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Newspaper

Mount Airy News

Location

Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1939

Page

5

McLahan Five and Ten Store manager weds Iris Nunn in York

B & B L Lewis manager of the Mc Lahan Five and Ten Cent Store and Miss Iris B Nunn of Charlotte wed in York on Sunday morning before Probate Judge Gettys Nunn. Mrs Lewis is daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Nunn of Charlotte. The couple now reside at Mrs John Mitchell's residence on Cherry Street.

B&b L. Lewis McLahan Five and Ten Cent Iris B. Nunn Charlotte York Gettys Nunn Lewis J. R. Nunn North South Carolina Wil John Mitchell Cherry Street

Miss Bertha Byrd Weds Thomas H Houck at Mountain Park

Miss Bertha Byrd married Thomas H Houck in a simple Methodist ceremony officiated by Rev G Ray Jordan. The couple plans a bridal trip to Washington DC and a summer stay in Durham for Duke University studies.

Washington, D. C Durham Houck Duke University L. W. Byrd Mount Airy High School

Mrs Sobotta Hosts Day Trip For S S Steele In Rockingham

Mrs S S Steele of Rockingham was honored as a houseguest of Mesdames E W Kochiitzky and H Kochiitzky. Mrs John Sobotta hosted an all day mountain trip along the sky line drive and a noon luncheon at Boone for the party.

S. S. Steele Rockingham Mesdames E. W H. Kochiitzky John Sobotta Sobotta Boone

Miss Faye Brintle Graduates as Nurse at University Hospital

Miss Faye Brintle graduated from the Nurse Training School of the University Hospital in Charlottesville Virginia. The ceremony was held last Thursday in Cabell Hall. She received a two week vacation and will visit home before joining Mr and Mrs Charles Lowry to attend the New York World's Fair. She is sister to Mrs Bill Beamer and Mrs Charles Lowry, two well known local nurses. She will return to Charlottesville after vacation to remain until September.

Faye Brintle University Hospital Charlottesville Cabel Charles Lowry Miss Brinile Bill Beamer Richard Harvey Smith B. Knight Winston-Salem Wesley Nichols John Roy Brintle University of Virginia Hospital Page Brintle James Russell Bray West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania A. M. Beamer Pancy Gap Earl Beamer Alma Hines William and Mary College Extension Richmond Marguerite Smith T. E. Smith Morday Appalachian College Boone J. H. Allred Harnett County John D. Thompson Gertrude Smith New York City Cordelia Johnston George Peabody College For Teachers Nashville Tenn Norma Nunn Duke University Hospital Durham Lena Wagoner Richfield Wagoner Pfiffer Junior College Misenheimer Ethel Porter Belmont Abbey Charlotte R. M. Simmons Martinsville

Bray daughter graduates in Richmond at William and Mary extension

Mr and Mrs James Bray travel to Richmond Virginia for their daughter Miss Bessie Lou Bray’s graduation in the department of fine arts at William and Mary College Extension. She has studied landscape and fortune designing and other art branches including painting from life.

James Bray Richmond William and Mary College Extension Bessie Lou Bray Miss Bray

Miss Mae March Hosts Seniors Dinner at Lebanon Street

Miss Mae Morrison March will host a group of seniors with a dinner at her home on Lebanon Street Friday night. Covers will be laid for the hostess and for Misses Burah Jackson, Elizabeth Pawcett, Gara Lou Allred, Jean Partridge, Jane Partridge, Eugene Smith, George Graves, David Clarke, Tom Macon, Ben Craves, and Ed Hines.

Mae Morrison March Lebanon Street Pris Burah Jackson Elizabeth Pawcett Gara Lou Allred Jean and Jane Partridge Eugene Smith George Graves David Clarke Tom Macon Ben Craves Ed Hines

Miss Pauline Barber and C F Bahnson Wed Saturday

Miss Pauline Cheatham Barber of this city and Charles Frederick Bahnson of Cooleemee will wed in a private ceremony at the home of her brother Wilson Barber this Saturday afternoon June third.

Pauline Cheatham Barber Charles Frederick Bahnson Cooleemee Mr. Wilson Barber Sivernoon

Ten Seniors Host Dance at Mount Airy High School

Ten seniors from Mount Airy High School will entertain with a dance. Ed Smith and Ed Hines lead the group followed by Dillon Simpson Jr and Lon Folger Jr. The entire high school is invited and welcome to attend the event.

