War Loan Starts With Trio of Local Promotions
From an Italian bomber base comes news of Harold L. Stone being promoted to his present rating as an engineer on a B-24 Liberator. Also promoted were Thomas T. Davis of Mount Airy and Abyss E. Hiatt of Camp Barkley Texas, now serving in the medical corps in Italy. Allied forces press the invasion of France as German defenses fight a delaying action with heavy air support and naval bombardment as the push toward Berlin continues.
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Italy
Harold L. Stone
Stone
Clyde Stone
Mount Airy
Army
Thomas T. Davis
R. W. Davis
Signal Corps
Tampa, Fla
Abyss E. Hiatt
Ashby Hiatt
Battle
Camp Barkley
Texas
France
Berlin
Hitler
le Havre
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nazi Europe
Italian
Germany
Balkans
Britain
Thay
Soviet
Russia
London
Tasi
Roumania
Fifth Army
Rome
Eighth Army
10Th
Normandy
Cherbourg
Caen
Legion NAMES NEW OFFICERS AT JESSIE B. JONES POST
Jesse B. Jones Post of the American Legion elected J. H. Johnson as commander for the coming year and installed all officers. Delegates to the Asheville state convention were chosen: D. W. Loften J. S. Miller Joe Greenwood R. E. Sims D. C Rector Earl Tate Walter Blevins W. E. Matthews John Key Lee Hiatt. New officers include D. W. Will Matthews R. E. Sims vice commanders and others in roles such as finance service officer sergeant at arms athletics welfare graves employment and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse B. Jones
American Legion
J. H. Johnson
Asheville
D. W. Loften
J 8. Miller
Joe Greenwood
R. E. Sima
D. C
Earl Tate
Walter Blevins
W E. Matthews
John Key
Lee Hiatt
D. W. Will Matthews
R. E. Sims
F ¥. Terry
Rector
Snow
A. L. Hiatt
Lima
Wade C. Moody
Jack Warren
E. K. Chappell
J. 8. Miller
Scouts To Have Public Court Honor Tonight
The Boy Scouts of the Surry District hold a public Court of Honor at Central Methodist Church tonight at 7 30. Wallace Shelton will discuss the value of recreation for America’s youth. George K Hale chairs Advancement. awards and prizes will be presented. Public invited.
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Boy Scouts
Surry District
Central Methodist Church
Wallace Shelton
Granite City
America
George K. Hale
District Club Meeting in Winston-Salem Thursday
The Sixth District Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs meets at St Pauls Episcopal Church Winston-Salem on Thursday June 15 at 10 30 a m. Mrs Paul Brown of Long Creek Lodge is secretary and Mrs P N Taylor serves on the Resolution Committee. Miss Pegsy Taylor from Guilford College will sing a vocal solo and a short skit will showcase Home Demonstration work.
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St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem
Paul Brown
Long Creek Lodge
P. N. Taylor
Pegsy Taylor
Guilford College
Sur
Charles Eider Jr Visits Parents After Transfer
Charles Eider Jr spent a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C C Eider here as he transferred from Chanute Field Tl to Astw ville Weather Wave.
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Charles Eider, Jr
C. C. Eider
Chanute Pield
Astwville
Burned To Death In Ararat Man Lived Alone
Thomas Reed Puckett 65 who lived alone in Ararat Virginia was accidentally burned to death about 10 p m Monday neighbors found a hole burned in the floor and his badly burned body under a stove after dousing the blaze A neighbor said he had felt unwell that afternoon It is unclear whether a stroke caused the fire or if he fell and knocked over the stove
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Thomas Reed Puckett
Ararat
Puckett
J Harry Hatcher Dies At Martin Hospital
J Harry Hatcher died at Martin Hospital from heart trouble and complications. Funeral services were held at the family burying ground in Virginia with Revs Patton C Lytle and J D Ross officiating. He was a brother of several area residents and left a daughter in Santa Barbara. He spent much of his life in West Virginia with a coal company before residing in Pilot Mountain.
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Virginia
J. Harry Hatcher
Patton C. Lytle
Mount Airy
J. D. Ross
Pilot Mountain
F. L. Hatcher
Rex Tilley
Lena
Alice Hatcher
City
V. 8. Swanson
Daisy Norman
Dobson
B. H. Mayes
Stuart
J. R. Patterson
West Palm Beach
Fla
J. B. Holyfield
Roanoke
R. F
Mary Bennett Hatcher
Patrick County
Walter Hentel, Jr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Hatcher
West Virginia
Surry Sets Bond Quota for Fifth War Loan Drive
Surry County bonds target 1 581 000 dollars with 607 000 in series E. W L Glancy announces June 12 kickoff and county rallies with schools aiding sales to fund the war against Nazi forces.
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Europe
Surry County
W. L. Glancy
War Loan Committee
Surry
Glancy
John W. Comer
Hitler
Captain Ford Miller Visits Wife After 31 Missions
Capt. Ford Miller of the U. S. Air Force visits his wife and baby in the city. A Liberator bomber pilot based in England, he earned several decorations after completing 31 missions over enemy territory and received a furlough home as a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Miller
U. S. Air Force
England
Miller
City installs new 125 horsepower Caterpillar engine
A 125 horsepower Caterpillar diesel engine arrived at the city water plant to replace a 20 year old unit wrecked in the Mount Airy Mantel Table factory fire. The engine will pump 1200 gallons a minute and cut fuel costs from over seven dollars per hour to about fifty cents using crude oil. City Engineer J F Bivens prepared the installation details while the city maintains a backup fuel engine for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Mantel & Table
J. F. Bivens
Surry Farmer- Soldier Saves Pals From Japs
A Ararat medical soldier aided 12 men in Bougainville during a Japanese ambush, rescuing wounded Sgt. Truman J. Louden and guiding them through jungle for four hours. Four pals fought to cover the withdrawal as they hacked a path, dragging a litter with improvised poles.
