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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1968
Page
5
Beekeepers in this city arranged by Mr E F Shelton and Fred L Jobneon for another meeting to aid fatuers in Westfield township following interest shown in a recent session. The News compiles local military service data with several families listing sons in the army.
The Dobson Jaycers recognized outstanding Surry Central High School students on awards day for maintaining an overall A average. Seniors led recipients with a framed scholastic achievement certificate. Names listed include ninth graders Robhby Norman Claude Pinnix Debbie Simmons Kenny Dockery Sammy Gentry Sandra Whitaker Naomi Wood Philip Ware Linda Chappell Kay Sprinkle and others Dennis Carroll Penny Martin Kathy Payne Timmy Snow Steve Sprinkle Virgie Shores Betty Snow Alice Coe Jane Polger Joyce Fulcher Sara Brigus.
Mrs. Claude Worth of Mount Airy reports her garden behind 341 Hay Street thriving after work at Venture Inc. lettuce is unusually large this year with 75 plants yielding gigantic heads. Her husband once grew them as big as this. The scene includes a photographer with a massive lettuce head.
Fragmentary OCR shows a local notice fragment mentioning a Tuesday date in June and a 1970s year. Details unreadable.
Thirty five families in Stokes County received free surplus foods last week at the Danbury distribution center as the program began. Items included flour lard beans peanut butter raisins margarine cheese and chopped meat. About 150 families are eligible. others may apply after June 16. Eligibility is based on low income and determination is by the Stokes County Welfare Department.
A fragment lists multiple individuals including Pat White Kathy Lewis Carol Norman Mamie Norman Jim McCormick Geneieve Jones Judy Coe Lydia Dellinger Brenda Quesinberry Sue Cummings Beverly Briggs J Baldwin Carol Badgett Samuel Freeman Wayne Haymore Jo ellen Folver.
Miss Carolyn FE Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry R Taylor of Mount Airy West Virginia Street earned a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics from Hamilton Institute Hampton Virginia on June 3. The Taylor family attended the baccalaureate and commencement exercises.
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