TV Commentator to MC 1966 Mount Airy Pageant
Julian Barber a WSJS-TV news commentator in Winston-Salem will MC the 1966 Miss Mount Airy Pageant set for Friday night June 22 at Mount Airy High School Auditorium. Barber, noted for radio stage and TV work, also appears on WSJS Radio Sundays and weekday news segments and is involved with Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum wrestling events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Barber
Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
WSJS
Barber
Winston- Salem Memorial Coliseum
Jack Dempsey
Dave Wright
Mr. Barber
Dempscy
Mount Airy to Organize Ground Observer Post
Mount Airy plans a ground observer post similar to eastern and western city posts. Sgt. J A Mills says 168 volunteers are needed for 24 seven coverage with two hour shifts and a Charlotte Air Defense Center liaison. Local funds and industry support will finance construction and phone costs.
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Mount Airy
J. A. Mills
Winston-Salem
Renfro Hosiery Mill
Sgt. Mille
Granite City
Air Defense
Charlotte
Mille
Ing
Water main break on South Main Street shuts off supply
A dynamite jarred an eight inch water main on South Main Street causing a break and water to gush into the air around 4 p m. City workers shut water off and began repairs, restoring service about 9 30 p m. The blast affected area residents and highlighted dangerous maintenance in nearby lines.
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South Main Street
Central Telephone Company
Westfield Principal Accepts Maiden School Post
Paul N. Sowell, longtime Westfield School principal, will move his family to Maiden after accepting the principal position there. He has led Westfield for eight years and previously filled the post held by Luther Byrd, while remaining active in the local community and serving as president of the Surry County NCEA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul N. Sowell
Westfield School
Maiden School
Sowell
Luther Byrd
Westfield
Westfield Raritan Club
Surry County
NCEA
Lowell
Maiden
Father and son initiated into Shrine in Greensboro
Loyd E. Golding and his son Lloyd L. Golding of Mount Airy were initiated into the Shrine in Greensboro last Saturday marking the first father and son initiation in the area. The elder is in groceries in Winston-Salem and the younger works at Guilford Bank and belongs to the Greensboro Oriental Band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd E. Golding
Lloyd L. Golding
Mount Airy
Greensboro
Mr. Golding
Winston- Salem
Robin Hood Road
Guilford Bank
Greensboro Oriental Band
Frank Kurtz Installed As Lions President
Frank Kurtz manager of Wood's Five and Ten Cent Store and former Mount Airy Merchants Association president was installed as Mount Airy Lions Club president at the YMCA. James Combs conducted the installation. New officers include Jim Vaughn first vice president Raymond Hemrick second vice president Fay Clark third vice president Bill Baily secretary J E Stimpson assistant secretary George Tucker treasurer Ralph Cook assistant treasurer and directors Earl Watson Weldon Parker H R Inman Dr P W Green Herman Ashburn. W J Monday re elected tail twister Clay Hauser assistant tail twister and M C Henderson Jr Lion Tamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kurtz
Wood
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Mount Airy Lions Club
YMCA
Mr. Kutz
Morgan Stanley
James Combs
Club
Jim Vaughn
Raymond Hemrick
Fay Clark
Bill Baily
J. E. Stimpson
McCormick Infant Passes Monday
Clinard Ervin McCormick eight month old son of Odell and Mrs McCormick of Mount Airy died at home Monday evening. Survived by parents three brothers Clayton Charlie Claude McCormick one sister Mildred and grandparents Mr and Mrs June Westmoreland and Mrs Frank Carrico all of Mount Airy route 6. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Mount Carmel Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Clinard Ervin McCormick
Odell McCormick
Mount Airy
Old
Fancy Gap Road
Clayton
Charlie
Claude McCormick
Mildred McCormick
June Westmoreland
Frank Carrico
Route 6
Mount Carmel Puxt Church
Replacement Sought for School Leader in Community Plan
In the effort to build a better school in this community a replacement for Mr Sowell has not been announced leaving the role unresolved as administrators pursue long term leadership.
