Owls Name Booty Outland New Roanoke Rapids Manager
The Roanoke Rapids Owls announced on Tuesday that Wilbur Booty Outland has taken over as manager after Edward George resigned on June 18. Outland will keep the same club structure with minor lineup changes and independence for the summer. Ben E. Lancaster and George O. Taylor will handle finances and receipts from donations and merchandise.
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Wilbur
Outland
Edward George
George
Owls
Ben E. Lancaster
George O. Taylor
Community Ceiling Prices List on Page Nine
Roanoke Rapids War Price and Rationing Board chairman H. B. Speight urges housewives to clip the revised ceiling price list of over 500 grocery items on page nine section A. Use the list to guide daily shopping and check inflation.
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H. B. Speight
Roanoke Rapids
Pfc Vivian Marks Promoted to Corporal in US Army Air Forces
Pfc Vivian R Marks daughter of Charles S Marks Route 2 Littleton promoted to corporal. She serves in the European Division USAAF Air Transport Command under Brigadier General Earl S Hoag. Her unit runs the trans Atlantic serial supply line carrying cargo passengers mail and soldiers. She joined the WAC February 26 1944 and has served six months in the European Theater of Operations.
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Vivian Marks
Vivian R. Marks
Charles S. Marks
Route 2
Littleton
USAAF
Air Transport Command
Earl S. Hoag
Cpl. Marks
United States
Europe
Cp! Marks
WAC
Edsel Jackson Hosts Fifth Birthday Party
Edsel Jackson Harlowe celebrated his fifth birthday with a Sunday party at his Monroe Street home. Pepsi Cola, cake, and ice cream were served as games entertained guests including Leroy Wilder, Nancy Wilder, Joyce King, Janette King, and many others.
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Edsel Jackson
Edsel Jackson Harlowe
Monroe St
Pepsi-Cola
Edsel
Leroy
Nancy Wilder
Joyce
Janette King
Harry Connie
Martha Ann Moore
Reepie
Reeda Morgan
Nadine Myrick
Tonye Driggers
Betty Lou
Bobby Gilliam
Joyce Epps
Bettie Annis
Gwendolyn Ann Tudor
Ronaldo
Donald Lee King
Doris Draper
Betty
Doris Wrenn
Connie
Shirley Harlow
Katherine
Micky Babb
Linda Lee Massey
Lucy
Estelle Massey
Harry
Ray Wheeler
R. B. Clements
Portsmouth
Mesdames
Edward J. Walker
Bealie Wheeler
Alice Harlow
Lucy Tudor
Charlie Tudor
James Ennis
George Massey
Annie Tudor
Bonnie M. Wheeler
Wallace J. Harlow
Bride Ruth Bowen Becomes Mrs. Edward L. Gremse
Recent Bride Above is Mrs. Edward L. Gremse who before marriage on June 2 wed Capt. Gremse. Ruth Lucille Bowen of Emporia is identified as the bride.
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Edward L. Gremse
Capt. Gremse
Ruth Lucille Bowen
Emporia
Gremse Bowen Wedding at Camp Lee Virginia
The wedding of Ruth Lucille Bowen and Captain Edward L. Gremse occurred at 11 Saturday morning June 2 at the Quartermaster School Chapel Camp Lee Va Chaplain C H Morgan officiated The bride wore white gabardine with white accessories and carried a white prayer book with an orchid The maid of honor was Miss Margaret Bowen The groom’s best man was Captain J W Lucas The ushers included Captains T H Hand Raleigh Cash and Lieutenants C W Scheihing C L Weiss W E B Sheridan and R M Miller
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Ruth Lucille Bowen
J. A. Bowen
Emporia
Edward L. Gremse
E. S. Gremse
New York City
Quartermaster School
Camp Lee
C. H. Morgan
J. O. DeVane
Roanoke Rapids
Margaret Bowen
J. W. Lucas
T. H. Hand
Raleigh Cash
C. W. Scheihing
C. L. Weiss
W. EB. Sheridan
R. M. Miller
Amphibian Buffalo Tank Misidentifies Guam Target
Marine Corps combat correspondent recalls a Guam landing where an amphibian armored tank engaged a moving target. The crew fired on what appeared to be an enemy tank but found it was a water buffalo that had arrived with pre invasion bombardment and mistaken for the foe.
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Guam
Pacific
Gordon D. Marston
Marine Corps
Pointblank Range
Military Couple Plans Peters burg Home
Captain Gremse stationed at Camp Lee Virginia is a veteran of two years in the European Theatre. The couple will live in Petersburg Virginia. Mrs. Gremse is a former Herald employee and sister of Mrs. J. O. DeVane.
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Gremse
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Pfc Daniel Receives Infantry Badge in Cactus Division
Pfc A Daniel of Route 1 earned the Combat Infantry Badge for outstanding performance of duty while serving with the 410th Regiment of the Seventh Army’s 103rd Cactus Division in ground combat against the enemy.
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Seventh Army
Forward A. Daniel
Route 1
Haseen
103Rd
410Th
Cactus
Mrs Sutton and son visit Mrs Lyerly in Glenolden
Mrs William K Sutton and her son Billy of Glenolden Pennsylvania are visiting Mrs C A Lyerly.
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William K. Sutton
Billy
Glenolden, Pa
C. A. Lyerly
Local teen joins air corps training at Keesler Field
Jimmie E. Elmore son of Mr and Mrs E W Elmore has reported to Keesler Field Mississippi for air corps training. He is a graduate of the local high school.
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Jimmie E. Elmore
E. W. Elmore
Keesler Field
Miss
Air Corps
Jimmie
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Trom Monthly
Bowen
Pfc
Daniel
Infantry
Roanoke Ave
Oliver
Seggerman Nixon Corporation
New York
N.Y
Taylor
R. M
Dick) Taylor
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