Army seeks local youths for delayed enlistment platoon
Mount Airy LA S and S Army recruiters Edward Trent and Chuck Paskovich plan a January intake of high school youths into a local platoon under a six month delayed enlistment. About 21 have already shown interest. Recruits will undergo Charlie to attend exams in January and choose Army roles after aptitude testing. Basic training at Fort Jackson with a three year term. Contact 103 East Pine Street Mount Airy 760-3088 for details.
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Edward Trent
Mount Airy
LA. S&s. Army
Chuck Paskovich
Charlte
Sgt
Trent
Fort Jackson
8. C
East Pine Street
Brush With Death Leaves Cold Chill
Brown Thornton manager of the Carolina Tire Company retail store in Mount Airy narrowly avoided a deadly crash on US Route 52 near Pilot Mountain as a tractor trailer and a southbound car collided. Virgil Thomas Gambrell of Matthews died in the head on impact, while Thornton escaped with minor injuries and sought help at a nearby service station.
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Brown Thornton
Carolina Tire Company
Mount Airy
Pilot Mountain
US &2
Winston- Salem
Thornton
Virgil Thomas Gambrell
Matthews
Pilot Masons To Build New Temple
Groundbreaking ceremonies for a new temple will be held Sunday by Pilot Mountain Masonic Lodge 493 at 2 p.m. The temple will be beside the Holiday Inn on highway 268 in Spokesman. Expected attendees include Earl Watson of Mount Airy Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Masons Rev Boyd Hopkins Grand Chaplain S A Hennis Jr Past Grand Master District Deputy Grand Master Jack Robertson of Elkin and others. The public is invited to attend.
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Pilot Mountain
Jack Robertson
Elkin
Rotary meeting to feature Jeff B. Wilson speaker
Mount Airy Rotary Club hosts Jeff B. Wilson director of information and safety for the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association as Tuesday’s speaker. The event at Blue Vue Restaurant begins at noon.
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Mount Airy
Mount Airy High School to Bid on New Gym Facility
The Mount Airy School Board issued a formal call for bids for a new gym at Mount Airy Senior High School. The project, designed by Fred Butner Jr of Winston-Salem, includes an 11,000 square foot main floor, seating for 1,600, and locker areas, with bids opening January 10 and completion hoped for by Thanksgiving for the 1973-74 season.
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Mount Airy Senior High School
Mount Airy
Bluff Street
Mount Airy Livestock Market Weekly Sale Prices
Market report shows 343 animals sold on Wednesday with top hogs at 30.20 and 28.50 for heavy hogs. Calf values ranged from 19 to 66 per head, steers 30 to 35, heifer calves 29 to 40. Bulls 27.75 to 35.25, cows with calves 6121 to 6284 per head.
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Mount Airy
Ten Mile Wrong Way Ride Ends Fatal Crash Near Pilot Mountain
A wrong way drive on US 52 near Pilot Mountain ended in a head on collision at 22pm Wednesday, killing Virgil Gambrell and Neta Hill Godwin. The Buick, a 1973 model, and a tractor trailer collided after Godwin, driving a 1970 Oldsmobile in the northbound lanes, failed to stop despite warnings. Fire consumed the vehicles as rescuers freed the trapped occupants. traffic was rerouted to ease jams. Police report speeds of about 75 to 76 mph before impact.
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Pilot Mountain
Virgil Thomas Gambrell
Matthews
Neta Hill Godwin
Ederton Gambrell
Mount Airy
Godwin
William Vester Godwin
Mra
Violet Hill
Surry Hospital
Officers Crack Break In Case At Roses Store Warehouse
Mount Airy police report a break in at Roses Store warehouse on North Main Street. They arrested 20 year old J C Hatcher near Mountainview Drive on charges of breaking and entering larceny and receiving. A radio and camera linked to the theft were found in a barn and pasture search. Further arrests may follow as investigation continues.
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DR. Armstrong
Mount Airy
North Main Street
Armstrong
Umits
J. C. Hatcher
Mountainview Drive
Mount Air
Earl Sellers
Auxiliary
Mitchell
Ronnie Davis
Mountainview Road
Hatcher
Tax Penalty Dates Announced For 1972 Taxes
Citizens who have not paid 1972 taxes must pay by January 2, 1973 to avoid late penalties. A 2 percent penalty applies January 3. From February 1 a per cent monthly penalty is charged until payment. County tax offices close noon December 21 for holidays and reopen December ?
Patrolman East Critically Injured In Raleigh Crash
State Patrolman Bob East was fatally wounded by a late Wednesday crash in Raleigh. He lost a left leg below the knee and suffered pelvic injuries. He remained in critical but stable condition in the hospital recovery unit. Bast is a brother of the late Ralph East of Mount Airy, slain by a gunman in February 1969 while serving as a Pilot Mountain officer.
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Bob East
Raleigh
Bast
Ralph East
Mount Airy
Scunman
Head-On Crash Kills One Near Yadkinville
A truck and car collided about 1 p.m. yesterday on US 601 a mile south of Yadkinville. A fire followed the wreck and was quickly controlled. Paramedics removed two injured people to a Yadkinville hospital. one person died at the scene. Names were not available at press time.
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US 601
Yadkinville
Presstice
Lions Honor Three Members At Yale Party
Mount Airy Lions Club honored three members at their annual Christmas party and ladies night at Elka Lodge. Johnny Edwards received Lion of the Year for seven years of service and fundraising, Harold Stone introduced Roy Hutchens who has 22 years of perfect attendance and a Distinguished Service Award, and Dr Otis Oliver received a Special Award Plaque for heading gym machine projects benefiting the blind. Widows of former Lions were recognized, and four new members were welcomed to the club.
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Mount Airy Lions Club
Elka Lodge
Johnny Edwards
C. B. Roberson, Inc
Edwards
Granite City Area
Cecil
Carrol Gardner
Harold Stone
Roy Hutchens
Hutchens
Stone
Otis Oliver
Lions Club
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Pilot Mountain H
Skyline Memory Gardens
Levill
Old US
LE. Williams
Yadkin
Lions
Yale
Oliver
J. E. Cockerham
H. M. Finch
Weldon Parker
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