Why Do Queen City Boys Invade Mount Airy
A humorous editorial argues Charlotte lads travel to Mount Airy for romance with local girls. It lists reasons from beauty and home skills to better roads, culture, and mountain life, concluding Charlotte boys favor Mount Airy women as the best.
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Queen City Boys
Mit
Southland
Surry County
Appalachians
Charlotte
Mount Airy
Charlottes
Scientiata
Queen City
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Santa Claus Sets Dec 25 Visit to Mount Airy
Special To Mt. Airy News reports Duncan Dwarf announces Saint Nicholas will arrive in Mount Airy between midnight and 5 am December 25 to distribute toys to local children. Santa reportedly travels via a Canadian route with reindeer. Fire, police, and wildlife officials advise chimney safety and parking control. George Beamer notes two trained deer as backups. Santa has a large list for Mount Airy.
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Santa Claus
Mount Airy
S. Claus
Icicle, Blvd
Toytown
North Pole
Duncan Dwarf
Saint Nicholas
Jolly
S. T
Surry County
Dwarf
Santa
Ontario
Saint Nick
George Beamer
Mount
J F Martin Dies At Home Age 70 In Mount Airy
James Franklin Martin 70 of Mount Airy Route 1 died at home Sunday evening. He lived with a dwarf crew and had just signed a contract with a local toy maker's union for overtime pay and vacations on Igloo Island. Santa and Larry Milstead figures appear in humorous yet unrelated notes about Christmas preparations.
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James Franklin Martin
Mount Airy
Route 1
Santa
Larry Milstead
Larry
Mrs. Milstead
Orchard Street
Timber Prize Money Doubled In Surry Contest
Grady R. Fuller announces doubled prize money for Surry County timber stand improvement contests with $200 in prizes and $50 top award. Sixteen 4 H Club boys are already taking projects in short leaf pine and yellow poplar stands, with judging set for next April.
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Surry County
Grady R. Fuller
Long illness ends at home for Mr Martin of Mount Airy
Sunday at 1 40 p m at his home after a long illness Mr Martin born August 27 1880 in Carroll County Virginia was a son of John and Sarah Henley Martin Survived by widow Mary Bowman four sons Jethro Clinton Emmett all of Mount Airy Route 1 three daughters Mrs Ellis Horton Mrs Grover Snow both of Mount Airy and Mrs Paul Marie of Woodruff South Carolina Route 1 eighteen grandchildren three great grandchildren two brothers Cloyd and Ezra Martin Hillaville Va Route 1 one sister Mrs Levi Vaag Woodlawn Va and one half brother Terry Martin Hillaville Va
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Mr. Martin
Carroll County
John
Sarah Henley Martin
Mary Bowman
John Martin
Jethro
Clinton
Emmett Martin
Mount Airy
Route 1
Ellis Horton
Grover Snow
Paul Marie
Woodruff
S. C
Cloyd and
Ezra Martin
Hillaville
Levi Vaag
Woodlawn
Terry Martin
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Anonymous X
The
News Today
Rhine
Woodruff S
Church Street
Mount Airy, N.C
Mt. Airy News
J. F. Martin
Noel
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Surry
Dot Mills Martin
Billie Eldridge
Dot
Oldsmobile
Merry Christmas
Surry Sales CO
General Motors
North Main St
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