Three Men Held For Murder Bolt Body Found In Creek
Three men were involved in a case leading to the discovery of Claude Bolt's body in a creek near Highland Park. Bolt's hat helped locate the body, found about five feet under water after a river search by Mr. Mason and Rev. Mr. Winburn. The autopsy showed death by a head blow, not drowning, with burial at Burton's Chapel, Grayson County, Va. Bolt's widow Mary Trivette and two children survive, along with Bolt's parents and two uncles.
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Bolt
Mr. Mason
Mr. Winburn
Winburn
Claude Bolt
W. M. Johnson
the News
Will D. Merritt
City Engi
Neer
Merritt
Walter Mason
Mr Winburn
John D Thompson
Mr Johnson
Thompson
Claude Monday
Moody
Burton's Chapel
Independence
James R
Nellie Bolt
Grayson County
Mary Trivette
Paul
John
Pred Conklin
Anawalt
West Virginia
Miss Kochtitzky Hosts Bridal Tea For Nina Hoffman
Miss Caroline Kochtitzky hosted an afternoon tea on Saturday from 4 to 5 to honor Miss Nina Hoffman the June bride elect and Mrs. O W Kochtitzky Jr of Norris Tenn Also honored were Miss Valeria Jackson and Miss Evelyn Pawevtt brides to be in June Guests arrived to a living room with pink and yellow snapdragons baby's breath and silver nuts and mints In the receiving line were numerous relatives and friends with cake and ice served in the dining room and a punch room ready for guests
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Caroline Kochtitzky
Nina Hoffman
O. W. Kochtitzky, Jr
Norris
Tenn
Valeria Jackson
Evelyn Pawevtt
Baby
Edith Leake
O. W. Kochiitzky
Caroline Kochitzky
D. F. Hoffman
O. W. Kochiitzky, Jr
Norris, Tenn
R. A. Frye
Pilot Mountain
Adelaide Shuford
Hickory
Evelyn Fawcett
B. H. Cobb
Wilmington
L. D. Magette
Winton
Mary Engle Hoffman
R. B. Crawford, Jr
Winston-Salem
J. Curry
Petersburg
Sue Mae Hendren
Verona West
Trent Harkrader
Miss Vera Corum and Allen Jessup Wed at Boonville Church
Miss Vera Corum of Boonville and Mr. Allen Jessup were married Wednesday at 8 PM in the Boonville Baptist Church. The ceremony was before relatives and intimate friends, conducted by Rev. J. D. Davis. The couple will spend the summer in Boone after a wedding trip through the Shenandoah Valley and a stay in Richmond, Va.
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Vera Corum
Boonville
Allen Jessup
Boonville Baptist Church
J. D. Davis
Jessup
J. J. Corum
Appalachian Teacher Training Schoo
Boone
A. M. Jessup
Westfield
Appalachian State Normal
Reynolds Memorial High School
Stokes County
I. E Hutchens
White Plains
W. R. Nunn
Winston-Salem
Ralph Smitherman
Lillian Davis
East Bend
Pilot Mountain Friends Missionary Society Meeting Notes
The May meeting at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Nichols included talks on the Cane Creek Conference by Mrs. Clifton C. Parson, Mrs. J. M. Polger, Mrs. Louie Patterson, and Mrs. Robert Jones. Mrs. J. W. Prarik spoke on Japan, and the gathering closed with a prayer by Mrs. J. W. Frank. Edith C. Hill will host in June with a social hour featuring ice cream and cakes.
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Priends Missionary Society
Myrtle Nichols
S. W. Palk
Priends Missionary Society of
Mount Airy
Clifton C. Parson
J. M. Polger
Louie Patterson
Robert Jones
Cane Creek
J. W. Prarik
Japan
J. W. Frank
Edith C. Hill
Brides-Elect Of This Week Honored Hosts Dinner
Miss Nina Hoffman and Miss Valeria Jackson were honored at a private Blue Ridge hotel dinner hosted by Misses Helen Payne and Mary Margaret Hollingsworth. White roses and magnolias decorated the private dining room with twenty eight covers for a four course meal. Silver shells held nuts as place cards and favors.
