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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1936
Page
8
Hennis Motor Co announces a free open air talking picture show next Tuesday night June 23 at 8 PM. Spectators can view from the used car lot beside the building with a screen mounted on the adjacent garage wall. The program includes famous race drivers dare devil stunts comedy and thrills with no charge.
Grinding done with a hammer mill producing first class meal at Sykes Mill Toast two miles west of Mount Airy. Bring your corn Oxis Eye and other feeds and have them ground fine for feeding. Date noted as 6 26 p.
County Agent J W Crawford organizes a terracing program sending questionnaires to farmers to gauge acres to terrace and interest in sub selling. The unit has worked most days since April 13 with costs at 3.00 per hour while sub selling would be 2.00 to 2.50 per acre. If enough county interest exists a sub soiler may be purchased to improve drainage and moisture penetration. Local visitors from Statesville and Austin are noted.
Mrs. Gurnie Brown of Elkin is listed as a patient for operation. Foy B. Blaylock of Dobson was operated on for acute appendicitis Wednesday. Several others, including Mrs. Asa R. Quesenberry of Hillsville and Miss Elizabeth Scott of Pinnacle, are noted as medical or surgical patients or cases.
President Roosevelt sent the nomination of Chester C. Davis as the first farm member of the Federal Reserve Board to the Senate for an eight year term. Howard R. Tolley was announced as AAA administrator effective upon Davis retirement.
A three act comedy drama with musical specialties titled Sky High will be staged by the Veterans of Foreign Wars next Thursday and Friday June 25 and 26 at 8 15 p m in the Rockford street school auditorium. Local talent features Philip George as designer of the air ship with Mary Agnes Brown as his secretary. The cast includes Katherine Cook Naomi Holloway Thaddeus Daber Jack Davis and Marold Moorefield with a chorus of many girls and several dances. Madeline White of Kansas City directs the production with Rachel Booker as pianist and Joe Perry performing a dance specialty.
A dialogue reveals Marian fears George plans marriage for her wealth. She questions feigning poverty while he worries she might not believe the ruse.
The father asks Johnny his thoughts after meeting his newborn siblings. Johnny replies that mamma has been bargain hunting again, implying the new twins were a thrifty or practical gift. The joke hinges on a child misinterpreting the idea of bargains with babies.
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