Democratic Victory in Surry County Ballot Sweep
Voters in Surry County supported the Democratic slate by about 3,000 votes, with a peaceful turnout and orderly polls. The article notes the defeat of Republicans Warren Davis and Rev. Craughn, the boost for Democratic leaders, and local coverage of returns via The News and Western Union. 69 socialist ballots were cast, 43 from Mount Airy.
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Surry County
Warren Davis
Mr. Craughn
Davis
John D. Thompson
Cape Haynes
Craughn
Williams
Mount Airy
A. D. Folger
Folger
the News
Nation
Western Union
Roosevelt
Hoover
Good Tobacco Brings Fancy Prices
Jasper Wall of Stream visited The St Airy News office and showed a bill of sale for 1068 pounds of tobacco totaling 390.18 dollars. The listing notes 376 pounds at 30 cents, 432 pounds at 30 cents, 82 pounds at 50 cents, and 18 pounds at a smaller rate, plus 160 pounds at a different price.
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Jasper Wall
Stream
St Airy News
Mount Airy to Host Championship Football Game
Mount Airy high school football faces Shelby in a championship contest this Friday in the city. The strong Shelby squad travels to challenge Mount Airy, with high hopes for a large crowd attendance and a top tier matchup this season.
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Mount Airy High School
Shelby
Mount Airy Boys
Stokes County Democratic Wins Highlight 1920s Elections
In Stokes County twenty of twenty one precincts report substantial Democratic majorities for all offices. Roosevelt Reynolds Ehringhaus Hancock win large margins. John Taylor elected sheriff with the largest majority. A R Phillips to the house, Gilmer Sparger to state senate, Pinnix Bailey elected register of deeds.
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Danbury
Stokes County
Roosevelt
Reynolds
Ehringhaus
Hancock
John Taylor
A. R. Phillips
House of Representatives
Gilmer Sparger
State Senate
Stokes
Surry
Pinnix Bailey
Register of Deeds
California Piles Up Big Roosevelt Vote in 1932
California’s presidential vote favored Franklin D. Roosevelt, passing 1,099,178 to 703,261 for Hoover as 9,083 of 10,547 precincts reported. Hoover’s 1928 state total was 1,162,323 to 614,365 for Smith, with McAdoo leading over Tallant Tubbs by about 200,000.
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San Francisco
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
William G. McAdoo
Tallant Tubbs
Hoveridge
De Priest Wins Congress Contest in Chicago Election
Oscar De Priest, Republican, defeats Democrat Harry Baker in Chicago district once labeled the nation’s richest. Early results favored Baker by a large margin, but De Priest surged in the final precincts to win by over 5 000 votes with only three precincts uncounted.
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Chicago
Oscar de Priest
Harry Baker
de Priest
Baker
Avalanche of votes cast for Democratic candidate sweeps nation
Early returns show Franklin D. Roosevelt building a sweeping lead with 16,925,716 votes to Hoover 12,380, a landslide nationwide. Republicans suffer losses in Senate and House races as voters shift to Democrats across states including California and Michigan. Hoover concedes with sportsmanlike grace.
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Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Alifornia
Kansas
Curtis
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Minnesota
Senate
House
Borah
Idaho
John Thomas
al Smith
William Gibbs McAdoo
California
Baby Breaks Leg In Fall At Home
Nineteen month old Barbara Anne Wall daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Wall Jr and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs S A Hennis broke the large bone in her leg below the knee Tuesday afternoon. While at play she fell from the bed causing a fracture cast applied and bed rest expected for about a month.
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Barbara Anne Wall
W. F. Wall, Jr
S. A. Hennis
Mrs. Wall
Barbara Anne
Mrs J R Hines Stricken With Prolonged Illness
Mrs J R Hines remains sick at her Lebanon street home after two months bedridden with a slow recovery.
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J. R. Hines
Lebanon Street
Elkin and Mount Airy Kiwanis Club Joint Meeting
Elkin and Mount Airy Kiwanis clubs plan a joint meeting in Dobson on Friday at 6 30 p.m. at the Dobson Woman's Club building with supper served by the Woman's Club. Prof W R Shaff Elkin city schools superintendent will speak, plus show by Evelyn Coleman and students, string band music, and readings by Mrs Thore of Dobson.
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Elkin
Mount Airy Kiwanis
Dobson
Dobson Woman's Club
Woman's Club
W. R. Shaff
Evelyn Coleman
Thore
New Bottling Plant In Operation At Surry
The Surry Lumber and Mig Co has started a bottling plant for soft drinks with a new delivery truck. Mr. Gar wood of Winston-Salem assisted in setup and starting operations. The plant, though small, is neat and sanitary and bottles fruit flavors and a new drink Besco. Mr. L. I. Martin is the salesman.
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Surry Lumber and Mig. Co
Garwood
Winston-Salem
L. I. Martin
Death of 11 year old Fairy Hemmings
Fairy Hemmings daughter of Mr and Mrs Sim Hemmings died Saturday at noon at their Dob a on route 2 home. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 PM from New Home Church with Rev Hoff man officiating and burial in New Home Cemetery.
