Board Issues Certificates for Tires and Tubes in Halifax County
The Halifax County Rationing Board issued certificates for new tires and tubes last week. Recipients include Town of Weldon, Eugene Johnston Co., Safety Trans Corp, Colonial Ice Co, Newsom Oil Co, Mitchell Lumber Co, Brown Furniture Co, Weldon Insurance Agency, and numerous individuals led by T. Fawin McKinney and J. B. Hutchinson.
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Halifax County Rationing Board
Weldon
Eugene Johnston Co
W. J. Black
Colonial Ice Co
Newsom Oil Co
E. F. Bounds
Safety Trans. Corp
Mitchell Lumber Co
H. C. House
Fawin S. McKinney
J. B. Hutchinson
Hoyt Brummitt
Charlie P. Price
Carson Blanton
W. P. Medlin
Geo. A. Sewell
B. J. Walker
Johnnie Etheridge
Pruden Completes Flight Course
Aviation Cadet William H. Pruden of Roanoke Rapids has completed the first stage of flight training at the RAF primary school in Douglas Georgia run by Raymond Richardson Aviation Co. He will transfer to Cochran Field in Macon Georgia for the intermediate stage of training.
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William H. Pruden
Monroe St
Roanoke Rapids
RAF
Douglas
Raymond- Richardson Aviation Co
Pruden
Cochran Field
Macon
Gua
Christian Science Services and Reading Room Schedule
Sunday service at 11 a.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m. Reading Room open Tuesday and Friday 3 to 5 p.m. Public invited. Lesson Sermon on God with Golden Text II Samuel 22 32 and citations from Isaiah 43 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
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Roanoke Ave
Christian Science Service
Leesson
Christian Science
God
Jacob
Israel
Mary Baker Eddy
Taylor member crew joins U S Navy Amphibious Forces
Taylor K L Taylor 1c whose family lives at 122 Jefferson St becomes a crew member of an LST after preliminary training at Amphibious Training Base Camp Bradford Norfolk Va. LSTs transport troops and heavy equipment with a bow that opens to land on beaches. The craft is about 28 large as a destroyer and can land directly on shore. Mr and Mrs Ervin Clary of Freeman Va visited town. Mrs Braxton Cooper and daughter depart for Camp Blending Fla to live with Pvt Braxton Cooper. Pvt Carlton Lewis Edwards of Camp Pickett left after a ten day visit with his mother.
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K. L. Taylor
Jefferson St
United States Navy
Camp Bradford
Norfolk
Taylor
Ervin Clary
Freeman
Braxton Cooper
Camp Blanding
Fla
Carlton Lewis Edwards
Camp Pickette
W. T. Edwards
Military training units to eight or ten men per class
Major Simon N. Graham discusses how trainees receive individualized instruction in small classes of eight to ten men. The article notes the focus on personalized attention as a key feature of the military training program and references continued coverage on Page 1 Section B.
STU Turns Unfit Recruits Into Soldiers in One Year
The Special Training Unit led by General Kennedy rebuilt thousands of men deemed unfit for basic training. It emphasizes reading and math, drills, and a full military program with psychology, remedial classes, and recreation. Anniversaries mark growth from two companies and 65 trainees to ten companies and 2,500 men.
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STU
Rainee
Kennedy
FASTEETH Denture Powder Promises Firm Hold and Fresh Breath
A dental powder claims to secure false teeth without gumminess while improving comfort for eating and speaking. It supposedly eliminates denture odor and can be purchased at drug stores.
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Christian Science Society
Frank King
Skeezix
Simon N. Graham
Baltimore Sunday American
al Cardui
Tickle
E. D. Harbour
Optometrist
Roanoke Rapids, N. OG
Warren County Livestock Market
Warrenton, N
Ottis J. Reynolds
Roanoke Rapids, N. O
Kidd Building
Hinson Institute
Richmond
Ind
Pepper
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