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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
8
Girl Scout events run June 28 to July 30 including Brownie Day Camp June 29 to July 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Girl Scout Hut and First Aid at the High School Gym. Recreation sessions for various troops occupy evenings. new badminton courts arrive. members and friends may attend. Health exams and unpaid fees must be brought to the Hut on day one.
Hubert L. Rook, storekeeper third class in the U S Navy, entered service in August 1942 and trained at Great Lakes. He is with the Pacific fleet overseas. Before enlisting he owned a grocery business in Roanoke Rapids. his wife Jean Rook, formerly of this city, recently spent time with him in Vallejo, California.
Dr. Pepper appeals for public cooperation to return empties for refill as glass factories scramble to meet demand. L D Hines, manager of the local bottling plant, says bottlers face shortages and urges patriotic participation, noting strict reuse and washing of bottles.
North Carolina schoolchildren were urged to support the war effort by buying and selling war bonds and stamps during the summer. Mrs. J. S. Blair, state education chairman, urged parental cooperation and outlined tasks for students and parents to set weekly stamp goals, track them in stamp albums, and aim to buy for the armed forces while planning postwar savings for children.
New officers take office July 1 for the Weldon Lions Club. Elected are Hugh T. Jones president M Josephson first vice president Gordon Robinson second vice president B F Turner third vice president B M Richardson secretary W B Joyner lion tamer L C Barrow tail twister Roland Fields and W B Joyner as directors. Some members plan to attend the State Lions Convention in Winston Salem this month.
The Northampton County Chapter of the American Red Cross met in the Red Cross room on Monday June 14 to elect officers and review annual reports. W L Mauess opened with a prayer for the Red Cross and service members while Mrs E L Norton outlined the nominating committee work.
The Jackson Young Women's Association held its June meeting on Monday night with Miss Linda Shaheen and Miss Margarite Ayers directing the program. The group voted to donate a comfort kit to the Red Cross as part of its community service efforts.
Wilburt Eason, son of Mrs. Lily Eason of Gaston, has been promoted to sergeant at the Herington Army Air Base Kansas. He is assigned as a radio instructor and was inducted into the army in August.
On June 17 at First Methodist Church Miss Juanita Stuart Taylor and William Norman House united in marriage before a small group of relatives. The couple, without attendants, exchanged vows under Pastor Lester A. Tilley as the church's pink and white summer decor framed them.
Mrs Floyd Speight returned to Brunswick Georgia Friday after visiting Mrs Mammie Speight. Miss Mary Louise Ray spent Wednesday and Thursday in Sanford with Miss Betty Lou Jones. Rev and Mrs P H Field were recent visitors in Norfolk.
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