Attorney Folger Rules Mount Airy School Election
The town debates how the June 28 bond vote will be counted amid questions raised by the Greensboro ruling. Attorney J H Folger asserts the local law requires a majority of qualified voters, and the Supreme Court decision may not apply here. A second issue reports a found baby on Fancy Gap road eight miles north, a four week old boy left on Kent Marsh’s porch with Castoria and nursing bottle, and adoption interest from Mrs A L Sneed of Winston Salem.
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Supreme Court
Greensboro
Thm
Mount Airy
Guilford County
J H. Folger
Folger
H. O Woltz
Kent Marsh
Fancy Gap
Mr. Marsh
A. L. Sneed
Winston- Salem
Mrs. Marsh
Friel Vernon
Friel
Willow Street
Robert Montgomery
Square
Willow
Orchard Street
Tom Hatcher
Winston-Salem
Hatcher
Pipers Gap
Vernon
Winston
Montgomery
Dobson
Edgefield development sale on Bannertown road
The Land Co. sold over 8100 dollars of Edgefield building sites on Bannertown road last Saturday. Frontage along the Winston-Salem highway brought about 7.50 dollars per foot. Edgefield owners R. E. Inman and A. E. Tilley hold many lots remaining for sale.
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the Land Co
Bannertown
Edgefield
Winston-Salem Highway
R. E. Inman
A. E. Tilley
New Barber Shop Undergoes Ten Day Remodeling
H F E Money's barber shop on Main Street will close for ten days for interior remodeling and new equipment. Seven new chairs, a matching mirror case, lavatories and lighting fixtures are being added. Money plans to spend over 4000 dollars to improve the shop, aiming for top quality.
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H. F E. Money
Main Street
Money
Mount Airy Opens City Pool With Contests Planned
The Mount Airy pool opened last Friday June 10 with 25 cent admission for personal suits and 40 cent rentals. It stays sanitary with weekly cleanings and continuous water changes and will be open daily with Sunday hours 1 PM to 6 PM. Coach Bob Sides manages the facility this year and later summer events include contests between local boy and girl scouts and nearby troops.
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Mount Airy
Bob Sides
Young Men Plan Northern City Trip
Stewart Lowry Chester Stewart and Max Thompson leave Thursday for ten days visiting Atlantic City New York and Philadelphia by car.
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Stewart Lowry
Chester Stewart
Max Thompson
Atlantic City
New York
Philadelphia
Chris Binder Jr Heads to Fort Bragg Training Camp
Chris Binder Jr left Saturday for Fort Bragg to attend a month long training camp.
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Chris Binder, Jr
Fort Bragg
Merritt Party Returns After 1000 Mile Gulf Tarpon Quest
W E Merritt and party completed a 1000 mile two and a half day trek from Marco Florida to this city Tuesday night rich with dust and tales of tarpon fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. The group includes guides Albert Addison and Elliot Rawls with photos and two large tarpons in a taxidermist shop. Oscar Haywood Frank Sydnor Joe Brock and Mr Merritt’s sons traveled together. Haywood landed a 137 pound tarpon after a long fight.
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Marco, Fla
W. E. Merritt
Gulf of Mexico
Mr. Merritt
Florida
Thomas
Albert Addison
Elliot Rawls
Gxpress
Oscar
Haywood
Hugh
Frank Sydnor
Joe Brock
Frank
Gulf
Merritt
Marco
Mount Airy Progress Above The Average
Mr. George W. Sparger of Baltimore Md visited Mount Airy with his son George W. Sparger Jr last week. He attended Duke University commencement for his son Gilmer Sparger and remarked Mount Airy has shown remarkable population wealth and progress compared with other towns of similar size since he left twenty years ago.
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George W. Sparger
Baltimore
Sparger
North Carolina
Duke University
Gilmer Sparger
Mount Airy
Range campaign ends with great success
The Southern Public Utilities Co. closes a six week electric campaign led by Sept. Whitlock. The Mount Airy branch now serves 178 ranges, 92 sold in the campaign. Average family electricity cost is shown at about five to six dollars monthly. Electric cooking and ironing appeal due to cleanliness and safety.
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Southern Public Utilities Co
Whitlock
Mount Airy
Southern Public Utilities Company
Man Found Dead in Lake Near Elkin
Andrew Eldridge 24 from State Road was found lifeless in Klondike Lodge lake near Elkin by fishing boys. Body near the dam where water flowed. Coroner's jury verdict: death by drowning after two weeks missing. Eldridge was the son of Jeff E. Eldridge of State Road.
