Mail Brings Christmas Joy To Captive Husband's Wife
Mrs. David B. Hatcher, whose Air Force captain husband has been held as a prisoner in North Vietnam since 1966, received a Christmas letter dated December 9 1969. The post office delivered it on Christmas Day after telephoning her of its arrival, a gesture she called thoughtful.
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David B. Hatcher
Air Force
Vietnam
Hatcher
Post Office Department
Elizabeth
Alison
North Vietnam
Snowfall Delays Turn Mount Airy Town Shines Mixed Weather
Heavy snow hit Granite City area from Christmas morning through Friday with depths up to fourteen inches in western and northern mountain regions. Highway crews cleared major roads as drivers faced drifts and isolated three foot piles while retail activity slowed and deliveries lagged. A Pennsylvania traveler slid into a ditch near Mount Airy, later aided by a wrecker. A warm sun returned Saturday raising temperatures to about 40 degrees.
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Mount Airy
Pennsylvania
Atlanta
Three Found Guilty In Blue Law Cases
Judge Charles Randleman found Grant's Sportsmen's Lodge and Marty's Record Shop guilty on blue law charges for operating on Sundays. Grant's faced nine charges with fines of 25 dollars per four cases and 50 dollars per next five. Marty's was fined 25 dollars per three cases. Ralph Smith of Sportsmen's Lodge admitted guilt on one charge and was fined 25 dollars. The case spanned 13 charges across three stores in Mayberry Mall with appeals anticipated for the ninth charge.
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Charles Randleman
Mount Airy
Grant's
Sportsmen's Lodge
Marty's Record Shop
Mayberry Mall
David Hiatt
Grant’s
Superior Court
John Clark
Marty
Ralph Smith
Sportsmen’s Lodge
State Unit Gets National Nods
The North Carolina Bankers Association unit earned national praise from the American Bankers Association for its agriculture education program and activities. W. Frank Comer of Dobson, vice president of Northwestern Bank, noted the project list including a Modern Farming course at NC State, a two day farm credit conference, a land judging meeting, and other agribusiness activities. NCBA President William H. Stanley of Rocky Mount thanked Comer and the agriculture committee for their ongoing efforts facilitating the recognition.
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N. C. Bankers Association
American Bankers Association
W. Frank Comer
Dobson
N. C. State University
Surry County
Willis T. Hancock
NCBA
William H. Stanley
Rocky Mount
Comer
Snakes Found While Sledding On Alfred Mill Road
Kathy Marshall and friend Mac Simpson found a small 11.5 inch viper in the snow near the Marshall home. After warming indoors, the snake wriggled, prompting Mr. Marshall to relocate it outside. Kathy remains cautious about what the cold day may yield next.
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Kathy Marshall
Sherman Marshall
Alfred Mill Road
Mac Simpson
Marshall
Kathy
Mrs. Marshall
Mrs Rebecca Lowe Ramey Taken By Death
Mrs Rebecca Lowe Ramey 84 widow of John M Ramey died Thursday in Marion hospital She was born in Surry County The funeral was held at Mountain View Baptist Church and burial was in the church cemetery Surviving are son R Brad ley Smith Dublin Virginia and sister Mrs Lottie Lowe Lowgap Virginia
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Rebecca Lowe Ramey
Longap
John M. Ramey
Mountain View Baptist Church
Marion
Surry Coun
R. Bradley Smith
Dublin, Va
Lottie Lowe
Lowgap
Church Cemetery
Last Rites Held for Mrs Carrie Lee Bailey at Mount Airy
Funeral services were held for Carrie Lee Bailey 57 wife of Henry Bailey Saturday at 2 pm at Jones Chapel on the Hill Mount Airy. She died Wednesday of natural causes at Northern Surry Hospital. Surviving are her husband two sons Willie Payne and Edward Payne two sisters Teresa Payne and Helen Brimm and a brother James Gilbert. Burial followed at Combstown United Methodist Church cemetery.
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Carrie Lee Bailey
Route 3
Mount Airy
Henry Bailey
Jones Chapel
Northern Surry Hospital
Surry County
Luther
Roselia Davis Gilbert
Willie Payne
Edward Payne
Philadelphia
Teresa Payne
Helen Brimm
James Gilbert
Combstown United Methodist Church Cemetery
Mount Airy to Grow by 1779 Residents in Annexation
Mount Airy will add 1 779 people in 513 households at 12 01 am Wednesday after a November referendum approved annexation of 1 705 percent square miles. The gain expands land from 2 9 to about 4 4 square miles, with a federal grant likely needed for pumping and stand pipe. A strip north of town including Riverside Drive Madison Avenue Folly Farms Circle Ward s Gap Road Greenhill Road Mount Airy Country Club Shorttown Hill and Fairfield will join, while Jones School area remains outside. The process hinges on congressional funding of a $475 000 grant.
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Mount Air
Jones School
Mount Airy
Congress
Riverside Drive
Madison Avenue
Folly Farms Circle
Ward's Gap Road
Country Club Road
Greenhill Road
Mount Airy Country Club
Shorttown Hill
Mayberry Mail
Discount House
Crime Lulls Over Holiday Weekend In Mount Airy
A light three day period produced 14 arrests at Mount Airy police HQ over the weekend, the lowest in months. Four arrests by officers, four by deputies, and six by state troopers. Auto law violations topped the list with five drunken driving cases and five liquor law infractions.
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Mount Airy
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Hanoi
Captain Hatcher
Cials
Eived
Main Street
Weatherman
Granite City
Clint
Mount Airy’s Board of Commissioners
City Hall
The
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Northwestern Bank
Ncba Agricultural Committee
Southern National Bank, Lumberton
Sam K. Sain
Monroe
Agriculture Committee
J. M. Ramey
Rs. Bailey
Town Services
Fairfield
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