Manslaughter Charge Faces Glade Valley Youth 16
Local VFW Post 2019 plans for the North Carolina VFW State Encampment in Charlotte this weekend. Commander Ames R. McNeil announced delegates include James Jolfe Lassie Kirkman Richard Irkman Frank Llewellyn Ralph Baytes Cecil McNeil Jam ohnson Gerald Collins Paul Brown Kyle McKay Milton Sorenson Fred Shelton Eddie Short and Jank Jones. Fifteen alternates were named to represent the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude F Hecker
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Carola
VFW
Charlotte
Ames R. McNeil
Sunda
Mount Iy Post
James Jolfe
Lassie Kirkman
Richard Irkman
Frank Llewellyn
Ralph Aytes
Cecil McNeil
Jamohnson
Gerald Collins
Paul Rown
Kyle McKay
Milton Sorenon
Fred Shelton
Eddie Short
Jank Jones
Mount Airy Woman Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Mrs Eva Coalson Easter 27 of Mount Airy route 3 died Monday from injuries after a May 24 night crash when a car driven by teen George Blevins tried to pass her vehicle. Blevins faced manslaughter charges after her death. Roby Golden and Betty Galyean were injured. Burial at Ivey Green Baptist Church with husband Clyde Easter and daughter Nancy among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Coalson Easter
Mount Airy
Route 3
Martin Memorial Hospital
J. P. Rhyne
Blevins
Easter
Alleghany County
Roby Golden
Route 5
Betty Ruth Galyean
Toast
Luther
Maggie Barker Coalson
Surry County
Ivey Green Baptist Church
Round Peak
D. D. Hodges
Church Cemetery
Clyde Easter
Nancy
Clifford Coalson
Jesse Coalson
Marvin Coalson
Galax
Harley Coalson
Bonneau
Glenn Jarrell
Marvin Dawson
Seldon Hatcher
Joe Bill Scott
Arthur Dawson, Jr
Elmer Lee Hail
Tony Gwyn
Edgar Coalson
John Cassill
Seven Mount Airy Men Released from Reserves
Seven of about 60 Mount Airy men in the Mount Airy Reserves were released from active duty at Fort Bragg on Tuesday. The group includes Harry King, Paul Welborn, and Kent Gibson among those discharged from the September 1950 call to active service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Fort Bragg
Harry King
Paul Welborn
Kent Gibson
Third Annual Fat Stock Show Here Next Tuesday
Mount Airy hosts the Third Annual Fat Stock Show and Sale at Veterans Memorial Park starting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday June 10. Sixteen fat steers from 4 H and FFA club members will be shown and sold with local youth praised for their fitting and showing efforts. Speakers urge a strong turnout and note meat purchasing opportunities for lockers. The list of exhibitors includes Beulah 4 H members Ashburn Atkinson Kay Atkinson Alfred Creed Faye Southern Gray Southern and more from White Plains 4 H Copeland 4 H and FHA Dobson 4 H and FFA and Mount Airy participants Dallas Harvey Bobby Riggs Wayne Inman John Browne and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Veterans Memorial Park
Mr. Smith
Ashburn Atkinson
Beulah
Kay Atkinson
Alfred Creed
Faye Southern
Gray Southern
John Bowman
Dobson
Copeland
FFA
Glendora Nichols
White Plains
Marion Nichols
Norma Lee Nichols
Aubrey Nichols
Gray Nichols
Ben Nichols
J. Glenn Nichols
Jack Bowman
Nancy Lee Chilton
Ararat
FHA
Billy Whitaker
Route 2
Pinnacle
Pilot Mountain
Dallas Harvey
Bobby Riggs
Wayne Inman
John Browne
Allred Dies Unexpectedly in Mount Airy Home at 57
Walter Samuel Allred, 57, longtime Market Street produce merchant, died at 6:15 am Friday at his Mount Airy area home. Born November 30, 1894 in Surry County, he served in World War I with the List Invasion unit. Funeral held 3 pm Saturday at Central Methodist Church. burial in Oakdale Cemetery. Survived by wife Lillie Mae Kelly, stepmother Minnie Allred, seven brothers including Bud of Mount Airy and John of Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Samuel Allred
Mount Airy-Fancy Gap
Mount Airy
Surry County
W. S
Sallie Allred
Allred
Central Methodist Church
A. ©. Waggoner
Oakdale Cemetery
Lillie Mae Kelly
Minnie Allred
Bud Allred
John Allred
Newport
Democrats Name Present Board of Commissioners
After a strenuous primary in Surry County the Democratic ticket held its ground with M C Fowler and others winning key county seats. Joe Fowler Jr praised a hard clean campaign while Howard Waltz Jr pledged support in the fall race for the North Carolina House seat representing Surry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Dehbwon
