Proctor Electric Draws Hundreds for Local Jobs
More than 400 job applications were filed by Monday noon at the North Carolina Employment Security Office on Franklin Street for 200 positions at Proctor Electric. Applicants line stretched two blocks. tests and photos required before Proctor reviews files. G. A. Kallenback.
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Proctor Electric
North Carolina Employment Security Office
Franklin Street
Main Street
Proctor
G. A. Kallenback
Surry Man Joins Nevada Nuclear Test Plumbbob Operations
Airman First Class Claude A. Hicks of Mount Airy and Dobson, son and husband, participates in Operation Plumbbob at the Nevada Test Site. He serves as crew chief and flight engineer in USAF C-119 support out of Kirtland AFB, with duties including daily shuttle runs to Indian Springs AFB. Hicks returns to Pope AFB after duty, and his Air Force career began in 1952 with later education at Chanute and Shepard.
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Surry Man
Kirtland Afb
New Mexico
Indian Springs Afb
Nevada
Nevada Test Site
Billy F. Austin
USAF
Columbus
Georgia
Thomas F. Jey
Connelleville
Pennsylvania
Claude A. Hicks
Mount Airy
J. E. Hicks
Route 4
Rossie Lee Wood
Route 1
Dobson
United States
Free World
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Airman Hicks
Kirtland
Hicks
Pope Afb
North Carolina
Chanute Afb
Inois
Sheppard Army
Severe Sunday Storm Hits Mount Airy Area
A lightning storm struck Mount Airy causing fires in a North South Street home and damage to trees along Mitchell Street and East Oak Street. 40 minutes of heavy rain produced .93 inches, with street flooding and a broken water main. Power and telephone lines suffered, a transformer was damaged, and TV aerials fell. Local residents recall it as the worst storm in years.
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Ae Weaenh
Linstey
Saan
Rai
Mount Airy Water Department
Granite City
Ed Brannock
Velpo Deatherage
North South Street
Sam MacMillian
Mitchell St
East Oak Street
Renfro
Jim Hill
Lloyd Leftwich
East Elm St
Geo. K. Snow
W. M. Johnson
West Lebanon Street
White Sulphur Springs
Highway 104
Ararat
Dobson
Josh Howell
Mount Airy
Surry Native Major Gene Riddle Retires After 20 Years
Major Gene C. Riddle of the United States Air Force, a Mount Airy native and 1935 graduate, retires at Barksdale AFB Louisiana after two decades of service. He served with the Irish Bomb Wing in Hawaii on Pearl Harbor Day, flew B-47s, and earned his wings in 1943. He and wife Gladys Woodward of Statesville have a son, Harold. Plans include returning to Tampa for commercial art training and a possible advertising career.
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Gene C. Riddle
United States Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base
Mount Airy
Riddle
Air Corps
Hawaii
Hickam
Pacific
13Th Air Force
Philippines
306Th
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Florida
Headquarters
Second Air Force
Barks
Gladys Woodward
Statesville
Harold
Major Riddle
J. E. Riddle
Claudville Man Ike Slate dies at 56 in Martinsville hospital
Ike Slate 56 of Claudville Va died at a Martinsville hospital after a week’s illness. Born April 6 1901 in Patrick County he was the son of Bandy and Rebecca Bowman Slate. Survivors include a son Thomas J Slate of Claudville a daughter Mrs David Goins of Reidsville and others. Services were held at Red Bank Primitive Baptist Church with burial following.
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Ike Slate
Claudville
Martinaville
J. Slate
Patrick County
Bandy
Rebecca Bowman Slate
Della
Arch Bowman
Ararat
Alfred Hiatt
Rockir
Red Bank Primitive Baptist Church
David Hill
Three Car Collision Damages Vehicles on South Street
Mount Airy police report a 1950 Mercury driven by Jess Andrew Norman failed to stop on South Street at Virginia Street, rear ending a 1957 Ford driven by Brady Bennett. Bennett’s car struck Walter Shuff’s, causing $150, $400 and $300 damage to each, respectively. Norman charged with reckless driving. no injuries reported.
