Auto Accidents Mark Christmas Season in Mount Airy
A string of crashes across Mount Airy and nearby Virginia left three dead and several injured. Killed were 23 year old Thomas and 16 year old McCraw, victims of a Virginia rollover near Moravian Church. Also injured were two Thomas brothers, while a driver is sought for investigation.
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Mount Airy
Joe Thomas
Tommy McCraw
Thomas
Wards Gap
Virginia
McCraw
Patterson Road
Winston- Salem
Margaret Farrington
Mount Carmel
Co. L Harris
Alex McCraw
Fancy Gap
Carroll County
Kathleen
Louis Short
North Main Street
Brown House
Clyde Monday
Louise Short
Matt Short
Martin Memorial Hospital
Monday
Bowman
Montgomery
Clark York Recaptured After Prison Escape
Clark York, convicted of murder in the Jim Burrus case, was arrested in Greensboro last Thursday after returning to his old haunts. He faced a 30 year sentence imposed by Judge Shaw at Dobson last spring.
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Clark York
Jim Burrus
Greensboro
Five Prisoners Recaptured after Dobson Jail Break
Five prisoners recaptured after a bold escape at Dobson jail. Seven men tried to saw through two bars and drop to the ground using a bed-clothes rope. Two remain at large, Pedro Johnson and a Childress boy, with arrests for robbery and liquor respectively.
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Dobson
Fairview
Piney Grove Church
Pedro Johnson
Childress Boy
Firemen Play Santa to City Children in Rainy Weekend
Firemen in Santa outfits distributed fruits toys and candies to more than 500 children in front of City Hall drawing a crowd of over a thousand despite a drizzle. Chief J. Belton praised the generous response to his appeal for gifts and groceries that made the event a success.
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Santa Claus
Santa
J. 8
Belton
Dance Postponed at Masonic Temple After Member's Death
Christmas dance sponsored by the Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple was called off due to the death of a member and postponed indefinitely.
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Masonic Temple
The
Eastern Star
John Harris Paroled After Murder Conviction
The end of Governor Gardner’s term frees prisoners on parole including John Harris from Boonville Yadkin County. Harris killed German Brown in a longstanding feud tied to Brown’s liquor business and domestic discord. Contemporary view cites fear and self defense as factors in the killing.
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Gardner
John Harris
Boonville
Yadkin County
Yadkin River
Burch Station
Texas
German Brown
Harris
Brown
Harmony
City Schools To Resume Work January 2
City schools will reopen Monday January 2 after a Christmas recess. Time lost will be made up at the end of the season as required by law to complete the year’s teaching days.
A Picture From Life's Other Side
A police station scene shows life beyond crime with a family from Bluefield needing shelter and warmth. Chief Lawrence provides supper and care as a seven year old sleeps behind bars, a moment of peace amid hardship and charity.
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Lawrence
Charlotte
Logan
W. Va
Bluefield
Pendleton Dies Suddenly in Mount Airy Home
Maurice A. Pendleton, longtime A and Y Railway agent, died suddenly at his Mount Airy home after several days of feeling ill. He leaves a wife Susie Kathryn Forbes and six children, an aged mother, a grandchild, and numerous relatives. He held church, Masonic, and De Molay roles and helped fund the local Masonic Temple. Funeral services were conducted from his home with Episcopal and Masonic honors.
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Maurice A. Pendleton
Mr. Pendleton
Lynchburg
Jacob B
Alice Hancock Pendleton
Charlotte
Susie Kathryn Forbes
John Hollingsworth
Robert
Marian
Jacob
William
Susan Anne Pendleton
Pendleton
A. and Y. Railway
Trinity Episscopal Church
Granite Lodge
A. F
A. M
de Molay
Knights Templar
Royal Arch Lodge
Mount Airy
E W. Hurst
Trinity Episcopal Church
J. W. McPall
Order
Prisoners at Stuart Allowed Visitors
After the investigation into Constable Sheppard's killing, inmates at Patrick jail in Stuart are receiving visits from friends and relatives. Grand jury session planned for January 9 will indict five men for murder, conspiracy, and car theft. Trial expected in two to three months with venue likely in Patrick County. defense and prosecution teams are named, and coded messages among prisoners are noted.
