Thompson defeats Sheriff Patterson in Surry County runoff
Mr. Thompson unseats incumbent Sheriff Sam C. Patterson in the runoff, winning by 628 votes countywide and 607 in Mount Airy Township. Judge Llewellyn loses to Attorney Westmoreland by 300 votes in Mount Airy precincts. Westmoreland tops Llewellyn 2,128 to 1,828 overall. Nominees head to November ballot with offices to be filled December 6.
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Mr. Thompson
Sam C. Patterson
Surry County
Sheriff Patterson
Democratic Party
Mount Airy
Thompson
Mount Airy Township
Patterson
Judge Llewellyn
Westmoreland
North Main School
Attorney Westmoreland
Neal Thompson
News Election Bulletin Board
Pilot Mountain
Sam Patterson
Weekend heat tops 99 degrees across region
The article notes Saturday highs near 98 and Sunday up to 99 degrees, exceeding the previous June record of 94. Mount Airy and nearby towns faced extreme heat with Raleigh Durham Airport reporting 104 and Winston-Salem 102. Monday brought relief with temperatures in the mid eighties.
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Mercury
Mount Airy
Granite City
Raleigh-Durham
Winston-Salem
Greenshore
Jaycees Thanks Mount Airy for Pageant Support
The Mount Airy Junior Chamber of Commerce thanks local businesses and citizens for supporting the Miss Mount Airy Pageant. Tom Stewart, pageant committee chairman, expresses gratitude for the wonderful support and enthusiasm that helped make the event a great success.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tom Stewart
The
Jaycees
Mount Airy
Father of Ross Francisco Dies
George W. Francisco 85 died Friday morning in Bluefield West Virginia after months of invalid life and a hip fracture last week. Survived by daughter Mrs. Max Shumate of Orlando and seven sons including Rev. Ross Francisco pastor of First Methodist Sparta. Funeral services were held Sunday at his old home church in Bluefield and burial followed in the church cemetery.
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George W. Francisco
Bluefield
W. Va
Francisco
Max Shumate
Orlando
Fla
Ross Francisco
First Methodist Church
Sparta
Officers Raid Two Stills In Daylong Prohibition Sweep
County officers raided two liquor stills in one day last week. In the Slate Mountain raid a 100 gallon boiler, five 800 gallon boxes and a 50 gallon double boiler were destroyed. A second raid near the state line yielded 18 gallons of liquor, 1200 gallons of beer, 16 cases of fruit jars and a 50 gallon boiler with Arlis Dowell of Cana Virginia arrested. Dowell was turned over to federal authorities and was already on probation on liquor charges. Deputy sheriffs Roy Smith Charlie Montgomery T W King and C E Martin conducted the operations.
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Roy Smith
ATU
Haywood Weddle
Charlie Montgomery
Slate Mountain
State Line
Mount Airy
Arlis Dowell
Cana
Virginia
Smith, Montgomery
T. W. King
C. E. Martin
Board Votes To Relocate Site To Hadley Property
Northern Hospital District board votes to switch site from Banner to Hadley canal property for a new 100 bed hospital. Dr Moir S Martin says board rescinded Banner choice and will ask North Carolina Medical Care Commission to approve Hadley site. A tie was resolved by Martin’s vote. annexation petition and legal delays cited as challenges.
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Surry County
Moir S. Martin
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
Hadley
Martin
J. W. Gordon
Banner
Dr. Martin
John A. Ferrell
The
Medical Care Commission
George Watts Carr
Hospital
D. L. Hiatt
Gordon
W. F. Carter, Jr
Vance Dearmin
Marshall C. Fowler
John Simmons
R. C. Llewellyn
D. D. Hodges
Mrs. Ida Wall Marshall Breaks Arm in White Plains
Ida Wall Marshall, 89, wife of F E Marshall, fell and broke her arm at her White Plains home Saturday afternoon. After local treatment she remained at home. Her condition is reported as well as can be expected given her age.
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Ida Wall Marshall
F. E. Marshall
White Plains
Miss Mount Airy Crowned in Local Pageant
Helen Powell Oliver, 19, known as Patsie, was crowned Miss Mount Airy after beating nine rivals in a Mount Airy Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored pageant. She will represent Mount Airy at the Miss North Carolina Pageant in Burlington in July.
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Patsie Oliver
Helen Powell Oliver
Mount Airy
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Llewellyn
R. $. Westmoreland
Merint
IELD
R. S. Westmoreland
Recorder's Court
Llewelyn
Mr Any
Tetal
Mtawmy
BRYAN
Eldotra
Marsh
Pilot Rock Ford Shoals
Town
Beauty
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