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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
7
Schedule lists arriving trains for Mount Airy North Carolina dated June 21 1917 with arrival times including 8:10 am 11:30 am 2:20 pm and 8:30 pm along route numbers and car classifications in a compact local timetable.
Local society notes list visits and travel among residents of Winston-Salem Greensboro and surrounding towns. Names include W H Lewis John Banner R Martin Annie Walker Mattie Bain and Elizabeth Sparger with mentions of trips to Washington Charleston Wilmington Ocala and Baltimore and a forthcoming address by Indiana legislator Arthur McKinley.
Miss Helen Sparger becomes bride of W. S. Dickson of Greensboro in a candlelit ceremony at Mrs. Geo Sparger s Cherry street home. Rev J S Williams of Asheville officiates. attendants include Miss Gertrude Smith and Miss Lettie Hollingsworth. Afterward the couple departs by train for a Western North Carolina Tennessee tour and will reside in Greensboro after July 5. Dickson is a UNC graduate and works with Greensboro Daily News.
Dobson youths presented Dot, The Miner’s Daughter at the high school auditorium under Red Cross auspices. The entertaining event featured strong performances across the cast and raised 48 dollars for the Surry Red Cross Society.
Mr and Mrs Harry Nelms of Kingsport Tenn visited Mrs Nelms parents Mr and Mrs S M Hale over the weekend. Mrs Nelms will spend the summer here while Mr Nelms returned to Tennessee. Dr Fulks's caesarean birth at Martin Hospital is reported recovering with mother and baby nursing and no fever. Rev Geo D Herman will preach on The Jew First on June 4. The Rev Dr James M Gray cites Israel's treatment as central to Gentile world turmoil.
Miss Helen Sparger Is bride to Mr W S Dickson of Greensboro vows exchanged this Wednesday. Miss Sparger’s tea shower Saturday on the vine covered North Main Street porch featured gifts of lingerie underwear towels and other dainties.
A band of Girl Scouts organized with Miss Mary Fulton as Captain and Miss Lucy Reece as lieutenant. Mr. Frank Graves conducts military drill as part of a program open to girls aged 10 to 17 to improve fitness and preparedness for wartime hardships.
Dr. Edwin Ashby left for Greensboro last week to establish his home and join surgeon J A Williams. Reared in the city, he led his class at graduation and later partnered with his uncle T B Ashby as a general practitioner. He recently pursued specialized study and will begin focused work, earning strong regard as a promising young man.
Lucy Edna Garner born April 1 1901 died apoplexy June 16 1917 aged 16 years 1 month 15 days daughter of John W and Mollie F Gardner. Funeral conducted by Rev J W Benett assisted by Revs J W Simmons and M B Phillips at New Hebron Methodist Church on June 17 1917. She was not a church member but had publicly professed faith in Christ and was remembered as quiet faithful and dependable in home and Sunday school.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports her two daughters recovered from whooping cough after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The remedy is praised for loosening the cough and aiding expectoration.
Maj Gen John J. Pershing arrives in Paris to a rush of popular demonstrations and formal calls, including a breakfast at the Elysee with President Poincare and Madame. He later attends the chamber session as guests line the avenues to greet the American commander.
Deputies rise and cheer as Ambassador Sharp enters the diplomatic gallery prompting a warm reception and public display of approval observed by attendees and officials.
The article notes a strong farming season with a farmer describing abundant crops and increased foodstuffs. It highlights higher yields than in recent years and signals improved agricultural activity across the region.
The Houston Post remarks that metropolitan papers dislike the rebels parading through Washington but asserts the government and country belong to the people. The piece emphasizes aggressive wartime patriotism and defiance toward the Kaiser.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports that cabbage leaves and hay cigars are a grim reality in Germany due to tobacco shortages. The substitute mix includes strawberry leaves lavender blossoms and sandal wood to add aroma as officials seek wartime alternatives.
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