Fighting Texan Ensign Gay Survives Midway Battle
Ensign George H. Gay of Houston floated 24 hours under a seat cushion after his torpedo plane was shot down on June 4 at Midway.rescued with minor wounds he described Japanese carrier destruction as US torpedo planes struck Kaga class ships and cruisers. Admiral Nimitz praised his courage and predicted more stories like his.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Midway Island
George H. Gay
Chester Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Navy
Houston
Tex
Gay
United States
Rejecto Gay
X-Ray loses mailing rights over alleged sedition
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker revoked the second class mailing privileges of The X-Ray weekly at Muncie Indiana for printing sedition and subversive statements in violation of the 1917 espionage act. Publisher Asher argued reprints were not defense but Walker ruled against it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank C. Walker
X-Ray
Muncie
Ind
Charles E. Coughlin
Social Justice
Court Asher
Walker
Postoffice Department
Asher
Visitors and local greetings at White Post gathering
White Post Virginia residents host and visit relatives including Mrs. Heannie Meade Snell from Washington to meet Mrs. Eleanor Conley. Attendees include Miss Bess Conley Pittsburg and Mr. Rollo Conley Fairmont. Several others visit, some ill with mumps or recovering from the flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Post
Heannie Meade Snell
Washington, D. C
Eleanor Conley
Bess Conley
Pittsburg
Rollo Conley
Fairmont
W. Va
E. Conley
Fritzie Gay
Kes Pe Coulston
Newport News
Dave Coulson
Barbour Baldwin
Brownstown
Mary Gore
Barrie Lee
Ernest Elsen
Ann Bill Dearment
Meadea
Purcell
Boyce High School
Frank Huff
Charlie Wood
Pennsylvania
Bill Welch
Cooks. Welch
Democracy Given Big Ad For What It Can Achieve
Hollins Virginia June 9 editorial notes by John Temple Graves II warn that victory will showcase democracy's strengths and dangers. He argues the war forces the government to act like God, managing economics and resources, while cautioning against total state power and urging vigilance to preserve the American system after the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollins
John Temple Graves II
Birmingham
Ala
Age- Herald
Graves
Hollins College
Heaven
Earth
Washington
Railways Prepare For Blackouts In Air Raid Tests
Virginia railroads plan test blackout during the dusk to dawn exercise on June 17 with essential lights left on for operations. Yards at Potomac, ACCA Richmond, Clifton Forge stay lit for freight movement while most yards go dark. Representatives from ten lines joined state air raid chief John J. Howard in the briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
John J. Howard
Baltimore
Washington
Howard
Potomac Yard
ACCA
Clifton Forge
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk and Western
Virginian
Seaboard Air Line
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fredericksburg
Potomac
Southern
Interstate
Chesapeake and Western
Local School Closes For Picnic As Teachers Return Home
Reliance Virginia June report notes school ended Monday with a children’s picnic. Miss Lula Miller principal from Mt. Solon and Strickler from Harrisburg returned Monday evening. Delegates appointed include Gruver and Sammy Headley for church meetings. Mrs Daisy Rinker hosted the Missionary gathering with 21 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliance
Lula Miller
Mt. Solon
Virginia
Strickler
Harrisburg
Waltz
Payates
Oe Gruver
Sammy Headley
Marriage rates in England and Wales by age group
In England and Wales only about one seventh of men and one quarter of women aged 20 to 24 are married. The figures highlight lower marriage prevalence among young adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Stephens City Social News Highlights From Madison College
Local announcements list visits and travels of residents and relatives including June Lemley finishing her junior year at Madison College, cadet Marshall Lovett visiting Blacksburg, and Sgt Venable at Camp Lee. Families host guests, attend alumni events, and plan a cold plate supper with a floor show at York’s cabin camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens Art
Carmel] Golliday
Seauve
Leslie Golliday
and Zinn
York
June Lemley
Madison College
Harry Grim
Anicosta
Richard Venable
Camp Lee
John Orndorff
Paul Carbaugh
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Downey Stickley
Birmingham
Ala
P. B. Stickley
Robert Stickley
Washington
Leslie Orndorff
Ladies Aid Society and Co- Workers
Edwin Jones
Durham
N. C
Jones
Duke University
Varsity of Virginia
York’s
Cabin Camp
Julian Gregory
Elsie Havermale
John Ward
Capon Bridge
Mattie Lemley
Harry Cadwallader
Dora
Sbrynard Campbell
Esten Rudolph
Dorothy Lemley
Capon Bridge notes and local church gathering
Capon Bridge Virginia on June 9 reports Miss Bulah Riley of Washington and Mr Hollis Riley of Dayton Ohio visiting parents Mr and Mrs Thurman Riley. Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ met at Mrs Lee Hiett’s home. Mrs Minnie Eaton remains ill at home. Mrs Sarah Webster injured recently and still confined. Mr Frank Kerns remains about the same. The Daily Vacation Bible School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capon Bridge
Bulah Riley
Washington
Hollis Riley
Dayton
Ohio
Thurman Riley
Ladies Aid Society of
The
Church of Christ
Lee Hiett
Minnie Eaton
Sarah Webster
Frank Kerns
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Walter B. Clausen
Texas Oil
Texas A. & M
G. H. Gay
Army
Florida
Nimitz
Ensign Gay
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun &J
DIAL
B. & M. Chevrolet Sales Co
Britain
Mary
Central Press
George W. Kurtz
John Temple Graves
Daisy Rinker
William Stickley
Mary Judy
New York
Geraldine Judy
Mildred Judy
Woodstock
Noma Sue Judy
Shepherd College
J. F. Judy
Gladis Clem
Stephens City
Uncle Sam
Hitler
U. S
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Daan
Virginia Conservation Commission
Capitol Street
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