Dr Rondthaler At City School Finals
The Mount Airy closing exercises occur at Rockford street auditorium with 42 seniors presenting a dinemaas after a literary address by Dr. Howard Kondthaler president of Salem college. Awards include Masonic Medal to Robert Perkins and Dr Moir S. Martin Medal to Frances Folger with multiple grade level prizes and scholarships awarded to students including Susie Young Edna Sumner and Mary Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Rockford Street
Robert Perkins
Moir S. Martin
Frances Folger
Leonard Jewelry Co
Edna Sumner
International Correspondence School
P. W. Green
Susie Young
Ruth Bowman
Florida
Legion Band to Play at July Fourth Celebration
A Winston-Salem Legion band of 45 pieces will join the local July 4th celebration. The American Legion committee led by R. E. Lawrence and others arranged the appearance, with Senator Cameron Morrison slated to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
R. E. Lawrence
M. F. Booe
J. L. Sprinkle
Geo. K. Snow
Winston- Salem
Legion
Mammoth
Camel City
Cameron Morrison
Mr. Tesh to Undergo Second Eye Operation
Mr. J. A. Tesh has returned from Charlotte after an eye examination showing a second operation is required for his cataract. The initial procedure could not complete the restoration of his sight due to the cataract’s nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Tesh
Charlotte
Forming City League With Three Teams Ready
Negotiations are under way to form a city baseball league with three organized teams Tom Greenes Kent Harmans and the Quar ry awaiting a fourth from a factory. All games start after 5 45 with two games weekly. On Tuesday June 2 Tom Greenes nine beat Kent Harmans 10 to 8 but the win does not count toward league percentage as the schedule is not yet arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Green
Kent Harman
The
Quarry
Tom Greene
Tom
Edna Sumner Wins Gruen Wrist Watch
Edna Sumner, a 1931 graduate, won a Gruen wrist watch from Leonard's Jewelry Store. The clock contest stopped with hands on her name after starting last Thursday and ending Monday morning, marking the fifth year of the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Summer
Leonard's
Miss Summer
Aberdeen Proving Grounds officer to visit sister in town
Major D. C. Absher of Aberdeen Proving Grounds will visit his sister Mrs. John Foy this week. He will be accompanied home by his daughter Miss Mary Sparger Absher and his niece Miss Julia Belle Foy. Miss Foy will also visit her aunt Mrs. H. D. Duffield in East Orange New Jersey and see New York before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Absher
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
John Foy
Mary Sparger Abeher
Salem College
Julia Belle Foy
Celebration at Norvale Crags opens Appalachian Trail
The formal dedication of Norvale Crags and the Blue Ridge section will be celebrated Sunday with a bi celebration and speeches by notable figures including Hon S Porter Graves Gov Max Gardner and ex Governors Trinkle and Byrd. Thousands are expected to visit and organizers plan to feed about 15 000 with sandwiches. The grounds have been graded and a wide road connects to the Lowgap highway a half mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norvale Crags
Blue Ridge
Severa
S. Porter Graves
Max Gardner
Trinkle
Byrd
Virginia
J B Midkiff Relocates to Pilot Mountain
J B Midkiff moves his home to Pilot Mountain while continuing his hardware business in Mount Airy. He traded his Willow Street home to J D Lewis for Lewis’ Pilot Mountain residence, and both families moved on Tuesday. Lewis heads the service department at Surry Sales Co and has lived in the city six years, now making Pilot Mountain home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Midkiff
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
Willow Street
J. D. Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Surry Sales Co
Sanford Martin to Address Sunday School Class
Hon. Sanford Martin editor of the Winston-Salem Journal will address the Baracca class of the First Baptist Sunday School at 10 o clock Sunday morning June 14 in the main auditorium. Public invited to hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baracca
First Baptist Sunday School
Sanford Martin
Winston-Salem Journal
First Baptist Church
L M Lammins President's Cup Golf Contest Opens
The Mount Airy Country Club starts the L M Lammins President s Cup with 36 holes of medal golf over four weeks. Defending champ J M Lamm won last year s cup in a foresome. he shot 78 for 18 holes in the championship round. This is the fourth President s Cup. prior winners include T C Barber 1928 A P Turnmyre 1929 and Bailey Glenn 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Country Club
