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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
3
This feature lists Lexington players by position and praises efforts of Pettitt and others. It recounts a Mount Airy game with Pettitt relieving Morris, notes Shore's hitting, Allison and Pratt's notoriety, and invites crowds for Independence Day and a Spencer trip, urging loyal rooting and attendance.
Mount Airy pitchers combined with sharp fielding and solid hitting to defeat Salisbury 9 to 6. Shore scattered nine hits while Talley collected three of four at the plate including a triple and double. Mount Airy tallied in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh innings as Salisbury left runners on third three times. RHE Salisbury-Spencer 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mount Airy 6 9 0 0 0 0. Time 1 hr 50 min. Umpire Inman. Attendance 800.
A Mount Airy call to loyalty urges residents to attend games only if they are on the subscription list, insisting non-subscribers do not provide support by attending.
Spencer reports the Old Hickory League season opener at Spencer Field with the Railroaders beating Mount Airy. Smith held the visitors to few hits in a strong pitching effort. Pettitt pitched well for Mount Airy the next day but an error allowed a run in Salisbury Spencer 1 Mount Airy Cr.
Felix J. Birbiglia and Charles J. Zalenka were executed for the murder of Mrs. Bertha Neason. Birbiglia reportedly remained conscious for more than 20 minutes after the first lever failed, then died 39 minutes after the trap sprung.
An advertisement from the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering highlights growing opportunities in farming, chemistry, engineering, textile manufacturing, and science. It invites readers to write the college for fuller information for themselves or their sons and friends.
Fragmentary sports schedule lists matchups among Lexington Thomasville Salisbury Spencer Mount Airy and others. Dates appear as June 24 29 30 and July 4 8 9 with doubleheaders and cross town games.
Raleigh reports Governor Cameron Morrison stating that only a small number of pardon requests will be granted. He cites a Wilson county parole that led to a renewed crime as evidence that law violators should serve full punishment. He says pardons undermine court sentences and should be reserved for those truly repentant.
By authority I will sell for cash the property in Mount Airy township fronting the old Quaker road to satisfy a debt of 46.26 plus interest and costs. The sale is at the Bank of Mount Airy on June 2, 1921 at 1 PM. The parcel contains about 1 acre, bounded by Reece lands and leads to a planted rock and the road. Trustee: J. H. Folger.
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