Oscar Hawks Given 15 Years in Prison
Judge W F Harding sentenced Oscar Hawks to 15 years in the state prison after Hawks pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of Greeley Holder. Hawks, 22, had escaped from county jail two weeks earlier. Holder had a family and lived near Toast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Harding
Dobson
Oscar Hawks
Greeley Holder
R. C. Preeman
Hawks
Solie Higgins
Holder
Toast
N A Lowe Becomes Prison Camp Superintendent
N A Lowe, newly appointed superintendent, moved into the camp cottage as the state prison camp near completion on the county farm. The one story frame facility will hold 75 to 100 prisoners to be used by the highway department. Lowe, also a county commissioner, faces questions about his continued board membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
J. E. Caudie
N. A. Lowe
Raleigh
The
Highway Commission
Lowe
Board of County Commissioners
Brintle Brings Brintle Watson to Hillsville Wedding
In Hillsville Virginia on Sunday January 31 Miss Lucy Aliie Brintle wed Mr. Fred Watson. Miss Brintle is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brintle and a White Plains High School graduate of 1930. Mr. Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watson of Ararat, is a noted brick mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsville
Lucy Aliie Brintle
Fred Watson
Watson
W. B. Brintle
White Plains High School
A. E. Watson
Ararat
North
Dobson Wins Cage Meet In Mount Airy Finals
Dobson High School boys capture the Surry County basketball title by beating Franklin High 27 to 17 in the Mount Airy all Surry County tournament final. Pilot Mountain High girls win county crown defeating Mount Airy 28 to 22 in the girls final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson Boys
Franklin
Mount Airy
Copeland
White Plains
Flat Rock
Dobson
Long
Pilot Mountain
Westfield
Pos School
Eades
Opeland Hatcher
Mount Airy Mathews
Pilot Mountain Smith Mount Airy Patterson
Od Frye
Vaughnson Briggs
C¢ Copeland Kirkman
Mount Airy Booker
Confederate Veteran Passes Freeman 64 At Home
Mr. John H. Freeman of route 3 died January 29 after a short illness. Funeral held January 31 at Old Hollow Church with burial in Old Hollow cemetery. Daughter of the Confederacy attended and the American Legion provided a military burial. Survived by five sons Coke Early Ed Joe Charlie and two daughters. He was a sash and door craftsman with Tesh Manufacturing Co. before retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Freeman
Route 3
Vetern
Confederacy
Old Hollow
Mr. F. M. Poore Improving After Illness
Mr. F. M. Poore Sr. is on the road to recovery after a bout of influenza followed by pneumonia illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Poore, Sr
State Laws Delay County Tax Collections For School Term
County officials face slow tax collections as an extra two months of schooling hinges on unpaid special district taxes. The state withholds funds unless counties collect taxes. Superintendent Hendren expects teachers to work two months with possible pay delays. The six month term ends March 20 in most schools, with districts differing on two extra months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hendren
Officers Chase Coal and Chicken Thieves
Local officials report ongoing petty thefts including coal and chickens. Officer M F Patterson tracked suspects after Mrs A G Trotter reported raids, recovering sacks of chickens within half an hour. Mrs Trotter praises prompt police response and urges rapid reporting to deter thefts near her hen house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Patterson
A. G. Trotter
Mrs W C Inman Celebrates 81st Birthday at Home
Family and friends gathered at the Inman home near Westfield last Saturday to honor Mrs. W C Inman on her 81st birthday. Her son A H Inman of Long Hill traveled through the city en route to the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W C. Inman
Westfield
Lantern Thrown At Deputy During Eldora Still Raid
Deputy Harvey Boyd was cut on the lip when a lantern struck him during a raid on a still in Eldora township. Officers confronted Otis Galyean and Tom Galyean. a third man fled after being shot at. The trio had run an old steamer still for a brief period. two suspects posted $500 bonds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora Township
Harvey Boyd
Boyd
Cassell
Mr. Boyd
Otis Galyean
Tom Galyean
Local Warehouses Set New Closing Date in City
The tobacco warehouses in this city will close on Thursday February and will sell tobacco up to and including that date. The exact date was not clearly stated in the fragment but indicates a February closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thischeetton Co Mac Bay Tey
Dr. T. R. White Named to County Board of Education
The Republican executive committee of the county selected Dr. T. L. White of Elkin to fill the vacancy on the county board of education left by the resignation of S. O. Maguire. White, a dentist and Yadkin County native, won a tight contest among several candidates.
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S. O. Maguire
Republican Party
Dobson
T. L. White
Elkin
County Board of Education
O. Maguire
White
Yadkin County
Carrie Redman
Pilot Mountain
W. M. Jackson
Dr. White
W. R. Badgett
W. Comer
E. L. Patterson
Vestal Taylor
Hospital Notes Include Recoveries After New Year Accident
Jimmie Hadley returned to his parents after both ankles were removed Monday at Watsu W.C. Venable. Pilg Sees and Wems Day were dismissed. Harry Byrd of Greensboro and Katherine Byers of Greensboro, nursing freshmen at NCCW, remain seriously injured in the New Year’s Eve quarry-bridge crash and are in the hospital. Virginia Moore, a patient for weeks, expects to go home soon. L. L. Love of Pilot Mountain is treated for a left leg fracture.