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Helen Payne
Mary Margaret Hollingsworth
Blue Hidge Hotel
Nina Hoffman
Valeria Jackson
Brides-Elect Honored With Luncheon and Bridge
Mrs. Ted Robertson and Miss Willie Taylor Burke hosted a luncheon and bridge on Pine Street Tuesday for brides Nina Hoffman Valeria Jackson and Evelyn Pawcett. Verona West won high score and a desk set. Prizes included a silver vegetable dish antique sherbets and antique vases. Floral decor featured dominant roses.
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Ted Robertson
Willie Taylor Burke
Pine Street
Nina Hoffman
Valeria Jackson
Evelyn Pawcett
Verona West
Miss Hoffman
Miss Jackson
Fawcett
Death of Miss Redie Bryant in Cumberland Virginia
News from Ararat reports the death of Miss Redie Bryant daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Bryant of Cumberland Virginia The funeral is planned at their home church The story notes that Sunday featured a homecoming service at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church with many attendees.
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Ararat
Redie Bryant
J. M. Bryant
Cumberland
The
Sulphur Springs Baptist Church
Ararat Church Homecoming and Services Announced
Attendance at Ararat included preaching and singing with a bountiful noon meal. A second homecoming is set for the church on the second Sunday in June at 10 A M in the cemetery, with F T Lewellyn speaking at 1 PM. Communion is planned at Blackwater Church next Sunday. Dry weather delays crops, especially tobacco, and Ararat residents attended the rural mail carriers convention in Clemons last Saturday.
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Ararat
F. T. Lewellyn
Blackwater Church
Clemons
Public Auction Planned for Part of B E Moser Lands
Paes eSeeee listed to offer for re sale at the Court House Door in Dobson North Carolina a tract in Surry County part of the B E Moser lands allotted to Henry Moser. The property is described by metes and bounds beginning at a rock on Corinth road and proceeding along specific compass bearings totaling about 15 4 10 acres. A 12 foot cart way runs along the west line from lot No 2 of the B E Moser lands.
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Court House
Dobson
N. C
Surry County
North Carolina
B. E Moser
Henry Moser
B. F. Moser
Corinth Road
B. E. Moser
Revival at Oak Grove Methodist Church
Evangelistic services begin at Oak Grove Methodist Church on Bannertown road Sunday night June 7 at 8:00. Rev C M McKinney of Rural Hall assists Rev J L Ingram for ten days to two weeks. Public invited with sermons at Salem 11:00 A M New Hebron 3:00 P M Zion 8:00 P M Ararat Circuit Oak Grove 6:00 P M by Rev C M McKinney.
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Oak Grove Methodist Church
Bannertown Road
C. M McKinney
Methodist Church
Rural Hall
J. L. Ingram
McKinney
Oak Grove
Salem
New Hebron
Zion
G. B Gwyn
Ararat
C. M. McKinney
Surry County Delegation Attends 6th District Meeting
White Plains reports Surry County participation in the 6th district federation meeting in Winston-Salem on May 27. Home Demonstration members from White Plains include J Van Jackson, Tom Park, Cleve McKinney, Tom Badgett, Roscoe Childress, Check Badgett, M H Shore, Hattie Marshall, George Nichols, John Davis, Roy Maulding. A bus trip to Washington D C followed, with Miss Bertie Davis, Mrs. Lester Davis, and John Nichols among White Plains travelers.
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White Plains
Surry County
Winston- Salem
J. van Jackson
Tom Park
Cleve McKinney
Tom Badgett
Roscoe Childress
Check Badgett
M. H. Shore
Hattie Marshall
George Nichols
John Davis
Roy Maulding
Washington, D. C
Grady Cooper
Bertie Davis
Lester Davis
John Nichols
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