Navy seeks 17 year old youths for training and service
The Navy announced a recruiting push led by Chief Petty Officer J W Brown seeking thousands of 17 year olds for specialized training in fields like radio, electricity, and aviation. Eligible youths and women between 20 and 36 may enlist, with local outreach at Roanoke Rapids on February 3 and 4 to discuss programs including V-5 and V-6 training and Waves service.
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United States Navy
J. W. Brown
Elizabeth City
Navy
Brown
Air Corps
Naval Reserve
Jacksonville
Naval Air Station
Florida
Hospital
Roanoke Rapids
Levon Theatre Week Schedule With War Bond Purchases
The Levon Theatre announces a week of shows starting February 13 featuring Harriett Hilliard and Leon Errol in Gals Inc, Richards Quinne and Anne Gwynne in We've Never Been Licked, Red Skelton and Lucille Ball in Du Barry Was A Lady, and a Friday Saturday double with Frontier Fury plus Mexican Spitfires and Valley Of Vanishing Men chapter 4. Sunday February 20 presents Is Everybody Happy with war bonds and stamps sold at the box office.
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Levon ‘Theatre
Weiaun
Harriett Hilliard
Leon Errol
Charles Starrett
Lupe Velez
Mitchell-Pearson announces Mary Rebecca to William Mitchell
Mr and Mrs Charlie M Pear son announce the marriage of their daughter Mary Rebecca to Mr William Drewery Mitchell of Glen Allen Virginia on February 9 1944 at Smith Church Roanoke Rapids Also Miss Beth Bagley spent the weekend in Jackson Virginia locale notes.
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Mitchell - Pearson
Charlie M. Pearson
Mary Rebecca
William Drewery Mitchell
Glen Allen
Smith Church
Roanoke Rapids
Honor Roll For John Armstrong Chaloner School
The list of students earning honor roll recognition across grades from second to eighth includes Walter Ivey John McCullen Jefferson Bird Thurman Hockaday Calvin Brown Martha Ann Garner Clara Mae Valentine Annie Lee Adkins Lucille Johnson Mae Daniel Lillian Daniel Willie Mae Sledge Betty Jean Harrison Bettie Jean Alston Eunice Daniels Almedia Newell Will Tillery Sam Walker vey Williams Katie Edwards Barbara Ann Birdsong Alton Brown Haywood Johnson Charles Jones Albert Tillery Nancy Johnson Catherine Barnes Sarah Hicks Dorotha Garner Eddie L. Bobbitt Kenneth E. Sledge Albert Key Otis Lockett Manassis Adams Irlena Hicks Josephine Kearney George Kearney John Clarke Lewis James Purnell Evelyn Reaves Katherine Newell Mildred Powell Dorothy Sledge Garland Brown Daisy Bobbitt Eugene Clarke Sarah Madison Elizabeth Newell Maggie Ruth Harrison Lucille Williams Lula Wilkins Mildred Brown Juanita Ivey Elizabeth Pair Ethel Lewis Evelyn Mercer McClay Ivey Eula Alston Louise Bobbitt Margaret Brown Helen Bobbitt Robert Ponton James Norman Mable Faulcon Mary Sledge James Ivey Alonzo Brown Dorothy Powell.
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Walter Ivey
John McCullen
Jefferson Bird
Thurman Hockaday
Calvin Brown
Martha Ann Garner
Clara Mae Valentine
Annie Lee Adkins
Lucille Johnson
Mae Daniel
Lillian Daniel
Willie Mae Sledge
Betty Jean Harrison
Bettie Jean Alston
Eunice Daniels
Almedia Newell
Will Tillery
Sam Walker
Vey Williams
Katie Edwards
Barbara Ann Birdsong
Alton Brown
Haywood Johnson
Charles Jones
Albert Tillery
Nancy Johnson
Catherine Barnes
Sarah Hicks
Dorotha Garner
Eddie L. Bobbitt
Kenneth E. Sledge
Albert Key
Otis Lockett
Manassis Adams
Irlena Hicks
Josephine Kearney
George Kearney
John Clarke Lewis
James Purnell
Evelyn Reaves
Katherine Newell
Mildred Powell
Dorothy Sledge
Garland Brown
Daisy Bobbitt
Eugene Clarke
Death calls Siegfrieds to Baltimore as Florine Glover is laid to rest
Mrs. Lindsay Siegfried of Baltimore and their daughter Margaret Abby travel from Maryland for the funeral of Florine Glover, sister to Mrs. Siegfried. Nearby notes mention Shafia Hatem returning from a buying trip in New York and Libby Beckwith’s weekend in Richmond. Hal Covington and Lucille Cherry visit from Ashland to Florida, while P. W. Ray visits Norfolk for the weekend.
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Lindsay Siegfried
Baltimore
Margaret Abby
Florine Glover
Miss Glover
Siegfried
Shafia Hatem
New York City
Libby Beckwith
Richmond
Hal Covington
Ashland
Lucille Cherry
Florida
P. W. Ray
Norfolk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Levon Program
Beth Bagley
Jackson
John Armstrong
Chaloner School
Sarah Madison
Elizabeth Newell
Maggie Ruth Harrison
Lucille Williams
Lula Wilkins
Mildred Brown
Juanita Ivey
Elizabeth Pair
Ethel Lewis
Evelyn Mercer
McClay Ivey
Eula Alston
Louise Bobbitt
Margaret Brown
Helen Bobbitt
Robert Ponton
James Norman
Mable Faulcon
Mary Sledge
James Ivey
Alonzo Brown
Dorothy Powell
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Sultana
Marvel
Ibe
Home Killed
Fryers
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