July 1943 Herald reports step up in war activities
July 1943 Herald headlines note wartime mobilization across Halifax area. Observations include missing in action, Japanese prisoner reports, labor shortage meeting, community drives, military funerals, promotions, and local civic activities. War effort events span July 1 to July 29 with multiple local officials and service members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
D. G
Peter) Dickens
Littleton
Unty Board of Commissioners
N. W. Warren
Leroy W. Morris
D. L. Morris
Manchuko
Halifax
B. B. Everett
Pat E. Ransom
Business & Professional Womens Club
L. Wynne
A & Sgt
Tom Neathery
Pacific
Charles C. Moody
Clarence Harbour
Allen Welch
Gariton Grissom
Clinton Elmore Ivey
South Carolina
ABC Board
Halifax County
J. F.white
ABC
Liske
D. Mac Johnson
Norfolk Navy Yard
Seaboard Shops
Portsmouth
Peter Denges
Ned Manning Cochairman
R. R. Lions Club
George T. Burton
Virginia
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Road Building In 1943 Near Vanishing Point
Raleigh reports via the Highway Conference bulletin that U S Public Roads chief Thomas H McDonald says highway construction in 1943 neared the vanishing point. For ten months only 722 miles were built compared with 1 869 in 1942 and far fewer than 1941 and 1940 totals. This covers new work only, excluding finishing tasks on prewar projects begun before Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Nisbet
Raleigh
Highway Conference Bulletin
Thomas H. McDonald
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Pearl
Harbor Day Promises Postwar Highway Boost
The article notes a three year decline in new work with North Carolina stopping new construction in 1943 except for access roads. States plan extensive postwar programs, awaiting war emergency release of labor and materials. Congress considers three billion dollars in federal aid for postwar highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Day
North Carolina
Congress
Edith Bugg WAC Goes Hollywood in California Crews
Private Edith Bugg of the Women’s Army Corps visited Roanoke Rapids for six days to see family and friends before returning to Camp Stoneman California where she directs the WAC Glee Club and handles camp music. She was chosen to represent her California section at a Santa Monica conference for Special Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Bugg
Women's Army Corps
Roanoke Rapids
Camp Stoneman
California
WAC
Glee Club
Bugg
Santa Monica
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grover Woodruff
Moses Lake
Washington
Charles Christopher Camp
H. A. Cole
Robert Scales Clark
Agriculture Teachers of County
Girl Scouts
Country Club
The
Ruby P Wilisinson
Brazil
C. Leslie Garner
Seaboard
Grover ‘Woodruff
Harry M. Hodges
T. J. Taylor
Manila
James West
Navy
Vulture
James R. Moody
Algeria
Co. A
Armory
Bill Bell
South Pacific War Zone
Guadalcanal
Herald Printing Co
U. S. Army
Lions Club
John Lewis
Padgett
Tom Marshall, Jr
Joe Norwood
Ft. Riley
Kan
Sidney H. Matthews
Leroy Morris
J. L. Sutter, Jr
Camp Lee
L. W. Lynch
Army Air Force
Hugh Brigman
Pearl Harbor
Patrick Ransom
General Ransom
Troy Merritt
Herbert B. Adams
Angela Hardy
Coker College
Red Cross
South
Elsie Pierce
Springfield
N. C
Hollywood
Coca-Cola Company
Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
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