Help Take Atoll From Japs Marine Writes From Tarawa
Pvt Douglas Mullis son of Mr and Mrs J H Mullis 223 Madison St writes from Tarawa Atoll South Pacific stating he has not received mail for two months He mentions meeting the Beate in New Zealand a few months ago and writes on Japanese letter paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Douglas
Mullis
Marine
J. H. Mullis
Madison St
Tarawa
Atoll Island
South Pacific
Beate
New Zealand
Douglas
ABC Store No 2 Closure Planned for Whiskey Shortage
Roanoke Ave Roanoke Rapldrs store employees Hux Baird and J W Humphries were notified by the County ABC Board of a shutdown on January 15 1944 due to whiskey shortage. Board action dated Dec 14 gave them thirty day notices with the Roanoke Rapids store cited as the only closure at this time.
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Messrs
Hux Baird
J. W. Humphries
ABC
Roanoke Ave
2Nd St
ABC Board
Ruth Coppedge
Roanoke Rapids
Herald Out Day Early For Christmas Holiday
This week the Herald is published a day earlier than usual due to Christmas holidays. The edition lacks the Thursday local news coverage readers typically expect and notes next week’s publication returns to normal.
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the Herald
Dairy owner warns closure without price relief
Sam Powell of Roanoke Rapids says he will quit the dairy business after December 31 unless OPA relief raises the Halifax County milk ceiling to 19 cents per quart. He cites a 100% cost rise and only a 6 1 2 percent increase allowed, noting 12 years serving customers and daily losses from buying and reselling milk.
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Sam Powell
Roanoke Rapids
OPA
Mr. Powell
Halifax County
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