Surry Farmers Aroused By Scott's Own Roads
Farmers in Surry County and North Carolina read front page claims that Governor Scott had 15 miles of paved roads through his Alamance County farm built during his term. The piece alleges state road takings for U.S. 70 and cites personal land interests of Scott and relatives.
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Surry
Governor's Farm
Alamance County
Surry County
North Carolina
Greensboro Daily News
Secott
Scott
Umetend
Shore News
U. S
Mount Airy
Greensboro
Northlina
William B. Umstead
Umstead
Hubert Olive
Olive
Galax Merchant William E. Alderman Dies in Roanoke
William E. Alderman known as Lige Alderman, 65, a Galax merchant and longtime community figure, died in a Roanoke hospital after a short illness while en route from Richmond on a bus. He operated the A and Z store in Mount Airy and worked with Woodruff Evergreen at Lowgap, and served on the Galax town council. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Friday at Galax Friends Church. survivors include his widow, two sons and five daughters.
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William E. Alderman
Blue Ridge Mountains
Roanoke
Richmond
Alderman
Mount Airy
Roland
Woodruff Evergreen
Lowgap
Galax
Friends Church
Masonic Lodge
Galax Friends Church
Juniors Named To Boys State As Representatives
Two Mount Airy High School juniors were chosen for Tar Heel Boys State in Chapel Hill. Bruce Craddock, co-captain of the Granite Bears football team, and Norman Key, band drummer, represent Mount Airy sponsored by the local American Legion post and Forty and Eight. The program runs a week focusing on government and citizenship under the Institute of Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy High School
Mount Airy
Tar Heel
Chapel Hill
Bruce Craddock
Mount Airy Granite Bears
Norman Key
American Legion Post
American Legion
Bruce
W. E. Craddock
Franklin Street
Norman
Ida Key
Key
Rockford Street
Institute of Government At
E. G. Wynne, Jr
Funeral Services Held For Surry County Native
Henry Thomas Moore 85 of Mount Airy Route 4 died at Morganton State Hospital after a year long illness. Born Feb 16 1867 in Surry County he was the son of Lewis and Minerva Moore. Funeral Tuesday at Pine Hill Friends Church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Henry Thomas
Tom) Moore
Mount Airy
Route 4
State Hospital
Morganton
Surry County
Lewis and
Minerva Davis Moore
Pine Hill Friends Church
Pilot Mountain-Elkin
M. S. Simpson
Dee Johnson
James Cook
Jesse Green
Grover Holyfield
Claude Martin
Two Local Ladies Buy Fabric Shop on Franklin Street
Mrs. Ethel Doss and Mrs. Sam R. Pruett have purchased The Fabrice Shop on Franklin Street. The new owners plan to offer a full line of dress materials in popular weaves and colors.
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Ethel Doss
Mra
Sam R. Pruett
Fabrice
Franklin Street
City Purchases Gas Mask Equipment For Fire Dept
Mount Airy officials approve new gas mask gear for the fire department after smoke-filled Poore Building blaze on Main Street left fighters delayed on the second floor due to fumes. The purchase follows repeated calls for protective equipment in smoky structures.
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Fire Dept
Mount Airy
Poore
Main Street
City Pathers
Kief Hrannock
Hulding
Brannock
New Parking Violation System Aims to Reclaim Fines
Mount Airy introduces a new approach to parking tickets to improve collection. First notices will be mailed, offering leniency to first time offenders, followed by a second reminder urging appearance at the clerk's office or legal action for repeat violators. The city plans closer cooperation between police traffic officers and the traffic court.
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Tte
Mount Airy
Funeral Services Held For J. H. Crissman
John Henry Crissman 85 died at home in Siloam Route 1. Survived by wife six sons including John W and Sam Crissman, Charlie Crissman of this city Fletcher Crissman of Dobson Malory Crissman of Siloam, daughter Mrs Floyd Fallin Spring Lake, brother Dave Crissman Sanford sister Lonnie Crissman Siloam. Services 2 p m Thursday Pine Hill Friends Church burial in church cemetery.
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John Henry Crissman
S:loam
Route 1
Aaron
Betty Key Crissman
John W. Crissman
Sam Crissman
Siloam
Charlie Crissman
Lonnie Crissman
Pine Hill Friends Church
Jack Martin
Fletcher Beasley
Church
Coxes Visit Indiana and Ohio Relatives
Mr and Mrs C FE Cox traveled to Indianapolis to visit Coxs brother Ivby and family en route they called on Amy Haffelt in Gallipolis and O A Unroe in Pomeroy Ohio. Gaston W Christian of White Plains returned from a week with son Bill and his wife. Bill is a rising junior at Emory University School of Dental Surgery.
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C. FE. Cox
Indianapolis
Ind
Coleman Elected Head Of Local Legion Post
A. Jack Coleman, an electrician, was elected commander of the local American Legion post at a meeting in Veteran Memorial Park. He succeeds E. G. Wynne Jr. Other officers elected include Kent Tayman as first vice president and Jack Leach as second vice president. Installation is set for Friday night, July 25, at Veterans Park.
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A. Jack Coleman
American Legion
Veterane Memorial Park
Coleman
E. G. Wynne, Jr
Kent Tayman
Jack Leach
Woodrow Goldsmith
Joe R. Fowler, Jr
J. 8. Gardner
Jack Warren
Max Gardner
Veterans Park
Two Local Boys Hit By Truck At Noon
Two youths were injured at 12 45 PM Monday after bicycles crossed the path of a truck at the Granite and Marshall Streets corner. Larry Cannoy, 13, suffered a knocked knee cap and a four inch gash. Rodney Clifton, 11, had minor arm injuries. Driver Harden Hawks, 45, of McLeansville, Route 1, was not charged.
