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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1945
Page
2
Classified snippet notes second class matter status at Mount Airy post office under act of March 8 1872 with unclear government agency.
A compact quotation describes love as a landscape that appears smooth from afar but rough when touched, attributed to Robert Hegge.
In Surry County the War Price and Rationing Board appeals for voluntary return of more than five pounds per person from canning sugar coupons to ensure fair shares for all. Board notes past efforts to be fair and cites other communities with high cooperation while urging neighbors to act on the Golden Rule.
Treasury officials say the Seventh War Loan aims for 7 billion dollars in individual buys but Series E bond sales lag. The popular E bonds let low income buyers participate in financing the war effort and redeem at face value with scheduled interest. They do not fluctuate on the market, but persuading thousands in lower income groups remains difficult.
The text argues that millions chase costs but suggests many adults can contribute a small amount, $18.75, to support peace and prosperity. It frames the payment as a minor personal sacrifice in a national context.
The Allied Expeditionary Forces in Western Europe comprised 91 divisions with 60 American, 14 British, 5 Canadian, 7 French, and 1 Polish unit. American troops formed nearly two thirds of the army that defeated the Nazis, justifying an American officer’s ascent to supreme command. The text notes aerial force figures are unavailable and naval contributions are undetermined.
The Defense Plant Corporation will buy 20 million dollars worth of troop sleepers and kitchen cars to move soldiers to the Pacific. Cars built for temporary use will be sold as surplus war goods, likely to railroad companies at a bargain. The piece argues profits are hard for the government in war or peace.
A reader quiz asking for the normal Cuban tobacco crop the population of Costa Rica the national language of Haiti the important crop of Guatemala the mineral Mexico supplies the world with almost half the approximate area of El Salvador the most valuable Nicaraguan export the chief agricultural crop of Panama the wood abundant in Honduras forests and who discovered the Dominican Republic. Answers appear on this page.
Armchair strategists argue Hitler erred first by invading Russia and then by underestimating American resolve and capacity to fight. They say the miscalculation damaged Germany’s plans and prolonged the war.
The article warns that price and other wartime controls may need to stay longer after the war ends. It cautions inflation could spike when hostilities stop as households earned billions during the war and a premature repeal could fuel a buying spree. Authorities urge cautious extension of regulations until inflation risk subsides.
A集 of remarks from Kantaro Suzuki and other leaders including Dr Kurt Schusch nugg David Lilienthal Joseph Paul Boncour Norman Vincent Peale Winthrop Aldrich James Forrestal Omar Bradley on war peace religion and postwar recovery.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urges democracy while meeting needs of people. Admiral Mitscher comments on Japan’s likely refusal to surrender. Czech minister Nejedly discusses German soldiers sent for hard labor in Russia. George Fielding Elliot argues for decisive force to project influence.
The Long Hill Township Interdenominational Sunday School convention met with Ernest Innman presiding. Five schools presented programs as Rev. Gilmer Denny and Rev. H A Johnson gave addresses and a memorial service for service members was observed.
A list presents mismatched items with numeric values and terms. It pairs answers like 50,000,000 pounds and 34,126 square miles with topics such as preach coffee mahogany Columbus, indicating a quiz or riddle style where numbers and words are matched or sorted.
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