Safe Robbery Charges Filed in Pilot Mountain Case
Warrants issued against John Wayne Shelton and Earnest Dale Smith for the Harris Supply Co. safe robbery in Pilot Mountain. Shelton is 21 from Clemmons, Smith from Winston-Salem. Entry was gained by smashing a door and bottom hammering of the safe. theft totaled about $1 plus coins, knives, and display items. Forsyth County authorities assisted in the investigation.
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Harris Supply Co., Inc
Pilot Mountain
Forsyth County
Willis J. Fulton
John Wayne Shelton
Clemmons
Earnest Dale Smith
Winston-Salem
Forsyth Shere
Harris Firm
Old 1919 Calendar Carried By Bank President
A preserved 1919 First National Bank calendar found by a local resident shows George D. Fawcett as president with C. L. Hawks as vice president and T. G. Bud Fawcett as cashier. The calendar, still in its original tube, depicts Doughboys in French trenches and will be framed for display in the bank lobby.
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Thomas Fawcett
First National Bank
George D. Fawcett
C. L. Hawks
T. G
Bud) Fawcett
Young Patriots Club panel debates youth political views
A panel of five members from the Young Patriots Club of North Surry High School discussed political opinions of youth before the Surry Young Republicans Club in Dobson on Thursday night. Moderator Bill Hiatt guided the discussion introduced by YA chairman J W York.
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Young Patriots Club
North Surry High School
Dobson
Surry
Young Republicans Club
Bill Hiatt
J. W. York
Patriots gate students express mixed views on prayer amendment
A panel of students Ned Chilton Dena Dollyhigh Dick Hodges Billi Hayes and Terri Dollyhigh debated the failed U S House prayer amendment last week. They largely support legalized abortion though one panelist opposes it personally. They urged continued United States funding to the United Nations noting the world body’s perceived weakness.
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Sudents
Ned Chilton
Dena Dollyhigh
Dicky Hodges
Billi Hayes
Terri Dollyhigh
U. S.S. House
United Nations
United States
Holshouser Launches Bid for North Carolina Governor
Jim Holshouser of Boone declared his candidacy for governor in a telegram read at a Dobson Larry Young Republicans meeting. The UNC law graduate, GOP state party chairman since 1966, tour included Hendersonville Charlotte Greensboro Raleigh and Wilmington. He cites education roads pollution control and crime as priorities and calls for a decent living for all.
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Jim Holshouser
Boone
North Carolina
Larry Young
Dobson
Holshouser
Surry Gop
Tar Heel
Watauga
GOP
Hendersonville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wil
Hearing Set for Cana Man in Hilleville Murder Case
A Carroll County Court hearing was scheduled for Edward Parr Thomas 42 of Cana Virginia on murder charges in the October 23 shooting death of Leon Hurst 20 of Cana at a Cane truck stop. Thomas is free on $15000 bond.
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Edward Parr
E. P.) Thomas
Route 1
Cana
Carroll County
Hilleville
Thomas
Leon Hurst
Gr Oy Onana Gay Thomas
Student panel weighs Nixon era issues and youth voting
Readers recall a university forum where students discuss Vietnam war progress under Nixon and fear slow action. They weigh trade with Red China, wage and price freezes, foreign aid, abortion, capital punishment, and social reform. Opinions split on youth turnout and liquor laws. Ambulatory services in Surry County receive support amid policy debates.
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Vietnam
Nixon
Red China
U.S
U. S. Senate
Sam Ervin
Surry County
Two Die From Monoxide Man Shoots Wife
Betty Hawkins, separated from her husband Robert Hawkins, went to Lewis Brothers Store with her two children when he shot her in the rear of the store. She survived after treatment, while police sought Hawkins amid Mountain Park woodlands.
