Locals Prepare For Red Cross Blood Visit In Mount Airy
Mount Airy prepares for a two day Red Cross Bloodmobile stop on Thursday and Friday led by Richard Vaughn and a committee including Leonard Johnson Joe Johnson Jr John Stevens and Yollie Barber. A 300 pint quota is set and doctors Dr Lewis Bolin Dr Richard Jackson Dr Andrew Kaprcar Dr T C Britt Dr Gale Waters and Dr C G Rinbertson Jr are already committed to assist. Additional blood plasma is needed for armed forces due to Vietnam hostilities.
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Red Cross
Mount Airy West
Richard Vaughn
Mount Airy
Leonard Johnson
Joe Johnson, Jr
John Stevens
Yollie Barber
Sin
Granite City
Alsady
Lewis Bolin
Richard Jackson
Andrew Kaprcar
T. C. Britt
Gale Waters
C. G Rinbertson
Vietnam
Truck Fire Destroys Furnishings on Van Line Load
A United Van Lines truck south of Mount Airy caught fire in the cargo, causing $12,500 damage to furniture. Bannertown volunteers battled the blaze for about 90 minutes, removing and relading items as firefighters dampened the flames. The fire likely started from an interior light shorting due to tightly packed furniture. cargo had origins in Blackville Virginia with stops planned in Winston-Salem and Charlotte.
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United van Line
Mount Airy
Bannertown
Mace Alexander
Holly Springs Road
Alexander
Death of Eider Bartley at 76 in Lowgap area
Eider Claude Early Bartley, 76, of Lawvap, died at home about 2 45 am yesterday after an extended illness. He was a retired farmer and minister, served churches in Surry Alleghany counties and Grayson County Va for over 40 years, and was a member of Liberty Union Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Viola Matthews Bartley four daughters seven grandchildren six great grandchildren two brothers. Funeral at Liberty Union Baptist Church Saturday at 2 pm with burial in church cemetery. The body returned to his home from Meedy Funeral Home at 10 am this morning.
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Eider Claude Early Bartley
Lawvap
Surry County
Ezekiah
Martha Jane Oakiev Bartley
Liberty Union Baptist Church
Surry
Alleghany
North Carolina
Grayson County
Viola Matthews Bartley
Herbert Royall
State Road
Melvin Isaacs
Winston-Salem
FE. H Willams
Lowgap
Vance Ausburne
Mount Airy
Alex
Guy Bartley
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Black
Michael Schipke
Durham
James Commis
Fairview Avenue
Eider Bartley
Mieedy Funeral Home
Martin Bennet
Forsyth Memorial Hospital
Winstons _lom
Union Hill
Thurmond
Baptist
Acu As
Vir
Belk’s
Coats
Men's & Boys
I, Price
Chenille
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