Second Call for Draftees May Be In January 1941
Halifax County Selective Service Board No 1 intimated a second call for men after receiving instruction to hold replacements until the January call. No official statement had been released. An advisory medical board of seven specialists was appointed in Raleigh to handle difficult cases. Volunteers for Navy or Marines may be drafted into the Army first if their order numbers are low.
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Selective Service Board No. 1
Halifax County
Fort Bragg
Raleigh
Navy
Army
Marines
Rev W F Elliott Takes Charge at West Halifax Circuit
Rev. W F Elliott of Bridgeton assumes leadership of the West Halifax Circuit formerly of the Methodist Protestant Church. He resides at the Brinkleyville parsonage and oversees Eden Bethesda Union Whitakers Chapel and Ringwood churches. Rev W M Howard Jr moves from the previous year to Elm City duties.
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W. F. Elliott
Bridgeton
West Halifax
Methodist Protestant Church
Brinkleyville
Eden
Bethesda
Union
Whitakers Chapel
Ringwood
W. M. Howard, Jr
Elm City
Local Roanoke Rapids Player Reports From State College
Fred Cooper of Roanoke Rapids, a long lanky center, visited State College this week. He aims for a forward spot and says his ball control has improved, with faster play at State. He compares State’s pace to local games and notes the Durham transfer six foot six center as a strong challenger.
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Fred Cooper
Roanoke Rapids Yellow Jacket
State College
Fred
Jax
Rocky Mount
Durham
Cooper
Seasonal sports chat and local social notes
The column notes a Henderson Tournament victory ending a season on a high note while readers plan coastal weekend trips for Christmas duck hunting. It questions the bowls season and ponders Joe Louis versus Dempsey, then shifts to local social updates about the Killebrew and Powers families visiting relatives in Virginia and Murfreesboro.
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Halifax
Carter
Ees
Roanoke Rapids Oil Co
Dial
Roanoke Ave
Jake Spire
Henderson
Joe Louis Seans
Louis
Dempsey
J. L. Killebrew
Baby
Virginia
W. K. White and Son
Raymond Powers
Murfreesboro
Haley
Roanoke Rapids
Gardner’s
Velvet
Gardner
Gardner's Dairy Products
Rocky Mount and
Goldsboro, N. C
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