Thompson Patterson Tops Vote In Surry County Sheriff Race
Thompson Patterson won the Democratic primary for Surry County sheriff with 3,002 votes, defeating Neil Thompson who may seek a runoff. Other top vote getters included Payne, Patton, and Fowler, with incumbent clerk Kermit Lawrence also securing a large lead in the county slate.
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Sam C €. Patterson
Mount Airy
Surry County
Neil Thompson
Sheriff Patterson
Thompson
Payne
Patton
Newton Fowler
Clark Defeats Lovill In Race For Mount Airy Judge
Judge Llewellyn trails in a three man contest as Attorney Westmoreland leads the vote in six precincts. Westmoreland 1,395 Llewellyn 1,384 Bivens 1,146. Llewellyn plans an official count check before any second primary. In the same tally Fay Clark defeats Solicitor Lovill Jr. for Mount Airy Recorder's Court.
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Clark
Lovill
Llewellyn
H. H. Llewellyn
R. S. Westmoreland
Mount Airy
Westmoreland
Liewellyn
FE. C. Bivens
Bivens
Board of Elections
Mt. Airy
Hartmans and Joneses Plan Summer Trip to Virginia and Pennsylvania
Mr and Mrs Harvey Hartman and daughter Donna Lee join Donna Lee's grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert C Weisel in Culpepper Virginia for a summer stay. Donna Lee then travels with her grandparents to Coopersburg Pennsylvania. The Hartmans and Joneses return home the following Sunday.
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Harvey Hartman
Donna Lee
Lacy Jones
Culpepper
Mrs. Hartman
Robert C. Weisel
Coopersburg
Mrs. Jones
Heathcote Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
B F Heathcote of this city underwent an emergency appendectomy at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem Sunday morning. His condition is reported as good.
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B. F. Heathcote
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Local Girl To Graduate From Berea College
Five students from northwest North Carolina earned diplomas at Berea College in Kentucky during its 99th commencement. Anna McGee of this city is listed among the candidates for a bachelor of arts degree.
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Northwest North Carolina
Berea College
Berea
Anna McGee
Jimmie Brooks Wins Belk's Pony Prize
Jimmie Brooks ten years old, son of Mr and Mrs Jimmie Brooks, won Belk's Remodeling Sales contest grand prize a brown and white pony. Ticket no 11655 drawn Monday afternoon at Belk's Store. Grady Kirkman won second prize a hundred dollars in merchandise.
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Jimmie Brooks
Belk
Jimmie
Surry Sales Company
Grady Kirkman
Th City
Sock Haynes Assaulted by William Surratt
William Surratt, 25, was arrested at his Boone Hill home on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon on Oscar Haynes of Mount Airy about 3 50 a m Sunday. Haynes suffered head and facial injuries, was treated at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, and Surratt posted $500 bond for a June 8 Recorder's Court appearance.
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Sock Haynes
William Surratt
William
Bill) Surratt
The
Boone Hill
Mount Airy
Oscar
Sock) Haynes
Surratt
Roy Smith
Recorder's Court
Smith
Haynes
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
City Hosts Public Hearing On Annexation Of Land
Mayor Carter calls for a public hearing on the annexation of land including homes and Jim Banner’s property for a planned hospital. The meeting is set for Thursday June 24 at 7 50 p m in City Hall. If 15 percent petitioners seek a vote an election would be held. Fifty six student nurses from North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem received caps at Ardmore Baptist Church. From this city were Jo Ann Harbour and Barbara Jane Pardue.
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W. F. Carter
Afting
Jim Banner
News Today
Town
Mount Airy
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Ardmore Baptist Church
Jo Ann Harbour
Barbara Jane Pardue
Two Surry School Members Lose in Democratic Primary
In Surry County two present School Board members were defeated on Saturday with a third tied for the seat. Joe Pell Jr. led the field in Pilot Mountain 4503 to 2037 for Glen Reid, while Dr. Joe Folger of Dobson defeated Edwin Reid by 1684 votes. Ford Cockerham won his race against Ralph Beane, and Clinton Moseley led P N Taylor for re election. A tie between Mrs Hugh Atkinson and Cecil King at 3671 votes forces canvass and possible selection by the Board of Elections.
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Surry County
Joe Folger
Dobson
Edwin Reid
Folger
Pell
Comer
Surry Schools
Ford Cockerham
Ralph Beane
Clinton Moseley
Mount Airy
P. N. Taylor
White Plains
Hugh Atkinson
Siloam
Cecil King
Board of Elections
Scott Wins Senatorial Nomination in North Carolina Primary
Former Governor W Kerr Scott won the Democratic nomination for U S Senate in a close primary with 297001 votes to 271661 for Sen Alton A Lennon. Scott led Lennon by 25340 as 109 precincts remained incomplete. The race featured a campaign gap over school desegregation and ended with Lennon offering support if official results confirm Scott’s victory. Scott will face Republican Paul C West in November in a state where Democratic nomination equals election.
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W. Kerr Scott
U. S. Senate
Scott
Alton A. Lennon
William B. Umstead
Sen
Willis Smith
Lennon
Surry County
Mount Airy
Elkin
Umstead
Clyde R. Hoey
Paul C. West
Raleigh
U. S. Supreme Court
East
Senate
Alvin Wingfield Jr
Charlotte
Henry L
Sprinkle
Greensboro
A. E. Turner
Palmyra
Olla Ray Boyd
Pinetown
W. M
Bostick
Cary
Edwin Gill
Joshua S. James
State Utilities Commission
Gill
Charles F. Gold
John F. Fletcher
Stabbing at Westfield Leaves Pilot Mountain Man Injured
Buford Cooke of Pilot Mountain is hospitalized in Winston-Salem with two back wounds after a Sunday morning stabbing at Hunter Street Westfield. Graham Collins of Westfield is charged with assault with a deadly weapon as officers investigate the early morning incident.
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Buford Cooke
Pilot Mountain
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Cooke
Hunter Street
Westfield
Graham Collins
T. A. Gwaltney
Winston- Salem
Gwaltney
Collins
Neaves Falls Short in Surry County Democratic Senate Race
In the North Carolina Democratic primary in Surry County, Mount Airy businessman R P Jones defeats Elkin attorney Charles Neaves by 531 votes, 4 572 to 4 041, helped by late Mount Airy precincts. Jones also wins Mount Airy No 4 and No 6 while Neaves leads in Elkin and Pilot Mountain. Joe Fowler Jr defeats Oscar W Smith for the State House 5 718 to 2 879, Fowler carrying Mount Airy while Smith leads Pilot Mountain.
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R. P. Jones
Mount Airy
Elkin
Charles Neaves
State Senate
Surry County
News Election Bulletin Board
Jones
Neaves
Mount Airy No. 4
Attorney Neaves
Mount Airy No
Pilot Mountain
Joe Fowler, Jr
Oscar W Smith
State House of Representatives
Mr. Smith
Pilot
Fowler
Mr. Fowler
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Kermit W. Lawrence
Route 4
Tester FE. Falk
George Worrell
Sam C. Patterson
Hk. W. Lawrence
Harry Monday
Norris Hall
Toast
Mount Airy Township
Monday
Hall
Malry
Airy
R. Posey Jones
Kentucky
Belk’s Pony
Joe Pell, Jr
Reid
Surry
News Bulletin Board
Rockford
Reek
N. Westfield
Board of Education
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