Red Cross Drive Aims At Surry Campaign Goals
Red Cross drive in Surry seeks 75000000 nationally with Surry share 7400. Mrs Marion Ritzert NC field worker outlined 1948 Ponch Campaign’s vital phases while Mrs Sparger Robertson provided music and Mrs Floyd Rees sang. Funds support armed forces veterans locally and overseas as the Red Cross maintains overseas workers and handles over a hundred veteran cases weekly. The disaster program remains a major focus with long term nursing care and rehabilitation.
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United States
Surry
Marion Ritzert
Red Cross
North Carolina
Sparger Robertson
Floyd Rees
G. I
Punch
Reece
Lenoir Golf Pro To Take Over Country Club
Arthur Ham, a professional at the Lenoir Gulf Club for two years, has accepted a similar post with the Country Club of this city. Ham is an experienced golfer who previously worked with the Charlotte Country Club for several years, succeeding Claude Bingman who has been with the club for years.
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Lenoir Golf Pro
Arthur Ham
Lenoir Gulf Club
Mr. Ham
Charlotte Country Club
Claude Bingman
Local leaders back World Government petition drive
A petition campaign by World Federalists in the county gains endorsements from prominent citizens including W. F. Carter Jr. Wilson Barber John W. Comer Sam George and others. They urge the President to convene a United Nations conference to empower world law to prevent war. Dr D S McCarty of Mount Airy will speak at Flat Rock Church on Sunday at 7:00 PM.
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World Federalista For World Government
W. F. Carter, Jr
Wilson Barber
John W. Comer
Sam George
W. L. Glancy
GO. Kellock Hale
D. L. Hiatt
Lindsay Holcomb
Frank Jones
Osler Waltz
Robert Jones
R. P. Jones
Grover Lovill
Hugh Merritt
Wade Moody
D. C. Rector
Marvin Shore
Oscar Smith
United States
United Nations
D. S. McCarty
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Airy
Flat Rock Presbyterian Church
Jack Cantrell
Flat Rock
Barry Superior Court
EB. Do. Bivens
Recorders Court
Cantrell
Henry County
John Shumate
Dora
Martinaville
Hencs
State of
Virginia
Nancy
Swimming Pool Plan for Veterans Park Progress
The report notes a proposal to build a swimming pool at Veterans Park. Community leaders including Co-Chairman Mrs Jackson discuss support for the project and funding needs. The Red Cross aims to launch a new national blood bank program to provide blood and derivatives to hospitals at no cost.
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Mrs. Jackson
Red Cross
Veterans Memorial Park to start $40,000 pool project
Officials say plans nearly complete for a 400 000 to 500 000 gallon swimming pool at Veterans Park with construction by Joe Greenwood and aid from American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. City water constraints trigger request for filtering gear and possible civic contributions.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Park
Joe Greenwood
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Water Department
Raleigh
Mount
WPAQ Beauty Contest Seeks Young Stars In Mount Airy
Local parents may enter children aged three months to six years in the WPAQ SH Beautiful Child Contest starting Saturday. Prizes total over $300 with weekly winners receiving $30 in merchandise and studio portraits. grand prize includes a savings account, baby carriage, diamond ring, and 12 portraits. Voting takes place via mail from Belk's Steele's Turnmyre's and entries are processed at Quentin Davis Studio.
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WPAQ
Mount Airy
Belk’s
Carl W. Steele Jewelry
Turnmyre's Drug Store
First National Bank
Quentin Davis
Mr. Davis
Steele
Steele's
Turnmyre's
N. C Photos
Storkline
Belk's
Carl W. Steele
Turnmyre’s
Davis Studio
Former Graniteer Honored as Eastern Loss Executives Head
EB. Scott Hale of Mount Airy, secretary of the American Insurance Co., was elected president of the Eastern Loss Executives Conference at its annual meeting in New York City. A UNC Law School graduate and former Salisbury manager, Hale built a diverse career in law, agency work, and insurance administration.
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EB. Scott Hale
Mount Airy
American Insurance Co
Drug and Chemical Club
New York City
8. M. Hale
Hale
University of North Carolina Law School
Baltimore
Salisbury, Md
West Virgina
Bluefield
West Va
American
Dixie Pire Inwur
Toler Family Visited Ashboro Residents Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Toler and daughter Ann of Ashboro spent Sunday in this city visiting friends and relatives.