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Rete
Jimmie Hadley
William Hadley
L. L. Love
Pilot Mountain
Local Telephone Co Seeks City Franchise Renewal
A negotiations with city officials over a new franchise for the local telephone company are under way as the old agreement nears expiration. A head office engineer from Omaha outlined plans to lay cables along Main Street between Kerry and Hines, with laterals to rear entrances, pending future commission meetings.
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Omaha
Neb
Main Street
Kerry Street
Hines Street
A and Y Railway Seeks to Drop Passenger Service Again
Raleigh dispatch says the A and Y railroad has filed to discontinue all passenger trains. A February 9 hearing is set before the Corporation Commission in Raleigh. Mount Airy leaders vow to protest to keep the sole passenger train.
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Raleigh
A. & Y. Railroad
Corporation Commission
Ths
Mount Airy
Atlantic
Yadkin
Commission
Jury Selected for March Civil Court in Surry County
The March term jury list for Surry County Court hearings begins March 21. First week jurors include Willie Collins Walter Deatheridge W B Edmonds J E McCormick J R Smith Winfield Park and others. Second week jurors include C L Matthews J M Beamer M B Williamson S C Cook G L Inman and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County Court
Willie Collins
Walter Deatheridge
W. B. Edmonds
J. E. McCormick
J. R. Smith
Winfield Park
R. M. Calloway
Arthur Campbell
W. H. Sides
F. A. Stanley
F. Jarrell
M. L. Clark
WB. Norman
J. P. Frank
W. T. White
Glenn Alderman
P. P. Sparger
W. E. Merritt
J. W. Prather
D. W. Coe
George Sutphin
R. W. Payne
R. Shelton
T J. Lowry
J. T. Lawson
Arthur Palk
E. E. Beamer
J. W. Ratledge
C. L. Matthews
J. M. Beamer
M. B. Williamson
8. C. Cook
G. L. Inman
H. L. Key
John Dobson
A. J. Hayes
R. M. Marion
George Slaydon
Leonard Johnson
R. C. Boaz
P. D. Webster
Surry Creamery Co Forms To Reorganize Ice Cream Business
Local dairy firm reorganized with W. L. Sydnor J. W. Prather and J. A. Neal as owners. The plant will begin operation in six weeks with new equipment and support from area stores. It will manufacture ice cream and buy milk from farmers to supply other plants, providing a market for surplus milk.
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W. L. Sydnor
J. W. Prather
J. A Neal
Mr. Prather
Mr. Neal
Surry Creamery Co
Billie Heath Dies After Short Illness
Billie Heath also known as W M Heath died at his Junction street home Sunday morning after a brief illness He was seventy five and son of Abe Heath and Mrs from Stokes County He lived here many years worked as engineer on the Mount Airy and Eastern narrow gauge railway and for fourteen years in the engine room of Mount Airy Furniture Co Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday by Dr L T Jacobs First Baptist Church Interment Salem Cemetery Surviving are his wife Emma Haynes Reece four sons and one granddaughter all of this place
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Heath
Billie Heath
Junction Street
Abe Heath
Stokes County
Dies After Unusual Accident Involving Hog at Store
Ellis Semones, 52, who ran a store between Pancy Gap and Hillsville, died in Galax hospital of blood poisoning after a hog tusk pierced his leg during a January 12 incident. He left a wife and nine children. funeral services were held Saturday at Semones Cemetery near his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Semones
Pancy Gap
Hillsville
Galax Hospital
Woose
Semones
Demonstration Work May Stop In Surry And Stokes Counties
The home demonstration work begun in December in Surry and Stokes counties may end March 1 unless funding is found. State and federal programs employed Mrs I W Barber for this work, but financial strains have led to withdrawal of county funds and reduced money for continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Barber
Surry and
Stokes
Federal Tax Agent Visit to Mt Airy
Federal tax agent will visit Mt Airy to assist residents required to file income tax returns with the federal government. The event aims to help taxpayers prepare and submit their filings efficiently. authorities urge attendees to bring essential documents and identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Airy
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Claud Worth
Lloyd Stanley
Crutchfield
Stanley
Bill Jenkins
Yokum
Jenkins
Ida Trainum
Trainum
J. W. Prazier
Glenn Nicholson
Ed Dezern
Garland Pfoff
Danny Kellam
George Easter
Cecil Carter
Alton DeHaven
C. G. Jackson
Brintle-Watson
Victor
Cage
F. M. Poore
Blockader
T. R. White
Hospital Notes
Local Telephone CO
Main St
Re Street
Tin Kee
Comny
Tesh
Mount Air
Serema Lovill's
Springs Road
Currier
Longap Mountain
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