Five Army heroes rescue troops in Italy and earn bronze star
Technical Sergeant Barly Martin and Staff Sergeant Claude Pennington helped free two captured GIs in northern Italy. They wounded one German and killed another with Private First Class Booker Bowman joining the crew. Corporal Daniel P. Jarrell of Mount Airy received the Bronze Star for heroism with the 91st Powder River Division under General Clark.
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Fifth Army
Italy
91St
Powder River
Mark W. Clark
Barly Martin
Monogah
West Virginia
Claude Pennington
Twin Falls
Idaho
Martin
Pennington
Booker Bowman
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Bowman
Leverne J. Gormanson
Menominee
Wisconsin
Gormanson
Cpt
Jarrell
Daniel P. Jarrell
Margaret Jarrell
$250000 Soldier Payroll Stolen in England
London reports a $250,000 soldier payroll stolen in transit in southwest England. American military police and G men pursue leads as The Daily Herald calls it the hush hush crime of the era. European theater headquarters decline comment.
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London
England
The
Daily Herald
Star Route Bids Called For Mount Airy to Stuart and Galax
Proposals for Star Route mail service from Mount Airy to Stuart Virginia and Galax Virginia are due by 5 15 p m February 20 1945 at the Office of the Second Assistant Postmaster General Washington D C The contract covers July 1 1945 to June 30 1949 Forms and information available from the Mount Airy local postmaster.
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Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
United States
Mount Airy
Stuart
Galax
First Baptist Church Weekly Schedule of Services and Activities
Sunday includes 9:45 a m Sunday School 11:00 a m Worship 6:30 p m Baptist Training Union 7:30 p m Worship Monday 7:00 p m Monthly B T U meeting 7:30 p m Judy Hale Circle at 132 Rawley Ave Wednesday 7:30 p m Prayer meeting Thursday 3:30 p m Junior G A s 7:30 p m Choir 7:30 p m Alathean class with Mrs Baker Oakdale 30 p m Boy Scout meeting
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Baptist Training Union
Judy Hale
Julia Swann
Willa Marks
Rawley Ave
C. M. Baker
Oakdale
Answers From The Past Quiz Item One
The document lists ten quiz snippets with numerical or factual prompts. Items include numbers, city names Paris Berlin Moscow, historical notes on Navy seamen, a quotation Always ready, a self vote, a coal user operation, a date 1883, a reference to the common cold, Paul Reynaud, and Arizona.
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Paris
Berlin
Moscow
Paul Reynaud
Arizona
Germany's Sixth Winter of War Might Be Final
The piece traces six winters of Nazi fighting from Poland to Russia and North Africa, arguing the sixth winter could be Hitler’s last. It notes losses in manpower and materiel, drift of momentum to the Allies, and Germany's reliance on home resources as conquest wanes.
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Hitler
Denmark
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Italy
Crete
Russia
Poland
Britaan
Britain
Moscow
Stalingrad
el Alamein
Germany
Wehrmacht
Rommel
Africa
Tehran
Berlin
Europe
Mussolini
Tunisa
Sicily
Hungary
Greece
Pinland
Quiz Questions About Geography History and Politics
A trivia list asks ten questions touching Philippine islands Continental European capitals Annapolis midshipmen meaning of Semper Paratus Congressional removal captive coal mine date Japan opened to the West coryza definition premier of France at defeat and the last state to join the Union with a note to see the answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Annapolis
Midshipmen
Coast Guard
Congress
Japan
France
Germany
Union
Walter Beck Funeral Held for Mount Airy Youth
Funeral services for Walter Edi son Beck 16 of Mount Airy were held Saturday at 2 p m at Hollow Spring Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Rev Delmar Hodge officiated. The youth died after a week long illness and is survived by his parents and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Edison Beck
John Beck
Mount Airy
Hollow Spring Baptist Church
Delmar Hodge
Beck
Central Methodist Church December 1944 Services Schedule
The Central Methodist Church lists events for December 17 to 22 1944 led by Pastor Charlie N Clark. Sunday includes church school morning worship and a Christmas pageant with White Gifts. Activities include Marianna Howard Class meeting, Chapel Choir, Bible Study Hour, and Junior Choir rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies N. Clark
Marianna Howard
Oscar Yakley
For Sale In Pilot Mountain Corn Mill and Fixtures
Auction notice lists a corn mill feed mill and corn crusher with mill fixtures for sale in Pilot Mountain North Carolina. Written inquiries should be sent to R Ashburn Pilot Mountain NC.
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Pilot Mountain
R. Ashburn
N. C
Court summons in debt suit over land sale in Virginia
In Surry County North Carolina D C Rector sues W A Allen and Jathinia Allen for 1000 dollars over a March 1944 land sale contract relating to 175 acres on Willis Gap road Patrick County Virginia. A warrant of attachment has issued and returns due within twenty days after December 15 1944.
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North Carolina
Surry County
D. C
Superior Court
Patrick County
Virginia
Willis Gap
Dobson
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Mount Airy News
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Prl3s
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First Baptist Church
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Central Methodist Church
Elizabeth and
Frances Alfred
White Plains
Lip
Paul Allred
Young
Cook
Tip
Pinder
Ben Childress
Billford
Raymond Goad
Raymond Good
Church St. Ite
Pine &T
Fred Llewellyn
Hartford and
Indem OR Insurance
Sparger Insurance Agency
Franklin Street
N.C
Sanita's
Chatham
Ladies
Oxfords
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