Blue Ridge Clothing Co
J. M. Lamm
Llewellyn
J. G. Harrison
J. W. McFall
Mrs. Claude Flippin's Mother Passes
Mrs. Mattie Mills Teague wife of G C Teague of Taylorsville died at her home last Tuesday after declining health. She is survived by three sons and four daughters including Mrs. Claud Flippin of this city. Funeral at 10 a m Wednesday from First Baptist Taylorsville with Rev E V Bumgarner Rev A G Watts and Rev C E Lutz officiating. interment in Three Forks Cemetery. Home paper tribute praises her as kind loving devoted wife and mother, charitable and a dedicated neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Mills Teague
G. C. Teague
Taylorsville
Claud Flippin
First Baptist Church
E. V. Bumgarner
A. G. Watts
C. E. Lutz
Three Forks
Mrs. Randall Sparger Hosts Bridge Club
Mrs. Randall W. Sparger was hostess with bridge Wednesday afternoon for the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge club and guests. Visitor Mrs. Morgan Simmons of Martinsville Virginia attended. Table prizes of groceries were awarded and given to the charity committee along with a gift from the hostess, and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall W. Sparger
Morgan Simmons
Martinsville
Holy Communion At Trinity Church Sunday
Rev. Dan W. Allen will conduct morning worship and Holy Communion at Trinity Church next Sunday at eleven o clock. The public is invited to worship with this congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan W. Allen
Trinity Tement Church
Census of Surry Co Farms Reveals Cropping Shifts
United States Department of Commerce released county farming census results. Tobacco production has doubled in ten years, small grain falls, Irish potatoes up fourfold, and sweet potatoes doubled. Hog numbers halve, horses decline while mules rise as farm labor shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Commerce
Surry County
Enero
Arres
Te Land
County Abandons Its Road Work
The county reports no road work since May 1 as funds are exhausted. Road supervisor Guy Sparger and all foremen have been removed from payroll and no county crews will work until state takeover July 1.
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Guy Sparger
Boxing Bout Friday Night Sponsored by American Legion
Preparations are complete for a boxing bout Friday night announced by Wade C Moody event manager. The American Legion sponsors the bout with proceeds to the public library fund. Ticket sales are limited to available seats and most tickets are already sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade C. Moody
The
American Legion
Public Library Fund
Silver Slipper Ball Next Wednesday at Mount Airy
Sherm Nichols presents the annual Silver Slipper ball featuring Jelly Leftwich and his Duke orchestra. The world famed group comes at great promoter cost, with 9:30 p m to 12:00 a m dancing as Mount Airy hosts a gala social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm Nichols
Hostess Honors Miss Webb at Bridge Tea
Mrs. William Hadley hosted Wednesday afternoon with three tables of bridge in compliment to Miss Ade laide Webb of Alabama, guest of Miss Virginia Martin. High score prize went to Mrs. Fred Folger and a gift was presented to Miss Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hadley
Adelaide Webb
Alabama
Virginia Martin
Fred Folger
Miss Webb
Aviation attracts local citizens to air travel
A-Drive-It operator J. A. Eads expands into commercial aviation on Franklin Street. He plans to offer car or airplane options within weeks, renting cars without drivers and providing a pilot for his Curtiss-Wright plane. Pilot Charles Pope will train him toward licensure, with the craft based on the Pilot road field three miles below town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Eads
Franklin Street
Joe W. Gwyn
Mr. Eads
Charlotte
Charles Pope
Pope
Hospital Notes Report of Local Surgical Procedures
Mr W R Gordon of Toast is recovering well after an operation on Wednesday. Leonard Bowman of Pilot Mountain underwent an acute appendicitis operation Tuesday and is progressing. Arthur Palmer of Pinnacle had his tonsils removed on Monday. Joshua Lawson of Lawsonville remains a medical patient. Miss Gertie Potts of White Plains had an operation Monday and is doing nicely. A son was born Saturday night to Mr and Mrs Alton Gravitt of Pilot Mountain. Bobby Starling, fourteen months old, son of Mrs Julia Starling, had an operation Monday. Mrs C W Whitt of Pilot Mountain had an operation Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Gordon
Toast
Leonard Bowman
Pilot Mountain
Arthur Palmer
Pinnacle
Joshua Lawson
Lawsonville
Gertie Potts
White Plains
Alton Gravitt
Bobby Starling
Julia Starling
