Mount Airy approves street upgrades and new water tank
The Thomas Arthur Construction Co of Greensboro won a 198 547 bid to grade pave curb install sewers and drainage on Banks Broad Hadley Maple Mitchell Produce and Second North Main in Mount Airy. A 71 475 contract awarded to R D Cole Manufacturing Co of Newnan Ga funds a 500 000 gallon Rockford Street water tank, starting soon and raising citywide water pressure and fire fighting capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Arthur Construction Company
Greensboro
Mount Airy
Banks
Broad
Hadley
Maple
Mitchell
Produce
Rockford St
Rockford and
Haymore Street
R .D. Cole Manufacturing Company
Newman, Georgia
North Main Street
Rockford Street
South Mount Airy
Fire Department
A. C. Linberg
Linberg Engineers
Burlington
Linbere
Vacation Bible School At Haymore Baptist Church
Daily Vacation Bible School opens at Haymore Memorial Baptist Church on Monday June 9 at 9 a m. The program invites children to attend the sessions active in summer church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haymore Baptist Church
Haymore Memorial Baptist Church
New Enterprise To Locate Here In Mount Airy
Johnnie Ausburne of Bassett Virginia visited Mount Airy to study opening an electric shop for rewinding and rebuilding motors and electrical gear. He will operate with local business cooperation and plans to start in early fall making it the only shop of its kind in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Ausburne
Sty
Robt. W. Ausburne
Bassett
Mount Airy
Ausburne
Cummins Restaurant Sold To The Steak House Ownership Change
W Sparger stated a week ago that W K Cummins sold Cummins Restaurant on Francy Gap Road to Newt Fowler and Frank Womack. The business renamed The Steak House, focusing on steaks. Fowler previously ran the Din er on South Main Street, while Cummins becomes a selling agent for a local manufacturing firm.
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Phn Wea
W. Sparger
W. K. Cummins
Cummins Restaurant
Francy Gap Road
Newt Fowler
Frank Womack
Cummins
Fowler
South Main Street
Edwards Acquitted in Mount Airy Murder Case
James E. Edwards a Mount Airy railway employee was acquitted by a Surry County jury of second degree murder in the July 5 shooting death of Jonah Eddie Whitaker near the Mount Airy railroad station. Defense contended self defense as Whitaker approached with a pistol and Edwards fired three times. Edwards testified in his own defense as jurors reached a verdict after a brief deliberation.
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James E. Edwards
Mount Airy
Surry County
Jonah
Eddie” Taker
Whitaker
Edwards
Osler Wolfe
Wilson Barber
Accompanists Selected for Raleigh Regional Opera Auditions
Mrs Louis Bianco named as one of three accompanists for auditions in Raleigh Friday and Saturday nights. Regional festival opera auditions will select singers from distant areas including Pennsylvania for a July performance.
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Louis Bianco
Raleigh
Pennsylvania
Murdered furniture worker found in Mount Airy area
Rawley F. McMillian, 45, a furniture worker, was found dead in a hollow branch on Eldridge Vaughn's farm near Dead Man's curve. autopsy showed a fractured skull and ruptured brain from blows. Last seen Sunday afternoon, family reported threats and an axe incident as investigators followed leads.
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McMillian
Flat Rock
Thomas
Elbert Hicks
Eldridge Vaughn
Dead Man's Curve
Mount Airy
Flat
Slate Mountain
J. L. Woltz
Ralph Scott
Dr. Woltz
Irby Sparger
EB. M. Gouch
Woltz
Foster Martin
James Goins
William H. Johnson
Rawley MacMillian
County School Bond Election Postponed
The county school bond election of one million dollars, planned for June 28, has been postponed due to a legal technical point affecting the Elkin school unit. Superintendent John W. Comer said the program will proceed as soon as possible, with the Commissioners to reconvene next Monday to hash details. Registration books opened last Saturday but will be delayed.
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Elkin
John W. Comer
Board of Commissioners
Byerly Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
G L Byerly manager of Belk s Department Store had an appendicitis operation at Mart in s Memorial Hospital Sunday night. He is reported to be doing well and expected to be released in a few days. His son Guy Byerly Jr is handling store duties during his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Byerly
Belk's
Martin’s Memorial Hospital
Mr. Byerly
Guy Byerly, Jr
Fifty Planes Expected for Mount Airy CAP Luncheon Flight Group
Mount Airy Civil Air Patrol to host a luncheon flight group Sunday at noon with about fifty planes arriving from across the state to land by 11 30 a m at the Mount Airy Airport Franklin Heights. The event includes a sight seeing tour of the granite quarry and a visit to a tulip farm with transport arranged by the Merchants Association. Some pilots may stay for the afternoon airshow at Colonial Flying Field.
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Carl L. Thomas
Civil Air Patrol
Mount Airy Cap
CAP
Mount Airy
Franklin Heights
Blue Ridge
John P. Prank
North Carolina To Corporation
H. O. Woltz
Salem
Merchants Association
Colonial Flying Field
Death Penalty Sought in Mount Airy Murder Case
In Dobson court, Solicitor Ralph J. Scott urged the death penalty for Bob Jessup in the first degree murder case connected to the shooting of Towe. Jury deliberations were expected Friday after a day of arguments and witness testimony.
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Bob Jessup
Dobson Court
Ralph J. Scott
Mount Airy
Scott
Jessup
Fred Folger
H. O. Woltz
Wilson Barber
F. I
Aoe Mee
Surry County
Edgar Slate
Slate
Bunker Woods
Towe
Vaughn Brothers Buy Cooke Home in Mount Airy
Hershel and Haywood Vaughn brothers purchased the D. H. Cooke residence at North Main and West Elm Streets. The property, once owned by the late Rev. J. E. Marion, was sold by his widow and had been operated as an apartment house since Mr. Cooke’s death. The Vaughns are employed by Myers Oil Company and Mount Airy Mantel and Table Company, with the Virginia-Carolina Realty Company handling the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Lee Slate
E. C. Bivens
Mount Airy
F. L LaSage
Hillsville
Towe
Jessup
Arthur Towe
Lathey
Roy Towe
Roonune
Virginia
D. H. Cooke
North Main and
West Elm Streets
Hershel and
Haywood Vaughn
Vance Vaughn
J. E. Marion
D. D
Cooke
Hershel Vaughn
Myers Oil Company
Mount Airy Mantel and Table Company
Virginia-Carolina Realty Company
Mrs Pat Patterson Improves After Vein Operation
Mrs Pat Patterson has returned home in this city greatly improved after treatment and an operation for varicose veins at Baptist Hospital in Winston Salem over a period of three weeks.
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Pat Patterson
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Miss Elsie Sparger Leaves for Wilson Visit
Miss Elsie Sparger departs today to visit her sister Mrs. Charles Coon in Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Sparger
Charles Coon
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rawley McMillian
New Enterprise
Biel
Besse
Rawley F. McMillian
Martin
Granite City
Left
Thomas Hicks
Celler
Sparger
Vaughn Brothers
Cooke Home
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