Nelson develops scenic mountain resort on Fancy Gap road
Mr D E Nelson of this city begins a mountain resort project on the Fancy Gap road with graded land at Double Branches. A Dam of rock will form, a forty foot water wheel will power lights and fountains, and a two story complex will house dining rooms a restaurant and keeper quarters. Confederate Veterans plan to attend the Richmond reunion June 21 to 24 with sponsors and chaperones accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Nelson
Pancy Gap
Nelson
Fancy Gap
Double Branches
D. H. Cook
Blacksburg
Atlantic
Mims
Richmond
Messrs
Z. T. Smith
W. H. Wall
Elkin
Burrus
Rockford
Byrd Snow
State Road
P. 8
Rothrock
M. D. Vance
J. E. Crawley
Alton
Williamsburg
Band Concert Draws Large Audience
Band leader A. J. Wagner led a 50 piece high school ensemble in an open air concert drawing a large audience. The group, trained by Wagner, plans free Tuesday night performances on Main Street this summer, starting at 7 30 for one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Wagner
Main Street
Wagner
Tax Relief Association Meets in Dobson
Surry County Tax Relief Association formed at Dobson last Saturday with Howard Taft Taylor secretary and J. W. Lovill acting chairman. The group aims to cut county and state government costs and to gauge candidate positions on key issues. The next meeting will discuss the association's plan and goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Officers Make Big Capture of Liquor
Deputies of Sheriff Thompson seized a large still operation five miles west of Dobson on Sunday. Wes Badgett and a Branch boy were arrested and bonded for trial before Judge Llewellyn. Seized were 16 gallons already run and stored. a copper worm cooling system valued at 22 dollars indicated a well funded setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Dobson
Wes Badgett
Llewellyn
Attend Democratic Meet In Raleigh
A large delegation from Surry attends the North Carolina state Democratic convention in Raleigh. The meeting will adopt a campaign platform and appoint delegates to the Chicago national convention on July first. Delegates are expected to be unpledged. Roosevelt momentum is noted. Attending from Surry: R. A. Freeman, C. H. Haynes, A. D. Folger, J. G. Wood, A. B. Carter, Fred Folger, H. H. Liewellen, J. H. Folger, Dr. R. E. Smith, E. C. Bivens, and Jas. F. Ashby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry
Raleigh
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
R. A. Freeman
C. H. Haynes
A. D. Folger
J. G. Wood
A. B. Carter
Fred Folger
H. H. Liewellen
J. H. Folger
Dr. R. E. Smith
E. C. Bivens
Jas. F. Ashby
Galax Mayor Race Sees Tight Victory by 49 Votes
In Galax the mayoral election drew 850 of 875 voters. J. P. Carico challenged incumbent DeCosta Woltz, renewing the old rivalry. Carico recovered a narrow lead four years ago, lost to Woltz two years ago, and this time system shifted to a 49 vote Carico majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galax
J. P. Carico
DeCosta Woltz
Carico
Mr Woltz
Woltz
Doss Residence Burns in City Blaze
Fire early Monday morning destroyed the cottage residence of Alex Doss on Marshall Street. The blaze was discovered about 4 30 and the loss was total. Doss was away from home. origin of the fire could not be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Doss
Marshall Street
Mr. Doss
Hospital Notes: surgeries and births across Virginia towns
Mr. Sherwood Jacobs of Mount Airy and Mrs. WA Gardner of Hillsville were operated on for tonsil removal. Others include Mr. George M Goad Fancy Gap Mrs Lucy Smith Danbury Mr Dixie Morris Hillsville and Mrs Jane Vernon Mount Airy. Route 4 cases this week include Mr D R Turman Meadows of Dan and Mr J B Hylton Meadows of Dan discharged this week. A son George Kellock Hale III was born to Mr and Mrs George Kellock Hale II on Monday June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Jacobs
Mount Airy
WA. Gardner
Hillsville
George M. Goad
Fancy Gap
Lucy Smith
Danbury
Dixie Morris
Jane Vernon
D. R. Turman
Meadows
Dan
J. B. Hylton
George Kellock, III
George Kellock Hale
Seining Permitted in Surry Streams This Summer
County Game Warden Martin Bennett announced that seines may be used in limited Surry County waters during July and August. The Ararat River from Mount Airy to the Yadkin and the Yadkin River from the Forsyth line to the Wilkes line are open to seining for carp catfish and suckers with no catch limit for residents, but non residents are barred and small fish including any game fish should be returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Bennett
Surry County
Ararat
Mount Airy
Yadkin River
Forsyth Line
Wilkes Line
Thief Seeks in-Store Loot Then Hides Rest Near Haymore
Marvin Poore of this city is sought on a warrant for breaking into Jackson Bros store Monday night. He allegedly spent two hours selecting clothing shoes and other merchandise valued at about 125 dollars. Goods were found under a vacant Haymore street house near his residence. No arrests have been made for the Hollingsworth Drug Store vandalism or the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Poore
