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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1924
Page
2
Mount Airy News issues a brief notice listing subscription rates for the newspaper. The item records pricing details for onewear and six months, reflecting typical early 20th century publication practices in Mt. Airy North Carolina.
A town faces a water shortage with muddy supply as ice plants run at capacity. Citizens are urged to conserve water and fix wasting spigots while authorities consider inspections and corrective measures to prevent further waste and ensure clean drinking water.
The article praises the Recorder's court and Judge H H Lewellyn for elevating its status to that of the Superior courts. It notes his judicial temperament and fair handling of cases including appropriate fines and road sentences, earning public trust among town and township residents.
W. E. Ball of California spent Sunday here with his father Col. J. B. Ball. He has been in New York two weeks advocating W. G. McAdoo for president and returned to New York Monday to attend the convention.
A weekly meeting in New York City to nominate a national ticket is set amid a push by the liquor organization to influence the Democrats. The group vows a modified Volstead plank could swing many Republican-leaning states, while condemning liquor’s return as dangerous to modern business and public safety.
Two weeks ago prominent Japanese leaders warned of war as boycotts and anti American demonstrations swept the country. Financiers cut credit to Japanese traders and government bonds fell five cents on the dollar in New York. Japan now pursues renewed friendship, stressing trade dependence and economic weakness.
Residents express approval of Rev. E. Gibson Davis as the new pastor at First Baptist Church. He is praised for pleasing address, strong pulpit delivery, wide learning, tact, and overall suitability for the ministry.
In a Monday session the Recorder's Court disposed cases including J B Southern paying costs for traffic violations. Roy Greenwood Carl Easter and Zeb Easter faced a fight at an ice cream supper near Laurel Bluff with Greenwood and Carl Easter fined 15 each and Zeb Easter paying only costs. Key Bennett Sam Sprinkle and Earl Binge paid costs for boisterous conduct in the presence of ladies. Theatre Gammons paid costs for speeding. Asbury Myers was taxed costs for operating a truck with no muffler.
J. T. Hatcher has returned to Matewan West Virginia after time with his mother near Brim.
Rev. Charles D. Crouch leads Moravian efforts to expand worship in northern country churches. A farm, long owned by the church, will be developed to support the pastor and fund ongoing work. The plan aims to place a resident pastor on the Moravian farm, modeling rural church cooperation for other regions.
The State Highway Commission called for bids to be let on July 15 for several projects including hard surfacing the 10 1 2 mile road from this city to Pilot Mountain. Contractors have graded the road and prepared the bridges while concrete work is now being opened for bids by Commissioner Harmnes.
R C Freeman of Dobson flies to New York for the Democratic National Convention as North Carolina delegates split between McAdoo and Smith. J H Folger and Sheriff H Haynes join the effort with Burr representatives also divided. McAdoo and Smith factions promise a long contest. Foster backs John W Davis.
Bealey Chandler, badly injured in an auto accident weeks ago, is discharged from Martin Memorial Hospital. A plaster cast over his broken spine has been removed and doctors say he has regained full use of his body and should fully recover at home.
The Cemetery Commission announces a week of cleanup starting June 30 to improve Oakdale Cemetery. Residents are urged to tidy their lots, remove trash properly, and avoid discarding debris on adjacent plots or driveways as workers continue improvements.
The ceremony took place on Wednesday June 18 at the Hatcher home near Brim Virginia with Miss Angie Hatcher marrying V S Swanson of Pilot Mountain. Rev Roy Smith performed a ring ceremony before relatives, and the couple traveled to Greensboro then boarded a train to Atlantic City and New York for their honeymoon.
E L Lundy of Independence Va. aged about 60 years died at his home last Wednesday and was laid to rest beside his wife who died two years ago. He was a leading Grayson county citizen whose loss will be felt in church, town and county. His son C E Lundy of Raleigh with Mrs Lundy and two grandsons Edgar and Ellis stayed Saturday night en route home from Independence.
O B Webb of this city received the contract to install extensive plumbing heating and lighting systems for the Geo L Carter residence in Hillsville Virginia. Carter long active in West Virginia coal business reportedly amassed several million dollars and has returned to Hillsville to modernize the Earley homeplace into a leading example of a modern residence with sewerage baths and complete heating.
More than 50 descendants and relatives of John Martin gathered at the home of his daughter Mrs. L Lineberry near Gladesboro Virginia. They brought baskets of food and shared a noon meal on a long lawn table. Attendees from distance included Geo Martin and family Poplar Camp Walter Martin and son Roanoke T H Osborne and family Galax and families of Luther Martin W M Johnson EF M Martin and Luther Largen of this city.
Welch Bowman and Joe Jackson spent a night atop Pilot Mountain to test radio transmission at high altitude. They report unusually clear messages and Bowman plans to apply for a government operator license using equipment built at home.
Raleigh June 18 two million dollars for sixty days plus ten million in Highway bonds were bought by the First National Bank of New York and associates. Notes at 2 1/2 percent and bonds at 4 1/2 percent par with a 5000 premium. Governor Morrison said the state saved thousands in interest by delaying bond sales and borrowing on notes. The deal marks a new low in North Carolina finance rates and reflects improved market conditions.
A Sunday shower aids local farmers who are busy replanting tobacco. Rev Roy Smith and family moved to Blue Ridge Virginia. Mrs Rolen King recovering from pneumonia. The small child of C Goin died last Wednesday. Mrs Ellis Smith visited her father Tony Anderson Saturday. Mr and Mrs Edgar and C J Ring visited Lambsburg Virginia Sunday. C H Jessup and family of Peters Creek Virginia spent Saturday with his mother H T Jessup. Mr and Mrs Lee Cook and others spent Sunday at H T Jessups.
Mrs. Burton Walker Hathaway requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Annette Preot to Mr. Lenoir Thomas Avery on Saturday afternoon June 28 at 1:30 at Holy Trinity Church Hertford North Carolina. The groom-elect is a Charlotte native and the bride-elect taught at the local high school last term.
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