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Sowell
North Carolina Savings and Loan League Convention Attendees
Dr and Mrs Moir 8 Matin John Sebotta and Mr and Mrs Wade Key attend the annual convention of the North Carolina Savings and Loan League. The event runs Thursday through Saturday at Mayview Manor in Blowing Rock with delegates from Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Savings and Loan League
Moir
Matin
John Sebotta
Wade Key
Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association
Mayview Manor
Blowing Rock
Floyd Poore Hospitalized With Leg Blood Clot
Floyd Poore, a retired Mount Airy post office employee, was admitted to Baptist Hospital on Wednesday for treatment of a leg blood clot. He is receiving therapy to dissolve the clot.
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Floyd Poore
Mount Airy
Baptist Hospital
Poore
Willis Completes Recruit Training
SA Clyne A. Willis son of Mr and Mrs John Willis of Ararat Virginia has completed nine weeks of recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland He is on a 14 day leave before reporting to Atlantic City New Jersey for duty Willis a former Blue Ridge High School student enlisted in Stuart Virginia for two years and was sworn in at Richmond Virginia.
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SA Clyne A. Willis
John Willis
Ararat
U. S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Willis
Atlantic City
N. J
Seaman Willis
Blue Ridge High School
Stuart
Richmond
Kurtz Children Set for Bermuda Tour
Miss Marguerite Kurtz and Worrell Kurtz, children of Mr and Mrs Frank S Kurtz, will sail from New York City on Saturday with their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs H S Worrell for Bermuda. They expect to return July 15 and then stay with the Worrells in the Pocono Mountains Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Kurtz
Worrell Kurtz
Frank S. Kurtz
New York City
H. S. Worrell
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Mrs. Worrell
Pocono Mountains
Bible School At Woodland Church Opens This Week
Vacation Bible School begins Monday at Woodland Baptist Church and runs through Friday from 9 to 11 a m. Refreshments will be served. Pastor Rev W J Flowers invites all children up to 16 years to attend.
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Woodland Baptist Church
W. J. Flowers
White Plains Woman's Club Holds Annual Picnic at Home
The White Plains Woman's Club hosted its annual picnic Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Gurney Robertson in White Plains. Mrs. Chester Atkins was installed as club president for the coming year and will take office at the Fall meeting. Heart Sisters were revealed during the evening. About 40 guests and their families attended, with recreation on the back lawn. Specialists were Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Yooper of Martinsville, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
Robert A Jarvis Jr Hospitalized After Admission
Robert A Jarvis Jr of Durham Street, employee at Wolfe's Drug Store, was taken to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem on Wednesday for several days of treatment.
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Robert A. Jarvis, Jr
Durham Street
Wolfe's
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Governor to Name Successor for R P Jones in North Carolina
Governor Luther Hodges will name a successor to State Senator R P Jones who resigned to become county commissioner. A special session of the General Assembly is set for July 23 to address school segregation. The appointment will follow the Surry County Democratic Executive Committee recommendation, led by chairwoman Mrs R C Llewellyn who is reported to be traveling in the New England states.
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Luther Hodges
R. P. Jones
Hodges
General Assembly
North Carolina
Jones
Raleigh
Surry County
Democratic Executive Committee
R. C. Llewellyn
Surry Democrats
New England States
Mount Airy Native Dr Spivey Dies At 60 In Greensboro
Dr Gaynell Callaway Spivey 60 associate English professor at Woman's College died at home in Greensboro after neighbors failed to reach her by phone. Coroner reports heart attack. she taught at multiple institutions including Flora Macdonald College and State Teachers College Radford and earned BA MA and PhD. Survived by brother Wallace Callaway of Miami Springs Florida. Funeral plans incomplete.
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Gaynell Callaway Spivey
Woman's College
Greensboro
Guilford County
W. W. Harvey
Mount Airy
Will Callaway
Limestone College
Gaffney
D. C
Southern Seminary
Buena Vista
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
State Teachers’ College
Radford
Ninety- Six
Class Picnic Planned Sunday
The Lewis McFarland Sunday School Class of White Plains Friends Church will hold its annual weiner roast Saturday evening. Members meet at the church at 5 p m then proceed to Cumberland Knob on the Parkway.