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Andrew Eldridge
State Road
Klondike Lodge
Elkin
Eldridge
Jeff E. Eldridge
Mrs. Martha Poore Stack Dies At Rockford Street Home
Mrs. Martha Poore Stack wife of George A Stack died at her Rockford Street home about 1 P M Tuesday after a months long illness She was daughter of the late W M Poore and sister of town treasurer F M Poore She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Joe Guthrie of this city a son Clyde Stack of New Jersey and a sister Mrs Cross of Greensboro Funeral service was held at Rockford Street Methodist Church at 2 P M Wednesday and interment followed at Oakdale Cemetery
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Martha Poore Stack
George A. Stack
Rockford Street
Rockford Street Methodist Church
Oakdale Cemetery
Kiwanis Ladies Night at Blue Ridge Hotel
Kiwanis Club hosted wives and friends at a quarterly ladies night luncheon. Four courses were served and music featured Rev. E. G. Davis with vocal numbers by Miss Ruth Dobson. Judge Harding of Winston-Salem gave an address on leadership and shared anecdotes. Attendance prizes were awarded. the program was enjoyed by all.
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Kiwanis Club
Blue Ridge Hotel
E. G. Davis
Ruth Dobson
Judge Harding
Winston-Salem
Piedmont Springs Hotel Opens With Summer Orchestra
The Piedmont Springs Hotel opened on Saturday June 11 with Edward Haymore as manager of the on site orchestra that will perform throughout the summer season.
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Piedmont Springs
Edward Haymore
Soon to Have New Telephones in Local Office
The new switchboard is installed and linemen are connecting cables. Cleve Belton expects to begin installing new phones by July first. The overhaul requires new phones system wide and will deliver a modern telephone system. a new directory is being printed and changes should be reported to Belton to keep it up to date.
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Cleve Belton
Mount Airy Gets Seven Day Jitney Mail Service
Winston-Salem and Mount Airy now have seven day jitney mail service beginning Sunday June 12. The schedule leaves Winston-Salem at 4 a.m. and returns at 2 p.m. The plan was endorsed by the Kiwanis Club Chamber of Commerce postmasters at intermediate points and many local businesses and residents.
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Winston-Salem
Mount Airy
Washington
Kiwanis Club and Chamber of Commerce
City Adopts Special License Schedule and Tax on Chains
Mount Airy levies a new license timetable with a $100 state tax on six or more stores and a $50 city tax on chains. Four local outlets A P Jamison Parks Belk and McLellans face the new levy as Friel Vernon and Robert Montgomery receive 12 month road sentences for liquor transport. A city sale on uncollected taxes is planned for August at Dobson.
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Lawrence
C. L. Wright
Mount Airy
Jamison’s
Parks-Belk
MclLellan’s
Mt.Airy
N. C
Dobson
Murderer of Hy Price Apprehended at Boyles Bros Store
Wayne Boyles senior partner of Boyles Bros Inc confesses to killing Hy Price found dead behind the store. Defense by attorney Low Price claims the act served the public with great bargains. Full confession on page three. Drop in to see the store.
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Wayne Boyles
Boyles Bros., Inc
Hy-Price
Boyles Bros
Boyles
Low Price
Women to Tour Ten Countries From New York
Miss Alma Yokley Mrs. Janes Yokley and Mrs. J A Hadley depart next Thursday for New York to sail June 26 on the Bergenland for a tour of England Scotland Wales Belgium Holland Switzerland Italy Germany Spain and France. They travel with Dr Thomas of Rock Hill South Carolina leading a party and return September 1 on the Majestic from Cherbourg France.
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Alma Yokley
Janes Yokley
J. A. Hadley
New York
Bergenland
England
Scotland
Wales
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
Spain
France
Dr. Thomas
Rock Hill
S. C
Majestic
Cherbourg
Beasley Upgrading South Street Property and Mill
Mr Beasley is improving his South Street property adding three one story store rooms with face brick fronts and plate glass. Hellingsworth Drug Co will operate a branch drug store in one room and fixtures are on hand. The other rooms await tenants while extensive repairs proceed at the flour and grain mill with J H Hendricks as chief miller from Kingsport Tennessee promising high quality production.
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J. H. Folger
Little One
Carroll
Lake
George Stack
Kiwanis Ladies Night
Fries Vernon
Mr. Beasley
South Street
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