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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1933
Page
5
The Mount Airy News lists Marion Burke hosting Robert Drake of Hopkinsville Kentucky. Many residents plan visits, trips and gatherings across Greensboro Winston Salem Chapel Hill Durham Baltimore and other locales with several births weddings and hospital updates noted.
Payton Brannock youngest son of Fireman and Mrs W H Brannock was cleared of all responsibility for an accident near Richmond Virginia that killed William Reynolds. A bus driver testified Brannock followed within safe distance and left the pavement to avoid a collision.
A Baptist Women’s Missionary Union associational meeting will be held at the Baptist Church in Elkin on Saturday June 24. A large delegation from this city is expected. Miss Ella Leachman of the Southern Baptist Home Mission board will be the chief speaker. The morning session opens at 10:00.
About seventy five leaders from county communities were invited to Mount Airy High School for a canning and food conservation demonstration. Mrs Morris and Miss Sadie Henley of the State Demonstration Department led the session in the Home Economics department. Mrs J W Barber planned the event to train leaders to instruct others in canning and drying foods with a goal of holding demonstrations in each school district during the coming summer.
Fred Folger Jr hosted about 40 youngsters on a Wednesday party planned by T G Pawcett for his seventh birthday. The event occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Poiger on North Main Street with games refreshments and balloon favors for the children.
Miss Vesta Council hosted a Tuesday afternoon bridge party and travel shower at her Rawley Street home for Miss Bess Merritt who leaves today for New York en route to Europe. Gifts from guests covered the trip abroad with high score prize won by Elsie Sparger.
Engagement and upcoming marriage of Miss Maude Bundy of this city to C M Hackler of Winston-Salem announced at a bridge party hosted by Miss Annie Bundy on Korner Street. Guests included intimate friends, and prizes were awarded for games with a wedding ring keepsake. The wedding is planned for late summer.
Mrs. Carl Simmons was hostess to the contract bridge club at her North Main street home. High score honors went to Mrs. Will D. Merritt who received a crystal vase. A frozen fruit salad course followed the games.
About 30 children attended the birthday party for Anne Rector at the home of Mr and Mrs Donald Rector on Willow Street. They played games and had cake and ice cream. Favors were drawn from a parasol decorated with ribbon streamers and candies lit the birthday cake centerpiece.
Mrs Worth McHone honors her house guest Mr and Mrs Bernard McHone of Baltimore Md. Joining Mrs McHone and family are Mr and Mrs R E Forrest and children Mr and Mrs A J Badgett and children Mr and Mrs P A Irwin Mr and Mrs Troy Pul cher and daughter Katherine and Mrs N R Gilbert.
Mrs. W. A. Jackson presided as president of the First Baptist W. M. U. with delegates including Mrs. J. D. Sargent Mrs. C. R. Merritt and others attending an all day Charlotte division meeting at the First Baptist Church in Salisbury.
Mr and Mrs F L Johnson Miss Vesta Council and Miss Elsie Sparger leave Saturday for Chicago to attend the Century of Progress exposition. They travel by bus with a group of twenty four on a personally conducted tour directed by Prof Roy Z dayé and will pass Fall Pennsylvania and the Capital en route.
Danville Virginia debates a 2.5 million loan request from the Reconstruction Finance Corp for a hydro electric station in Patrick County. The proposal stalls in public works with opposition growing led by Hunter H. McGuire who asked the President to block the loan citing a 40 year repayment and about 120 thousand dollars yearly cost.
Mrs W D Joyce was summoned to Asheville last Friday by word of her mother Mrs J W Hawkins death. Hawkins had been ill days earlier and a doctor was called. She was found in bed the next morning as if asleep. Surviving are son Clyde Hawkins and sister Mrs Brown, with the father having died four years ago.
Miss Alma Sparger fell Saturday and fractured a rib delaying her return to duties as art instructor at the W. C U.N. C. in Greensboro. She remains at her sister Mrs. E. H. Kochtitzky’s home while recuperating for about a week or ten days before resuming college work.
The Philathea class of Central Methodist Church met Tuesday night at Mrs. Willie Moore Gentry's home. President Mrs. Wm. Allred led the session. Miss Juanita Dunman presented the minutes and treasurer's report. Social hour featured lawn games and a delightful picnic.
A simple Methodist ceremony united Miss Ruby Blizzard and Mr. Carl Roberts at the Independence parsonage on Saturday evening June 10, 1933. The Rev WT Evans officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Blizzard and a Mount Airy High senior. the groom is the son of Mr O A Roberts.
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