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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
2
Notices indicate entry as second class matter at Mount Airy North Carolina post office under the act of March 8 1872 revealing filing status for the publication.
The piece argues that workers are enslaved by trusts and combines and praises the co operative movement as a path to fair profits for tobacco growers. It emphasizes loyalty to leaders, resistance to industrial chains, and the hope of better homes and farms through organized effort against the tobacco trust.
A state blockader quits the operation of a still after attending a neighborhood revival. Convicted by gospel preaching, he reports the hidden still to authorities, who destroy the outfit and release him for good intentions. The piece argues true religion reforms and prompts right action.
Prizes exceeding 500 dollars await participants in the upcoming Fourth of July parade. Entrants are encouraged to join and compete for cash awards and recognition.
A playful note asks which family carries the largest brood in the parade on July 4th, awarding a barrel of flour to the winner.
A discussion on the living wage argues capitalists pay only enough for bare subsistence while workers seek fair compensation. It notes unions grow from wage disputes and railroad workers may strike, urging capitalists to offer humane pay and time for recreation and savings.
Mount Airy invites the public to a free July 4 celebration with barbecue and refreshments provided to everyone. The event emphasizes no cost to attend and welcomes neighbors to join.
Read the back page advertisements listing premiums offered at Mount Airy’s Fourth of July celebration. The notices show prize drawings, gift items, and potential rewards for attendees, reflecting the town’s independence day festivities.
A German scheme to flood the United States with advertisements for a new fly catcher accompanied by secret instructions to make liquor with at least 14 percent alcohol was halted when authorities forbade using the mails to the promoters.
Handsome prizes await ladies with cars from the country who enter Mount Airy's parade on July 4. Prepare to decorate and capture one or more prizes in the local celebration.
An invitation to Mount Airy for a July 4th event promises a major celebration with festive activities. Attendees can expect family fun, live entertainment, and community displays highlighting Independence Day traditions.
Town event in Mount Airy features talks music parades and free food for Independence Day attendees. Spectators can enjoy a community gathering with public festivities and local entertainment.
Mount Airy will celebrate the Fourth of July with plans to mark the occasion fittingly and perhaps more grandly than in past years. Local preparations show zeal and enthusiasm as residents organize exercises and events for the town.
Fell from moving auto after door failed to latch below the post office. Miss Dix was dragged about 20 feet before the vehicle stopped. She suffered severe bruises and scrapes but no broken bones and expects to return home in a few days.
Local Boy Scouts hiked beyond town Friday evening and, after camping, held a cup and two matches fire making contest. Giles Smith boiled water in 13 minutes earning a scout axe presented by Scout Master William Merritt. Fires were used to cook supper and the meal was enjoyed.
Miss Burtie Ellen Dix wed Hardy Abram Carroll at her mother Mrs. R. V. Marshall's Enfield home. Rev. Lewis W. McFarland officiated. The bride, a Guilford College graduate and dormitory matron, wore white satin and carried bridal roses and lilies of the valley. The groom, also a Guilford graduate, served overseas in the war and studied at Dublin University. They will reside at Mizpah.
Snow Hill Baptist church held Childrens day and Christian Education day with a Sunday school address by Rev. Burke of Louisville and a sermon by Rev. J. H. Hall. Dr. Stamey of Greensboro gave the Christian education address after prayers, dinner on the grounds followed, and a plan to erect a new church was begun.
Dr. H. K. Boyer preached on The Silence of God at the eleven o'clock service, marking a strong impression. A joint Epworth League meeting followed on the church lawn, with Miss Mary Elizabeth Partridge leading and reports from the North Wilkesboro convention read by several members. The Junior League organized an Intermediate division, and a birthday shower was given to Mrs. Calvin Graves. Stereopticon views on Mission Fields will replace midweek prayers for several weeks.
A June 2 celebration in Pilot Mountain drew about three thousand tobacco growers praising J H Craig and local officials. The crowd heard of a $30 million War Finance Corp loan for this year's crop and signups topped ninety percent with contracts to be distributed in stores and banks.
An ice cream supper will be held at Plat Rock Baptist Church next Saturday evening on July 1. The event offers ice cream cake fried chicken sandwiches and cold drinks with proceeds benefitting the church fund. Everyone is invited.
Westfield North Carolina resident U S Love declares candidacy for County Treasurer in the Republican primary on July 1. He argues offices should be distributed across the county and pledges to serve all residents rather than a party, seeking voter support.
The Presbyterian church hosted a birthday party for the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Presbyterian church celebrating its tenth year. Boxes at doors collected pennies for Miss Dowd's School for Girls in Japan as Japanese lanterns and songs framed the program.
Mrs. Viola Sparger and her children of Bristol Tennessee left early this week to visit relatives at Max Meadows Virginia after visiting her brother J. E. Ayers.
London reports Mount Everett defies climbers as Brigadier General C. G. Bruce ends the expedition. Medical advice and deteriorating weather doomed further attempts. Experts say the summit is nearly unattainable, with a possible reach only if started earlier and under ideal conditions.
By deed of trust dated 1920 and recorded, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at Mount Airy NC on July 29 1922 at 1 p.m. the described property on East Poplar Street beginning at Ira Jones lot corner and running 75 feet each side and 300 feet to the Galloway line. The sale includes one thousand four hundred dollars principal interest and costs. R M Simmons is the trustee.
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