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F. G. Toler
Ann
Ashboro
Cantrell Charged With Rape Following Examination
A warrant was issued charging Cantrell with rape after investigators examined the evidence and the family secured the legal directive. The case centers on alleged sexual assault details and investigative findings pending further proceedings.
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Cantrell
Mount Airy Man Held For Theft
Mount Airy man Byrd is held on theft charges after allegedly stealing $900 from roomers in a Martinsville boarding house. Lewher Stanley and Hugh D. Oakley reported a nighttime breach and missing wallets, leading to Byrd being stopped by State Trooper H. C. Birckhead who recovered the wallets.
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Martinsville
Lewher Stanley
Hugh D. Oakley
Byrd
Mount Airy
Stuart
H. C. Birckhead
Professor Hendren Beats World Chess Champ in Checkers
More than a hundred fans watched William Ryan world champion from New York City lose a single game to Prof. E B Hendren former Surry County schools superintendent and draft board secretary The exhibition at Renfro Recreation hall Willow Street lasted over 40 minutes with Dock Midkiff serving drinks and Dave Midkiff his last opponent Ryan impressed locals and may return soon
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Checker
William Ryan
New York City
Renfro Recreation Hall
Willow Street
Recreation Hall
Ben Hendren
Surry County
Draft Board
Ryan
Hendren
B. C
Ed Bunker
Bob Crews
Midkiff
Dave Midkiff
Services At First Baptist Church This Sunday
Rev Rose Praneiaco will occupy the pulpit at the Baptist Church at eleven o clock Sunday morning. The young people will have their usual service but there will be no evening preaching.
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Rose Praneiaco
The
Baptist Church
Jurors Named For April Term At Dobson Superior Court
Mrs. Bruce Yokley of this city and Mrs. Zilphia Lineberry of Elk in are the only two women jurors selected for the April term. Other jurors drawn include N. C. Hatcher Joe L. Jackson Millard Inman G. R. Shelton J Wesley Ghore Lee Barker J Cox Grady O. Bledsoe PF. H. Inman Burley Beam Homer Thompson and many others listed across the two weeks.
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Bruce Yokley
Zilphia Lineberry
Elkin
Superior Court
Dobson
N. C. Hatcher
Joe L. Jackson
Millard Inman
G. R. Shelton
J Wesley Ghore
Lee Barker
J. Cox
Grady O. Bledsoe
PF. H. Inman
Burley Beam
Homer Thompson
Early Couch
Carmel Mounce
J. H. Harris
R. C. Patterson
Alonzo Taylor
David L. Palk
Paul J. Carpenter
Tommie Nixon
Byrd Hutchins
Robert Gammons
Don W. Cochrane
Simmons
J. W. Harbour
Oswald
Nance
Brady Inman
B Brown
Gam McMillian
W. P. McCormick
R. H. Creasy
J. & Bray
J. H. Freeman
John W. Hicks
Q. Benbow
Prankie Baughn
Johnson
G. W. Christian
J. W. Edmonds
Willlie Rogers
G. W. Cooper
EB. A. Wilmoth
Sam Ramey
Othal Wagoner
Marshall Jones
H. D Woodruff
Ralph Triplett
Herbert Chilton
Geo. B. Reid
John OC. Truelove
Willie E. McKinney
J. M. Napier
J. M. Callaway
B. Preeman
Ernest C. Smith
Willie B. Jones
FP Ll, Johnson
Oscar B. Key
Chester C. Puik
Prof Dixon Honored On 20th Birthday Homecoming at Elkin Methodist
A homecoming service honored Prof Zenn Dixon of Elkin at the Elkin Methodist Church on his 20th birthday. Many former students attended including Mrs G C Mauser, Mrs B Shelton, Mrs John Polger, and Mrs A B Somerville of Us city.
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Zenn Dixon
Elkin
Elkin Methodist Church
Dixon
G. C. Mauser
B. Shelton
John Polger
A. B. Somerville
Us City
Republicans To Hold County Convention
Surry County Republicans will meet in a county convention at Dobson on Saturday March 13 at 2 p m to select delegates to the State convention in Durham on March 18. Chairman David L Hiatt calls the gathering.
