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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1944
Page
4
The Mount Airy News masthead lists W. M. Johnson as editor with dates 1869 and 1934 J. Eb. Johnson. It notes publication from 1904 to 1934 and entry as second class matter at Mount Airy New York under the 1872 act.
The verse reflects on beauty as a seasonal, skin deep temptation versus inner beauty. It cites Matthew Henry and Schiller contrasting physical looks with moral virtue, and recalls a beloved whose smile reveals inner light and love.
Allied planners eye flexible path after Cherbourg victory. Eisenhower could outflank German defenses, with British Canadian troops inland near Caen, aiming to disrupt supply lines and push toward Brest, Rouen, and Paris while Cherbourg and Brittany remain focal points.
A 17 year old mother asks how to separate from her in law after her husband stays with his parents. The adviser notes the farm gift from the mother, suggests renting or moving to establish a home, and urges communication with the husband for their baby's sake. A second reader asks how to win back a navy-bound boyfriend, with the adviser noting the difficulty of regaining lost love and offering limited guidance.
Allied strategy focuses on capturing Le Harve along the mouth of the Seine and pushing to Rouen. Seizing Le Harve would secure the top port channel in France, with its extensive docks, outer channel, four harbors, and 11 basins.
Mount Airy Chapter U D C will entertain chapter husbands and members of the Zachery T. Smith Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans and Jessie Martin Rothrock Chapter U D C with a picnic Thursday July 6 at 6 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs T D Hatcher. Mrs P Rothrock president urges those with World War II service and Confederate ancestry to submit names for permanent records.
Miss Betty Jean Davis daughter of Mr and Mrs Malbert Davis of 111 Pine Street left Sunday for Bristol Virginia where she will spend the summer after accepting a secretary position at the ranch She is a Mount Airy High School graduate and will enter Virginia Intermont College in the fall.
In Ararat North Carolina the first three days of a Methodist revival were canceled to avoid clashing with Friends Church activities. Upcoming revivals at Pine Hill Methodist and Mount Zion Baptist are planned with Rev. G B Gwyn and Rev B A Culp leading services. Dewey Hill recovered from a brief illness and returned to work amid heat and cool spell affecting crops. Mr and Mrs W O Bryant visited relatives in Pilot Mountain.
The list names new superbombers used in attacks on Japan, cites Winston Churchill, and notes Allied plans. It states 30 percent of their ban pay is approved, and mentions Southern France and Mediterranean impact. It identifies E boats as German torpedo craft and notes postwar plans hinging on defeating a major enemy.
A page presents a Q and A section covering the meaning of the Twentieth Air Force the best war journalist official flying pay river Rhone E boats versus PT boats aims of the Fifth War Loan Drive X day and whether airborne division soldiers are all paratroopers and when the next US president will be elected noting the section titled The Answers.
Mount Airy native Lt Sidney Lamet completes Liberator bomber training at Pueblo Army Air Base Colorado. He serves as bombardier of his crew and is expected to go overseas soon after enlisting in February 1943.
Fireman Ed Brannock announced this week the local fire department has organized a softball team and will begin play once games can be scheduled. Brannock invites nearby teams to arrange a game.
The circles of the W. S. of W. 8 of Central Methodist Church meet in circle rooms at 3 o clock Monday afternoon with a Sparger room 3 15 gathering for the general meeting. Circle 1 meets with Mrs. Paul Hull at 8 o clock in the evening.
Mrs E K Byrd of Bristol Virginia marked her ninety fourth birthday last Sunday. Her sister Airy News notes she has been a devoted reader for about fifty years. Her niece Mrs Martin Bennett visited her last Saturday.
Mrs Charity Thore of Mount Airy has three sons in the armed forces. Corp Peter Thore entered the service in 1941 and is stationed in Ireland. Tech 5 Barley B Thore, who entered in August 1943, is at Camp Stewart Georgia after a recent promotion. Pvt Robert J Thore, who turned 21 on June 12, entered December 1943 and is now at Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
Mrs. Hugh Holcomb and Mrs. Oscar Yokley attended the Institute of Tuberculosis sponsored by the North Carolina Tubercular Association. The meeting convened in Raleigh at the State Sanitorium with Dr. J. J. Combs of the Wake Sanitorium and Dr. W. M. Doppler, Director of Industrial Relations National Tubercular Association.
Miss Nora Atkins of Fries Virginia is spending the week with Mrs. W W Thomas, enjoying a local social visit and hospitality.
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