Housing Authority Seeks Banner Farm Site For White-Only Housing
The Mount Airy Housing Authority announced it has optioned about 28 acres of the James H Banner farm to develop a proposed occupancy restricted housing project for whites. Appraisals by George Sparveri and John Olive set values for annexation prior to purchase. A Redevelopment Authority team will complete initial appraisals for the Urban Renewal Area, with a public meeting on Tuesday at Town Hall and a film on slum clearance residents. FHA insured housing for displacees and SBA loans for firms displaced by the project will be reviewed.
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Mount Airy
James H. Banner
George Sparveri
John Olive
Ain Jaxien
Citizens Advisory Committee
Oclucek
Town Hall
Yesler Hill
FHA
Small Business Administration
Mount Airy Names 62nd June Dairy Princess Nancy Beasley
Nancy Carol Beasley, daughter of Mount Airy grocer W M Beasley, won the 62nd June Dairy Princess title crowned by Carol Needham. Finalists included Brenda Haynes and Eileen Branch. the event drew hundreds with judges from local firms and a Dixie Ramblers performance. Beasley's mother died in the 1957 Flat Rock School fire.
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Misa
Nancy Carol Beasley
W. M. Beasley
Mount Airy
Carol Needham
Pilot Mountain
W. Frank Comer
Dobson
Kester Sink
Mack Knight
Dixie Ramblers
Artet
Thomas Fawcett
First National Bank
James Dornburg
Chatham Manufacturing Company
Kikin
Jeanette Reid
Bill Reid
Pijot Mountain
Eileen Branch
Brenda Charlene Haynes
Loretta Ann Morrison
Wenona Watson
U. S
Brenda Haynes
Nancy
Clut
Cora Fulk Beasley
Flat Rock
Lurry
Gilvin Roth
Elkin
Princess Nancy Carol Beasley
Rannereps News
Surry Champion Spelled Down Finishes 12th
Janie Dockery of Dolan, the Journal and Sentinel spelling champion, finished 12th in the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D C, earning 75 dollars. She placed 12th after 4 previous finals appearances and was noted for her deliberate spelling method and composure.
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Janie Dockery
Dolan
Serry
Journal and Sentinel
Washington, D. C
Sahe
Worm
Janie
Mount Airy Market Report Oddities in Bid Quotes
Market report from Mount Airy Livestock Market on Wednesday shows top hogs at 14.75 per cwt with sows around 12 to 14.50, top calves at 20.50 and heavy 27.50, heifers 16 to 19.25, steers 20, cows 10.25, plus miscellaneous item prices such as B1T-25 balls at 12.50 and 19.25, and heifers by hand 8 to 15. The report reflects varied feline and livestock price data with some garbled entries.
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Mount Airy
One Man Killed In Cafe Shooting In Mount Airy
A shooting at J and M Cafe on Virginia Street left James Pritchard killed and Ruby Graham charged with murder. Beatrice Hughes, linked to the case, surrendered a 22 caliber pistol to police, and Graham’s hearing is set for Monday in Mount Airy Records Court.
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J. D
T. J. Hale
J and M Cafe
Virginia and
South Street
James Pritchard
Carl Thomas
Surry County
Pritchard
Beatrice Hughes
Ruby Graham
Graham
Ie. Hughes
North South Street
Mount Airy
Kingstree
Mount Airy Recorders Court
Patrol Plans Safety Drive On County Roads
The State Highway Patrol will deploy all available men on weekends for checking stations and saturation patrols. Surry County units will set speed watch on US 82 Friday through Sunday. Radar will be used on US 01, NC 8 and several secondary roads. Corporal Josh Howell says this is part of ongoing efforts to make highways safer.
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State Highway Patrol
Surry County
US 01
NC 8
J. B
Josh) Howell
Auto Knocks Hard But No One Is Home
Patrolman G P Brewer investigated a remarkable crash on Candle Drive when a 1955 Chevrolet driven by William Luther Holden plunged into the Blansett residence while the occupant had briefly left the couch area. No injuries, property damage estimated at 2000 dollars to the house and 250 to the car. no charges filed.
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G. P. Brewer
M. G. Blansett
Candle Drive
Blansett
William Luther Holden
Route 5
Blansett House
Brewer
Mount Airy Reverses Penny Parking Meter Move
Mount Airy officials voted to end penny parking after a heated dispute with the Merchants Association over parking rules. Meters on Renfro Street were changed to accept pennies again, with a plan to remove meters recently and restore two hour free parking near City Hall.
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Tocal Merchants
Hoard
Mount Airy
Mervhants
Renfro Street
cHisens
Merchants Association
Shoppers Parking, Inc
City
Fletcher Harris
W. M. Beamer
W. J. Monday
H. P. Mills
A. B. Withers
Ed Clark
Peard
M.A. Thomas
Mount Airy Sets 1962 63 School Schedule
The Mount Airy School Board announces the 1962-63 term starts August 31. Labor Day is off, a district teachers meeting on Sept 28 closes schools, and Thanksgiving holidays run Nov 22-23. Christmas recess begins Dec 20, resumes Jan 2, with Easter holidays pending snow days and the last day of school is May 30.
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Mount Airy
Achoo
Sehonl
Guardsmen To Attend Summer Camp At Fort Bragg
About 100 men from Mount Airy and Elkin, Companies A and B of the Third Battle Group, 120th Infantry, will depart at 5 a.m. Sunday by convoy for Fort Bragg. They will undergo two weeks of field training under actual battle conditions, emphasizing first hand experience.
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Mount Airy and
Elkin
120Th Infantry
Fort Bragg Military Reservation
Boy Hit By Car On North Main Street
A 12 year old boy was struck by a car on North Main Street near the Virginia Street intersection Tuesday afternoon. Clifford Queen darted into the street in front of Rachel Joy Jones as she drove south in the left lane. The boy suffered a minor elbow injury and was taken to Northern Surry Hospital for checks. no charges were filed.
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North Main Street
Virginia Street
Main Street
Clifford Queen
State Mountain
Jones
Tom Hale
Mount Airy
Northern Surry Hospital
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Aper, Jr
Kenneth Mauitsky
Andes
Eek
Granite City
Ceanty
Aoto
Surry
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Town Board
Renfro Meters
Surry Hospital
Blansett Living Room
Demnoltehed
Renfro
Hall Street
Moore Avenue
Paul Taylor
The
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Thomas Tod
Taylor
Commissioners Action
Kenfro Street
Oparmen
Eure
North Main
Rachel Joy Jones
West End Drive
Taena
Frank Toler
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