British Lose Crete Fortress In Air Seaborne Battle
British forces withdrew from Crete after heavy losses in a German Luftwaffe air assault backed by Mussolini’s air power. The move follows a brutal three day battle with Britain acknowledging cruiser and destroyer casualties and the loss of a Mediterranean base as Axis air superiority dominates the campaign near Suez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairosal
Crete
Germany
Africa
Adolf Hitler
Seagirt Island
Britain
Axis
Suez
Hitler
Mussolini
RAP
Luftwaffe
Cairo
RAF
Notice to Defendant Ry County Defend or Answer by June 19 1941
The defendant Ry County is notified to appear on or before June 19 1941 or within twenty days thereafter to answer or demur to the plaintiff's complaint. The notice is dated May 17 1941 and signed by T Llwellyn, Clerk Superior Court.
Wings and Women Owl Show at Center Theatre Mount Airy
The Center's Owl Show presents I WANTED WINGS at Center Theatre Mount Airy with scenes of flying youth and Army air fields starring Rayce Morris Brian Denlevy and Veronica Lake among others. The show runs for four days featuring thrilling aerial drama and romance as soldiers and their loves are framed by wartime spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Uncle Sam
Center
Army Air Field
Rayce Morris
Brian Denlevy
Veronica Lake
Memorial Services and Revival Notices In Ararat
The annual memorial service at Ararat Methodist Church will start in the cemetery at 10 A M with Rev J S Gardner. a memorial sermon follows at 11 A M by Rev 8S Bumgarner. Revival services recently closed at New Hope Methodist Church led by Rev G B Gwyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ararat
N. C
J. S. Gardner
N. Bumgarner
Notice of Administratrix for Fitzhugh Lee Smith Estate
Administratrix MRS LULA ELMA CASE SMITH notifies all claimants to present claims against the estate of Fitzhugh Lee Smith at 185 Rockford Street Mount Airy N C within the legally prescribed time or the claim will be barred. Debtors should settle promptly. This May 29 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh Lee Smith
Rockford Street
Mount Airy
N. C
Lula Elma Case Smith
Pitzhugh Lee
Smith
Notice of Foreclosure Sale In Pilot Mountain NC
By virtue of a 1939 deed of trust I M Gordon substituted as Trustee will sell at public auction for cash in front of Bank of Pilot Mountain on Tuesday January 10 1941 at 2 oclock F M the property described in the deed of trust due to Bank of Pilot Mountain Surry County North Carolina between R C Marion and Eliza E Marion grantors and the noteholder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Marion
Eliza E. Marion
I. M. Gordon
Bank of
Pilot Mountain
Office of the Register of Deeds
Surry County
N. C
Register of Deeds
Bank of Pilot Mountain
Community Visits and Property Sale Noted in Route 4 News
Local families from Pilot Mountain and surrounding areas visited relatives across the region during the weekend. The report also notes a public auction offering for sale two described tracts of land by court confirmation, detailing boundaries and acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Smith
Pilot Mountain
Walter Draughn
Dillard Branch
Bill Park
Cora Blue
Ben Draughn
Glenn Stuart
Haler Branch
Wheeling
Grover Branch
Daisy Hutchens
Statesville
C. B
Early Freeman
Howard Gillispie
Valley Jewel
Elbert Riggs
Verna Freeman
C. B. Hutchens
Elia Blue
Jim Harrell
Woulalie Harrell
Pence Harrell
Hadlie Harrell
Hitler Blue
Boundary description of 50 acre parcel in Shoals Township Surry NC
Legal notice details a boundary defined by three tracts totaling 50 acres in Shoals Township Surry County North Carolina. It cites multiple deeds from 1921 to 1939 and a trust deed to Bank of Pilot Mountain, with sale conducted to satisfy indebtedness taxes and costs on May 5 1941. Parcel references include Marion L L Marion J E Spainhower L N Martin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
N. C
Shoals Township
S. F. Marion
L. F. Marion
William M. Marion
Office of the Register of Deeds of
Surry Co
L. N. Martin
PF. Marion
J. E. Spainhower
F. Marion
L. L. Marion
Wiliam M. Marion
O. E. Snow
Bank of Pilot Mountain
J. E. Hudson
Bank of
Pilot Mountain
R. C. Marion
Notice of Commissioner sale of land in Mount Airy
Under an order of the Superior Court of Surry County in a special proceeding the commissioner will conduct a sale on Saturday June 21 at 1 PM in front of First Nations Bank Mount Airy. Parties named include Julia Caesar Annie Dalton Rosella Hopper Victoria Rawley Logan Rawley and spouses. Sale proceeds go to satisfy the judgment in docket noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court of
Surry County
Julia Caesar
Annie Dalton
Sam Dalton
Rosella Hopper
Charlie Hopper
Victoria Rawley
Logan Rawley
First Nations Bank
Main Street
Mount Airy, M
Will
Property Boundary Description and Bid Deposit Notice
The document outlines a land boundary starting at a black gum on C W Bunker’s corner, running South 4 degrees West 13.60 chains, west 71.20 chains to James Caesar’s line, then east 31.20 chains to the start, totaling 42 6-19 acres. A 10 percent good faith deposit is required. Dated May 19, 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reece
Jone
Shopshire
C. W
James Caesar
Caesar
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Mediterranean
Mee
America
Parcchutes
Ray Milland
Wiliam Hol
Wayne Morris
Brian Donlevy Constance McO
Harry Baverport
OWL Show
CSC
Ararat News
Flippen Memorial Baptist L. A
Route 4
Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich
Belk
Mount Airy, N. C
United States Government
The
First National Bank
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