and some for defendants. more cases await retrial or further action as judges rule on verdicts.
Karnak the remarkable medicine creates a sensation with overwhelming praise from users. Men and women report restored strength and relief from stomach liver and kidney disorders after using Karnak. Sold in Mount Airy by W. S. Walfe Drug Co and local druggists, over 500000 bottles sold in four states in ten months.
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