Eighteen Men Classified for Mount Airy Draft Call
Mount Airy selective service board classified eighteen men ages 21 to 36 this week for military service. Only three were deemed eligible for immediate service while four F statuses appear. additional questionnaires will be mailed to reach a February call target of twenty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board
Mount Airy
Hendren
Marvin Pranklin Snoddy
Ugo Alfano
Sam David Thomas
Harsel Key Love
Glenn John Eads
Sydney Monteville Bryant
Dave Lewis Palk
Ralph Pranklin Golden
John William Smith
Roland Walter Alderman
Glenn William Roberts
Clinton Hare Carter
Sanford Franklin Phillips
Howard Pranklin Redman
William Howard Adams
Lassie William Anderson
Aubrey James Live
Pred Anderson O'Neal
Gaston Isom Adams
Miss Huddleston Resigns for Charlotte Laboratory Role
Miss Catherine Huddleston leaves Mount Airy school after four years in the science department to become a laboratory technician for Drs. Reid and Gilmour in Charlotte. Mrs. A. B. Carter will continue her teaching duties at Mount Airy.
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Catherine Huddleston
Mount Airy School
Charlotte
Mount Airy Merchants Announce Two Dollar Days
Local Mount Airy merchants plan semi annual Two Dollar Days on Friday and Saturday offering extra bargains and unusual values. Shoppers from Surry County and beyond are urged to visit for spring shopping and holiday lull recovery with many advertisements forthcoming in THE NEWS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Surry County
Dean Harrelson To Speak Here At Open Forum
Dean J. W. Harrelson of State College Raleigh will address the Open Forum Monday night February 10 at 7 30 in Rockford Street school auditorium. He will discuss National Defense or Vocational Training as influenza forced the season’s first forum to be canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harrelson
State College
Raleigh
Rockford Street School
Dean Harrelson
Criminal Court Opens Monday At Dobson
A term of court opens at Dobson on Monday for the trial of criminal cases presided over by Judge Wilson Warlick. Matthews, Thomas pleads self defense. The case is set for Thursday. several manslaughter cases arise from automobile deaths and a congested calendar includes drunken driving and liquor cases. Two weeks of civil court follow the criminal term.
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Dobson
Wilson Warlick
Matthews
Thomas
Nursing Resources Surveyed In Surry For Defense Plan
The North Carolina Nurses Association asks graduate nurses who have ever been registered in any state and living in Surry County or NC to send names and current addresses to Miss Bess E. Dalton, County Health Department Winston Salem. A Raleigh questionnaire will follow. completing it is voluntary. The effort aims to gauge the pool of qualified nurses for a national emergency. Contact Mrs. Wydna Oman for help at Martin Memorial Hospital.
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North Carolina
Bess E. Dalton
Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina Nurses Association
Raleigh
Gurry County
Winston -Halem
Miss Dalton
Wdna Omen
Martin Memorial Hospital
Coca Cola Plant Hires Two New Men
Mount Airy Coca Cola Bottling Co. announces two new employees. Lewis C. Holmes of Statesville becomes plant foreman overseeing production operations and will relocate his wife and child to Mount Airy. Oliver Patterson of Mount Airy joins to handle Coca Cola deliveries to the city trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
Lewis C. Holmes
Statesville
Stateeville
Oliver Patterson
Gam Patterson Ry
President's Ball Plans Set For Mount Airy Gala
William Jordan announces Mount Airy will host the President's Ball on Saturday evening February 15 throughout the city. Watch The News for further gala details next week.
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Mount Airy
William Jordan
Mount Dollar Days List Of Participating Merchants
The upcoming Dollar Days event will feature a long list of stores in Mount including A and Z Store Belk's Department Store Blue Ridge Clothing Boyles Shoe Store Carter Furniture Co Charles Store Economy Auto Supply Efird's Department Store Harrison's Hollingsworth Drug Co Hollingsworth Pharmacy Hylton Auto Supply Co Jackson Brothers Mrs M H Jackson Jewel Box Lamm Drug Co Leonard's Leons McLellan's Merritt W E Hardware Co Midkiff J H Hardware Penny JC Co Quality Auto Store Roses Thompson J D Furniture Co Turnmyre's Western Auto Store Wolfe W B Drug.
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Belk’s Department
Blue Ridge Clothing
Boyles Shoe
Carter Purniture Co. Charles
Economy Auto Supply Co
Efird’s Department
Harrison's and Hollingsworth Drug Co
Hollingsworth Pharmacy
Hylton Auto Supply Co
Jackson Brothers
Mrs. M. H. Jackson
Jewel Box
Lamm Drug Co
Leonard's
Leon's
McLellan’s
Merritt
W. E. Hardware Co
Midkiff
J. H. Hardware
J. C. Co
Quality Auto Store
Rose’s, Thompson
J. D. Purniture Co
Turnmyre’s
Western Auto Store
Wolfe, W. 8. Drug Co
American Legion Plans Home Guard Meet
Commander Frank Hines of the American Legion asks ex servicemen and interested citizens to meet in City Hall Friday night February 7 at 7 30 for organization of a Home Guard unit in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hines
American Legion
Mrs S A Conduff Reported Critically Ill
Mrs S A Conduff remains in Martin Memorial Hospital in very critical condition. Her son Duke P Conduff said late Thursday afternoon he thought her condition had improved.
