Plans For Assault On Europe Believed Outlined at Parley
Britain and the United States reportedly agreed on invasion details for Europe at a top level conference in Cairo. The talks also touched on the Balkans and Mediterranean strategy, with Iran and Teheran cited as ongoing multi-power discussions and Soviet preoccupation with broader war plans.
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Europe
Cairo
Britain
United States
Balkans
Reuters
Lisbon
Iran
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Teheran
Japan
Commodore Perry
Oriental
Mediterranean
Middle East
Italy
No Federal License To Sell Fire Crackers
The clerk of the court states no federal license is required for dealers in fire works. Many applicants seek licenses for handling fire crackers while only dynamite and explosive handlers need licensure. Pred Llewellyn, the court clerk, clarified federal rules.
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Pred Llewellyn
Subscription Rates Announced for THE NEWS
The News publisher declares annual rates for Sarry and neighboring counties and for service members and students. The notice notes that no newspaper can be mailed to a subscriber under current post office rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
So To Ta News
Sarry
Post Office
Store Building Changes Hands
It is reported the purchase price was about $36,000. Mr. Goldsmith retains the two store buildings adjoining that which he sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith
New Ruling Lifts Hog Slaughter Limits in North Carolina
A new ruling removes restrictions on hog slaughter for farm use or sale in North Carolina for a 90 day period starting November 17. State FDA Supervisor Hillman Moody notes the change applies only to hogs, not other livestock, with OPA meat price ceilings and ration points remaining in effect. The move could boost home slaughter to a record, easing pressure on commercial slaughters as NC herds rise to 1,304,000 head and the spring pig crop hits a 19 percent gain.
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North Carolina
Hillman Moody
FDA
Moody
OPA
Guy Bondurant Buys Hines Farm on Route 5
The Will Hines farm off Pancy Gap road, a well known property in the region, was sold last week to Guy Bondurant. The Hines family had managed it after the founders’ sons left, with Mrs Mary J. Hines and her husband John D. Travis continuing until wartime tenant pressures and age made farming untenable. They plan to stay on the farm until February.
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Will Hines
Pancy Gap
Guy Bondurant
Mr. Hines
Mary J. Hines
John D. Travis
Judge Creed Moves to Second Floor Office
Judge Creed relocated his office this week to the second floor of the courthouse building. The change, described as a routine administrative move, affects his daily court schedule and visitor access.
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A. EB. Creed
Wounded Marine On Visit Here
W. B. Red Craddock of the U S Marines is on furlough visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Bill Craddock. He expects to return to duty at a Marine base likely New River to teach field tactics. Craddock enlisted soon after Pearl Harbor and helped invade the Solomon Islands. He was injured August 7 1942 and spent seven months recovering on the Pacific coast. He now walks better and plans to pass on his combat experience to new recruits.
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Set. W. B “Red” Craddock
U. & Marines
Bill Craddock
New River
Sgt. Craddock
Marines
Pearl Harbor
Solomon Islands
Pacific Coast
Delegate To Attend War Conference
R. D. George of Mount Airy was a delegate at the War Conference of the United States Savings and Loan League in Chicago from November 20 to December 1. Leaders from building, savings, and loan associations nationwide discussed housing finance public relations and postwar planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. George
Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association
Mount Airy
United States Savings and Loan League
Chicago
Christmas Seal Sale Progressing Nicely Here
Mrs. Hugh Holcomb reports Mount Airy residents are responding well to the tubercular seal drive. The sales force list includes many local names and rural schools led by Mrs. Ethel Porter, with Mrs. W. R. Simpson and Mr. Charlie Haynes assisting, reporting good results.
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Hugh Holcomb
Mount Airy
Mesdames
Bruce Yokley
Osler Waltz
Roy Mitchell
Lindsey Holcomb
D. ©. Lewis
George Sparger
Raymond Smith
R. M. Caldwell
Randall Sparger
Clarence Shelton
Paul Moorefield
Edward Foy
Jimmie Hazel
C. E Cox
L. J. Moorefield
R. F. Collins
George Snow
Kellock Hale
Lester Haynes
Hale Yakley
H. M. Britt
Howard
Officers Destroy Two Stills
Officers of the Sheriff's office during the past week destroyed two stills that had recently been in operation. One was located on the Ararat river five miles below Mount Airy. Another outfit was found in Eldora township with 50 gallons of beer ready to run. Both outfits were at oe.
