Mount Airy Population Tops Six Thousand As Census Totals
Official census places Mount Airy population at 6,045 for the city in two wards, a 27.3 percent 10 year gain. Long Hill township records 577 residents, down from 623 in 1920 with 119 farms listed. The piece notes growth factors and recalls the town’s founding in 1885 with details on the first mayor and early city hall.
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Long Hill Township
Poore
Mount Airy
Board of
R. R. Gallaway
Jas. H. Sparger
Jesse H. Prather
W. R. Hollingsworth
John L. Worth
Col. B. Y. Graves
Franklin Street
W. B. Shelton
Calaboose
Moore Street
Moore
Kiwanis Club Members to Attend Greensboro Intercity Meeting
Several Kiwanis Club members will join the Greensboro club for an inter city meeting in Greensboro tonight to discuss club affairs and community projects.
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Kiwanis Club
Greensboro
Mountain Park Loses Supreme Court Case Over Haymore Fund
North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Mountain Park Institute cannot claim the $100,000 fund willed by R. L. Haymore. The ruling preserves the executors as custodians. the estate lacks cash, and potential sale of Haymore real estate stood to occur if the lower ruling had held. Executors A. V. West and J. W. Lovill faced the decision. school leader Rev. J. H. Pulghum led the suit.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
Raleigh
Mountain Park Institute
R. L. Haymore
Dobson
Superior Court
Haymore
Hay
Supreme Court
Folger
Mount Airy
Greensboro
A. V. West
JW. Lovill
J. H. Pulghum
Late Census Figures for Towns Released
Census data announced for several towns with updated population figures. Officials cite shifts in local growth and changes in demographics across the listed communities.
Skeleton Found In River Believed Linked To 100-Year-Old Murder
A river skeleton unearthed near a new bridge on the Pilot Mountain to Fairview road is thought to belong to a Samuel Johnson who disappeared and was believed murdered about a century ago. Local connections place Johnson as an uncle to Porter Wall of Pilot Mountain, with relatives recalling a broken thigh bone.
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the News
Ararat
D. J. Denny
Denny
Samuel Johnson
Pinnacle
Route 3
Pilot Mountain
Fairview
Samuel Johnnson
Porter Wall
Johnson
Michael Wall
New Home for Electric Business on Pine Street
Workmen began digging the foundation for a two story and basement building on Pine Street below the Acorn Store. The new structure will house M. F. Davis electric contractor after purchasing 4 by 22 by 95 feet from John Banner. The project aims to boost the city’s business district.
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Pine Street
Acorn
M. F. Davis
Davis
John Banner
Bailey to Speak at Dobson High School Commencement
Hon J W Bailey of Raleigh will deliver the literary address at the Dobson high school commencement in the county. He will arrive May 8 and speak to the graduating class at eight o clock Thursday night. Bailey has no other county engagements and comes solely to address the graduates and audience.
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J. W. Bailey
Raleigh
Dobson High School
Bailey
Dobson
Marriage by Justice Jarvis Seals Runaway Match
Justice of Peace R A Jarvis performed a marriage ceremony Saturday at 8 PM at his home in this city uniting Miss Margaret Chumley and Mr Bivens Parker both of Radford Virginia It was a runaway match and the couple returned to Virginia immediately after the ceremony.
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Justice of Peace
R. A. Jarvis
Margaret Chumley
Bivens Parker
Radford
Virginia
Big Cases Untried At Court Adjournment
At Raleigh a State Highway Commission meeting awarded road contracts across the state. Pilot-Fairview road grading proceeds with Sandclay surfacing 1450 miles on route 67 from Pilot Mountain to Fairview, bid by C A Ragland for 23 126 with gravel cost deduction to 17 770. Highway No. 10 widening eastward 19.53 miles awarded to Murray Construction Co for 185 290 with bridge work bid by A L Berry of Hickory at 44 363.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Pilot-Fairview
Pilot Mountain
Fairview
C. A. Ragland
Louisburg
Greensboro
Murray Construction Co
Knoxsville
Tenn
A. L. Berry
Hickory
Mount Airy considers gas franchise for S P U Co
W J Byerly president of The Bank of Mount Airy urges granting a gas franchise to Southern Public Utilities Company. The matter will be decided at a city meeting next Tuesday night with two other bidders in contention. He praises S P U for reliable service and notes their past support during a local crisis.
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Bank of Mount Airy
Southern Public Utilities Co
the News
Mount Airy
Southern Public Utilities Company
Duke Power Company
Candidates Visit Surry County in Local Campaign Tour
Visitors including J. M. Sharpe of Reidsville and Frank W Hancock of Oxford urged party races in Surry County. Sharpe seeks the Democratic Solicitor nomination against C. W. Higgins of Sparta, while Hancock competes for Congress with F. Sams of Winston-Salem. Republicans named John R. Reynolds of Wentworth for Congress and F. E. Hester of Reidsville for Solicitor, awaiting certification.
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Surry County
J. M. Sharpe
Reidsville
Frank W Hancock
Oxford
Sharpe
C. W. Higgins
Sparta
Hancock
Congress
F. Sams
Winston-Salem
John R. Reynolds
Wentworth
F. E. Hester
Mrs. W. G. Shelton Visits Broadway Friends
Mrs. W. G. Shelton of Broadway is visiting friends and relatives in the area, sharing time with local residents and taking part in social calls.
Fire fighting study promoters attend state college session
Fire chief M F Patterson and firefighters Bud Brannock Sanford Mayes and W J Jones attended a three day session of the State Firemen College in Whitmington last week to promote scientific fire fighting in towns and cities. The article cites a demonstration at Dr Ed Hollingsworth s home showing chemical hose use on the attic and walls plus inside and outside streams, with water hose ready as backup to minimize damage.
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M. F. Patterson
Bud Brannock
Sanford Mayes
W. J. Jones
State Firemen’s College
Whitmington
Ed Hollingsworth
Mabel Codys Air Circus Promises Thrills Near City
Mabel Codys Air Circus plans 1500 foot delayed parachute jumps and aerial acts at Mickeys airport four miles south on Winston road this weekend. Barney Rowe top parachutist will leap from 3000 feet and deploy after halfway. Rowe won last Cleveland Air Races. Fred Stone and other flyers from Atlanta Salem and local pilots Dorset Goode Drake join the show.
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Mickey's
Winston Road
Mabel Cody
Barney Rowe
Rowe
Cleveland
Regular Term Shortened by Bar Association Motion
Lurry's two weeks term of Superior Court ended after a petition from 23 county lawyers asking adjournment for convening the Bar Association in Pinehurst. A dozen big criminal cases were continued, including six murder charges, and no criminal court term until October, raising questions about court terms and docket management. The grand jury reported 33 true bills, eight not true, 18 presentments, and noted roof repairs needed at county buildings. Howard Paul and Jess Akers were both released on two-year sentences after defense support, with mixed public reaction as the case drew vast local attention.
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Superior Court
Schenck
Bar Association
Pinehurst
Surry
Graves
Fred Folger
Recorder's Court
Mount Airy
D. H. Cooke
Howard Paul
L. P. Wrenn
W. S
Paul
Jess Akers
Akers
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