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Mrs J J Leake attended the wedding of Miss Josephine Elizabeth Thore of Pilot Mountain to Jordan Charles Poleh of Normandy Beach New Jersey at the First Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain. Several families from the area enjoyed visits and vacations in North Wilkesboro Houston Jacksonville and Florida with multiple relatives and friends.
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J. J. Leake
Josephine Elizabeth Thore
Pilot Mountain
Jordan Charles Poleh
Normandy Beach
N. J
First Baptist Church
Benton Hicks
Vance Watson
North Wilkesboro
A. &. Johns
Johnny and
Stephanie
Houston
Texas
Jacksonville
Fla
Mra
Edmund Burke
Nag’s Head
George E. Meyer
Richmond
Miss Mount Airy Pageant crowns first official beauty queen
Evelyn Goldie Peters, 19, was crowned Miss Mount Airy with Patricia Gordon named most congenial. First runner up Dolores Mills, auburn haired, sang Jealousy and earned a watch. Shirley Ann Waugh, 19, took third with a speech on America. Finalists included Barbara Worrell Shumaker, Mona Scott, Gloria Hiatt, Elise Harris, Mary Faye Jackson. Patsy Gordon discussed career versus marriage after winning a 250 dollar scholarship and Miss America trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite City
Dolores Mills
Shirley Ann Waugh
America
Paulsie
Sullins College
Bristol
Sullins
Duke University
Evelyn Goldie Peters
Barbara Worrell Shumaker
Patricia Gordon
Mona Scott
Gloria Hiatt
Elise Harris
Mary Faye Jackson
Tom Stewart
Jaycee
Patsie
Miss Oliver
Frank Carter
Miss Mills
Miss Waugh
Brothers Meet In Korea in Separate U.S. Units
Cpl Herself Smith visited his brother Pvt Calvin J Smith in South Korea. They are sons of Mr and Mrs Joe Smith of route 5 in this city. Cpl Smith served with the 73rd Engineers Company and is en route home. Pvt Smith, wife Barbara and son Phillip live in Lambsburg Virginia and he serves with the 7th Military Police Company in Yonchon Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Herself. Smith
Pvt
Calvin J. Smith
South Korea
Joe
City to vote on annexation and hospital site plan
Citizens debate annexation of Banner property into the city limits as a special election is set for September 4. The hospital board favors the Banner site but the Medical Care Commission requires city inclusion. New registration will determine who can vote with polls in two wards under County Board of Elections oversight.
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Board of City Commissioers
Hospital Board
Medical Care Commission
County Board of Elections
Charles L. Folger
Folger
Hospital
Raleigh
Cone
Ferrell
Mount Airy Jaycees Host Notable Miss Mount Airy Pageant
The Mount Airy Junior Chamber of Commerce staged a standout pageant with Miss Mount Airy Oliver praising the volunteers. Miss Barbara Nichols attended as Miss Surry County 1952, while Miss Shumaker placed fifth after retrieving a missing swimsuit. Judges included Roy Thompson and Smith Barrier as well as WSJS and Winston-Salem Journal staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Smith Barrier
The
Greensboro Daily News
Clara Belle le Grand
Winston-Salem Journal
Barbara Nichols
Pilot Mountain
Surry County
Mount Airy
Jaycees
Tom Stewart
Maurice Brown
Tom Neal
Jack Cox
Paul Spain
Garnett Fawcett
Jimmy Cox
Brannock Youth Improving From Shot Wound
Jimmy Brannock son of Mr and Mrs Walter Brannock of Country Club Road was accidentally shot with a .22 calibre rifle bullet last Thursday and is reported to be improving.
