Sheriff Confronts Press Over Crime Photo Incident
In Surry County the sheriff told a local journalist he must seek permission to photograph crimes after a deputy questioned a photo showing the death of Rawley McMillian. The writer, Constable Sparger, and a coroner's autopsy followed, with three arrests later ordered by Solicitor Ralph Scott.
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United
Surry County
Sam C. Patterson
Rawley McMillian
Slate Mountain
McMillian
Irby Sparger
Sparger
Mount Atry
J. L. Woltz
Ralph Scott
Scott
Government Ends Sugar Rationing For Homes
The Agriculture Secretary announced the end of home sugar rationing effective Oct 31 unless Congress acts. He cited a Cuba sugar surplus of 350000 tons and expected extra supplies from Cuba and Java as the rationale. He noted Congress has debated but taken no action.
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Congress
Anderson
Senate
International Emergency Food Council
United States
Cuba
Jessup Free Under Bond
One week of Surry County criminal court closed with two murder cases. James Edwards was acquitted of the Mount Airy West Pine Street murder, claiming self defense. Lorry Jessup was found guilty of second degree murder for the Roy Towe shooting at Bunker Woods, marking a second Surry Superior Court second degree murder conviction for him.
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Lorry
James Edwards
Eddie Whitaker
West Pine Street
Mount Airy
Bob Jessup
Roy Towe
Jessup
Surry Superior Court
Bunker Woods
CCC
Fred Folger
H. O. Woltz
Scott
E. C. Bivens
F. I. LaSage
Hillsville
Frank Armstrong
NEWS Extras Sell Fast With Jessup Verdict Headlines
Mount Airy News sold 2340 extras on Friday and Saturday with no ads in a four page trial edition headlined Jessup Given 36 Years and another noon edition Jessup Out On Bond. News boys rushed copies as Rawley McMillian photo appeared of him lying dead.
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Mount Airy News
Granite City
Bob Jessup
Jessup
Bond
Dobson
Mount Airy
Rawley McMillian
William Hi. Johnson
Hines Family Attends Chapel Hill Graduation
Mr and Mrs J R Hines returned from Chapel Hill where they attended the commencement for their son Bob Hines who earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce. They will stay in Chapel Hill where they have an apartment and he plans summer study in law.
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J. R. Hines
Chapel Hill
Bob
Bob Hines
Oldest Surry Resident Mrs Snow Dies at 104
Mrs. Snow widow of Civil War veteran John A Payne died Friday night at her daughter’s home near Pine Ridge nine miles west of Mount Airy aged 104. She was Surry County’s oldest resident and survived by two sons six daughters 75 grandchildren 248 great grandchildren and 40 great great grandchildren. Funeral at New Bethel Baptist Church followed by burial in the church cemetery.
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Jane Payne Snow
Charlie Law
Pine Ridge
Mount Airy
Snow
Surry County
Law
John A. Payne
Carroll County
Levi Payne
Sarah Edwards
Lambsburg
N. Surratt
Highland Park
Joe Venable
Minnie Galyean
Walker Robertson
Richmond, Va
Bobe Macon Heads to Okinawa via Honolulu Stop
Bobe Macon, who spent time in Pasadena, California awaiting transport, left Wednesday for Okinawa. His ship will make a four hour stop in Honolulu en route.
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Bobe Macon
Pasadena
Calif
Okinawa
Honolulu
Well Known Woman Shot By Son In Law
Mrs. Frank McBride a 55 year old farm woman on Mc Bride Road is critically wounded after being shot in the chest on the front porch by her son in law James Madison Hall 26. The gun fired from a .22 rifle as relatives watched. Hall fled toward Virginia after the shooting while his sister and authorities traced him.
