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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1967
Page
2
June 20 1967 edition of Mount Aire News reports local notices and community items. Details are truncated but include general town happenings and upcoming events.
Mount Airy residents report a series of small town events from farming and theater to local service. Beans from Mr Forrest mark home harvests while Miss Florence Smith attends Trinity College commencement. The piece notes a Liberty Loan goal of 460000.06 and urges residents to buy Liberty Bonds as wartime support.
Miss Nancy Byerly of Charlotte visits her grandfather W. S. Welfe. A dune graduate of Myers Park High School she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs G L Byerly Jr.
A bridesmaids luncheon for Miss Waite was hosted at a Country Club Road home at 4:30 PM. The event featured magnolia decorations, a lace-covered dining table with garden flower centerpieces, and mixed flower favors in silver goblets for the mothers. Guests included bridesmaids Ronald McDougall, Sarah Lohr, Lind Holloway McCutcheon, Elizabeth Neienwenheis, Elaine Antasia Copes of Easton, Pa. and the honoree’s guest. Miss Waite is the bride-elect of Edwin Allen Waite Jr, who was presented with a jewelry case set as a gift for the occasion.
Paula Edwards of Glade Valley was named Miss Alleghany County at a Sparta School Auditorium pageant held Saturday night. The 17 year old is 5 feet 3.5 inches tall with measurements 96 23 46 and is daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Edwards. Janet Wilmoth, also from Sparta, was named first runner up.
The Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh announces the 1967 Debutante Ball with J Elvey Thomas Jr as chair. Mrs Dan K Moore hosts a tea at the Governor's Mansion and the club plans summer activities for debutantes. Officers include Joyner, Poole Jr, Merriman Jr, and Harrison A Underwood.
Nancy Jean McHone Snow 21 of route 6 Mount Airy died Monday at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem after a brief illness. She was native to Surry County daughter of Luther and Mary Terrell McHone. Survived by husband Brent Snow a daughter Kathy Denise Snow and a son Darrell Keith Snow all at home. Also survived by parents Bill Me Hone Jimmy Terry and Jerry Me Hone of Mount Airy four brothers and two sisters. Funeral at 2:30 pm Wednesday at Double Creek Church of Christ with burial in church cemetery. Body at Moody Funeral Home before service.
Mr and Mrs Rex Huffman of route 1 Mount Airy announce the birth of a son Jonathan Trent on June 16 weighing six pounds 13 ounces They have one other son.
The Rev and Mrs James Lowell Willis and children moved yesterday to Meadows of Dan Virginia where Mr Willis will serve as interim pastor of Meadows of Dan Baptist Church He was former pastor of Flat Rock Baptist Church Local families Jack Cox and daughters Lee and Lynne return to Mount Airy from Angier to live on Aims Ave Renner Vauhn and daughter Lindy with Melina Taylor spent last week vacationing at Ocean Isle Mrs Hugh Talley and children of Mooresville spent the weekend with the Tallys Betsy Cox accompanied home to visit They mention Mr Talley being in Germany on transit and a wedding at Rivermont Baptist Church Front Royal Virginia for Miss Tania Sadlick and John Robert Cutler This bride is the granddaughter of Mrs Ben Edwards of this city and the late Mr Edwards
Funeral plans for Claude De cater Davis 54 of Vineland New Jersey are announced. Davis born in Surry County is to be buried in Oakdale Cemetery after a service at Moody Funeral Home Mount Airy. The body arrives Tuesday and service is at 2 pm Wednesday at the Moody chapel.
A vacancy in the county extension service in Dobson is filled by Mrs. Robert Taylor who becomes assistant home economics extension agent under Mrs. Christine Greene. Taylor, a Humeix native with a BS in home economics from Tileneia State University, has teaching experience in Tileneia and four years in South Carolina. She and her husband, Caroline Foods employee, have lived in Yadkinville and recently moved to route 2, Dobson.
Mrs James Dalton widow of Jamies Monroe Dalton is buried in Pilot Mountain area. She was born in Patrick County Virginia to Adam J and Lucinda Hill Handy and survived by four daughters Mrs Mary Lou Sisk Mrs Bessie Sane Mrs Virginia Hudson and Mrs Addie Long and four sons John Willie Dalton Raymond Dalton and Tom Dalton Also survived by a brother Walter Handy and three sisters.
Two Surry County youths from East Surry and Randleman attend the Boys State program at Wake Forest University starting Sunday. Wade Rogers of Mount Airy and Steve Inman of Pilot Mountain join peers for a week of state government training with leaders speaking and simulated conventions culminating in a concluding ceremony.
Funeral services for F P Sowers Jr were held Sunday at 2 pm at Gladerhero Lutheran Church. He died Friday at Waddell Hospital in Galax Virginia and is survived by four sons Dana Chiata Sowers of Pikeville Arnold Sowers of Mount Airy Paris Sowers of Laurel and four daughters Nettie Cloud Roth Liett Ima Willis and Lima Presley. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Riley family reunion planned for Sunday at Flat Top Baptist Church with dinner at 12 30 PM. All family and friends invited to attend a picnic following the meal.
Field of Stuart Virginia includes names Mrs Frak Pohannwe of Stokendale and Mrs Jen Moeriv of Ametia Virginia in a fragmentary notice.
Mount Airy News published every Tuesday and Friday by James Johnson at 129 Moore Avenue Mount Airy North Carolina. Subscription rates list $5 yearly for adjoining counties and $4 yearly for all others. Advertising under North Carolina Press Authority.
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