Buy One Smith Ed Hines Dillon Simpson Lon Folger, Jr David Clarke Fay Clarke Ernest Miller George Ben Graves Thomas Macon Mount Airy Country

Commencement and Luncheon in High Point Honoring Poore Family

Attendees included Miss Myrtle Poore with T. F. Butner and son Glenn Butner, Mr. and Mrs. F P M Poore Jr, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Poore and daughters. Myrtle Poore is the daughter of the late Roy and Myrtle Bolt Poore of the city.

Myrtle Poore T. F. Butner Glenn Butner FP. M. Poore Daughtes Walter Poore Myrtle Roy and Myrtle Bolt Poore

Mrs Sarah Jackson Hosts Country Buffet Supper

Miss Sarah Jackson hosted a buffet supper Tuesday evening at the Westfield road country home of her parents Mr and Mrs W A Jackson. Guests included Misses Jean and Jane Partridge May Morrison March Adelaide Bunker Elizabeth Fawcett and others with George Ben Graves David Clarke Ed Hines and Tommy a scon.

Sarah Jackson W. A. Jackson Westfield Road Jean and Jane Partridge May Morrison March Adelaide Bunker Elizabeth Fawcett George and Ben Graves David Clarke Ed Hines Tommy A Scon

G. T. Jones Family Reunion Held at Home

A reunion of the G. T. Jones family gathered at the family's home to reconnect and share memories with relatives from near and far in a small-town gathering.

G. T. Jones

Raymond Smith Jr Hosts Steak Fry With School Friends

Raymond Smith Jr hosted a community steak fry for about forty high school friends. The gathering highlighted local ties and youth engagement in the neighborhood.

Raymond Smith Jr

Bride Edith Leake To Be Honored Ahead Of June 10 Union

Invitations issued by Mrs Hale Yakley and Mrs Trent Harkrader announce a tea at Mount Airy Country Club Wednesday afternoon June seventh honoring Miss Edith Claire Leake whose marriage to Dr R J Sykes is set for Saturday June 10.

Hale Yakley Trent Harkrader Mount Airy Country Club Edith Claire Leake R. J. Sykes

Johnsons Change Residence After Marriage in Independence

Mr and Mrs Joe Johnson now reside at the Albert Johnson home on Lebanon Street following their marriage on Sunday April 30 in Independence VA. Mrs Brooksie Jane Smith daughter of Rev and Mrs J D Smith of Pilot Mountain, was formerly Miss Brooksie Jane Smith.

Joe Price Johnson Albert Johnson Lebanon Street Independence Johnson Brooksie Jane Smith J. D. Smith Pilot Mountain

Club Hostess Hosts Bridge Gathering With Guest

Mrs Kochtitaky entertained the Thursday Afternoon Bridge club with her sister Mrs Breele of Rockingham as guest of honor and a few friends filling in to make the usual three.

E. H. Kochtitaky Bridge Club Breele Rockingham

Local Social Notes Highlight Greenville to Morganton Visits

Mrs Jess Brannock and son Duke of Greenville visit her parents Mr and Mrs J Q Belton. Many families from this area spend weekends in Winston-Salem Richmond and Greensboro with relatives and attend college commencements and graduations.

Jess Brannock Duke Greenville 8. C J. Q. Belton John Farmer Keeling Farmer West Hampton College Richmond Sparger Robertson Charlotte Wytheville G. W. Sparger Lucy Norfleet Sparger Wagram School J. L. Cockerham Orchard Street Morehead City Cockerham Morehead Harold Hatcher John Adair Morganton T. D. Hatcher Nora Binder Meredith College Raleigh O. C. Smith David Lee Henrietta Liggett James Jack Robertson Washington, D. C D. A. Robertson F. C. Mitchell Danville R. C. Mitchell George Harris Route 5 Mary Sparger G. M. Sparger Springs Road Letitia Ashby Greensboro Robert Jackson Mora Laura Nichols Howard Jones Winston-Salem Fathleen Herman

Hospital News Patients and Procedures Listed

The column lists local patients by name and town with medical, surgical, tonsil, and appendicitis cases. Names include E. G. Watson Pinnacle M rs Elmer Watts medical patient Betsy Hoss Clark and others discharged Betsy Hoss Clark, Mrs Fred Bingman, Mr H 56 Wimbish, Miss Janie Neal Max ley, Mrs Lale.

E. G. Watson Pinnacle M. F. Nelson Lawsonville Bobby Pleming Thornton Sowers Hillsville Betty Ross Clark Stuart Mozelle Wilmoth Dobson R. M. Bedsaul Woodlawn Hassel Hunter Mounain Elmer Watts J. W. Beamer R. BE Gime Betsy Hoss Clark Fred Bingman Wimbish Janie Neal Maxley Lale

W. E. Woodruff FSI In Hospital

W. E. Woodruff local florist and civic worker is confined in Martin Memorial Hospital recovering from an operation performed Saturday. He is now able to sit up in his room and hopes to return home in a few days.

