Purcell son dies in battle in Italy during World War II
George D. Hunt, 20, of Enfield, listed by the War Department as killed in action October 19, 1943. Parents Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Hunt received notice in November, with letters from George dated October 6 and 8. He served with the 136th Infantry Co. K Field Artillery and was buried after a chaplain’s services. Charlie T. Hunt, 22, also wounded in action in North Africa, received the Purple Heart. Both Nash County natives had lived in Enfield for about a decade.
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George D. Hunt
G. J. Hunt
Enfield
War Department
Chris Hudgins
Thurman Madry
Hunt
136Th Infantry
Co. K
Field Artillery
Beaman Clemmons
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Fort Bragg
Camp Wheeler
Camp Edwards
Newport News
Charlie T. Hunt
Charlie
George
Nash County
High Honors For Braswell In Pre Flight School
Robert C. Braswell son of Mrs Mamie Braswell 211 Henry Street Roanoke Rapids won high honors at graduating exercises of the pre flight school at Cons Polas Eagle Field Cal Easter Sunday He received a crash bracelet and 25 War Bond as outstanding Cadet of his group He was called on stage with all commissioned officers and awarded an arm band for best physical rating He entered service June 22 1943 previously worked Roanoke Mill No 1 He is a Cadet Officer in the Air Corps
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Robert C. Braswell
Mamie Braswell
Henry Street
Roanoke Rapids
Cons Polas
Eagly Field
Cal
Braswell
Roanoke Mill No. 1
Air Corps
Nurse Aide Graduation Highlights by Rev Berkley
Rev Edmund Berkley delivered an inspiring address at the Nurse Aide Graduation on April 6. Eighteen aides received caps and eight earned 150 hour service stripes, while two, Eileen and Annie Marie Fisher, earned 500 hour stripes. Mrs. Juanita Finch, a longtime corps member, is noted for 45 training hours and 173 volunteer hours by 1944.
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Edmund Berkley
Eileen
Annie Marie Fisher
Juanita Finch
Madison Street
Methodist District Conference Meets in Elm City
The Methodist District Conference was held in Elm City on Wednesday. Attendees included Rev. Paul H. Fields and Rev. Lester A. Tilley with their spouses, and many local church members and friends such as Mesdames Zucker Cameron Thompson Wheeler Balmer Lynch Adkins Akers Hockaday Coburn Estelle Daniel and Hugh Heris Cameron.
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Methodist
Elm City
Paul H. Fields
Lester A. Tilley
Mesdames al Zucker
H. E. Cameron
S. M. Thompson
D. L. Wheeler
D. L. Balmer
Grayham Lynch
A. J. Adkins
Edwin Akers
H. F. Hockaday
F. M. Coburn
John Daniel
Miss Estelle Daniel
Hugh Heris Cameron
Members Urged Attend Meeting By Womens Club
All interested members of the Business and Professional Womens club are urged to attend a business meeting Tuesday night April 25 at the Municipal Building at 7:30. There are many questions to be discussed. Mrs Gurley and Mrs Crouch were called to High Shoals North Carolina Sunday due to the death of their sister in law Mrs J H Sullivan.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
G. M. Gurley
L. B. Crouch
High Schoals
N. C
J. H. Sullivan
Esteemed Nurse Aide Corps Member Honored
She is held in high esteem by her coworkers and is proudly claimed as a member of the Nurse Aide Corps.
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Nurse Aide Corps
Scout Patrol Event Roanoke Rapids Weekend
A Roanoke Rapids Boy Scout patrol event will be held in the Park Friday and Saturday with all patrols participating. Camp fires Friday and Saturday nights award ribbons. Features include water boiling, potato race, signalling, nature and first aid on Saturday night. Activities run Friday 4 30 to Sunday morning church services.
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Roanoke Rapids
The
Baptist Church
Entertains Monday Night Bridge Club at Miss Clark Home
On Monday this week Miss Elizabeth Clark hosted the Monday Night Bridge Club and guests at her Jackson Street home. The event featured spring flowers, several card progressions, and prize awards with Mrs. Allen Zollicoffer taking high score defense stamps. Attending were Mesdames Carroll Wilson Ned Manning J R Allsbrook Howard Pruden Allen Zollicoffer Pendleton Grizzard Alfred Martin Miss Emmerson Miss Ruth Transon Miss Elizabeth Griffiths Miss Vernie Eddins and Miss Elizabeth Tait.
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Elizabeth Clark
Monday Night
Bridge Club
Jackson Street
Allen Zollicoffer
Miss Clark
Mesdames Carroll Wilson
Ned Manning
J. R. Allsbrook
Howard Pruden
Pendleton Grizzard
Alfred Martin
Miss Emmerson
Ruth Transon
Elizabeth Griffiths
Vernie Eddins
Elizabeth Tait
Local Man Sentenced to 12 Months on the Roads
A man with a rocky mount police record was found guilty in Halifax and sentenced to 12 months on the roads. He was located in Rocky Mount, said to be his home, and then placed in jail in Halifax.
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Rocky Mount
Halifax
Jones
Daniel
Missing in Action and Prisoner Reports From World War II
Local notices list Wilbur Eason missing in action in Italy on February 16. Pfc. Robert Porter is listed missing in the South Pacific but this is later deemed false. Pfc. Harry H. Rose missing in Italy after a recent battle. Tech Sgt Leroy W. Morrisw identified a German prisoner. "Bill" Taylor reported as prisoner of war. Lieut. Cecil Pendleton reported severely wounded in the South Pacific. The piece warns more casualties will follow as invasion of Europe looms, with more local names expected.
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Italy
Robert Porter
South Pacific
Harry H. Rose
Tech
Leroy W. Morrisw
Bill” Taylor
Cecil Pendleton
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FORD
Chevrolet
Mary Garner Mills
William Washington
Camp Claiborne
Washington
Methodist District Conference
Y Scout
Howerton Gowen Company
J. M. Cobb
Oak Grove H Hatchery
Wilburt Eason
Diamond Merchants
North Carolina
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