V R Hunter Dies at 67 in Mount Airy Heart Attack
Retired wholesale grocer Vanna Ralph Hunter aged 67 of Mount Airy route 2 died of a heart attack at home Tuesday. Funeral held at Mount Airy Friends Church. Born in Surry County to Edgar and Rosa Adams Hunter. Survived by wife Ruby Jessup Hunter a daughter Thomas Morris of Kinston four sisters and four brothers. Burial in Oakdale Cemetery.
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Vanna Ralph Hunter
Route 2
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Friends Church
Surry County
Edgar and
Rosa Adams Hunter
Granite Lodge
AF & AM
Ruby Jessup Hunter
Thomas Morris
Kinston
RK. L. Love
Charles Love
T KR Eliaton
Pilot Mountain
Artie Jester
Harvey. Moendell
Howard Hunter
Gene O Hunter
Lewisville
Oakdale Cemetery
Navy tests mined crews aboard USS Sanctuary turn up pregnancy love affair
The Navy report from Washington says a pregnant seaman on USS Sanctuary was removed from duty and the pregnancy began before she joined the crew. It also notes a female machinist’s mate third class and a male radioman were considering marriage after a love affair aboard the ship.
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Washington
UPI
Sanctuary
Navy
Grocer Chases Tire Thief After Self-Service Sellout Incident
Tucker & Dezern store near Pilot Mountain reports growing theft linked to self service gas. Owner Melvin Tucker recounted chasing a man who walked off with two tires, later catching him 50 yards away and again after a longer chase. The alleged thief, Jack Edward Phillips, faces a larceny charge and posted bond for District Court in Dobson. Tucker notes self-service fueling has increased such incidents, with eight to ten similar cases in four months, though no charges filed yet.
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Melvin Tucker
Tucker & Dezern
Pilot Mountain
Tucker
Mark
Jack Edward Phillips
Mount Airy
Dobson March
Uniforms Link to Long Red Cross Service Featured at Blood Drive
A bloodmobile visit to Pilot Mountain and Dobson drew donors and attention with two attendees sharing vintage uniforms from World War II and overseas service. The drives collected 155 pints at Pilot Mountain and 149 at Dobson, meeting a 300 pint quota only partially.
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Red Cross
Bloodmobile
Pilot Mountain
Ray H. Fentriss
Texas
Japan
Clem Thomas
Dobson
John McKenzie
Reid Johnson
Oscar N. Burge
Brad Thomas
Gary Hudson
Henry Ferguson
Roland J. Bozlowski
Jesse Bowman
Armtex
Amos & Smith
Market Report From Mount Airy Livestock Market
255 animals sold Wednesday with quotations across categories. Top hogs 35 dollars, heavy hogs 26 to 32.75, sows 24 to 27, top calves 62.50, heavy top 60, calves by head 17 to 81, bull and steer calves 47 to 54, 50 heifer calves 37.50 to 53.50, steers 34 to 45.50, good beef cattle 29.50 to 33.70, canners 20.50 to 28.50, bulls 33.50 to 33.75, cows with calves 172 to 295 dollars.
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Mount Airy
Y Board Taps Officers At Reeves YMCA Meeting
Reeves YMCA Community Center board accepted the nominating committee’s recommendation and formed a new officer slate for the coming year. P. Bartley was named president replacing James E. Johnson. Dennis Moody Jr. became vice president. Maxine Hamilton, secretary. Thomas Fawcett Jr., treasurer. Seven new directors — David Rowe, John Sanders, Tom Parrish, W K Woltz, Ed Foy, Thomas Fawcett Jr., R L Williamson — will serve three-year terms. Retiring directors were James E. Johnson, Bill Belton, Harris Bradley, Tom York, Haywood Merritt Jr., Ed Cox and John Creed Lin Hallman remains executive director overseeing YMCA programs.
