Contested Seat in Congress Faces Mebane Challenge
Surry County political scene centers on the June primary with Frank Hancock opposing Lilly Mebane for Congress. Mebane names campaign managers and talks of tobacco price issues, tax relief, and banking deposit guarantees as Hancock concentrates on Washington duties. Registration runs May 5 to May 19 with a long list of local election judges and registrars listed by township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Elections
R. A. Freeman
T. N. Woodruff
Mallory Bray
Bray
Frank Hancock
Lilly Mebane
Congress
Surry County
Hancock
Mebane
Washington
Home Loan Administration
Bryan
J. R. Norman
Grover Hanes
A. R. Mayes
Dobson
F. F. Riggs
C. L. Jarvis
John Serman Mitchel
Bidora
M. FE. Shackleford
Caleb Marsh
Wall. Elkin
C. A. McNeil
Henry Dobson
W. W. Whitaker
Franklin
Dixie Lowe
Beeker Lowe
W. M. Mayes
Long Hill
D. B. Needham
M. Stone
W O. Bryant
Marsh
T. E. Stanley
T. G. Marion
W. L. Albert
Mount Airy
C. Binder, Jr
M D. Moore
Joe F. Booker
Howard Hooker
J. W. Badgett
Jess Booker
F. E. Walker
G C. Hauser
W. A. Jackson
Oscar Monday
Martin Bennett
Harvey Hennis
R. E. Ashby
Joe Gwyn
D. C. Bowman
Pilot Mountain
Bryan Badgett
Oscar Johnson
Simmons Rockford
J. G. Wood
Robert Burrus
Hardin Doss
Carolina Button Corp Sells Local Plant to Hafleigh Co
The Carolina Button Corporation of this city sold its plant to the G. E Hafleigh Co of Buchanan Virginia. Rumor says the plant may be moved soon. Hafleigh Co was reported as a major stockholder in Carolina Button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Button Corporation
G. E Hafleigh Co
Buchanan, Va
Hafleigh Company
Carolina Button
Grand Lodge Session Draws Large Attendance in Raleigh
H. M. Pay and E. W. Paddison attended the Grand Lodge sessions in Raleigh on Tuesday and Wednesday. They reported strong interest in lodge circles and described the gathering as one of the largest in the order’s history.
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H. M. Pay
E. W. Paddison
Grand Lodge
Raleigh
Order
Bootlegger Nabbed For Ignoring Red Light
A Ford coupe was stopped on Rockford street when it failed to stop at a red signal by Rockford street school. Police recovered two five-gallon liquor cans hidden in the rear. The driver, G. E. Hiatt, 28, Martinsville Virginia, offered no explanation.
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Rockford Street
Joe Snow
Snow
Bonus McCraw Passes After Lingering Illness
Jacob Bonus McCraw aged 69 died Sunday at 3 20 PM at his Route 3 home after a lingering illness. He was son of Jacob and Nancy Spencer McCraw and survived by his wife Sasha York and children John Akron Wes ley Neil Cumberland Mrs Owen Stevens Asheville and Mrs Simmons Route 3. Funeral was Tuesday at 2 PM at Laurel Springs with Rev Poole officiating.
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Jacob
Bonus) McCraw
Route 3
McCraw
Nancy Spencer McCraw
Sasha York
John McCraw
Akron
Ohio
Wesley McCraw
Cumberland
Neil McCraw
Blungfield
W. Va
Owen Stevens
Asheville
Simmons
Operetta at Franklin School The Gypsy Rover
The Gypsy Rover operetta will be presented Friday night April 20 in the Franklin School auditorium at 7 45. Colorful gypsy costumes and tuneful songs promise a lively entertainment. Admission 10 and 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin School
Richmond socialite departs after visits in Greensboro and city
Mrs. George Jackson of Richmond Virginia formerly Miss Elizabeth Long left Thursday morning after visiting Miss Alice Folger in this city. She had also been the guest of her father W. H. Long in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Jackson
Richmond
Elizabeth Long
Alice Folger
Jackson
W. H. Long
Greensboro
Surry Superior Court Opens With Eight Jail Defendants
The April term of Surry Superior Court convenes in Dobson next Monday for two weeks with Judge Felix Alley presiding. Prosecutor Higgins leads a docket of 105 cases, many for prohibition violations, including Ed Cox facing murder charges in the Harrison Ashburn case and Raymond Lewis charged with fatally shooting Clarence Tatum. Lewis seeks a second degree murder verdict after a prior mistrial due to a measles illness. Judge Alley will lecture on Religion-A Comparison Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry
Raymond Lewis
Clarence Tatum
Lewis
Smuthwicks Plan Spring Florida Visit to North Carolina
Mr and Mrs T J Smuthwick who wintered at their cottage in New Smyrna Florida will leave Thursday to visit relatives in Rock Hill North Carolina and expect to return home around May first.
