Elkin Doctor Defends Prescribing Habits Amid Narcotics Case
Elkin physician Dr J B R Johnson defended his conservative morphine prescribing during 60 years of practice as a judge sentenced John W Brookshire to prison terms for narcotics offenses. Brookshire’s sentence included 3 to 5 years for possession and 5 years for a syringe with a 5-year term suspended pending compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BR. Johnson
Elkin
Superior Court
Malcolm Seawell
Dedmeon
Johnson
John W. Brookshire
Brookshire
Seawell
L. C. Groves
Gastonia
Lew Williams
Groves
Federal Narcotics Hospital
Lexington
Elkin Man Is Injured In Wreck
Hubbert Wooten, 34, of Elkin and a Roadway Express driver, was injured near Pilot Mountain on U S 52 when he lost control of his new Oldsmobile and collided with another vehicle Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Wooten
Elkin
Roadway Express Company
Pilot Mountain
U. S. 52
For Rent Classified Items in Mount Airy Area
Three rental notices list units from Vermont Puckett at 955 North Main St to G C Hauser Cash Store on Spring St. A three room apartment with private bath and entrance is offered, plus a three room house trailer including lights and water for $16 monthly. Contact Mrs. Frank Norman Route 3 Mount Airy or Hauser Cash Store for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont Puckett
North Main St
J. Tfe
Spring St
G. C. Hauser Cash Store
Mount Airy
J. R. Beasley
Ararat
W. E. Jarrell
White Sulphur Springs Road
Route 6
Frank Norman
C. M. Ball
W. Pine St
Elkin Man Injured After Car Fire Following Collision
Wooten was pulled from a burning car after a crash north of Elkin. He was admitted to Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem with fractured ribs and possible internal injuries. J C Tucker and Wallace Phelps, both of Pinnacle route 1, were treated there. Phelps kept for observation, Tucker released. State Patrolman J P Rhyne investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooten
Patton
Elkin
Baptist
Religious publisher seeks representative for steady income
Unusual opportunity for the right man with Sunday school or teaching background helpful but not required. Substantial income plus bonus and advancement. Address Dept A Box 470 Mount Airy North Carolina for appointment. phone numbers 305W or 1152W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
N. C
Hodges Pushes Toll Turnpike for North Carolina
Governor Hodges urged the North Carolina Highway Commission to support toll roads and private bond financing despite mixed prospects for a Piedmont route. Traffic studies on a West Virginia Virginia line were halted after an adverse feasibility finding, with engineers noting rising use but continued questions on extending the toll network toward Mount Airy and Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges
North Carolina Highway Commission
Piedmont
Mount Airy
Laurel Bluff
North Carolina
N. C. Turnpike Authority
Authority
Orton Buren
Greensboro
Coverdale
Colpitts
Virginia
West Virginia
Boren
Great Lakes
Charlotte
Ralph Travis Arrested for Drunken Trespass at School
Ralph Frank Travis 38 of Mount Airy was arrested Friday after police responded to North Main Street School where he caused trouble while drunk. He was charged with trespassing for entering multiple rooms after being told to leave, and held on 500 dollars bond for trespass and 100 dollars for public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Frank Travis
Mount Airy
North Main Street School
Travis
Mins Grace Coppedge
Dobson
Judge H. H. Llewellyn Criticizes Return From Ban
Months on the road by Judge H. H. Llewellyn for violating a suspended sentence. The judge spoke of known bad dealings between Travis and a local school teacher and noted Travian had previously been ordered to leave town but returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Llewellyn
Llewellyn
Travis
Travian
Zephyr Woman Ellen Laster Dies at 86 in Surry County
Ellen Laster 86 of Elkin route 1 died at home in Zephyr Monday at 1 15 a.m. after eight years of declining health and five weeks of serious illness. Born October 12 1869 in Surry County she was a Gum Orchard Baptist Church member for 70 years. Funeral at Gum Orchard Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. burial in church cemetery. Survived by four daughters and a half brother Ephram Smith Jr. of Debson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Laster