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YMCA
Reeves Ymca Community Center
P. Bartley
Pine State Enitwear
James E. Johnson
Bartley
Dennis
Lucky) Moody, Jr
Maxine Hamilton
Thomas Fawcett, Jr
David Rowe
John Sanders
Tom Parrish
W K. Woltz
Ed Foy
Thomas Fawcett
R. L. Williamson
Bill Belton
Harris Bradley
Tom York
Haywood
Mrs Hatcher to Reunite With Ex POW Husband After Seven Years
Willodene Hatcher prepares to leave Mount Airy to rejoin Lt Col Hatcher, one of 116 POWs freed from North Vietnam. He asked only for his wedding band, which she keeps with her rings. She travels to Andrews AFB with daughters Elizabeth and Alison and her mother, carrying photos, mail, and a letter from Gen James Young, awaiting his arrival and homecoming.
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David Hatcher
Mount Airy
Air Force
North Vietnam
Col. Hatcher
Phillipines
Lve
Andrews Afb
Washington
Elizabeth
Alison
Hatcher
A. Alfred
Oakdale Street
Willodene
James Young
Hospital costs rising at slower pace locally
Northern Surry Hospital compares its costs with North Carolina averages revealing a 36 percent rise in annual inpatient costs over four years versus a 60 percent state increase. Outpatient services surged as emergency visits climbed from 10 240 in 1967 48 to 15 710 in 1970 71 with new services and inflation driving higher bills.
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Mount Airy
North Carolina
Northern Surry Hospital
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Northern Surry
John Lockhart
Northern
Surry Hospital
Lockhart
Pot Stolen From Lillie B. Jones Yard
A black cast iron antique flower pot was stolen Sunday night from the yard of Lillie B. Jones at 722 Factory Street. Mrs Jones valued the missing article at 25 dollars in a police report.
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Lillie B. Jones
Factory Stree
Seed theft at New Dixie Warehouse valued at 280 dollars
Approximately 800 pounds of grass seed were stolen from New Dixie Warehouse over the weekend. Harold Hodges, operator of the seed and fertilizer business, valued the missing goods at 280 dollars. Police are investigating.
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New Dixie
Harold Hodges
Baker Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Bennie Benton Barker, 60, of 120 Muse Avenue, will be held at 2 p.m today at Fancy Gap Baptist Church. He died Wednesday at his home after a long illness. He was a member of Fancy Gap Baptist Church and a retired employee of Renfro Hosiery Mills. Surviving are Ruth Golding Barker, two daughters and a step daughter, seven sisters, two brothers, and burial will be in Skyline Memory Gardens.
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Bennie Benton Barker
Muse Avenue
Fancy Gap Baptist Church
Surry County
Joseph
Victoria Johnson Barker
Renfro Hosiery Mills
Ruth Golding Barker
Haskel Partridge
Johnny Hooley
Newport News
Va. A
Donald Byrd
Mount Airy
Pearlie Barker
Lester Bowman
Conrad Shaw
William Kinzer
Ted Bowman
Raymond Johnson
Clarence Wilson
Lonnie and
McKinley Barker
Skyline Memory Gardens
Divorce Granted in Surry District Court
One divorce was granted in Surry District Court in the past week. The parties were Sandra Kay J Gwyn and John William Gwyn, ending their marriage.
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Surry District Court
Sandra Kay J. Gwyn
John William Gwyn
Mrs Grace Carter Stewart Dies After Lingering Illness
Funeral arrangements for Grace Carter Stewart 58 of Mount Airy are incomplete. She died yesterday morning at Forsyth Memorial Hospital Winston-Salem after a lingering illness. Born in Patrick County to James W Carter and Evelyn Spencer Carter, she is survived by her husband C A Stewart three daughters Mrs John W Wood, Mrs Eddie Johnson, and Sherron Stewart of Waynesville. four sons Billy Stewart Pease AFB NH Larry G Stewart San Diego CA Gary Stewart Mount Airy Kent Stewart Miami FL. three sisters Mrs John Byrd Mrs Sally Pruitt Mrs Wiley Chandier. two brothers Arthur and Leslie Carter. Her body rests at Jones Funeral Home.
