Letters to Santa Claus from area children
A collection of handwritten Santa letters from young children describing requests for toys, dolls, trucks, a tea set, furniture, fruit, candy, and a cake. Messages include notes from Peggy, Albert Garner, Patricia Staton, Net Moore, May and Ruby, William Drewett, and others, asking for gifts and goodwill this Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Albert F. Garner
Portsmouth
Roanoke Rapids
Patricia Ann Staton
Love
Ki May
Ruby
Santa Tama
Jennifer
Lewis
Mapids
Santa
William 3
Drewetth
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Air Cargo Growth Driven by Postwar Plans in U S Airlines
Air Transport Association survey shows 19 U S carriers expanding equipment and schedules to raise cargo capacity fivefold from 1944 levels. They carried 202.88 million pounds last year and expect about one billion pounds with new planes and larger mail and freight compartments.
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Chicago
United States
Air Transport Association of America
Sgt. Forrester Returns to United States from Korea
T Sgt John T Forrester husband of Mrs J T Forrester of 1303 Washington St was earmarked for redeployment to the United States and discharge under the current system He served with the Fifth Air Force Jungle Skippers 317th Troop Carrier Group at their Korea base and was among the first Allied troops to enter the liberated country He is a North Carolina State graduate and former Patterson Mills production manager He has earned two campaign stars with the 319th Bomb Group.
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Fifth Air Force
Tokyo
John T. Forrester
J. T. Forrester
Washington St
United States
Forrester
317Th
Korea
North Carolina State
Sergeant Forrester
Patterson Mills Company
Fas Teeth powder promises firmer dentures
An old advertisement promotes FASTEETH denture powder for upper or lower plates. It claims to firmly hold teeth, prevent sliding, slipping, or rocking, has no gummy taste, is alkaline, does not sour, and neutralizes denture odor. Available at drug stores.
Roanoke Sailor Clary Shown in Pacific Service Record
Seaman Clary, active Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club member, left Charleston for transfer to the Fifth Air Force. He has fought in every Pacific battle from Salerno to Japan except Truk and wears the American Theatre, Asiatic-Pacific, Philippine Liberation and Good Conduct ribbons.
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Fifth Air Force
Roanoke Rapids Rotary Club
Pevesaten Center
Charleston
S. C
Seaman Clary
Pacific
Salerno
Japan
Truk
Seaman Clary Returns Home After Discharge
Seaman second class Edwin Lew Clary, 21, of 89 Jackson Street, was discharged on Tuesday December 4. Men reenlisting in the Regular Army remain entitled to mustering out pay from the Army of the United States.
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Edwin Lewis Clary
Jackson Street
Regular Army
Army of the United States
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Peggy Babb
Madison
Neta Moore
Cardus
Ottis J. Reynolds
Goanoke Rapida, N. D
Kidd Building
AIR Cargo
Pride
Srah Louise
Barbara Jean
Mary Frances Carver
Sgt. Forrester
U. S
Roanoke Ave
Tickle
Or. E. BD
Optometrist
Roanoke Rapids, N
Chockoyotte
Golden Guernsey
W. L. Manning
GEQ
Kerr
P. O
Ted
Esso Station
Johnson’s Cabs
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids, N. CG
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!