Wisconsin Soldier Missing In Action Over Italy
Pfc. Harry H. Rose, 19, son of Mrs. Verlie Mitchell of Weldon and the late S. T. Rose, reported missing in action over Italy by the War Department. Enlisted April 1943, he had seen action in North Africa and served in Italy since late 1943. A native of near Conway, he lived in Pendleton, worked at Rosemary Manufacturing, and is a half brother to several residents of Rosemary.
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Harry H. Rose
Verlie Mitchell
Weldon
S. T. Rose
War Department
Italy
Young Rose
North Africa
Rose
Conway
Pendleton
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Mary Patterson
Belmont
Lewis Hasty
Dan Tyson
Otis Hawkins
Rosemary
Morris and Taylor Meet in German War Prison Camp
Roanoke Rapids reveals a small world tale as Technical Sergeant Leroy W. Morris, a prisoner in Germany, reports meeting fellow Roanoke Rapids native Bill Taylor in a Stalag Luft III camp. He requests letters and provides exact mailing instructions for POW mail to ensure delivery.
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Morris
Taylor
M. H. Hedgepeth
Roanoke Rapids
Leroy .W. Morris
V . Sergt
Germany
England
Rictory
Ore Ee
Angle
Bill” Taylor
Joe Williams
Sergt. Morris
Leroy W. Morris
P. O
Stalag Luft
New York
N. Y
Heart Attack Fatal to Robert W. King
Robert W. King died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday night April 4 at 11:45 at his home in South Rosemary. He was 53, born in Halifax County, lived in Roanoke Rapids twenty years, and worked for Patterson Mills Company. Funeral services were held April 7 at his home conducted by Revs. EB, A. Tilley, R. V. Hope and R. L. Topping. interment Cedarwood Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Lucy A. King, son Ollie King, daughter Mary King, granddaughter Carole Fern King, and sisters Mrs. A. B. and Mrs. J. W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. King
South Rosemary
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Patterson Mills Company
A. Tilley
R. V. Hope
R. L. Topping
Cedarwood Cemetery
Lucy A. King
Ollie King
Mary King
Carole Fern King
City Sisters
A. B
J. W
Halifax Democratic Precinct Meetings Set For April 22
The Halifax County Democratic Executive Committee announces precinct meetings on April 22 at 3 p m to elect a five member precinct committee including at least one woman. Delegates to the Halifax County Democratic Convention will be named on April 29 at 11 a m. The committee will elect its chairman and a female vice chairwoman, with the county exchequer implied. Jimmie L Wood, U S Navy, visited here for ten days with his parents.
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State
Democratic Executive Committee
Halifax County
Bahnson Weathers
Weathers
Halifax
Excheng
City Auditorium
Raleigh
Telephones Out Of Service After Roanoke Rapids Storm
About 200 phones were out of service from 10 a m to 4 p m after heavy rainstorm flooded a large cable between Fifth and Sixth streets in Roanoke Rapids. Repair crews worked most of the day and full service was restored shortly after 4 p m.
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Fifth
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County seeks honor for Claude Kitchin with destroyer name
The Halifax County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Navy to name a destroyer after Claude Kitchin. Governor Broughton had requested the naming, and James Forrestal reported the name eligible for consideration as a future destroyer.
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Broughton
Navy Department
North Carolina
Claude Kitchen
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
James Forrestal
Navy
Kitchin
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Minstrel Show "Flying High" Delights Big crowd
The Kiwanis minstrel show Flying High drew a large audience Monday night and a second crowd on Tuesday despite poor weather. Organizers called the performance a splendid success and praised attendance.
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Kiwanis
Second Food Conservation Program Planned for Roanoke Rapids
The Roanoke Rapids event is set for Tuesday May 9 under Virginia Electric and Power Company and the High School Home Economics Department. Miss Virginia Blount and Miss Loraine Horne lead staff with Dr J F Kendrick and Ruth Chambers among speakers. A technicolor talkie will be shown and canning instructions featured to educate and conserve food for health and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Virginia Electric and Power Company
Virginia Blount
the Power Company
J. F. Kendrick
State Department of Health
Raleigh
Ruth Chambers
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Chicago
Apn
13 Young Men Are Accepted In Navy
A local notice lists 13 young men sent to Raleigh for examination and accepted for service in the United States Navy. Harold Spencer Jones, Joseph T. Edmondson, Thomas Clayton Jenkins, Howard Hurley Ersin, John Reuben Daniel, John Thomas Wiley Jr., Albert Joe Pulley, William Thos Barnes, Robert Clifford Rogers, John Joseph Epps, George Washington Cooper, Odie Benjamin Crumpler, Raiford Carl Greene are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
United States Navy
Harold Spencer Jones
Joseph T. Edmondson
Thomas Clayton Jenkins
Howard Hurley Ersin
John Reuben Daniel
John Thomas Wiley, Jr
Albert Joe Pulley
William Thos. Barnes
Robert Cliford Rogers
John Joseph Epps
George Washington Cooper
Odie Benjamin Crumpler
Raiford Carl Greene
Stainback Services Friday for Everett S Stainback
Everett S Stainback 61 died Tuesday in Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a two week illness. He is survived by two sons and three daughters, six grandchildren, four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held Friday.
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Everette S. Stainback
Roanoke Rapids
Lloyd G. Stainback
U. S. Army
England
Everette S. Stainback, Jr
U. S.army
Texas
C. B. Sledge
Weldon
T. W. Brown
Braxton Cooper
T. A. Cooper
W. T. Birdsong
Halifax
Lanky Overton
Kitrell
R. H. Cooksie
J. H. Stainback
Winston Salem
Hobson Stainback
San Antonio
Lawrence Stainsback
Littleton
Stainback
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James W. Holloman
Clyde Holloman
Franklin St
Army
California
APO
Care
Robert King
Pvt
Robert L. Bryant
W. B. Bryant
Star Route
Democratic Committee
Jimmie L. Wood
i/e
CO. Board
Claude Kitchin
House of Representatives
Congress of the
United States
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