01 Jul 1943
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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
1
Roanoke Rapids may have another casualty and at least one more local man held as a prisoner of war. The report notes two city men missing in action with one confirmed prisoner.
B. B. Everette, Halifax County labor chairman, calls a county wide meeting at 10 o clock Monday morning July 5 in the Halifax courthouse to organize for maximum wartime production. Invitations go to workers and employers with talks on manpower and farm and industry remedies.
D. G. Dickens of Littleton was appointed by A Leonidas Hux to fill the unexpired term of N W Warren as Halifax County Commissioner. Dickens, a WWI veteran and lifelong resident, took the oath and pledged to serve with his county’s best interests in mind. The next board meeting will select a new chairman.
Telegrams to Mrs. Nettie Morris and John Robbing announce Tech Sergeant LeRoy W. Morris missing in action since June 22 and First Sergeant D L Robbins listed as a prisoner of war in Mukden Manchuko. LeRoy, son of Mrs. Morris, formerly worked in a local grocery before his 1942 induction and served as a gunner in the Army Air Corps. Continued on Page 8 sec A.
Bu siness and Professional Women Club opens an USO Booth at the city bus station to link visiting service men with local room offers. Residents may contact Betty King Mary Gurley Shafia Hatem Derith Morgan or Mrs Arthur Schwartz to arrange lodging.
R L Wynne named manager of the A and P Super Market at 1033 Roanoke Ave after transferring from Scotland Neck where he led local operations for two years. A Craven County native with nineteen years service, he and Mrs Wynne and their four year old son reside in Chaloner Park.
Pat E. Ransom 77 of Northampton County was found dead in bed at Verona between Weldon and Jackson. Funeral services will be held Friday at four from Verona with Rev. Edmund Berkeley, burial in the family grounds. He is survived by his wife, a son Mat W., and eight stepsons led by Frank.
Roanoke Rapids will operate on July 5 with business as usual as the Independence Day holiday closings do not apply when the holiday falls on a Monday. City banks the Post Office ABC Stores and Virginia Electric and Power Co will close all day. A few stores may close, but most keep regular hours.
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