Submarine's Share in Fall Of Japan Can Now Be Told
Navy Secretary James Forrestal credits submarines with destroying Japan as a maritime power and taking a large share of its navy. Since Pearl Harbor U S submarines have sunk 1,142 ships totaling over 4.5 million tons, with 2 million tons in the past year, and many stories of brave actions including the Wahoo and Salmon. 42 submarines were lost, with most sinkings from depth charges and mines.
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Japan
Navy
James Forrestal
Pearl Harbor
Charles A. Lockwood
Central Pacific
Asiatic
Nouth Pacific
Pujiyama
America
Tokyo Bay
New Britaan
United States
China Sea
Mandated Islands
Macassar Straits
Borneo
Aleutian Islands
Pacific
Louisa’s Dilemma and a Teen’s Struggle with Parental Rules
A widow asks if her children should stay with their grandmother. Louisa urges the woman to seek independence and warns that a selfish jealous husband would harm the family. A seventeen year old writes about parental control over movies and dancing, seeking guidance to follow her own conscience.
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Louisa
Chidren
Jane
Surry 4-H Members Attend Wild Life Camp Highlights
Nancy Beamer of Copeland 4-H and Sam Taylor of White Plains 4-H spent a week at Camp Betty Hastings near Winston-Salem under state leaders L R Harrill and Charlotte Hilton Greene. The event featured lectures on birds plants stars and forest care, plus youth projects in gardening canning clothing wildlife and poultry. Nancy and Sam share details of 4-H work and war bond contributions while poultry project participants receive guidance from Clifton F Parrish.
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Nancy Beamer
Copeland
Sam Taylor
White Plains
Terry Beamer
Perry Taylor
Elkin
Miss May Bell Marsh Recovering After Appendicitis
Miss May Bell Marsh of Ararat was operated on for appendicitis at the hospital last Monday and is reported to be recovering nicely. A revival meeting at Blackwater Methodist Church last week was a notable success with 38 conversions and 19 additions to the church.
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Ararat, N. C
Maybell Marsh
Ararat
Blackwater Methodist Church
Revival services active at Friends Church and Mount Zion
Revival services run at the Friends Church starting Sunday with reports of many conversions at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Nearby sections report several cases of whooping cough. Next Sunday marks the regular monthly appointment at Blackwater Church. A speaker exclaimed with relief, noting a girl was born.
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Friends Church
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Blackwater Church
Man Receives News of First Daughter in Maternity Ward
An expectant father paced the corridor for hours until a nurse announced the birth of his first child, a girl, marking a joyful moment in the hospital.
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Pacific Ocean Area
Philippines
War Department
Bureau of Public Relations
U. S
65Th
U. 8S
Third Army
Fraulautern
Germany
Jolly Frank McHugh
Paramount
Benny
Center Theatre
J. Carrol Naish
Arturo de Cordova
Dorothy Lamour
Dottie
John Steinbeck
Jack Wagner
Irving Pichel
California
Dear Louisa
The
First National Bank of
Mount Airy
Surry County Loan & Trust Co
Mount Airy and Dobson
Workmen’s Federal Savings & Loan Association
Surry
Wild Life
Grace Poke Brown
Surry County House Demonstration
Ararat News
Moody Funeral Home
Home Harrison Mutual Burial Association
Firestone
Delese
Oak
Home & Auto Supplies
Texaco Service
Hubert Goad
Hines Ave
Main St
Mount Airy, N. C
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