Dobson Man Enters Race for House Seat
George Marion Jr 34 of Dobson announces his bid for seat No Three in the North Carolina House in 1970. He outlines a platform to represent Surry Stokes Ashe and Alleghany counties and faces W Bryan Oliver in the May primary. Marion has led local Young Democrats and serves as Surry Beautification Chairman while working as an area supervisor for a home products company.
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George Marion, Jr
Dobson
N. C. House of Representatives
Pat Taylor
Young Democratic Club
Marion
W. Worth Gentry
Surry County
Surry
Stokes
Ashe
Alleghany
Gentry
Sarry Young Democrats
Appalachian State Teachers College
Patty Hodges
W. Bryan Oliver
Ashe County
Basil Barr
Preacher Seeks Education Post for Surry County Board
Rev. William H Edwards of Pilot Mountain's First Baptist Church entered the non partisan race for a seat on the Surry County school board. A Mount Airy native and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate, he has pastored since 1964 after Virginia service and World War II Navy duty. He and wife Amelia Artz Edwards have four children.
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Pilot Mountain
First Baptist Church
William H
Bill) Edwards
Surry County
Mount Airy
Ren F. Edwards
Granite City
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest
Virginia
U. S. Navy
Edwards
Amelia Artz
Woodstock
Pilot Civic Club
Caltes
Mount Airy Adopts Blue Law Despite Board Split
Mount Airy council approved a new Sunday Blue Law regulating business, allowing drug sales and dining but excluding hardware, aligning with constitutional standards. Enforcement guidance urged discretion until public notice and awareness.
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Granite City
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Board of Commissioners
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Single GOP Candidate Enters 17th Judicial District Race
An Eden attorney and former Pilot Mountain resident, Orville Light, is the Republican Party’s sole entry for one of four district judge openings in the 17th judicial district. Light, associated with Blalock and Swanson in Pilot Mountain for five years before leaving in 1966, filed Thursday in Raleigh.
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GOP
Eden
Pilot Mountain
17Th
Orville Light
Blalock and Swanson
Raleigh
Democratic rally stresses youth and involvement in North Carolina
Lieut. Gov. Pat Taylor challenged the Democratic Party to recruit more participants amid rising Republican gains. He urged truthfulness, local candidates, and youth turnout, proposing a vote for those under 21. The event in Dobson featured many local politicians and supporters.
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Pat Taylor
Dobson
Poultryman and Teacher Enter Local Election Races
Two Republicans filed for local and state posts over the weekend. Bill Hiatt, 38, a vocational teacher at North Surry High, seeks the State Senate seat for the district covering Surry, Stokes, Ashe and Alleghany counties, facing Democrat Fred Folger Jr. if elected. Frank Wall, 42, of Elkin, runs for county commissioner from the South District, a poultry feed salesman and farm partner. Also named were Cecil Ring and Guy Coe for re election to the county school board and Ford Cockerham. Lt Governor Taylor spoke in Surry County, signaling Republican efforts to field candidates across districts.
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William
Bill) Hiatt
North Surry High School
State Senate
Surry
Stokes
Ashe
Alleghany
Hiatt
Fred Folger, Jr
Folger
Rita Atkins
Mount Airy
Sheltontown
Mormon Church
Greensboro
Reeves Ymca
Frank M. Wall
Elkin
Board of
G. Buck Wall
Opal Warren
Wail
Earle Chesterfield Mill Company
Asheville
Zephyr
Mountain Park High School
Pilot Poultry Producer's Association
American Legion
GOP Growth Highlighted At Mount Airy Lincoln Dinner
Congressman William Dickinson praised Republican gains in the South and stressed hard work behind electoral success at the Lincoln Day Dinner in Mount Airy Armory. Local officials and GOP candidates including Grady Harmon and Jim Taylor attended, with leaders from Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce present.
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South
William
Bill) Dickinson
Alabama
National Guard
Mount Airy
George Washington
Wilmer Mizell
North Carolina
Congress
Spiro Agnew
Richard Nixon
Stake
George
Bud) Kallenback
Tax Help Offered By State Revenue Office
T L Johnson Jr said personnel will assist with state income and intangibles tax returns on Mondays and Fridays through April 15. Contact Room 111, Davis Arcade Building, W Pine St, Mount Airy, for help between 8 30 a m and 5 30 p m bringing pre addressed Raleigh mailed forms.
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T. L. Johnson, Jr
Davis Arcade
W. Pine St
Mount Airy
Johnson
Raleigh
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Bud) Oliver
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Jim) Boyd
Gwyn McNeil
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William Hiatt
Frank M Wall
Mike Utt
Leonard Utt
Hay Street
Lynda Holder
H. E. Holder
Route 4
Speaker
Southland
Jimmy Miller
Surry Gop Executive Committee
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Grady Harmon
John Simmons
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