Pageant activities underway for 1962 Miss Mount Airy
Enterants in the 1962 Miss Mount Airy Pageant are being feted with a cook-out hosted by Jaycee Hostess Committee chair Mrs. Charlie Hallie at Mrs. Ed Foy's Run Road home from 6 30 to 8 p m. Rehearsals start Monday at Mount Airy High School Auditorium at 7 p m and run through Thursday. The pageant begins Friday June 15 and ends with the crowning Saturday night June 16. Events include luncheons, a cola party, suppers, and a judges banquet with local venues named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy High School
Mount Airy
Carolyn Bishop
Powell's
Starlite
Ed Foy
Mars Hill College Graduation Includes Local Students
Mars Hill College graduated 205 students last Monday including Mount Airy residents William Davis Baber son of Carl M Baber and Opal Elaine Sitton daughter of Rev Frank Sitton. The local Miss Mount Airy pageant entries receive scholarships over $2000 in prizes and trophies with June 15 16 dates at Mount Airy High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars Hill College
Mount Airy
William Davis Baber
Carl M. Baber
Country Club Road
Opal Elaine Sitton
Frank Sitton
Route 1
Two Area Students Graduate At Catawba
Miss Wilma Joy Golding and James Stewart Smith, both from Mount Airy, graduated from Catawba College on Monday. Golding, daughter of Claude Rober Golding, earned an A B in Business Administration and held roles in Kappa Tau Kappa and the Accounting Club. Smith, son of Claude Smith, earned an A B in Business Administration and presided over the Advertising group while active in Accounting and Advertising Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Joy Golding
James Stewart Smith
Mount Airy
Catawba College
Miss Golding
Claude Rober Golding
Route 3
Franklin High School
National Honor Society
FHA
Catawba
Claude Smith
Roberts Street
Mount Airy High School
Smith
Three Pilot Mountain Brothers Visit Germany
Russell J. Lowe, Junior R. Lowe, and Floyd W. Lowe, sons of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Lowe of Pilot Mountain, serve on the destroyer USS Robert L. Wilson. The ship visited Lübeck in West Germany in May as part of the largest U. S. naval force to enter the Baltic since World War I, with thousands welcomed aboard by local dignitaries, students, orphans, and Wehrmacht veterans. Memorial wreaths were laid at Seaman's Church and a local cemetery to honor war dead and sailors lost at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell J. Lowe
USN
R. Lowe
Boatawain
Floyd W. Lowe
James H. Lowe
Pilot Mountain
Robert L. Wilson
Lubeck
West Germany
U. S
Baltic Sea
Federal German Republic Armed Forces
Seaman's Church
Rites Set Today For Mr Norman Of Depot Street
Solomon Isaac Norman 85 of 819 Depot St Mount Airy died Sunday night after a long illness. Born in Surry County October 15 1876 to James and Hattie Norman he was predeceased by wife Lucy Bell Atkins. Surviving are four sons Louis Walter Johnny Bill and three daughters Gertrude Byrd Merlie Goins and three others with many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at 2:30 today at Midway Baptist Church with burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Pallbearers are grandsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Isaac Norman
Depot St
Mount Airy
Surry County
James
Hattie Hicks Norman
Lucy Bell Atkins
Johnny Norman
Bassett
Louis Norman
Route 6
Walter Norman
Bill Norman
Gertrude Wall
Basset
James Byrd
Carl Byrd
Merlie Goins
Rcy Painter
Martinsville
Bill Chandler
Hampton
Jack Farris
Winston-Salem
Midway Baptist Church
Lee Meadows
Lonnie Fleming
Carl Lackey
Mount Carmel Church
John Wagoner Listed as Surgical Patient at Northern Surry Hospital
John Wagoner is identified as a patient undergoing surgery at Northern Surry Hospital. The note confirms his status as a surgical patient in the hospital's records.