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Surry County
Dobson
Durham
David L. Hiatt
New Assistant County Agent Halsey Joins Surry Staff
D A Halsey joins Surry County as assistant county agent after serving 35 months in the Navy and earning a science degree in animal husbandry from Virginia Tech. He completed his VPI degree March 18 1946 and taught Agriculture in Check Virginia before moving to Dobson and starting work March 1.
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Board of County Commissioners
Halsey
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
VPI
Navy
Dobson
Check
Surry County
Haynes Buys Wrenn Home in North Main Street Move
L P Wrenn sold his North Main Street house to Mr and Mrs J B Haynes who will remodel and make it their home on Rockford Street. Work starts April 1 while Wrenn builds a guest house and resides nearby. Also moving in are the Smiths to a modern colonial on South Main and Pendergraft to a North Main remodel.
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L. P. Wrenn
North Main St
J. B. Haynes
Rockford Street
Two Local Machine Shops Merge To Form Partnership
Clinton W. Mosley and Oscar K. Merritt announce the consolidation of Mosley Machine Shop and Merritt Machine Shop into a joint venture effective March 8. Mosley will serve as general manager with Merritt and Kittrell assisting part time. operations will continue at current locations with welding repair and a full tools and supplies line.
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Clinton W. Mosley
Mosley Machine Shop
Oscar K. Merritt
Merritt Machine Shop
Mr. Mosley
Mr. Merritt
Merritt
Kittrell
Dame Merritt
New Building Under Way on Main Street
Rew construction by A P Turnmyre local druggist proceeds on Main Street. The two story structure will have a large basement and an additional basement for heating. Street floor to host two businesses and second floor eight to ten offices. completion expected late May.
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Barie Theatre
Central Telehone Company
A. PF. Turnmyre
The Christian Home Our Immediate Task Meeting
At 7 30 PM at the home of Mrs Caron Barker a program on The Christian Home Our Immediate Task will be presented. The event focuses on family morals and domestic duties within a faith context.
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Caron Barker
Granite City unit expands to 42 men under Bray command
Commander James R. Bray announces Headquarters Company First Battalion 120th Infantry Regiment of the 3th Division Old Hickory includes 42 men, with 22 more needed for a full company. Meeting at City Hall discusses plans, new members added, and federal inspection set for March 16. Plans call for a $75,000 armory at Veterans Park and annual salaries over $15,000 with equipment costs exceeding $15,000.
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Granite City
James R. Bray
120Th Infantry Regiment
3Th Division
Old Hickory
R. BE. Ashby, Jr
James R. McNeil
Veterans Park
National Guard
John H. Byrd
Raymond R. Goins
Charlie C. Young
Alfred R. Moore
Oscar L. Edwards
Henry E Craddock
Ashby B. Thomas
Dexter L. Wilson
Claude C. Snow
Sammie R. Overby
Wendell L. Hiatt
Edgard Branson
Virgil D. Jones
Nathanial
Jones
William Charlies Harris
Joseph W. Snow
Clarence E. Thomas
Leon Hill
Calvin Reece
Cecil D. McNeil
Francis A. Bergeron Jr
George B. Bowman
Aryles L. Chamberlain
Emmett
Two Leap Year Babies Born In Mount Airy
At least two leap year babies were born in Mount Airy Sunday February at Martin Memorial Hospital. A son born to Mr and Mrs J T Bartley Longap and a son born to Mr and Mrs James Odell Mount Airy route 4 mark the leap year births in local news.
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Mount Airy
Martin Memorial Hospital
J. T. Bartley
Longap
James Odell
Route 4
Surry County Board Seeks $400,000 School Bonds
The Surry County Board of Education met with Superintendent John W. Comer to approve a resolution asking the County Commissioners to issue bonds totaling 400000 for new school buildings at Copeland War Rock White Plains and Mountain Park Agriculture Site selection for Mor Routh and Mount Airy has not been decided yet and construction dates are not set.
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Surry County
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Memorial Park
EB. S. Hendren
Prof
Hendrean
William Byrd
Martinsville, Va
First Baptist Church
Prof. Dixon
D. A. Halsey
L. P. Wrenn Home
Bray
Surry Schools
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