Mount Airy Teams Bumped At Tourney
Mount Airy All-Star boys lost 75 to 46 to Fontaine Martinsville. Girls fell 25 to 23 to Francisco All-Stars in a late rally. Dot Welch led locals with 10 points. Garnet Pacett had 14 in the boys game as Mount Airy bowed out of the Francisco Games.
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Mount Airy
George Fawcett
Fontaine
Martinsville
Tom Irvine
Francisco
Garnet Pacett
Midkiff
Burrus
George Pawcett
Mt. Airy
Francisco F—Smith
Martin F—Harrelson
Frances F—Welch
Shelton
Bowman Receives Rees Trophy at Mount Airy High
Mount Airy High honors Tony Bowman with the Rees Trophy in a Wednesday assembly. Co Captain Bowman earns MVP as teammates vote. Bobby Beamer named most improved with 42 points. Gary Pruett wins most sportsmanlike? and Bill Booker cited as best blocker.
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Tony Bowman
Mount Airy
Rees
Bowman
Wally Shelton
Bobby Beamer
Beamer
Bears
Gary Pruett
Pruett
Bill Booker
Mount Airy High announces next week's basketball practice dates
Coach Wallace Shelton says Mount Airy High School boys and girls teams should report for practice at Rockford gym. Boys meet on Wednesday December 27 at 2 p m and girls on Thursday December 28 at 2 p m. All players should come on time and in good shape.
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Wallace Shelton
Mount Airy High School
Rockford Gym
Surry 4 H Achievements Highlight County Talent
More than 460 Surry County 4 H members attended Achievement Day in Dobson with talks by county leaders and awards to top project winners. Jeanette Priddy presided. Mrs Grace Brown and agents led the program. State winners included Patricia Gordon Shirey Waugh Ruth Nichols and Evelyn Waugh. Boys awards named Millard Blackburn Brent Shinault Jimmy Davis Bobby Perkins Shirley Blackburn Danforth Foundation winner Bobby Lee Cockerham and others.
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Surry County
Dobson
Jeanette Priddy
Beulah Club
Grace Pope Brown
H. C. Dunbar
D. A. Halsey
Bobby Lee Cockerham
N. C. State College
Sabilla Dobbins
Elkin
Anna Jean Holbrook
Mary Faye Jackson
White Plains
Doris Lee Thore
Beulah
Patricia Gordon
Franklin
Ruby Talbert
Georgia Johnson
Iris Miller
Northwestern
Glendora Nichols
Evelyn Waugh
Beulah 4-H Club
H. O. Dunbar
Millard Blackburn
Mountain Park
Brent Shinault
Jimmy Davis
Copeland
Bobby Perkins
Shirley Blackburn
Danforth Foundation
Marion Nichols
Bill Venable
Robert Hill
Venable
Dobson Man James Barkley Held After Virginia Check Bond
Sheriff deputies report James Barkley of Dobson was picked up by Deputy J E Eades at the county seat. He is wanted by Floyd Virginia police on a bad 1200 dollar check charge. Extradition writs may be used to compel his return. Barkley was held briefly in Mount Airy pending routine action.
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Sheriff Department
James Barkley
Dobson
J. E. Eades
Barkley
Floyd
Virginia
Commonwealth
Mount Airy
Eades
Employment Office Closes Two Days for Christmas Holidays
Officials of the Employment Security Commission announced Merritt building offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday in recognition of the Christmas holidays.
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Employment Security Commision
Merritt Building
Francisco Tournament Late Deadline Spurs Second Section
This page delivers up-to-the-minute accounts of county teams at the Francisco Tournament with sports news split due to a late deadline. Readers are directed to the second section for additional updates and results from the event.
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Francisco
Want Ads: Cash with Order for Nonaccount Listings
Want ads offer cash with order for those without display advertising accounts. Due to labor constraints we cannot open charge accounts for want ads only.
For Sale Boys Bicycle In Good Stand Condition
For sale a boy's bicycle in stood condition priced reasonable. Call 480-d for details.
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Call Jim Stanley
Plymouth
Newta Webb
Weat
Lebanon Street
Itc
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Tourney
Victor Mature
Happy
Cassidy
Eddy Arnold
Stella
Yvonne DeCario
Phillip
Mount Airy Drive-In
Ann Sheridan
Veterans Park
Peggy
Holden
Jeanne Crain
Pecos
Red Cameron
Oxford
Laurel and Hardy
Randolph Scott
Janet Nigh
Scudda
June Haver
Dane Clark
Lon McCallister
Moonrise
Gail Russell
Surry
Raymond Edwards
N.C
M. L. DeHart
N. C
Belk’s Dept
Main St
Salvage Furniture Co
Merritt
South St. Ife
Hampshire
Poland
China
J. Fulton Towe
Blue Ridge Hotel
R. &. Faw & Sons, Inc
State Road
Charles Taylor
Jacksonville
N. Y
Tfe
Holcomb
Hubert Johnson
Junction Street
Joffre P. Punker
Mount Airy.ite
J. WW. Falk
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Watkins
City of Mount Airy
J. R. Watkins Co
Dept. S-8
Richmond
L Sp
Baer
Rawleigh
Wythe
Floyd, Carroll
Grayson County
Rawleigh Household Products
F. A. Smith
Pinnacle
W. T. Raweigh Co
Hull
Stu
Highland Park
Salem Church
Wineston Road
G. C. Tilley
East Oak Street
Turkey Ford Rd
New Silk Mill
Charlie Dockery
Howard Marion
Market St
C. W. Fullen
Ifa
C. L. Smith
Bannertown
W.ire
John B. Mitchell
Ite
Frank McBride
McBride Rd
W. N. Hayes
Hayes Grocery Store
Worrell
Orchard St
Harry Bates
Andrew State
Dobson Highway
Kelvinator
Kenlin Hotel
Ford Trucks
Ford
America
Em Tode
Granite City Motor Co
Main
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