Paris Opens City as German Advance Stalls Hearings
Paris high command evacuated the city to save it from destruction while insisting it remain open and free of French troops. Berlin reports Chateau-Thierry fallen and Marne crossed as German forces advance, with the U.S. poised to aid Allies and new Navy ships authorized.
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Paris
Builitt
Paria
Weygand
Roosevelt
United States
Berlin
Chateau-Thierry
Marne
Hesse
Persan-Beaumont
July 20 Set As Tentative Date For Tobacco Voting
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace announced planning for a vote on flue cured tobacco marketing on July 26 with July 1 as the earliest possible date. Growers warehousemen and businessmen in the flue cured area urged a vote before the market opens and current stocks suggest total supply will exceed the reserve and quota levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Sem Born To Mr and Mrs Frank Hennis
Sem born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hennis last Thursday night at Martin Memorial Hospital. The family will move into their new home on North Main Street in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hennis
Martin Memorial Hospital
North Main Street
Red Cross Totals Mount Slowly in Surry County Drive
With County Chairman absent, Mrs. W. B. Wolfe acts as Red Cross chair in Surry County. Elkin reports 230.00 raised and sent to the National treasury while Mount Airy workers total 390.26 deposited to date. Weekly contributions forward to national headquarters aid refugee relief efforts.
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Red Cross
Elkin
Surry
W. 8. Wolfe
Surry County
National Treasury
Mount Airy
National
Jr. Red Cross
N. Main School
Red Cross Rockford
Prank Smith
J. W. Harbour
Dobson
Gem
Baptist Church To Be Dedicated
The Filipino Memorial Baptist Church will be formally dedicated with an all day service next Sunday. Services start at 9 45 with Sunday School and a sermon by Rev A E Myers of Winestone. Session opens at 1 30 with a dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiippin Memorial Baptist Church
A. E. Myers
Winegston
Robbery at Belton Laundry: Safe blown for $600 and valuables
A second master safe blow in Surry County occurred early Sunday at Belton Laundry on South Main. About $600 in cash, two diamond rings, papers and bonds were stolen. Investigators note Coca Cola used to dampen blast noise and no fingerprints were found. Bruce King and Cephas Bennett of Mount Airy were arrested and later released as the case drew in State Bureau of Investigation attention.
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Surry County
Belton
South Main Street
J. 8
Bruce King
Cephas Bennett
Mount Airy
State Bureau of Investigation
Large Crowd Flocked To Mount Airy Fire In Buggy Factory
A dawn blaze destroyed the old Smith and Dobbins Buggy Factory on the square near South Street and Pine, damaging nearby homes. Chief Belton called it one of the town’s biggest fires though overall loss was limited. Firefighters battled for about two hours after an alarm at 12 50 a.m. Sunday.
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Pire
Smith and Dobbins
South Street
Pine
W. H. Hatcher
Pine Street
J. S. Belton
Mount Airy
Belton
Savings & Loan Awards Contract To L D Ward
L D Ward has begun remodeling the old Hatcher hardware store to house the Federal Savings and Loan Association after its building was purchased from the Fawcett heirs. I D Ward secured the contract and plans call for front removal, down trim, new fixtures, and fire proof vaults with completion in about 80 days.
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I. D. Ward
Hatcher
Federal Savings and Loan Association
Fawcett Heirs
D. H. Cooke
Ward
Philip George Remains About The Same
Word from Duke Hospital in Durham says Philip George son of Mr and Mrs R A George remains about the same. He has been a patient for several weeks and rests easier but shows no noticeable change. Mrs George stays in Durham with her son while Rev Walter J Miller pastors Central Methodist Church in this city.
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Duke Hospital
Durham
Philip George
R. A. George
Durham Institution
Walter J. Miller
Central Methodist Church
Local visitors visit patient at Mountain Home Veterans Hospital
Messrs Bill Jones Raymond Tesh and son Bill Mrs R C Monroe and daughter Martha visited Mr Monroe who is a patient in the Veterans Hospital Mountain Home Tennessee last Sunday.
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Bill Jones
Raymond Tesh
Bill
R. C. Monroe
Martha
Monroe
Veterans’ Hospital
Mountain Home, Tenn
Puckett Bound Over To Surry Superior Court
Howard Puckett, 38, furniture worker, was bound over to the July term of Surry Superior Court after a hearing in recorders court. He is charged with firing fatal shots that killed Oscar Underwood on June 2 as Underwood read a newspaper on a sofa with Puckett’s estranged wife. No bond was set. he remained in the county jail at Dobson awaiting the term.
