Women urged to join Army Corps as war headlines rise
Lt. Col. William A. Schilleter challenged eligible Roanoke Rapids women to join the Women’s Army Corps to train medical technicians for wounded soldiers. He urged full-time bedside duty, noting many bridge-playing women shirk their call despite grim headlines from the Nazi push. Fort Bragg operations and North Carolina officials praised by Governor Broughton amid war awards ceremonies.
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Roanoke Rapids
The
Carolinas
William A. Schilleter
Women's Army Corps
Governor Broughton Honors Bronze Star Recipients At Fort Bragg
Governor J. Melville Broughton presided with Brigadier General John T. Kennedy as Bronze Star awards were given to the father of a Black enlisted man killed in action and to a Chaplain stationed at Fort Bragg. The tour highlighted the Army Service Forces operations including the ASF Personnel Center and Separation Center as well as Fort Bragg’s Supply Division.
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Fort Bragg
Broughton
North Carolina
Joseph B. Ray
Route 2
St. Pauls
N. C
Pvt
Deormy Ray
Solomon Islands
Alvin E. Clark
W. A. Clark
Route 3
Bentonville
Arkansas
New Georgia
340Th Army Service Forces Band
W. O. Rutherford Strider
Lexington
Clark
Bay
Ray
J. Melville Broughton
John T. Kennedy
Army Service Forces
ASF
South Carolina
Army
Kennedy
Kilmer’s Swamp Root touted for kidney relief and bladder irritation
A historic advertisement claims Kilmer’s Swamp Root, a 16 herb remedy, quickly eases backache and bladder irritation from excess urine acidity. It promotes urine flow and is advertised as non-habit forming. Send name and address for a free sample, Department A, Kilmer & Co.
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Department A
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Board, Conn
Offer Limited
Swamp Root
North Carolina Leads Nation In Sweet Potato Output In 1944
NC produced 8,970,000 bushels of sweet potatoes in 1944, topping Georgia which earlier had led with 9,735,000. Georgia fell to 8,272,000 as NC’s 10 year average runs 8.36 million. Tobacco markets closed 1944 with $891,244,954 pounds sold at $42.80 per cwt. Wheat planted reached 539,000 acres, 12 percent below last year but 6 percent above the 10 year average, with 1945 production expected near 7,545,000 bushels.
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North Carolina
Clyde Willis
State Department of Agriculture
Willis
Georgia
Eastern Carolina
Middle Belt
Fuquay-Varina
Durham
Oxford
Old Belt
J. J. Morgan
N. C. Department of Agriculture
Morgan
North Carolina Tops Lespedeza Harvest Record
North Carolina harvested a record lespedeza crop this year totaling 37.6 million pounds, 14 percent of the national yield. The statewide crop is about 33 percent above 1943 and 68 percent above the 10 year average, with the U.S. total around 267.7 million pounds. Missouri produced 104.4 million pounds.
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North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Missouri
Chaplain Clark Exalted for Duty on Munda Bairoka Trail
The citation notes Chaplain Clark accompanied a battalion to establish a road block on the Munda Bairoka Trail. He aided in feeding and medical shortages, encouraged and comforted the troops, cared for the wounded, and consistently put the soldiers’ welfare first.
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Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
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