July 21, 1918 — Records were kept of who did and didn’t buy war bonds during World War I, and if you didn’t, you could be subject to a “yellow tag.”
The Sun reported that yellow tags had arrived in Hartwell to be given to solicitors in the War Savings Stamp campaign.
The tags were to be used every time a person who was approached refused to or failed to purchase Savings Stamp.
“The person refusing will be given the courtesy of writing his reasons for failing or declining over his own signature,” The Sun reported. “The cards are to be retained for possible inspection of government representatives later. A person can’t be neutral in this campaign — he must buy stamps or must refuse or fail to do so.”
July 21, 1944 — An update on World War II was provided most weeks in The Sun during the war.
During this week, the Germans’ Normandy battlefront and rocket bomb experimental stations in Eastern Germany were blasted by American and Allied armada “in the mightiest aerial display since D-Day.”
On the Russian front, the “Red Army” opened a new major attack in the Kowel area, with fierce fighting flaring along Tarnpol-Luck front.
On the Pacific front, Japanese General Tojo was relieved as chief of army general staff. Guam, which fell to the Japanese five days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, underwent its 14th consecutive day of air and sea bombardment in a possible prelude to American landings.
July 21, 1966 — Thousands were taking refuge from the summer heat on the shores of Lake Hartwell, The Sun reported.
The influx of vacationers began before the Fourth of July period and continued through the holiday.
Outdoor tents, shelters and campers of all types could be seen at campsites all along the Georgia side of the lake, extending from the dam near Hartwell to the upper reaches of the lake near Toccoa.
New lake homes and cottages were popping up as well throughout the summer as telephone and power companies reported a steady demand for new tie-ons and service.
The fishing was reported to be good and several folks were reeling in some nice catches.
On weekends, the highways leading to the boat launching areas were filled with cars and trucks pulling boats.