Mount Airy Tales Blend Politics and Local Humor
Mount Airy reports mix of city notes and editorial jabs on taxes and spending. A photo gift and remarks about Governor Haynes burial tie local ties to regional figures. Mount Airy police notes warn officials to guard news releases amid a quirky string of anecdotes and a signed police memo.
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New York Daily News
Mount Airy
Caleb Washington
Santiago Sarabia
Haynes
Mexico
Obituary and Social Visits Mentioned in Hollow News
The note details visitors in Hollow including Mrs A M Gates, A M Phylita Gates, J B McCreary, Leo Montgomery, Rev Joe Green, and families from Winston Salem Rocky Mount Mount Airy Bassett and Dee Run Baptist church. It records the death of three year old Joseph Bowman son of Mr and Mrs Perry Bowman with funeral at Dee Run Baptist church and burial in the church cemetery.
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A. M. Gates
A. M. Phylita Gates
J. B. McCreary
Leo Montgomery
Winston-Salem
FP. M. Montgomery
Joe Green
Western WN. C
C. M. Hanna
R. 8. Carter
Rocky Mount
John W. Gates
Sam D. Smith
Simon Hiatt
Mount Airy
Merritt Smith
Jesse Smith
Bassett
Joseph Bowman
Perry Bowman
Dee Run Baptist Church
J. O. Belton
Dr. Gaynelle Spivey Leaves for Paris Abroad
Dr. Gaynelle Callaway Spivey head of English at Flora Macdonald College Red Springs Ga sails from New York June 14 for Paris France. In Europe she will visit multiple locations before returning to duties. She is daughter of Will Callaway Winston-Salem formerly of this city and remembered here as Miss Gaynelle Callaway. She is niece of Miss Sue Callaway.
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Gaynelle Callaway Spivey
Flora Macdonald College
Red Springs
New York
Paris
France
Europe
Spivey
Will Callaway
Winston-Salem
Gaynelle Callaway
Sue Callaway
Mrs C W Simmons of Westfield Dies
Mrs. C W Simmons of Westfield died after a long illness. She was married sixty three years last December and is survived by her husband six daughters and four sons. Daughters live in Winston Salem Westfield King Hamlet Francisco and other relatives. Grandchildren number twenty four with fifteen great grandchildren.
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C. W. Simily
K. W. Davis
Wilma Simmons
Winston-Salem
Mary Simmons
Westfield
J. S. Barr
King
Edwin Woodall
Hamlet
Lula Collins
Francisco
G. R
C. W
R. M. Simmons
L. C. Simmons
Hollywood
Calif
Andrew Jessup
Ararat to Host 1946 County Methodist Convention
Rev. Mr. Armstrong resigns as president and Robert Key is elected president for the 1946 convention to be held with the Methodist Church in Ararat. Powell Cook becomes vice president and W. W. Bryant secretary with James Simmons as assistant secretary. The convention, among Surry County’s oldest, marks 25 years since its start by Rev. T. W. Bryant. Rev. J. O. Belton is announced as president for July. Strong speakers and choirs are promised and county schools are urged to cooperate for a top event.
Lightning Touches Farm Barn Near East Bend in Storm
During a Sunday electrical storm a Sinclair Lewis farm feed barn near East Bend burned to the ground. The loss exceeds 1000 dollars. Neighbors helped save stock and machinery. lumber and hay were destroyed. The same storm damaged crops, trees, power lines, and transformers across East Bend and nearby towns.
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Sinclair Lewis
East Bend
Angel
Boonville
Yadkinville
Siloam
Copeland
Wagner Brother Dies In Chicago
Word was received Sunday of the sudden death of C. C. Wagner in Chicago. He was a brother of A. J. Wagner of this city who has visited here several times. Funeral services were held in Chicago Monday with interment in Muskegon Michigan.
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C. C. Wagner
Chicago
Mr. Wagner
A. J. Wagner
Muskegon
Mich
Remote Control at Della's Beauty Shoppe
The proprietor describes a new beauty service where a permanent wave machine operates with an attendant present. The client can move about or look out the window while the machine runs. When finished the machine signals and curlers are removed.
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Beauticiens’ Field
Della
Johnson Foster v Foster absolute divorce notice
Notice of service of eight sum monitions by publication in Surry County North Carolina. The Superior Court proceeding names Emma Johnson Foster as plaintiff and Harry Charles Foster as defendant. The action seeks an absolute divorce.
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State of North Carolina
Surry
Emma Johnson Foster
Harry Charles Foster
Superior Court
Surry County
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Mr. Smith
Washington
R. BE. Lawrence
Anny Kiddies
Popeye
Charles Starrett
the Hollow News
Dr. Gaynelle Spivey
C. W. Simmons
Westfield Passes
Ararat
Cottons
Ford
FO Hk D
Suy
Enue Tvrade
Granite City Motor Co., Inc
Demenc F
Telephore
Mowat Airy, N. C
Gracies
Mowst Airy
N.C
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