R. K. Simmons Plans New Mount Airy Tobacco Warehouse
R. K. Simmons, veteran Mount Airy warehouseman and fertilizer dealer, announced plans to build a new tobacco warehouse near the current site to double storage capacity for his auction firm Ball & Dearmin. Construction may start soon, aiming for the Mount Airy market opening, with a brick frontage and metal sides. The project raises Mount Airy to four large tobacco warehouses as Jones Bros renews a nearby facility, signaling a likely record sale season.
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R. K. Simmons
Mount Airy
R. C. Simmons
Simmons
Jones Bros
Planters Warehouse
Virginia Street
Mount Airy Youth Pleads Guilty to Forgery
Roy Goins about 20, a Mount Airy resident, pleaded guilty to forging Roy C Haynes name on a WPA check to obtain 14 75. He was arrested June 23 and held on 500 bond. Federal court in Winston Salem will hear the case next term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Goins
Mount Airy
Roy C. Haynes
U. S
A. L. Sparger
Goins
Haynes
Winston-Salem
Marshall
Winston- Salem
Prohibition Violator Fined As Court Records Fall
Judge H H Llewellyn found Alex Berrier guilty of liquor law violation and imposed a 1000 dollar fine and 18 month road sentence on appeal to Dobson. Hattie Berrier was acquitted. Leo Schumaker’s charge dismissed. Tom Bowman got 12 months on liquor charge. Daisy Towe jailed four months for assault with deadly weapon. Several others fined or given costs or short jail terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Llewellyn
Alex Berrier
Berrier
Dobson
Forks of the Highway
Bannertown
Rattie’s
Pancy Gap
Hattie Berrier
Leo Schumaker
Tom Bowman
Dobson Road
Daisy Towe
Daughter born to Coy Sykes couple on Route 6
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Coy Sykes on Route 6 Monday June 26. The birth adds a new member to the family and marks a joyful occasion in the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Coy Sykes
First Baptist Youth Attend North Carolina BTA Assembly
A group from First Baptist Church will travel to Ridgecrest this Saturday for the North Carolina BTA Assembly. Travelers include Ann Beamer Adelaide Bunker Sara Lou Allred Hazel Brannock Patsy Rierson Margaret Carpenter and Ruby Wray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ridgecrest
North Carolina
B. T. A. Assembly
Ann Beamer
Adelaide Bunker
Sara Lou Allred
Hazel Brannock
Patsy Rierson
Margaret Carpenter
Ruby Wray
Jones Brothers Will Continue At Planters Ware house
Virginia street area will see no change in Planters Warehouse operations this fall as the Jones Brothers confirm they will lease the new warehouse to another party. Frank Jones states no connection with the upcoming facility and dispels rumors of Posey Tom or Prank Jones running it.
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New
Virginia Street
Jones Brothers
Planters
Frank Jones
Concern
Posey Jones
Tom Jones
Prank Jones
Mrs. John H. Midkiff Hospitalized in Duke University Hospital
Mrs. John H. Midkiff of this city is a patient at Duke University Hospital due to medical treatment. Her husband Mr. Midkiff is spending the weekend nearby to be with her as she likely faces a tonsil operation in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Midkiff
Duke University Hospital
Midkiff
Lions Crush Kiwanis In Softball Tilt
In a Monday contest the Lions Club routed the Kiwanis team 28 to 4. Lion tail twister Will Monday tallied the scores as the Lions take the early lead and issue a challenge to other clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Kiwanis
Will
Lion Tail Twister
Lions
Moravians Open Vacation Bible School At Grace Church
A Daily Vacation Bible School will open at Grace Moravian Church Monday at nine o'clock and run for two weeks. Children aged four to fifteen may attend with sessions from 9 to 12. Ellis Bullins and Howard Chadwick of Winston Salem will direct the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Moravian Church
Ellis Bullins
Howard Chad- Wick
Winston-Salem
Conscience Money Corrects A Twenty Year Mistake
City Treasurer George E. Welch received two five dollar bills labeled conscience money from an unknown sender to rectify a twenty year old error by his late father G C Welch. An additional ten dollars arrived with a three cent stamp explaining the restoration. The funds were given to Mount Airy Friends Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Welch
G. ©. Welch
Mount Airy
Welch
Belk’s Manager Enjoys Garden Harvest Dinner
Je Byerly, Belk’s store manager, savors corn and cucumbers from his home garden for Sunday dinner. Poor Serry residents head to Florida for tarpon fishing as local travelers depart Tuesday for the lower east coast, expected to be away about two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Je Byerly
Belk
Serry
Florida
Tarpon
W. HE. Merritt
T. N. Woodruff
W. E. Woodruff
W. L. Jackson
Governor Hoey Helps State Observe Fourth of July
Gov Hoey voices support for a long holiday weekend as state employees gain three idle days for the Fourth. Banks statewide will close on the third and fourth, signaling a brief public observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoey
Local visitors praise nearby White Sulphur Springs resort
Local residents who have visited White Sulphur Springs in recent days commend the resort, noting it is within about ten minutes of their home and praising its proximity and amenities.
