Sgt Joseph Valentine completes NCO Academy at Fort Riley
Sgt Joseph Valentine son of Mrs Becky Moore 2050 Salem Road Mount Airy graduates from Fort Riley Kansas Non Commissioned Officer Academy. He trained in leadership command map reading military history and teaching methods while serving as squad leader Troop B 1st Reconnaissance Squadron 1st Infantry Division 4th Cavalry. Entered the Army in 1959 and first stationed in Germany. The 26 year old 1966 Jones High School graduate. Buddy McMillian and John Harris left for Norfolk Virginia after ten days leave. both are United States Navy men.
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Army
Joseph Valentine
Becky Moore
Salem Road
Mount Airy
Fort Riley
Kan
Valentine
1St Infantry Division
4Th Calvary
Fort
Germany
Jones High School
Buddy McMillian
John Harris
Norfolk
United States Navy
Local Woman Sues Forsyth Firm For $75 000
A Mount Airy school teacher sues Montaldo’s Inc. of Winston-Salem for 75000 alleging injuries from stepping from an elevator at an Elementary School. She claims back and side injuries, ongoing physio, possible loss of salary, and travel inability. Suit filed December 5 in Surry Superior Court in Dobson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Montaldo’s, Inc
Winston-Salem
Miss Sims
Surry Superior Court
Dobson
Ends Recruit Training for Samuel M. McMillian Jr
Samuel M. McMillian Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. McMillian of 1019 Mitchell Street in Mount Airy, completed basic training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California. The nine week program covered naval orientation history organization seamanship ordnance gunnery military dril physical fitness first aid and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. McMillian, Jr
Samuel M. McMillian
Mitchell Street
Mount Airy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Life has no disappointments but 9a is no reason
A reflective note suggests keeping optimism despite a setback at 9a. It frames time as lived experience rather than a failure, urging resilience and steady progress through daily challenges.
Mrs Ella Johnson Rites Saturday At Maple Grove
The funeral for Mrs Ella Sidden Johnson 67 of route 5 Mount Airy was held at 2 p m Saturday at Maple Grove Methodist Church. Revs Rows Francisco and J S Gardner officiated and burial followed in the church cemetery. Johnson died Thursday evening from injuries received in a incident.
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Ella Johnson
Maple Grove
Ella Sidden Johnson
Route 5
Mount Airy
Rows Francisco
J. S. Gardner
Johnson
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Pilot Mountain
Judy Marlon Vipperman
A. W. Vipperman
Route 2
Westfield
Francisco High School
Brownettte
King
Joan Lee McKenzie
John McKenzie
East Surry High School
Greensboro College
Gerald Deane Lawson
East Tennessee State College
Dick Lawson
Mies Pilot Mountain
al Jelson
HANES
Forsyth Firm
Wiverhaeuser
Fog Lumber Co
West Pine St
Dial
RIVE
Hylton Insurance Agency
Kemper
Yrive
Edgerton
Qeber
Nonnie Bus ‘Ashiomed
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