Roland Gillespie
George Marion
Umstead
Olive
State House
Joe Fowler
Howard Woltz
Fowler
Mount Airy
Weitz
Mount Airy Township
NEWS
Woltz
Waltz
Joe Fowler, Jr
Howard Waltz
Surry County
North Carolina
Howard Waltz, Jr
Joe R. Fowler, Jr
Democratic Party
Legion election tonight at Veterans Memorial Park
The Jesse B. Jones Post of the American Legion will hold its annual election tonight at Veterans Memorial Park. Attendance prizes will be awarded. AB Charles Sykes Jr., formerly of route 1, is now stationed at San Antonio Texas and requests friends' notices of his new address AF 14460887 717 Sq Fit 665 LAFB San Antonio, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse B. Jones
American Legion
Veterae Memorial Park
Charles Sykes
AB Charlesykes, Jr
Santonio
Texas
Serice
Lafb
Oranges Drone: Tractor-Trailer Overturns Near White Plains
A northbound tractor-trailer carrying 350 cases and 500 bags of Florida oranges left the road near White Plains School at about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, rolled over, and came to rest on its top. Driver John W. Wackerman Jr. was hospitalized with arm and ear lacerations while the cargo was moved to another truck. The Cleveland based C and M Trucking Company owned the vehicle and State Patrolman J L Lowrimore investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Wackerman, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
White Plains School
Martin Memorial Hospital
C and M Trucking Company
J. L. Lowrimore
Dobson
Paul Callaway Named Head Of Lions Club
Paul Callaway, manager of the Shell Filling Station near Jackson Brothers, was elected president of the Mount Airy Lions Club Tuesday at the Blue Ridge Hotel. He succeeds Roy Hutchens. New officers include Far Watsoen and James Elder as vice-presidents, F. S. Kurtz as third vice-president, Reid Stewart as secretary, Bob Allan as assistant secretary, H. R. Inman as treasurer, Rudolph Rogers as assistant treasurer, and board members Blam Ashburn Carl Baker J Ed Brannock. Jim Vaughn is Lion Tamer with W S Monday tail twister, J C Hill assistant tail twister. Installation set for Tuesday night July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Callaway
Shell
Jackson Brothers
Mount Airy Lions Club
Blue Ridge
Callaway
Roy Hutchens
Far Watsoen
James Elder
F. S. Kurtz
Reid Stewart
Bob Allan
H. R. Inman
Rudolph Rogers
Blam Ashburn
Carl Baker
J. Ed Brannock
Jim Vaughn
W. S. Monday
J. C. Hill
Will of Mount Airy Druggist Jim Hale Filed in Dobson
The will of James D. Hale, Mount Airy druggist, filed with Kermit Lawrence in Dobson, directs the Pine Street corner store to Stephen Scott Banner Jr. and leaves the remainder to his sisters Blanche Roller Lillie Nelms Forrest Nimocks and brother Will B. Hale in equal shares. Executor named is Stephen Hale Nimocks of Fayetteville. witnesses Mrs Green Edwards and Henry Folger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Hale
Mount Airy
Kermit Lawrence
Dobson
Grees
Blanche Roller
Lillie Nelms
Forrest Nimocks
Will B. Hale
Surry Native Returns For Visit Here After 62 Years
John Davis a Quinlan Texas native age 84 visits Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain after 62 years away. He left in 1800 for Illinois then Texas and plans to return by bus. He recalls old stores Prather Moore firm and lack of streets.
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Surry County
Mount Airy
John Davis
Quinlan
Texas
J. P. Lewis
Pilot Mountain
Davis
Ilinois
Prather
J. F
W. J. Moore
Jenkins
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Surry Primary
Glade Valley
McNeil
Rube McCormick
Recorder’s Court
Thurmond Chatham
Jorr. Fowler, JK
4-H
FFA Club
Neill M. Smith
W. S. Allred
Chatham
Wm. B. Umstead
Hubert Olive
U. S
Jerry County
Amatead
Allen Gwyn
Supreme Court
Parker
Bobbitt
Luther Hodges
Surry
Congress
D. C. Lewis
J. D. Lewis
James Carter
John Cox
Ed Cox
Jority
Major Johnson
Winston-Salem
W. H. Pritchard
W.C. Lehew
Merican Legion
Harles Sykes, Jr
White Pains
Lions Club
Jim Hale
Ryan
Yu Lia
Dora
Pwarts Creek
Jos
Estfield
Mr. Davis
W. M. Lewis
Ciry
Illinois
Lewis
Granite City
Lewis Brothers
W.M. Lewis
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