White Man And Woman Found In Gin
George Harrison operator of the Rosemary Cotton Gin called police this morning to report a break in. Officers found a white man and woman beneath a pile of cotton seed tucked away to keep warm. David Conwell and Bula DeBerry, both from this city, were arrested and jailed awaiting a preliminary hearing.
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George Harrison
Mr. Harrison
David Conwell
Bula DeBerry
Frank Gray
Littleton Highway
Vaughan
Warrenton
First Snow of 1945 Covers Roanoke Rapids Streets
The first snowfall of 1945 began in Roanoke Rapids around 10 15 in the morning. It was steady and lasted several hours, freezing ground and leaving streets and houses blanketed in white.
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Roanoke Rapids
Miss Billie Davis Injured After Elevator Shaft Fall
Falls in Jackson injures Miss Billie Davis from this city when she fell through an elevator shaft and hit her head. She was hospitalized at Roanoke Rapids Hospital for treatment and observation after the accident.
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Billie Davis
Jackson
Davis
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Liske Receives Outstanding Scout Award in East Carolina
C D Liske of Roanoke Rapids among four leaders honored with the Silver Beaver by the East Carolina Council at a banquet in Kinston. Liske chaired the Halifax District Committee for two years as part of a regional award recognizing service and youth training across twenty eastern North Carolina counties. The event drew over 100 leading scouts.
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Willis E. Murphrey
Roarnoke Rapids
Greensboro Daily News
The
Daily News
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
Silas Baggett
Bobby Weiss
News
Murphrey
W. E. Murphrey
C. D. Liske
Boy Scouts of America
East Carolina Council
Kinston
Liske
Halifax
Watch Your Step About Fireworks
Roanoke Rapids city officials remind residents that an October 6 1942 ordinance bans transporting possessing or shooting fireworks within corporate limits. Violations incur a 25 dollar fine and the rule remains in effect.
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H. E. Dobbins
Roanoke Rapids
Pfc Lassiter Receives Honorable Discharge
Pfc Clarence B Lassiter returns home after three years in service including 26 months overseas. He served in MP duties in Normandy Northern France and the Rhineland and earned the ATO ETO with three bronze stars the Good Conduct and the Victory medals. He and his wife Willie Mae Jenkins and their son reside in West Rosemary and he will resume his job at Rosemary Manufacturing.
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Clarence B. Lassiter
Normandy
France
Rhineland
ATO
ETO
Willie Mae Jenkins
West Rosemary
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Clifton Everette Improving After Italy Wounds
Clifton L. Everette at Oliver General Hospital Augusta Ward 16 improving gradually from wounds received in Italy in February. He was brought to the United States by plane after being wounded.
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Clifton L. Everette
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta
Italy
Lefty
United States
First Methodist Church to Welcome Visiting Ministers
Due to the illness of Rev Lea ter Tilley the First Methodist Church will have visiting ministers occupy the pulpit at both morning and evening worship next Sunday. The public is cordially invited.
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Leater Tilley
First Methodist Church
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Proctor’s Department Store
Pfc
Lassiter
Clifton Everette
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