Elkin
Route 1
Zephyr
Surry County
She
Ephram and
Susan Holcomb Smith
Preston Smith
Gum Orchard Baptist Church
J. W. Callaway
Jess Wooodruff
Floyd Pardue
R. A. Snow
W. S. Dehman
Winston-Salem
Nelia Laster
Pearl Laster
The
Home
Ephram Smith, Jr
Debson
Graveyard of the Atlantic Ships Wrecked Off Cape Hatteras
Washington DC reports that over 2000 vessels have wrecked near Cape Hatteras in four centuries. Diamond Shoals, offshore, is dubbed the Graveyard of the Atlantic by the National Geographic Society due to gale winds and the Gulf Stream over shallow reefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cape Hatteras
Diamond Shoals
National Geographic Society
Child Bitten by Rabid Fox in Thurmond Yard
A nine year old Thurmond girl, Deanna Norman, was bitten on the ankle by a fox believed rabid while playing in her grandparents yard. Her family and local officials moved to control the fox, with trap efforts by Fish and Wildlife agents under a North Carolina open season to curb rabies cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmond
Deanna Norman
Dan Norman
Wiley Calloway
R. B. C. Franklin
Surry
Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Department of Interior
Bryan
Franklin
Taft Moser
Board of
County Commissioners
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Firemen Report False Alarm on Willow Street
Mount Airy firemen answered a call to Mrs. E. C. Kapp on Willow Street after neighbors reported fire on the roof. Firefighters found no fire as smoke traced to the chimney and a neon sign caused confusion. Walter Sides, Mrs. Kapp's brother, was in the house and unaware of the incident until later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
E. C. Kapp
Willow Street
Gift Ideas for the Holidays and Accessories
An old newspaper item suggests gift ideas for family members including care kits with brushes clothes and cleaners, a decorated coffee can piggy bank, and junior editions of dresses robes and raincoats. It promotes baby trees trimmed with cards and ribbons and suggests leather wallets purses and fur accessories as thoughtful options.
Vogt Family Faces Three Hurricanes At Home
Corn Oklahoma resident John Edwin Vogt is teased by friends for living with three hurricanes named after his wife Hilda and daughters Brenda and Janet. The 1955 hurricane names match his family in a playful local riff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn
Okla
John Edwin Vogt
Hilda
Brenda
Janet
Paddle placement guidance for magnetic brush setup
The paddle stays at the side out of the brush path and the magnet is placed so the paddle bottom clears the bottom. It may be secured with a rubber band or permanently cemented. Illustration courtesy Popular Mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Mechanics
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Ralph M . Cook
Veterans Administration Hospital
Johnson City
Tenn
Owice
Acquarium
Virgil Jones
Claude Hawks
Old Buck Shoals Road
Bannertown
Bellefonte
Vance Hallman
R. H. Marshall
White Plains
Inman
West Pine Street
Telephone
Jake Johnson
Jackson Farm
Tfe
J. W. Pell
N. Main St
D. C
Thomas Davis
Dan River Fabrics
Fall
Warden Sewing Machine Co
Mt. Airy
Franklin Street
Carolina Business Machines Co
John A. Brown
W. D. Ard
Star Barber Shop
Sanders and Edgers
Western Auto Associate Store
C. S. Barker
Lee Hodge
Curb Market
Dry Bridge
Lucas Office Supply
Franklin St
Mt. Airy, N. C
Clint Poindexter
Smithtown
East Bend
Siloam
Forbush
Jones Funeral Home
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine
Entieta
Binger
Surry Sales Company
Pioneer Saw
East Oak Street
Shorttown
West Pine St
Woodrow W. Goldsmith
Highway 103
Mount Airy Post Office
Flat Rock School
J. H. Blalock
F. A. Smith
Sherman Shelton
Plymouth
Homer Hawks
Tate
Joe R. Fowler
Fowler Motor Co
Watkins
Lawrence F. Atkins
Mitchell Apartments
Willow St
Hadley Street
W. H. Cody
Hadley St
Davis Furniture Store
Leonard Building
W. D. Leonard
Orchard St
H. L. Pruett
W. Tfe
Kathi
Daley
Mra
J. R. Hines
W. Lepanon St
Ralph Sykes
Willow Hotel
Ralph Travis
B. J. Ledford
Robert Haynes
Travia
Surry Child
Fox
Jack Brooks
Union Hill
Mountain Park
Pipers Gap Road
Busick
Granville Smith
National Real Estate Exchange of
H. D. Gillespie
Mgr
Fant Hii
Opticians
North Main Street
Johnson Furniture Co
Haynes Goal & Oil Co
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