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Howard Puckett
Surry Superior Court
H. H. Lewellyn
Recorders Court
Puckett
Oscar Underwood
Dobson
Mrs J D Thompson Dies After Long Illness
Mrs J D Thompson dies at home in this city Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. She had been a patient at Martin Memorial Hospital for about a year and returned home a few weeks before death. A longtime Baptist Church member, she devoted over a half century to church work and lived a simple Christian life. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon by Rev A S Hale and Rev W J Miller. Burial followed at Oakdale Cemetery. Surviving are Mr Thompson, three grandchildren, and one sister Mrs John Bowman.
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Martin Memorial Hospital
Medical Baptist Church
A. S. Hale
W. J. Miller
Oakdale Cemetery
Mr. Thompson
John Bowman
Surry Red Cross Reports Large War Refugee Aid Effort
More than 300 workers assist the Surry Red Cross as materials including 75 woolen sweaters for men and boys are prepared for shipment to war refugees this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry Red Cross
Large Crowds Attend Revival at Tent Tabernacle
Large crowds gather at the tent tabernacle for a 7 35 message by Reverend Mr. Sellers on Monday June 17. Miss Pollianna Sargent is engaged in summer school work at Wake Forest.
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Mr. Sellers
Pollianna Sargent
Wake Forest
Turtle Race Invades Turtle Fever This Saturday
The first turtle race in Turtle Fever is set for Saturday afternoon with a large crowd expected at the baseball park. Shell dealers promote turtle products and tickets cost 40 cents at the park with Shell stations offering free tickets.
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Shell
Economy
Sulphur Springs Opens For Summer Season At Resort
The White Sulphur hotel begins its second season under the same manager and will host special parties dinners and overnight guests. Mount Airy residents are invited to all functions as co managers Mrs Shree and partner run the season with son Elliott and daughter Margaret living at the hotel. The Ivy Lane Hotel in Daytona Beach operates in winter by Mr. and Mrs. Lingo.
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Mount Airy
Eer
Mrs. Lingo
Ivy Lane
Daytona Beach
Florida
Bank Holdup Suspects Nabbed at Mount Airy Bus Station
Two suspects, a man and a woman, were arrested early Wednesday at the Mount Airy bus station by SBI agent Guy Scott and Patrolman Albert Stanley. Raymond Hancock, 35, of Richmond and Durham, and Margaret Cox, 23, of Laurel Hill, are jailed in Lumberton on charges linked to a May 29 bank robbery in Saint Pauls. SBI officers have been active around Mount Airy since the Pilot Mountain robbery on May 25.
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Mount Airy
Guy Scott
Forsyth County
State Bureau of Investigation
Albert Stanley
Raymond Hancock
Richmond
Durham
Margaret Cox
Laurel Hill
Stanley
Scott
Lumberton
Saint Pauls
Pilot Mountain
South Main Street Re paving Project Reported in Town
A 1000 foot stretch of South Main in the business district is being resurfaced with ready mixed asphalt by state highway and public works crews. The work covers from here to beyond the old Welch block where concrete has stood up to heavy traffic for over two decades as Highway 52 runs through the town.
Boy Undergoes Arm Muscle Graft at Duke Hospital
Billy Brown son of Mr and Mrs Jones Brown of this city is a patient at Duke University Hospital Durham where he had an operation Monday to graft muscle from his leg into his arm The operation was needed due to an injury and Mrs Brown is spending much time with her son.
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Billy Brown
Jones Brown
Duke University Hospital
Durham
Local gardener yields first beans of season
A. MacCraw enjoys an early harvest of green beans from his own garden. They picked their first beans, and expect to have all the beans they can use as the season starts.
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A. MacCraw
Jordan Starts Duke Summer School for Degree Work
John Jordan left Monday to attend summer school at Duke University in Durham with his parents Mr and Mrs W M Jordan. The aim is to complete work required for his ministerial degree.
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John Jordan
W. M. Jordan
Duke University
Durham
Summer Recreation Program Expands with Sports
Wallace Shelton announces a city wide summer program now underway with plans to form boys and girls basketball teams softball teams and a tennis tournament this weekend and next. A church basketball team meeting is planned for Friday morning June 14 at Rockford Street gym and softball group organization follows Monday afternoon June 17 at city park. Equipment is available all week and funds include a carnival gross of 97 dollars as partial budget payment.
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Wallace Shelton
Rockford Street
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Suez Canal
Alexandria
Egypt
Italy
U. S
William C. Ballitt
Chantilly
Senlis
Ballitt
Tours
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New York
North Carolina
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Clyde R. Hoey
Secret Service
London
Royal Air Force
Seine River
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Mrs
Square Belton
Investige
J.d.thompson
Masonic Temple
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J. F. Sellars
Reddick
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Martin Bennett
Graniteers
R. M. Lingo
SBI
Mount Airy Station
Worth
South Main
Duke
Masons
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