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South St
Virginia Street
Mount Airy
Mercury
Jess Andrew Norman
South Street
Brady Bennett
Pilos Mountain
Mr. Bennett
Walter William Shuff
Route 1
Norman
Bennett
Shuff
Shaff
Coy King
W. M. Carter
F. W. Lamb
Surry Bus Driver Training Starts Wednesday in Dobson
A driver training school for Surry County school bus drivers opens Wednesday in Dobson with classes at 8:00 a.m. at Dobson High School. Glenn Hatcher of the North Carolina Highway Safety Division announced the program as prospective drivers start the course. Road training follows on Thursday and Friday at the same location.
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Dobson
Glenn Hatcher
North Carolina Highway Safety Division
Hatcher
Dobson High School
Selben Snow Participates In German Tests
Army PFC Selben W. Snow, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Snow of Mount Airy, is participating in annual artillery firing tests with the 264th Field Artillery Battalion in Germany. He arrived overseas last August after enlisting in January 1966 and completing training at Fort.
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Army
PFC
Selben W. Snow
Ben Snow
Route 3
Mount Airy
264Th Field Artillery
Germany
Fort Yo
Westfield Man Graduates From Division Academy
Army Specialist Third Class Charles D. Owens of Westfield earned a Non Commissioned Officer Academy diploma in Germany. A squad leader in Company G, 28th Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, he studied leadership and map reading after entering the Army in April 1956. Owens, son of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Owens, graduated from Westfield High School in 1954.
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Charles D. Owens
Patricia
Route 1
Westfield
8Th Infantry
Germany
Owens
Army
Fort Carson
Colo
Europe
Woodrow Owens
Westfield High School
Flat Rock Baptist Church Homecoming set for August 18
Flat Rock Baptist Church announces its annual homecoming on Sunday August 18. The day starts with Sunday School at 845 a.m. Worship follows at 945 a.m. Lunch is served at noon on the church grounds. A 1 p.m. service features Rev Roland Simmons former member and Morant Airy resident guest speaker.
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Flat Bock Baptist Church
Roland Simmons
Morant Airy
Simmons
Second Baptist Church
Great Falls
S. C
Western Auto Supply Co of Greensboro
A note credits the Western Auto Supply Company in Greensboro as the source or sponsor associated with the item.
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The
Western Auto Supply Company
Greensboro
Hodges Sees Peak Tobacco Crop In North Carolina Border Belt
D C Hodges local sales supervisor visited the North Carolina South Carolina Border Belt opening Wednesday and noted favorable prices for graded tobacco. He said crops are fair to good but not heavy and urged farmers to save primings as stalks show strong demand increasing with market up the belt.
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D. C
Hodges
Soldier Kenith Upchurch Arrives in Augsburg Germany
Army private Kenith W. Upchurch arrived in Augsburg Germany and joined Company E of the 505th Infantry in the 11th Airborne Division. He enlisted in November 1956 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina. He attended Mount Airy High School and is married to Shirley with parents Mr and Mrs Dennis B Upchurch residing on route 2 Mount Airy.
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Army
Kenith W. Upchurch
Shirley
Dennis B. Upchurch
Mount Airy
Augsburg
Germany
11Th Airborne Division
Upchurch
505Th Infantry
Fat Jackson
8. C
Mount Airy High School
Moody's Hold Open House In Stuart Virginia
Moody Funeral Home in Stuart Virginia held an open house Friday and Saturday inviting hundreds from Patrick County and nearby. Wade and Dennis Moody and staff guided tours of the office display rooms garage storage chapel and reclining areas at the facility formerly Mays Funeral Home before the Moody purchase.
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Moody Funeral Home
Stuart
Mays Funeral Home
B. H. Mays
Wade
Dennis Moody
Mount Airy
Patrick
Mrs Elsie Adams Hospitalized After Major Operation
Mrs. Elsie Adams of Maiden Lane is a patient at Northern Surry Hospital after a major operation today. She is expected to remain about two weeks and visitors are allowed.
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Elsie Adams
Maiden Lane
Northern Surry Hospital
Adams
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White Sulpher Springs
Surry
Surry School
Westfield Man
Division Academy
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Kenith Upchurch
Moody’s Hold
Stuart, Va
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