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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
4
Officer Robertson Rounds Up Delinquents
Surry County school attendance officer T. M. Robertson ends a five and a half month term by visiting about 1 200 families and filing 61 compulsory attendance charges. Most pleaded guilty and paid fines, with six cited to return to court. cases centered in Mount Airy Mountain Park and Pilot Mountain. One family with seven children across ages showed no prior schooling, leading to renewed attendance for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Robertson
Surry County
Robertson
North Carolina
Mount Airy
Mountain Park
Pilot Mountain
Questions and figures on war questions posed to readers
A reader quiz asks about Wendell Berge and wartime facts including estimated U S deaths, veterans seeking reemployment rights, statements about retaliation, farm deferments under 26, postwar government costs, actual wartime expenditures, a federal official directing spending, whether the German Army was betrayed on the home front in 1918, and a comparison of total fighting by Germany versus the United Nations. The answers appear on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Berge
U. S
Germany
United Nations
Local residents host visitors and relatives this weekend
Numerous names and places show guests staying with families and travelers passing through. Mrs. O L Brannock and son of Easley S C joined by Greenville and Savannah visitors. A J Wagner from Oxford schools plans a summer class. Miss Mildred Hines attends Girl's State at Greensboro. families from Winston Salem Baltimore Washington D C and New York visit, visit, and travel between.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ecarrus
Yadkinville
Poplar Street
O.l.brannock
C. W. Irvin
Greensboro
Pat’. Tyndall
Dorothy Ann Tyndall
J. L. Cockerham
Washington, D. C
Hattie Thomas
Baltimore
Lucye Bowman
Jimmy Sparger
Kensington
G. M. Sparger
Springs Road
Atty. Greer Waltz
Wheeling
W. Va
J. L. Waltz
John Farmer
Boston
Keeling
Natalie Farmer
Pachie Patterson
Sheriff
Sam OC. Patterson
J. P. Lawson
Fair Haven
Beach
Maryland
Lawson
Inez Patterson
Patricia Rothrock
Lake Junaluska
Jacque Cash
Fort Bragg
Sarah Merritt
Wilson Kearney
Jackson
W. G. Lewis
Hugh Holcomb
Patti
Winston-Salem
Myra Allen
Memphis
Tenn
Mms
F. G. Toler
K. K. Jones
Montgomery
Ala
Jones
Vera Spane
Mildred Hines
W. C. College
American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Hines
Joe A. Hickman dies at 75 in White Plains farm
Joe A. Hickman, 75, a White Plains farmer who lived alone, died at his home on June 5. His funeral was held at 2 p m Monday with Rev. Mrs. Lottie Robertson and Rev. L W. McFarland officiating. He was a son of Hardin and Linda Craughn Hickman. his nearest relatives are the children of his sister Fannie Hutchens in Kansas. Interment followed at the White Plains Friends Church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Hickman
White Plains
Lottie Robertson
L. W. McFarland
Hardin
Linda Craughn Hickman
Fannie Hutchens
Kansas
White Plains Friends Church
Price ceilings placed on used passenger cars
The Office of Price Administration set price ceilings on all used passenger cars effective July 10, with two prices per model for as is and warranty sales. Regions vary by geography, ceilings drop 4 percent biannually, and buyers and sellers must file transfer certificates with local ration boards after each sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Washington
Chester Bowles
Region
Mississippi
Native of China Dies Aged 99 in Surry County
John Hayzee a Shanghai native died Wednesday morning at Surry County Home aged over 99. He came to the area in youth and married Nancy Cobbler who preceded him. Survived by two sons Walter and Conse Hayzee of Galax and daughter Mrs Robey Culler of South Street. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from the Culler home with Revs Delmar Hodges and J F Honeycutt in charge. Interment at Antioch Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hayzee
Shanghai
China
Surry County
Nancy Cobbler
Walter
Conse Hayzee
Galax
Robey Culler
South Street
Culler
Delmar Hodges
J. F. Honeycutt
Antioch Cemetery
Convention At Ararat N C Sunday School Meet
The Long Hill Township interdenominational Sunday School Convention will be held at Ararat Friends Church next Sunday at 10 30. Speakers include Rev J W Chilton and Rev H A Johnson with a program from all five township Sunday Schools. Attendees are asked to bring food baskets for the noon meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ararat, N. C
Long Hill Township
Ararat
J. W. Chilton
H. A. Johnson
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Congress
Seth
Webster
Hell
Watts
Officer Robertson
Dod Tee
Dover
Chambrays
Styles Galore
Young
America
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