C. W. Whitt
Emma Leachman to Speak at First Baptist Church
Miss Emma Leachman field director of the Home Mission board of the Southern Baptist church will speak at the First Baptist church Thursday afternoon June 11 at 3 o'clock. A special hour will be held after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Leachman Field
Home Mission Board
The
Southern Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Surry County Awaits Warden After Department Reorganization
Raleigh's game department restructure cuts Surry County warden position due to a $35000 drop in license revenue. Roy King of Stokes will serve as warden for Surry under consolidation. Local sportsmen urge retention, noting higher license sales and wildlife interest here. Martin Bennett’s term ends June 15 under the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Surry County
Game Board
Roy King
Stokes County
Surry
Martin Bennett
Four New Magistrates Named for Mount Airy Township
The legislature appointed four new magistrates for Mount Airy township and they were sworn in Monday at Dobson before the Clerk of the Court. The justices are J. C. Hill P. S. Rothrock Robert Jones and R. A. Jarvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Township
Dobson
J. C. Hill
P. S. Rothrock
Robert Jones
R. A. Jarvis
New Tobacco Plant Trouble At Westfield
Westfield reports widespread trouble with a new tobacco plant. A farmer says he will plant only two acres after planning ten, reflecting local crop concerns while other crops show excellent prospects thanks to good rains and healthy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield
Nestfield
Wyatt Hunter
New High School Library Opens With Open Shelving
The high school library operates in a bright new room with open shelves arranged by the Dewey system. It houses fourteen hundred volumes and posted a total circulation of 2095 books for the term. The library seats thirty and serves 377 pupils with a daily open schedule and a full time librarian.
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the American
Amariene
Girl
Colliers
Wee Harpers
Hygeia
Omy
National Georaphic
Popular Mechanics
Popular Science
Saturday Evening Post
Time
Greensboro Daily News
The
Mount Airy News
Mabel Satterfie
Lucy Goldsmith
Ethel Poore
Edith Binder
City Cuts Salaries and Consolidates Departments in Budget Move
Mount Airy city commissioners approved a ten percent pay cut for police and several other officials including the mayor and commissioners, merged police and fire chiefs, and created a $32,000 bond issue to cover old notes and a new revolving fund. Chief Paterson becomes an officer, Jessup receives fingerprint pay, and the budget plan awaits further action on June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Patterson
W. E. Jarrell
Lawrence
Jessup
W. H. Brannock
John Jarrell
C. L. Wright
G. L. Utt
Mount Airy
East Pine Street
Renfro
Miss Vera Keeney Dies After Station Accident
Miss Vera Kenney a graduate nurse from Woodlawn Virginia died after an accident at a filling station on Fancy Gap road. The bullet injured her spine leaving paralysis. she was cared for at Martin hospital and then at home until her death. She maintained the incident was accidental and exonerated Gaston Arnder in sworn statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Kenney
Gaston Arnder
Fancy Gap
Miss Kenney
Martin Hospital
Woodlawn
Martin Memorial Hospital
Arnder
Mount Airy Women Invited to Galax Garden Club Show
All members of the Mount Airy Women's Club are invited to attend a flower show hosted by the Galax Garden Club at Twin City Motor Co. showroom in Galax Virginia. The show opens at 3 P M and runs through the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Woman's Club
Galax Garden Club
Twin City Motor Co
Galax
Deaths of Bertha Talley, Green Clifton, and Green Bobbett
Mrs. Bertha Goad Talley 22 died at home on Mill street. Funeral at Flat Rock Baptist Church with interment at Midkiff cemetery. Green Clifton 74 died at his son’s home in Highland Park. funeral at Little Vine Baptist Church. Green B. Bobbett 97, Confederate veteran, died at home of his son. funeral near Lambsburg, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Goad Talley
Clyde Talley
Mill Street
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Jim Belton
Midkiff
Mr. Green Clifton
Route 4
T. L. Clifton
Highland Park Settlement
Little Vine Baptist Church
Dobson
Messrs. Beasley and Dunbar
Green B. Bobbett
Jay AE My
Crews
Lambsburg
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DR. Rondthaler
Mr. Tesh
L. M. Lammins
Claude Flippin
Trinity Church
Census OF
Surry CO
Hospital Notes
Vera Keeney
Club
Mrs. Bertha Goad Talley
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