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Jimmy Brannock
Walter Brannock
Country Club Road
Dr R L Grace Dies In Georgia
Dr. R L Grace a prominent Albany Georgia dentist and civic leader dies in Albany after weeks of cancer. He visited Mount Airy in healthful years and held 35 years of Rotary perfect attendance. Survived by his widow a son and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Grace
Albany
Kiwanis Club
E. W. Paddison
Grace
Paddison
Mount Airy
Lions Club Wins 500 Prize for National Minstrel Show
The local Lions Club earned a $500 prize and national recognition for its minstrel show staged last September. James B. Combs learned the club won the top Empire show in a town of 2501 to 7500 people based on gross receipts. The award, from a United States and Canada contest, will be presented at the Lions convention in New York City next month with local officials attending the district governor's banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
James B. Combs
United States
Canada
Mount Airy
New York City
Boy Shot by Accidental Fall Near Home
A 15 year old boy was shot in the abdomen while playing near his home in Winston-Salem. He reportedly tripped and fell on a rifle, was treated by a local doctor, and taken to Baptist Hospital where his condition was described as somewhat improved by a family member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Ausburne Dies Of Cerebral Hemorrhage At 61
Thomas C. Ausburne 61 of 408 Hadley Street died at home at 9 15 p m Friday after a lingering illness He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Thursday and never regained consciousness Born December 26 1802 in Wilkes County he was a son of John and Emma Wagener Ausburne Surviving are his wife two sons Haywood Ausburne Portsmouth Va and Raymond Ausburne Greensboro three daughters Mrs Buford Poore and Mrs Calvin Atkins Mount Airy and Patricia Ausburne at home two brothers Santford and Robert W Ausburne Mount Airy and three sisters Mrs Lizzie Beeson Mrs Johnny Arnder and Mrs Ethard Hardy Mount Airy Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the home Rev Roy Davis Haymore Baptist Church in charge Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery Pallbearers were Bill and Ed Forest Howard and John Ausburne Emmett Forest Jr Jack
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Ausburne
Hadley Street
Wilkes County
John
Emma Wagener Ausburne
Ella Doss Ausburne
Haywood Ausburne
Portsmouth Va
Raymond Ausburne
Greensboro
Buford Poore
Calvin Atkins
Mount Airy
Patricia Ausburne
Santford
Robert W. Ausburne
Lizzie Beeson
Johnny Arnder
Ethard Hardy
Roy Davis
Haymore Baptist Church
Oakdale Cemetery
Bill
Ed Forest
Howard
John Auaburne
Emmett Forest Jr
Jack
Miss Patsie Oliver Crowned Miss Mount Airy Queen
Patsie Oliver, crowned Miss Mount Airy, speaks of balancing beauty and brains. She attended Sullins College and held Phi Theta Kappa honors, led student government, and won drama achievement cups. She plans a Duke medical path to become a baby doctor after a brief vacation.
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Patsie
Phi Theta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa
Sulline College
Brietel
Judicial Council
Rotary
Jaycees
Floyd Rees
Rees
North Carolina
Sullins
Duke
Soldier Bobby L Hall Serves in Korea with Third Infantry
Bobby L Hall, 22, husband of Mary Ruth of Durham Street, serves with the Rock of the Marne's Third Infantry Division in Korea. The unit, famed for Tron Triangle and Outpost Harry fights, trains as part of the U S security force on the peninsula after arriving from Fort Bragg last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Bobby L. Hall
Mary Ruth
Durham Street
Korea
Rock
Marne
Tron Triangle
Outpost Harry
U. S
Hall
Floyd Fiall
Fort Bragg
Birth of Timothy Warren Hawks in High Point
Mr and Mrs Warren Hawks announce the birth of a son Timothy Warren at High Point Memorial Hospital on June 20 The baby weighs 4 pounds 5 ounces Mr Hawks is a former resident and a ministerial student at High Point College
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Warren Hawks
High Point
Timothy Warren
High Point Memorial Hospital
Crane Collapse at Anchorage Air Base Kills Two Soldiers
A crane buckled at an Anchorage air base dropping a 4,000 gallon asphalt tank. Two soldiers were killed and four were injured as the boom collapsed while they tried to flee.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Speeding Couple Cited in New Milford Chase
Police clocked two cars traveling 70 to 75 mph in New Milford Connecticut. Drivers Francia Westfall and Evelyn Westfall were fined 45 dollars each for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Milford
Conn
Francia Westfall
Evelyn
Man Injured After Tree Climb in Waterbury Incident
In Waterbury Connecticut Richard Stepputti climbed a tree to take photos a snapped limb caused him to fall and injure his ankle police report says. The accident occurred on a local property as Stepputti attempted a picture sequence resulting in medical attention.
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Waterbury, Conn
Richard Stepputti
Stepputia
Diggers Halt Wells as Sangamon Floods Decatur Area
Emergency well digging near Decatur along the Sangamon River was stopped after heavy rains caused the river to overflow its banks flooding the sites. Local water supply remains strained as floodwaters submerge infrastructure.
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Decatur
Sangamon River
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Spencer Fishing Club
Morehead City
Bob Tyndall
Dot Tyndall
UNC
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W. Crissman
Sanford
Robert W. Andrews
Cheryl
Andrews
Bessie Holdway
Robert Holdway
P. A. Tyndall
Von
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P. D
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MAIN
Hersel G. Smith
Wade Hardy
Vance Ausburne
Out of Town
Kelly Shaw
Mia
Ben Shaw
Rred Sexton
Ted Cox
Frank Waddell
Galax
C. S. Welborn
North Willitsboro
Wayne McCanless
Joanne
Little Hendricks
Bill Gordon
Robert Harris
Ef, R Luper
Leatha Luper
Frances Foster
W. S. Hobbs
Everett Monday
Jack Couechh
W Money
Gayle
Paul Mounce
Elkin
Willow ST. Garage
Dixie Street
Jack Brown
BUY Ist Tire
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Mount Airy, N. C
Brannock
Georgia
Ralph Boyles
Boyles
Mary Wolfe Maddrey
Carolyn Maddrey
T. C. Ausburne
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Queen
Miss Patsie Oliver
3Rd Infantry
Crane
W.s.wolfkee
Mount Aifry NC
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