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Lewis McFarland
White Plains
Mount Airy Ladies Excel at North Carolina Amateur Golf
Mount Airy golfers Mrs. W B Hadley Mrs. James Johnson and Mrs. Chester Barber posted strong showings in Asheville at the NC Ladies Amateur. Johnson and Hadley qualified for the championship flight while Barber played in the second flight. Johnson and Hadley tied for fewest putts in qualifying. Hadley won senior low gross. The trio tied for low team net with Catawba CC amid 150 plus participants.
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Mount Airy
W. B. Hadley
James Johnson
Chester Barber
North Carolina
Asheville
Johnson
Hadley
Barber
Margie Burns
N. C
Connié Gorsuch
Gorsuch
Burns
Catawba Country Club
Methodist Camp Starts Monday at Camp Moxley
Central Methodist Church and Surry County churches begin a two week youth camp at Camp Moxley Elk Creek Virginia. Rev Walter Lee Lanier camp director announces senior group depart Monday at 9 30 am._teachers include J R Fowler Sr Rev Jim Hornbuckle Carolyn Adkins with Miss Beaty coordinating rural camps.
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Central Methodist Church
Methodist Churches
Surry County
Camp Moxley
Elk Creek
Walter Lee Lanier
J. R. Fowler
Central Methodist Church School
Jim Hornbuckle
Marvin Methodist Church
Winston-Salem
Carolyn Adkins
Fairmont
Jesus
Jean Beaty
Lucy Ellen Gwyn
Pat Rothrock
Sylvia Hantzopoulos
R. M. Smith
Clyde Faulkner
Jim Ingram
Charlie Adams
Lanier
Seales Passes In Texas
Stuart H. Seales, 57, died suddenly at his Plainview home on May 30. A Patrick County, Virginia native, he lived in Oklahoma and Texas for 35 years. Funeral services were at Plainview Methodist Church on June 1 with burial in Lubbock Cemetery. He was the half brother of Mrs Grace Seales Lineback.
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Stuart H. Seales
Plainview
Texas
Nathaniel H
Susie Hanley Seales
Patrick County
Oklahoma
Plainview Methodist Church
Lubbock
Grace Seales
Eaton Stationed In California In Anti Submarine Squadron
Grady W. Eaton, ADAN, son of W. L. Eaton of Factory Street, is stationed at Brown Field in California with an anti submarine squadron. He graduated from Aviation Machinist Mate School in Memphis on May 4 and is designated a striker in the AD rate.
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Grady W. Eaton
ADAN
W. L. Eaton
Factory Street
Brown Field
California
Eaton
Aviation Machinist Mate School
Memphis
Tenn
Rev Winslow to Speak at White Plains Friends Church
Revival begins Sunday at White Plains Friends Church with Rev. Leslie Winslow as evangelist. Services start 7 30 each evening through Sunday June 24. Church pastor is Rev. Willie R Frye.
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White Plains
Shelton Youth Not Connected With Vandalism
The News states David Shelton of Mount Airy Route 6 was not involved in vandalism at the Snack Bar on North South Street. It notes he was stopped for a separate muffler issue while others were arrested nearby, with no links established to the incidents.
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North South Street
David Shelton
Route 6
Mount Airy
Young Shelton
Virginia
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Wade Moody
Mount Airy Horse Show
Wsds
Post
Lions
McCormick
SA Clyne A, Willis
Kurtz
Children
Woodland Church
White Plains Club
Robert Jarvis
R.P. Jones
Dr. Spivey
New Legion
Woodrow Goldsmith
Max Gardner
American Legion
Veterans Memorial Park
Mr. Gardner
Paul Key
Victor Payne
Worth Haynes
Tom Samuels
Jack Warren
J. S. Gardner
Methodist
Seales
Winslow
Rev
Leslie Winslow
Shelton
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