Girl Injured When Hit By Automobile
Shirley O dell ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Odell of 1201 Hamilton Street was injured in an accident last Monday at about 12 10 when she rode a bicycle down a driveway in front of Williams Funeral Home and collided with Mallory Faison s car The accident was unavoidable and Faison could not stop in time The child suffered a cut on her leg requiring two stitches head injuries and several minor cuts She was taken to the hospital by Mr Faison and released on Wednesday
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Shirley O'dell
J. C. O'dell
Hamilton Street
Mallory Faison
Williams Funeral Home
Faison
Fao
Sergt Morris Arrives Home From War in Germany
Sergt Leroy Morris son of Mr and Mrs Nettie Morris of this city arrived in Roanoke Rapids last Tuesday afternoon. A radio operator tail gunner in the Air Corps he was shot down over Germany in June 1943 and captured by the Nazis. He spent about two years in a German prison camp before being liberated by American doughboys. He is in a highly nervous condition but said to be in fairly good health and is visiting his wife in West Virginia.
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Leroy Morris
Nettie Morris
Roanoke Rapids
Air Corps
Morris
Germany
West Virginia
Auto Use Tax Stamp On Cars For July 1
Collector of Internal Revenue Charles H. Robertson announced auto use tax stamps of 5.00 dollars placed on sale June 9 in post offices and IRS offices. The stamps cover the tax year starting July 1, 1945 and must be bought before that date. Stamps are serially numbered and include space for vehicle make model serial number and state license. Owners of motor vehicles used on highways should visit their post office.
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Internal Revenue
Charles H. Robertson
Collectors of Internal Revenue
Meats Arrive In Town At Roanoke Rapids Market
Local markets report a brief meat arrival in Roanoke Rapids on Thursday bringing relief from shortages. Shoppers lined up before opening as store staff predicted ample supplies within days and meat counters eased after initial rush.
Whitby Parents Awarded Purple Heart for Son
Mr and Mrs Grady Whitby of 902 Rapids Street receive the Purple Heart for Pvt James G Whitby who died in Europe on July 11 1944. The Whitbys have another son stationed in Germany.
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Grady Whitby
Rapids Street
Pvt
James G. Whitby
Europe
Whitby
Germany
Raleigh Team to Play Romancos in Return Match
Raleigh Young Men's Business softball team will host the Romancos at Ledgerwood Park next Saturday night at 8. The Raleigh squad lost both ends of a doubleheader here last Saturday, giving the Romancos the edge in the series.
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Raleigh
Romancos
Ledgerwood Park
German War Prisoners Used As Laborers Here
A German war prisoner camp is being built outside the city between Fourth and Fifth streets beyond Marshall with part inside the city. About 200 prisoners will be housed and used as laborers, with Sergt. B Buckingham in charge and 31 skilled workers already brought in. Construction should finish in about three weeks and water will be extended to the camp.
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Marshall
Sergt. B. Buckingham
Camp Butner
Buckingham
Columbus
Ohio
Sergt
Ahoskie
Scrap Drive To Be Next Sunday
A city wide scrap paper drive will be held next Sunday July 1 with Boy Scouts collecting old paper starting at 1 30 pm. Paper left on the curb after that time will not be collected. All paper should be tied in bundles and placed in front of homes before the hour. The Scouts will retrieve it.
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Boy Scouts of
American Legion Show Called Off
A telegram announced the cast of the show Gloom Chasers scheduled for July 5 cannot perform. The event, sponsored by the Robert E. May Post American Legion and intended to raise funds for the Legion and VFW building fund, was cancelled with no fault assigned to the two local groups.
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Gloom Chasers
Robert E. May Post
The
American Legion
Building Fund of the Legion
Stores To Close On July Fourth In Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids stores banks and the post office will close all day next Wednesday Independence Day as announced by the Merchants Association.
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Roanoke Rapids
The
Merchants Association
Sergeant Francis Williams Earns Silver Star for Tank Action
Sergeant Francis L. Williams of Company B 747th Tank Battalion earned the Silver Star for a February 25 1945 action near Hut hmachershof Germany. Despite his tank taking three hits he held ground directing fire until an SP gun penetrated the engine and set his tank ablaze then ordered an orderly abandonment. Williams is the son of Mrs Lucille Williams of Roanoke Rapids.
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Francis L. Williams
Charles H. Gerhart
Lucille Williams
Roanoke Rapids
Williams
Huthmachershof
Germany
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Guam
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Gleen Williams
E. B. Williams
Roanoke Avenue
Pfc
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Sir Gleen Williams
Navy
Bainbridge, Md
Gleen
Purple Heart
Graham Dickens
Bill Fogarty
Minneapolis
Minn
Dick Gorhan
Cleveland
Joe Boswell
Jackson
Miss
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