Jackson Bros
Haymore Street
Poore
Hollingsworth Drug Store
South Street
Miss Malone To Lead Regional Cooking School Series
The S. P. U. Co. announces a three city cooking school tour led by Addie Malone from the Hot-Point group. Sessions start at 3 p.m. in Pi lot Mountain Dobson Mount Airy and are open to the public with venues listed as Broadway Theatre and local school buildings next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Mountain
Dobson
Addie Malone
Mount Airy
Broadway Theatre
Hoffman in Washington on business this week
Mr. D. E. Hoffman is in Washington D C on business this week. He is met by local officials and discusses pending matters related to his firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Hoffman
Washington, D. C
Local fisherman heads to Florida tarpon grounds on west coast
A Mount Airy fishing party led by Ed Merritt travels toward Marco Florida to pursue tarpon weighing 10 to 175 pounds. The group includes W E Woodruff Lowgap and Jackson Woodruff and aims to chronicle results with a box car type, noting a misfired 150 pound line moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Mexican Gulf
Florida
W. E. Merritt
Will D. Merritt
Cullen Merritt
Marvin Sparger
Everglades
Ed Merritt
Marco
Ten Thousand Islands
Mr. Merritt
W. E. Woodruff
W. L. Jackson
T. N. Woodruff
Lowgap
Jackson
Woodruff
Merritt
Truman Woodruff
Truman
Banner to Study Spanish in Mexico City
Worth Banner son of Dr and Mrs J E Banner leaves Tuesday for Mexico City to take a summer course in the University of Mexico. The institution, oldest on the American continent founded in 1553, will keep him studying until September after a winter teaching Spanish at the University of Tennessee. He has been visiting his parents for the past ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worth Banner
J. E. Banner
Mexico City
Old Mexico
University of Mexico
Banner
University of Tennessee
Smithwick Installs New Electric Welder
T. J. Smithwick completed the installation of a high powered electric welding machine in his South Street shop. The portable unit, driven by a six cylinder engine, reaches around 8000 degrees for fast permanent welds. Other gas powered outfits remain, but the electric welder handles the tougher jobs quickly and was built under Smithwick's direction with no local superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Smithwick
South Street
Smithwick
Newsome Brothers Visit Mother in Bassett Va
Messrs J A Newsome of White Plains and William Newsome of this city are in Bassett Virginia this week at the bedside of their mother Mrs Tabithia Newsome who has been very ill for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J A. Newsome
White Plains
William Newsome
Bassett
Tabithia Newsome
Sunday School Convention To Meet at Woodville
The Westfield Township Sunday school convention will meet at Woodville Baptist Church on Sunday June 26 starting at 10 A M. A basket dinner will be served at noon. Attending churches include Woodville Westfield Mt Hermon Slate Mountain Indian Grove and Pine Ridge with male quartets from Calvary and Flat Rock churches set to sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westfield Township
Woodville
Westfield
Mt. Hermon
Slate Mountain
Indian Grove
Pine Ridge
Calvary
Flat Rock
Mount Airy Graniteers stay atop Blue Ridge League with Galax win
Mount Airy defeated Galax 3-2 to maintain first place as the circuit faced rainouts. Hillsville lost 11-4 to Fries with Lakie Harkrader surrendering seventeen hits. Wytheville beat Austinville 8-3 to keep pace in the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Graniteers
Galax
Jupe Pluvius
Granite Bears
Austinville
Hillsville
Furies
Lakie Harkrader
Harkrader
Hillaville
Fries
Wytheville
Blue Ridge
Mount Airy
Graniteers
Lefty
Dean
Train service at Mount Airy faces possible end
A. & Y. railway officials petition to discontinue Mount Airy’s only passenger train. a third hearing is granted before the North Carolina Corporation Commission next Tuesday in Raleigh to review further loss figures. Father’s Day is noted as June 19 with reflections on recognition for dads. Mrs. John T. Moore and daughter Hallie Moore with Mr Sitison travel to New York for visits and planning a summer stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Corporation Commission
Raleigh
John T. Moore
Hallie Moore
Sitison
New York
Moore
Edward Waugh
Waugh
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Fancy Gap Mountain
Stilling Outfit
Flag
Marie Ahright
Peary Stafford
Snow Baby
Robert E. Peary
Society of Women Geographers
Arctic Circle
Peary Memorial Expedition
Stafford
Waltz
Doss
Hospital Notes
Game Commission
Columbia University
Howard E. Bahr
Sayville
Long Island
Miss Malone
Mexico Gulf
North Main
William Merritt
Mexico
Opie Shelton
Blue Ridge League
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