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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
6
The Mt Airy News lists subscription rates as six months for 1.50 and notes circulation is open to all JPatuses on second class mail under the act of Congress of May 8 1872 with Mount Airy as the location.
Citizens criticize Southern Railway officials for neglecting the local branch line and threaten cuts in mid day service. They argue a single nightly train harms business while freight moves long distances, noting past repairs by Simpson and Miller improved the line. The piece ends with a notably wry climate analogy.
After a decisive defeat of the bond issue and tax increase, residents are urged to reflect on their reasons and the town’s direction. The piece argues for local cooperation, restraint on outside dictation, and renewed citizen engagement in school governance and finances.
County Agent H. E. White touts sweet clover as a top soil improver after visiting a field three miles east of town. He argues profitable farming hinges on enriching worn lands with crops like clover or vetch to restore soil fertility and prevent land wear.
A thoughtful man argues vetch will suffice but Mr White contends sweet clover deserves payment. The exchange centers on which forage crop warrants consideration.
Duke Power Co. ad touts seamless train connections from New York or Philadelphia to Piedmont Carolinas by 6 am with unsurpassed service. Editorials warn Southern Railway cuts would force northern executives to arrive late and depart before breakfast, hindering Mount Airy’s growth phase.
The Mount Airy Kiwanis mailed 400 in checks to poultry fanciers for egg settings supplied to Surry County boys and girls. Each participant pledged one fowl back to H. E. White for fall auction proceeds to fund ongoing youth poultry work. Last year 68 went to the cause. eggs came from top state flocks and will stock the county. The sale will occur in the fall with a Kiwanis banquet to follow.
Emma Johnson, daughter of the editor, describes firsthand flood destruction in a Chautauqua town. Walls bear water marks up to the pictures, the town hotel flooded, and every piano in town ruined including several Baby Grand pianos.
Miss Louw Jarrell of this city becomes bride of T. C. Pigg of Burkev ille Va in a Tuesday afternoon ceremony performed by Rev. D Vance Price.
Route Two Mount Airy reports an ice cream supper held Saturday by Flat Rock Presbyterian Indies for church funds. Prim's string band provided music and will perform Friday at D. J. Midkiff's on School Street. Mrs. Louis Burton journeys to Charlotte for infantile paralysis treatment for her son Harry. the Bible class met with Mrs. John Gould Friday for a social hour.
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