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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
3
Mount Airy News publishes subscription pricing for one year and six months. The notice confirms second class mailing status at Mount Airy post office under act of Congress dated March 1872.
Mount Airy officials warn growth hinges on securing outside power as current plants run at capacity and water shortages limit output. The city and Surry Power Co negotiate contracts to bring 4000 HP at Ararat river site with terms for 5 to 30 years, including delivery within 20 months and monthly payments.
Rev J H Fulghum principal of Mountain Park School reports severe drought hitting the area with crops failing due to lack of rain. The school, expanding with a new dairy barn and accredited status, relies on a $375 monthly bequest and offers a four dollar monthly tuition with ten dollars for board and room.
A class from the Oxford Orphanage ages will give a concert at the North Main School on Saturday night at eight o clock. The Masonic lodge sponsors the event and appeals for a large attendance for the worthy cause.
In Alleghany County Sparta court dozens of cooperative dispute cases are being heard against tobacco farmers from the county. The association hired Gov. Doughton and other lawyers to press claims while defendants contend for fairness. Early verdicts favored the association in several cases, with two judges later overturning one verdict and ordering a retrial.
Karnak, a touted new medicine, gains wide praise for quick relief from stomach liver and kidney disorders. Testimonies claim restored strength weight and health for men and women of all ages along with relief from indigestion constipation and tiredness. Sold exclusively in Mount Airy by W. S. Wolfe Drug Co and leading town druggists.
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