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Fairy Hemmings
Sim Hemmings
Doba
Route 2
New Home
Mr. Hoffman
Infant Bonnie Emmerson Dies of Colitis in Cumberland Area
Bonnie Sue Emmerson four months old daughter of John H Emmerson and Betsy Tatum Emmerson died Tuesday from colitis. The funeral was held Wednesday with burial near Cumberland Virginia.
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Bonnie Sue Emmerson
John H. Emmerson
Betsy Tatum Emmerson
Cumberland
Mount Airy Drug Co Enters Temporary Receivership
The Mount Airy Drug Co went into voluntary receivership with A. P. Turnmyre named as temporary receiver to manage the business. He is conducting an inventory and notes the arrangement is temporary while the store remains open and staffed.
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Mount Airy Drug Co
A. P. Turnmyre
Turnmmyre
Mrs. Waggoner Visits Rev Wanless in Charlotte
Mrs. John Waggoner of Charlotte arrived to visit her uncle Rev. S. A. Wanless and Mrs. Wanless for a few days.
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John Waggoner
Charlotte
Rev
S. A. Wanless
Mrs. Wanless
County Teachers Meet Saturday at Rockford Street School
More than 300 teachers from county and city schools of Surry County will attend an educational conference at the Rockford Street School. The session opens at 10 a.m. with papers on character education and ends with Dr. T Win Gite Andrews delivering an address at 11 30. The public is invited.
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Rockford Street
Surry County
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Dr. Andrews
Bake Sale Saturday at North Main School
The Parent-Teacher Association of North Main School will hold a bake sale in the Leonard Building corner Pranklin and Main streets on Saturday November 12. Public patronage will be appreciated.
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Leonard
Pranklin and
Main Streets
North Main School
Republicans Gain One Seat in N C House and Senate
Republicans gain a seat in North Carolina's house of representatives bringing the total to six, with the 1933 assembly to convene in January. The party retains a two seat minority in the 50 member state senate, with two Republicans elected as senators from Wilkes and Mitchell districts.
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N. C
Raleigh
North Carolina
House of Representatives
State Senate
Henry M. London
House of 120
Yadkin
Sampson
Randolph
Pamlico
Mitchell
West
Madison
Wilkes
Davie
Avery
24Th
Wth
Ainority
General Assembly
Meeting Notice for Woman's Missionary Society
A general meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will be held in the church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Democratic Club to Hold Last Meeting
The Surry Schoolmasters Club will meet next Wednesday evening in the Blue Ridge Hotel private dining room at 6 30 P M for their monthly dinner meeting. School Athletics will be the topic for discussion in the program of the hour.
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Surry Schoolmasters Club
Blue Ridge
Hospital News From Mount Airy Area
Miss Linnis Johnson of Mount Airy is doing well after an operation on Monday. Mr J W Williams of Meadows of Dan Virginia recovered from Friday surgery. Miss Virginia Sheler of Meadows of Dan underwent appendicitis surgery Friday. Miss Laura Belie Martin of Dugspur Virginia will go home today after surgery. Maude Yoаn discharged from Mount Airy hospital include Little Sarah Yokley.
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Linnis Johnson
Mount Airy
J. W. Williams
Meadows
Dan
Virginia Sheler
Laura Belie Martin
Dugsburg
Priady
Maude
Sarah Yokley
M Airy
Democratic Club 1932 Meeting at Dobson Court House
The last meeting of the Democratic Club for 1932 will be held in the court house at Dobson on Friday night under chair man Cleve Llewellyn. An entertainment program and speaking event will follow dancing and old time music with many prizes awarded. Prizes include Wristwater by Paddison Jewelry Co Giba sugar by Belton Grocery packet knives and senasors by John H Midkiff Hardware dress by J G Harrison two pocket knives by W BE Merritt Co mirror by Carter Furniture Co compact by Hollingsworth Drug Co razor by Hatcher Holn Co neck tie by Simmons Clothing Co carton of cigarettes by Granite Mercantile.
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Democratic Club
Court House
Dobson
Cleve Llewellyn
Paddison Jewelry Co
Giba
Belton Grocery
John H. Midkiff
J. G. Harrison
W. BE
Merritt Co
Carter Purniture Co
Hollingsworth Drug Co
Hatcher Holn, Co
Simmons Clothing Co
Granite Mercantile
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Worth Gray
C. H. Haynes
Hampionship
Mount Airy Townsship
Ce Cetera Tiley Smith
Tahees
Tilley’s Mae
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Congress
Mr. Hoover
State Deserts Party
The
Alleghanies
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Delaware
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Jim Watson
Reed Smoot
Utah
George Moses
Hirllam Bingham
Wesley Jones
Washington
U. S. Senate
Newell
Wall
Frasier
House of Erereemenees
Haynes
Thompson
Gray
Smith
Boyles
Jovenneeens
Swanson
Snow
Lovill Oe
Jackson Law
Beeson, Adie
Baby
MT. Airy Kiwanis
Mr. Airy Drug Co
Teachers OF County
Rockford Street School
Schoolmasters Club
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