Man Charged With Larceny In Mount Airy Case
Joe Albert Hatcher 25 of Route 1 Mount Airy was charged with larceny after Penney's staff spotted him leaving with a hat and Roses staff identified a coat in his possession. He posted 200 bond and awaits hearing in Surry District Court.
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Route 1
Mount Airy
Joe Albert Hatcher
Sgt
D. R. Armstrong
Penney
Hatcher
Roses
Slutcher
Penney's
Surry District Court
Early Edition Set This Week For Dollar Days In Mount Airy
The NEWS moves the regular week end edition one day earlier to publish ahead of the semi annual Dollar Days. Advertising materials and news stories must be in by 10 a.m. Wednesday to meet deadlines. Regular schedules resume next week.
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Mount Airy
Lala Lambert
Fareeus, Inc
North Main Street
Surry Tops Bond Goal In 1970 Savings Drive
United States Savings Bonds performance in North Carolina hit a peacetime peak in 1970 with total sales of 65.66 million dollars, up 53 percent from 1969, exceeding the state quota of 63.3 million. Series E sales reached 63.31 million, up 10.3 percent. Surry County, led by Mount Airy volunteer chair G. Thomas Fawcett, achieved 100.4 percent of its 461,073 goal with 462,981 in sales for the year and 51,504 in December.
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U. S
North Carolina
Surry County
G. Thomas Fawcett
Mount Airy
Dollar Days Set To Start In Granite City Thursday
Granite City launches a three day Dollar Days sale starting Thursday morning with stores open until 5 30 p m in the downtown district Mayberry Mall and fringe shops The event aims to clear fall and winter stock with extra special bargains led by clothing Sales traffic control and parking have been arranged Police urge motorists to secure vehicles and lock packages in trunks to deter theft
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Granite City
Joe Simmons
Mount Airy Merchants Honor Merchant of the Year
The Mount Airy Merchants Association held its 36th annual meeting at the Elks Lodge. Dennis W. Moody of Moody Funeral Home won the Merchant of the Year after a sealed- envelope reveal announced by Mayor Maynard Beamer. Burton Dinkins received a Christmas-activities coordination award.
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Mount Airy Merchants Association
Mount Airy Elks Lodge
Dennis W. Moody
Moody Funeral Home
Maynard Beamer
Ner
Moody
Merchant's Association
Burton Dinkins
Duke Power Co
John Wolfe
North
Driver Charged After US 52 Bypass Wreck
A 17 year old Raymond Allen Jessup of Westfield faced charges of failure to yield after his 1962 Chevrolet crossed Merita Street into Frederick Street and struck a 1969 Chevrolet on the southbound US 52 Bypass near Mayberry Mall. Property damage about 200 dollars. No injuries were reported.
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US 52
Mayberry Mall
Raymond Allen Jessup
Westfield
Merita Street
Frederick Street
Four Escaped Fire In Upstairs Apartment Fire Chief Reports
A family of four narrowly escaped as a blazing oil circulator ignited the upstairs apartment at the corner of Lebanon and Willow Streets. Fire Chief Bill Woodruff noted a relative’s timely arrival prevented a multiple fatality, while ice and heavy smoke hampered firefighters during the 30 minute battle. The Pike residence suffered extensive damage and will be uninhabitable until repairs, with damages likely in the thousands of dollars.
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Eugene Pike
Lebanon and
Willow Streets
Bill Woodruff
Pike
Calvin Boyd
Alfred Mill Road
Hore
Woodruff
Wreck prompts doctor call. Mount Airy woman charged
At 11:30 a.m. a two car crash on Lebanon Street involved Carrie Elizabeth Leonard and Betty Jean Smith. Leonard, 32, received sedatives on scene for emotional shock and was charged with failure to yield the right of way after both drivers’ cars were declared total losses. Roger Steven Goins, a passenger, and Smith were taken to Northern Surry Hospital for treatment.
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Carrie Elizabeth Leonard
Route 5
Mount Airy
Lebanon Street
South Street
Betty Jean Smith
Roger Steven Goins
Route 3
Surry Hospital
Leonard
Heart Fund Business Day Kicks Off National Heart Month
National Heart Month opens with Heart Fund Business Day as leaders Bill Cox announces a business solicitation drive. Captains Marvin Spragger, Jack Jones, Mrs. Burnell Parker, Mrs. Lib Midkiff, Mrs. Vera Gunnell, Bruce Jones, and James Llewellyn organize the campaign with a weeklong push.
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Heart Fund
Bill Cox
Marvin Sparger
Jack Jones
Burnell Parker
Lib Midkiff
Vera Gunnell
Bruce Jones
James Liewellyn
Roy Renegar 66 Retired Hardware Operator Dies
Funeral services for Roy Tiny Renegar 66 of Mount Airy were held at Jones Chapel. He died Saturday at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem. Born in Iredell County he was the retired operator of Quality Hardware and Appliances. Survivors include wife Mayfield Fleming Renegar a daughter J H Griffith of Grenada Hills California two stepsons Richard McDaniels Mooresville and Eugene McDaniels in the Air Force Springfield Massachusetts a sister Alva Renegar Statesville and a brother Howard Renegar Asheboro. Burial was Glenwood Memorial Park Mooresville.
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Roy
Tiny) Renegar
Route 2
Mount Airy
Jones Chapel
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Iredell County
W. A
Delia Richardson Renesas
Mayfield Fleming Renegar
J. H. Griffith
Grenada Hills
Calif
Richard McDaniels
Mooresville
Eugene McDaniels
Air Force
Springfield
Mass
Alva Renegar
Statesville
Howard Renegar
Asheboro
Glenwood Memorial Park
Mount Airy Band Invited to Mardi Gras Parade
Mount Airy High School band earned a Mardi Gras invitation for February 21 in New Orleans. A Sunday meeting set fund-raising targets to cover roughly 7500 dollars for 103 members, with 1200 pledged by parents and donations sought before departure on February 16.
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Granite City
Mount Airy
New Orleans
Gene Jones
Lloyd Gaubert
New Orleans Saints
B. H. Tharrington
J. D. Bartley
Mount Airy High School
Jones
Mardi Gras
Char
Bill Acker
Aut
Umn
Mount Airy Senior High School
Tharrington
South Main Street
Pilot Mountain to get modern charter through General Assembly bill
Rep Worth Gentry of King introduces a bill to delete deadwood from Pilot Mountain’s long amended 1898 charter. The measure aims to simplify authority lines and curb repeated extensions that have tangled town rules since 1898, with final action possible if approved.
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General Assembly
Worth Gentry
King
Pilot Mountain
Deadwood
Assembly
Eddie Elliott
Gentry
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Merchants Association
Merchants
Mary
Nichols
Jessup
Roy Renegar
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