Architect Completes Plans and Calls for Bids on Postoffice
Plans and specifications for Mount Airy’s new postoffice are finished and the Treasury Department calls for bids. Bids due June 24 at 3 pm. plans may be inspected at the local post office via Postmaster Sparger. Government has seized the Renfro lot with Sparger as custodian and a $25,000 purchase deposit at Greensboro Federal Court. Building may feature a granite front within a $125,000 cap. bids must pay prevailing wages.
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Mount Airy
Postoffice
Treasury Department
Sparger
Washington
Renfro
Federal Court
Greensboro
J. B. Sparger
Washington, D. C
United States
P. O
N. C
Chambers of Commerce
Mount Airy Wins In First League Game
Mount Airy, Galax and Wytheville led the Blue Ridge League's first round, defeating Fries, Austinville and Hillsville. Mount Airy pitcher Lefty Dean limited Fries to five hits in a 4 2 win as Mount Airy and hitters Simms Murray and Fowler contributed two hits each. Galax shut out Austinville 11 0 at Galax, Wytheville beat Hillsville 13 8 at Hillsville.
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Mount Airy
Galax
Wytheville
Blue Ridge
Fries
Austinville
Hillsville
Mount Airy Fries
Lefty Dean
Mount Airy Cubs
Dean
Earl Simms
Mike Murray
Newt Fowler
Blythe
University of North Carolina
Ty Inman
Vaughn
Moore
Virginia
Fires Destroy Two Country Homes Near City
This week two nearby cottages burned with little saved. The Willis Gap road residence of W. E. Stoneman was destroyed Monday followed by the Quarry road cottage owned by Will Slate Tuesday night. A tenant had vacated the Slate home the day prior. Both structures carried some insurance.
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W. E. Stoneman
Willis Gap
Will Slate
Local Institution Receives 75000 Federal Aid Loan
A $75,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation arrived via the Federal Reserve Bank of Charlotte. The Workmen's Building and Loan Association secured it with member notes and mortgages to repay about $2,500 monthly at 5.5 percent interest, mostly to repay prior debts. The move signals sound finances after an aggressive borrowing period to fund member loans. Mrs. Betty Reece Burrus of Rockford, aged about 90, dies. funeral held at home with burial in the family cemetery.
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Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Workmen's Building and Loan Association
Federal Reserve Bank of Charlotte
Betty Reece Burrus
John G. Burrus
Rockford
John T. Burrus
High Point
Charles Haynes
F. D. Holcomb
Mollie Hogan
Matt Satterfield
Min
Nancy Satterfield
W. E. Woodruff
Mount Airy Nurses Receive Honors
Among the list of nurses who passed the North Carolina State Board of Nurse Examiners examinations are Nancy Carolyn Clay, Rachel Annie Jessup, Lucy Virginia Parsons, and Mary Blossom Feves, students of Martin Memorial Hospital Training School for Nurses. Baldwin and nine other graduates have yet to complete training and will appear before the State board next fall.
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North Carolina
Galax Hosts Regional Flower Show This Weekend
The Galax Garden Club invites the public to a regional flower show Friday and Saturday at the fair grounds. Display hours are 3:30 to 9 PM Friday and 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday with a small admission. Hostesses will include Galax club members and regional officers.
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Galax Garden Club
Southwestern Virginia Garden Club
Galax Club
Galax
Fair Grounds
Southwestern Club
Roanoke
Help Through Cripple Clinic Aids Many In County
About twenty five cripples attended the cripple clinic held at the Surry County Health Department last Friday. A baby with a club foot received a casting to straighten the limb and will likely walk normally. Kiwanis supports free clinics, and funds are urged to cover hospital bills for those who cannot pay.
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Surry County Health Department
Kiwanis Club
Poppy Sale Praised By Ladies of American Legion
The Ladies of the American Legion thank the public for supporting the Poppy sale held Saturday. They commend the volunteers who assisted in the event which was a success.
