Surry County Drives for North Carolina Battleship Fund
Surry County launches a drive to raise 250000 dollars to bring the USS North Carolina to Wilmington as a tourist draw. Osler Woltz of Mount Airy chairs the effort with co chairmen from Pilot Mountain Dobson and Elkin, as Granite City backers pledge Admiral donations and school children contribute 10 cents each. Local veterans groups also participate while donors receive admiral level perks and a tax deduction.
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Wilmington
Surry County
Battleship Fund
Osler Woltz
Mount Airy
Terry Sanford
R. J. Harris
Pilot Mountain
W. Frank Comer
Dobson
R. Franklin Folger, Jr
Elkin
Surry
Emily Harding
Jo Lynn Wilson
Marvin Wall
Pilot Mountain School
Jerome Harber
A. James Mill
New York City
Mill Factors Corp
Granite City Admirals
Woltz
B. H. Tharrington
Mount Airy News June 2 1961 Friday edition
Mount Airy North Carolina issue dated Friday June 2 1961 features local news brief items, community notices, and early summer happenings from the town and surrounding area.
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Mount Airy
N. C
Mount Airy Vote Push Endorses Local Leaders
W F Carter Jr urges June 5 election turnout backing Ed Clark for mayor and council candidates Fletcher Harris Maynard Beamer W J Monday A B Withers Howard P Mills. He cites a state federal redevelopment program to revitalize 57 acres downtown and plan future land use with departments of Housing and Home Finance, Conservation and Development, and Highway.
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Mount Airy
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Conservation and Development
Highway Department
Ed Clark
W. Fletcher Harris
W. Maynard Beamer
W. J. Monday
A. B. Withers
Howard P. Mills
Fletcher Harris
Maynard Beamer
W. F. Carter, Jr
Three Injured In Smash Damaging Five Cars
Three persons were injured in a Wednesday afternoon accident involving five vehicles at the South and Huston street intersection. A 1952 Nash driven by Mrs Ern- collided with another moving car and both spun into three parked vehicles. the investigation is unfinished and full details are unavailable.
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South
Huston Streets
Ern
Local Crash Involves Several Rogers Family Members
A collision at the FOX Store involved Estine Gunnell Rogers and a 1955 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. Robert F. Haynes of Canada. Parked cars included a 1958 Buick owned by Guy Robert Gibson, a 1959 Plymouth owned by Caleb Hill, and a Chevrolet pickup owned by Tom Lawrence. Injured were Walter Herman Rogers, 53, with chest and leg injuries, Winton Rogers, 13, with left arm and chest injuries, and Stanley Lee Rogers, 5, with left arm and head injuries.
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Estine Gunnell Rogers
Factory Street
Robert F. Haynes
Canada
Fox
Guy Robert Gibson
Caleb Hill
Tom Lawrence
Walter Herman Rogers
Winton Rogers
Stanley Lee Rogers
Ducks Form Parental Bond With Moving Ball
University of Nevada psychology researchers show ducklings imprint on a moving red football, following it around a circular conveyor belt. Dr. Willard Day demonstrates that certain birds form parental bonds with the first moving object they encounter after birth, leading the ducks to chase the ball in a Reno Nevada experiment.
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Reno
Nev
University of Nevada Psychology Department
Willard F. Day
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T. D. Simmons
W. M. Matthews
W. W. Norman
Clyde Chilton
R. C. Harris
Richard Bondurant
Wick Gordon
Clarence Joyce
J. T. Harris
Michael Moran, Jr
Sid Patton
Roger Harria
Theoford Sprinkle
Fred Chilton
Thurmond Midkiff
Joe Fell
Neal Thompson
William B. Reid
Henry Rowe
John P. Frank
Harold Hutchena
Charlie Shelton
Robert Lovill
J. S. Belton
James E. Johnson
M. A. Thomas
A. P. Turnmyre
Dennis W. Moody
O. A. Ashburn
Thomas M. Faw
James Mayberry
Hugh Merritt
William K. Woiltz
Roy Hutchens
Flip Rees
PD. C. Rector
Harris
By Rolfe
Thelma C. Hair
Mount Airy School
Beauty Culture
Robby
Main St
Mt. Airy, N. C
Coast Guard
U. S. Army
Fide
Thermos
Jug
Tolt Man
Carter
Kenneth Westmoreland
Renfro Mills
Charles Pardue
Carolina Industrial Plastics
Stella Venable
Mount Airy Knitting Co
George Shelton
National Furniture Co
Williford Jones
James Edward Thompson
Carolina Industrial Prastice
Lawrence Westmoreland
Northern Surry Hospital
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