Scouts Readying For Philmont Trip
Thirty nine Old Hickory Council scouts prepare for a 22 day Philmont trek from Mount Airy to New Mexico. Activities include hiking, backpacking, and grappling with rugged terrain under the guidance of Roger Harpe. The group departs June 22 by Greyhound, reaching Philmont June 29 for programs with 400 staff across geology, earth science, mining, archaeology, and mountaineering.
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Old Hickers Corncil
Philmont Scout Ranch
Raven Krob
Cimarron
New Mexico
Boy Scouts of America
Roger Harpe
Sur
Bagnard Ramp Pack
Philmont
Old Hickory
Surry Stokes District
Gary Harold
Ricky Wilson
Tim Wilson
Harrell W. McCay
Richard Patterson
Tim Hodgin
Davi Rose
Mike Owens
Larry Allen
David Acker
Howell Waltz
Bobby Durham
David Spillman
Buckey Edwards
Bob Thomas
Gordon Thomas
David Edwards
Duff Nelson
Danny Stone
Tony Chrissman
Johnny Peddicord
Donnie Johnson
Tommy Doss
Steve Phillips
Tommy New
Jayson Duncan
Bobby Duncan
Local Queen Begins Wardrobe for Mount Airy Pageant
Linda Reed Miss Mount Airy starts preparing for the North Carolina Beauty Pageant by assembling a wardrobe for the preliminary Miss America contest. Her reign ends July 26-27 when she crowns a successor at Miss Mount Airy. Granite City JC of Commerce sponsors. Joyce Summey coaches Reed in Mount Airy with outfits from Ma-Del's Davis Shoe Store Harrison's Jessup Brown Faree's Mamie's Wall's Jewelry Leonard's Cato's Jackson Brothers.
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Linda Reed
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Miss Reed
Charlotte
Summey Studios
Davis Shoe Store
Harrison
Jessup
Faree
Mamie
Wall
Leonard
Cato’s
Jackson Brothers
Mount Airy Summer Arts Carnival hires new faculty
Plans for the Mount Airy High School complex summer carnival announced three new appointments. Arnold J. Wengrow becomes drama specialist, Miss Lee Harper dance specialist, and Dr. Phillip B. Clarkson directs the Institute for 15 months alongside Miss Abbe Rose Cox teaching art. Ralph Gabriel leads music. program runs July 1 to August 8 with free access for the greater Mount Airy area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy High School
B. H. Tharrington
Mount Airy
Arnold J. Wengrow
Lee Harper
Phillip B. Clamson
Abbe Rose Cox
Surry Community College
Wengrow
Columbia
S.C
University of the Carolina Playmakers
Harvard University
Tufts University
Miss Harper
North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston- Salem
School of the Arts
Greater
Mount Aivy
Somers Wins Senate Race In Surry County
Robert V. Somers of Salisbury won the Republican runoff for U S senator, carrying Surry County and the state vote over Larry Zimmerman. Only 179 of 6012 Republicans voted in the county, far fewer than in May. statewide totals showed Somers defeating Zimmerman, with precinct tallies listed from Bryan to Shoals and Mount Airy sectors.
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Somers
Senate
Surry County
Robert V. Somers
Salisbury
U.S
Larry Zimmerman
Durham
Marge Folger
Bryan
Zimmerman
Dobson
Eldora
Elkin
Franklin
Long Hill
Marsh
Mount Airy No
Some
Bloodmobile visit to seek 500 pints of blood
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Reeves YMCA on Wednesday and Thursday hosted by the Surry Shrine Club. Dr. J L Richard notes the drive runs 11 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. on Wednesday and 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. on Thursday with a goal of 500 pints. The Shrine Club emphasizes first time donors as Lurry used 2400 pints last year, including 264 in April.
