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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
3
An advertisement touts Nexated Iron as reversing aging with a two week course. It cites physician studies on iron deficiency and promises a full refund if the user does not feel ten years younger. The offer urges readers to visit Eldridge's Drug Store for a bottle.
William Rockefeller, twin brother of John D Rockefeller, died of pneumonia compounded by kidney trouble at his North Tarrytown, New York, estate. He was 84. He built wealth in Standard Oil and later led rail, insurance, and utility ventures while remaining less philanthropic than his brother. He and John D visited Tioga County homes and Jekyll Island amid late career scrutiny. His tomb at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery nears completion.
Asheville reports 17 year old Frank Kennett walked 260 miles from Atlanta to Asheville in thirty six hours. He traveled by foot preferring hiking over travel by train or car and reports several motorist lifts along the way. A night encounter with a robber ended when Kennett defended himself with a knife and continued toward the mountains. He plans to spend the summer with his sister Mrs Arthur Pritchard.
The Lexington Dispatch weighs whether J L Armfield's plan to assign property to the Baptist Orphanage in Thomasville protects the institution from bank losses. It notes the orphanage held large deposits when the Bank of Thomasville failed, possibly losing 12 000 to 15 000, with overall property value around 50 000. The piece cautions that no deed exists yet and Armfield may inherit the property, with outcomes depending on contingencies.
Acting Chairman McKenzie introduces a House Military Committee resolution to grant privileged status to pending bills directing the Secretary of War to accept Henry Ford's offer for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plants. The measure would allow ten hours of debate and moves to the Rules Committee, with no clear path before the December session.
F. L. Cumbie of Lynchburg Virginia, a carpenter and former serviceman, credits Tanlac with restoring his health three weeks after starting treatment. He details postwar stomach and nerve troubles, indigestion, constant gas, chest pain, and night shakiness, but reports full recovery and daily work. Tanlac sells in Mount Airy by local druggists.
Washington reports that starting July 1 North Carolina will gain $1,139,656 in federal road aid from the latest $50,000,000 program. The state has already received $7,980,025 and had $1,874,899 available as of May 31, totaling $3,014,455 for immediate use.
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