Morgan Edwards Dead in Carroll County Shootout
Morgan Edwards, once a deputy and prohibition officer, was killed Monday near Wards Gap when deputy sheriffs Jim Towe and Billie McCraw shot him after a confrontation over arresting Sam Dawson. The coroner and jury opened an inquiry as Edwards’ family mourns the 22 year old with four young children and his parents.
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Morgan Edwards
Elk Spur
Fancy Gap
Jim Towe
Billie McCraw
Carroll County
Wards Gap
Edwards
Bud Edwards
Morgan
Blue Ridge
Sheriff Edwards
Sam Dawson
Dawson
McCraw
Towe
C. B. Nuckels
Frank McCraw
Henry McCraw
Billie
Frank
Rev
C. D. Crouch
Commonwealth
Glenn Edwards
Hillaville
Personal Mention of Silam Residents
Farmers in the Silam area harvest wheat and tend corn and tobacco. Rev. Norman of East Bend preached at Pine Hill Friends Church Sunday evening. Marie Hill, Lela Flincham, Roma Hill and others travel to Hillsville Virginia for a motor trip with Kodak pictures. A son was born to E. J. Flincham of Pilot Mountain. Wheat harvests in the region look better than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siloam
Mr. Norman
East Bend
Pine Hill Friends Church
Jeremiah
Sarah Hill
Roma
Cameron
Marie Hill
Lela Flincham
Roma Hill
Hillsville
Kodak
E. J. Flincham
Pilot Mountain
Stokes Dogs Do Much Damage Across County
Danbury Reporter notes rising dog damage claims in Stokes County as three new cases surface including losses of sheep and dogs and a bite from a mad canine. The board reports difficulty locating dog owners and contemplates higher taxes to cover future payouts.
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Danbury
Stokes County
C. H. Lunsford
H. Nelson
William Golden
E. Francis
R. T. Pell
Control of Vegetable Pests
H. E. White, County Agent, outlines pesticide recipes for cabbage and bean pests. Use arsenates for leaf eaters, Black Leaf-40 with soap for aphids, and calcium arsenate mixes for bean beetle. Apply angular nozzles to reach undersides. prepare Bordeaux mixture for potato bugs with arsenate of lead added last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. White
Mount Airy Pythians Win Cup at State Convention
At the State Knights of Pythias convention in Goldsboro Mount Airy lodge won a loving cup for the largest October 1919 membership applications. Grand Chancellor month presentations were made by C W Coghill as more than 200 delegates attended. Changes proposed include quarterly meetings for district discussions and broader work of the order.
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Mount Airy Pythians
Knights of Pythias
Goldsboro
Mount Airy Lodge
C. W. Coghill
Danbury Students Present Old Sweetheart of Mine Play
Danbury High School staged Old Sweetheart of Mine in the auditorium on Friday night drawing praise from teachers and locals. Notables included Miss Martin visiting from Pittsburg and Miss Nellie King among the stars, with other residents noted in a jam-packed community report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School
Danbury
Martin
Pittsburg
Nellie King
Miss Hall
W. S. Dixon
Greensboro
Sparger
CC. J. Galloway
R. T. Joyce
J. B. Null
Wallace Joyce
Miss Meadows
Winston-Salem
Asbery
Virginia
Stokes County Road Board
Roland Christian
Winston
Bob Shelton
Christian
Annie Belle Christian
Mount Airy Ice Cream Co
Mr. Morton
Prof. Hauser
Walter Gray
Stokes County
Flat Rock Presbyterians Win In Contest
In Mount Airy on June 15 about 25 relatives gathered for Geo Wells 66th birthday picnic at his home. The Sunday school membership contest between Flat Rock and Mount Airy First Presbyterian churches ended with Flat Rock winning by 80 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Route 2
Geo. Wells
F. A. Eckard
Catawba
Whitley
Durham
Elia Wells
Greensboro
Joe Goode
Bassett
Pink Wells
Winston- Salem
Jessie Lou MacKeller
MacKeller
Dora Valentine
Hagerstown
Elizabeth Lowder
Mildred Miller
Village Belle Receives Ring From Admirer
A hopeful suitor presents a ring to a village belle, hoping to win her affection and secure a future romance. The moment is celebrated by locals as a charming courtship gesture.
Electric Cooking Demonstration in Mount Airy Highlights Home Use
The Southern Public Utilities Co hosted a two day electric cookery event in Mount Airy led by Miss Bernice Lowen of Chicago. Attendees learned recipes and saw automatic heat control and a time clock oven enabling cooking without constant attention. Recipies and future annual demos were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowen
Mount Airy
National Theatre
Southern Public Utilities Service
Southern Public Utilities Co
Bernice Lowen
Home Economist
Chicago, Ill
Evelyn Key
Robert Dean
W. C. Jackson
Annie Dean
John Paul Lucas
White Mocha Layer Cake Recipe Card
A recipe for a white layer cake with mocha filling. Ingredients include butter sugar milk flour baking powder salt vanilla almond flavoring and egg whites. Directions mix dry ingredients cream butter with sugar, alternate liquids, bake two layers at 375 for 30 minutes with a coffee chocolate filling.
Cheese Biscuits by Miss Lowen for Mount Airy News
A step by step biscuit recipe using flour baking powder salt lard and sweet milk, with American cheese added. Instructions cover mixing cutting kneading and shaping into small biscuits or sticks, plus oven heat guidance and bake time. Published recipes from Miss Lowen will appear periodically in The Mount Airy News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Lowen
Mount Airy
Fred Jones Sentenced to Electric Chair in Raleigh
In Raleigh on June 11 Fred Jones, a Black man, was executed in the electric chair for the murder during a laundry robbery in Winston-Salem. Two shocks, lasting 71 and 47 seconds, ended his life after a protracted legal fight over insanity claims and a second trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Fred Jones
North Carolina
J. W. King
Winston-Salem
Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carroll
Sil’am
Stokes
Westfield
Flat Rock Presbyterians
Mt. Airy Ladies
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