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Sheriff's Office
Ararat River
Mount Airy
Eldora Township
Last Tobacco Sale Friday at Mount Aliry’s Warehouses
Mount Aliry’s warehouses host their last tobacco sale of the season this Friday before closing until fall. The market has sold nearly eight million pounds and paid growers record money, with prices high and satisfactory. The season drew many new customers and broad farmer support, earning the market hundreds of new friends.
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Mount Aliry
Tax help offered to farmers before December deadline
Farmers must file estimated income tax returns by December 15 with help available from Internal Revenue Service experts. They will be at the Blue Ridge Hotel in town, with sessions in Pilot Mountain December 6 and 7, and in Dobson December 8 and 9, offering free assistance to any taxpayer needing aid.
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Internal Revenue Department
Blue Ridge
Pilot Mountain
Court House
Dobson
Merritt sisters from Salem College visit Thanksgiving
Misses Sarah Merritt and Rachel Merritt of Salem College spend Thanksgiving and the weekend with their parents Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Merritt and Mr. and Mrs. William Merritt. The visit highlights family gathering during the holiday.
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Sarah Merritt
Rachel Merritt
Salem College
O. K. Merritt
William Merritt
Stores in Mount Airy Extend Christmas Hours
Mount Airy stores will observe longer hours through Christmas and until December 17, with shopping remaining open until 8 p.m. each day.
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Mount Airy
Mber
Robert Masten Receives Wings On Leave Visit Home
Robert Masten, stationed in Las Vegas Nevada, has earned his wings and is visiting his mother Mrs Alice Masten on a seventeen day furlough before reporting to Salt Lake City Utah for duty.
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Robert Masten
Las Vegas
Nev
Alice Masten
Salt Lake Otty
Utah
Navy Seaman Bran nock Hospitalized For Minor Operation
Apprentice Seaman George Brannock has entered the Naval Hospital at Jacksonville Florida for a minor operation. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Brannock of Country Club Road. Pfc Ernest Calvin Jones son of Mr and Mrs J Jones Taylor Street Mount Airy who graduated Mount Airy High School in 1942 enlisted in the U S Army Air Corps Feb 18 1943. He has recently been classified to be a pilot and is now stationed at San Antonio Texas.
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George Brannock
Naval Hospital
Jacksonville, Fla
J. W. Brannock
Country Club Road
Ernest Calvin Jones
J. Jones
Taylor Street
Mount Airy
Mount Airy High School
U. S. Army Air Corps
San Antonio
Texas
Dinner guests from Sedgefield Oak Ridge and Mount Airy
Sergeant and Mrs Winters Mr and Mrs Phil Carroll and daughter Linda all of Sedgefield and Kemp Beeson of Oak Ridge were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs R C Carroll of Mount Airy.
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Winters
Phil Carroll
Linda
Sedgefield
Kemp Beeson
Oak Ridge
R. C. Carroll
Mount Airy
Local Soldiers Visit as Wives Recover from Surgery
Pvt. Henry Folger stationed at Camp Walters near Fort Worth arrived early this week to be with his wife who underwent an operation Wednesday. Mrs. Folger is reported to be progressing satisfactorily. Pvt. James B Johnson, stationed at Camp Jackson, D. C., spent the weekend in the city with his wife and baby daughter.
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Pvt
Henry Polger
Camp Walters
Fort Worth
Texas
Pfe
James B Johnson
Camp Jackson
D. C
Partridge Daughter Arrives in Africa With Army Medical Unit
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Partridge have been notified by the American Red Cross that their daughter Mary Elizabeth Partridge has arrived safely in Africa. She serves with an army medical unit as a physical director.
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W. B. Partridge
American Red Cross
Mary Elizabeth Partridge
Africa
Miss Partridge
Army
Miss Caraway Joins WAVES Training in New York
Miss Margaret Anne Caraway daughter of Mr and Mrs George L Caraway of 510 Rockford Street leaves for Hunters College New York to begin WAVES training after working with the signal corps in Washington D C and graduating Mount Airy High School in 1942. She was sworn in at Raleigh November 9 one day after reaching the age of acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anne Caraway
George L. Caraway
Rockford Street
Hunters College
New York
Miss Caraway
Mount Airy High School
Signal Corps
Washington, D. C
Raleigh
Lieut Ralph Crawford Leads Air Raid Training Over Mount Airy
Two government planes from Charleston base flew over Mount Airy on Thanksgiving Day in a friendly training mission. Lieut Ralph B Crawford, bombardier on one of the crafts, selected Mount Airy as the target for the drill to show how ships are controlled and how raids could occur. Each plane carries ten men and Crawford is a son of local residents.
