Mount Airy Local Highlights 50 Years Ago
A Mount Airy column recalls a Surry County teacher trip to Washington under Supt. W M Cundiff praised as a success. Town conventions set Hills Grove Church for June, while notable civic shifts occur with board resignations and new appointments. Oxford Rhodes scholar Edger Turlington to spend vacation here before returning to finish studies. The city’s new water filtering plant progresses toward a top state water system as Raleigh reports favorably. A dray horse from Granite Mercantile snapped a back into a plate glass window during an accident this week.
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Surry County
Washington, D. C
W. M. Cundiff
Stream
Pictora
Hills Grove Church
T. W. Bickett
J. A. C. F. Mitchell
J. M. Hill
J. A. Hadley
J. D. Minick
Edger Turlington
Oxford
England
Ia T. Turtington
Rhodes
A. B. Calvert
Spartanburg, &. C
Calvert
Burton
Raleigh
Granite Mercantile Company
Robot Teaching Machine satire by Art Buchwald headline
The May issue of North Carolina Education magazine carries a Buchwald satire on mechanized schooling. It imagines a Robot Teaching Machine with seat magnets alarms and shocks to discipline students and IBM grading, a prop for humorous critique of tech dominance in classrooms.
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North Carolina Education Magazine
NCEA
Art Buchwald
IBM
Glass shatters in store. replacement costs listed
Minnie Rierson of Thomastown visited Sunday as a guest of her mother Mrs. Florence Rierson. The glass in the store shattered into fragments and will cost twenty five dollars to replace.
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Minnie Rierson
Thomasville
Plorence Rierson
Reeves W Ent Tuesday Schedule Highlights Local Events
Tuesday features a morning baseball block 9 to 12 and a ministerial association session 1 20 to 6. Recreational swim runs 1 40 to 5 with bowling and tennis 1 40 to 5 and softball 6 to 8. Dairy Princess contest runs 6 to 10. Wednesday includes swim 1 30 to 5 and informal gym 1 50 to 5 plus bowling 6 to 10. Thursday lists bowling and tennis 1 to 5 and piano recital 8 to 10.
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Ministerial Assn
Birth of Susan Ann Pulk at Northern Surry Hospital
Mr and Mrs Joe Pulk of Gwyn Street announce the birth of a daughter Susan Ann on May 25 at Northern Surry Hospital. The baby weighs seven pounds nine ounces. The couple already has three sons.
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Joe Pulk
Gwyn Street
Susan Ann
Northern Surry Hospital
Mrs Sam Palmer Rites Set Today
Mrs Quile Ann Palmer 50 wife of Sam Palmer of King route 1 dies after a weeklong illness in Winston Salem hospital. Funeral at Boyles Chapel Primitive Baptist Church conducted by Elder Bell Tucker today. Surviving husband son Ronald G Palmer four daughters and many relatives. Burial in church cemetery.
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Quile Ann Palme
Sam Palmer
Route 1
King
Boyles Chap
Primitive Baptist Church
Bell Tucker
Winston- Salem
Stokes County
George
Willie Tucker Collins
Boyles Chapel Primitive Baptist Church
Ronald G
Route 2
Lester Collins
Pilot Mountain
Carl Glenn Collins
Silver Spring
Church Cemetery
Ora Lee Holder Dies After Heart Attack
Ora Lee Holder 57 of Mount Airy route 4 died Saturday afternoon after a heart attack at his home. Funeral services were held at Highland Park Baptist Church with pastors Rev Ray Hamilton Rev Sampson Collina and Rev Everette Marion officiating. He was born in Surry County to Alex and Lula Byrd Holder and worked at National Furniture Co. Survived by his wife Maude Surratt four sons Marvin Trever Tommy and Denny Holder four daughters Wilbur Lawson Thomas Anthony Hal Nichols and Jane Holder eight grandchildren his mother and two brothers plus three sisters. Burial followed at Antioch Baptist Church cemetery.
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Ora Lee Holder
Route 4
Mount Airy
Highland Park Baptist Church
Ray Hamilton
Sampson Collina
Everette Marion
Holder
Surry County
Alex
Lula Byrd Holder
National Furniture Co
Maude Surratt
Marvin Holder
Trever Holder
Fries, Va
Tommy
Denny Holder
Wilbur Lawson
Thomas Anthony
Hal Nichols
White Plains
Jane Holder
Gurnie Holder
Raymond Holder
Washington, D. C
Twain Massey
Harding Johnson
George Lawrence
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
Dowell Rites Held At Cana Church
Funeral service for FE Taylor Dowell 63 of Route 5 Mount Airy was held at Cana Baptist Church conducted by Rev Curtis Hawks and Elder Cebron Sechrist. Dowell, a produce dealer, died Thursday en route to Northern Surry Hospital after a heart attack. He was a native of Carroll County Virginia. Survived by wife Davie White Dowell two sons five daughters three brothers and three sisters. Burial in Dowell Grove Cemetery.
