Four Clark brothers in military service from Mount Airy
Four brothers of Mrs. A L Clark and grandchildren of E C Foy Sr Mount Airy lumberman serve in the armed forces. Lt David M Clark a glider pilot in England has wings. Sgt Foy Clark a former Mount Airy and State College football star serves with the Army in Italy near Anzio. Pvt Edward T Clark trains for quartermaster duties at Camp Lee Virginia. His wife Heath Hendren and two children stay at home.
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Mount Airy
A. L. Clark
E C. Foy
David M. Clark
England
Sgt
Foy Clark
N. C. State College
State
Italy
Anzio
Peninsular
Edmonton
Canada
Edward T. Clark
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Lee
Foy Lumber Co
Heath Hendren
Harold Stone On 25 Missions Set
Harold L. Stone of Mount Airy North Carolina an engineer gunner has completed twenty five missions over enemy territory with the 11th Army Air Force He is the son of Clyde Stone of Mount Airy Trained in the United States four months ago he has flown in the Mediterranean Theater including Ploesti Bucharest and Budapest and earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in aerial might.
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11Th Army Air Force
Set
Harold L. Stone
Mount Airy
N.C
Clyde Stone
Mount
Stone
United States
Mediterranean
Ploesti
Bucharest
Budapest
Air Medal
Army Training Paths: Keesler Field and Harlingen Gunnery
A bottler by trade at Slaughter Bottling Works received military training at Keesler Field engineering school and Harlingen gunnery school shaping his early service.
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Keesler
Harlingen
Dexter Flemming Wounded in Action with Navy
Seaman first class Dexter Flemming, 19, was wounded in action in the Atlantic while serving with the U S Navy. His mother Mrs Victoria Pilem ming of Factory street was notified and told no details of the wound. His brother Albert also serves in the Navy in the South Pacific.
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Dexter Flemming
Navy
Atlantic
Victoria Pilemming
Factory Street
Specialist Sparger to Visit Family on Short Furlough
Specialist George W. Sparger TIT stationed at Great Lakes Til will arrive this week for a short furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs George W Sparger Jr.
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George W. Sparger
Great Lakes, Til
George W. Sparger, Jr
Pfc Ramey Dies In Bougainville Battle And Memorial Planned
Pfc Dixie E Ramey of Lowgap was killed on Bougainville May 22 while with the 37th Division in the Hill 700 fight. He received the Bronze Star for frontline service with a Pioneer platoon aiding ammunition supply and defense. A memorial service is set for Mountain View Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday, with a delegation from the Jesse B Jones Post American Legion anticipated.
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War Department
Pfc
Dixie Ramey
J. D. Ramey
Lowgap
Bougainville Island
Bougainville
Hill 700
Dixie E. Ramey
Ramey
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Empress Augusta Bay
Longap High &Ch Ool
Mountain View Baptist Church
Lonnie Flemming
Jesse B. Jones
American Legion
Free Movie Day Offered to Bond Buyers at Center Theatre
July 6 marks Free Movie Day for anyone who buys a Series E War Savings Bond at Center Theatre or participating local banks and offices. A. A. Alston announces the event as a gesture of thanks by 16 000 exhibitors in support of the Fifth War Loan Drive. Local plans are led by W. L. Glancey and J. F. Yakley with hopes for strong turnout.
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Center Theatre
A. A. Alston
Surry County Loan and Trust Bank
First National Bank
Work
W. L. Glancey
J. F. Yakley
Surry County War Finance Committee
Miss Jacqueline Plowden Plans New Training After Graduation
Miss Jacqueline Plowden of Griffin Georgia visits Rev and Mrs Fulton Lytie. She recently graduated from Stephens College Columbia Missouri and will attend Wheelock College Boston Massachusetts at the end of summer for a new training.
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Jacqueline Plowden
Griffin, Ga
Fulton Lytie
Stephens College
Columbia
Wheelock College
Boston
Masa
Clarence Belton Returns From Battle Front
Pfc Clarence Belton 21 son of Mrs Sandy Stevens of this city arrives at Army General Hospital Staunton Va for treatment of a spine injury. He was injured November 26 1943 when his ship was bombed and sunk in the Mediterranean en route to India. He is with the army engineer corps and expects a 30 day furlough after a three month cast.
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Pfc
Clarence Belton
Sandy Stevens
Army General Hospital
Staunton
Stevens
Catherine Belton
Reid Flippin
Lewis Flippin
Belton
Newport News
Mediterranean
India
Army Engineer Corps
China
Edgar Codék
Westfield
Cook
Mount Airy
Gaddy Resigns as Franklin Principal
H. C. Gaddy has resigned as principal of the Franklin school near Mount Airy to take a similar post at Dunn school for the coming year. A UNC graduate with an M A degree, he came to Franklin two years ago and will move after plans were laid this week. He succeeds the former Dunn principal who was elected county superintendent. Gaddy, his wife, and two children will relocate.
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H. C. Gaddy
Franklin School
Mount Airy
Dunn School
University of North Carolina
Gaddy
Pranklin
Dunn
Mrs J G Harrison Leaves for Charlotte to Aid Daughter
Mrs J G Harrison travels Tuesday to Charlotte to be with her daughter Miss Sara Harrison who is with relatives recovering after dental surgery for a wisdom tooth extraction.
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J. G. Harrison
Sara Harrison
Charlotte
Rev C L Harris Hurt By Mill Fan At Renfro Mill No 2
Rev C L Harris was severely injured when his right hand touched a large rotating fan at Renfro Mill No 2 on Wednesday afternoon. He suffered multiple cuts and the loss of half a forefinger.