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Red Cross
Reeves Ymca
Surry Shrine Club
J. L. Richard
Shrine Club
YMCA
Richard
Lurry
Three Lives Die In Weekend Auto Wrecks And Fire
Three young men from Mount Airy were killed in a Thursday night wreck on Pipers Gap Road near the NC Virginia line. Driver Robert Bondurant and passenger David Leonard were injured. A second crash on Crossingham Road killed Thomas Jefferson Edwards. A house fire Sunday noon at Ward's Gap Road claimed Bobby Howlett Jr as a victim. others escaped. A 1-year-old Shelia Snow was hospitalized after a truck collision in Dobson area. Authorities noted seat belt use might have saved Cooke and Edwards and praised Mount Airy Rescue Squad for aid at scenes.
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Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Pipers Gap Road
N. C.virginia
Ricky Lenn Cooke
Mount Airy
Robert Bondurant
Paige St
Robert Lewis Taylor
Fairfield Drive
Northern Surry Hospital
David Leonard
Camerlia Court
Jack Wayne Butcher
Alfred Mill Road
Crossingham Road
NC 104
Thomas Jefferson Edwards
Austin Drive
Edwards
Locat Hospital
James Warren Hares
Route 4
Thomas William Butcher
Welch Road
Lawley W. Howlett
Ward's Gap Road
Salem Methodist Church
Bobby
Lee Howlett
Joyee Lee Dutton
Pilot Mountain
US &2
Davidson County
Shelia Snow
Fred Snow
Route 2
Dobson
NC 268
Hockfield Road
Winston Salem
Cooke
Mount Air Rescue Squad
Howlett Pites Slated Today
Funeral services are set for Remy Lee Howlett, 15, of Mount Airy, who died at noon Sunday in a house fire. The boy, a Mount Airy Junior High student, will be buried at Indian Grove Baptist Church Cemetery after services at Tallmanvirove Baptist Church. Surviving are his parents Lawley and Virginia Hewlett and four brothers. Pallbearers will be classmates from junior high.
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Remy Lee Howlett
Route 4
Meiuni
L. W. Hewlett, Jr
Myrtle Beach, C
George E., Tra R
Terry Hewlett
Kaye
Law Officers Make 34 Weekend Arrests
Law enforcement officers made 34 weekend arrests with Mount Airy police totaling 21, the State Highway Patrol 7, and the county sheriff's department 6. The report details arrests for automobile law violations and related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
State Highway Patrol
Furry County Sheriffs Department
Arrest Totals Highlight Liquor Violations and DUIs
The report shows a total of 16 arrests led by liquor violations and driving while intoxicated. Twelve arrests were for liquor violations and six for miscellaneous charges, reflecting enforcement emphasis on intoxicants and related offenses.
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Lations
Master Jody Curtis Visits Grandparents in Butner
Master Jody Curtis of Mur dock Center Butner spent last week visiting his grandparents Major and Mrs Kenneth Roves Jr at their home in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jody Curtis
Murdock Center
Butner
Kenneth R.ooves, Jr
Guardsmen Vow At Camp Mount Airy Unit Training
The Mount Airy area National Guard unit camps at Port Bragg after a Sunday arrival. The Second Battalion Mechanised 12th Infantry includes troops from Mount Airy Bikin and Mocksville totaling 204 men under Captain Macks Wood. Lt. David Rawe commands the Mount Airy group with Lt. Charlie Gwyn leading the Mount Airy detachment. The caravan travels with equipment, training for modern warfare under veteran officers and plans to return home in June.
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Mount Airy
N.C. National Guard
Port Bragg
12Th Infantry
Bikin
Mocksville
Dept
S&s M T
Kms Carter
Yadkinville
Offeet
David Rawe
Charlie Gwyn
Ethia
Wader Field Way
Heyin
Erie
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Esmostre
Hickory
Juillard School of Music
The
Clarkson
Ripon College
Rtipon
Wisc
Ripon
Stanford University
Wesleyan University
Columbia University
Ralph Gabriel
Institute
Linda Bibld
Precinct Five
Stewart's Creek
North Westfield
South Westfield
Cocke
Howlett
Bryant
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