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FE. Taylor Dowell
Route 5
Mount Airy
Cana Baptist Church
Curtis Hawks
Cebron Sechrist
Dowell
Northern
Surry Hospital
Carroll County
Hanten L
Emiline Hyatt Dowell
Davie White Dowell
Mickey
Ernest T. Dowell
Euloda
Devonne
Darlene
Marie
Wanda Lee Dowell
Broters
Cleve
Talmadge Dowell
Cana
A. L. Dowell
Alice Persell
Winston-Salem
Ada Sechrist
Elien George
Buria
Dowell Grove
Inscore Rites Held for James Monroe Inscore
Funeral services for James Monroe Inscore 78 of 613 Marshall Street were held at Haymore Memorial Baptist Church with pastors Rev. Luther Morphis Rev. Joe Crews and Rev. Roy Davin officiating. A retired furniture worker native of Wilkes County son of Benjamin and Caroline Green Inacore, he died Thursday at Northern Surry Hospital after four days’ illness. He married Miss Martha Byrd in 1905 and leaves three sons Clyde Inscore Winston-Salem J C Inscore Mount Airy Roy Inscore Elm City four daughters Mrs. W. B. Colbert Hickory Mrs. J S O Brient Laurinburg and Mrs. Cheeter Hall and Mrs. Fred Starling Mount Airy 19 grandchildren and six great grandchildren with a sister Mrs. Lala Hemric of Ronda. Burial followed at Oakdale.
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James Monroe
Secore
Marshall Street
Haymore Memorial Baptist Church
Luther Morphis
Joe Crews
Roy Davin
Inscore
Northern Surry Hospital
Wilkes County
Benjamin
Caroline Green Inacore
Martha Byrd
Clyde Inscore
Mount Airy
J. C. Inscore
Winston-Salem
Roy Inscore
Elm City
W. B. Colbert
Hickory
J. 8. O’brient
Laurinburg
Cheeter Hall
Fred Starling
Lala Hemric
Ronda
Oakdale Cemetery
VA hospital training for a third of new physicians
The Veterans Administration offers hospital training that covers about one third of the Nation's newly graduating physicians, reflecting a significant contribution to medical education and workforce development.
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The
Veterans Administration
Ramey Rites Held at Mount View Baptist Church
Mrs. Ramey died Saturday morning in North ern Surry after a nine day illness. A native of Surry County, she was the daughter of G. M. and Sarah Creed Booker. She survived by her husband, two stepsons Dexter and Otis of Mount Airy, a stepdaughter Addie Ramey, several stepgrandchildren, and a brother Spurgeon Booker. Burial followed at Mount View Church Cemetery.
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Mount View Baptist Church
Charles Preeman
Claude Bartley
Ramey
Surry
Surry County
G. M
Sarah Creed Booker
Dexter
Otis
Mount Airy
Misa Addie Ramey
Student Dies In Classroom At Francisco Elementary
Carlice Lee Goins, 14, of route 3 Stuart Va died Friday morning at Francisco Elementary School from a heart attack while in a sixth grade class. A physician noted a rheumatic fever history. Funeral set for 2 PM at State Line Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Robert Rodgers and Elder Grover Goins. He was born in Stokes County to James William and Myrtle Goins. survived by parents, two brothers Richard and Ray, three sisters Mrs Eugene Lankford, Mrs Fred Marion, and Miss Penney Goins. Burial in State Line Cemetery.
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Carlice Lee Goins
Route 3
Stuart
State Line
Robert Rodgers
Grover Goins
Francisco
Going
Stokes County
James William
Myrtle Going
Richard
Ray Goins
Eugene Lankford
King
Fred Marion
Sanford
Penney Goina
State Line Church
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Panzisin
Hylt Furniture & Supply Company
North Main St. Mount Airy, N. C
Consumer Credit Co
North Main Street
White Plains School
Weldon E. Reece
Ben Bolick
Reece
Reeves W Ent
J.A. Tharrington & ‘Sons
W.s.wolfe Drug Co
Dial
Mount Airy, N. Cc
Resekh
John H. Midkiff
E. T. Dowell
Cana Church
J. M. Inscore Funeral Held Furniture Worker
Basa
NTT
Orkirs
Hema
Mars Then & Wes Pebearday
Baten Ag
Sabe
E,counen
Ing
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Hylton Furniture & Supp” Co
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