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Thawmond
Kapps Mill
Betty Hawkins
Robert Hawkins
Lewis Brothers
Hawkins
Elkin
Baptist Hospital
Mountain Park
Leaf Mart to End Sales in Mount Airy Tobacco Market Season
Mount Airy area tobacco market will sell the final offerings of the 1971 season this morning. Sales prices have averaged higher than last year, with a projected total of about eight million pounds and an average price near $77 per hundred pounds. The crop was a good smoking type but lighter than expected due to heavy rains.
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Mount Airy
Thirteen Arrests Tallied in Granite City
Police logged thirteen arrests in Granite City covering the 6 p.m. Friday to early yesterday period. Records show multiple offenders detained on various charges as officers conducted patrols and checkpoints across the city.
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Granite City
Funeral service for Mrs Annie Davis Jackson
The funeral for Mrs Annie Davis Jackson of 212 Robin Road Mount Airy will be held at 2 p.m. at Moody Funeral Chapel. She died at home after a long illness. She was widow of J A Jackson founder of Jackson Brothers Department Store. She was born in Surry County to Milton and Savannah Davis and belonged to Central United Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter Mrs Donald Rector and a son Joe Jackson both of Mount Airy and two grandchildren.
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Annie Davis Jackson
Robin Road
Mount Airy
Moody Funeral Chapel
J. A. Jackson
Jackson Brother's Department Store
Jackson
Surry County
Milton
Savannah Jessup Davis
Central United Methodist Church
Donald Rector
Mount
Unclaimed Cashoree Draws Ralph Easter to Scene
Unclaimed Cashoree event on Saturday at 4 p m called Ralph Easter of 512 Circle Drive Mount Airy to claim 200 Cashoree dollars. A second brewing is scheduled at 4 p m with 30 Cashoree dollars.
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Ralph Easter
Circle Drive
Mount Airy
Snow Found Not Guilty in Manslaughter Case
James Morgan Snow of Mount Airy was acquitted in Surry Superior Court after a crash on April 18 near Beulah School left NC 89 and a creek, killing three passengers. Investigator M Blevins led the charges. a district court hearing found no probable cause, a grand jury returned indictments, and the jury found Snow not guilty.
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James Morgan Snow
Route 6
Mount Airy
Surry Superior Court
Tele Baane
NC 89
Beulah School
M. Blevins
Snow
Frank Freeman
Teacher Of Year Candidate Rogers' Brief Career Path
A 20-year-old Rogers, a former Air Force member, has taught for only two years but is slated as the Tar Heel candidate for a national award. Biola involvement noted.
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Rogers
Air Force
Nationai Ee Biola
Mrs. Cora Gwyn Banner 93 Dies. Rites Held
Mrs. Cora Gwyn Banner 93 of Mount Airy died Saturday night at Northern Surry Hospital. She was born 1878 in Surry County to W L and Sarah Ashby Gwyn. She attended Salem United Methodist Church and was active in church work. Survivors include daughters Eva Joyce Fayetteville and Mary Banner of the home and sons Claude Pilot Mountain and J B Banner.
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Cora Gwyn Banner
Main Street
Mount Airy
Joe B. Banner
Moody Funeral Chapel
Northern Surry Hospital
Banner
Surry County
W. L
Sarah Ashby Gwyn
Salem United Methodist Church
Eva Joyce
Fayetteville
Mary Banner
Home
Claude Banner
Pilot Mountain
J. B. Banner
Surry and Catawba Officers Aid Long Manhunt
Surry Sheriff Jim Taylor and Captain Bob Hiatt aided Catawba County officers in a week long manhunt after a Mount Airy police officer was killed. Deputy Lt. Ted Elmore was shot three times and critically wounded while pursuing suspects in a Georgia car. two armed men fled into a swamp as officers swept the area. A separate car from Chattanooga
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Surry County
Mount Airy
Surry
Jim Taylor
Bob Hiatt
Sheriff's Department
Catawba County
Ted Elmore
Georgia
Elmore
Winston-Salem
Taylor
Granite City
Chattanooga, Tenn
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Patriots Gate
Leaf Mart
Mrs. Jackson
Oakdale Cemetery
Sheriff Taylor
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