Light voting marked yesterday's general election
Voting was fairly light through mid-afternoon with 257 total ballots by 3 o'clock. Ward One at North Main Street School showed more activity than Ward Two at Rockford Street School. Candidates M. A. Thomas, L. M. Lamm, and Charles Lowry appeared at polls. a rumored write-in bid failed to materialize, and observers expect the three Democratic candidates on the ballot to win.
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Rockford Street School
North Main Street
M. A. Thomas
L. M. Lamm
Charles Lowry
Merritt Machine and Supply rites retire their longtime bookkeeper
After 22 years of service at Merritt Machine and Supply, Inc., Mrs. Frank Hines announced her retirement from the firm as bookkeeper and general office worker effective Friday. She joined the company in 1941 when it was on South Street and handled all bookkeeping and various office duties. Her husband is Joe A. Teah ey. She later worked eight years with the W. E. Merritt Company before returning to Merritt Machine Supply after marriage. The Hineses have three children, including Mrs. Gale of Mount Airy.
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Merritt Machine and Supply, Inc
Frank Hines
Friag Hines
South Street
Stokes County
Mount Airy
Rockford
Joe A. Teahey
W. E Merritt Company
Merritt Machine Supply
Hines
Gale
Marty Aero
Kinston
19 Arrests Reported Over Weekend in Mount Airy
Weekend records from Mount Airy police show 19 arrests with nine by the sheriff's department eight by the police department and two by the State Highway Patrol. Auto violations account for five cases liquor law violations for four and miscellaneous violations for ten.
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Mount Airy
Pension Bill Gets House Approval
The North Carolina House of Representatives approved a bill on Friday to create a retirement pension fund for Mount Airy city employees. Introduced by Senator George K. Snow of Mount Airy, the measure allows the Mount Airy commissioners to establish the program after already passing the Senate.
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N.C. House of Representatives
Mount Airy
George K. Snow
Senate
Thieves Strike Mount Airy Bowling Lanes
Nighttime burglars ripped an air vent from the rear of Mount Airy Bowling Lanes on Lebanon Street and gained entry Friday morning. They used two splitting hammers stolen from a monument works at Toast to force a door to a small safe and stole $500 to $350 from the safe plus about $30 in change from a cigarette machine. Deputy Dallas Coe investigated and no arrests had been made as the inquiry continued.
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Mount Airy
Lebanon Street
Monument Works
Toast
Bowling Lanes
Dallas Coe
Surry Deputy Slain In Gun Battle At Flat Rock
Deputy Trevathan died after a car chase ending on Lover's Lane Road. Joseph Bruce Peele was shot by the deputy and wounded. Peele, his wife Marian Peele, and bootleg liquor were found at the scene. Trevathan, 38, left his supper to pursue a fleeing driver, and the case includes hit and run charges, liquor possession, and murder-related proceedings.
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Trevathan
Sheriff's Office
Mount Airy
Flat Rock
Belton Road
Lover's Lane Road
NC 103
Peele
Marian Lea Peele
James Billaops
Jimmy) Trevathan
Bedford County
Jesse E. and
Mary Bailey Trevathan
Southview St
Quaker Road
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Granite Masonic Lodge No
W. R. Eaton
Joe Maye
Surry County
Fisherman Killed Near Turkey Ford
A 24 year old Piney Grove resident Franklin D Roosevelt Wood was killed by a gunshot on a fishing trip on the Fisher River near Turkey Ford. His brother in law Jobe Marion 24 reported the incident and wood was pronounced dead on arrival at Northern Surry Hospital. Deputy Dallas Coe noted the case appears accidental and will be investigated further. Wood left a wife, his mother and multiple siblings as survivors.
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Fisher River
Piney Grove
Franklin D. Roosevelt Wood
Route
Mount Airy
Northern Surry Hospital
Wood
Jobe Marion
US 601
Turkey Ford
Marion
Dallas Coe
Coe
Round Peak Robbery Reported Yesterday
Police said two men in a black Ford pickup approached Mr and Mrs Gentry in Round Peak. One man accompanied Mr Gentry to inspect animals while the other coerced Mrs Gentry to surrender 100 dollars. The suspects fled in a truck linked to itinerant painters.
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Ben Gentry
Round Peak
Mr. Gentry
Dog Bites Children At City School Run-In
A six month old dog reportedly bit four children Friday just before noon at North Main Street School. Police captured the dog and turned it over to county dog warden Taft Moser who will confine it for ten days to check for rabies. The owner remains undetermined.
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North Main Street
Taft Moser
Two Men Surrender In Mount Airy Gambling Raid
Howard Stamie Gordon and Samuel Eugene King both of Mount Airy surrendered to local officers after a raid on a suspected gambling ring near Mount Airy. They slipped away from police during booking of 16 suspects and posted $100 bond each awaiting trial in Mount Airy Recorders Court on June 10.
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Howard Stamie Gordon
Samuel Eugene King
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Recorders Court
Burial for Rev Cecil Hooper Planned at Church Cemetery
Rev Cecil Hooper is to be buried in church cemetery following services. The notice notes funeral details and burial arrangements, reflecting a quiet local observance.
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Cecil Hooper
Cem
Warren Family Attends UNC Graduation at Chapel Hill
Mr and Mrs Garland Warren and son John attended graduation exercises at UNC Chapel Hill Sunday where Mr Warren's nephew Alwood L Warren of yl aa received his L L B in\n
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Garland Warren
John
UNC
Chapel Hill
Mr. Warren
Alwood L. Warren
Yl Aa
L.L
Integration attempts at local dining and public venues
Over the weekend Negroes tested integrated dining by entering downtown drugstores and counters, receiving courtesy and service with no incidents except one per facility refusal at a recreational site. Merchants largely aimed to serve all patrons impartially while avoiding wider demonstrations. A small group of school-age Negroes attempted a theatre entry, failing, as two parked cars with African American adults drew attention.
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Perimeter Drug Store
Mount Airy
Washington, D. C
Main Street
Alabama
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Louis Trevathan
Springfield
William L. Trevathan
Sacramento
Calif
Jesse Trevathan, Jr
Miami
Fla
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Bowie
Joseph Bruce Peele
Turkey
Franklin School
Mary Lee Walker
Elie Dancen
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Mews Ghote
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