Mount Airy Board OKs Fire Truck Bids and Park Talks
Mount Airy commissioners authorize fire department to seek bids on a 1000 gpm pumper with bids due in June. Jaycees push for a recreational park, while town attorney notes tax monies cannot fund it. donations and private funding possible. A land lease to Jaycees or a summer recreation director funded by the Economic Opportunity Program are discussed as alternatives. Parks and Recreation Committee gains full membership. School Board seat filled as George Speight, Jr. replaces G. H. Finncham. Resolutions commend Redevelopment Commission and Housing Authority for urban progress.
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Mount Airy
Jaycees
Jayeres
Parks and Recreation Committee
Parks and Recreation
Robert Lawing
Frank Longest
G. K. Hale, Jr
Jim Vaughn
George Speight, Jr
G. H. Finncham
Local
Redevelopment Commission
Housing Authority
LSGOOL Road Project Advances Toward Mount Airy to White Plains
Sherman Simpson Inc workers move ton construction gear along a dirt lane near Stewarts Creek to begin a 3.33 mile bypass of White Plains. A WF Brinkley crane crew handles bridge work as rock outcroppings may require blasting. The project cost nears one million dollars with grading and base layers to support a future southern section toward Dobson.
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Sherman Simpson, Inc
Stewarts Creek
Mount Airy
White Plains
WF. Brinkley and Son Construction Co
Gallon Jug Of Whiskey Found In Ladies Bay
James Walter Dalton of Mount Airy was arrested on Tuesday for possession of illegal whiskey. He was stopped on Virginia Street extension by Sheriff A. E. Stephens who found a gallon bottle of white whiskey inside an oversized handbag.
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Ladies Bay
James Walter Dalton
Mount Airy
Dalton
Salty Dog
Virginia Street
A. E. Stephens
Stevens
Kiwanis Club Plans 43rd Anniversary Meeting
The Mount Airy Kiwanis Club meets at 6 30 tonight at the Reeves YMCA to celebrate its 43rd anniversary near the June 16 charter date. The program committee promises some special things for the gathering.
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Mount Airy Kiwanis
Reeves Ymca
TV Franchise Transfer Drives Mount Airy Cable Plan
Mount Airy commissioners approved transferring the cablevision franchise from Mount Airy Development Corporation to Cablevision of Mount Airy. The new firm, owned by Mount Airy Development Corporation and Jefferson Carolina Corp of Greensboro, will build a tower in the industrial park to receive and distribute TV signals. The group also notes 150 units of low cost housing in Meadowview and Urbana as part of local development. John E. Milix returned home from Baptist Hospital after surgery.
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Newal
Mount Airy
Meadowview
Urbana
City Hall
Mount Airy Board of Commissioners
Cablevision
Mount Airy Development Corporation
Cablevision of
Jefferson Carsine Corporation
Greensboro
OU Croker
Jefferson Carolina Corp
WK. Weillz
A. B. Carter
Carter
Ofcials
Vacation Bible School at Bannertown Baptist Church
Bannertown Baptist Church hosts a Vacation Bible School starting Monday and continuing each evening through Friday from 6 30 to 9 p m. A Bible Study Class for ages 13 to 25 meets each weekday at 7 p m.
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Bannertown Baptist Church
Sheriff presses plan to fund own patrol cars in county
Sheriff Jim Taylor seeks to shift eight cars to county ownership with centralized fuel and maintenance funded by the county board of commissioners. He claims deputies subsidize car costs through current expense allowances and cites Guilford County comparisons as justification. Commissioners defer decision, requesting budget input and further study.
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Jim Taylor
Board of Commissioners
Wader
Sheriff's Department
Taylor
Leath
Comrmissioners
Surry
Surry County Manager backs keeping Rockingham Caswell in district
A group led by Surry County manager Vance Thompson urged Raleigh committee members to preserve the Sun District by keeping Surry, Forsyth, Rockingham and Caswell counties together. Rep. Hugh Merritt and Rep. Claude Hamrick supported the plea highlighting long-standing alignment. Thompson claimed Surry seeks to restore ties with Forsyth Stokes Rockingham and Caswell, expressing optimism for electing a Democratic congressman.
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Surry County
Cluams
Vance Thompson
Rockingham
Caswell
Suh
Hugh Merritt
Surry
Claude Hamrick
Forsyth County
Forsyth
Bockingham
Sun District
Hamrick
Thompson
Stokes
Shaneee
News staff gains veteran reporter Manley Blevins
The MEWS welcomed veteran reporter Manley Blevins to the staff a former Elkin Tribune contributor and World War II Marine Corps veteran from western North Carolina Blevins brings years of weekly and daily newspaper experience and trade magazine work The new reporter is married to Sarah Thomas of Statesville a nurse in Charlotte and will join her husband in Mount Airy soon after moving household goods.
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Elkin Tribune
Caroline County
Blevins
West Jefferson High School
University of North Carolina
Marine Corps
Southwest Pacific
Maniey
Milton Sewell
Sarah Thomas
Statesville
Charlotte
Mount Airy
Pavel
County Commissioners Meet to Plan Pilot Mountain Park
Surry County Board of Commissioners approved forming a 20 member citizens committee to raise 350000 as local cost for a 9105000 project to make Pilot Mountain a five county area. Representation will be Davie Forsyth Stokes Surry and Yadkin by population.
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Surry County
General Assembly
CC. Matthews
Northwest Economic Development Commission
Large still destroyed near Elkin farms in 500 gallon capacity blast
The county sheriff’s department destroyed a large 500 gallon still at the old Grees wood farm near Elkin on Wednesday. Deputy Sheriff John H. licks guided volunteers to the scene where they destroyed over 1,000 gallons of mash and confiscated almost 606 gallons of illegal liquor. Jester Cief of route 1 Elkin was arrested for operating an unregistered alcohol operation.
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County Sheriff's Department
Grees Wood
Elkin
John H. Licks
Atteers
Jester Cief
Riverside Building Supply Grand Opening Plans
Riverside Building Supply will hold its grand opening from 9 to 4 tomorrow at 611 East Pine Street Mount Airy beside the Ararat River Bridge. Manager Melvin Lambe promotes a wide range of building items with delivery service and hourly prizes including a 1 5 inch variable speed drill. a showroom and 60 by 180 foot warehouse are featured.
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Riverside Building Supply
East Pine Street
Mount Airy
Ararat River
Melvin Lambe
Lambe
Mount Airy Elects Three In Monday Town Board Race
Almost 200 voters watched three unopposed candidates seek Mount Airy town board seats in the general election. Bowerman George led with 199 votes, followed by Marty Thomas with 11 and Charlie Lowry with 78. Four write-ins for Red Oliver failed to win. All candidates are Democrats.
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Mount Airy Town
Market Report: Cattle Prices and Ranges Across Categories
Market figures show calf, steer, heifer, and cow prices. Notable ranges include top calves around $20 to $28, heavy steers near $29, heifers and cows priced between $14 and $182, with various bid-ask spreads and per-head totals across categories.
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Fcenomic Opportunity Program
Lsgool
Dobson
Kiwanis Club
John E. Milix
West Oakdale Street
Baptist Hospital
Vacation Bible School
Bannertown Baptist
Guilford County
Bk Itth
Raleigh
Manley J. Bleving
Jefferson
Manley J. Blevins
Market Report
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