Peanut Producers Meet To Discuss Marketing
A meeting of peanut producers shellers and crushers with representatives of the Commodity Credit Corporation will be held June 19 in Suffolk Virginia at the Nansemond County courthouse starting at 10 a m to discuss the 1944 peanut marketing program. Similar sessions are planned in Atlanta and Dallas for the southeastern and southwestern areas. The Suffolk event covers producers and millers in North and South Carolina Virginia and Tennessee served by the Growers Peanut Cooperative Inc.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
Nansemond County
Suffolk
E. M. Johnson
Growers Peanut Cooperative, Inc
Atlanta
Dallas
Texas
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Growers Peanut Cooperative
Bridge Supper For Bride Elect
Mesdames B J Dunning and friends hosted a bridge supper at Roanoke Avenue in honor of Miss Ann Crawley bride elect. A three course meal preceded high score and traveling prizes won by Miss Frances Newsome. Miss Crawley received vases and silver plus a gifts basket. Attendees included numerous Misses and Mrs LL Sandlin J C Hall and Talton OBriant. Mrs Lewis Tickel visited Norfolk Tuesday for her hospitalized brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
B. J. Dunning
Bill Dunning
Henrietta Price
Roanoke Avenue
Ann Crawley
Frances Newsome
Miss Crawley
Misses Ann Crawley
Elizabeth Land
Gladys Scull
Mary W. Thompson
Mary J. Smart
Irene Gordon
Dot Delbridge
Edith Barrett
Mary Lowder
Ruth Hardy
Celia Dale
Mandy Tillman
Hazel Cobb
Viola Glover
Thelma Garris
Mary Boyd
Marjorie Cannon
Sybil Allen
Ada Edwards
Betty
Virginia Gates
Ella Gibbs
Recruiter Opal Brindle Visits Roanoke Rapids Weekly
Lt. Opal E Brindle recruiting officer for this district and Pfc Cora McPherson visit Roanoke Rapids weekly with desk space in the Post Office lobby. Brindle has served at Fort Des Moines Salt Lake City Los Angeles Santa Monica Reno Daytona Beach Asheville and Durham and is a 19 year old Navy son’s mother. McPherson trained at Daytona Beach and served as a Military Police clerk before joining the Durham Recruiting Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal E. Brindle
U. S. Army
Durham
Roanoke Rapids
Pfc
Cora McPherson
Brindle
Kansas City
Kan
Wac
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
California
Santa Monica
Reno
Nevada
Fort Oglethorpe
Daytona Beach
Fla
Asheville
North Carolina
United States Navy
New York
Columbus
Ohio
Starke General Hospital
Charleston
South Carolina
Local Woman Enters Service in Navy Waves
Mrs. Edna Murray Garner 24 of Concord North Carolina and wife of Clifton Garner of Roanoke Rapids was sworn into the Women’s Reserve as an apprentice seaman in the Waves. She attended Roanoke Rapids High School and worked for Socony Vacuum Oil in New York City, with orders to a Naval Training School expected soon.
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Edna Murray Garner
John H. Murray
Concord
N. C
Clifton E. Garner
Roanoke Rapids
Women’s Reserve
United States Naval Reserve
Pearson announce engagement of Alice Rebecca Pearson
Mr and Mrs James Edward Pearson announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Rebecca to George F Garner son of Mr and Mrs Archie L Garner The wedding will be held at Smiths Church next Sunday morning at 10 oclock No invitations will be mailed in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edward Pearson
Alice Rebecca
George F. Garner
Archie L. Garner
Smith’s Church
Local residents tied to visits and stays in Durham and Roanoke Rapids
Mr and Mrs W P Vaughan spent Wednesday of last week in Durham on business. Mrs Gilbert Baugham is a patient in Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Mrs Baugham is the former Miss Janet Grant. Sgt and Mrs Clayton Gurley are visiting in the city for a few days. Staff Sgt and Mrs Horace Hudson have returned to Camp Claiborne La after spending seven days here and in Richmond Va with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Vaughan
Durham
Gilbert Baugham
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Baugham
Janet Grant
Clayton Gurley
City
Horace Hudson
Camp Clairborne
Richmond
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Lewis Tickel
Norfolk
Opal E
Twisdale Bros
DIAL
Seaver
Bolling Road
Roanoke Chicken Ranch
Barman's
Western Auto
Roanoke Rapids Fire Department
Old Town Hall
Jay Sanders
The
America
Brickell Doanoke Ave
Bear Service
Motor CO
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