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John Wagoner
Northern Surry Hospital
Both Drivers Charged After Car Truck Wreck
A Saturday morning collision on NC 89 east of Mount Airy involved a 1953 Ford driven by Ray Southern and a milk truck driven by Calvin Welborn. Mrs. Southern suffered minor injuries. Southern was charged with improper passing and Welborn with failure to determine the safety of a turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NC 89
Mount Airy
Sheltontown
Church of the Brethren
Ray Southern
Rural Hall
Calvin Welborn
Route 2
Code
Ford
Southern
G. P. Brewer
State Highway Patrol
Welborn
Personal notices from Mars Hill and Winston-Salem society
Local personal items list appearances at college events and graduations for Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Baker, Miss Carol Jean Perry in hospital, UNC Chapel Hill student connections, Mary Wolfe Maddrey’s graduation at Mary Washington College, and various visits and recitals in Winston-Salem and surrounding areas. Notable mentions include Miss Maddrey taking a NYC position and Miss Joy Baker’s recital at Fries Memorial Moravian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl M. Baker
Mars Hill College
Bill
Carol Jean Perry
John Perry
Wrenn Avenue
City Hospital
Winston- Salem
Jaap Gadswater
Ayne
Okaes
UNC
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill TV
C. W. Taylor
Ralph Boyles
Mary Wolfe Maddrey
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Maddrey
New York City
Joy Baker
Clifford Bair
Fries Memorial Moravian Church
Winston-Salem
Tommy White
Davidson
Pawley Island
D. C
Buck White
Seasion
Camille Combs
Susie Baker
Scarsdale
New York
James B. Combs
Fairview Avenue
Walter Shuford, Jr
James Eller
North Wilkesboro
Walters
W. A. Jackson
Westfield Road
G. C. Ayers
Polly Watson
Virginia Haynes
Celia Cook
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Mary Louise Hatcher
Atlanta
Zeb Hatcher
Hatcher
Two More Entrants In Miss June Dairy Princess Contest
Twenty two girls entered the Miss June Dairy Princess contest at Reeves YMCA Mount Airy with two more entrants announced over the weekend. Preliminary judging is at 6 30 p m followed by a public judging at 8 a m. The winner will represent Surry County in the area contest June 14 at Mount Airy YMCA Elkin and may advance to the state contest. Plus notes on local resident Miss Vern Smith visiting family and a traffic safety reminder urges pedestrians to heed signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves Ymca
Mount Airy
Surry County
YMCA
Elkin
Hale announces birth of Jeffrey Scott Hale in Winston-Salem
Mr and Mrs James R Hale announce the birth of their son Jeffrey Scott on June 2 at Baptist Hospital. He weighs eight pounds three ounces. Mrs Hale is the former Linda Mills daughter of Mr and Mrs Woodrow W Mills of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hale
Winston-Salem
Jeffrey Scott
Baptist Hospital
UNC Hill Student Craig Wood Visits Mount Airy Friends
Craig Wood of UNC Hill spends several days in Mount Airy visiting friends before returning to his Norfolk Virginia home. He will again serve as a counselor at Philmont Scout Ranch this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Wood
UNC
Hill
Mount Airy
Norfolk, Va
Wood
Philmont Scout Ranch
Salt Deficiency Risks for Dairy Cattle If Diet Lacks Salt
Dairy cattle may develop a salt deficiency when their diet lacks adequate salt. Experts warn that insufficient salt affects appetite, milk production, and overall health, urging farmers to ensure proper mineral supplementation and balanced rations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Opal Elaine Sitton
Powell's Restaurant
Pete” Powell
Carter
Furniture North Main St
Pilot Mountain Brothers
Germany
Mr. Norman
Depot Street
JIM Walter Corporation
Shoals Road
White Plains
Leve! Cross
Slate Mountain
Eldora Road
Fancy Gap Road
Mount Airy Drive-In
Northwestern
N. C
Dobson
Dobson Woman's Club
Mise Kathleen Gilleland
Vern Smith
J. T. Smith
West Poplar Street
North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
Red Brush HD Club
Ellen Branch
Good Neighbor HD Club
Max Bones
Optometrist
Wyrmedna
Siren Fe
Dial ST
Mount Airy, N. C
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