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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1945
Page
1
Roanoke Rapids launches 1945 Christmas season with street decorations newly lit across uptown and downtown areas for the first time since December 1942. Merchants Association and Radio Station WCBT present Evelyn Lee in a sequence of organ Christmas carols.
A nameless author expresses a longing to be kind to all, help others, and brighten strangers’ days. The verse seeks daily improvement through honesty, fairness, and striving to imitate a heavenlike goodness in every encounter.
A Christmas message urges giving more than gifts by helping the community and returning servicemen. It honors families of heroes and calls for acts of charity and understanding to build a peaceful future and strengthen shared goodwill.
White man Jerry Askew Sr and four Negroes Elmer Cheek James Lee Brewer Clarence Whitaker and Charlie Clark were arrested last weekend on charges tied to a stolen case of cigarettes. Deputy A J Brigman says Cheek hired by Brown at Seaboard station brought Brewer into the plan. The group allegedly tried to dispose of cigarettes in Northampton and Weldon, with Askew receiving five cartons as cab fare. Brewer and Clark allegedly aided in disposal while Cheek faced separate drunken and taxi-fare charges.
Chief of Police H. E. Dobbins warns that several check sharks have been reported in and around the city using allotment or other government checks to swindle people of various sums. The bad check racket typically grows this season and is worse than before, the chief stated.
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