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The
American Legion
Repairing Burned Hardware Store in Mount Airy
Workmen began rebuilding the burned Mount Airy Hardware Co. rooms and Money’s Barber Shop damaged weeks ago. Contractor Matt Hines handles the project on property owned by A. V. West and the R. L. Haymore estate. The hardware firm operates temporarily in the Schafer building below Belk's and will return to the old location after repairs. Mr. Money runs his barber shop in the Frank Midkiff block.
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Mount Airy Hardware Co
Money
Matt Hines
A. V. West
R. L. Haymore
Schafer
Belk’s
Frank Midkiff Block
Early cabbage crop beats low tobacco in county farming shift
In the southern county, farmers pivot from tobacco to cabbage as prices dip. O W Marion of Cratchfield reports three acres and 25 000 pounds ready for sale, with cabbage bringing 2 to 3 cents per pound while tobacco remains weak. Marion plans to plant more cabbage and reduce tobacco reliance.
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Yadkin River
O. W. Marion
Cratchfield
Mr. Marion
Yadkin
Marion
Four Mount Airy Girls Graduate at N C C W Greensboro
Misses Sue Mae Hendren Helen Payne Edna Ellis and Leslie Rothrock of Mount Airy are members of the graduating class of North Carolina College for Women Greensboro this year.
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Mount Airy
Sue Mae Hendren
Helen Payne
Edna Ellis
Leslie Rothrock
Greensboro
Beloved Citizen Elizabeth Pulton McKinney Dies Near Mount Airy
Elizabeth Pulton McKinney widow of Winston McKinney died at her Laurel Bluff home after a stroke and long illness aged 84. She married in 1875, leaving eight children, four who died in childhood. Surviving are four sons E F Cleve Jesse W and J R Pete, two brothers Joseph and Sam Fulton, and three sisters Nan Byrd Jennie James and Fred Douglas. Funeral at the family cemetery at McKinney's Cut.
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Elizabeth Pulton McKinney
Winston
Mary Hollingsworth Fulton
Winston McKinney
Laurel Bluff
Paddison Returns to Albany After Week with Mother
Mr. Roger Paddison returns to Albany Georgia after spending the previous week with his mother Mrs J R Paddison who has recovered her usual health activity following her illness prior to the visit.
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Roger Paddison
Albany, Ga
J. R. Paddison
Paddison
Primary Polls Preview In North Carolina
The piece notes Democrats and Republicans choosing candidates for November offices with a contentious U S Senate race in the Democratic field. It predicts higher overall primary turnout while Surry County may lag, cites rural apathy, and lists Mount Airy precincts. It also discusses eligibility to vote in a primary and cites a state Attorney General ruling on party affiliation.
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U.S. Senate
Jake F Newell
U. S. Senate
Governors Office
Surry
Bailey and Simmons
Raleigh
Asheville
Mount Airy Township
Mount Airy
Globe Warehouse
City Hall
North Main School
Pranklin Street
Frank D. Grist
Grist addresses veterans in city hall on Senate bid
Frank D. Grist spoke to a Monday night audience of World War I veterans in city hall. He pledged to push for a soldier bonus payment if nominated and elected to the United States Senate, seeking the nomination to challenge Senator Morrison.
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Frank D. Grist
United States Senate
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A. Wetmore
State Merchant Association
State Merchants Association
W. S. Wolfe
J. G. Harrison
Mississippi
Kennett
Mississippi River
Russell Ridgeway
Old Man River
Opie Shelton
Blue Ridge League
Mount Airy-Furies Mount Airy
Lones - Aoe
Fuller
Gardner
Southern
Joe Fowler
Building and Loan Association
Finance Corporation
Betty Burrus
Martin Memorial Nurses
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Cripple Clinic
Surry County
Harold KB. Talbot, Jr
North American Aviation, Inc
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc
Passenger Air Lines
Frank Grist
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