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Renfro Mill No. 2
Rev
C. L. Harris
Costly End For Carnival Argument
Aubrey Brim a 17 year old of Westfield was arrested by Deputy Sheriff W B George after an assault Saturday night in front of the Colonial Restaurant. Garnett Simmons white is in Martin Memorial Hospital with a back wound his condition improving after earlier critical reports. Brim is held without bond pending Simmons recovery and was moved from the city jail to Dobson.
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Aubrey Brim
Westfield
George
Colonial
Garnett Simmons
Martin Memorial Hospital
Brim
Simmons
Dobson
Pvt. Jack Sutphin Reported Missing
A telegram to Mrs. George Sutphin of Mount Airy Route 2 said Private Jack Nathan Sutphin was missing in action as of May 29. Minutes later a June 8 letter from Sutphin said he was well and feeling fine. He turned 20 last Sunday and has been overseas a year nine months, mostly in Italy.
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George Sutphin
Mount Airy
Route 2
War Department
Jack Nathan Sutphin
Italy
Sutphin
Johnny
Armed Services
Bobby Masten A Prisoner Of Germany
Sergeant Bobby Masten, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Alice Hale Masten, was reported a prisoner of Germany by the War Department. He had been missing in action over Germany since April 26 when his bomber failed to return from a raid. Mrs Masten had received letters from crew mothers expressing hope he was alive, now confirmed by government information.
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Bobby” Masten
Alice Hale Masten
War Department
Germany
Pfc. Fred Eads Wounded In Italy
Pfc. Fred Eads age 26 was seriously wounded in action in Italy on May 30. His wife Mias Levin Midkiff was notified and a telegram will follow. Earlier letters dated June 2 and June 4 described injuries to one leg and both hands and said he received excellent care. He entered service September 1943 and trained at Camp McClellan Alabama.
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Pred Eads
Italy
Mias Levin Midkiff
Bads
MacClellian
Alabama
Mediterranean
Soldier seeks lost Trish Setter dog on furlough
Pvt Jack Collings of Mount Airy and Claudeville Virginia visits his father Maston Collins of Claudeville. He offers a $25 reward for his Trish Setter dog Red missing since January. No questions asked.
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Pvt
Jack
Collings
Mount Airy
Claudeville, Va
Camp Claibourne
Maston BK. Collins
Claudeville
Cancer Education Program Planned for State Schools
Mount Airy high school students wrote a summary on Youth Looks To Cancer winning Miss Lucille Beamer a Lions Club cup presented by Wayne R. Boyles. State leaders discussed expanding cancer control education. Superintendent Clyde Erwin approved distribution of the booklet in schools as scientifically sound.
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Wayne R. Boyles
The
Lions Club
Lucille Beamer
Mount Airy High School
North Carolina
Mount Airy Lions Club
Geo. E. Marshall
Women's Field Army
American Society For the Control of Cancer
New York
Ton
Clyde Erwin
Raleigh
American Society For Control of Cancer
Merchants and Clerks Launch Bond Sales Campaign
Members of the Merchants Association aim for each member and clerk to sell bonds totaling 300 dollars. The campaign began Monday with daily door to door solicitations. Workers seek strong public support by purchasing bonds and recognizing top performers.
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Merchants Association
McSween Visit Timmonsville Couple With Judge Carter
Mr and Mrs John McSween of Timmonsville DC visit her father Judge W F Carter and other relatives here during a brief stay and to see family.
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John McSween
Timmonsville, D. C
W. F. Carter
Canning Sugar Schedule Expanded for Home Use
Canning sugar for home use is available by application at the local ration office on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Professor L B Pendergraph, director of the home canning sugar program, has volunteers at the board office on those days to issue sugar in addition to that from school buildings, with a limit of 10 pounds per family and Book 4 required for each person.
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L. B. Pendergraph
Allied drive on Cherbourg nears city center clash
Allied forces advance through Cherbourg suburbs in fierce house to house fighting as German troops withdraw to its defenses. An Allied spokesman said momentum could seal Cherbourg by noon if German morale fails to mount a last stand. American troops breach a second defense line and push toward the final fortifications near Du Roule.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
Cherbourg
Cap de la An
France
Sideville
Outekirta
Allies seize German robot-launch platforms near Cherbourg
American troops advancing on Cherbourg captured several concrete robot-launch platforms from Germany's flying bomb program. Reports indicate at least eight platforms were taken intact, with Allied technical teams beginning analysis to uncover the weapon's secrets.
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London
Cherbourg
Germany
Supreme Pattern
Red Army mounts surprise offensives against Finland
Moscow announced two new Red Army offensives Wednesday aimed at Finland after the fall of Viipuri. Troops attacked from the northeast and southeast driving toward Finnish defenses along Lake Onega and the Svir, with a northern push near Viipuri and a southern advance toward the Baltic coast, as Soviet forces captured the port of Vitebsk.
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London
Red Army
Finland
Moscow
Viipuri
Lake Onerhshoe
Nega
Svir
Ese
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Sgt. Foy Clark
William H. Johnson
Westfield Township
Creek Bank
A. G. Belton
Fair Ground
Harold Stone
Flemming
Albert
South Pacific
Geo. K. Snow
North Carolina American Legion
Asheville
Snow
Durham
Battle Front
Staunton, Va
Franklin
Negro
Jack Sutphin
Fred Eads
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