This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
1
Residents circulate petitions urging voters decide on extending city limits to include Banner hospital site. Board may face legal challenges over extending corporate limits without public approval. Petition also endorses Hadley property as hospital site to save development costs.
North Carolina Medical Care Commission letters discuss Mount Airy hospital site, annexation hearing, and funds. Citizens petition for Hadley site to avoid delays and preserve state and federal funds. Concerns about Banner property delays and paving costs.
The Old Hickory Council opened a new Boy Scout camp at Raven's Knob west of Mount Airy with 30 staff and an 80 acre lake, aiming to serve hundreds of Scouts. The drive seeks 100000 to buy and develop the site while outpost camping and a six person waterfront crew expand activities and facilities. More than 2000 people attended the opening concert and visit day.
An official of the Surry County Draft Board announced a call for fourteen men to be inducted during July. The board will also send twenty three men to Charlotte on July 26 for physical examinations.
Miss Claire Frank accompanies Girl Scout troop 14 as they depart Monday for Camp Rockwood near Washington D C The group plans to return on Thursday with a full schedule of activities and earning badges.
John F. Jack Dusenbury of Henderson was unanimously elected commander of the North Carolina Veterans of Foreign Wars at the 24th annual encampment in Asheville. He succeeds Forest W. Dunstan of Elizabeth City.
Buford Clifton of Banner Street signed a petition at City Hall to pave Banner Street. He stated the project would cost the city about $1,000 and sacrifice the elm tree in his front yard, with Jim Banner accompanying him to City Clerk J. C. Hill on Friday afternoon.
A message announced the death of William W. Cooke in Dallas Texas on June 9. He was tied to Olive and Myers Manufacturing Company and served as secretary and treasurer. He was the brother of the late D. H. Cooke of this city.
Dr. Bill J. Christian son of Mr and Mrs Gaston Christian White Plains earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery at Emory University Davis Hill campus Atlanta Ga during graduation exercises on Saturday evening June 5 He studied at Guilford College served two years in the U S Navy and belongs to Psi Omega He is married to Misa Joan Huggins of Greensboro and they have a son Harry Lee Christian II
James B Dunnagan 75 of Mount Airy Route 6 died at 10 50 p m Saturday in a Winston Salem hospital after a day there He was born May 10 1879 in Yadkin County son of Thomas and Margaret Myers Dunnagan He was educated in Mount Airy schools Funeral services were held at Moody Funeral Home chapel Rev Paul Hester Mount Carmel Baptist Church in charge Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery Surviving are his wife the former Marcy C Brown one sister Mrs Willie Bowman two nieces Miss Clarice Bowman and Mrs Olin Hadwick and two nephews Harry and Arthur Leonard.
Mrs. Katherine C C Booth of Washington DC received a Superior Accomplishment Step Increase Award for exemplary work as Administrative Assistant in the G-1 Division. She began with the Marine Corps in April 1941 and lives with her husband Paul and daughter Carolyn at 4178 Veitch Street Arlington Virginia.
Mount Airy prepares a 1954 city directory with a full residential and business listing. The Southern Directory Company of Asheville conducts double canvassing for accuracy, including ownership and occupation details, plus a street guide and civic notes.
Miss Shirley Waugh daughter of Mr and Mrs George Waugh White Plains has been chosen as one of two girls from North Carolina to attend the National 4 H Club Camp in Washington DC June 16 to 23 She is President of the State 4 H Clubs State dairy foods and food preparations winner and winner of the State FOX Public Speaking Contest The Washington Camp is the highest honor a 4 H Club member can receive.
Mrs Laura Blue Venable age 84 daughter of Archie and Lydia Blue widow of Richard Venable of Dobson Route 2 Level Cross died at 205 p m Thursday at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin after illness She was born in Surry County January 26 1871 Surviving are her husband one son Archie Venable three daughters Mrs Oscar Stanley Mrs Emory Loflin and Mrs Dayton Davis one stepdaughter Mrs Willie Marion and two brothers Kirk and Hitler Blue Funeral services were held at Copeland Baptist Church and burial followed in the church cemetery
Denver Simmons, 24, of Mount Airy route 1, was struck as he slept on Highway 52 two miles south of here near the bypass intersection. The tractor-trailer owned by S and W Motor Lines of Greensboro and High Point crushed both legs as the driver, Robert Eugene Amell of Greensboro, swerved to miss him. Simmons, taken to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, suffered crushed legs below the knees. Patrolman T A Gwaltney said Simmons had been hitchhiking earlier at the spot.
Surry County schools will lose three teachers and gain three for the 1954 55 term according to a state allotment. The county total remains 186 elementary and 82 high school teachers, with local allocations to be redistributed by need. Mount Airy will gain six city positions while Mountain Park White Plains Franklin Eldora and Westfield see various changes based on attendance.
Northern Hospital District of Surry County failed to take action on the Mount Airy Banner site after a four hour meeting. Dr. Farrell warned a delayed petition could jeopardize $1,000,000 in state and federal funds, while local officials seek to keep funds for Mount Airy and push for accelerated action. Joe Fowler and Dave Coltrane planned returns to Raleigh to preserve the grant.
The article lists annual staffing quotas signed by Mr Tharrington for Franklin Dobson Pilot Mountain Flat Rock Copeland Beulah Mountain Park White Plains Westfield Lowgap and Little Richmond. The plan allows many students to miss school during the first month to help on farms with specified elementary and high school slots, noting gains and losses in several schools.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.