How Fleet Heard Surrender News On August 10 1945
Recalled account aboard the King George V as Allied fleet hunted Japan. Officers and crew stood watch for kamikazes and subs until Japan offered surrender. President Truman signaled Emperor Hirohito could stay on throne temporarily, election to decide its fate. Japan finally surrendered unconditionally on August 14 1945 overcoming weariness after years of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleet
Earnest Hoberecht
Tokyo
U. P
Japan
William F. Halsey
Hirohito
Herbert Harris
Bettie Jean Harris
Jove Pitterd
Roanoke
Inez Green
Truman
Hollomans Visit Fulchers in Atlantic
Mrs G M Holloman and Jake Holloman visit Mrs and Mrs Manly Fulcher in Atlantic. Miss Sarah Bazemore returns Monday from Norfolk General Hospital after an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. G. M. Holloman
Jake Holloman
Manly Fulcher
Atlantic
Sarah Bazemore
Norfolk General Hospital
Mamie Rose
Mrs
Social notes and weekend visits across the region
Mrs Marguerite Bazemore returns from Portsmouth to visit sister Mrs Henry William. Miss Helen Griffin of Lawrenceville and Miss Hazel Griffin spend weekend at Nags Head to see The Lost Colony. Several Griffin family members and friends travel to Williamsburg Norfolk and Richmond for visits and gatherings. A contractor Krat discovers his two story house is on the wrong site and parks it on a neighbor’s lot while a new foundation is dug three lots away. A deaf mute salesman in Fargo is accused of being an impostor after a former deaf instructor complains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Griffin
Lawrenceville
Hazel Griffin
Nags Head
Cleveland, O
James Krat
Kratky
YWA Potecasi Church Meeting With Marion Jenkins
The YWA of Potecasi Baptist Church will meet with Mr Marion Jenkins. August 16 at 8 00 PM. Miss Marion Jenkins and Bob Jenkins visited Mrs R J Aske and Mrs Jake Lassiter in Roanoke Rapids over the weekend. Miss Sarah Frances Lassiter spends the week at Nags Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWA
Potecasi Baptist Church
Marion Jenkins
Bob Jenkins
Roanoke Rapids
R. J. Aske
Jake Lassiter
Sarah Frances Lassiter
Nags Head
Residents Tale of Visits and a Five Hour Restaurant Robbery
People from Suffolk and nearby towns visit relatives in Virginia and Oxford while a bandit robs a Rex restaurant. Twenty three workers and customers are locked in a refrigerator as the thief opens the safe, escaping with about two thousand dollars. police free all five hours later.
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Myrick Grocery CO
E. 10Th Street
Western Beef
Groc
Eri
Marguerite Bazemore
Portsmouth
Henry William
Earl Hellen, ii Westy
Greenville
Paul McDaniel
Fargo
N. D
School For the Deaf
Sarah Blanchard
Seaboard
Bob Morris
H. T. Morris
Jane Ellen Griffin
Hilton Lassiter
Potecast
Betty Whitten
Richmond
R. M. Griffin
Mary Grant Griffin
J. P. Brown
Autry Brown
Jane Elien Griffin
Williamsburg, Va
Henry Burgwyn
Mrs. Burgwyn
Henry King Burgwyn
Betty Griffin
Earl Martin of
Conway
Norfolk
Mrs. Sidney Griffin
Joe Parker
Durham
Allen Morris
Burgwyn, Jr
Independence, Va
Paul Waters
Washington, N.C
Sidney Griffin
Donna
Henry King
Nags
Potecasi
Fannye
Roanoke Ave
George
Mabel
Mary Ella
Nancy Ray Parker
W. J. Parker
Ray Parker
Suffolk
Florida
Miss Dale Vaughan
Holly Grove
Barbara Ann Edwards
John Lambeth
Virginia Lambeth
George Lambeth
Richmond, Va
Connie Bull
George Burgess
Helen Burgess
Mr. Willoughby of
Ahoskie
H. T. Vann
J. A. Vaughan
Dale
A. T. Delaney
Patsy
Domma
Oxford
Mr Delaney
The
Tri-Motor Company
Julia Love Griffin
Roy Evans Smith
Elmira, N. Y
Ms. W. S. Timberlake
Halifax Finance CO
Roanoke Rapids, N. N
East 10Th Street
Roanoke Rapids, N.C
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