Death Sentence For Ebony Autrey In Union County
In a packed Union County courtroom Judge N A Sinclair sentences Wilson Autrey to die in the electric chair in Raleigh on August 10 for the attack on Mrs Hoyle Keziah near Marshville. Attorneys plan a stay hearing on his sanity while a governor’s petition may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Autrey
N. A. Sinclair
Autrey
Raleigh
Charlotte
Union County
H. B. Smith
Osborne Ayscue
Sinclair
Gardner
Union County Place of Justice
Clifford Fowler
Hoyle Keziah
Marshville
F. Don Phillips
Rockingham
Foreclosure Sale of Surry County Lands Led by Federal Bank
Public auction to highest bidder of two parcels totaling 132.5 acres in Long Hill Township Surry County North Carolina. Description includes First Tract 94 acres and Second Tract 38.5 acres with specific boundary references and a released 15.4 acre parcel on Ararat Road. Terms require one third cash and balance on three annual notes at six percent interest. A $150 deposit is required to bid with potential resale at 2 PM the same day if deposit not made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Said County
Long Hill Township
County of
Surry
of North Carolina
Job McGee
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
Minnie Lowe
Joe H. Samuel
J. W. Stone
J. W. Welch
W. L. Chilton
C. W. Oneal
A. D. Barker
John Barnes
Mrs. Cox
Charlie Peele
H. A. Reddick
IL D. Ferguson
D. B
Surry County
J. C. Dodson
Hugh France
State of
North Carolina
Joseph W. Welch
Superior Court
A. Freeman
Central M E Church to Hold Morning and Evening Services
The pastor C S Kirkpatrick will preach at 11 A M and 8 P M on Sunday. Morning sermon titled How to Guarantee Long Life and evening message The Little Foxes. Sunday school convenes at 9 45 A M and midweek service is Wednesday at 8 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Kirkpatrick
The
Little Foxes
Clark and Utt Hostesses Bridge and Rock Party
Mrs. Claude Clark and Mrs. Greever Utt were joint hostesses Friday evening with three tables of bridge and two of rock. Mrs. D. C. Lewis won high score in bridge with consolation to Mrs. E. L. Brannock. Mrs. R. C. Mitchell won high in rock, with Mrs. T. F. Satterfield low. A frozen salad course with Russian tea followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Clark
Greever Utt
Rock
D. C. Lewis
E. L. Brannock
R. C. Mitchell
T. F. Satterfield
Two New W C T U Groups Formed In Region
During a Charlotte visit by Mrs. Lem Gilreath national evangelist and organizer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union two new unions were formed in Pilot Mountain and Dobson. Mrs. J B Jarrell was named president at Pilot Mountain and Mrs. Osa Booker at Dobson. Mrs. Gilreath spoke at the First Baptist Sunday school and at Centra Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Gilreath
Charlotte
Woman’s Christian Emperance Union
Pilot Mountain
Dobson
Osa Booker
Gilreath
Man Hurt In Fall On Mountain Near Wilkesboro
Sam McArthur of High Point lies at Wilkes hospital near death after falling 25 feet from the Jefferson highway cliff. He suffered a badly fractured skull and extensive injuries from a 250 foot tumble down the mountain while walking with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Wilkesboro
Sam McArthur
High Point
Wilkes Hospital
Jefferson Highway
McArthur
Minister Dr I T Jacobs Reflects on 27 Years of Pastoral Service
The Rev I T Jacobs marks 27 years in ministry and 26 years as a pastor at Mount Airy First Baptist. He lists seven churches, numerous baptisms and additions, almost 3,600 sermons, 71 revivals, thousands of pastoral visits, and various works before entering his 27th year with gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy News
Lower
Franklin Street Baptist Church
Lynchburg
Port Norfolk Baptist Church
Orcutt Avenue Baptist Church
Newport News
Belmont Baptist Church
Roanoke
First Baptist Church of
Wheeling
W. Va
Pine Street Baptist Church
Mount Airy
I. T. Jacobs
Friends Church Services and Missionary Circles
The Friends Church lists Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 and evening worship at 8. Miss circle No 1 met at Mrs Roy Hutchens with twenty members and a report on the Goldsboro conference. Rev C C Pearson spoke on Christianity and Missions. Ice cream and nabiscus followed. Circle No 2 met with Ethel Poare. The regular church meeting on Monday evening accepted fifteen new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Missionary Society Circle No. 1
Roy Hutchens
South Main Street
Woman's Missionary Conference
Goldsboro
C. C. Pearson
Missionary Society Circle No. 2
Ethel Poore
Rockford Street
of Friends
First Baptist Church observes pastor’s third anniversary
Dr I T Jacobs preaches at 11 A M on These Three Years and at 8 P M by Rev Booe. Morning sermon reviews Dr Jacobs three years as pastor. The pastor urges every member to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hev
Booe
Yeggmen Slug And Rod Aged Civil War Veteran
Mitchell county officers scour the Bandana area near Bakersville for two unknown men who robbed 92 year old Civil War veteran Patterson Harrell and his son Glenn, beating Harrell unconscious and taking about 50 dollars from the home. Harrell earned his Civil War pension cash in Bakersville on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersville
Mitchell County
Patterson Harrell
Harrell
Bandana
Glenn Harrell
Mr. Harrell
Negro Preacher Completes 12 Hour Sermon Stint
Washington. Rev. G. Z. Brown preached for twelve hours at Mount Zion Baptist Church after a three week rest. He delivered 88,794 words from 10:50 a.m. to 11:10 p.m., moving through topics from Gambling to Prohibition as the crowd and collection grew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
G. Z. Brown
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Negro
13Th and
C Streets
N. E
Brown
Pilot dam gates drained for maintenance and fish catch
Early Thursday the Pilot power dam gates and waterwheels were drained for repairs drawing crowds from surrounding communities. People fished under rocks and other spots with many large fish reportedly weighing 8 to 10 pounds. The Siloam township Sunday school convention is planned at Pine Hill Methodist church with weekly practice at Hills Grove church and all are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siloam
Route 1
Pilot Power Dam
Siloam Township
Pine Hill Methodist Church
Hills Grove Church
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Monroe Enterprise
Vernon Griffin
Keziah
John Autrey
Jake McLain
J. Bike Staton
State of North Carolina
Hardin A. Reddick
A. B. Carter
Josephine Reddick
W. F. Carter
First National Bank
J. Sanford Chilton
Stella Reddick Wall
Thomas Wall
Ora Reddick
Bettie Reddick
Nannie Reddick
Eugene Reddick
John Reddick
Lucy Reddick
Lois Reddick
Southern Power Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
M. E. Church
Clark and
Utt
Friends Church
First Baptist Church
Yeggmen
Siloam News
S. Clay Williams
Clay Williams
Winston
Salem, N. C
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Prince Albert
Bowman Gray
Southern Railway System
C. L. Earp
Cherry St. Tfe
Willys
Willys Six
Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Knight
Willys S-Ton
Allen Motor Company
East Oak Street
Mount Airy, N. C
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