Fourth Term Election History-Making Item
Mrs Lula Case Smith 78 widow of PF L Smith of Mount Airy died suddenly at home on Rockford Street from a heart attack after about an hour illness. A longtime teacher at Rockford Street Academy and Rockford Street School she educated many local leaders. Survived by three sons Robert M and Frank L of the city and Charles now in Mount Airy TN, a daughter Elizabeth in Washington DC, eight grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral Saturday at Central Methodist with Rev C N Clark, interment Pilot Mountain Cemetery. Relatives attending from distance listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Case Smith
PF. L. Smith
Rockford Street
Mount Airy
Nora Spencer
Fuquay Springs
Fredam
High Point
Central Methodist Church
C. N. Clark
D. D
Pilot Mountain
P. L. Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Washington, D. C
Fred Ingram
Clare Spence Harrington
Paquay Springs
Charles Case
C. R. Case
Ned Barrows
Oak Ridge
J. R. Smith
Winston- Salem
Margaret Richardson
Ararat Soldier Dies in Action in France
Sergeant Herbert L. Marshall 24, of Ararat Virginia and Ararat North Carolina, son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Marshall, husband of Clara Belle Key, killed in action November 25 in France. He entered service October 3 1942 trained at Camp Forrest and Camp Phillips and went overseas in June 1944. He served with a cavalry unit of the Third Army and had just been awarded the Bronze Star. Survived by widow and infant daughter, parents, two sisters, and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Marshall
Arnold Marshall
Ararat
Clara Belle Key
N. C
France
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Camp Phillips
Kansas
Third Army
Set. Marshall
Glenn Hiatt
Moir Dellanback
Columbus
Seaman 2
Wyse Marshall
South America
Roscoe Marshall
The
Home
American Soldiers in Italy and Navy Recruits
Pvt Charles E Ensley of the 85th Division rests in Rome after three years in Hawaii and service since Sept 15 1943. He is the son of Clara Ensley Howell and husband of Elise Whitaker Ensley. Ronald Boyles, son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Boyles, begins Navy training at Great Lakes on his 18th birthday after last year at University Chapel Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Ensley
85Th
Italy
Hawaiian Islands
Fifth Army
Rome
Pvt. Ensley
Clara Ensley Howell
Fancy Gap
Elise Whitaker Ensley
Mount Airy
Ronald Boyles
Wayne Boyles
Navy
Great Lakes
University
Chapel Hill
Surry County Servicemen in 7th Army Signal in France
The War Department lists Surry County men serving with the 7th Army in eastern France attached to the 397th Infantry of the 100th Division. From Surry are Sgt. Carl Wray, Pfc. Henry Badgett, Pfc. William T. Willard, Sgt. Charlie E. Love of Mount Airy, Pvt. Homer L. Reece of Elkin, and Pfc. Robert W. Hice of Lowgap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Surry County
7Th Army
France
397Th Infantry
Belfort Gap
Carl Wray
Henry Badgett
Wiliam T. Willard
Charlie E. Love
Mount Airy
Homer L. Reece
Elkin
Robert W. Hice
Lowgap
Edward R. Belton Jr in England Army hospital after Paris illness
Edward R. Belton Jr son of E R Belton Sr now in a U S Army hospital in England after a prior hospital stay in Paris. He reports he has been ill for six weeks in a letter to his sister Mrs Bill Childress of Spartanburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic
Edward R. Belton, Jr
E. R. Belton
Spartanburg
D. C
U.S. Army
England
Paris
Bill Childress
Sergeant Albert Johnson in Italy with Army Air Forces
Sergeant Albert 8 Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Berry M Johnson Mount Airy is with a quartermaster company of the 15th air force in Italy. He and his mates are preparing quarters for winter. He was a carpenter in civilian life and entered the army in July 1941 going overseas in December 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert 8. Johnson
Berry M. Johnson
Mount Airy
15Th Air Force
Italy
Sergeant Wall Receives Good Conduct Medal at Muroc Base
Sergeant John K. Wall, son of Mr and Mrs John D. Wall of Mount Airy Route 2, awarded the good conduct medal at Muroc Army Airfield California for exemplary behavior and fidelity since enlisting February 1943. He previously served at Port Myers Florida and arrived at this fourth air force base in March as a base gunnery school instructor. A 1940 Flat Rock high school graduate, Wall also attended Brevard junior college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Wall
John D. Wall
Route 2
Mount Airy
Army
Muroc Army Airfield
Muroc
Calif
Port Myers
Piorida
Wall
Fourth Air Force Base
Flat Rock High School
Brevard Junior College
Mount Airy and Westfield Soldiers in Italian Front
Sgt. Hersey L. Wood from Mount Airy Pvt. Geo. B. Regan also of Mount Airy and Sgt. Raymond A. Nelson of Westfield are serving with the Field Artillery in Italy. The unit has been steadily engaged with the Germans since April 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hersey L. Wood
Mount Airy
Geo. B. Regan
Raymond A. Nelson
Westfield
Field Artillery
Italy
17 Year Old Adams Begins Merchant Marine Training
