Mount Airy Sets Riverside Park Opening and Rules
Mount Airy will open Riverside Park Sunday at 2 p.m. with a dedication led by Mayor Maynard Beamer and speakers State Rep. David H. Diamont and Sen. George Marion. The board adopted ordinances restricting alcohol, closing hours, and parking, with penalties up to two years and $200 fine for general misdemeanors.
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Mount Airy
Riverside Park
Maynard Beamer
David H. Diamont
George Marion
S. Mack Wood
Father Puts 12 Through School
Article profiles Eugene McCarther a Westfield farmer and father who reared 12 children all of whom finished high school and most attended college or will. His children include teachers a truck driver an IBM keypunch operator and a Hanes Outlet manager with one son serving as a U.S. Army captain. He emphasizes discipline Christian morals and hard work guiding his family in Surry County.
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Surry County
Father
Eugene McCarther
Westfield
Mayberry Mall
McCarther
Flora Ann Hatcher
Charlie McCarther
East Surry High School
Winston-Salem State University
U.S. Army
IBM
Hanes Outlet
Winston- Salem
Chestnut Ridge
McCarthers
Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church
Mount Airy Board Denies Library Funding Appeal
The Mount Airy City Board refused a citizens request to apply for federal Appalachian Act matching funds for a new public library for 1977 78. Stan Rogge of Quality Mills urged a purpose built facility and outlined a $600 000 estimate with 60 percent funding from federal aid leaving about $240 000 locally.
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Mount Airy
Stan Rogge
Quality Mills
E.H. Kochiitzky
Surry County to receive 150000 for secondary road construction
Surry County will get 558961 for the 1977 78 fiscal year from the Department of Transportation with 726000 in the current year. A June 23 meeting at the Dobson courthouse will discuss selected projects for July 1 1977 to June 30 1978 and allow public comment. Citizens are urged to attend while leaders note local budget and library expansion concerns.
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Surry County
Department of Transportation
DOT
Dobson
Competition Tonight For Cindy Harris In Miss North Carolina
Miss Mount Airy Cindy Harris competes in swimsuit in tonight s Miss North Carolina preliminary. Sid Lawrence says Harris is a top contender after talent and interview performances. Ten finalists will be chosen Saturday for the televised finals where the queen is crowned. Local support from Mount Airy residents remains strong.
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Lawrence
Mount Airy
Death by Own Action Ruled In Mount Airy Shooting
The shooting death of Carl Gene Daniels 29 in Mount Airy is tentatively ruled death by own action. Daniels was found slumped in his car at No 1 Shell service station on U S 601 after a 30 minute return to the pump. A .32 pistol and cash were found in the vehicle along with a Pontiac citation from Pontiac Ohio.
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Chicago
Mount Airy
Carl Gene Daniels
No. 1
Shell
U.S. 601
Jesse Sheets
Sheets
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Ararat
Mount Airy Kiwanis Club
Kiwanians
Mount Airy Jaycees
Ronald Boyles
Boyles
Jaycees
By Miller
Rogge
Appalachia
Surry Road
Beamer
Kochtitzky
Cindy Harris
Daniels
Pontiac
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