Family Man Edgar Gray Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Edgar Lee Gray a 65 year old Patterson Mill master mechanic shot and killed himself in the backyard of his home at 101 Washington street around 8 30 Wednesday morning His wife and son Francis found the body near the kitchen door He had a stroke about ten years ago and another light one a year ago Family says long illness affected his mind Funeral services planned at First Baptist Church Rev Gordon L Price officiating Interment Cedarwood cemetery Surviving are widow and two sons Howard and Francis Gray.
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Edgar Lee Gray
Washington Street
Gray
Francis
Mr. Gray
Patterson Mill
Tee
First Baptist Church
Gordon L. Price
Cedarwood Cemetery
Howard
Francis Gray
Army Incentive Team visits Roanoke Rapids textile mills
A U S Army Incentive Team arrived in Roanoke Rapids for a four day tour of local textile mills to press the wartime role of textiles in the Pacific conflict. The unit includes Lt Colonel Robert E Wallace Major B Otey and several veterans with a small arms demonstration by Major Otey and team at 3 15 each afternoon at the plants. The schedule covers Roanoke Mills No 1 and No 2 Patterson Mills and Rosemary Manufacturing with demonstrations and short films for workers.
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U. S. Army
Roanoke Rapids
Japan
Robert E. Wallace
B. Otey
T. J. Bardzil
Marshall H. Holybee
George Wheeler
David Koehl
Roanoke No. 2
Patterson Mills Co
Rosemary Manufacturing Co
Beale Held In Bond For Felony Trial
Stanley Beale, a white man, was held for trial in Halifax Superior Court after a preliminary hearing Monday. Evidence led to a warrant on felony charges regarding an assault on his wife and stepdaughter and arson of their clothes. Bond was set at $5,900.
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Stanley Beale
White
Beale
Halifax Superior Court
Wounded War Hero Leads Four Day Textile Week Program
Lt. Col. Robert B. Wallace of Huntingdon W Va tops the 4-day War Textile Week lineup. Wallace, wounded in Germany on November 30 1944 during the Ruhr River offensive, is a patient at Silver General Hospital Augusta. Three wounded Moore General Hospital enlisted men from Swannanoa NC speak to textile workers. Lt. T J Bardzil of the 4th Service Com attends as Industrial Services Officer.
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Robert B. Wallace
Huntingdon
W. Va
Wallace
Germany
Ruhr
Silver General Hospital
Augusta
Moore General Hospital
Swannanoa
N. C
T. J. Bardzil
Pvt
David Koehl
Army Team Gives Splendid Show Yesterday Afternoon
The United States Army Incentive Team performed for about 900 employees at Roanoke Mill No. 1 in Roanoke Rapids. Major B. Otey, wounded WWI veteran, spoke on textile workers duty and cited gauze gauze saved lives in combat. The event followed by remarks from Lieut. Bardzil and a platform program in hot weather. Continued on page 12 Sect A.
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Tne
United States Army Incentive Team
Roanoke Mill No. 1
T. J. Bardzil
4Th Service Command
Frank S. Kemp
Roanoke Rapids State Guard
14Th Company
Lieut. Bardzil
B. Otey
Otey
Lumberman J R Wollett Named to Six Year Board
State Board J R Wollett of Littleton a well known lumberman and banker appointed to a six year term on the Board of Conservation and Development by Governor Cherry.
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J. R. Wollett
Littleton
Board of Conservation and Development
Cherry
Offices Closed Two Afternoons
The Roanoke War Price and Rationing Board will close each Wednesday and Saturday afternoon until further notice to clear the large influx of applications.
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Roanoke Rapds War Price and Rationing Board
Meet The Boys On Gun Team
Major B. Otey leads five sergeants of the Small Arms Demonstration unit from the Army Air Forces Overseas Replacement Depot Greensboro. They tour Roanoke Rapids during War Textile Week, demoing at Patterson Friday 3 15 and Rosemary Manufacturing Saturday.
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B. Otey
Roanoke Rapids
Army Air Forces Overseas Replacement Depot
Greensboro
Patterson
Rosemary Manufacturing Co
Otey
Denver
Colo
Charpentry
Exermont
France
Ned D. Simmons
Hinton
W. Va
Tientsin
China
Marco Polo Bridge
ORD
Madison C. Kershner
Anderson
Ind
Army
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U.S. Army
Carl M. Bester
George G. Wheeler
Holybee
Pfc
Wheeler
Cpl
Bester
John Wayne Thomas
Davis Franklin Thomas
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