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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1944
Page
12
War correspondent Walter Cronaite tells how a small bombardier from a western town volunteered for duty. Bond purchases at home funded top training and the bombsight, keeping him alive after a flak burst. He survives, faces reconstruction, and urges readers to buy War Bonds.
Having qualified as administrator of the estate of G W Tolbert of Surry County North Carolina this is to notify all persons with claims against the estate to present them verified to the administrator by May 20 1945 at his Eldora Township Mount Airy home or the notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery If indebted to the estate pay promptly. This 20 day of May 1944. H L Tolbert Admr D L Hiatt Atty.
The article argues American aircraft production and pilot training won air supremacy in World War II. It notes early American losses against Japan and later Allied advantage with P-51, P-47, P-38 fighters and long range escort. It highlights industry adaptability and anticipated new US fighters to extend air dominance.
Sue Collins as administrix of the William R Collins estate in Surry County North Carolina calls all creditors to present verified claims at Welch Street Mount Airy NC by May 20 1945 for settlement. Solicitor D L Hiatt attends. May 20 1944.
A wartime message stresses every Bond bought in the South Africa War Loan as a step toward victory. It cites battles Tarawa Balerno and Cassino to remind readers that patriotism is written in blood and urges investment to hasten victory.
President Roosevelt outlines Allied victories from west east and south while urging continued wartime production. He condemns peace-time distractions for workers and appeals for maximum effort in the Fifth War Loan. He hails U S war output since France fell and rebukes critics who favored a different strategy.
The Mount Airy News receives a renewal from Pfc. Harvey Lineback of Camp Forrest Tennessee praising the home news read on Sundays off duty. The editor also acknowledges a handsome card from Pvt. Lacy Bond in Lincoln Nebraska with a patriotic verse on the U S flag.
An editorial urges farmers to maximize food production despite shortages while stressing collective sacrifice over selfishness. It argues that government bonds fund munitions and postwar costs, framing lending to the government as a civic obligation and a privilege to defend freedoms for present and future generations.
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