W. E. Woodruff Martin Memorial Hospital Mr. Woodruff

Birthday dinner honors O K Merritt at home

Mrs. Oscar Merritt hosted an outdoor birthday dinner at her city home Thursday evening. It was a family affair with the Merritts’ parents sister and brothers and their wives present, plus Mrs Hubbard of Elkin, mother of Mrs Merritt.

Oscar Merritt Hubbard Elkin Merritt

Mrs Brock Hosts Visitor at North Main Home

Mrs T N Brock was hostess Monday afternoon at her North Main street home in compliment to Mrs S 5 Steele of Rockingham visiting here. A handwoven towel was presented to Mrs Steele and Mrs John Sobotta was rewarded for top score.

T. N. Brock North Main Street S. 5. Steele Rockingham Steele John Sobotta

Miss Jacquelyn Hauser Graduates from Greensboro College

Miss Jacquelyn Hauser receives her diploma from Greensboro College in Greensboro on Monday. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Hauser of this city and has been an outstanding student. She will teach at Beulah High School during the next term.

Elizabeth Banner John Banner Mount Airy Mary Baldwin Oe Staunton Virginia Miss Banner Frances Rethrock Raleigh John Jr Allen Banner Charlies Banner Greensboro Mary Baldwin College Staunton Elizabeth Geiger Charlotte C. A. Eliinger Martin Memorial Hospital Cherry Street Ellinger Jerry Randolph Baby Wake Forest Randolph Wake Forest College D. C. Bowman C. C. Pulp Winston-Salem Mr. Pulp C. O. Shelton W. J. Dix Helen Hines Joe Dix Harrisonburg Jacquelyn Hauser Greensboro College Hauser G. C. Hauser Beulah High School

Charlie Fallin dies at 68 in Schoolfield

Charlie N Pallin 68 died Wednesday of paralysis in Schoolfield. He was son of Henry and Emma Ashburn Fallin and husband of the late Fowler who died in 1919. Survived by three sons Ernest Jasper Walter of this city. three daughters two in Schoolfield and one in Polloksville. brothers Hardin of Dobson Luther of Jonesville. sister Mrs Lee Moser of Route 3. sixteen grandchildren.

Charlie N. Pallin Schoolfield Henry Emma Ashburn Fallin Miss Fowler Ernest Jasper Walter Pollocksville Hardin Dobson Luther Jonesville Lee Moser Rount

Aged Oklahoma Minister Visits Mount Airy

Rev. W. A. Simmons of Oklahoma returns to visit relatives in Mount Airy with two Simmons brothers, R. K. Simmons and G. L. Simmons. He taught a Bible class at the First Baptist Church and recalled 1879 founding history. Now 85, he remains active after a long western ministry and time with a doctor son in Idaho and a minister son in Missouri.

W. A. Simmons Mount Airy Church Oklahoma R. K. Simmons Ilocal Warthouserman G. L. Simmons Mr. Simmons First Baptist Church of Mount Airy West Idaho Missouri

Aged Lady Suffered Injury in South Boston Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Simpson spent the first of the week in South Boston Virginia with her mother Mrs. A H Vaughan who is in a local hospital suffering with a broken hip. Owing to the advanced age the injury is considered most serious.

Dillon Simpson Boston A. H. Vaughan

Escape Through Six Inch Jail Hole

Donald Kling, 20, weighing 125 pounds, escaped from a Lewisburg Pa jail by cutting a six by eighteen inch hole in the wall. He wriggled through the gap and pushed his clothes through first, then used salve to cover his naked body as he squeezed through.

Lewisburg Donald Kling

Also Mentioned on This Page

Society Cora L. Earp E. L. Lewis Iris Nunn Miss Bertha Byrd Thomas H. Houck Miss Mae March Pauline Barber C. F. Bahnson High Point Joe Johnson Mrs.Kochtitaky Club C. H. Haynes Rachel P. F. Langenour Statesville Wanda Daber Lavada Minor Miss Minor Lillian J. N. Still Twin-City Nelson Still Lorita Woodruff Verona West Ruth Johnson F. L. Johnson J. N Still Forrester Booker Atlanta Forrester Booker, Jr Cora Earp Roanoke Florence Partridge Mrs Ben Johnson Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Hospital News O. K. Merritt Mrs. Brock Charlie Fallin Belk Gaberdines Belk’s Dept. Store
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