Penny Donations For Cigarettes Totals Huge Sum
Erie Pa July 15 two General Electric workers in a plant here started a penny a week fund to send cigarettes to service members. Report shows more than one million pennies totaling over 40000 dollars donated to the keep em smoking fund. Ray Grappy and Carl Rumberged led the effort with growing weekly totals from 70 to 100 and to 307.07 in February. Cigarettes are sent to all Erie boys in service.
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Erie
General Electric
Ray Grappy
Carl
Carl Rumberged
Rationing Board Grants Few Tire Permits
The local Rationing Board held its regular meeting last Thursday night issuing a small number of permits. Certificates for new truck and bus tires and tubes went to Halifax Paper Co Roanoke Rapids Paper Mill R R Sanitary District Roanoke Rapids Water Dept Mitchell Lumber Co Weldon Lumber Mill Northeastern Oil Co Weldon Gas and Oil Dealer Macon Moore Jr Littleton and others. Grade 1 passenger tires were issued to Lonnie Hockady Weldon farmer Wilbert Webb Roanoke Rapids Recapper Mrs B W Hardy Weldon Saleslady N M Hockady Roanoke Rapids farmer Edward Whitefield Weldon salesman W L Liles Jr Littleton farmer J N Wright Roanoke Rapids farmer Donald Pepper Roanoke Rapids taxi T J Swain Weldon Farm Agent Rice Burgess Roanoke Rapids farmer and C R Green Roanoke Rapids policeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax Paper Co
Roanoke Rapids
R. R. Sanitary District
Mitchell Lumber Co
Weldon
Northeastern Oil Co
Gas & Oil
Macon Moore
Littleton
ICC
Donald Pepper
T. J. Swain
Rice Burgess
C. R. Green
Mrs Ida Wall Visits Husband at Camps Near Texas Oklahoma
Mrs Ida Wall spent the weekend of June 26 in Gainsville Texas and Ardmore Oklahoma visiting her husband Pvt Clarence M Wall who is stationed at Camp House Texas. She returned to Roanoke Rapids on July 1.
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Ida Wall
Gainsville
Texas
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Pvt
Clarence M.wall
Camp House
Roanoke Rapids
Town Talk Highlights Weekend Visits Across the Region
Miss Doris Hedgepeth returned Sunday from visits to Waynesboro and Quantico. Mrs. Bennie McCrary and son Jimmie from Newsport News stayed with Mrs. Dora Hawkins. Mrs. Hazel Bass returned to Durham after visiting her mother Mrs. S. R. Butler. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hughes of Durham visited Mr. and Mrs. H. S. le. Miss Josephine Speight of Arlington was weekend guest of her parents. Cpl. Howard Hawkins of Camp McCain visited his mother Mrs. Dora Hawkins. Mrs. J. E. Edmonds of Brunswick visited her daughter Mrs. S. J. Lynch.
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Doris Hedgepeth
Waynesboro
Quantico
Bennie McCrary
Jimmie
Newsport News
Dora Hawkins
Hazel Bass
Durham
S. R. Butler
E. A. Hughes
H. S. le
Josephine Speight
Arlington, Va
Charlie Speight
Cpl
Howard Hawkins
Camp McCain
J. E. Edmonds
Brunswick
5. J. Lynch
Local residents spend weekends at Virginia Beach and visits
Weldon Miss Jewel Hill of Jacksonville spent Saturday and Sunday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. George Joyner and son George Jr. returned from a stay at Virginia Beach. Miss Lena Anne Riddle returned to Richmond after vacation at home. Miss Anne Pope of Enfield visited here. Mrs. Ellis Bond and Mrs. Alma Dickens are spending this week at Virginia Beach. Mrs. B. G. Clark and son returned from Virginia Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Turner left for Norfolk to make their home. Mrs. J. O. Carter is spending this week in Lucama. Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel and son of Ahoskie visited relatives here last week. Miss Sarah Murrill of Washington D. C. spent last week with Mrs. Bena Crocker. Mrs. Jesse Johnston of Blacksburg Va. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Anderson.
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Jewel Hill
Jacksonville
George Joyner
George, Jr
Va, Beach
Lena Anne Riddle
Richmond
Anne Pope
Enfield
Emilie Crouch
Ellis Bond
Alma Dickens
Virginia Beach
B. G. Clark
Va. Beach
Jack Turner
Norfolk
J. O. Carter
Lucama
John Daniel
Ahoskie
Sarah Murrill
Washington, D. C
Bena Crocker
Jesse Johnston
Blackstone
D. R. Anderson
Freight Shipment to Emporia Sets Large Virginia Bill
A carload shipment to City Baking Company in Emporia Virginia cost over $900, one of the largest freight bills in the nearby Virginia city. The cargo arrived from Mexico via the Southern Railroad.
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City Baking Company
Emporia
Virginia
Virginia City
City Baking Co
Mexico
Southern Railroad
Land Bank Loans Still Available for County Farmers
The Land Bank Commissioner loans remain available to farmers through the Tarboro joint office serving Edgecombe Halifax Nash and Wilson Counties. Loans, usually 75 percent of appraised value, run 10 to 20 years with annual or semiannual payments and may not exceed 7500 per borrower. The program helps tenants become owners and allows many to consolidate debt at lower interest.
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Land Bank Commissioner
Federal Land Banks
L. B. McDaniel
National Farm Loan Associations
Edgecombe
Halifax
Nash
Wilson
Tarboro
N. C
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
McDaniel
Roosevelt
Promoted to Sergeant in the U S Army
Cpl. John J. Willey son of Mr and Mrs J E Willey of Weldon has been promoted to Sergeant. Willey is now stationed at Camp Howze Texas. Miss Jean Payne has returned to Washington D C after visiting Mrs S R Butler.
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Cpl
John J. Willey
J. E. Willey
Weldon
U. S. Army
Sergeant Willey
Camp Howze
Texas
Jean Payne
Washington , D. C
S. R. Butler
North Carolina Women Urged to Join Marine Reserve
The 119 American Legion Auxiliary units in NC will sponsor a July 15 to August 15 enlistment drive for the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. Governor Broughton proclaims Free A Marine To Fight month and urges eligible women to join. He cites urgent need to free desk-bound leathernecks for combat roles and invokes devotion to God home and country.
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American Legion Auxiliary
North Carolina
U. S. Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Broughton
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Cadet George T Sewell Joins San Antonio Training Class
At the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center the latest preflight pilot training class includes 34 cadets from North Carolina. Among them is George T. Sewell of Roanoke Rapids, age 25, listed at 90 Franklin Street, Roanoke Rapids.
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San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center
Tex
North Carolina
Silver Wings
Roanoke Rapids
George T. Sewell
Franklin St
Soldier visits sister in Camp Howze Texas
Corporal John Robinson stationed at Camp Howze Texas visited his sister Miss Elsie Robinson last week in a family gathering highlighting military life and home ties.
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Cpl
John Robinson
Camp Howze
Texas
Elsie Robinson
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Rationing Board
City Cabco
Cora
Werich Dieron
WEST
DR. PaPran
Jomdays
San Antonio Air Cadet Center
Roanoke Rapids Building
Natl Loan & Ins. Co
W. Second St
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