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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
9
Governor Broughton and Commissioner Kerr Scott appeal to housewives to serve at least one chicken weekly for two weeks. About 200,000 young chickens are past fryer stage, with New York and Eastern markets saturated. Hotels and cafes urged to feature chicken as a hot weather staple.
A quoted exchange questions whether peas come from the bean family and asks for an authoritative reply. The discussion aims to settle the point to reduce internal disagreement and allow more wartime effort.
Workers planning to work in tobacco warehouses or factories should verify their social security number card now. Ruth G. Duffy of the Rocky Mount Social Security Office warns every employed person must show the card to be properly credited for wages earned.
Citizens may apply immediately for a duplicate social security card by filling out an application blank and sending it to the Rocky Mount office. The card is mailed to the applicant’s address. Those who have never had a social security number and plan to work may obtain an original account number card by applying at any Post Office or the Rocky Mount office.
Mrs Myra Mann entertained a number of friends at a bridge party in her Enfield home last Wednesday evening. Summer flowers decorated the rooms and floral tallies were distributed by her niece little Miss Laverne Fleming after five progressions Mrs P W Joy-
ner presented the high score award and Mrs. 8. W. Dicken received the traveling honor prize. A bingo hand produced the winner Mrs. Hugh Sherrod. Hostess and her sister Mrs. D. A. Hunt served frozen salad and iced tea to a party including Miss Annie Cherry Miss Ernest ine Cherry and numerous named members.
D W Debnam spent the weekend in Norfolk with his family. William Bell and Julian Myriel traveled to Franklin Virginia for a two day stay Friday and Saturday.
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