Ray Recaptured After Cumberland Mountain Capture
James Earl Ray, the confessed MLK assassin, was captured in Cumberland Mountain country by a bloodhound posse after 54 hours on the run. He was found near Brushy Mountain State Prison and a gold mining camp named Coyote.
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James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King, Jr
Cumberland Mountain
America
Ray
Brushy Mountain State Prison
Coyote
Sandy
Little Red
Schuyler Receives Attendance Certificate at North Surry
Trent Schuyler earned a perfect attendance certificate after 12 years of flawless records and graduated Friday night at North Surry High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E C Schuyler of Longap.
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Trent Schuyler
North Surry High School
Schuyler Is the Son
Mrs. E.C. Schuyler of
Longap
Two Mount Airy youths win WCTU public speaking contest
Cynthia Lynn Helton and Tina Louise Simmons won the Mount Airy Womens Christian Temperance Union public speaking contest held at Franklin Elementary School last week. Helton is daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Helton of North Franklin Road Mount Airy. Simmons is the Mike Simmons of Cornelius Ave Mount Airy. fourteen students entered the Franklin contest sponsored annually by the WCTU.
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Cynthia Lynn Helton
Tina Louise Simmons
Mount Airy
Multiple Citations Issued by Mount Airy Police Department
The Mount Airy Police Department issued numerous citations from June 10 to June 13, listing names ages and offenses including speeding violations operating car intoxicated red light violations trespassing improper equipment and weapons charges across Mount Airy Ararat Cana and Dobson areas. Notable entries include Faye Kizer assault with deadly weapon James Stanley operating car intoxicated and Roger Easter carrying concealed weapon.
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Mount Airy
Donald Joe Lynch
Ararat
James F. Law
White Plains
Michael Hall
Thomas Lee McDaniel
Factory
Carl Kenneth Norman
Seville St
Fannie Johnson Peele
Woodruff S&j
James Thomas Stanley
Clearwater
Fla
Faye B. Kizer
Kenneth Ray So Wwyers
Gayle Herick Vaughn
P St
Lorence William Wipperman
Linville
Randy Gray Bowman
Austin Dr
Billy Ray Morris
Johnny Cain Jr
Jack Allen Cox, Jr
Mulberry St
Mount Air
Stephen Watson
Pittman
Calvin R
Dobson
Mary Karla Kirkman
Arch St
Gilbert Garson McMillian
S. Main St
Roger Lee Easter
Cana
Darlene Midkiff
Treaty Provides Equal Rio Grande Water Share
On May 21 1906 the United States and Mexico signed a treaty to evenly share Rio Grande water for irrigation interests.
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United States
Mexico
Rio Grande
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Wards Gap
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Mount Airy, N.C
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Moody Funeral Home
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