Post Office Seeks First Class Christmas Greetings For Dignity
The United States Post Office urges sending Christmas greetings first class to preserve dignity and enable better tracking. Local postmaster L G Shell notes extra one half cent for preferred delivery, return if undeliverable, and sealed mail protection. A city rush is expected before holidays with special Saturday carrier service. Train schedule changes and rural box stamp delays are also announced.
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United States Post Office
L. G. Shell
Mr. Shell
Shell
Weldon
Rural Carriers Association
William R Davie Holiday Programs Highlighted
The Wilson High School Glee Club performed Christmas music at the William R. Davie school auditorium on Friday evening December 6. A home economics supper was served beforehand by students under Miss Catharine Wright. The PTA set a regular meeting at the school on Thursday November 12. The pageant The Story of Christmas will be shown at the same auditorium on Friday December 20 with fifty students performing and no admission fee.
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Wilson High School Glee Club
William R. Davie
Catherine Wright
Glee Club
Training Update From Fort Jackson Company B
Soldiers at Fort Jackson with Company B show strong effort to maintain or improve ratings. The report notes January 2, 1941 enlistment rules for Roanoke Rapids volunteers, reenlistment by Norman G. McLeod Jr., and lists visiting personnel including Corporals Vaughan Coppedge Faison and several Privates First Class and Privates visiting home in Roanoke Rapids.
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Roanoke Rapids
Fort Jackson
Norman G. McLeod, Jr
Emory A. Vaughan
Robert M. Coppedge
Malory E. Faison, Jr
Benjamin D. Barnette
James W. Webb
Wells D. Tillery
Robert E. Walsh
Jesse J. Carlyle
Nellie E. Hoggard
Edward M. Day
Cecil L. Parker
Raymond T. Floyd
Curtis S. Butler
Thomas W. Harris
I. B. Bunn
Charlie L. Johnson
Percy W. Midgette
Charlie B. Jarvis
North Carolina Bottlers Convened in Rocky Mount
Mr and Mrs D W McPherson and Mr and Mrs W C Jones attended the 27th annual North Carolina Bottlers Convention in Rocky Mount on Monday December 9. Mesdames McPherson and Jones attended the luncheon and tea. Messrs McPherson Jones William Holmes Bundy Brown Fred Smith and Milton Amphlet joined for the evening banquet.
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D. W. McPherson
W. C. Jones
North Carolina
Wreck Near Hodgestown Junction Injures No One
A car driven by Lovely Ivey, a local Black man, collided with a United Express truck near the Hodgestown road junction with Highway 158 Tuesday night. Ivey, en route from Weldon, attempted a left turn and struck the truck’s rear fender, causing major damage. No arrests had been made.
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Lovely Ivey
United Express
Hodgestown
Highway 158
Ivey
Weldon
December Program by Y W A's at First Baptist Church
The December program by the Y W A's of First Baptist Church was held Monday evening at Miss Derith Morgan's home. The subject Out of the Best featured a sequence on War by Dorothy Rice Suffering by Juanita Underwood Christian Fortitude by Lelia Webb and A Challenge to Us by Margaret Hines. Twelve members attended.
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Y.w.a’s of
First Baptist Church
Derith Morgan
Hest
Dorothy Rice
Juanita Underwood
Lelia Webb
Margaret Hines
Fort Bragg Friends Host Francis Cox and Hubert Nichols
Francis Cox and Hubert Nichols of Fort Bragg spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives.
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Francis Cox
Hubert Nichols
Fort Bragg
Prayer Week Observed At Rosemary Baptist Church
Rosemary Baptist Church held a special program during the week of prayer for foreign missions and Lottie Moon offering on Tuesday evening. Mrs H C Johnson led the program with assistance from Mesdames J W Britton T M Jenkins P A Cook F W Haynie W M Erwin Frank Kendrick and Paul Ray.
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W.ms
Rosemary Baptist Church
Lottie Moon
H. C. Johnson
Mesdames
J. W. Britton
T. M. Jenkins
P. A. Cook
F. W. Haynie
W. M. Erwin
Frank Kendrick
Paul Ray
Officials Adopt Constitution At Meeting Monday
Athletic officials of northeastern North Carolina met with North eastern Conference officials at Greenville Monday night and adopted a constitution for their organization. They agreed to let officials pick the men to work the games and set a minimum charge. The group aims to promote better and more uniform rule interpretations and will meet with coaches annually to discuss rules. New officials may join after meeting standards. A conference scheduling committee was appointed to ensure a full schedule among member teams.
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Northeastern North Carolina
Northeastern Conference
Greenville
Mrs Wood Hosts Christmas Motif Bridge Club
Mrs J A Wood hosted her bridge club Tuesday evening with a Christmas motif in decorations. Jimmie Curran won high, M F White was second and traveling. Chicken a la king and coffee were served to the table group including Mesdames Alligood Bunn Curran George Lampley Mahorne Pappendick Smoot White Wirtz and Misses Wafford Fisher.
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J. A. Wood
Bridge Club
Jimmie ‘Curran
M. F. White
Mesdames
Bill Alligood
Sam Bunn
Jimmie Curran
A. O. George
Geo. Lampley
Ivey Mahorne
George Pappendick
E. B
J P Jones Visits Wife in Local Hospital
J P Jones of Clinton visited his wife, who is a patient in the local hospital, Sunday.
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J. P. Jones
Clinton
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