Roanoke Rapids Pupils Earn Bond Certificates
Five Roanoke Rapids elementary schools earned a certificate from Secretary Morgenthau for purchasing war bonds and stamps. From December 8, 1943 to May 31, $18,116.25 was raised, with $15,000 to fund a PT-19B Cornell training plane and the rest for other pupil designated purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Noke Rapids
Cornell
Clara Hearne
Roanokepids
Snoke Rapids
North Carolina
Vance Street Col
den- School
Rosemary
Sixth le
Dr Maddrey Named to North Carolina Medical Society Committee
Dr. C. M. Maddrey of this city is appointed a member of the Public Relations Committee of the North Carolina Medical Society by President Whitaker. The official notification from Roscoe D. McMillan M D secretary and treasurer accompanies a letter stating the selection of four outstanding physicians for the committee and noting possible assistance during the year's activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Maddrey
The
North Carolina Medical Society
Dr. Maddrey
Whitaker
Medical Society
Roscoe D. McMillan
M. D
Weldon Sailor Thomas Wounded in Normandy Invasion
Petty Officer s e John Primm Thomas, son of Mr and Mrs C B Thomas Sr of Weldon, is reported wounded in action during the Normandy invasion. He entered the Navy in 1943 and served in the Amphibious Corps. His brother Corp C B Thomas Jr is stationed in England.
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John Primm Thomas
C. B. Thomas
Weldon
Normandy
War Department
Thomas
Navy
Amphibious Corps
French
Corp. C. B. Thomas, Jr
England
Two Firms Cited For OPA Ceiling Violations in Halifax County
Raleigh district office reports two Halifax County firms violated OPA price ceilings. Peggy Ann Shoppe of Roanoke Rapids and O. L. Currin Dry Cleaning Co of Littleton were named in the notice.
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Raleigh
OPA
Theodore S. Johnson
Halifax County
Peggy Ann
Roanoke Rapids
O. L. Currin Dry Cleaning Company
Littleton
Pendleton Receives Bronze Star for Bougainville action
First Lieutenant Cecil A. Pendleton of the Army earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious services at Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. A letter to his wife, Olive Pendleton, from Lieut. Gen. Harmon notes Pendleton was wounded on February 4 while aggressively leading a patrol and killing two enemy combatants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil A. Pendleton
Army of the United States
Bougan
Pendleton
Roanoke Rapids Lions Win District 31 C Activities Trophy
Five Roanoke Rapids Lions Club members attended the four day Lions International convention in Charlotte. The club won the District 31 C Activities trophy, a repeat Cup for the local group, and three district governors were elected: Jennings A. Bryson 31 A John H. Kalte 31 B and Jesse A. Jones 31 C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
Lions International
Charlotte
Sam Smith
Garland Wyrick
Morris Clary
Dot Bennett
Graham Lynch
Lions “Activities
Hotel Charlotte
Lions
Lion Cullen Johnson
Lenoir
Tailtwisters
State Association For the Blind
Lion Graham Lynch
Lynch
Lions Bennett
Clary
Wyrick
Smith
Jennings A. Bryson
Sylva
John H. Kalte
High Point
Jesse A. Jones
Kinston
C. Jones
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nursing
Virginia Shell
Elsie Bridgers DeBerry
Rich Square
Corlee Butler Jenkins
Atkinson
Elizabeth Warren
Judith Pittman Nooney
Halifax
Dorothy Lee Garner
Garysburg
Mabel Bryant
M. C. Maddrey
T. J. Alford
R. M. Bardin
Mae King
Roy Fields
John W. Martin
Bor
J. M. C. Covington
Olivia Rook Allen
Kathleen Batalion
Bahnson Weathers
Ickett
F. L. Starke
F. G. Jarman
W. D. Hall
Sarah Boyd
Doctor Whitaker
Flying Fortress
Frank P. Hunter, Jr
Henry W. Terry
William M. Gross
Col Hunter
Hamilton Street
St. John’s College
United States Military Academy
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