Doctor Franklin Amazes In Golf At Mount Airy Course
Ve Editor thanks Dr. C. B. Franklin Surry County health officer after a golf game Tuesday at Mount Airy. The doctor shot a 42 total while humor kept the writer to a 53, he also noted his skill with vaccines in fevered arms.
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BR. C. B. Franklin
Surry County
Mount Airy
Surry Health Dept Offices Closed For Holiday
In line with Gov Hoey proclamation next Monday and Tuesday are legal holidays causing the Surry County Health Department to close on both days.
Bank teller Thomas Fawcett Injured Sliding Into Home
First National Bank teller Thomas Fawcett walks with two crutches after a badly spun ankle suffered when he slid into home plate last Friday. The incident left him briefly unable to continue play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fawcett
First National Bank
Building and Loan Officials Meet at Wrightsville Beach
Officials of a building and loan association gather this week in Wrightsville Beach. Representing the Mount Airy association are R. D. George and Attorney A. B. Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Association
Wrightsville Beach
Mount Airy Association
R. D. George
A. B. Carter
Patrolman Stanley To Return From Vacation With Record Arrests
Patrolman Albert Stanley, away on vacation, is expected to return this week to Mount Airy and continue his run of making more arrests than any patrolman previously stationed in Surry County. The record is described as enviable.
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Albert Stanley
Mount Airy
Surry County
Escapee Earl Oakley Sought by Virginia and Surry Officers
32 year old Earl Oakley, an escaped convict, remains at large around Mount Airy as authorities from Surry County and Virginia continue the hunt. A $50 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Oakley
Surry County
Virginia
Mount Airy
Mrs Martha Alfono dies after long illness in North Carolina
Mrs Martha Alfono wife of Vincenzo Alfono of Route 2 died Wednesday after about three years of heart trouble. A native of Italy she aged about forty four and lived in North Carolina thirty years. Survived by husband two sons Ugo and Edward and three brothers Antonio Alfonzo Flore Avella. Funeral from Holy Trinity Catholic Church Friday at 2 PM with interment in Oakdale Cemetery.
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Martha Alfono
Vincenso Alfono
Route 2
Oakdale Cemetery
Carroll County GOP Sets July 29 Primary for Commissioner
The Carroll County Republicans name Saturday July 29 for the party primary to select a nominee for commissioner of revenue after the death of C. C. Semones in an automobile accident. The late Semones had been chosen to succeed himself.
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Carroll County
C. C. Semones
GOP
First of 12 bookmobiles reaches Hillsville in Virginia
The initial bookmobile arrived this week for the Carroll circulating Library as part of a state project to place twelve mobiles. Sponsored by the WPA the state board of education and the Virginia state library board, the program aims to expand library access across Virginia.
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Virginia
Hillsville
Carroll Circulating Library
WPA
State Board of Education
Virginia State Library Board
Lamm and Leonard Headed to Camp Dor Ker for Vacation
Jimmie Lamm and Walter Leon ard Jr depart Sunday for a vacation at Camp Dor Ker near Winston-Salem.
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Jimmie Lamm
Walter Leonard, Jr
Sunaay
Camp Dor Ker
Winston- Saiem
Primitive Baptists Hold 107th Session Near Mount Airy
The Pish River Primitive Baptist Association will convene its 107th annual session at Union Primitive Baptist Church located 10 miles south of Mount Airy on the White Plains Siloam road. The gathering begins Friday July 1 and continues through Sunday, announced by moderator T P Stone.
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Pish River Primitive Baptist Association
Church of Union
Mount Airy
White Plains-Siloam Road
T. P. Stone
Mrs J H Folger Injured in Wytheville Fall
Mrs J H Folger is hospitalized with a broken hip after a Tuesday noon fall in Wytheville Virginia. She was visiting and returned to Mount Airy unaware of the injury. doctors indicate recovery may be aided by the operative treatment performed Wednesday afternoon.
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J. H. Polger
Martin Memorial Hospital
Wytheville
Mount Airy
R. A
Next Recorders Court Session Set for July 24
The next session of recorders court will be held on Monday July 24. No session next week due to the July 4 holiday observance. The subsequent two weeks will host a civil term of the superior court at Dobson with no recorders court in Mount Airy.