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T. J. Smuthwick
New Smyrna, Fla
Rock Hill
N. C
Officers plus a snipe hunt end in jail fraud charge
Policeman M F Patterson jailed Pred Smith after catching him soliciting funds to bury his dead sister. Smith, a colored man, claimed rain and mud misled deputies on a false blockader tale while investigators exhausted hours of a fruitless chase. Smith faces fraud charges. officers joke ongoing.
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M. F. Patterson
Pred Smith
Smith
Pat
Ararat
Boyd
Cassell
Eldora Township
Shackleford
Surry Sales Moves to New Quarters
Dio C. Lewis, manager of Surry Sales Co., moved eight years after opening his garage to new quarters on North Main Street. The steam heated, 24 hour service garage features gasoline oil tires and repair service with a large basement storeroom and a front showroom. Two brothers J Dalmer Lewis and W M Lewis assist in repair and operations at the new site facing Rawley Street.
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Dio C. Lewis
Surry Sales Co
Lewis
North Main Street
Eee
Main Street
J. Dalmer Lewis
W. M. Lewis
Pilot Mountain
Rawley Street
City Schools Plan Closing Events May 2 3 Likely
Closing exercises for Mount Airy and Greensboro area schools span April 29 to May 3 with baccalaureate by Rev J R Johnson at Rockford Street auditorium Senior Class Play Mr Pim Passes By May 2 high school graduation at 8 pm and commemorative events May 3 58 graduates to receive diplomas Prof Guy B Phillips to present address Mary Engle Hoffman valedictorian Mary Jackson salutatorian Edith Bine and Macon historian Allien Monday prophet Cecil Bowman testator names listed for roles.
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Mount Airy
J. R. Johnson
Rockford Street
Pim
Rockford School
Guy B. Phillips
Greensboro
Mary Engle Hoffman
Mary Jackson
Edith Bine
Macon
Allien Monday
Cecil Bowman
Mount Airy High to Enter State Music Contest
Mount Airy High School will represent the town at the State Music Contest hosted by the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro on Thursday and Friday. The school earned three entries after winning the district contest in Winston-Salem, where 150 students from eight schools competed. First place went to the Mount AiryGirls Glee Club and to J Harris Jr baritone and James Randlieman bass, all students at Mount Airy High. The two male students are coached by Mrs Anne Wear Smith, while the Girls Glee Club is trained by Miss Evelyn Coleman, under whose direction the school has earned many honors.
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Mount Airy
Womans College of the University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Girls Glee Club of
J. ©. Harris
James Randlieman
Mount Airy High School
Anne Wear Smith
Winstor
Evelyn Coleman
New Pastor Brings Quick Start to Haymore Memorial Church
The Rev Raymond Clyde Lanier former Bessemer Heights Baptist pastor in Greensboro began his duties at Haymore Memorial Baptist Church last Sunday. He welcomed his family and four others by letter with three more professions at the evening service, adding eleven on the church roll. Lanier and family will move to Greensboro this week to conduct a meeting at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church then relocate to occupy the Haymore parsonage after repainted preparations. He is described as a promising young minister with a practical earnest preaching style pleasing his new congregation.