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Mount Airy
Charleston
Ralph
Crawford
R. 8. Crawford
Returns From African War Zone
Warrant Officer James L. Sprinkle of the Navy visits home for 15 days with his mother Mrs. Alice Sprinkle in a homecoming after duty abroad in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Sprinkle
Navy
Alice
Mrs Mann Visited Copeland Relative Over Weekend
Mrs Betty Mann of Copeland was a weekend guest of her daughter Mrs Mar M F Patterson. The stay involved family greetings and shared time at the Patterson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Mann
Copeland
Mar. M. F. Patterson
Draft call to January is set to reach nine hundred thousand
Washington reports the January draft call will total about 900,000, doubling prior War Manpower Commission expectations. The combined army navy intake nears 900k as navy growth remains slow toward 1944 peak. Army capacity aims for 7.7 million but may lag due to enlistment shortfalls and uncertain casualty replacements.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Army
Congress
War Department
Capitol Hill
Elkin Man Suffered Fractured Leg in Street Altercation
Reports from Winston Salem state that John Hedspeth of Elkin fractured his leg at Staleys on Bethania Road Sunday night. The incident followed an altercation with Corporal Perry Ellis a paratrooper. Hedspeth was taken to Baptist Hospital for treatment.
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Winston-Salem
John Hedspeth
Elkin
Staley’s
Bethania Road
Perry Ellis
Hedspeth
The
Baptist Hospital
Dairies Win Highest Grade in Mount Airy Area
A health department report by sanitary officer P. D. Cain Jr. shows five Mount Airy dairies awarded grade A certificates. Top recipients are Allred's Bowman Hatcher Lovill and McKinney. Surry Dairies milk plant also received grade A.
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P. D. Cain, Jr
Health Departtment
Mount Airy Territory
Allred’s
Bowman, Hatcher, Lovill and McKinney
Surry Dairies
Firemen Answer 14 Calls In November
Reports from city fire chief D. G. Witt show the fire department handled 14 calls in November including six automobile fires and one truck fire. Estimated losses from these incidents total 1650 dollars. Chief Witt warns residents not to burn grass or leaves during the dry season.
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D. G. Witt
Witt
Death of infant Joyce Lee Lowry at Ararat home
Joyce Lee Lowry six months old, daughter of Walter and Margaret Joan Lowry, was found dead in bed Saturday night at their Ararat home. Survived by parents, a brother Thomas Cray Lowry, and four grandparents. Funeral held Monday.
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Joyce Lee Lowry
Walter
Margaret Joan Lowry
Ararat
Thomas Cray Lowry
Boy Scouts Plan City Tour To Collect Holiday Toys
Local Boy Scout troops will tour the city Sunday afternoon designated as bundle day by the Empty Stocking Pond committee. Volunteers will gather donated toys from homes for distribution to those in need.
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Boy Scouts
Boy Scouta
Predictions on when the war will end with Germany and Japan
A set of forecasts from figures including Eddie Rickenbacker, Leon Henderson, Dr Stephen Wise, Lloyd's of London, Johannes Bieti, Chiang Kai-shek, Jan C Smuts and leading New York bankers. They span 1944 to 1948 with Germany and Japan end dates. Chiang Kai-shek foresees 1945 for Japan.
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Jan C. Smuts
N. Y
Asimeesunenes Eeer
Germany
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-shek
Stenographers and Typists Jobs Offered by Civil Service
A Civil Service Commission representative will be present on December 8 and 9 to recruit stenographers typists and machine operators. This brief notice invites qualified applicants to attend and apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Civil Service Commission
Ember
Death of John Witt 63 Held for Funeral Arrangements
John Witt 63 died in a local hospital on Tuesday November 30. His remains are with Moody Funeral Home awaiting arrival of his children to finalize funeral plans. He was a native of Patrick County Virginia, son of Thomas and Lera Witt. His wife Bessie Brooks Witt preceded him in death. He leaves five sons: Thomas at a submarine base in Salt Lake City Utah. Merrill at a Bomb Group Wendover Field Utah. John Witt Jr at Army Technical School Sioux Falls South Dakota. Wilbur and Joe Witt in defense work in Baltimore Maryland.
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John Witt
Moody Funeral Home
John Witt, Jr
Army Technical School
Sioux Palls
8. D
Wilbur and
Joe Witt
Baltimore, Md
Death of Five Month Old William E Gwyn
Five month old William Ernest Gwyn son of Mr and Mrs Marion Gwyn died Thursday morning December 2 at home. The obituary notes his brief life and family details.
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Wilam Ennest Gwyn
Mra
Marion Gwyn
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