Scout Camp Dam Nears Completion With New Cub Packs
The district celebrates near completion of the scout camp dam thanks to Civic Clubs and religious orders. Rich Square adds a Court of Honor and a new Cub Pack, while Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors a troop with Mr. Churchill as scoutmaster. A Saturday work day aims to finish the camp site.
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Tillar
Roanoke Rapids
Rich Square
Buxton Weaver
Walter ‘Conner
Ounger Boys
Willie
Churchill
Feelegney
Photo Joe Baffled by P 40 Chase Over India
Lt Charley Streit in India chased a Japanese recon flier nicknamed Photo Joe who taunted American pilots from high altitude. Streit’s modified P 40 finally closed in but jammed once, allowing Joe to escape. a later burst brought down Joe and his two companions as they spiraled to destruction.
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Maxim
Charley T. Streit
India
Fier
Photo Joe
U. S
Joe
Streit
Stai
Suell
I Joe
Wilbert Cullom Shows Cucumbers in V Shape
Wilbert Cullom of 1009 Cedar Street brings in the first V shaped cucumbers in Rosemary. His six year old son Frederick found the oddity in a one third acre garden and shared the discovery with pride.
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Wilbert Cullom
Cedar Street
Cullom
Frederick
Death Victim John Wesley Cox 71 of Jackson
Funeral services for John Wesley Cox a 70 year old Jackson man were held Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Church at 4 pm. Surviving are his wife four daughters six sons one sister and several grandchildren. Interment followed in Pleasant Grove Cemetery with active pallbearers named.
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John Wesley Cox
Jackson
Pleasant Grove Church
Annie Tidwell Cox
Catherine
Margaret Pearlie
Wesley Cox
W. C
Eugene
John, Jr
Robert
Roanoke Rapids
Joseph
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Cpl
Jimmie L
California
Cora Brown
Worth
Rupert Rawlings
Geo. P. Burgwyn
Phil Crew
William Cox
Bill Parker
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Savannah Corporal Seibert as weekend guest
Cpl. Alvin Seibert of Savannah Georgia was the weekend guest of Miss Ann Dawson Mohorn.
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Cpl
Alvin Seibert
Savannah, Ga
Ann Dawson Mohorn
Enfield Church Hosts County Sunday School Meet
Representatives from all Missionary Baptist Churches in Halifax County attend a District Sunday School Association meeting at Enfield Baptist Church Sunday at 3 PM. Program highlights include talks by Rev. M. M. Johnson of Bethel on Promoting Evangelism and Rev. R. L. Councilman on Promotion of Training.
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Missionary Baptist
Halifax County
Baptist Church
Enfield
M. M. Johnson
Bethel
R. L. Councilman
Clarence Harbour Earns Wings of Gold in Navy
Clarence C Harbour 20 son of Mrs Lydia B Harbour 1107 Hamilton St won his Navy Wings of Gold and was commissioned at the Naval Air Training Center Pensacola Fla. He attended N C State College for two years. After designation as Naval Aviator he will report for active duty at an air operational training center before assignment to a combat zone.
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Clarence C. Harbour
Lydia B.harbour
Hamilton St
Naval Air Training Center
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Service
Ensign Harbour
N. C State College
Navy
Carlton Grissom Wins His Wings at Douglas Air Base
Carlton L. Grissom son of Mrs L A Grissom of 907 Madison Street has won his wings as a pilot at the Douglas Air Base Advanced Flying School. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and is ready for active duty.
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Carlton L. Grissom
L. A. Grissom
Madison Street
Douglas Air Base
Grissom
Army Air Corps
Town Talk Involving Local Visitors And Relatives
Mrs. Gladys Perkinson and son Buddy spent the weekend in Oak City with relatives. Mrs. Daniel Hart and daughter Mary Alice are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hart in Arden this week. Pvt Charlton Coley of Nashville spent last week with his parents. R L Martin and Miss Ray Martin are spending two weeks at Minnesota Beach. Elizabeth Davis returned from Norfolk after visiting relatives. Fannie Bryant of Durham was a town Sunday visitor. James Coley of the U S Navy Nor...
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Gladys Perkinson
Buddy
Oak City
Daniel Hart
Mary Alice
Arden
Alex Hart
Charlton Coley
Nashville, Tenn
Sam Colley
R. L. Martin
Ray Martin
Minnesota Beach
Elizabeth Davis
Norfolk
Fannie Bryant
Durham
James Coley
U. S. Navy
Local Folks Share Visits and Birth Announcement
Folk, Virginia residents visited relatives in town while others traveled to Raleigh and Camp Forrest. The Golightly family of Spartanburg, South Carolina announce the birth of William Shaw on June 19, 1943, with Shirley Shaw as the former Miss Shirley Shaw of this city. Other listed names include Cpl Murrell Hudson of Aberdeen Proving Ground and Pvt Vauban Jordan of Camp Howze, Texas visiting with families.
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Jack Gray
Williamston
B. D. Gray
Cpl
Murrell Hudson
Abeddeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen
Maryland
H. M. Hudson
Grover William Golightly
Spartanburg
S. C
William Shaw
Golightly
Emily Taylor to Wed P. D. Harris Jr Coast Guard
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Taylor announce the engagement of their daughter Emily to P. D. Harris Jr. a B M 2 C in the United States Coast Guard. The couple plans a late summer wedding.
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Junius Taylor
Emily
P. D. Harris, Jr
B. M
United States Coast Guards
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BOY Scout News
Tommie
Gene
Pdes
Esso Marketers
Enfield Church
Clarence Harbour
Carlton Grissom
Folk, Va
Sam Coley
Taylor - Harris
America
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Littleton
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