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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1963
Page
4
A bride elect was feted at a dinner party Sunday evening hosted by Mr and Mrs Jim Ferguson on route 4 Mount Airy. Twenty five friends of the honoree attended the gathering and the table centerpiece featured spring flowers.
A special gospel singing is planned at Pine Ridge Baptist Church on Highway 80 Saturday night starting at 7 30. The Messengers and Mello Tone quartets are featured. Rev. Howard Inman invites the public to attend.
William Edgar Craughn age 4 of 1822 Feres Drive drove a 1962 Chevrolet south on Rockford Street at 6 30 p m. A 1953 Buick driven by Arnold Ralph Puckett 51 Hadley Street appeared from South Street into Craughn's path. Both cars damaged Craughn suffered minor injuries and was taken to Northern Lu ey Hospital Puckett was charged with failure to yield right of way by Patrolman B R Goins.
British officials express satisfaction with a proposed currency reform outlining a new monetary plan. The announcement highlights anticipated economic stability, pricing reforms, and potential benefits for trade and public confidence amid ongoing financial discussions.
Area native Airwen Ramie A. Penn son of Mr and Mrs James A Penn of route 2 Mount Airy has been reassigned to Alamilo AFB Texas after enlisting in the Air Force. The airman is a recent graduate of the local high school and is proceeding through training.
Practical packing tips for road trips emphasize under seat storage with coffee cans and cloth duffel bags for nonfragile items. Advice covers pet water needs, reflective hub caps as warning devices, spare wiper blades, and organizing documents. Local social notes mention Mr and Mrs Sam McMillian visiting Stuart Virginia and Detroit visitor Bryon Levil's trip to see Bryon's grandmother.
University of Chicago study of 100 healthy men finds average daily heartbeats exceed 100 000 with wide individual variation from about 6 000 to 135 000. The research notes high activity levels drive the upper end while rest lowers the count.
Dr and Mrs Paul D Webster and daughter Marcie stayed overnight with Mr and Mrs Paul D Webster on Church Street Friday while traveling to Durham where Dr Webster will be connected with Duke Hospital.
Miss Jeanne Ware of Danville Virginia is visiting in the home of Miss Jane McMillian. She will also attend social events during her stay and return home next week.
Two men dressed in nun garb held up a bank, forcing staff into a makeshift kitchen and compelling the manager to open the vault. They shoved him aside, then calmly fled to a car with about 200000 dollars in loot.
North Carolina factory employment reached 621 000 in May, up 3 200 from last May with weekly earnings rising 2 40 to 68 47 as the factory workweek increased 1 2 hours to 41 hours. Non manufacturing jobs totaled 741 400, up 15 600 from a year earlier, and total non farm employment rose 3 000 from April to May amid seasonal gains of two.
OCR fragment notes a 2400 increase in fer 2400 in rete after Easter. It mentions April expos and decreases of 000 in chemicals and tobacco terminations. May employment rises by 200 in machinery and electrical sectors and 10 in several industries including furniture metals cigarettes textiles paper printing and transportation.
The TEL Class of the First Baptist Church Sunday School will meet this afternoon at 8 o clock in the home of Mrs D C Reamer on Willow Street. Mrs C W Mayberry, president, urges all members to attend.
A birth announcement reports Sylvie Kennedy born at a Virginia hospital. The notice identifies the baby as a new arrival and notes the family’s location in Virginia.
Mrs Pren Brown of New Orleans arrives to spend weeks with her mother Mrs Welch. Mr and Mrs Charlie Pack and children Denna and Runald travel from Bikin to visit Mrs Beck of Route 4 Mount Airy.
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