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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
6
The piece contrasts 19th century fashion and chores with modern habits citing women in skirts stockings and cosmetics while men relax with leisure activities. It notes stores with stock issues and a San Francisco Chronicle reader proposing a thirty dollar weekly pension plan to eliminate work altogether.
During the first half of April more than one license per day was issued with 21 applications tallied. Names include Roosevelt Holliday and Louise Moody of Scotland Neck, Harrell Pittman and Bettie Lou Whitaker of Enfield, and others from Roanoke Rapids Weldon and nearby towns. The list notes race classifications as white or colored for several couples.
Mr and Mrs W D Barlow left Sunday to visit their son R Barlow in Hillsboro. Mrs Gladys Harper of Charlotte spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs A O Vick. Pvt Braxton Cooper of Fort Bragg was called home after his father in law E S Stainback died. Mrs L E Keeter returned to Scotland Neck after visiting relatives. Edward Glover of Baltimore spent a week in town, while Mr and Mrs R P Morrow and A P Morrow visited Claremont and toured Asheville. Mr and Mrs H M Hudson and Mrs P W Pearson visited Mr and Mrs Jim Pearson in Valentine Virginia. Miss Catherine Burnette of Garysburg spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs John Baird.
Misses Mamie and Frances Nash visited Washington and Annapolis last week. Mrs. Bill Edwards and children spent Thursday in Rich. Florence Anne Clark of Cradock Va. stayed over the weekend with relatives. Sgt Roy Garner of Seabring Fla. visited his mother here last week. Minnie Johnson of Roanoke Rapids visited sister Mrs Earl Parker Sunday. Cpl Clayton Sledge of Richmond spent Sunday with his parents. Mrs R G Daniel returned from Charlottesville. Mrs Dean Richmond returned from London Ohio after visiting her sister. Mr and Mrs Meade Mitchell left for Miami to attend Meade Jr s graduation and wings. Mr and Mrs McPherson of Littleton were guests of Mr and Mrs W M Bruce Sunday.
Illustrated feature profiles a British woman who used her employer’s funds to aid others in a Robin Hood style act. The piece frames her philanthropy as bold reform through charitable grants and public happiness, set in a historical context.
Lieut Kemp announces promotions in the 14th Roanoke Rapids Company. Officers and sergeants named include First Lt. Francis Kemp acting, James Rogers, Bennie Lancaster, Thornton Wilson, William Pace, Hubert Speight, Leonard Hurst, Oakley Vaughan, William Shell, Joseph Talley, Alex Thomas, Edmund Berkeley, John Cox, Sigmund Robeson, Claude Meares, Linwood Price, and others advancing in the 1st or 2nd Platoons with various roles from corporal to squad sergeant and supply personnel.
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