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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1934
Page
4
The Mount Airy News outlines subscription rates as published by J. B. Johnson & Son, Publishers, noting second class matter status and postal handling under the March act.
The piece argues Russia’s rapid easy divorces undermine traditional marriage and praise factory work as honorable. It contrasts courtship, love, and happiness with modern shifts, urging care in life choices and lamenting rural schooling and urban migration.
Nancy Gatterfield and Monroe Calvin Minor wed at the bride's home on June 27 in Advance with Rev. J T Mangum officiating. Attendants included Mary Virginia Edwards and Mabel Satterfield. The couple plans to reside in Winston Salem after a Western North Carolina honeymoon.
The article profiles two newly married young people who left town for rural roots after growing up on farms. It notes their ambitions and the pull of farm life while hinting at the challenges of balancing dreams with hard work.
The editor’s home sheltered a mocking bird pair whose nest near the window was built in a dense shrub six feet from the typewriter. They sang loudly at first but stopped as the nest neared completion. A recent storm tore the nest loose, leaving the birds silent and unclear if they will rebuild.
Miss Margaret Watson of Elm City hosted Miss Annie Thomas last week. Mr and Mrs Andrew McCauley of Chapel Hill stayed with Mr and Mrs W E Lindsay. Clara Lindsay joined them after three weeks in Chapel Hill. Dr and Mrs Conrad Inman of Baltimore arrive to visit his parents near the city. Edmond Carter, formerly Elm City, now in the U S Navy, visits his aunt Mrs C C Hale and Mr Hale. he recently served on a ship reviewed by President Roosevelt in New York harbor and traveled east on furlough from the Pacific.
The Satterfield Minor wedding was held Wednesday at ten o'clock in this city. Out of town guests included G Y Minor and Cora Minor of Advance, Yates Minor, G C Williams of Winston Salem, and others. Hosts Mr and Mrs W E Woodruff gave a Tuesday buffet, after rehearsal reception, and Wednesday breakfast.
Mrs Ralph R Courtney of Wytheville Virginia says she was run down with side pain. After three bottles of Cardul she improved, pains gone and she recommends Cardus to other young women. Thousands testify benefits. If not, consult a physician. Get a bottle at drug stores.
William Cody Kelley, 30, farm hand, became the first person executed in Colorado's new lethal chamber. Doctors called the death painless as gas fumes filled the chamber and his body lurched forward. Warden Roy Best ordered a half nude removal to prevent gas carried on clothing.
Brief cartoon style exchange shows Mrs Junebride confirming she will grow a small crop of string beans this year. The neighbor teases about a single stalk or two, highlighting a humorous domestic moment.
A St Paul Virginia resident praises Thedford's Black-Draught as a reliable vegetable laxative for dizziness and headaches caused by constipation. The ad notes widespread demand with 25 cent packages and mentions Syrup of Black-Draught for children.
Detroit June price cuts announced by Ford reduce 1994 V-8 passenger car prices by 10 to 15 dollars and commercial models by 10 to 20 dollars effective Friday June 15. Standard Tudor Sedans drop 15 dollars while most other body types fall 10 dollars. Roadster Phaeton Cabriolet de luxe types unchanged.
A long pull shows 4,700,000 on federal relief rolls now versus 4,500,000 a year ago. Despite more jobs, 700,000 more people exhausted resources and again depend on Uncle Sam, outpacing those who became self supporting during the year.
The note states that about nine-tenths of America's cane sugar crop comes from Louisiana, highlighting the state's dominant role in national sugar production and the concentration of the industry there.
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