Floral Arts Course Sponsored by Arts Guild in Mount Airy
The Arts and Crafts Guild of Mount Airy will sponsor a two day floral art course at the country club next week led by Norfolk lecturer Mrs. J. L. Weller. Classes run 10:30 Tuesday and 9:30 Wednesday. participants bring tools, lunch, and flowers for hands on arrangements.
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Arts and Crafts Guild of
Mount Airy
J. L. Weller
Norfolk
Halifax
N. C
Greensboro College
Guild
Jesse Franklin McHone obituary funeral held
Jesse Franklin McHone 55 farmer and World War I veteran died Thursday of last week at Government Hospital in Oteen. He was married to Lela Marsh and survived by his widow four sons four daughters one sister and was buried at Blue's Grove cemetery after a 2 p m funeral conducted by Revs. Delmar Hodge and Sam Jones.
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Jesse Franklin McHone
Government Hospital
Oteen
Joseph McHone
Lela Marsh
Jack
Bobby
Billy
Buddy
Alene
Susan
Polly
Opal Faye McHone
Coy Atkins
Route 4
Delmar Hodge
Sam Jones
Blue's Grove
Regional Curbs On Sugar Tighten Home Canning Grants
The Office of Price Administration halts temporary home canning sugar ration certificates in regional offices where issuance exceeds quotas. Chicago leads with a suspension while surveys assess sugar stock. New limits cap home canning at 15 pounds per person, with table use at five pounds per four months.
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Washington
OPA
Chicago
R. E. Walters
North Carolina
Roosevelt Dime Replaces Liberty Head, On War Bonds
The Treasury Department will retire the Liberty-head dime after twenty nine years and issue a Roosevelt portrait dime. Roosevelt appears on Series E war bonds with a selected quotation by Washington newsmen. The Roosevelt dime should be available by year end.
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Treasury Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Roosevelt
Memorial Service for Pfc Harvey Sykes
Memorial services will be held at Hollow Springs Baptist Church on Sunday morning June 24 to honor Pfc Harvey Sykes son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Sykes Route 1 who was killed in action May 11 with the Infantry on Luzon Island He was 20 and served 17 months in the Pacific War Zone He was married to Ruby Dawson and has a daughter Kathleen who will be two later this summer He was employed at the local Coca Cola plant and was a member of Hollow Springs Baptist Church.
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Hollow Springs Baptist Church
Pfc
Harvey Sykes
Arthur Sykes
Route 1
Luzon Island
Sykes
Pacific War Zone
Ruby Dawson
Kathleen
Coca Cola
Hollow Springs
Sand Blasting In Continued Demand
A. B. Simmons of Indianapolis sends a subscription check to The News, praising the paper and noting his sand blasting business thrives postwar. He reports work on postwar contracts for the Allison Jet Propelled Planes Curtis Wright and Stewart Warner Television and hopes to visit in summer.
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A. B. Simmons
The
NEWS
Simmons
Germany
Allison
Curtis Wright
Stewart Warner
Indianapolis
Ind
Long Hill Township Sunday School Convention
Five churches will be represented at the Long Hill Township Sunday School Convention held at the Methodist Church in Ararat on Sunday June 17 at 10 a m. A meal on the grounds will follow the service and a guest speaker will address the afternoon session.
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Long Hill Township
Ararat
Death of William Preston Haynes farmer in Linwood
William Preston Haynes a 72 year old farmer of Route 2 Linwood died June 10 at his daughter's home after a heart attack. He was laid to rest from Pleasant View Church with Rev. Collins and Fleming presiding. He leaves sons Ellery Abner and William R. and daughters L E Childress Barber and others. 21 grandchildren and several siblings.
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William Preston Haynes
D. E. Childress
Linwood
Pleasant View
Messrs
Collins
Fleming
Ellery
Abner
William R
Mount Airy
L. E. Childress
A. C. Barber
Lexington
John
Richard
Robert
Laura Allen
Sis Hiatt
Lou Hiatt
Infant Johnnie Farris Jr. Dies at Six Months
Johnnie Howard Farris Jr son of John and Bertha Hawks Farris died Sunday aged six months. Funeral held at Plat Ridge graveyard Monday at 10 o'clock. Father serves in the Navy.
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Johnnie Howard Farris, Jr
John and
Bertha Hawks Farris
Plat Ridge
Navy
Famous doctor's discovery aids kidneys and bladder health
An old advertisement touts Kilmer's Swamp Root as a natural remedy for burning urine frequent urge to urinate and nighttime trips. It claims a blend of herbs roots and balsams can ease irritation restore comfort and prevent distress without harmful side effects.
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Kilmer
3 604 American Soldiers Lost On Troopships in Europe
The War Department reports 3 604 American soldiers died aboard troopships in Europe during 41 months of war with Germany and Italy. Loss rate 4 per 10 000 embarked, tied to convoy vigilance and naval air power. Notable sinkings include Rohna off Algeria in 1943 and Leopoldville near Cherbourg in 1943. 41 ships with U.S. lives lost. some incidents involved collisions.
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Germany
Italy
United States
C. P. Gross
Amecran Army
Djidjelli
Algeria
Cans
Cherbourg
Paul Hamilton
Algiers
War Department
Bari
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Wolfe Drug Co
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Agrico
J. W. Hunter
Virginia St
Quckly Delivery
Foy Midkiff
Harrington Richardson
C. C. Jackson, Dobson
Ashburn
Willow Street
Firestone Home & Auto Supply
Belle's Department Store
E. B. Gray
Laurens
8. C
Bray
Esso
Rockford Street
Firestone
Holder Used Parts
W. T. Holder
Merritt Machine Shop
Turnmyre’s
Hollingsworth Drug Store
G. J. Key
Nancy Hall
Porto Rico
J. O. Belton
Winston Highway
Main Street
N. Main Street
Low Gap Road
John D. Allred
Messenger
Gray Hennis
Ite
American Mills
Fay Wood
Lillie Gardner Dunbar
Orchard
W. Elkin
A. B. Evans
Elk Spur Street
Elkin
Belk’s Department Store
Ifc
W. S. Wolfe Drug Co
N. Co
Blum
Johnson's Furniture Co
Pine Street
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Paul Allred
White Plains
R. A. Creed
Moum Ailey
France
Harold von Schmidt
ARMY
of Hanes
Armed Services
HANES
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston- Salem
Hawes
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Goodrich
Silvertown
B. PF. Goodrich
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Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich Silvertowns
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