REPORT SAYS EASON KILLED OVER GERMANY
Staff Sergeant Wilbert E. Eason, son of Mrs. Lillie Eason of Gaston, was reported by the War Department to have been killed in action over Germany on January 30. He entered the Army Air Corps in 1942, trained in Chicago, and earned his radio operator diploma. A seven day furlough preceded overseas duty. Brother Preston Eason serves with the Army in India.
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Wilbert E. Eason
Lillie Eason
Gaston
War Department
Germany
Eason
Helen Curtis
Harrison, Ark
Selma
M. C
Army Air Corps
Chicago
Pvt
Preston Eason
Army
India
Halifax Soldiers Wounded in Invasion Recovering in England
Three Halifax County soldiers from the coast invasion are rapidly recovering in a United States Army hospital in England. Corporal Clifford Richardson, Pvt Lamon owner Halifax, and Corporal Pharaoh Manley receive modern medical care, chaplains, Red Cross workers, and staff aiding recovery for possible return to duty or noncombatant service.
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Halifax County
United States Army
England
Corp
Clifford Richardson
Henry Street
Canokie Rapids
Lamon
Halifax
Pharoah Manley
Littleton
Red Cross
United States
Commissioners Hold Meeting In City
The Board of City Commissioners met last Tuesday with Mayor Kelly Jenkins and six members present. They discussed many subjects and adjourned to Monday night to prepare the budget for the year.
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Board of City Commissioners
Kelly Jenkins
M. C. Collier
A. N. Martin
W. E. McDowell
R. I. Ike
W. P. Taylor
F. C. Williams
Tent Shows Are Barred in Hartford After Fire Tragedy
Hartford city commissioners pass an ordinance banning tent shows with more than 200 seats, prohibiting circuses or similar events in tents within city limits. The Hillbilly Jamboree next Thursday is cancelled. Lions Club carnival unaffected as no tent over capacity is used.
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Ringling Bros
Barnus & Bailey Circus
Hartford
Conn
City Board of Commissioners
F. C. Williams
Death of Gasburg mail carrier C B Wall at Roanoke Rapids
C B Wall a 32 year old mail carrier from Gasburg Virginia died Saturday morning at Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Wall.
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B. Wall
Gasburg
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
John Wall
Akers Renamed Tax Collector
A. E. Akers, longtime city tax collector, has been reappointed to the post for another year, effective July 1 this year.
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Akers
Tax Collector
A. E. Akers
Former Herald Employee Here William Thortis Home on Leave
William Thortis AMM1/c son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Thortis is home on furlough after three years service. He served 18 months in the Solomons area and this is his first home visit in nearly two and a half years. His brother Uther is in the Marines overseas.
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Pfe
Harvey Edmondson
England
France
Harvey
Fort Belvoir
R. B. Edmondson
Monroe Street
Nellie Edmondson
Monroe
William ‘Thortis
Willie Thortis
William
the Herald
Solomons Islands
Sailors Chase Teens Near Washington Street
About six or seven girls aged 13 or 14 were chased by two unidentified sailors near their homes in the 1200 block of Washington Street around 10 PM last Tuesday. John Byrd, an assistant manager, found the frightened girls crying and observed a sailor signaling to remain hidden before fleeing. another sailor had already fled. No clear motive or harm confirmed.
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Washington Street
John Byrd
Manchester Board & Paper Company
Louise Johnson
Mr. Byrd
Byrd
Hen Lays Two Eggs Per Day on Local Farm Tale
J. W. Rose of the Littleton highway reports two barred rock hens laid two perfect eggs on Wednesday June 28 and again on Friday June 30. With eggs selling at 15 cents a piece, the claim draws cautious amusement from neighbors about the extraordinary production.
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Guy
J. W. Rose
Littleton Highway
Rose
Halifax Man Held for Murder After Preliminary Hearing
Eli Putney, a Black man, was bound over to Superior Court without bond on a first degree murder charge for the 14 year old slaying of Ruth Eva DeLoach. He remains in Halifax County jail awaiting the August term of court following a preliminary hearing.
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Eli Putney
Halifax County Recorder's Court
Ruth Eva DeLoach
Putney
Halifax County
Deputy Green to Visit Roanoke Rapids Monthly
George C. Green Jr a deputy collector for the State Department of Revenue will hold office in Roanoke Rapids on the 15th of each month starting this week. He will be in the municipal building court room with hours 9 to 5 on weekdays and 9 to 1 when the 15th falls on a Saturday. if it falls on Sunday the office opens Monday.
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George C. Green, Jr
State Department of Revenue
Roanoke Rapids
Green
City Police Seek Salary Increase After ABC Board Cut
Police officers filed a petition with the Board of Commissioners requesting higher pay. They note the County ABC Board previously paid an extra 15 dollars monthly to all enforcement officers, a practice ended at the start of this month. They ask the city to cover that 15 dollar supplement plus a 6 dollar raise.
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Board of Commissioners
ABC Board
Roanoke Rapids Keeps Playground Funds Flat This Year
The Roanoke Rapids City Board of Commissioners voted to keep annual playground funding at $400 for operations and $150 for swimming pool insurance, denying a proposed increase after Finance Committee review.
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Roanoke Rapids
City Board of Commissioners
Textile leaders tour Bragg to view training and war product use
A North Carolina textile executive delegation led by R. A. Spaugh Jr of Washington Mills Winston-Salem arrives at Fort Bragg for a three day inspection of the 100th Division under War Department auspices. J E McGee of Rosemary Manufacturing Company Tossine Rapids also participates.
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North Carolina
Fort Bragg
R. A. Spaugh, Jr
Washington Mills Company
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Manufacturers Association
Century Division
J. E. McGee
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Tossine Rapids
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Italy
Royal Canadian Air Force
C. B. Wall
Herald
Bragg
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