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Recorders Court
Superior Court
Dobson
Mount Airy
Major Vance Haynes Visits Parents In City
Mount Airy reports the 1939 Sunday School softball season opening at Piloyd Poore Park with the Methodist team routing Presbyterian 28 to 1. Games move to Mondays and Fridays at 4 20 PM. next Monday Baptiste vs Second Baptist and Methodist vs Moravian, with Friends vs Rockford Street Methodist Friday. Admission is free and locals flocked to the opener.
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Major Vance Haynes
Mount Airy
Piloyd Poore Park
Ployd Poore Park
Rockford Street Methodist
Pulcher Family Plans Weekend Visit to Bassett Virginia
Mr and Mrs Troy Pulcher and their daughter Katheryn will spend the coming weekend with friends in Bassett Virginia.
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Troy Pulcher
Katheryn
Bassett, Va
Health Department completes county typhoid clinics
Surry County Health Department staff completed a county wide typhoid vaccine drive with more than 2500 people immunized across rural areas. Vaccinations will continue weekly at Mount Airy Pilot Mountain Elkin and Dobson and TB clinics start next week under Dr John Denhole with appointments through Miss Louise Bailey and nurses.
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Surry County Health Department
Pranklin
Mount Airy
Pilot Mountain
Elkin
Dobson
John 8. Denhole
State Department
Louise Bailey
Denhole
Friends Bible School Closes After Two Week Session
The Vacation Bible School of the Friends Church ended last Friday morning after a two week session. About 60 students attended daily and led Sunday services with their work on display. Refreshments were provided by church ladies, with thanks to the teachers Miss Evelyn Hinshaw Miss Mary Ruth Jones Mrs. Cora Beasley Mrs. Anna Chilton Mrs. Reba Jones Poore and Rev. Seth Hinshaw.
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The
Friends Church
Evelyn Hinshaw
Cora Beasley
Mary Ruth Jones
Seth Hinshaw
Anna Chilton
Reba Jones Poore
Mrs West Guests of Dr Moir Family Here
Mrs Louise West and Mrs Mary West of Stuart Virginia and Mrs B F Dyer of Martinsville Virginia were guests of Dr Moir and family here on Thursday.
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Louise West
Mary West
Stuart, Va
B. F. Dyer
Martinsville, Va
Moir
S. Martin and
Death of Fred Witt at 52 in local hospital
Fred Witt of route 3 died suddenly at Martin Memorial Hospital on Saturday at 10 A M from appendicitis. He was a brickmason 52 and survived by his widow Annie Bray Witt and children George and Christine Witt. He leaves brothers D Green John Witt Willie Witt Benton Witt and sister Mrs John Craigg. Funeral from Moody Funeral Home at 10 A M Monday with burial in Oakdale Cemetery.
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Fred Witt
Route 3
Martin Memorial Hospital
Witt
Mr. Witt
Tom Witt
Annie Bray Witt
George Witt
Christine Witt
D. Green
John Witt
Willie T. Witt
Birmingham
Ala
Benton Witt
Washington, D. C
John Craigg
Moody Funeral Home
Oakdale Cemetery
Belk Employees Picnic At Barber Lake
Belk's Department Store regular and supply clerks with Manager and Mrs. G. L. Byerly held their annual outing Thursday evening at Barber Lake. Five or six cars transported the group to the lake where ladies laid out a supper by the water. Boating and games followed after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belk's Department Store
G. L. Byerly
Barber's Lake
Major Haynes Visits Mount Airy After Flying Feats
Major C Vance Haynes son of Mr and Mrs C Haynes of Mount Airy and his wife and 11 year old son arrived Monday for a five day visit. He described flights from Mexico to Argentina and noted he was the first U S pilot to fly from the United States to Porto Rico in 1927. His collection of army and news photos illustrated his tales as he spoke with local friends and staff about flying and accidents.
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Major C. Vance Haynes
Mexico
Haynes
U. S. Flying Corps
Mount Airy
Argentina
Major Haynes
Langley Field
Virginia
United States
Porto Rico
Telephone saves negro's life in Surry health office
Walter Berry a janitor at the Surry county health office collapsed after sampling wood alcohol from the stock. The telephone operator answered a call and Sergent Melton found him passed out at Dr. R. B. Franklin's desk. The doctor treated him with antidotal care and Berry returned to work the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Berry
Surry County
R. B. Franklin
Surry
C. F. Melton
Franklin Ww
Health Department
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Llewellyn
Charlie Anderson
Dana Belton
Woodrow Belton
C. Gravely
Elmer Oakley
Key Bennett
Ec Golden
Duke Hospital
Edgar Welch
G. C. Welch
Mr. Welch
B. & L. Meetings
Oakley
Primitive Baptists
Union
J. H. Folger
Wytheville, Va
Friends Bible School
Barber Lake
U. S. Army Flying Fortress Corps
Junaluska
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