Light Agenda for Town Board Meeting Nears
The Town Board of Commissioners plans a light midmonth meeting at City Hall. Items include a tentative agreement with the Mount Airy Library Foundation on selling the current site to fund a new library cultural center, permission to paint United Fund emblems, and discussions on street paving orders and a contingency typewriter for the clerk of court office.
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Town Board of Commissioners
Welock
City Hall
Mount Airy Library Foundation
United Fund
Town Receives Federal Aid for Annexation Study
A town was awarded a total of 3000 in federal funds from the Housing and Home Finance Agency and the Urban Renewal Administration to conduct an annexation study. The grant covers planning and related activities to assess potential annexation.
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Amoney
Leaf Mart Starts Better as Prices and Quality Rise
Mount Airy tobacco market resumes after a slow start with reports of a busy evening in heat warehouses. By nine o'clock buyers gathered around the first pile at Hunters Warehouse as prices showed improvement and farmers anticipated higher averages despite incomplete reports on total pounds and processing.
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Mount Airy
New Farmers Warehouse
Hunters
Dixie
Phicea
Tebarcomen
Iunter’s
Department of Agriculture
Hugters
Ieee
Ed Clark
Hanters
Crenades
Amd
Tute Crash Claims Young Man's Life
A fatal crash on Quaker Road near NE 82 and NC 10H injuries a young man and several passengers. Wily Gray Goad, 10, and Allen Teels, 17, were among the riders. The vehicle overturned after losing control on a curve. three others were treated at Northern Berry Hospital for injuries.
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Yarounger
Allen Teels
Orchard harvest praised as best in years amid hints of scale
An old orchard reports indicate exceptionally aged trees yielding large crops of Winesap apples. Experts note harvests could reach thousands of bushels as future fruiting potential remains strong. Labor costs for picking loom as a mounting obstacle for growers entering new ventures.
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Tee
Chew Henesey
Only 16 Arrested Over Past Weekend
Weekend police report shows 16 arrests across multiple precincts led by city officers. Investigations targeted petty crimes and traffic violations with several housing-area disturbances yielding quick resolutions. Authorities emphasized community safety and ongoing patrols to curb further incidents.
Drought Ends as Weekend Rain Breaks Dry Spell
Rain broke weeks of dry weather with steady showers from Saturday night into Sunday, easing drought conditions in the area. Local officials reported improvements in soil moisture and garden soil as rainfall continued through yesterday.
Lions State 1962 White Cane Drive drives North Carolina aid
Mount Airy Lions Club sets September 2 for annual White Cane Drive to support the North Carolina Association for the Blind. Project led by Charles Moir with statewide Lions participation exceeding fourteen thousand. Funds aid eye treatment, glasses, eye banks, and blindness prevention programs through the N C Eye Bank and related clinics and services.
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Mount Airy
Anelpha
Tar Heel
N. © Eye
Lionetub
Memorm Hospital
Chapel Hic
Mediwal
N.C
Aleine Hedel Fe
Unclear OCR item on a sports drive and game attendance
The fragment describes an event on the first day of a drive, mentioning a league and a game at a field. It references visually handicapped attendees and a request for support, but many names and places are garbled in the OCR.
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Wilkes
Five Cars Involved In Chain Accident Sunday
A chain collision on a rural road Sunday involved five vehicles all slowing for traffic. Drivers James Allen Willers and wife, Roger Blan, David Thosett, Thomas Molen Hyert, and others were injured and transported to Northern Savey Hospital. Patrolman Whitener charged Wilma with following too closely. Court record on December.
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Savey Heotwtal
James Alien Willers and
Bee
Roger Blanteeil
David Thosett
Thomas Molen Hyert
Whitener
Wilma
Tes
Heed
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Woute
Billy Gray
Carroll County
Hong
Mt Tnt Fa Sa Hin
Collins
Goins
Thor Johnson
Lions State
Patripnan J. Ww
Whitenes
Vie
the Pipes
Rive
Southbaue
Buddy Ray Pardew
Iadepeondence
Boek Deere
Joe Prank
Nexiturs
Piatt
Vince Meotvix
Tapia
Janes
Aften
Coerae
Kernerville
Williema
Eotuele
Ogres
Goventeateig
Tsweiter
Sotet
Yaitty
Cherkes Fisenberst Longep
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