Yanks Hold Line Behind Dutch Meijel Melee
Soldiers of the Seventh Armored Division under Lt. Gen. Dempsey repelled a German counter attack near Meijel in southern Holland. T/Sgt Harold P Brown and S/Sgt Raymond Makonowski led bazooka and rifle fire saving 400 Yank troops from Tiger and Panther tanks. The unit praised by British commands and celebrated by German radio for heavy fighting despite being outnumbered.
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Holland
Harold P. Brown
Dallas
Tex
Raymond Makonowski
Detroit
Oe Detchememdy
St. Louis
Co. A
Iles C. Dempsey
Antwerp
Seventh Armored Division
Seventh
Verdun
Third
France
Metz
Moselle
U. S. First Army
Aschen
Meuse
Meijel
U. S
Heusk
Dempsey
Lindsay M. Sylvester
Yellow Jackets Game Schedule Preview
The schedule lists games for the Yellow Jackets from January 19 to February 16. Opponents include Wm. R. Davie Weldon Emporia Va Littleton Aurelian Springs Scotland Neck Jackson and Weldon with home and away designations.
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Warrenton
Emporia
Littleton
Yellow Jackets
Wm. R. Davie
Weldon
Aurelian Springs
Scotland Neck
Jackson
Rationing at a Glance Shows Expanded Stamp Validities
The notice lists updated point values for processed foods nine stamp types from Book 4 up to 10 points each, meats and fats stamps at 10 points each, with sugar stamp 34 valid for five pounds. Airplane shoe stamps Nos. 1 2 and 3 remain valid indefinitely. Fuel oil period 4 5 coupons from last season and periods 1 2 3 coupons for
North Carolina Sees Gasoline and Rent Rules Update
Current season now valid at 100 gallons each in North Carolina. A 14 coupons valid through March 21. Rent control requires registering each dwelling unit with the rent control office. Overcharge complaints may go to the OPA with forms at the War Price and Rationing Board. Car owners must write license number and state on all gasoline coupons.
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North Carolina
OPA
Liske Named Kiwanis Chair for Carolinas District
Clyde D. Liske of Roanoke Rapids is appointed chairman of the Carolinas District Vocational Guidance Committee for 1945 by Kiwanis International. The district includes all Kiwanis clubs in North and South Carolina, expanding his jurisdiction over a large region. His work in Roanoke Rapids and nearby communities earned the honor.
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Clyde D. Liske
Kiwanis International
Carolinas
Kiwanis
North
South Carolina
Lisk
Mr. Liske
Roanoke Rapids
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Berlin
Stars and Stripes
Cpl
Robert S. Vick
M. R. Vick
Monroe Street
Roanoke Rapids Fire Department
Old Town Hall
Jay Sanders
The
Liske
Kiwanis Post
Seiberling
Ted
Esso Station
Roanoke Ave
Dan
Johnson’s Cabs
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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