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William H. Johnson
Frank McBride
James Madison Hall
Hall
McBride Road
Martin Memorial Hospital
Wade McBride
John Madison Hall
Surry County
Secret Arrests In McMillian Case Motivate Detention
Deputy Rex Tilley arrested Mrs. Rawley McMillian and her two sons Foster Martin and James Goins on a Monday secret operation. They were transported to Dobson jail for safe keeping while under investigation for the murder of McMillian. The arrests, ordered by So- Slate Mountain on June 4, aimed to prevent public knowledge.
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Rex Tilley
Rawley McMillian
Foster Martin
James Goins
Dobson Jail
Sheriff's Department
Dobson
Blow Torch Starts Fire At Quality Mills
Several hundred employees left their jobs for minutes Thursday morning when a fire started in the drying room of Quality Mills. A blow torch used to remove bolts on a large tub ignited wood under the tub, causing smoke in the basement. Workers tried extinguishers, but the fire was put out by firefighters with no property damage. cloth stored there had to be washed again.
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Quality Mills
Pioneer Mount Airy Business Woman Passes
Mrs. Vannie Thomasson widow of Homer Thomasson died at the local hospital Tuesday about 1 p m aged 71. Her death followed injuries from a June 5 accident when struck by a truck near her home. She once owned the Vannie D cigar brand and later worked with imported wrappers. Survived by two sisters and a brother. funeral Thursday at Moody Funeral Chapel at 2 p m.
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Vannie Dunnigan Thomasson
Homer Thomasson
Vannie D
Oakdale Cemetery
Airplane Lands On Highway Near Laurel Bluff
Lester Hall a Beauford youth piloted an Ercoupe to an emergency landing on the old Low gap road near Laurel Bluff Wednesday night about 8. He searched for an airport for an hour but found none and cut a telephone wire while touching down. No damage to the plane and witnesses tried to assist amid fog.
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Lester Hall
Beauford
Laurel Bluff
Hall
Lucien Wrenn, Jr
Mount Airy
Walter Brannock
Glenn Ashburn
Ashburn
Alleghany Woman Shot and Updated at Local Hospital
Peggy Bowman, 47, widow of Ennis Bowman, of Alleghany County near the Surry line, was hospitalized in serious condition after being shot in the face while picking strawberries near the woods. Bloodhounds were brought to the scene as authorities investigate with Alleghany County Sheriff and other officers.
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Peggy Bowman
Ennis Bowman
Alleghany County
Surry Line
Martin Memorial Hospital
Reverend E T Mickey Jr Named Pastor in Greensboro
Rev Edward T Mickey Jr 3 of Winston Salem will become pastor of First Moravian Church Greensboro July 1 He has been appointed director of extension work with special assignment to the Greensboro pastorate He is the son of Mr and Mrs E T Mickey Sr of Winston Salem educated at Winston Salem schools Moravian College and Moravian Theological Seminary
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Edward T. Mickey, Jr
Winston-Salem
Beth
Winston- Salem
Moravian College
Moravian Theological Seminary
Merchants Keep Mount Airy Stores Open July 3
Mount Airy merchants will keep shops open all day Thursday July 3 to observe a holiday Friday July 4. The change follows this week's announcement.
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Mount Airy
Former Graniteer Graduates From Page School Today
William E. Foster son of Emma Johnson Foster formerly of this city graduates from the Capital Page School in Washington today. He has served in the U S House for three years and won the Bureau of Internal Revenue American Legion Post No 39 award for outstanding merit. He will enter Wake Forest College to study law after graduation. Mrs Foster is the sister of Editor W M Johnson and daughter of the late J B Johnson.
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William E. Foster
Emma Johnson Foster
Capital Page
Washington
U. S. House of Representatives
Young Foster
Bureau of Internal Revenue American Legion Post
Wake Forest College
Foster
J. B. Johnson
W. M. Johnson
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Carl Griffith
Fort Raleigh
North Carolina
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Wayne Inman
Bannertown
Red Bank
Patrick County
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Alleghany
E. T. Mickey, Jr
Greensboro
Graniteer
Page School
J. Dillon Simpson
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