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Raymond Clyde Lanier
Bessemer Heights Baptist Church
Greensboro
Haymore Memorial
Lanier
Pleasant Garden Baptist Church
Haymore Memorial Church
T. E. L. Class Meets at First Baptist Church
The T. E. L. class of the First Baptist Church will meet Tuesday night at 8:00 with Mrs. Marshall Powler and Mrs. J. E. Cockerham hosting. G. W. Hutchison will speak on travels in the Holy Lands at 11:00 Sunday April 29 at Pinnacle View Baptist and May 6 at 11:00 at Pinnacle Methodist. Mrs. W. Thore and sons John and Bill Thore of Dobson visit Greensboro this week. Thore will be accompanied home by her mother Mrs. Rosa Booker who has stayed with C. H. McCormick in Pensacola, Florida.
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First Baptist Church
Marshall Powler
J. E. Cockerham
G. W. Hutchison
Holy Lands
Pinnacle View Baptist Church
Pinnacle Methodist Church
W. Thore
John and
Bill Thore
Dobson
W. G. Booker
Greensboro
Thore
Rosa Booker
C. H. McCormick
Pensacola
Fila
Rev J T Mangum to Undergo Appendicitis Operation
Rev J T Mangum pastor of Central Methodist Church will have an appendicitis operation at Martin Memorial Hospital Friday morning. It is not a case of acute illness and his pulpit will be filled by Rev R G Tuttle of Leasville next Sunday with services at 8 PM for the evening.
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J. T. Mangum
Central Methodist Church
Martin Memorial Hospital
Mr. Mangum
R. G. Tuttle
Leaksville
Rockford Street Methodist Church
Prisoner Captured Near Mount Airy News
A party from Dobson captured Walter Gilmer near White Plains after his escape from a road camp. Gilmer, sent from Raleigh for murder, was spotted by lights from a car and taken into custody with help from local residents. The report notes his prior behavior and guards’ shots during escape. It also discusses a potential revival of the blackberry business in Mount Airy as prohibition ends, with buyers offering 90 cents a bushel and projected $10,000 in berry payments for six weeks.
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Dobson
Walter Gilmer
White Plains
Gilmer
Raleigh
Newell Lowe
Highway Road
Liner
Morris Monday
James Folger
Paul Folger
Frank Riggs
Wilmington
Beijing
Mount Airy
Prom
Mount Arry
North Carolina
Surry
Yadkin
Wilkes
Patrick
Carroll and
Stokes
Louis Burton Named Commander of VFW Post No 2972
Mr Louis S Burton of Veterans Co 2410 C C at Lake Lure has been named commander of Broadus Hamrick V F W post No 2972 which has about fifty members.
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Louis 8S. Burton
Veterans Co
C.C C
Lake Lure
Broadus Hamrick
Folger in Danbury Court In Bank Case Defense
Attorney J. H. Folger attends Superior Court at Danbury this week as counsel for defendants in the Stokes County bank case. Several bank officials face trial for alleged false reports about the bank’s condition before its closure over five years ago.
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J. H. Folger
Superior Court
Danbury
Stokes County Bank
Relief projects to employ 175 in Surry County
Surry County to hire 175 relief workers for ongoing and renewed CWA projects, including unfinished county jobs, sanitary program overseen by EP Hale, with 58,000 dollars budgeted for the effort. Wages set at 30 cents for labor 60 cents for carpenters 75 cents for foremen. 24 hours weekly.
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Surry County
Emma Mack
Ralejch
CWA
Raleich
EP. Hale
Locals Face Hard Baseball Schedule
Mount Airy high school faces Burlington next Monday afternoon in a tough schedule. Lefty Wilson will pitch for Burlington after beating Bessemer City twice this season, while Archie Wray starts for Mount Airy. Wray previously beat Greensboro at the season's start in this city.
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Mount Airy
Burlington
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County Board
Laurel Springs
Mr. Poole
Criminal Court
Judge Alley
Surry Sales
D. C. Lewis
Chevrolet
R. C. Lanier
Danbury Court
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