Visitors Entertained At White Plains
Miss Peggy Taylor and Miss Betty Robertson of White Plains hosted Guilford College summer students with weekend guests Sue Shelton from Winston-Salem Nancy Miller from Siloam Antonie Ungar of New York Hazel Key from Siloam and Kathleen Kirkman of Greensboro. Miss Taylor hosted a dinner Saturday night and Miss Robertson hosted a Sunday luncheon for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Taylor
Betty Robertson
White Plains
Guilford College
Miss Taylor
Sue Shelton
Winston- Salem
Nancy Miller
Siloam
Miss Robertson
Antonie Ungar
New York
Hazel Key
Kathleen Kirkman
Greensboro
Birthday Dinner Surprise at Route 2 Home
A birthday dinner was held Sunday June 4 at the home of his parents on Route 2. Several people attended and all enjoyed the day. A number of gifts were presented to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route 2
Miss Beverly Bivens Honors Miss Virginia Foy
Miss Beverly Bivens hosted a cola party at her Main street home on Monday at 11 o clock. The event featured crystal gifts for the honorees, a vase for Miss Foy and cranberry and blue crystal bowls for the others. About twenty friends attended and served colas sandwiches sandbabs and nuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Bivens
Main Street
Miss Foy
Poy
Mrs. Tesh Hosts Miss Foy Bride-elect Event
Mrs. Bruce Tesh entertained at her sister Mrs. Ray’s home with a course served on arrival and coins later. High score honors went to Mrs. Chester Barber with Mrs. Sam Hennis second. Miss Foy received a fruit plate gift from the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Tesh
Raycourse
Chester Barber
Sam Hennis
Miss Foy
Mrs. Sarah Carlin Buried At Lamsburg
Mrs. Sarah Carlin died June 2 in Norfolk Virginia and was buried in Lambsburg with funeral services at the new Lambsburg Church at 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Carlin
Lamsburg
Norfolk
Lambsburg
Lambseburg
Four Mount Airy Girls Gain Degrees at Woman's College
Four Mount Airy graduates from the Woman's College Greensboro earned bachelor’s degrees this week. Sara Lou Allred and Mary Madison Smith received arts and English and elementary education related honors while Mary Josephine Poore and Virginia Mayberry earned science degrees in home economics. Allred, Poore, Smith, and Mayberry held active club memberships and served as proctors and leaders in campus groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's College
Greensboro
Sara Lou Allred
Mary Madison Smith
Mary Josephine Poore
Virginia Mayberry
Dent
Alpha Psi Omega
Miss Smith
Z. M. Smith
Mount Airy
Dikean Society
Education Club
Miss Poore
J. B. Poore
Home Economics
Cornelian Society
Mayberry
Archery Club
Dikean
C. W. Mayberry
Ruth McGill Promoted to First Lieutenant in Army Nurse Corps
Kings Mountain nurse Ruth McGill, a Martin Memorial Hospital Training School graduate, has been promoted from second to first lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps after more than three years of service. She served at Fort Bragg for two and a half years, then at Northington General Hospital in Tuscaloosa Alabama, and later at Finney General Hospital in Thomasville Georgia where the promotion occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McGill
Kings Mountain
Martin Memorial Hospital Training School For
United States Army Nursing Corps
McGill
Army Nurse Corps
Fort Bragg
Northington General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
General Meeting of First Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church holds its monthly meeting Monday June 12 at 8 00 p m in the Sunday School Auditorium. The Ella Greenwood Holcomb Circle directs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Ella Greenwood Holcomb
Central Church Open For Prayer Daily
Central Methodist Church will be open to people of all denominations and beliefs from 4 p m to 8 p m daily. The church is centrally located and easy to reach for those in the business section seeking a quiet place to pray during these critical times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Miss Freda Webb Resigns From Post
Miss Freda Webb resigns from her position and will spend time at a period of rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Webb
Local Items About People You Know
Mrs. James R. White of Atlanta arrives Friday to visit Mrs. Oscar Yakley. Mrs. Thomas Ashby of Charlotte visits her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Haynes. Several relatives travel, attend events, and visit in Roanoke, Tarboro, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. White
Atlanta
Oscar Yakley
Thomas Ashby
Charlotte
C. H. Haynes
John West
Tarboro
Hazel Thompson
J. E. Hicks
Route 4
A/S
Junie Thompson
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Thompson
H. E. Gillum
Franklin
W. H. Meng
Woodburn
Marion Burke
E. L. Patterson
Lester Haynes
Henry Stewart
O. H. Yakley
J. B. Ivey
Mr. Ivey
L. C. Holmes
Hershell
Morristown
Tenn
Holmes
Americus
Local Social Notes From Mount Airy June 1944
The Mount Airy News reports visits and travels of area families. Mrs James Grey and children Jimmie and Betty of Enfield visit her parents Mr and Mrs A G Webb. Ensign Guy L Byerly Jr and wife expect home on furlough. Josephine Poore graduates in Home Economics at W C U N C Greensboro. Pvt Edward Fox Lawrence returns to Camp Crowder after leave. Several local students finish school and travel home for vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Grey
Jimmie
Betty
Enfield
A. G. Webb
C. E. Jenkins
Ellen Robinson
North Wilkesboro
Dillon Simpson
L. R. Taylor
Ararat
N. C
Los Angeles
Calif
Ensign
Guy L. Byerly, Jr
G. L.sey
W. S. Wolfe
Roanoke
Ensi Bverly
San Diego
Florida
J. B. Poore
Russell
Greensboro
Josephine Poore
Edward Fox Lawrence
Camp Crowder
Della Peele
Cornelius Owings
Cal
Patricia Rothrock
Sara Smith
Ruth Poore
Arlene Johnson
W. B. Coletrane
Emory, Va
Virginia Coletrane
M. Coletrane
Becky Coletrane
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Elizabeth Wells
P. R. Masten II
Elizabeth Perry B. Wells
Greenville
Percy Raymond Masten III
Alice Hale Masten
Hayes Barton Methodist Church
Raleigh
Robert L. Jerome
A. P. Tripp
New River
East Carolina Teachers College
University of North Carolina
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Reynolds High School
Winston-Salem
McCallie Military School
Chattanooga
Marine Corps
Islands of
the Pacific
Virginia Foy
Mrs. Tesh
MT. Airy
Woman’s College
General Meeting of
First Baptist Church
Larrie Normar
Made-Art
Mattie
Albert Goldsmith
Seigfred Schafer
Ann Yokley
Hollins College
Elsa Martschink
Charlestonn
D. C
Citadel
Chapel Hill
Sara Yokley
O. H. Yokley
Bud
Hale Yokley
Hugh Holcomb
Bailey Glenn
Bailey
John H. Folger
Rockford Street
Folger
Ellis Inn
Washington
C. N. Clark
Central Methodist Church Parsonage
Nadine Clark
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Sykes
Fredericksburg
Calvin Graves
Wilson Barber
Sampson
N. Y
Walter Moss
Arlington
John Foy
Egbert C. Hoffman
Moire S. Martin
Jake Woodall
M. H. Jackson
Carl Simmons
Ralph Herman
Taylorsville
Jim Lovill
D. C. Bowman
Reddick Field
American Legion
China Grove
Landis
South Main ST
Hodge Motor Co
Stine L. McCann
Willow Street Garage
Fred McHone Seamrank
Eiliaro
Mount Airy, N. C
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Posie J. Faddis Farm
Galax, Va
Woodlawn, Va
Horney Bros. Land Auction Co
Wytheville, VA
Mack & Mack
Fred McHone
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