Ararat Couple Wed In Village Home Ceremony
Miss Vivian Mabry King of Ararat Virginia became the bride of Howard Mabry son of Mr and Mrs J S Mabry of Ararat Virginia The vows were at four thirty Friday December twenty second in the home of Rev Fred Jurney Attendants were Mr and Mrs Lloyd Mabry The bride wore a green gabardine suit with white carnations They plan to live on North Main Street in town Mrs Mabry graduated Blue Ridge High School and works at Granite Hosiery Mills while her husband attended Red Bank High School and works for North Carolina Granite Corporation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Key
Boonville
Henry F. Shore
Odell Brown
Joe Hinshaw
Fred Key
Gwynnie Dobbins
Carolyn Moore
Fletcher
Copeland High School
High Point College
Duke Power Company
Fork Union Military Academy
Boonville High School
East Carolina Teachers College
Chatham Manufacturing Company
Vivian King
Harvey L. King
Ararat
Howard Mabry
J. S. Mabry
Fred Jurney
Lloyd Mabry
Mabry
Blue Ridge High School
Granite Hosiery Mills
Red Bank High School
North Carolina Granite Corporation
North Main Street
Blue Ridge Garden Club Meets With Mrs Randall Sparger
Blue Ridge Garden Club gathers December 15 at the Sparger home on Cherry Street with Mrs Randall Sparger and Mrs Carlyle Boyles as joint hostesses. The meeting featured a Christmas decor theme and a report on Mount Airy Council of Garden Clubs landscaping the new football field including 150 planted hemlocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Sparger
Carlyle Boyles
Blue Ridge Garden Club
Sparger
Cherry Street
Lindsey Holcomb
A. B. Somerville
FE. W. Paddison
Mount Airy
Reid
Jackson
Sherm Nichols Hosts Large Holiday Buffet
Sherm Nichols proprietor of the Blue Ridge Hotel entertained about six hundred customers and friends in the Green Room Thursday December 21 from 6 30 to 8 30 p m. A decorated Christmas tree shrouded by a snow mist stood in the lobby. Cedar holly and lit red candles graced the Green Room tables with ham biscuits sandwiches and seasonal delicacies. Harold Gale Orchestra of Winston Salem provided music. Out of town guests included Dr James Brown of Saint Vincent Hospital Staten Island N Y and Ronnie Balfour of Winston Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm Nichols
Blue Ridge Hotel
Green Room
Harold Gale Orchestra
Winston-Salem
James Brown
Saint Vincent Hospital
Staten Island
N. Y
Ronnie Balfour
John D. Thompson Honored on 79th Birthday
Miss Mary Good hosted a turkey supper at Blue Ridge Tavern on Tuesday December 29 in honor of John D. Thompson's 79th birthday. Guests included Roy Hutchens Bernard Neal Morris Monday Arthur Scism Reece Puckett M O Sorenson John Allred of Dunn. The table featured red and white snapdragons red tapers Christmas bell place cards and a cake with ice cream bells. Mr Thompson received several thoughtful gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Good
Blue Ridge Tavern
John D. Thompson
Thompson
Roy Hutchens
Bernard Neal
Morris
Arthur Scism
Reece Puckett
M. O. Sorenson
John Allred
Dunn
Mr. Thompson
Gamma Sigma Nu Honors New Members Christmas Party
The Gamma Sigma Nu Sorority held a Christmas party at Miss Barbara Smith's home on Friday December 22 at 8 30. New members Barbara Eldridge Betty Dowell Nancy Dowell Martha Hull Patricia Taylor and Ogla Herring attended about 30 guests. Santa gave gifts as Barbara and Sarah Smith served hot chocolate peanuts potato chips and sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Sigma Nu Sorority
Barbara Smith
Barbara Eldridge
Betty Dowell
Nancy Dowell
Martha Hull
Patricia Taylor
Ogla Herring
Santa Claus
Barbara
Sarah Smith
Hineses Announce Daughter Birth
Mr and Mrs Robert Bobby Hines announce the birth of a daughter on December 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Bobby) Hines
Mrs Hazel Loftis Campbell Weds Dwight L Moore
Mrs E J Loftis Sr announces the marriage of her daughter Hazel Loftis Campbell to Dwight L Moore of Route 4 on December 26. The couple are on a two week wedding trip to Palm Beach Florida and will reside on Route 4 after February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Loftis, Sr
Hazel Loftis Campbell
Dwight L. Moore
Mrs. Moore
Palm Beach
Fla
Betty Jo Roberson Weds Wallace W Leonard at High Port
Miss Betty Jo Roberson daughter of Mrs Gur ney W Roberson Sr Route 3 Mount Airy and Wallace W Leonard son of Mr and Mrs S W Leonard Route 5 Mount Airy married Saturday December 23 at High Port The Rev E F Seagraves officiated The bride wore mauve wool with cocoa brown and white accessories A corsage of pink rose buds pinned at her shoulder The newlyweds are Franklin High School graduates and plan to live with the groom's parents after a brief wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jo Roberson