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Stuart
Sheppard
Patrick
Mount Airy
Clements
Burton
Patrick County
Virginia
Hooker
Woolwine
Glenn Edwards
Carroll County
Vernon
M F
John H. Folger
Bill
Sam Waller
Oral Buck
Wallers
Midkiff
Tennessee
Bill Waller
Harvey Vernon
Miss Virginia Burke Weds T. R. Robertson in Presbyterian Ceremony
Miss Mary Virginia Burke and Theodore Roosevelt Robertson were married Tuesday at 6 in the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. J. W. McFall officiating. The ceremony featured organ music, a Lohengrin bridal chorus, and a ring rite. The bride, a Burke, wore her mother’s wedding dress and calla lilies. the groom is a Robertson of this city. They plan a trip to Washington and New York, then residence at the Blue Ridge Hotel. Out-of-town guests came from Greensboro, Galax, Cliffside, and Charlotte.
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Mary Virginia Burke
Theodore Roosevelt Robertson
First Presbyterian Church
J. W. McFall
Bailey Glenn
Glenn Robertson
Lohengrin
Donald Rector
Gray Sydnor
Henry Folger
Marion Burke
Billie Burke
Miss Burke
W. W. Burke
James Robertson
Buchannon
Presbyterian Church
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton
Mount Airy
Robertson
D. A. Robertson
Wilmington College
Wilmington
Ohio
First National Bank
William Walter Burke
Pine
Washington, D. C
New York City
Blue Ridge Hotel
C. W. Banner
J. J. Lindsay
Charles W. Banner, Jr
W. O. Howard
Page Howard
Allen Banner
Greensboro
Graham Davis Holder
Charlotte
B. R. Robertson
Galax
H. L. Robertson
Cliffside
Ben Atkins
Gastonia
Lucile Parker
Two loads of home brew seized at Frazier Golden store
Sheriff’s deputies seized 19 cases and 24 bottles of home brew from Frazier Golden’s Longap Mountain store and filling station. Golden wasn’t present. his wife kept the place open. Officers stored the seized beer at the sheriff’s office as Golden awaits Dobson court. Also, Deputy Boyd found a five-gallon can of liquor at Charlie Holt’s Slate Mountain home and Holt was released on bond.
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Frazier Golden
Longap Mountain
Golden
Dobson Court
Boyd
Ramey
Monday
Sheriff's Office
Charlie Holt
Slate Mountain
Holt
Lewellyn
Rev Gibson Davis Accepts Call to Asheville Church
Rev E Gibson Davis has accepted a pastorate at First Baptist Church of Asheville and will relocate from Beckley West Virginia. He succeeds Dr William Owen who resigns due to ill health, after serving in Raleigh prior to the Beckley posting.
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E. Gibson Davis
First Baptist Church of
Asheville
Davis
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh
First Baptist Church
Mr. Davis
Wm. R. Owen
Death of Little Girl At Pilot Mountain
Four year old Annie Lee daughter of W. E. Matthews dies after four day flu illness at Pilot Mountain home. Funeral held at Friends Church Sunday afternoon. Annie Lee youngest in family, beloved by many.
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Annie Lee
W. E. Matthews
Pilot Mountain
Friends Church
Lovill's Tobacco Warehouse Opens January 9
Lovill's warehouse will open for sale of tobacco on Monday January 9 after holiday closure. Very little tobacco remains to be sold in this section and only one warehouse is now being operated in Mount Airy.
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Lovill’s
Mount Airy
High Rubee Band Presents Leader With Christmas Gift
The boys of the High Rubee band showcased their leader, Mr. A, presenting him with a new Christmas gift.
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High Rubee
Mr. A
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Triangle
Rockford Street
Wes Badgett
White Plains
Lovill’s Creek
Policeman Snow
Patterson
Badgett
South Street
M. A. Pendleton
A. & Y. Railway
Harvey
Sam
Jim
Slim
John Folger
Buck
East
Joe France
Mayes
F. B. Burton
Virginia Burke
T. R. Robertson
Nineteer
Rev
Gibson Davis
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