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Mount Airy News

Location

Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1966

Page

6

Martinsville adds third fall race for modified and sportsman

Martinsville Speedway adds the Martinsville Modified 200 on October 23, a 150 mile 40 car race for modified and sportsman cars with $8232 in posted awards and $1500 to the winner. Practice begins October 20 with time trials for the first ten positions on Friday. Brown seeks the Park Brown track record with a $100 bonus, and a 100 lap final is planned for September 25 as a precursor to the Old Dominion 500.

Martinsville Speedway Virginia Martinsville Earles Park Brown Brown the Spray N. C Veter Speedway Fearles Barles

Mountaineers Edge Shoals All-Stars 8-5 in Opener

The Pilet Mountaineers defeated the Shoals All-Stars 8-5 in the season opener. Donnie Love started pitching, lasting to the fifth before control issues surfaced, with Brent Snow and Terry Love closing. Horsch Moser and Tilley led the offense with multi hit efforts.

Pilet Mountaineers Shoals All-Stars Shoals Donnie Love Mountaineers Brent Snow Love Terry Love Wendell Donathon Richard Horsch Harold Moser Wayne Tilley Lonnie Bottoms Delbert Bledroe Don Coe Robby Bottoms Donathon

Weekly Yard League Scores Snapshot

Reeves YMCA sports notes show results across Thurs June 2 and Tues June 7 with teams Proctor No 3 and No 2, Quality Mills and Proctor No 2, First Nat l Bank, N C Granite Corp, Hospital Pharmacy, Vaughan.s Shoe Shop, Pine State, Perry Mfg Co, Moseley.s Super Market, Ames Knit Wear, and Berry Mills. Web June 1 and Mon June 6 list additional scores for Vaughn.s Shoe Shop, Quality, Pine State, Perry Mfg Co, Moseley.s Super Market, Ames Knit Wear, and other local teams.

Proctor Quality Mills First Nat'l Bank Proctor No N. C. Granite Corp Hospital Pharmacy Quarry Vaughn's Shoe Shop Quality Pine State Perry Mfg. Co Moseley’s Ames Knit Wear Moseley's Biey Mills N.C. Granite Corp. Proctor Nat'l Bank Quality Mills Proctor Wen Quality Mille Moseley Ames Kait Wear

Women racers ready for powder puff derby at Bowman Gray

Bowman Gray Stadium hosts a powder puff derby with 30 entries led by Gloria Person and Sonja Still in a 10 lap event alongside NASCAR modified sportsman and hobby divisions. Burris remains a top challenger in the feature, with Brown and Rush close in the standings. Jim Brewer leads the hobby standings as Carl Allred breaks through for his first win of the year.

Nascar Bowman Gray Stadium Joe Hawkins Gloria Goldie) Person Clemmons Mis Sonja Still Greensboro Hawkins Seid Iamateur Burris Perk Brown Spray Ken Rush Jim Brewer Winston-Salem Carl Allred High Point

MYF Horse Show Set for July Weekend

The ninth annual MYF Horse Show, sponsored by the Dobson Methodist Church youth, runs July 22 and 23 at Surry Central High School athletic field. Shows start 7 30 p m Friday with additional 12 30 p m and 7 30 p m Saturday events. Fifty classes are planned across Western, walking horse, gaited, jumping, English, pony divisions, with 2500 in prize money. Franklin Freeman leads the organizing, while local standings note Allred, Brewer, Ring and others in related results. Saturday’s program opens 8 40 p m at the municipal stadium track featuring multiple heats and main events for modified, sprintman cars, amateurs, and novices.

MYF Dobson Methodist Church Surry Central High School

Mount Airy Ladies Play Day Tally at MA Country Club

Results from the regular Wednesday ladies play day show Division A leaders with low gross Mrs JL M Lamm and low net Mrs William Hadley. Division B honors go to low gross Mrs Leonard Parker and low net Mrs Ed Farly. Division C awards go to low gross Mrs H G Pendergraft and low net Mrs Marshal Fowler.

Mount Airy Country Club Low Gross JL. M. Lamm Low Net William Hadley Billy Carter Leonard Parker Ed Farly Ed Ashby H. G. Pendergraft Marshal Fowler

Weekend and Friday City Schedule for Recreation and Classes

Friday lists activities from 9:00 to 12:00 Little Leagues practice and 9:00 to 12:00 Life saving class plus 1:30 to 5:00 and 6:30 to 7:30 Kiwanis Club. Saturday 1:30 to 5:00 and Sunday 1:30 to 5:00 Recreational swim with various classes and gym tennis, softball league, and Dale Carnegie course evenings.

Dale Carnegie

Pilot Mountaineers topple Shoals All Stars in weekend clashes

The Pilot Mountaineers defeated the Shoals All Stars on Saturday and Sunday by 4 to 9. Terry Love allowed only five hits across the two games, and Coach Wendell Donathan said he was pleased with the performances.

Pilot Mountaineers the Shoals All Stars All Stars Terry Love Wendell Donathan

Tobacco Co op Holds 20th Annual Membership Meeting

The 20th annual meeting of the Flue Cured Tobacco Stabilization Corporation is set for June 24 in the Carolina Room of Ra eich's Memorial Rudderium at 1 a.m. The program includes annual reports and a guest speech by the president of a leading domestic tobacco manufacturer.

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Reeves Ymca Sports Tiny Carl Harris Leaksville the Stadium Lacy Ann Sparger Reeves Ymca MYF Horse Show Franklin Freeman Allred Brewer Larry Ring Jimmy Beasley Wayne Jordan Ralph McMahan Kernersville MA Country Club Ann Heathcote Little Leagues Prac Tobacco Co-op Meeting Slate Motors Grady Slate Pontiac New New Car Trade-In Buford Jessup Ben Levill Bill Anderson Curtis Lewis Burnie Curtis Needham Melvin Ed Hutchins Ford al. Motor Company Slate Motor CO
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