Pressure Cookers Available From Continental Can Company
Local Athens merchants may not stock pressure cookers but the Continental Can Company Inc offers them to buyers with a valid purchase certificate from the Farm Machinery Ration Board in Halifax. First come, first served. renewals are ten days. Also included are holiday craft ideas and safe tree care tips plus instructions for stretched butter spreads.
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Continental Can Company Inc
Athens
Farm Machinery Ration Board
Halifax
William Seward Completes Fifth Parachute Jump
William S. Seward son of Mrs. William L. Seward of 90 Madison Street Fort Benning Georgia completed his fifth and qualifying jump Friday night This tactical night jump ends his four week Parachute Jump Training including jumps from 250 foot towers and mastering the safe parachute technique He earns the right to wear the Wings and Boots of the U S Army Trooper The Fort Benning Parachute School trains all Army parachutists serving in Tunisia Sicily New Guinea and worldwide
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Fort Benning
William S. Seward
William L. Seward
Madison St
U. S. Army
History of the tuberculosis seal sale and its rise
A history tracing the tuberculosis Christmas Seals from 1907 through 1943 outlines Riis, Emily Bissell, Howard Pyle and Red Cross involvement, noting funds raised, evolving cooperation, and the 1943 Seals financing prevention programs. It also reports Frances Etheridge visiting Newport News and parachute safety improvements reducing training casualties.
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Jacob A. Riis
Copenhagen
Einar Holboell
Outlook
Emily P. Bissell
Wilmington
Delaware
Howard Pyle
American Red Cross
Farrand
National Tuberculosis Association
Red Cross
National Association
Riis
John Myrick Made Second Lieutenant at Moody Field
John E Myrick of 1919 Daniel Street was graduated from the Army Air Forces Pilot School Moody Field Ga and commissioned a Second Lieutenant with Army Pilot rating. The new officers will pilot multi engine bombers transports and training ships and may become instructors in the Flying Training Command.
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Moody Field
John E. Myrick
Daniel Street
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Flying Training Command
Christmas Seal Sales Hit High Note in Halifax
Halifax December 2 Mrs Quenton Gregory head of the Halifax Unit reports strong TB seal sales across communities and schools. Volunteers have worked since November 22 and will continue through Christmas. Five percent supports national tuberculosis work, ninety five percent stays in the state. Halifax County 1943 goal is 11000.
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Halifax
Quenton Gregory
Gregory
Halifax County
Mrs James A Rainey On Duty At Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Mrs James A Rainey has returned to the city and is on duty as a trained nurse at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Her husband Pvt James A Rainey is in the Army with address A S M 33542395 Ha Det 336 Ord Bn Fort Jackson South Carolina. He invites letters from friends to that address. Both wife and mother Mrs Frank Rainey plan to reside in the city for the duration.
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James A. Rainey
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Pvt
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Frank Rainey
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the Home Sphere
Florence Cox
Estelle M. Edwards
U. S. Forest Service
William Seward
Frances Etheridge
Newport News
Hubert Etheridge
John Myrick
Wrbkel
Bob Prost
Contain Bros, Dieting Coy Inc
Rate, Ma
SaapEp Wa
Ann Page
Boston
Sunnyfield
Marvel Bread
Sauerkraut
Polk’s Grapefruit
Emporium
SWIFT
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