Social News Highlights From Wilkes County Local Scene
Mrs J J Leake attended the wedding of Miss Josephine Elizabeth Thore and Jordan Charles Polch in Pilot Mountain First Baptist Church. Several families enjoy travels and visits, including Houston to Florida vacations, a Sal ling College tour to Tennessee and New Orleans, and weekend stays with relatives in North Wilkesboro and Bristol Virginia.
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J. J. Leake
Josephine Elizabeth Thore
Pilot Mountain
Jordan Charles Polch
Normandy Beach
N. J
First Baptist Church
Benton Hicks
Vance Watson
North Wilkesboro
A. E. Johns
Johnny and
Stephanie
Houston
Texas
Jacksonville
Fla
Edmund Burke
Nag'’s Head
George E. Meyer
Richmond
Meyer
Otis Oliver
Dr. Oliver
M. A. Pendleton
William Mills
Boone
Carl Peters
Rex Tilley, Jr
Holden's Beach
Mount Airy Beauty Pageant Awards and Highlights
Miss Mills won second place earning a watch while Miss Shumaker received a sterling neck chain. Miss Waugh and Miss Peters won sports clothes for third and Miss Barbara Nichols attended as a celebrity. George Mahoney hosted with Isabel Schafer on organ as judges chose finalists.
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Miss Mills
Miss Waugh
Miss Peters
Miss Shumaker
George Mahoney
Isabel Schafer
Roy Thompson
The
Winores Journal
Harvey Dinkins
WSJS
Dorothy Johnson Peddicord
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
Jaycees
Tom Stewart
Maurice Brown
Tom Neal
Jack Cox
Paul Spain
Garnett Fawcett
Jimmy Cox
Miss Thore Weds Jordan C. Polch in Pilot Mountain
Miss Josephine Elizabeth Thore daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Edgar Thore of Pilot Mountain married Jordan Charles Polch of Normandy Beach New Jersey at First Baptist Church Pilot Mountain. Rev James H Hayes officiated with music by Mrs Fred Gibson and others. The couple plans a Canada trip then summer with Polch’s parents and a Raleigh move for his last year at NC State College.
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Josephine Elizabeth Thore
Joseph Edgar Thore
Pilot Mountain
Jordan Charles Polch
Normandy Beach
N. J
First Baptist Church
Polch
Charles J. Poleh
James H. Hayes
Fred Gibson
Wilma Swanson
Ray Motsinger
Marjorie Thore
Fayrene Wilson
Gloria Flippin
Betty Clifton
James Gravitte
Washington, D. C
William Ross
West Orange
John Cobb
Laurinburg
James Bravitte
Charles Franklin Fowler
Jo Lynn Wilson
Rex Thomas Gravitte, Jr
Rex Smith
Neva Smith
Lester R. Brown
Rex Gravitte
Glenn Stone
Canada
Brothers Meet In Korea
Cpl Hersel G Smith recently visited his brother Pvt Calvin J Smith in South Korea. They are sons of Mr and Mrs Doe 8 Smith of this city route 5. Cpl Smith served with the 73rd Engineers Company and is en route home. Pvt Smith, wife Barbara and son Philip live in Lambsburg VA and he serves with the 7th Military Police Company in Yonchon Korea.
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Cpl
Hersel G. Smith
Pvt
Calvin J. Smith
South Korea
Doe
Senator Hunt’s Death Shifts Senate Balance in Wyoming
Washington notes the death of Senator Lester Hunt of Wyoming and the appointment of Republican Ted Crippa, altering the Senate’s party balance to 48 Republicans and 47 Democrats plus Independent Morse. The piece covers seniority, trade policy debates, and calls for free trade versus aid, with reflections on elections and cross-party dynamics.
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Washington
Lester Hunt
Wyoming
Senate
Hunt
E. D
Ted) Crippa
GOP
Morse
Sion
House Number Signage Methods for Visibility
How to create durable house numbers with Masonite tempered wood using a key hole saw. Design proportional numerals, transfer to board, cut smooth edges, and mount on siding or a board. Paint both sides for weatherproofing and add glass beads for reflection. Names or address plates can follow similar methods with varnish protection.
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Walying
Brannock Youth Improving From Shot Wound
Jimmy Brannock 15 son of Mr and Mrs Walter Brannock of Country Club Road is improving at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem after a .22 rifle bullet lodged in his abdomen. He was accidentally shot last Thursday while playing near home and tripped and fell on the rifle. A family member said his condition has somewhat improved.
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Jimmy Brannock
Walter Brannock
Country Club Road
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Lowgap Girl Weds In Baptist Ceremony
Miss Mary Frances Doby of Winston-Salem became the bride of Thad Bingham of Clemmons at Mountain View Baptist Church in Lowgap. Rev. Brady Snow officiated the double ring ceremony with Sara Lou Schuyler as soloist. The couple will reside in Clemmons after a Florida honeymoon.
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Mary Frances Doby
Winston-Salem
Thad Bingham
Clemmons At & P.m
Mountain View Baptist Church
Lowgap
Bina Doby
Fred Bingham
Clemmons
Brady Snow
Sara Lou Schuyler
Graham Francis
Jack Higgins
Earl Wilmoth
Florida
Bingham
Longap High School
Draughon Business College
Western Electric Co
N. C. State College
U. S. Army
Miss Mount Airy Patsie Oliver Crowned Queen
Patsie Oliver of Mount Airy sat in a yellow dress answering questions about winning Miss Mount Airy. She plans a vacation with Sullins classmates and intends to study medicine at Duke to become a baby doctor.
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Miss Mount Airy
Mariage
Patsie
Rotary
Jaycees
Floyd Rees
Rees
North Carolina
Sullins
Duke
Soldier Bobby L Hall Serves With Rock of the Marne Division
Bobby L Hall 22 wife Mary Ruth resides on Durham Street in this city. He serves with the Third Infantry Division in Korea, known as the Rock of the Marne, now training with the U S security force on the peninsula. Hall entered the Army January 196, was at Fort Bragg before arriving in Korea last month.
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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 8 pounds 5 ounces. Mr Hawks, formerly a city resident, is a ministerial student at High Point College.
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Warren Hawks
High Point
Timothy Warren
High Point Memorial Hospital
Crane collapses at base killing two soldiers
A crane at an Anchorage area air base buckled and dropped a 4,000 gallon asphalt tank, killing two soldiers and wounding three as they tried to flee the falling asphalt. The incident occurred during an emergency response to the buckling boom.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Ccrane
Speeding Couple Fined in New Milford Urge
Police clocked two cars following at 70 to 75 mph in New Milford Connecticut. Francis Westfall and Evelyn Westfall were fined $45 each for speeding.
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New Milford
Conn
Francis Westfall
Evelyn
Tree Snap Injures Waterbury Photographer
In Waterbury Connecticut photographer Rich ard Stepputtis fell from a tree while taking pictures as his camera snapped and a limb fractured. He suffered a sprain to his ankle but was reported stable.
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Waterbury, Conn
Richard Stepputtis
Snap
Stepputis
Diggers Halt Emergency Wells as Sangamon Floods Decatur
Workers stopping the digging of emergency wells along the Sangamon River after heavy rains caused the river to flood and inundate the sites, threatening Decatur's shrinking water supply.
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Decatur
Sangamon River
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