Flag in Mount Airy Heralds Pride and Warning
Mount Airy residents see the city hall flag and court house flag as a symbol of devotion. Patrick County warns against foreign Nine posts and lists local locations including Elamsville Central Academy Big Bend Dam Shady Grove church Patrick Springs Stuart Bell Spur Starrs Meadows Gibsons Knob. A poem describes a fisherman's gaze and a playful river scene.
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Patrick County
Elamsville
Central Academy
Big Bend Dam
Shady Grove Church
Patrick Springs
Stuart
Bell Spur Church
Starr’s
Questions of Mount Airy Life and Local Tales
A collage of Mount Airy vignettes recalls a girl who chews gum during a Mount Airy to Atlanta flight and a banker who buys up slippers as gifts. It notes a Mount Airy teacher chased in Greensboro at 1 a.m. and a lunch with Baptist leaders where a big fried chicken platter sat at the table. The piece highlights local pride in Ben Patterson’s college honors and family ties across Mount Airy and High Point.
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Mount Airy
Atlanta, Ga
Greensboro
North Carolina Rehabilitation Bureau
Dobson
A. V. West
Albert Hale
I. O. Ward
Sam Patterson
George Graves
Ben
Mr. Graves
Sam
Mount Airy High School
Roger Patterson
Notice to creditors of Pitzhugh Lee Smith estate
Administratrix Lula Elma Case Smith asks all claimants against the estate of Pitzhugh Lee Smith to file claims at 185 Rockford Street Mount Airy North Carolina within the legally prescribed period or be barred from recovery. Debts to the estate should be settled promptly. This May 29 1941.
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Pitzhugh Lee Smith
Rockford Street
Mount Airy
N. C
Lula Elma Case Smith
Pitzhugh Lee
Smith
Clean Up Nests Of German Spies
United States orders German agents to leave the country after long toleration. Roosevelt and Sumner Welles say no break in diplomatic ties or removal of German officials. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill praise the move as espionage centers in German consulates are targeted.
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United States
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Germany
Reich
Capital Hill
Izac
California
Ramspeck
Georgia
Anderson
Dream Comes True Baby Found On Porch In Bluefield
Mrs G J Patton of Bluefield West Virginia said she dreamed for three nights of finding a baby on her porch and on the third night she found the infant exactly as dreamed and turned it over to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
G. J. Patton
Missing Survivors Of Torpedoed American Freighter Reach Capetown
Thirty five survivors from the Robin Moor landed at Capetown after drifting 13 days aboard lifeboats. They reported the ship was sunk by a submarine off the Cape Verde islands on May 21 after warning the crew of supplies for South Africa. The group included three women and a two year old. another 11 survivors were rescued earlier by a Brazilian ship.
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Robin Moor
Capetown
Atlantic
Mandy
Cape Verde Islands
Africa
Brazil
Mundy
Ozorio
Not So Public High School Shopper Tries Window Suit
A high school student shopping asks to try on a suit in the window. The salesman delays, suggesting the dressing room instead. The exchange highlights cautious shop etiquette about try-ons and display privacy.
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Patrick
Peeping
Little Bobby
Pat Tyndall
G. L. Eyerly
Rainbow Lake
Bussade
Greyhound
America
Washington, D. c
Baltimore, Md
Jacksonville
Fla
Workmen's Federal Savings & Loan Asso
Dr. Moir
Martin
Pres
M. H. Sparger
V. Pres
R. D. George
Sec
Treas
Kelvinator
Polar
Duke
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