Calvin W. Adams age 17 of Worth Street Mount Airy starts a six week boat training at the Merchant Marine training station Sheepshead Bay New York. After that he will join a training ship for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin W. Adams
Worth Street
Mount Airy
Merchant Marine Training Station
Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
Bowman Receives 10 Day Christmas Furlough
Pvt. Calvin J. Bowman of Mount Airy is on a 10 day furlough from Oliver General Hospital in Augusta Georgia to spend Christmas with his mother Mrs. W Bowman. He served in the infantry overseas before his hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin J. Bowman
Route 4
Mount Airy
W. Bowman
Infantry
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
Cross Country Leave Flight Returns to Winston-Salem
First Lieut. Roscoe Bowman George of the Army Air Field at Pampa Texas and Lieutenants Reid of Kingsport Tennessee and Johnson of Seattle Washington made a cross country flight for a short leave to visit Lt. George’s mother Mrs. R A George and his brother Robert George. Mrs. George and Robert met them at Winston-Salem airport and drove them into the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Bowman George
Army Air Field
Pampa
Texas
Reid
Kingsport
Tenn
Johnson
Seattle
Wash
George
R. A. George
Robert George
Winston-Salem
Navy officer visits Greensboro on short leave
Lieut Hale Yakley of the U S Navy stationed at Camp Bradford near Norfolk Virginia spent a brief leave with his family in Greensboro. He was accompanied by his wife and her mother Mrs D E Hoffman who are guests of Mrs Charles Banner Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Hale Yakley
U. S. Navy
Camp Bradford
Norfolk
Greensboro
D. E Hoffman
Family Christmas Visit Binds Local Taylor Family
Pfc. E. L. Taylor Jr of Port Jackson D C and his brother Bob Taylor a Lincoln Memorial University student spent Christmas with their parents on South Main Street. Mr Taylor drove Pfc. Taylor back to camp Wednesday joined by sons Bob and Jack who will visit Mr Taylor's brother in Charleston South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Taylor, Jr
Port Jackson
D. C
Bob Taylor
Lincoln Memorial University
Tennessee
E L. Taylor
South Main Street
Gifts To Be Showered On First 1945 Baby
The NEWS Baby Contest enters its ninth year with Mount Airy firms offering gifts to the first baby of 1945. A full page lists 12 advertisers contributing prizes from Poore’s Grocery to Center Theatre. The winner will be announced in the January 5 issue, with past year winners noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Paul Folger
Dobson
Hardin Davis
Folger
DeWitt Stanley
Granite City
Poore’s Grocery
Fuller’s
J. C. Penney Co
Wolfe Drug Co
First National Bank
Efird’s
Western Auto Store
Boyles Shoe Store
Center Theatre
John H. Midkiff Hardware
Carter Purniture Co
G. C. Hauser
Pvt Paul K Lowe Wounded In Action In Belgium
Pvt Paul K Lowe of Lowgap was wounded in action in Belgium on December 10 while attached to a First Army infantry unit. He entered service April 5 1944 and went overseas October 20. A letter to his parents said he was wounded in the right hand and is doing well in a Belgium hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. O. Lowe
Lowgap
War Department
Pvt
Paul K. Lowe
Belgium
Pvt. Lowe
First Army
Lon Folger Wounded in Europe Amid War Updates
Sergeant Alonzo D. Folger Jr., son of Mrs. A. D. Polger, was seriously wounded recently in Luxembourg. He is at a hospital in England after recovering from injuries in France last July. Folger, attached to a field artillery unit, has been in action for months and earned the Purple Heart in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo D. (Loy) Polger, Jr
A. D. Polger
Luxembourg
England
Folger
France
Thompson's Red Cross Prisoner of War Display Opens
A unique display featuring pictures, food and medical packages illustrates Red Cross aid to American prisoners of war in enemy territory. The exhibit runs this week at Meplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson's
The
Red Cross
Possum Dinner Guests Gather At Market Street Cafe
Bud Fawcett Edgar Woodruff and Weldon Inman invite friends to a Friday night possum dinner at Market Street Cafe at eight. The annual event features roast possum and traditional sides with quiet revelry and light toasts. Guests include Benton Pendergraph Emmett Brannock Millard Patterson Romney Simmons and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Fawcett
Edgar Woodruff
Weldon Inman
Market Street
Mexico
John D. Thompson
Chancellorsville
Less Hatcher
Pat
Mike
Fawcett
Woodruff
Inman
Benton Pendergraph
Emmett Brannock
Millard Patterson
Romney Simmons
Wil Johnson
Will Monday
Henry Folger
Tolley Barber
John Folger
John Midkiff
Joe Fowler
Jack Sargent
John Frank
Osler Waltz
Don Rector
Flat Rock Baptists Burn Mortgage on New Year Eve
Flat Rock Baptist Church will hold a Watch Night Service on December 31 to celebrate burning the mortgage on its lot bought seven years ago for 3500 dollars. The debt and interest have been paid in full in the last 13 months, with services and programs listed from 6:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Rev. Felix Wagoner leads the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Rock Baptist Church
Felix Wagoner
Dr Otis Oliver Heads Masons
