Three Democrats Win City Office With Small Write-In Support
In Mondays city election three Democratic nominees won seats the votes show William H. Johnson 437 for commissioner at large Walter A. Poore 266 ward two commissioner and A B Withers 220 ward one commissioner Poore was reelected and all winners take office July 5 The total votes were 519 with 236 in Ward 1 and 283 in Ward 2.
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William H. Johnson
Walter A. Poore
A. B. Withers
Mr. Poore
Johnson
Withers
Poore
Howard Pruitt Training With Unit In Germany
Army Pvt. Howard L. Pruitt Jr. of Mount Airy lives at 606 Spring Street and serves with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany. He trains as a message center clerk in the 1142nd Armored Signal Company as part of the U S Seventh Army. Pruitt entered the Army in September 1954 after graduating Mount Airy High School in 1954 and completing basic training at Camp Gordon Georgia.
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Army Pvt
Howard L. Pruitt
Spring Street
Mount Airy
2Nd Armored Division
Germany
U.S. Seventh Army
2Nd Armored
Pruitt
1142Nd Armored Signal Company
Army
Camp Gordon
Mount Airy High School
Mrs J C Coe Dies After Prolonged Illness
Cora Eliza Coe 74 of 239 East Elm Street died Saturday en route to Winston Salem hospital after weeks in serious condition. Born November 26, 1880 in Carroll County Virginia, she was daughter of Lewis and Jane Sechrist. Survived by husband J C Coe two sons Arvil Coe Mount Airy and W P Harrison Bassett Virginia four daughters Mrs Carl Blizzard Mrs McKinley Overby Mrs Elvin Parker and Mrs Foy Midkin. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Epworth Methodist Church Mount Airy North Carolina burial in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Eliza Coe
East Elm Street
Winston-Salem
Carroll County
Lewis and
Jane Sechrist
J. C. Coe
Arvil Coe
Mount Airy
W. P. Harrison
Bassett
S. Carl Blizzard
McKinley Overby
Elvin Parker
Foy Midkin
Clearwater
Fla
Bud S. Sechrist
Preston
Silas Sechrist
Chambers Coe
W. C. Harrell
Epworth Methodist Church
C. B. Smith
F. J. Burroughs
Raritan Club Sponsors Home Talent Concert
The Franklin Raritan Club met at the Blue Ridge Hotel to plan a benefit home talent show titled Flying High to raise funds for the Franklin Community Building. The production is set for Thursday and Friday evenings, June 16.
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Franklin Raritan Club
Blue Ridge Hotel
Franklin Community
Two area students graduate from Duke University
Two local students received degrees at Duke University's 103rd Commencement held in the Duke Indoor Stadium at 10 30 a m Miss Sadie Foy daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Foy North Main Street earned a Bachelor of Arts and Everett Lester Taylor Jr son of Mr and Mrs EB L Taylor South Main Street earned a Doctor of Medicine The event included a circus scene a three act comedy Purdy's Last Resort and various specialty numbers A Tiny Tet popularity contest will elect a royal family with Mrs Mose Nichols as chair Further details available by phone Standings will be posted in Hollingsworth Drug Company Mount Airy and Odell's Sandwich Shop Toast.
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Duke University
Duke
Sadie Foy
W. H. Foy
North Main Street
Everett Lester Taylor, Jr
EB. L. Taylor
South Main Street
Purdy
Mose Nichols
Hollingsworth Drug Company
Mount Airy
Odell's
Toast
David McCarty
Grace Street
Mount Airy High School
Eastman Kedah Company
Katy Keys
and Mere
Joseph Keys
Laura Moerefield
Paul Moerefield
Mary Jackson Moorefield
Young McCarty
D. 8. McGerty
Firet Presbyterian Church
Dover Baptist Church Anniversary Observed With Homecoming
The Dover Baptist Church marks its first anniversary with an all day homecoming service and a picnic. Dr. Earl G. Griffith of Piedmont Bible College will speak in both morning and afternoon services. Revival begins June 13 with Evangelist G. G. Lanter of Atlanta as speaker for two weeks through June 26.
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Dover Baptist Church
Earl G. Griffith
Piedmont Bible College
G. G. Lanter
Atlanta
Mr. Lanter
Louisville Baptist Seminary
Baptist Pone the Southern
Rites Held For Former Resident Betty Jones 83
Mrs. Betty Jones aged 83 of Mocksville Route 1 died Thursday at her daughter’s home in Mount Airy. Born March 19 1872 in Carroll County Virginia she was the daughter of Albert and Liza Surratt. Surviving include two daughters four sons two stepdaughters a stepson two brothers and a sister with funeral services planned at Flower Gap Primitive Baptist Church near Mount Airy conducted by Elders Joe Boyles and Jim Gentry followed by burial in the McCraw cemetery.
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Mrs. Jones
Carroll County, Va
Albert and
Liza Rippy Surratt
Jones
A. T. Simmons
Mount Airy
Ralph Stroud
Davie County
Webster
Everett Jones
Steve Jones
Longap
George Jones
Ararat
G. C. Thomas
George Barrier
Tyler Jones
Ohio
Patrick Surratt
Lambsburg
Johnny Surratt
Robert Golding
Flower Gap Primitive Baptist Chuch
Joe Boyles
Jim Gentry
McCraw
Surry Man Qualifies With Machine Gun
Army Cpl. Benjamin P. Surratt of Mount Airy qualified as expert in firing the US calibre submachine gun in Berlin. He is a mechanic with the 6th Infantry Regiment Tank Company, entered the Army in 1951, last stationed at Fort Hood and arrived in Europe last December.
