813th Tank Destroyer Battalion Leads Normandy to Reich Assault
The 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion, part of Sixth Army Group, built a record in France from Normandy toward the Reich. Since D-plus-21 in France it has felled 600 enemy soldiers and numerous enemy weapons and equipment, including Mark IV and Mark V tanks, self-propelled guns, and pillboxes. Captain Peter Hale, its company commander from Pittsburg, Pa, described a day of heavy fighting where two Mark IV tanks were knocked out at 2000 yards and the unit used 30 rounds to cripple an entire German column, with an 80-man kill tally. The battalion, with M-10 destroyers, also crossed the Seine first for Allied armor, and saw action in Tunisia and Sicily before France. Private Ernest E. Hux and S/Sgt. Mason W. Owens of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., are among its members.
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Sixth Army Group
France
Normandy
Seine River
Lats
Reich
813Th T. D
Peter P. Hale
18Th St
Pittsburg
Hale
U. D
T. D
Tunisia
Omar Bradley
II Corps
Gela
Sicily
Prisners
813Th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Roanoke Rapids
Ernest E. Hux
Madison Street
Mason W. Owens
Roanoke Avenue
January Meeting of Fine Arts Dept Woman's Club
The Fine Arts Department of the Woman's Club met at Mrs. R. P. Beck's home with co hosts Mrs. Beckwith and Mrs. T. W. Mullen. Mrs. Bahnson Weathers presided. Mrs. Gordon Berkstresser led a program on Operetta in the United States focusing on The Song of Norway. Margaret Manning performed Greig excerpts. Victrola records and refreshments followed. attendees included Mesdames Allmond White W. G. Kroncke J. E. Knott Jr Gordon Berkstresser R. P. Beck with T. W. Mullen Bahnson Weathers Virgil McDowell Howard Pruden Joe Talley J. M.
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Woman's Club
R. P. Beckwith
Beckwith
T. W. Mullen
Bahnson Weathers
Gordon Berkstresser
Norway
Greig
Margaret Manning
Victrola
Mesdames Allmond White
W. G. Kroncke
J. E. Knott, Jr
Virgil McDowell
Howard Pruden
Joe Talley
Memorial at Peleliu Honors Dead From Assault Beach
Marines soldiers and sailors on Peleliu Palau Islands volunteer to complete an armed forces cemetery near the beachhead. Nearly 1300 white crosses mark fresh graves as final beautification proceeds under a navy lieutenant with a crew of volunteers.
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Marine Corps Combat Cor
Peleliu
Palau Islands
Armed Forces
America
Navy
Orange Beach
First
Caroline
Leatherneck
Army
Wildcat
Marine Air
National advertising contests lack certainty about winners
The article suggests that national advertising contests offer no sure outcome and that the eventual winner could be a stranger living a thousand miles away, highlighting unpredictability in the competition landscape.
Local figures named in community meeting notes
Jesse Harrell Walker L. D. Hines Robert Vaughan and Heath Lee are listed as participants or referenced individuals in a recent community meeting or archival record, with ties to local organizations and ongoing civic discussions.
Kilmer’s Swamp Root claims fast kidney relief
A pharmacy advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a herbal remedy that increases urine flow and relieves bladder irritation. It promises quick comfort for backache and fatigue, urges sending name and address for a free sample, and notes availability at all druggists.
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Department C
Kilmer & Co. Inc
Stamford
Conn
Swamp Root
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