Miss Mount Airy Pageant Debuts In Winston-Salem Event
Ten contestants filled reserved seats at the Miss Winston-Salem pageant where none met eligibility for the title. Local girls will compete in the first Miss Mount Airy contest hosted by the Winston-Salem Jaycees, with Mixx Barbary Ann Crockett present to crown the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Hillywood
Hollywood
Jack Bailey
Air Express
American Legion
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
State Highway Patrol
Mount Airy High School
J. J. Jones High School
Jaycees
Dolores Mills
Miss Mills
Baptist Group Spends Week At Fruitland Institute
A large party from First Baptist Church traveled Monday morning to Fruitland Institute for a week of special work. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wagoner and Debbie, Audrey Ferguson, Faye Watson, Lorita Still II, Carolyn Lofton, Mrs. R. C. Paulette, Richard and Edie Lou Paulette, Judy Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Vaughn. Competitors for state honors in junior memory, intermediate sword drills, and adult scripture readings include Mrs. Caleb Hill, Miss Louise Morris, Mary, Martha and Carolyn Vaughn, and Jeanne Paulette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fruitland Institute
First Baptist Church
Leo Wagoner
Debbie
Audrey Ferguson
Faye Watson
Lorita Still II
Carolyn Loften
R. C. Paulette
Richard
Edie Lou Paulette
Judy Hill
Lester Vaughn
Caleb Hill
Louise Morris
Mary
Martha
Carolyn Vaughn
Jeanne Paulette
W C Woodruff 90 Died After Prolonged Illness
William Cornelius Woodruff 90 died Thursday night at his daughter’s home in Jonesville after a period of declining health. He leaves three sons Bur dette we Frank and J R Woodruff and two daughters Mrs J C Min ish and Mrs J W Venable. Funeral held Sunday at Elkin Valley Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cornelius Woodruff
J. C. Minish
Jonesville
Braxton
Ledenia McDaniel Woodruff
Lizzie Mickle
Nancy McCraw
Burdette We
City
Frank
J. R. Wood
Mrs. Mamie Branscomb McCraw Dies After Illness
Mamie Elizabeth Branscomb McCraw 49 wife of William M. McCraw of 315 Linville Street died at home at 7 a.m. Saturday after several months of illness from cancer. Born June 9 1905 in Carroll County Virginia she was the daughter of Charles and Lucretia Branscomb and long time employee of Renfro Hosiery Mills. Funeral at Flat Rock Baptist Church Monday at 2:20 p.m. burial Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Survivors include husband Charles Branscomb two sons William and Charles McCraw one grandchild seven sisters and three brothers with addresses in Mount Airy Danville Pineville and Laurel Fork Virginia West Virginia.
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Mamie Elizabeth Branscomb McCraw
William M. McCraw
Linville Street
McCraw
Carroll County
Charles and
Lucretia Spence Branscomb
Ren
Hosiery Mills
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Joe Maye
Oakdale Cemetery
Jim Hill
Rhody Beamer
Jeff Blackburn
James Trevathan
Jack Thacker
Charlies Branscomb
William McCraw
Mount Airy
Route 2
Charles McCraw
Cecil Branscomb
Laurel Fork, Va
Glenn Branscomb
Mrs Beamer Dies In Oklahoma
Nan Miller Beamer aged 68 widow of William Beamer died in her sleep at a sister's home in Cashion Oklahoma. Born 1885 in Surry County she was daughter of Jeff and Amanda Hill Miller. Funeral services were held at Maocdy Funeral Home then Laurinburg burial beside her husband who died in 1949. Surviving include one son Howard Beamer and four daughters along with two brothers and three sisters.
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Nan Miller Beamer
William Beamer
Alice Jarvis
Cashion
Okla
Surry County
Pine Ridge
Jeff
Amanda Hill Miller
Maocdy Funeral Home
C. W. Faulkner
Laurinburg
Howard Beamer
Bradenton
Fla
Harry Casanova
Tacoma
Wash
H. L. Stevenson
Miami
Paul McDonald
Charles Carlson
Cleve
Dick Miller
Mount Airy
Route 5
Nellie Beamer
J. R. Branscomb
Fancy Gap
Court Clerk Wanted by Mount Airy
Mount Airy seeks a court clerk to take over the recorder’s duties. John M. Walker has resigned after five years, with police handling duties until a new process may be secured. The role includes keeping court records and collecting parking ticket penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Recorder's Court
John M. Walker
Police Department
Local Textile Mill Granted Charter
Secretary of State Thad Fare issued a certificate of incorporation to Preddywear Mill Inc of Mount Airy to manufacture yarn clothing and textile fabrics from cotton wool silk flax hemp or other fibers. Authorized capital stock is 100000 with 300 subscribed by Fred A. Preddy Mrs Helen H. Spane and Joe A. Peller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad
Preddywear Mill, Inc
Mount Airy
Fred A. Preddy
Helen H. Spane
Joe A. Peller
Pilot Mountain
Greensboro Pastor To Speak At Jones Chapel
Rev. W. 8. Smith of Greensboro will speak at Jones Chapel Church on the McBride Road Saturday June 26 at 7 40 p m. He will be accompanied by special singers from Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Smith
Greensboro
Jones’ Chapel
McBride Road
Cab Driver Wrecks On South Street
John L. Thomas a local taxi driver lost control near the Durham and South Streets intersection early Saturday. He was alone and unhurt. damages to his car estimated at 500 dollars. The accident occurred around 6 45 a m after his southbound car skidded and struck a left side telephone pole. Thomas had been driving part time for various cab firms since quitting his own operation and lives at Route 2 in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Thomas
Durham
South Streets
Thomas
South Street
Local Man Arrested In Danville Va In Robbery Case
A Danville Virginia man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with the June 12 beating and robbery of Fate Sett near here. Jesse Lawson of Mount Airy Route 1 was brought to Surry County Jail. He admitted being at the scene but did not say if he participated. The 70 year old victim received head injuries and was treated at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Virginia
Roy Smith
Jesse Lawson
Mount Airy
Route 1
Surry County
Dobson
Smith
Lawson
Scott
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Fuller Road
Sandy Level
Executrix Notice for W H Marion Estate in Mount Airy
Lena Marion executrix of the will of W H Marion notifies all creditors and claimants to present verified claims at her Route 3 Mount Airy North Carolina residence by May 20 1955 or be barred. Debts to the estate must be paid promptly. This 20th day of May 1954 Hiatt Hiatt Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. IL. Marion
Route 3
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Lena Marion
W. H. Marion
Hiatt & Hiatt
Mount Airy Board Considers Annexation of Land
The Mount Airy Board of Commissioners receives a petition requesting annexation of lands into town limits. The legal description begins at a power pole on Hillcrest Street near Rockford Street and follows a line described as S 54 1/2 deg E, outlining the new city boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Mount Airy
Hillcrest Street
Rockford Street
Jim Banne
Hl. O. Craughn
New City Limits
Public hearing set on Mount Airy annexation of 54 acres
Mount Airy Board of Commissioners schedules a public hearing for June 24 1954 at City Hall to consider annexing a 54 acre area described by metes and bounds including near McHone and Banner properties. The ordinance may be adopted and a vote on annexation could be required if petitions reach 15 percent of qualified voters in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Commissioners
Mount Airy
Tee
A. Jones
Notice to creditors for Grady Burton estate
Herbert Burton administrator announces claims against the Grady Burton estate must be presented at Mount Airy North Carolina within twelve months from May 21 1954. Creditors are urged to settle debts promptly. May 21 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Burton
Mount Airy
N. C
Herbert Burton
Admr
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