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Army
Benjamin P. Surratt
Dick Surratt
Route 5
Mount Airy
Berlin
Surratt
6Th Infantry Regiment
Fort Hood
Tex
Europe
Mount Airy Man Joins ROTC At Carolina
Mount Airy native Lt. Howard W. Childress USN reports for duty with the Naval ROTC unit at the University of North Carolina. A veteran of 18 years, he was commissioned from the ranks during World War II aboard the carrier Enterprise in the Pacific. He earned the Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Citation, and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon with 15 battle stars.
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Howard W. Childress
USN
Naval Rotc
University of North Carolina
R. C. Burns
Lt. Childress
Mount Airy
Enterprise
50-Bed Hospital At Hillsville Under Discussion
Hillsville considers a nonprofit 50 bed hospital with land donation from an anonymous local family. Dr. J. H. Early and Dr. E. P. Good outline the plan. A countywide meeting is scheduled June 10 at 7 30 p m in the Hillsville courthouse to gauge interest.
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Hillsville
Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Early
E. P. Good
Local Man Honoredly Discharged from Navy Service
Leonard H. Fears aviation electronics mate second class USN son of Mrs F R Fears of 125 Rockford Street Sebring Florida and husband of Mrs L H Fears of 152 Lemon Street Sebring has been honorably discharged from the U S Navy at the U S Naval Receiving Station Norfolk Virginia The Norfolk base commanded by Captain J C G Wilson USN processes about 8000 men a month in transit to naval activities worldwide.
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Leonard H. Fears
Aviation
USN
F. R. Fears
Rockford Street
This City
L. H. Fears
Lemon Street
Sebring
Fla
U. S. Navy
U.S. Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk
Norfolk Naval
J. C. G. Wilson
Largest And Best Contractors In State To Be Here
Architect George Watts Carr of Durham said at least 17 firms will bid on the Mount Airy Surry County 100 bed hospital. Bids open today at 2 p.m. at the Reeves YMCA, with decisions based on time and cost. The project uses about 1.38 million in local state and federal funds plus 36 thousand for the site.
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YMCA
George Watts Carr
Durham
Mount Air
Surry County
Moir S. Martin
Northern Hospital
Carr
North Carolina
John A. Ferrell
Commission
Mount Airy Hospital
U. S. Public Health Service
Reynolds Foundation
Degrees Awarded By State College
At the graduation exercises of Woman's College Greensboro several local residents received degrees. Mrs Valera Jackson Shuford earned a Master of Science in Home Economics. Patricia Mae Gordon received a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. Edith Linn Cashwell earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education. Joan Palmer and Tommye Jay Cox completed a one year Commercial course.
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Woman's College
Greensboro
Valera Jackson Shuford
Patricia Mae Gordon
Edith Linn Cashwell
Joan Palmer
Tommye Jay Cox
Special Services At The Dobson Methodist Church
Beginning Sunday June 12 a week of evangelistic emphasis will be held at the Dobson Methodist Church. Services every evening at eight oclock with Dr Gilbert R Combs the preacher. Special music and lively congregational singing will be featured. Community people and neighbors are invited.
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Methodist
Dobson
Gilbert R. Combs
Bill Woodruff Joins Mount Airy Fire Department
Joe Bill Woodruff 21 son of Mr and Mrs Walter Woodruff became a paid Mount Airy Fire Department member on Monday He resides with his wife and two children on Rockford Street and replaces E P Pruitt in the roster
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Joe Bill Woodruff
Walter Woodruff
Mount Airy
T M Robertson Receives Degree At N C State
Thomas Martin Robertson son of Mr and Mrs C Gurney Robertson of White Plains graduated from North Carolina State College in Raleigh on Sunday May 29 with a degree in Industrial Engineering He is married to Nancy Chilton daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Chilton of Ararat Mrs Robertson received a diploma given to the wives of the graduates The Robertsons spent the weekend in Raleigh for the graduation exercises.
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Thomas Martin Robertson
C. Gurney Robertson
White Plains
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Nancy Chilton
Howard Chilton
Ararat
Wrong Wright Denies Babysitting Services Ad
In Friday’s NEWS issue Mrs. Grover Wright of 612 Rockford Street says she is not the Mrs. Wright in the ad and is not prepared to keep children in her home.
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the News
Grover Wright
Rockford Street
Mrs. Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. H. Johnson
D. C. Beamer, Howard Mills
L. Y. Haynes
D. C. Beamer
Howard Mills
James B. Combs
James R. Bray
W.H. Johnson
Buck White
Main Street
Larry Wilmoth
Wes Midkiff
Helen Steele
Wilma Smith
Polly Kirkman
Mt. Airy High School
Buzzy Fulton
Wallace Shelton
Howard Pruitt
Raritan Club
Miss Sadie Foy
P.m
Dover
Earl Griffith
Betty Jones
Mocksville
John J. Jones
George Redwine
Surry Man
ROTC
Carolina
Navy
Reeves
State College
Dobson Methodist Church
Bill Woodruff
T. M. Robertson
N. C. State
Wright
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