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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1961
Page
2
A letter criticizes a food tax law and calls for education reform. The writer urges keeping free schools, building regional high schools, and emphasizes self-reliance, critical thinking, and practical life skills. Nature, responsibility, and neighborly conduct are highlighted as keys to a better society.
Last week in Mount Airy Recorder's Court Judge H H Llewellyn presiding, cases included Bobby Shaw abandon ment and nonsupport costs Warren McCraw drunk and disorderly sixth offense costs Mills assault with deadly weapon nol pros on payment of costs Clark drunk and disorderly and profanity nol pros on payment of costs Boyd drunk and disorderly costs Smith public drunkenness costs Graviey assault on female guilty Freeman drunk and disorderly fourth offense Lineberry violating prohibition possession $25 and costs Childress Smith Prohibition possession $25 and costs Burcham Prohibition possession $25 and costs Edwards drunk and disorderly Moore Green public drunkenness costs Smith drunk and disorderly fourth offense costs Belton drunk and disorderly Bugs Tolliver husk wee and disorderly costs Bowman fugitive from justice not pros Shemun Jessup speeding costs Hayes parking ordinance dismissal Marsh worthless checks costs Brintle drunk and disorderly costs Midkiff reckless driving $25 and costs Ward drunk Pets Hauser public drunkenness sixth offense four months suspended Lovill improper license no liability insurance 3.5 and costs Roberts drunk and disorderly third offense 60 days jail Tobler improper license plates Bowman reckless driving 325 and costs Quesinberry now support of legitimate child twelve months suspended payments and costs Bond faced Jack Butcher profanity drunk and disorderly fighting 90 days jail suspended on payment of 25 and costs Bowman trespassing costs drunk and disorderly four months to roads suspended on payment of costs appeal bond
Dobson High School Band joins Galax and Hillsville groups as marching units in the Galax Volunteer Fire Department Fourth of July parade. The event runs July 3 through July 8 in Felts Park, Galax Virginia.
Surry County boys and girls travel across the country with the Lets Visit the United States of America Reading Program sponsored by the Surry County Library. This week pins are awarded for fifteen books read to Dale White, Bill Carter, Steve Carter, Vicky Dobbins, Rickey Dobbins, Kathy Branch, Stephen Johnson, Judy Collins, Kay Roberts, Mary Mercer Speiden, and Sidney Speiden.
Funeral services for Mrs Lilla Frances Hutson 85 of Ararat were held at 2 pm Sunday at Liberty Primitive Baptist Church. She died Friday night in an Ekin hospital after a lingering illness. She was a native of one county and daughter of William and Mary Hutson. Surviving: two sons Hiram Hutson of Ararat and Ivan Hutson of Burlington, one daughter Miss Floretta Hutson of Ararat, three grandchildren, five great grandchildren, three sisters Etta Stanley of High Point Susie White of Thomasville and Mary Fowler of Thomasville. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy L McBride of route 6 Mount Airy announce the birth of a daughter Donna Gay on June 9 at Northern Surry Hospital. Weight not stated. Mrs McBride is the former Blanch Breathnock of this city.
Mr and Mrs PF L Johnson and Mrs Jesse Banner have returned from a journey to Jacksonville Florida and other points of interest in the state.
A new revolutionary hearing aid perfects treatment for nerve deafness improving understanding. The device fits into the ear bowl, has no cord or dangling wire, and uses comfortable molds. For more information contact John Wadsworth in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Frankie Albright, known as Aunt Albright, a 104 year old Negro woman of 200 Virginia Street, died Friday morning at Northern Surry Hospital after a long illness. The notice urges practical education and dismisses fables, signed by W. H. Reid of Pilot Mountain, N C.
A native of Mount Airy who lived here all her life worked at Sheriff John D. Thompson's home for years and had over 86 years of church membership at Mallalien Temple Methodist Church. She leaves nieces and nephews. Funeral held Sunday at 2:30 PM at Jones Temple Methodist Church with burial in Mountain View Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Dick Booth and family of Coral Gables Florida left Friday for their home after spending several days in Mount Airy visiting Mrs W B Partridge and Miss Mary Elizabeth Partright on Rockford Street
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