Collapse of Nip Navy anticlimax in Pacific War
Paul Kern Lee recalls the abrupt end of the Japanese Navy as American and British carrier planes struck Yokosuka and Kure, wrecking four battleships, at least six aircraft carriers, six cruisers and more, in a quiet, anticlimactic surrender. The Italian fleet’s defense and surrender are contrasted.
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Paul Kern Lee
Associated Pacific Foreign Desk
San Francisco
Yokosuka
Kure
Japan
Italy
Mediterranean
Foundation Seeks Original Patrick Henry Letters and Photographs
The Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation in Richmond appeals to Virginians for copies or data on Patrick Henry letters and papers. President James Easley urges photostats of Henry materials owners possess and asks locals to notify the foundation. The group aims to restore Red Hill in Charlotte County and create a museum to collect and preserve Henry manuscripts.
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Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation
Henry
Jefferson
Washington
Foundation
Richmond
Patrick Henry
Virginia
James
Easley
Red Hill
Charlotte County
War Department keeps furlough option for long Pacific service
The War Department states rotation policy for Army personnel is retired due to redeployment from Europe to the Pacific, which will release many troops. Furloughs for men in the Pacific two years or more have not been discontinued, though rotation is temporarily eliminated.
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Pacific
War Department
Europe
Pacific Theater
Pleasant Mt. Pleasant News Roundup
Mr. Lewis Ritter visited Mr. and Mrs. James Russell at their home last Sunday evening. Mrs. Alfred Elliott and two Washington children stay with her husband’s parents, Ernest and Mrs. Elliott. John Perry called on Emmett Boyce. Martha and Jeanette Racey visit sister Mrs. John Myrich in North Carolina. Cpl. Philip W. Perry on furlough spent last weekend with his parents and went to Washington to see sister Ruth. Alfred Sager visits relatives in the Val- de.
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MT. Pleasant
Lewis Ritter
James Russell
Alfred Elliott
Washington
Ernest Elliot
John Perry
Emmett Boyce
Martha
Jeanette Racey
John Myrich
North Carolina
Philip W. Perry
Local Callers Visit Mrs. Carrie Boyce This Week
Mrs Minnie Boyce and two children visited Mrs Carrie Boyce this week, with Mrs Ernest Elliot and two children also stopping by. The gathering reflects a social connection among neighbors.
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Minnie Boyce
Ernest Elliot
Carrie Boyce
Home Demonstration Club Chooses New Superintendent
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. E. E. Fawcett's home last Friday afternoon with Mrs. Madeline B. Myers named the new supervisor. She offered key substitutes for sugar in canning, and refreshments followed as members enjoyed the meeting.
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The
Home Demonstration Club
E. E. Fawcett
Madeline B. Myers
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