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Granite
Marshall Streets
Larry Dean Cannoy
Roy R. Cannoy
Price Street
Rodney Fayburn Clifton
Coy Clifton
Cannoy
Young Clifton
H. B. Tolbert
Harden Hawks
McLeansville
VFW To Meet Tonight at Veterans Memorial Park
The Claude E. Hooker Veterans of Foreign Wars post holds a meeting at Veterans Memorial Park tonight at 7 30 o clock local time.
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Claude E. Hooker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Veterans Memorial Park
18 Year Old Dies After Mount Airy Wreck
Edward Chappell aged 18 died from injuries after a Saturday collision on Hamburg Road near Mount Airy. The car struck a truck driven by L A Quesinberry near the stock yards. Chappell never regained consciousness. Aldene Norman was hospitalized, both vehicles heavily damaged, and patrolman J P Rhyne investigated. Burial set for Mount Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Jurney officiating.
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Hamburg
Mount Airy
Edward Chatham Chappell
Bivens Orchard
Highway 52
Mowntire
Young Chappell
L. A. Quesiaberry
Hamburg Road
Aldene Norman
Chappell
J. P. Rhyne
Quesinberry
Frank
Essie Speas Chappell
Charles Chappell
Fort Jackson
D. C
Barbara Jo Chappel
Abbie Smith Escapes State Prison Sunday
Abbie Smith of Old Fancy Gap near Mount Airy escaped from the State Prison Hospital in Raleigh Sunday, officials announced. Surry County and Mount Airy officers have been notified and papers sent to pick him up as he is believed to have returned to the vicinity. Smith, a mental case, was admitted to Dix Hill under judgment in Recorder's Court on March 28, 1949.
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Abbie Smith
Fancy Gap
Mount Airy
Hoapital
Raleigh
Surry County
Smith
Dix Hill
Recorder's Court
Six Simpson Children Born on Tuesdays at Memorial Hospital
A Mart in Memorial Hospital birth report shows Sherman and Mrs. Sherman Simpson of Mount Airy route 4 welcomed a Tuesday son. The couple has six children born on Tuesdays with the oldest aged 20, of whom three are sons and one a daughter living.
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Martin Memorial Hospital
Sherman Simpson
Mount Airy
Route 4
Patrick Men Get Road Sentence For Assaulting Negro
In Stuart Virginia two men Marion Rakes and Leonard Rakes were found guilty of riotous and disorderly conduct for assaulting a Negro soldier Pvt John Alec Wimbish at a Stuart filling station. Each got 12 months on the road with eight months suspended and two years of probation. One similar charge against Ray Hylton was dismissed at the defendants cost. Clarence Rakes faces a separate indictment not in custody. Judge John D Hooker ordered no good time credit. The sentences were agreed by attorneys with Pvt Wimbish’s approval.
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Patrick County
Stuart
Marion Rakes
Leonard Rakes
John D. Hooker
Ray Hylton
John Alec Wimbish
Clarence Rakes
Pvt. Wimbish
Frank P. Burton
Commonwealth
W. L. Joyce
Three Homes Change Hands In Granite City
Three homes in Mount Airy changed hands in the past week including a three unit apartment house. CC W Bunny Cockrell YMCA director plans to move into the Fairview Avenue home sold by Andy Bowman of B and O Furniture. Bowman purchased a Haystack Road house from Hulda C Moser. Ann Pruett daughter of G C Hauser bought a three unit apartment on Pender Avenue from Robert T Carswell.
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Mount Airy
Andy Bowman
Fairview Avenue
North Mount Airy
CC. W
Bunny) Cockrell
YMCA
Bowman
B. & O. Furniture Company
Hulda C. Moser
Haystack Road
Ann Pruett
G. C. Hauser
Pender Avenue
Robert T. Carswell
W H Long 84 Retired A Y Railroad Conductor Dies
William Henry Long 84 longtime A Y Railroad conductor dies at his Pilot Mountain home after a long illness. A native of Person County and former Summerfield resident, he lived in Mount Airy in retirement since 1939 and served 43 years on the railroad. Interment is in Oakdale cemetery. Survived by wife Virginia Redman Long a son in Texas two daughters in Virginia and several grandchildren.
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William Henry Long
A. & Y. Railroad
Pilot Mountain
Oakdale Cemetery
Mount Airy
Virginia Redman Long
W. E. Long
la Marque
Texas
J. P. Spicer
George Jackson
Richmond
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W. E. Alderman
Mount Air
Boys State
Henry Thomas Moore
Ella Mae Cockerham
L. E
D. L. Moore
Clinton Moore
Lacey Moore
City
D. N. Johnson
Ramseur
Roy Simpson
T. B. Terry
J. J. Atkinson
Carthage
Minnie Moore
J. Ed Brannock
Moir Belton
E. P. Pruitt
W. H. Sumner
J. H. Crissman
Jack Coleman
Legion
VFW
Edward Chappell
Edward C. Chappell
Simpson
John P. Frank
North Carolina Granite Corporation
Ervin
Bill) Everhart
Charles Edwards
Ervin Everhart
Everhart
Richard Slate
John Frank
Reeves Ymca
Joe King
Winston-Salem
Brandywine
Mr. King
Patrick
H. H. Lowry
Haywood Taylor
Pine Ridge
Taylor
Granite City
W. H. Long
A. & Y. Railway
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