Births at the hospital last week list several babies
Mr and Mrs C J Simmons of 739 Jefferson Street welcomed a boy on May 29. Mr and Mrs William Cox of Jackson welcomed a girl on May 30. Fr and N C welcomed a boy on June 1. Mr and Mrs Warren High of 122 Jackson Street welcomed a boy on June 1. Mr and Mrs Paul Birdsong of Enfield welcomed a girl on June 1. Mr and Mrs G H Gossett of 95 Madison welcomed a girl on June 1. Mr and Mrs H Parrett of Blackridge Va welcomed a girl on June 4. Mr and Mrs Ernest L Witt of Conway welcomed a boy on June 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Simmons
Jefferson Street
William Cox
Jackson
H. Parrett
Blackridge
Ernest L. Witt
Conway
Joyner Wins Bronze Star for Meritorious Service
Moses Joyner of Roanoke Rapids Route 2 has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service from August 12, 1944, to April 12, 1945 in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. Serving as a tractor driver with Battery B, 179th Field Artillery Battalion, Joyner displayed coolness and courage under fire and aided in positioning his gun in unknown territory. He enlisted in 1941 and went overseas in late 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Joyner
179Th FA Bn
Tec. 5 Joyner
Arm ed Forces heroism noted for cool under fire
A report highlights a service member's gun handling, resourcefulness, and composure under danger, praising adherence to the highest traditions of the United States Armed Forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Aycock Graduates From High Point College in May Exercise
Aycock V W Aycock near Lit tleton received a BA from High Point College on May 28. He won the annual oratorical contest and the S Rabinowitz medal for his speech An American Soldier The Soil. He is a Methodist candidate and local preacher licensed in May 1943 and attends Calvary Church on the Littleton Roanoke Rapids Highway. After graduation he went to Jacksonville NC for ten weeks on the Duke Foundation with Rev A D Leon Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volamie
W. Aycock
Littleton
High Point College
S. Rabinowitz
Aycock
Methodist Church
Calvary Methodist Church
Roanoke Rapids
Jacksonville
N. C
Duke Foundation
A. D. Leon Gray
Still Searching For Captain Kidd's Treasure
Adventurers chase a rumored Kidd treasure 100 miles from New York in a tale promoted by The American Weekly and Baltimore Sunday American as a featured June issue. Pirates lore frames a nationwide treasure hunt with sensational claims and period-appropriate intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Captain Kidd
American Weekly Nation
Baltimore
Sunday American Order
New York to London in 85 Minutes on a Magic Carpet
Step aboard a magic carpet in New York and in 85 minutes or less reach London. The June 24 issue of Order previews fast travel dreams for adventurous readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Nation's
Baltimore
Sergt Lassiter Sends The Herald A German Trophy
1st Sgt John ny Lassiter of the 406th Infantry in Germany sent a German letter opener to The Herald. The knife, bearing Berlin Olympia 1936, came with a certificate from a 1st Infantry officer labeling it captured enemy equipment of trap value. Lassiter, a former Herald employee and Roanoke Mills boxer, serves with APO 102 New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. Lassiter
Johnny Lassiter
406Th Infantry
Germany
APO 102
Care Postmaster
New York
Berlin
Lassiter
Herald and Roanoke Mills Co
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Lefty Everette
Alice Garner
Atlanta
Charles Wright
U. S. Navy
Bob Lineberry
W. G. Phips
Greensboro
Bernice Hitchens
Wilmer Lee Hudson
Norfolk
H. E. Liles
Harry Gibson
Doris
Aurelian Springs
E. W. Liles
John Gabriel
Eudean Nance
Daniel Edwards
Lake Charles
Joe L. Edwards
Hicks Hill
San Pedro
Calif
Joe Bryant
Bryant
Cornelia Smith
Randolph Smith
C. W. Davis
Carolyn
Florida
Charles Davis
Navy
Vernon Lee
Joe White
James Shay
Jimmy L. Cox
William D. Poindexter
Asheville
F. W. Haynie
Haynie
Rosemary Baptist Church
Shafia Hatem
Moore General Hospital
Leo Chumley
New York City
Murphy Biggs
Pauline Payton
Jewel Gray
Kathleen Mayton
Charlotte
William Mullis
J. J. Woodruff
T. D
Tennessee
Vella Nelson
Stella Wilson
Billy Waters
First Baptist Church
Henderson
Cpl
Nicholas DeMarzo
Andrew J. Davis
DeMarzo
Camp Butner
Edward Council
Richmond
B. Marshall White Hurst
Haywood Pearson
D. L. Traynham
Rocky Mount
Portsmouth
Edith Edwards
Naval Hospital
Lois Lyles
Mary Louise Ray
T. Johnson
Paul Overton
del Ray Beach
R. L. Towe
E. L. Woodell
Dan
Susan
3. J. Thompson
N.C
Bronze Star
Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Association
High Point
Capt. Kidd
Ted
Esso Station
Roanoke Ave
Johnson’s Cabs
Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke ‘Rapids, N. C
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