State Pageant Set June 11-16
The 1973 Miss North Carolina Pageant is scheduled for June 11-16 at Owens Auditorium with contestants from across the state including Miss Mount Airy Brenda Whitaker. Kentucky Fried Chicken returns as sponsor. Col Harland Sanders named honorary chairman. Lonnis McGlohan will produce and Ty Boyd hosts. scholarships total about 90 000 with Carowinds aiding finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Jaycees
United States
Constance Ann Dorn
Kinston
Brown
Col. Harland Sanders
North Carolina-South Carolina
Lonnis McGlohan
Ty Boyd
Brenda Whitaker
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Farm
Miss Whitaker
Warm Weekend Brings Summer Feel Across Area
Real warm weather arrived after a spring of unsettled conditions with Saturday highs near 86 to 88 degrees and clear skies. Nighttime temps stayed comfortable, while last week’s three inches of rain and tornado winds contrasted with a tranquil Mount Airy High graduation where the Alan McGee Scholarship and trophy were awarded to Jimmy Dave Corder and David Rives for athletic and academic achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan McGee
Mount Airy High School
Jimmy Dave Corder
Bruce Corder Creed Sr
McGee
David Rives
George E Rives
Marion Street
Edward McGee
Edward Alan McGee
High Court Ruling Shapes North Carolina Open Beer Rules
North Carolina Supreme Court invalidates Mount Airy open beer ban asserting state preemption over local laws and signaling possible statewide action. Gardner calls ruling a precedent while Mount Airy officials suspend arrests as the case pressures 1974 General Assembly measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Mount Airy
Carroll Gardner
Gardner
Bell
General Assembly
Joe Simmons
Simmons
Dan K Moore
Michael Ross Williams
William Earl Cornelius
Yadkinville
Lebanon St
Surry County
Sheriff's Department
Moore
Hatcher Scholarship fund exceeds goal and first award planned
The David B Hatcher Scholarship fund tops 7400 dollars with more than 2075 contributors. The first full one year scholarship to Surry Community College will be awarded by June 20 and is renewable. Applicants are being sought. forms available at the college and from Wayne Motsinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Johnson
Surry Community College
Jack Folger
Chamber of Commerce
Hatcher
David B Hatcher
Mount Airy
Wayne Motsinger
Dobson
Surry County
Col. Hatcher
Carl Hatcher
The
Surry Community College Foundation, Inc
SCC
Surry
James Grimes
India
Grimes
Mount Airy Lion John Hamilton elected District 31 D governor
John Hamilton of the Mount Airy Lions Club was elected governor of Lions Clubs District 31 D in North Carolina during a weekend Fayet teville convention. The event marks the first time a Mount Airy Lion has held the district post and was attended by Mr and Mrs Hamilton and numerous Lions members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hamilton
Mount Airy Lions Club
Lions Clubs of
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Mount Airy Lion
Hamilton
Johnny Edwards
George Speigh
Roy Nelson
Carroll Gardner
Steve Taylor
Calvin Woodruff
Harold Stone
Blair Eubanks
Mount Airy Police Log Shows 19 Arrests and Citations
Police report records 19 arrests and citations from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. yesterday. Included are five arrests for public drunkenness and five for motor vehicle offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Man Injured In Swimming Mishap At Local Lake
Curtis Dale Simpson, 28, of route 2 Dobson, was treated at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem for a head injury after diving and striking a rock while swimming. He was later moved to Northern Surry Hospital for a large scalp laceration around 6 pm Sunday. He faced vehicle laws violations and seven offenses connected to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Frank Freeman
Dobson
William Wood
Winston-Salem
Court of Appeals
Gardner
Supreme Court
Curtis Dale Simpson
Baptist Hospital
Simpson
Northern Surry Hospital
Library Gets Two-Piece Distinctive Granite Signs
The Mount Airy Public Library on Pine St now features two Mount Airy white granite signs gifted by the N C Granite Corp. The signs weigh about two tons each and are set two feet above ground with a concave design. Campbell Monumental Works installed them after footing adjustments.
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Mount Airy Public Library
W. Pine St
Mount Airy
Gifts of
North Carolina Granite Corporation
Pine St
N.C. Granite Corporation
Clark Lackey
North Carolina Granite
Lackey
Mount Airy man electrocuted on power line near Spruce Pine
A 25 year old Mount Airy man, Bobby Gail Johnson of Oakdale Street, was electrocuted at 9:30 am Monday while working on a pole with Floyd S. Pike Electrical Contractors. He touched a 7200 volt line and died instantly. no other injuries reported. The body is to be returned to Cox Paneral Home in Pilot Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Spruce Pine
Bobby Gail Johnson
Oakdale St
Floyd S. Pike Electrical Contractors
Carolina Power and Light Co
Cox Paneral
Pilot Mountain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmy Corder
Awr
J Frank
Huskin
Beverly Lake
Col Hatcher
Folger
Chamber Committee
Lions
Library Board
Hale Yakley
Pine
Campbell Monumental Works
Lewis Collins
N.C. Granite
Lackey and
Yakley
Johnson
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