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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1942
Page
6
A tale unfolds of Mrs. Gooper, an army officer's wife, who travels from Columbia to Fayetteville with only $2.52. A bus driver helps by lending a dime and later a dollar for lunch as she explains her stingy husband. She plans to write fiction from her misadventure.
Mrs. Minnie R. White Hewitt sister of Mrs. J. L. Langston of Roanoke Rapids died in Timmonsville South Carolina after a three week illness. Funeral services were held at her son's residence with Rev. Hampton Crawford and Rev. E. C G. Hornsby officiating. Interment followed at Byrd Cemetery. Survived by two sons J. Duncan White and H. Dewey White both of Timmonsville and sister Mrs. Langston of Roanoke Rapids.
A weekly tire ration board meeting issued new permits for vehicles and trips. Notable items include Carl Macon Moore Jr of Littleton granted a purchase permit for a new automobile and several farmers and workers receiving passenger or truck tire permits in Roanoke Rapids, Littleton, and nearby towns.
Money collected through the U S Savings Bond Pledge Campaign forms a growing snowball as it speeds toward undermining the Axis during wartime mobilization.
Soldiers of Production shows G E workers in uniform on vital production jobs. The feature highlights men and women in plants across American industry, emphasizing their roles and attire as part of the wartime effort.
Residents across the Eastern Seaboard will register July 1 to 3 for gasoline rationing under a new plan. Car pooling groups must list member names occupations and sign applications. Supplemental “B” or “C” ration books require detailed pool mileage and car usage disclosures.
Misses Deanie Byrd and Lucy Erwin, Rufus Ferrell and J C Ellis spent Wednesday in Blackstone Virginia for a local social gathering and sightseeing.
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