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S. A. Conduff
Martin Memorial Hospital
Duke P. Conduff
Selective Service Boys Address Draftee Mail Handling
Port Bragg reports an exclusive news release detailing Army mail procedures for draftees. The joint effort by the Post Office and War Department ensures mail delivery in garrison and field, with Army Postal Service taking over during mobilization and training at Fort Bragg Post Office and Army Post Office No 8 with the Ninth Division.
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Fort Bragg
Port Bragg
Post Office
War Department
P. O. Department
Interior
Army Postal Service
Adjutant General's Department
Army
Fort Bragg Post Office
Army Post Office
Ninth Division
13Th Field Artillery Brigade
Mount Airy Merchants Plan Board Dinner Meeting
Unofficial word says the Mount Airy Merchants Association will hold its annual business and dinner meeting with the board of directors for the coming year. Last year the event occurred on February 2 and directors will meet at a cafe after the dinner to elect officers for the new year.
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Mount Airy
North Main P. T. A. To Meet Tuesday
The North Main School P T A will meet Tuesday February 1th at 7 30. Mr H M Finch will speak on A School That Holds Its Pupils. Mrs Bowman s 9th grade will present a patriotic program. Founders Day will be observed with a short history and a collection for state and national P T A extension work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main
H. M. Finch
Bowman
P.T. A
Groundhog Visit Prompts Shadow Debate at Garry
Mr Marmota Monax made his annual Garry appearance on a Sunday February 3. Observers debated whether he saw a shadow, predicting six more weeks of bad weather if confirmed. Robins and mocking birds reportedly returned to Mount Airy as hints of better days ahead.
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Marmota Monax
Garry
Eassee
Mount Airy
Waas
Drys Push Liquor Referendum Amid Prayer Day Plans
A North Carolina temperance push outlines plans for a liquor referendum drive with a state field day expected to mobilize 400000 supporters and gather 100000 petition cards. Meanwhile a community benefit concert raises funds for the Moravian Church featuring Grace Olga Leonard and Rev. Edward T. Mickey Jr. with pianists Rachel Bray Smith and Dorothy Creveling Robertson.
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Grace Olga Leonard
Edward T. Mickey, Jr
North Main Street School
Moravian Church
Leonard
New York City
Mickey
Rachel Bray Smith
Dorothy Creveling Robertson
Road Project Near City To Be Let Soon
District Engineer Zeb V. Stewart announced plans for a Bannertown traffic bridge across the Ararat river. The project aims to eliminate curves and is set to go to the highway board for contract at the meeting expected late this month.
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Ararat
Bannertown Hill
Zeb V. Stewart
Stewart
Highway Board
Bannertown
Ararat River
Bray Called To Georgia For Army Reserve Duty
Lieut. and Mrs. James R. Bray depart Monday for Fort Benning Georgia where he is called to serve in the U S Army Reserve Corps. Bray, a graduate of W M I Lexington Virginia, recently held First Lieutenant rank at Reserve Officers Headquarters Knoxville Tennessee. His wife, also a noted singer, has radio experience.
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James R. Bray
Fort Benning
U. S. Army Reserve Corps
Columbus
Bray
James Russell Bray
James 8. Bray
U. S. Reserve Corps
Reserve Officers Headquarters
Knoxville
Tenn
Lieut
Lexington
New York
Wreck suit seeks $80,000 total in Mount Airy case
Two companion damage suits totaling $80,000 were filed in Greensboro with Mrs. Carrie Galloway and Mrs. Willie Gentry of Mount Airy as plaintiffs. They seek $20,000 each for injuries from a Virginia highway wreck last October 27. On the same day Mrs. Galloway died in a Mount Airy hotel room.
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Carrie Galloway
Willie Gentry
Mount Airy
United States District Court
Greensboro
Virginia
Galloway
Mount Airy Hotel
Scout Week Postponed in Mount Airy District
The Boy Scout Anniversary week in the Mount Airy District is postponed one week. New dates run February 15 to 21 with a Moravian Church service on Sunday and a Public Court of Honor at First Baptist Church Friday. A full officer list and program will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Gibson Davis
First Baptist Church
Spartanburg
S. C
Mount Airy
Mr. Davis
Public Court of Honor
Anelvercary Week
Agent To Assist In Making Tax Returns
The U S revenue department announces a deputy collector will be in Mount Airy on February 17 to assist residents with tax return preparation.
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Mount Airy
U. S. Revenue Department
Greensboro
Luther Parker Recalled to Army Service
Luther Parker, formerly of Unotype, has been called to active military service. The notice places him in the post, with details incomplete in the record.
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Luther Parker
Unotype
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Miss Huddleston
A. B. Carter
Merchants Association
Criminal Court
Alf Thomas
Warlick
Surry
Winston Salem
Coca-Cola Plant
L. C. Holmes
South Carolina
Selective Service
North Main P. T. A
Mr. Groundhog
Olga Leonard
Grace Moravian Church
United Dty Forces
J. R. Bray
Georgia
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