Fat stock show draws crowd at Mount Airy
Lurry’s Fat Stock Show held at Veterans Memorial Park drew a large crowd as 18 Hereford and grade steers sold from 35 to 46 per hundredweight. Grand Champion Brent Shinault of Dobson Route 1 won 780 pounds, with Marion Nichols of White Plains claiming Reserve Champion. The event, part of a new two-event annual schedule, aims to supplement the Fall Fat Stock Show at Elkin and broaden county participation.
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Vetrans Memorial Park
Brent Shinault
Dobson
Route 1
Grinning
Marion Nichols
White Plains
Ralph Key
Ararat
Mount Airy
D. A. Halsey
H. O. Dunbar
Elkin
Hulsey Exec
Surry County
Harry Hamilton Jr
Boone
Glendora Nichols
Gray Southern
Aubrey Nichols
Gray Nichols
Future Farmers of America
Kroger Stores
Piggly Wiggly Store
J. H. Crossingham
D. C. Lewis
First National Bank
Belk’s Department
Ford Motor Company
Barbara Allen Hosiery Company
Stewart Brothers
Neill M. Smith
Surry Baptists Plan Enlargement
The Surry Baptist Association launches an enlargement program to improve church teaching services. Fifteen churches will meet at First Baptist Church at 3 p.m. on Saturday June 10 for instructions and materials. A Sun day School division worker will assist each church to lead the program and a religious census will be taken on Sunday June 11 with nightly meetings Monday through Friday to plan educational expansion under Rev. L. L. Morgan.
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Rev
L. L. Morgan
North Carolina Baptists
Friends Circle Meeting Planned at Mrs Bowman Home
The Woman's Society of Friends Church will meet Monday night June 5 at the home of Mrs W R Bowman with Miss Lucy Bowman and Mrs Robert Jones as co hosts. The theme is Christian Service and Miss Eva Vestal will lead devotionals with Mrs Reuben J Payne directing the program.
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Woman's Society of Friends Church
W. R. Bowman
Lucy Bowman
Robert Jones
Eva Vestal
Reuben J. Payne
Garden Club Classes By Mrs J L Weller At Mount Airy
Mrs J L Weller of Norfolk Virginia will teach three day sessions on Fundamentals for Flower Arranging Judging and lower Arranging at Mount Airy Country Club. Sessions run 10 am to 5 pm with lunch brought. Attendance limited to 75 daily and tickets cost 1.00 per day. Members obtain tickets via club presidents and non members contact Mrs G C Lovill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Country Club
J. J. Weller
Norfolk
Arts and Crafts Guild
G. C. Lovill
Buffet Forum At Central Methodist Church Sunday
A buffet forum is planned at Central Methodist Church Sunday evening for the Young Adult Class. After supper a program will be presented.
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Central Methodist Church
Miss Clara Springthorpe Arrives From Columbia Missouri
Miss Clara Springthorpe arrives the first of the week from Columbia Missouri where she has studied at Stephens College. She will spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs John Springthorpe.
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Clara Springthorpe
Columba, Mo
Stephens College
John Springthorpe
Hospital and business notes mix of patients births and stock talk
A long hospital column lists numerous patients by name and location including medical surgical and birth entries from various towns such as Ararat Galax and Dobson plus mentions a baby born to Mr and Mrs Worth Olive and to Mr and Mrs George Gwyn. The page ends with stock meeting remarks from GM executives about production and demand extending into 1960.
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Joe H. Hall
Charles Thomas Hall
Annie Ruth Culler
Garnett Caldwell Pruitt
Clifford Eugene Light
Stuart
Dolphus Combs
Sallie Thomas
Meadie Surratt
Porter Graves Belton
Rt. 2
Harvey E. Millsaps
Worth Olive
Route 1
Squire George Jones
Ararat
Geroge Cleero Gwyn
Nina Johnson Boyd
Howard Montague Finch, Jr
Chase Vaughan
Galax
John [Las Willis
Hillsville
Douglas Haig Christian
Pinnacle
General Motors Demand Seen Through 1950 Record
Alfred P. Sloan Jr said demand for General Motors cars and other GM products probably would stay at current record levels in 1950. Sloan, board chairman, indicated sustained high consumer uptake and continued strong production outlook for GM.
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Wilmington
Del
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
General
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Lurry
Jim Graham
Lofitel Springs
F. McCrarey
District Extension
Lions Club
Surry Baptists
Surry School
Friends Circle
Wallace Silversmiths
Wallace Sterling
Carl W. Steele
Cecil F. Hennis, Sr
Mr. Hennis
Raven Knob
Hennis Motor Company
J. L. Weller
Jane Greer
Lawrence
Albert
Miss Greer
RKO
Ironus
NORGE
Holcomb Hardware
Hospital News
Curtis Roy Sturdivant
Galax, Va
D. R. Moxley
Foster Christian
Fred Waller Bingman
Herbert Dean Moore
Roy Wilburn Edwards
Donald Reid Nelson
James Foster Lawson
Paul Daniel Webster
Kiffen
Columbus Caudle
Linda Lou Rakes
Will Junior Badwards
Elbert Solphin
Jerry Wilson
Brintle
Boyd Calvin Marsh
Carl Rufus Willard
Donald Victor Semones
Sheila Denne Lawrence
James Marvin Johnston
Mise
Barbara Sue Owens
Margie Sechrist
Jessie Lee Hall
Alfred Charlie Vernon
Odell Watson Harris
Kenneth Owen Hunt
Wayne Monroe Westmoreland
Margaret Faye Wipperman
Ansa Belle Goin
Ruth Carol Wipperman
Arthur Colen Jarrell
Lloyd Garnett Robinson
Charles A. Choate
Baby
Betty Jo Whitaker
Pans
Peace Concern
Mr. Sloan
Sila Vt
Cal J
PFAFF
Warden Sewing Machine CO
South Main St
Mount Airy, N. C
Efird
Sundeal
Efird’s Department
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