Mount Airy Elects Carter as Mayor in Quiet City Vote
In Mount Airy the Monday election drew 77 voters. W F Carter Jr becomes mayor succeeding non running John D Tompson. Ward Two elected Carter as mayor with 33 votes and Beamer 35 as commissioner at large, all with no opposition. New officials take office the first Tuesday in July. Lieut Byerly and Mrs Byerly arrived after navy duty in San Diego and hospital stay in El Paso en route here for about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
W. F. Carter, Jr
John D. Tompson
Ward
L. W. Ashby
Walter A. Poore
D. OC. Beamer
Democratic Party
J. G
Guy L. Byerly
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Double wedding unites Lutheran ministers and sisters in Hagerstown
Marvin Sparger Jr. served as usher for the marriage of George Bowden and Rufus Cuthertson, two Lenoir Rhyne College classmates and ministers, who wed two sisters in a Wednesday night ceremony in Hagerstown Maryland. Sparger planned a short visit in Washington DC on his way home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Sparger, Jr
Hagerstown
Lenoir-Rhyne College
George Bowden
Rufus Cuthertson
Sparger
Washington, D. C
War Production Board Eases Construction Controls
The War Production Board relaxes restrictions on civilian building by raising annual outlay limits. Home work rises from 200 to 1000 dollars and factory projects move from 25000 to 25000 dollars, with broader relaxations promised as materials become more available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
WPB
Two German Lads Executed For Spying Behind Allied Lines
Two Hitler Youth members, Heinz Petry aged 16 and Josef Schoner 17, were executed by firing squad at Wiesbaden after a U S military court found them guilty of spying for the German Army behind Allied lines near the Roer River. The court warned German leaders against using civilians to cloak operations, saying such acts will meet inexorable punishment. Trial occurred March 2 at Munchen Gladbach, reviewed by Ninth Army commander Lieut Gen William H Simpson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
12Th Army Group
Hitler Youth Movement
Wiesbaden
Heinz Petry
Josef Schoner
U. S
Birgden
Roer River
Munchen-Gladbach
William H. Simpson
Ninth Army
Cpl Vivian Holloway Awarded Bronze Star
Cpl Vivian Holloway formerly of this city received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious conduct while serving with the WACs in England and France. She wears two good conduct ribbons and was noted in Stars and Stripes for valuable radio work in Europe before moving to Frartve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Vivian Holloway
Wacs
England
France
Cpl. Holloway
Europe
Stars and Stripes
Frartve
Mrs Baird and Daughter Visit Miss Mary Watkins Baird
Mrs. C. A. Baird and her daughter Miss Maria Baird traveled Tuesday to Greensboro to spend a few days with Miss Mary Watkins Baird who holds a position there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Baird
Maria Baird
Mary Watkins Baird
Greensboro
Soldier Eaton and his terrier return through Fort Bragg lines
A Fort Bragg dispatch notes the processing of Cpl. Joseph A. Eaton Jr. of Mount Airy and his Spanish terrier Bobby as they move through returning soldiers. Eaton serves as a combat engineer and his wife is en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Joseph A. Eaton
Pup
Fort Bragg
Joseph A. Eaton, Jr
Mount Airy
Bobby
Cpl. Eaton
Soldier with 2% years service abroad and 154 points discharged
A corporal who served in Africa Sicily Italy and France earned 154 points for discharge and bought a terrier in Spain that dug foxholes beside him. He also married in North Africa and his wife Mrs. Joseph A Eaton will soon join him in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Spain
Cpl. Eaton
North Africa
Joseph A. “Georgette
Eaton
America
Commissioner's Sale in Mount Airy NC June 21 1945
Commissioners will sell to the highest bidder for cash on the premises in Mount Airy Surry County North Carolina on the northeast side of North Main Street. The sale follows a resale order in a Superior Court case Dr. J E Banner et al v Margaret Simmons et al and is scheduled for 1 o'clock P M on Thursday June 21 1945. The property is bounded on the northwest by the G C Lovill Co building and on the southeast by adjacent lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Surry County
J. E. Banner
Margaret 8. Simmons
Mount Airy
North Carolina
North Main Street
G. C. Lovill Co
Rockford Street
Glee Club
Auction Notice for Blakemore Property in Surry County
Sylvia Lamet location described as the old Blakemore property in northeast by an alley. Bidding starts at 6325 dollars. Dated June 6 1945. Commissioners Dr J E Banner and R D George oversee the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Lamet
Blakemore
Surry County
J. E. Banner
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. P. Frank
W. E. Merritt, Jr
D. C. Beamer
Miller
Jemima
Aunt Jemima
Hanover
Charlotte, N. C
Ted R. Gamble
The
Treasury
War Finance Division
Ted, Jr
Gambles
Iwo Jima
Charlie
Harry Martin
U.S. Treasury Department
Bronze
R. D. George
Haynes Coal & Oil CO
Firestone
Oak
Home & Auto Supplies
Texaco
Hubert Goad
Hines Ave
Main St
Mount Airy, N. C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!