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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1946
Page
2
The piece lists state positions across multiple crops and products. North Carolina sits eighth in cotton, sixth in lespedeza hay, tenth in early summer tomatoes, fourteenth in corn, seventh in molasses, twentieth in wheat, tenth in peaches pears and grapes, sixth in pecans, twenty seventh in commercial apples, eighth in watermelons, and sixth in cantaloupes.
A brief note lists the Mount Airy North Carolina post office as a second class matter under the 1872 act. It identifies editorial leadership including editor and advertising manager, reflecting staff roles in the publication.
A compact collage of ancient and modern maxims on living well. Quotes from Ecclesiastes Seneca Martial and Samuel Butler urge vigilance humility and resolve, pairing moral exhortations with wry observations on fortune and effort.
A historical piece argues that Arabs and Jews prepare for battle in Palestine with external support from both sides, noting British troops nearby and U S Jewish pressure for intervention. The author asserts it is not the United States’ duty to send soldiers or funds to back any race or side in the conflict.
Bride elect Miss Ellen Brannock was honored with a dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. Brattie on Friday June 7. Three tables seated guests as a corsage of white gladioli marked the place for the honoree and nosegays centered each table. Mrs. E L Brannock, her mother, won high score with Miss Ann Smith as low, and the hostess presented china in the honoree s chosen pattern.
Loretta Gardner daughter of Mr and Mrs Carper married Arthur Quesenberry U S N in a morning ceremony at 9 oclock on June 9 at Gladesboro Evangelical Lutheran Church Carroll County Virginia Pastor Rev David F Johnston officiated before a large gathering of relatives and friends Mixed flowers decorated the altar and surroundings
North Carolina leads in five crops including tobacco lespedeza seed and late season snapbeans and green peppers. It ranks second in early Irish potatoes, and third in pickling cucumbers, spring cabbage, soybeans for hay and sweet potatoes.
Miss Betty Jean Largen and Chief Petty Officer Jeffry Quesinberry wed with Lohengrin music and The Lords Prayer sung during the ceremony. Bride wore light blue with pink rosebud bouquet. groom, Navy officer stationed at Norfolk, plans New York State trip after vows. A pre-nuptial shower honored the bride with gifts and games at Largen residence.
Edith Mayes of Mount Airy Route 3 graduates from Longap High School with perfect attendance from primary through high school years. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe M Mayes.
Rev. Bascom Rollins evangelist from Winston-Salem will lead a revival at Ararat Friends Church starting the week of June 23. The event aims to rekindle faith and draw attendees from the area.
Secretary of the Treasury Fred M. Vinson faces confirmation as Chief Justice. He cites growing international cooperation and honest effort among nations as a foundation for the court’s future.
Former Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts comments on public sentiments toward Britain Russia and France saying people may not truly mean their stated hate. The remarks capture postwar cultural tensions and international perceptions.
John Hynd, a British official overseeing German and Austrian affairs, states that peace is indivisible and poverty anywhere threatens prosperity. His remark frames the interconnectedness of European stability and global welfare.
Omar N. Bradley, Veteran's Administrator, cautions that victory over Germany and Japan only removed barriers to peace and that the broader objective remains unfinished.
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