Janette Carter Revives Carter Family Tunes On Campus
Janette Carter daughter of AP and Sarah Carter performs old Carter Family songs on Appalachian State campus linking memories of the family’s early days to renewed interest in their folk and country music. She recalls 1927 recording contract, 78 rpm limits, and earnings while sharing anecdotes of farming carpentry and a youthful autoharp purchase.
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Janette Carter
Janette
Sarah Carter
Virginia
Wildwood
Little Moses
Carter
Angels
Carters
Bristol
Appalachian Maze University
Keone NC
Bicentennial Open Air Program Set for Stuart Rotary Field
A July 4 open air program at Rotary Field Stuart celebrates the True Spirit of Liberty with religious music poetry readings and patriotic selections. The event features the Patrick County Chorus Belletones Trinity Church of God Cruiz readers and a nine voice women’s ensemble. Admission is free and chairs or blankets are advised. If rain occurs the program moves to Patrick County High School Auditorium.
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Rotary Field
Stuart
Patrick County
Johnny
America
Country
Jack Cogar
Trinity Church of God
Cruiz
Belletones
Lawrence Burton
Stuart Rotary Club
Frank Netherland
Dan Scott
Patrick County High School
Neal Supports Move To Prevent Congressional Misuse Of Funds
Rep Steve Neal backs a 113 point House reform plan to curb staff abuse and improper spending. The package shifts power from the Administrative Committee back to the full House, cuts travel and stationery perks, tightens accounting, and creates a 15 member external commission to study House administration.
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Neal
Democratic Caucus
House Administration Committee
Carl Albert
House
Wayne Hays
Hays
Steve Neal
Congress
Library Weekly Activities Schedule Summary
Revised weekly events for children at local libraries list activities by branch. Mount Airy Library hosts Story Hour for ages 3 to 6 with film and book activities. Meadowview Center and Charlies H Stone Memorial Library offer films and stories. Surry County Library features Story Hour for ages 3 to 6 and 1000 Books programs. Dobson School shares film activities for grade schoolers.
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Mount Airy Library
Jones School
Meadowview Center
Surry County Library
Charlies H Stone Memorial Library
Miss Rhododendron Title Won By Deborah Shook
Deborah Elaine Shook of Spruce Pine captured the Miss Rhododendron crown during the Rhododendrons festival at Roan Mountain after a week of events. She was chosen from 20 contestants and also holds the Miss North Carolina Bicentennial title.
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Bakersville
Upi
Deborah Elaine Shook
Spruce Pine
Roan Mountain
North Carolina
Turkey Ford Baptist Church Revival and Homecoming Plans
Turkey Ford Baptist Church hosts a gospel singing on Saturday at 7 30 pm featuring the Gospel Way Boys and Calvary Way Quartet led by Pastor J B Lowe. A homecoming and revival run July 11 with nightly special singing and a Sunday speaker Gene S Cornell, continuing through the week.
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Turkey Ford Baptist Church
Gospal Way Boys
Calvary Way
J B Lowe
Gene S Cornell
First Baptist Church
Dobson
Blues Grove Baptist Church
Gerald T. Smith
Bannertown Baptist Church
Roy Estes
Belton Named to Dean's List at Wake Forest
Amy Belton of Mount Airy earns Dean's list honors for Spring 1976 while senior at Bowman Gray School of Medical Technology. Belton is daughter of Mr and Mrs Biull Belton 217 West Oakdale Street Mount Airy. Fancy Gap events include New River Wagon Train gathering July 7 with supper and music at Fancy Gap School.
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Wake Forest University
Amy Belton
Mount Airy
Belton
Bowman Gray School of Medical Technology
Biull
W. Oakdale
Fancy Gap
New River Wagon Train
PTA
Tram
Reva Banks
Old Timey Day Set For Saturday at Boonville Center
A Saturday Old Timey Day festival will run noon to 4 60 at the Boonville Multi-Purpose Center on River Road. The event features country music gospel choirs and community singing with old time games contests pony rides a country store garage sale soap making and crafts. A color TV raffle, civic and state officials expect attendance. Proceeds support RSVP senior volunteers funding. A square dance closes the day for all to enjoy.
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Boonville
River Road
Citizen Club
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Kiwanis International
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Larry Brannock
Joe Lovelace
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Holiday Inn
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