The Masonic Lodge elected Dr. Otis Oliver as Worshipful Master for 1945 and issued appointments for officers and a committee to oversee the public installation planned for January. The list includes EB Belton Jr as senior warden, James B. Combs as junior warden, C. Binder as treasurer, J. C. Hill as secretary, and other officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Ihe
Otis Oliver
Oliver
Pollowing
EB. ©. Belton, Jr
James B. Combs
C. Binder
J. C. Hill
A. B. Carter
Paul F. Callaway
Bam Hennis, Jr
R. P. Jones
Tiller
R. B. Short
J. Ed
German offensive pushes into vital war industry area
Early news from German sources reports important gains on a wide front as the enemy launches a major counter offensive. Allied command remained silent while the attack unfolded, creating anxious reactions in the United States and signaling the Nazi’s strong reserve forces and aggressive strategy despite uncertain implications for the broader war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Belgium
France
1945 Auto Licenses On Sale In Winston-Salem
Patrolman W L McKenzie announced motorists should obtain the 1945 auto license promptly to avoid a rush. Motorists must mail payment with the registration card to Raleigh NC or buy at the Carolina Motor Club Reynolds Building Winston-Salem. Licenses not sold in Mount Airy this year. Public urged to buy early. license goes into effect February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. McKenzie
Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
N. C
Carolina Motor Club
Reynolds
Winston- Salem
Mount Airy
Watchnight Service At Rockford Street Methodist Church
Mount Airy youths are invited to a Watchnight service at Rockford Methodist Church next Sunday at 10 o clock. Edward Mc Gee president of the Christian Crusaders Sub district will preside. A moving picture THE MAN AT THE GATE will be shown and the program ends with a consecration service as the New Year begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Rockford Methodist Church
Edward McGee
Christian Crusaders
Pvt William Matthews Missing In Action
Pvt William Clayton Matthews, 22, son of Mrs Alice Matthews of Mount Airy, reported missing in action in Germany. He entered service in March 1944 and trained at Fort Jackson, Port McClellan, and Fort Meade. The telegram of his status reached his mother two months after his last letter from Port Meade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Clayton Matthews
Alice Matthews
Mount Airy
Germany
War Department
Fort Jackson
D. C
Port McClellan
Ala
Fort Meade
Port Meade
Lt Jenkins Visits Parents In Mount Airy
Lt Herbert Jenkins of Maxwell Field Alabama visited his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Jenkins in Mount Airy on Christmas day. He spent one day in town and traveled to Greensboro by plane to return. His mother is ill and confined to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Herbert Jenkins
Air Force
Maxwell Field
Ala
Oscar Jenkins
Lt. Jenkins
Mount Airy
Greensboro
Nurse Lorraine Worrell Departs for Duty Aboard Dogwood
Lieut. Lorraine Worrell leaves this morning after Christmas with parents Mr and Mrs Curtis Worrell to report for duty as a nurse on the Hospital Ship Dogwood. She has completed four round trips to Europe caring for wounded evacuees from war zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Worrell
Curtis Worrell
Lieut. Worrell
Dogwood
Europe
Seaman First Class Carl H. Moss Missing in South Pacific
Carl H. Moss seaman first class and husband of Mise A Sawyers is reported to be somewhere in the South Pacific. He entered the Navy June 2, 1944 and trained at Camp Peary Virginia. His wife Shirley and their two year old daughter reside en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl H. Moss
Mise A Sawyers
South Pacific
Navy
Camp Peary
Shirley
1944 Events in Review shows community funds for a Mount Airy Center
The Mount Airy Community Foundation raised near 200000 for a proposed 300000 postwar Community Center featuring a library reading rooms and a gym. Donations included 100000 from John M Reeves of New York in memory of his brother M R Reeves. The year saw wartime boosts and public health impacts with infantile paralysis and a flood of war fundraising efforts countywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Lions Football Banquet Set for January 2 in Mount Airy
The Mount Airy Lions Club announces its annual football banquet will be held Tuesday January 2 at 7 PM in the Blue Ridge Hotel. Principal speakers Gienn Killinger and Otto Grnham will honor Mount Airy High School players. tickets are on sale from Lions Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Lions Club
Blue Ridge
Wallace Shelton
Gienn Killinger
Otto Grnham
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Mount Airy and
Mount Airy and Vicinity Are Invited To the Banquet, and Mr. Shelton
Loons Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. L. Smith
Surry Boys
Edward Belton, JR
TL IN Hospital
Albert Johnson
Sgt
Calvin Adams
Lon Folger
Flat Rock Baptists
Dr. Otis Oliver
Masons
Rockford Street Methodist Church
Pvt. Wm. Matthews
Jenkins
Hickory
Tokyo
Pranklin TL
Roosevelt
United States
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Events IN Review
United War Fund
Lions
Glenn Killinger
Otto Graham
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