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Grace Carter Stewart
Mount Airy
C. A Stewart
Forsyth Memorial Hospital
Winston-Salem
Patrick County
James W
Evelyn Spencer Carter
John W Wood
Eddie Johnson
Sherron Stewart
Waynesville
Billy Stewart
Pease Afb
New Hampshire
Larry G. Stewart
San Diego
Calif
Gary Stewart
Kent Stewart
Miami
Fla
John Byrd
Sally Pruitt
Wiley Chandier
Arthur
Leslie Carter
Jones Funeral Home
Welcome Singing Groups at Welcome Baptist Church
The Welcome Singing The Sunshine Trio and the Victors Quartet will perform during the Sunday night service at 7 o clock. Pastor Rev Roby Heath and song director Gary Sewell invite the public to attend at Welcome Baptist Church.
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Sunshine Trio
Victors
Welcome Baptist Church
Roby Heath
Gary Sewell
Cana Wildlife Club Elects 1973 Officers
Roy O. Mabe was named president of the Cana Wildlife Club for 1973. Other officers include Joseph W. Cook as vice president, Edd Culler as secretary, Jack Combs as treasurer, and Larry Gates serving as registered agent.
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Cana Wildlife Club
Roy O. Mabe
Joseph W. Cook
Edd Culler
Jack Combs
Larry Gates
Keyettes at North Surry High run Valentine fundraiser
The Keyettes showcased versatility by serving teachers and students during a Valentine themed fundraiser on Wednesday. They created a Sweetheart Lane to highlight the event and support their ongoing goals.
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Keyettes
North Surry High School
Keyettes Promote Fun in Sweetheart Lane Fundraiser
The Keyettes organized a Sweetheart Lane lobby event with a kissing booth shoeshine booth barber shop fortune-telling booth and music box. Students supported the fundraiser raising about $85 for the Keyettes treasury to send a handicapped child to camp next summer Penny Simpson is president.
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Eyettes
Penny Simpson
Keyettes
Burglar Steals Theater Props From Raleigh Park Armory
A burglar took a gorilla suit a clown wig 24 tambourines and 24 pen lights from Pullen Park Armory where a children’s theater production had been staged. Mrs Dean Jones of the theater group called it an odd haul and remarked that whoever got the stuff is going to have a party.
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Raleigh
Pullen Park Armory
Dean Jones
Dobson Jaycees Host Area Meeting In Lantern Restaurant
The Dobson Jaycees welcomed eight Area B clubs from Western Central Regional North Carolina Jaycees for a Tuesday night meeting at Lantern Restaurant. Lt Col Jay Butler Ret spoke on the Junior Air Force program at Surry Central High School where he serves as ROTC instructor. A prior speakup contest at Dobson Elementary featured multiple club representatives sharing on the Jaycees.
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Dobson Jaycees
Area B
North Carolina
Jaycees
Lantern
Jay Butler
Winston-Salem
Eght
Surry Central High School
Dobson Elementary School
Dobson
Mount Airy
Lewisville
King
Yadkinville
East Bend
Boonville
Elkin
Scout Receives Certificate of Merit for First Aid Rescue
In a Court of Honor at Mount Airy Friends Church Scout Troop 542, Keith M Bobbitt was awarded a Scout Certificate of Merit by Scoutmaster Monroe Wilson for meritorious action. As Wahissa Lodge first aid team chairman, he helped administer aid during an insulin shock incident at the Old Hickory Council spring camporee in Forsyth County.
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Mount Airy Friends
Keith M Bobbitt
Monroe Wilson
Bobbitt
Wahissa Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Old Hickory Council
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Fellowship Hall
Mount Airy Friends Church
Fulton Insurance Merges with Blue Ridge Agency
Fulton Insurance Agency has merged with Blue Ridge Insurance Agency at 152 North Main Street Mount Airy. Tom Schwab will focus on real estate, remain available as a consultant. Beatie Smith transfers with all policies. Mrs. Marion Mills serves as vice president of Blue Ridge. complete Fulton client list transferred. merger effective Tuesday with no policy interruptions.
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Fulton Insurance Agency
Mount Airy
Blue Ridge Insurance Agency
North Main Street
Tom Schwab
Fulton's
Blue Ridge
Beatie Smith
Fulton
Marion Mills
Postal Holiday Monday Closure Affects Mount Airy Post Office
Postal Holiday Monday closes national post office and area units. Box service to lobby patrons offered. No rural or city deliveries will be made. Regular service resumes Tuesday.
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Mount Airy
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