Army Nurse Rosa Royall Describes Hard Work Overseas
Army nurse Rosa Lee Royall writes from somewhere in England about life overseas. She recalls convoy duties, scrubbing floors, sewing uniforms, and making do with improvised gear while caring for wounded soldiers. She notes camaraderie with American officers, recreation huts, Christmas in camp, and her intention to remain in the Army after the war as she waits for her next assignment.
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England
America
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Wake Forest honors Paddison Preston in fraternity
Paddison W. Preston of Thomsville has been elected to the Wake Forest chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national honorary leadership fraternity.
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Wake Forest
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U S Merchant Marine Revival At Long Island Academy
On Long Island near Great Neck, the United States Merchant Marine Academy rises as a training center for future officers. Captains Tomb and Stedman lead cadets in a 16 month program with at sea time, a naval reserve physical, and a plan to produce deck and engine officers to rebuild the merchant fleet for wartime.
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N. Y
Annapolis
American
United States Merchant Marine
Merchant Marine
America
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Hale
Walter P. Chrysler
Tomb
Missouri
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Navy
Giles C Stedman
U. S
Chrysler
Long Island Sound
Emory Rice
Nantucket
Boston
Midwest
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Academy
Nicholas M. Schenck
Thomas Meighan
Naval Reserve
Famed Fifth Marines Revisit World War I Glory at Guadalcanal
Veterans of the Fifth Marines, famed for battles from Chateau Thierry to Argonne, reunite in Guadalcanal as an official photograph triggers memories of past courage. The aging fighters recall 1918 campaigns while witnessing current combat on the island.
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James Cullinane
NEA
Washington
Fifth Marines
Guadalcanal
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Soissons St. Mihiel
Argonne Forest
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Salomons
France
Sir Douglas Aig
Marines of the Fifth Battle Veterans Recall World War I Feats
Retellings describe the Fifth Marines in France, Solomons, and Nicaragua as veterans recount brutal combat. Capt. Lloyd W. Williams’ rally cry and steady fire halted German advances near Paris. The unit faced jungle and woods fighting in Argonne, Solomons, and Soissons with famed training and endurance.
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Nelson Sheppard
Fifth
Fifth Marines
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Quantico
Officers Seek Escapees From Prison Camp
RALEIGH Nov 23 officers searched a wide area for eight prisoners who escaped Scotland County prison camp yesterday after breaking through a roof and climbing the fence. Four were recaptured. at large are Oscar Locklear James Brewer Varsey Jones Furman Lowry Phillips Holmes Lewis Brooks Iron Thompson and June Locklear with varied Robeson Robeson Robeson Robeson Robeson Robeson Robeson Robeson sentences.
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Raleigh
Scotland County
Oscar Pitts
Oscar Locklear
Maxton
Robeson County
James Brewer
Fairmont
Onslow
Varsey Jones
Red Springs
Robeson
Furman Lowry
Lumberton
Phillips Holmes
Lewis Brooks
Iron Thompson
Cadets Eager for Sea Duty Amid Dream Estates
Quarters filled with dimes and nickels as the merchant marine cadets admire flowers, birds, and tapestried walls of grand estates. Yet the cadets show anxiety to go to sea. There is work to be done.
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Merchant Marine Cadets
Dream Estates
Mill Accident Leaves Worker With Mangled Hand
Special to The Enterprise. In Thomasville on Saturday night Tommy Childress, an employee of the Amazon Cotton Mill, suffered a badly mangled hand when it was caught in a carding machine. Rescue required taking the machine apart. he was taken to City Memorial Hospital where doctors indicated possible amputation of some fingers.
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Tommy Childress
Amazon
City Memorial Hospital
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Five Die In State From Violent Deaths
Five persons died from violence in North Carolina over the weekend. Clinton Lee Pope, 50, of Clinton, killed in a car crash on the Elizabethtown highway. Emma Williams, 13, a Negro girl near Fuquay Springs, killed by accidental shooting by her 15 year old brother. John Foster, 55, and Luke Best, 50, Negroes of Washington, killed in a beer truck and bus collision near Windsor. Hayes Fiddwards, 45, died in a Winston hospital after falling from a bicycle near Beauregville, Duplin County, late Thursday.
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North Carolina
Clinton Lee Pope
Clinton
Elizabethtown
Emma Williams
Ior
Fuquay Springs
Wake County
Roy M. Banks
John Foster
Luke Best
Washington, N. C
Windsor
Hayes Fiddwards
Winston Hospital
Beaulaville
Duplin County
Commerce War Committees Meet Aboard Liberty Freighter
North Carolina leaders met aboard a Liberty ship under construction at Wilmington to map state wartime development. The session, aboard the 10,000 ton vessel, covered shipyard to plywood for ships, dehydration of produce, and mineral development in the west. The group appointed Elliott as Washington representative and streamlined state war agencies to ensure postwar prosperity.
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State Department of Conservation and Development
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
Wilmington
Itreighter
Southport
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John K. Barrow
Wake County
Drexel Furniture Company
Champion Fiber Company
North Carolina
Charles A. Cannon
P. H. Hanes
Richard Tufts
Henry Wilson
Walter Damott
Irving F. Hall
Josh Horne
E. M. Elliott
Washington
Jim Coad
Coad
Eliott
Industry and Commerce
Paul Kelly
Cecil Bell
Bill Sharpe
State News Bureau
Newport News man dies from car striking injuries
Jess Wells Watts of Denbigh died yesterday afternoon from injuries after being struck by an automobile last Thursday night. He died in a Newport News hospital.
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Newport News
Jess Wells Watts
Denbigh
Watts
Local Hospital Admits Buncombe County Native After Accident
A native of Buncombe County North Carolina was taken to a local hospital after an accident. The brief notice notes the patient was hospitalized following the incident and identifies the individual's origin from Buncombe County.
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Buncombe County
North Carolina
Defense Questions Defense Questions Weekly Q and A from Raleigh
The Enterprise's Raleigh bureau invites readers to mail questions about civilians and the war effort. All answers will be officially verified and published. Send inquiries to The Enterprise's Raleigh bureau P. O. Box 1309 Raleigh NC.
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Raleigh
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Raleigh, N.C
Winter Time Jobs and Dependent Pay Guidance
Q A Reidsville woman asks about winter work for farm women and contact points. A Contact your farm agent in the county seat for assistance arranging winter work. Q about dependent money: monthly rate is 47 dollars for two parents and 37 for one. with death of husband the payment drops by 10 dollars. Q about tires: idle tires must be disposed of. can’t swap tires with employees. no more than five tires may be kept per vehicle. special mud grip tires not allowed beyond standard limits.
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Enterprise
Raleigh
P. O
N.C
Reidsville
Selective Service
Aaa
Defense Supplies Corporation
Train wreck kills three near Valdosta and injures score
A southbound Royal Palm passenger train crashed through a burning trestle over the Withlacoochee River near Valdosta Georgia. Three people died R T H Stevens 32 a railway mail clerk Atlanta J W McClellan 58 Earle Arkansas and Corporal Thomas G West of Charlotte North Carolina. About twenty injured were treated at hospitals with none seriously hurt. The British Foreign Office is probing war impact on Britons in Argentina.
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Withlacoochee River
R. T H. Stevens
Atlanta
J. W. McClellan
Earle. Ark
Thomas G. West
Charlotte
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