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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1932
Page
5
Mount Airy residents attended the funeral of Nichola in Chase City Virginia. Families and students travel for schooling and summer plans include teachers at Blackstone College and UNC Chapel Hill. Local society meetings and church activities continue with visits, graduations, and relocations noted across the region.
Mrs J D McCollum hosted the Entre Nous Book Club on Wednesday at her North Main Street home with summer flowers in the decor. Boston won the club game, high score by Mrs D E Hoffman, visitors' high score by Mrs W E Lindsay. A salad course was served. Out-of-town guest Mrs R H Leonard of Winter Haven, Florida attended.
The Woman's Missionary Society Night Circle met at Mrs. J. L. Woltz home with six to eight visitors plus over thirty regular members and one new member. June is guest month with special vocal and duet numbers led by Miss Rebecca Hines Mrs De Masters and Miss Elsie Spar ger before closing a six month attendance and membership contest led by captains Miss Estelle Leonard and Mrs William Allred.
Mrs John W E Prather hosted her two table bridge club Thursday afternoon at her city home. An award was given for high score and a tempting salad course was served after the game.
An early morning fire of unknown origin damaged two structures on Virginia street. The fertilizer store room and canning factory run by Mr. Grover Wood and the barber shop plus rooming house run by Dave Crawford were destroyed. Firefighters arrived at 4:30 a.m. and saved Crawford’s adjacent home. Estimated loss about $6,000.
Mrs. Midkiff organized a surprise birthday dinner for her husband John Midkiff last Thursday evening. Eight guests attended including W J Byerly W W Christian Kyle Sydnor Hugh Holcomb W M Johnson T Daber Mr Philpots of Winston Salem and others. The event featured a four course meal served with Mrs. Midkiff assisted by Mrs. Hugh Holcomb.
Mr and Mrs Eugene G Smith opened their new summer home at Green Hill Lake with a Thursday evening housewarming attended by about 150 friends. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Roberts and Dr and Mrs John Geison of East Radford Virginia.
Manteo North Carolina May 30. The Mashoes school taught by Miss Nannie Harrell reports a total yearly enrollment of four pupils. The average daily attendance stands at 3.63 with an average daily percentage of 911.
At Greensboro College for Women commencement about 200 alumnae gathered to honor older alumnae as honorary vice presidents. Among them was Mrs J R Paddison of Mount Airy, class of 1863, noted for attending in early days before modern facilities.
Miss Ellen W. Clift, formerly a pupil in the Tesh school, has advanced in the New York school with rapid progress. She is eligible for Rapid Advancement courses in Junior High work, about a year ahead of her peers after one year at a Brooklyn, New York school. Parents credit her success to the solid foundation from the Tesh school.
Mrs. C. M. Whitlock hosted a Wednesday afternoon gathering at her North Main Street home for the Tuesday Afternoon Contract Club and friends. Yellow and white decor set the color theme with refreshments in two courses and table prizes including a yellow pottery pitcher for Mrs. Carroll Hill a deck of cards for Mrs. Oscar Merritt and a box of handkerchiefs for Mrs. B Hairston Williamson. Mrs. Henry Folger attended during refreshment hour.
Sarah Christine Schumaker celebrated her sixth birthday at her parents home in Bannertown entertaining about 25 children. Violet Thomas won a miniature wrist watch and Ina Pay Dickinson earned a jar of mints in a contest. A six layer cake with six pink candles was served with ice cream and lemonade. The hostess received many nice presents.
Master Mitchell Sparger was honored with a Noahs Ark birthday party at his parents home Friday afternoon for his sixth birthday. The lawn featured June roses and animal games led by Alma Garner of Hillsville Virginia. A Noahs Ark cake with pink and white colors rested on a long lawn table, with animal place cards and lit candles in the ark chimneys. Strawberry ice cream was served, and edible wagon plates delighted the guests of about thirty children.
Robert Lovill Jr a State University student from Chapel Hill arrives to visit his parents before a series of matches in the Southern Junior Tennis championship. He is joined by guest Harvey Harris of Raleigh for doubles as they travel to Spartanburg D C Atlanta Birmingham and other host cities ahead of the title event.
Mrs Lenora Griffith announces the marriage of her daughter Nellie Margaret to DeWitt Allan of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania formerly of Charlotte. The ceremony occurred Thursday afternoon June 2 at the home of the Baptist minister in Hillsville Virginia. Attendants included the bride’s mother and several relatives. The couple left Friday by motor for Pittsburgh where Mr Allan is employed by the city.
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