Corporal Simmons Earns Purple Heart After D-Day Ordeal
Corporal James Monroe Simmons of Roanoke Rapids and Charlotte survived a D-Day drop eight miles behind German lines. He broke his right leg on landing and lay under a parachute for two days while German tanks passed nearby. He was evacuated to England then Woodrow Wilson Hospital Staunton Virginia. He later served in Africa and Sicily and earned a Presidential Citation and three campaign ribbons.
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James Monroe Mons
Roanoke Rapids
Tlotte
Airborne Division
Mons
France
Simmons
Corporal Simmons
Aly
England
Woodrow Wilson Hosp
Staunton
Simps
Africa
Sicily
G. S. Lemonds
Charlotte
Piedmount High School
Ruth Simmons
Ruben Simmons
Moseley-Dickens Wedding in Weldon Baptist Parsonage
Mollie M. Dickens daughter of the late Mr and Mrs David Millikin of Halifax married C E Moseley of Danville and Weldon at Weldon Baptist Church parsonage. Rev W W Finlater officiated. The bride wore blue with matching hat and black accessories, her flowers were American Beauty Roses. The couple will reside in Weldon where Moseley works with the Seaboard Railway Company.
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Mollie M. Dickens
David Millikin
Halifax
C. E. Moseley
Danville
Weldon
Weldon Baptist Parsonage
W. W. Finlater
American Beauty Roses.Mr. and Mrs. Moseley Are Making Their Home In Weldon
Mr. Moseley
Seaboard Railway Company
Hostesses Entertain With Mrs Branch In Aid Society Meeting
Enfield Mrs M L Farrior Mrs Frank Branch Mrs M E Herman Mrs E J Anderson and Mrs Edwin Branch hosted the Ladies Aid gathering at Mrs Edwin Branch home Tuesday afternoon. Mrs W B Burchett presided Rev Ross Cadle led devotion 29 members answered roll call. Regular business followed and Building Fund contributions were made. Officers elected: President L L Allen 1st vice pres J B Britt 2nd vice pres Arl M Atkinson Secretary Arl M Atkinson Assistant Sec Ross Cadle Treasurer Frank Pittman Assistant Virginia Branch. Salad and coffee served. Mrs G C Howell attended as guest.
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L. L. Allen
J. B. Britt
Arl M. Atkinson
Ross Cadle
Frank Pittman
Virginia Branch
G. C. Howell
Fastteeth Dental Comfort Powder Ad
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Birth of Franklin Eugene Staton in Rocky Mount
Mr and Mrs Frank lin Eugene Staton of Portsmouth Virginia announce the birth of a son Franklin Eugene Sta ton born Wednesday November 8 1944 in a Rocky Mount Hospital Mrs Sta ton is the former Miss Katherine Moore of Enfield North Carolina.
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Franklin Eugene Staton
Portsmouth
Franklin Eugene
Rocky Mount
Staton
Katherine Moore
Enfield
Dentifrice Promises Shine Yet Risks Cavities Five Years
A comic note warns that a certain toothpaste may brighten teeth but could also cause cavities later, leaving gums harmed in five years. The item reads as a playful public health quip from a historical newspaper page.
Buckley’s Canadians Mixture Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement urges readers to buy Buckley’s Canadian Mixture for bronchial coughs. It claims triple action relief by soothing membranes and loosening phlegm with a few nightly sips, delivering instant breathing improvement.
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Buckley
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PL. Simmons
Jokoe
Ringling Circus
ESSO
R.aw
Bloomfield
N.J
Standard Oil Company OF Sweads
Moseley
Dickens
Rosemary Drug CO
Roanoke Ave
Tickle
E. D. Harbour
Optometrist
N. G
Ottis J. Reynolds
Roanoke Rapids, N. O
Kidd Building
Mrs. Branch
The
CNN
Hudsons
Humphrey
Weldon Road
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