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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1956
Page
4
Mount Airy Horse Show Association president M A Thomas explains how to follow the event at Veterans Park on Friday and Saturday June 20 and 30. The article deciphers terms like a horse over 15.2 hands and defines a hand as four inches to help thousands of attendees understand the competition.
The Mount Airy High School event classifies horses by height with ponies up to 14.2 hands and horses above. Three-Gaited and Five-Gaited divisions are described, including walking horses with the three natural gaits and the two artificial gaits, and jumpers judged on obstacle clearance. About two hundred horses from seven states expected. show adds a fourth session to accommodate entries. Proceeds benefit Mount Airy High School health, recreation, and athletics programs.
Mrs. T. C. Britt Jr. and children Beverly Tilman and Da are spending the week with Mrs. Britt’s parents Mr. and Mrs. William H. Darden in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They expect to return Sunday.
The Mount Airy Knitters top the league with five wins and one loss. Granite follows with five wins and two losses, after last week’s 16 to 12 win over Renfro. June 7 results included Granite 16 Quality 8, Renfro 12 Knitters 0, and Virginia Carolina Truck Stop 23 First Baptist 9.
Ave Frances Shackleford Renfro Peery Webb Granite 792 Betty O Neal Mt A Knitting 7h4 Jill Laughridge Va Car T 3 764 Mary Nell Inman 733 Alma Rea Jarrell Granite Juanita Barker Va Car T 3 650 Carroll Wright Granite 423 Opal Bryant Renfro a76 Beulah Leonard Quality 556 Home Run Leaders Shelby Shelton Mt Airy Knit 6 Sally Venatte Mt Airy Knit 4 Beulah Leonard lity 4 Linda Brannock Va Car T S 2 Frances Shackleford Renfro
Mr and Mrs CC W Cockrell and daughter Banky wrap up a week in Petersburg Virginia and spend the weekend with Mrs Cockrells brother and sister in Raleigh North Carolina.
Help wanted ad seeks an experienced saleslady aged 21 to 36 with selling experience and people skills. Must have at least high school education and be a local resident. Apply in own handwriting with qualifications to Saleslady P. O. Box 470 Mount Airy North Carolina. appointments arranged. all replies confidential.
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