Roanoke Rapids Dance To Benefit Infantile Paralysis
The VFW Lions Club plan a January 29 dance at the Armory to celebrate President Roosevelt's birthday and raise funds for the March of Dimes. The Johnston County String Band and Fourth War Band will perform. Kiwanis and Rotary join in the event, with proceeds to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Roosevelt
Roanoke Rapids
VFW Lions Club
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
Johnston County
Kiwanis
Rotary
Claude Cannon
Reese Welch
Morris S. Clary
Edward Knott
L. H. Sandlin
Rev. Berkeley
Bernard Allsbrook
Carl Thompson
Graham Lynch
Halifax County
Ralph McDonald
North Carolina
Mills Offer Free 1943 Income Tax Help to Employees
Notices at Roanoke Mills Co. and Patterson Mills Co. state employees will receive accounting assistance in preparing and filing their 1943 income tax returns. The companies will provide earnings and tax-withheld statements by the end of January and later announce exact dates when accountants will be on site at no cost.
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Roanoke Mills Co
Patterson Mills Co
State Guard gains Roanoke Rapids support and temporary victory
Roanoke Rapids secured a win for a proposed State Guard unit amid regional hopes. Leaders note many volunteers but a lack of experienced civilian leaders, stressing the guard as protection and a moderating force to curb liberties until formal authority is established.
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Roanoke Rapids
Captain Graves outlines Roanoke Rapids State Guard unit
Captain Ed H Graves urges Roanoke Rapids men to enlist in the 14th Infantry Company North Carolina State Guard. Enlistment runs one year with optional re-enlistment at year end. Requirements include ages 18 to 45, light physical standards. Drills planned one Tuesday night per week from 8 to 10 PM.
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Ed. H. Graves
Roanoke Rapids
State Guard
14Th Infantry Company
North Carolina State Guard
Overseas Lenwood Tudor Volunteers for Coast Guard Service
Lenwood H. Tudor joined the U S Coast Guard in March 1943 and trained at St Aug. He worked as a machinist helper for Roanoke Mill Co No 1 before volunteering for service.
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Lenwood H. Tudor
Sea 20
U. & Coast Guard
St. Aughe
Roanoke Mill Co, No. 1
Roanoke Rapids Hero Missing in Action in China
Parents Mrs Welch and J F Welch of 225 Hamilton Street received a War Department telegram stating their son Second Lieutenant Rudolph Allen Welch is missing in action with no date given. Welch a 1940 Roanoke Rapids High School graduate entered the Air Corps in 1941, was commissioned in 1943, served at Randolph Field and Clovis New Mexico, and fought in Africa India and China including raids over Rangoon and flights in China.
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Allen Welch
Roanoke Rapids High School
J. F. Welch
Hamilton Street
Secretary of War
Rudolph Allen Welch
China
Ulio
Washington
Western Union
Roanoke Rapid High School
Air Corps
Randolph Field
Texas
Clovis
New Mexico
Africa
India
Rangoon
Burma
ABC Stores Stay Open Across City After Board Decision
ABC Store No 2 in Roanoke Rapids will remain open following a statement by Board members David L Sutter and Sam Pierson to local delegates. Citizens protesting closure argued for notice and review, with Mayor Kelly Jenkins, J T Chase, and Henry Fitts presenting petitions.
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ABC
Roanoke Rapids
ABC Board
David L. Sutter
Weldon
Sam Pierson
Enfield
Halifax
G. H. Johnson
J. T. Chase
Kelly Jenkins
Henry Fitts
Sutter
John
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Navy
L. G. Clary
Charlotte Street
Graves
R. A. Welch
Quther Caudle ‘Welch
Leroy W. Morris
95Th Bomb Group
APO
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