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Surry Farmer
Pals
Ararat
Bougainville
Solomons
Yank
Army
Pic
Elbert H
Doc) Watson
L. Watson
Sergt
Truman J0
Louden
California
Advertising in The NEWS Draws English Purchases
In England a soldier replies to Turnmeyre's ad in The NEWS seeking four wrist watches and four pen and pencil sets. He notes ad from March 31 1944 offering wrist watches at 95 cents and pen sets for five dollars, asking the store to set aside items for four soldiers. The letter is dated May 11 1941 and signed Lonnie J Jennings.
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Turnmeyre
Turnmyre
England
Folger Jr. Now Assigned to Bainbridge Navy Yard
Pred Polger Jr son of Attorney and Mrs Pred Poilger of this city is stationed at Bainbridge Maryland as an apprentice seaman in the Navy. He previously studied at Duke University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Polger, Jr
Pred Poilger
Bainbridge, Md
Navy
Bainbridge
Duke University
Carter Jr Elected to Ward Two Vacancy in City Commission
In a regular session Tuesday night the town commissioners accepted the resignation of F G Toler as Ward Two commissioner and elected W F Carter Jr to fill the vacancy. Toler moves to Asheboro for business, Carter a former city commissioner and manager of Barber Hosiery Mills.
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F. G. Toler
W. F. Carter, Jr
Mr. Toler
Ashebere
Mr. Carter
State Primary Results Reported From Raleigh Meeting
The state election board announced May 27 primary results. Governor: Gregg Cherry 185,027. Ralph McDonald 134,661. A. R. Boyd 2,069. Congress 5th district: John H. Folger 15,802. J. N. Freeman 6,449. U S Senate: Clyde Hoey 211,049. Cameron Morrison 80,154.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Election Board
Raleigh
Major Gregg Cherry
Ralph McDonald
A. R. Boyd
Congress
John H. Folger
J. N. Freeman
Dobson and
Winston-Salem
U.S. Senate
Clyde Hoey
Cameron Morrison
Diver Falls Neckly in Old Swimming Hole Near Barkers Mill
Lloyd Jackson Gray 28 a trucker and filling station operator of Collinstown died after diving into a muddy hole in the Little Dan River near Barkers Mill pond. He was rescued from muck and died Thursday at Stuart Hospital. Survived by wife Rachel Collins Gray and son Gray Wayne, daughter Annie Laura, five brothers and three sisters. Funeral held at State Line Primitive Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery.
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Lloyd Jackson Gray
Collinstown
Little Dan River
Barkers Mill Pond
Stuart Hospital
Mr. Gray
William E
Laura Slate Gray
Rachel Collins Gray
Gray Wayne
Annie Laura Gray
Noel
U. S. Army
England
Johnnie
Raymond
Guy
Erwin
Glenn Dalton
Hughes Mitchell
Virginia Gray
Stuart Route 3
State Line Primitive Baptist Church
W. J. Brown
Robert Rogers
Eddy Priddy
Attorney Simmons Opens Dobson Practice
A. F. Simmons, raised in Cumberland County North Carolina, practices law fifteen years in Fayetteville and Winston Salem. He has worked three and a half years with Weet Publishing Co. He will open general practice at the late R A Freeman office in Dobson on August 1 and move his family there around June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. FP. Simmons
Cumberland County
North Carolina
Payetteville
Winston, Salem
Weet Publishing Co
Law Book Publishers
R. A. Freeman
Dobson
Legion Baseball Game Saturday in City vs China Grove
The American Legion team will stage a game Saturday in this city against China Grove. Tickets are free via local merchants. Cpl Hugh Peoples and family arrived to visit in Goldsboro, with Cpl Peoples returning to duty at Port Bragg Sunday night.
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American Legion
China Grove
Cpl
Hugh Peoples
Hugh Herman Peoples
Goldsboro
B. E. Herman
Cpl. Peoples
Port Bragg
Fort Bragg Corporal Tom A Jones Promoted at Home
Fort Bragg soldier Cpl. Tom A Jones and his wife spent a quiet time at their Cherry Street home after his recent promotion.
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Cpl
Tom A. Jones
Fort Bragg
Wreker
Cherry Street
Jones
Former Resident Dies In Asheboro
FE B Hardy longtime chair factory manager and former resident of this city died after a short illness at his Asheboro home Monday morning. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church Asheboro Tuesday afternoon with burial in Asheboro cemetery. Survived by his widow three daughters two sons and many relatives. A sister Mrs Henry Stewart and a brother Ethard Hardy of Mount Airy are among the survivors.
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C. R. Stevens
Durham Street
Gilbert M. Stevens
Stevens
Italy
England
North Africa
Sicily
FE. B. Hardy
Asheboro
First Baptist Church
Henry Stewart
Ethard Hardy
Mount Airy
Man Struck by Freight Train Near Welch Bridge
Tom Throckmorton of this place was seriously injured Monday after sitting on a track near Welch Bridge. He raised his hands as the train approached but did not move off the rail. the engineer could not stop in time. He is listed in critical condition at the hospital. His brother was killed in a similar accident nearby years ago.
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Tom Throckmorton
Welch Bridge
Ti Ts
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Ropyeer
Harold Stone
Woose
Thos. Davis
Arlyss Hiatt
Legion
Martin Hospital
Lorraine Worrell
Atlantic City
N. J
Curtis Worrell
Earl White and Child
Tus Worrell
Pfc
Gilbert Stevens
Elbert Watson
the ‘News
Cours Truly
Lonnie J. Jennings
Fred Folger, Jr
Attorney Simmons
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