Ration Board Weekly Permits By H B Speight Chief
Weekly report lists permits issued by the local tire rationing board under chairman H B Speight. Entries include new trucks and buses for Roanoke Mills Co and several drivers with one to three tires each plus tubes for pulp wood haulers and farmers. Also shows assenger permits for workers and a few obsolete tire allowances. Recaps cover farm and city entries with passenger counts and truck recaps.
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H. B. Speight
NEW
Roanoke Mills Co
Roanoke Rapids
Russell Fleming
R.F.D
R. C. Williams
Hollister
L. J. Jones
H. L. Faucette
Littleton
Matt Alston
City Rotary Club Tops District Membership and Attendance
Eighteen of forty nine clubs in Rotary’s 189th District increased their roll by July 1 led by Rocky Mount and Roanoke Rapids sharing first. The local club earned top membership gains and a one hundred percent attendance record as Dr. L G Harrison begins a new term guiding efforts to recruit more members for next year.
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Rotary
H. Dennett Jones
Graham
Rocky Mount
Roanoke Rapids
Goldsboro
Mount Olive
Greensboro
Windsor
Weldon
Yancyville
New Bern
Henderson
Trenton
Englehard
Snow Hill
Washington
Raleigh
Roxboro
Robersonville
Clayton
L. G. Harrison
Six Driver Licenses Suspended in Halifax County Court
Six licenses were suspended in Halifax County Recorders Court over recent weeks, announced by the State Highway Safety Division. Recipients include James R. Dickens Littleton Julian P. Johnson Littleton David Jones Roanoke Rapids J E Mooney Heathsville Thomas T. Tudor Roanoke Rapids and I Wiles Virginia all cited for driving drunk.
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Halifax County Recorders Court
State Highway Safety Division
James R. Dickens
Littleton
Julian P. Johnson
David Jones
Roanoke Rapids
J. E. Mooney
Heathsville
Thomas T. Tudor
I. ©. Wiles
Virginia
Help Win The War With Your Fingers
Government seeks stenographers and typists to aid in wartime efforts. Workers are urged to apply and join organized proofreaders, clerks, and support staff contributing to national operations.
Examination for stenographers and typists in Roanoke Rapids
An exam for stenographers and typists will be held here in Roanoke Rapids in the next few days. For exact time, call C. C. Churchill, local secretary for the U S Civil Service Commission at the Roanoke Rapids post office. Arrangements will be made to take the examination. On passing, work will be offered in Washington or states south of the national capitol.
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Sam
Roanoke Rapids
C. C. Churchill
U. S. Civil
Washington
National Capitol
Enfield Woman Receives Word of Son's Safe Landing Overseas
Mrs. R. H. Reade of Enfield reports a letter from her son Sgt. Harry Lee Marks stating he has landed safely overseas and is well.
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Enfield
R. H. Reade
Sgt
Harry Lee Marks
Local anglers enjoy a Chowan River fishing trip
John McDonald Edward Elmore J O DeVane Robert Davis and William Clary spent Saturday on the Chowan River fishing in a leisurely outing on the water.
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John McDonald
Edward Elmore
J. O. DeVane
Robert Davis
William Clary
Chowan River
Homemakers Aid War Effort With Balanced Meals
Civilians on the home front support America by preparing balanced meals to boost health and morale during wartime. American housewives help build healthier citizens and happier homes while keeping energy for other wartime activities. Take care of your Electric Range.
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America
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Ration Board Report
M. Crocker Maddrey
City
Mertie Faison
W.P.A
H. C. House
Jessie Shell
A. G. Johnson
Thelma
Robert Newsom
E. E. Bridgman
J. R. Jenkins
N. F. Pridgen
William L. Manning
City Rotary Club
Virginia Electric and Power Company
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