Gurney W. Roberson
Mount Airy
Mr. Roberson
Wallace W. Leonard
S. W. Leonard
High Port
Mrs. Leonard
Franklin High School
Hale Yokley Hosts Open House Honoring Graves Couple
Mr and Mrs Hale Yokley of Burke Development held an open house Wednesday evening from 5 30 to 7 honoring Mr and Mrs Frank Graves of Chapel Hill Christmas decorations filled the home and Mrs Graves received a corsage of white camellias She is the former Miss Anne Yeekley of this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale Yokley
Burke Development
Frank Graves
Chapel Hill
Double Ceremony Unites Local Couples In S C
In York South Carolina two couples wed in a single ceremony held at Judge KE Gettys Nunns home. Imogene Farmer and Clinton Alderman wed along with Nannie Parker and Cecil Farmer all residents of Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Turnmyre Christmas Dance At Country Club
Mr and Mrs A P Turnmyre entertained with a Christmas dance at the Country Club on Thursday evening with guests including Mr and Mrs Wallace Allen Johnson and Mr and Mrs Jacob Carroll Bowman. Miss Anne Rector and Miss Davilla Smith attended as honored guests. The club glowed with Christmas greens bells and holly as Harold Gale and his orchestra provided music. Punch and hamp biscuits were served by the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Allen Johnson
Jacob Carroll Bowman
A. P. Turnmyre
Country Club
Anne Rector
Howard Biggers, Jr
Davilla Smith
Winston-Salem
Bob Terry
Greensboro
Mesdames Johnson and Bowman
Rector
Smith
Harold Gale
Arts and Crafts Guild To Meet With Mrs Snow
The Arts and Crafts Guild will meet in the home of Mrs. George K Snow Tuesday afternoon for their regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arts and Crafts Guild
The
George K. Snow
Teen-Agers Enjoy Buffet Supper and Dance
Miss Berta Glenn Ashburn entertained a group of friends at her home on Christmas day with a buffet supper at six p m. Poinsettias and Christmas greenery decorated the rooms lit by candles. John Springthrope filmed the evening and later the group went to the Springthrope home for a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berta Glenn Ashburn
John Springthrope
John
Sara Springthrope
Lowgap Lions Hold First Broom Sale for Blind Benefit
The Lowgap Lions Club reported a successful December 15 and 16 broom sale raising $390 for the blind. The Woodruffs’ operation served about 200 families with ropings, wreaths, and mountain greens, the busiest year in 50 years. The town was also told to move the post office to a new brick building next to T. N. Woodruff and Co. The Defiance Manufacturing Co. moved to a new cider block plant and now operates a shirts line employing 45. Bailey Lumber Co. paid out over $800,000 for lumber, much of which went to Surry County mills. The Woodruff Co. will host its annual employee banquet at the Lowgap Club Room on Friday night with at least 75 attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowgap Lions Club
Woodruils
Lowgap
T. N. Woodruff and Co
Defiance Manufacturing Company
Bailey Lumber Co
Surry County
Woodruff Company
Miss Sally Smith Visits Wytheville for Holidays
Miss Sally Smith spent the holiday season in Wytheville Virginia visiting friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Smith
Wytheville, Va
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James
Bonnie Jean Moore
Elkin
Dwight Simon Moore
James Ralph Fletcher
Level Cross Methodist Church
J. W. Braxton
Mamie Blackwood
Keith Mayberry
Mayberry
Stults
Dunlap
Miss Blackwood
Schubert
Raven Faille
Miss Gay Hall
By Bell
Mrs. Howard Mabry
Eckenrod
Veterans Park
Dane Clark
Gail Russell
Jinx Money
Bowery Boys
Bing Crosby
Ann Blyth
the Great Sinner
Ava Gardner
Gregory Peck
Bright Leaf Theatre
Gamma Sigma Nu
Jane Redman
Arthur Darrah Cooper
Carolyn Jane Redman
Claude Martin Redman
Pilot Mountain
Earl Cooper
Beesley
W. Va
T. H. Parris
Ada G. Badgett
Peggy Wheeler
Walnut Cove
Emily Badgett
Frank Badgett
Cooper
Pilot Mountain High School
National Business College
Roanoke
Stoco High School
Beckley College
Virgiia Bridge Company
D. L. Moore
E. F. Seagraves
Phote
Mr. and
Mrs. Hale Yokley
York
S. C
KE. Gettys Nunn
Imogene Farmer
Clinton Alderman
Nannie Parker
Cecil Farmer
Miss Farmer
Mr. Farmer
Coy Farmer
Depot Street
Miss Parker
Jasper Parker
Route 4
Mr. Alderman
Mrs. A. P. Turnmyre
Feddon
Motor Cove
Feddons
Aoe
Frazer
Nur Reskam
Mount Airy Drive-in
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