Red Cross Roanoke Rapids kicks off 1944 drive
The Roanoke Rapids Chapter opens its 1944 Red Cross funds drive at a special meeting in the Municipal Building. Rev Gordon Price leads with L S Neal and J E McGee assisting as the campaign aims for a $15 000 quota, up from $10 000 in 1943. Short films The Seven Keys and Red Cross News were shown.
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Roanoke Rapids
American Red Cross
Gordon Price
L. S. Neal
War Fund
J. E. McGee
Red Cross News
Mr. Price
The
Red Cross
Roanoke Rapids Junior High Pups Sell Records in War Bond Drive
Students of 91A homeroom at Roanoke Rapids Junior High raised 21610.20 from bonds and stamps in the 4th War Loan Drive far exceeding a 2640 goal. They planned a Cornell training plane purchase, held daily room visits and an amateur contest to boost support for the effort.
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Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Cornell
91A
Final Figures Tell The Story For Roanoke Rapids Schools
Final figures show Roanoke Rapids High School and Junior High School students and teachers excel in the Fourth War Loan drive. High School sales were 31481.85 in bonds and stamps, Junior High 21610, totaling 53002.05 for both schools as a strong statewide effort.
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Roanoke Rapids
Local man Kelly Duke commits suicide in South Rosemary
Kelly Duke a 45 year old white resident of South Rosemary killed himself Sunday afternoon with a single barrel shotgun. He had been living with a white woman posing as her uncle. The couple, returning with her husband Arthur Tanner, found Duke in his front room with a note. Duke threatened Tanner, but the couple overpowered him and fled after deflecting the shot toward the ceiling.
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Kelly Duke
South Rosemary
Duke
Northampton County
Jackson
Arthur Tanner
Tanner
Merchants Elect Loy President of Roanoke Rapids Association
H. S. Loy manager of Leggett's department store was elected president of the Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association in secret mail balloting. Graham Shell named as vice president. Directors for three years include W. A. Thorne A. N. Martin H. E. Baker Moody Hedgepeth. other directors and past presidents listed. Succeeded by nach dinner speeches and remarks by S. Wade Marr guest speaker.
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H. S. Loy
Leggett's
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
Mr. Loy
Rosemary Blue Room
Graham Shell
W. A. Thorne
A. N. Martin
H. E. Baker
Moody Hedgepeth
R. I. Starke
M. D. Collier
W. C. Allsbrook
Leon T. Walters
Il. D. Hines
O. Griffin
W. H. Proctor
Association
George N. Taylor
C. A. Wyche
C. C. Shell
W. P. Taylor
Ray
Shell Furniture Company
Roanoke Rapids
Burlington
Leggett’s
Durham
Big Bomber Forced Down Near Greenville
A Marine Air Corps dive bomber piloted by Lieut H Matthews based at Greenville North Carolina was forced down near the city Tuesday about 12 30 o clock The aircraft sustained under side damage from a sliding landing when the pilot chose a soft field to avoid using the landing gear Neither Lt Matthews nor Cpl R E Fitzsimmons aboard were injured The plane had taken off from Greenville about 8 00 Tuesday
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Marine Air Corps
Lieut. H. Matthews
Greenville
N. C
Lt. Matthews
Cpl
R. E. Fitzsimmons
Negro Kills Pendleton White Man Shot By Jap Ally
Allen Thompson 32, formerly of this city and Northampton County, was killed last Saturday night near Weldon by Andrew Turner a negro. Turner reported the slaying to the sheriff and an inquest found justifiable homicide. Lt Cecil Pendleton son of Mr and Mrs A O Pendleton is wounded in the South Pacific with two bullets near the neck and shoulder and writes from APO 716 San Francisco California describing his condition and hope to return home.
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Allen Thompson
Northampton County
Andrew Turner
Turner
Weldon
Thompson
Sheriff's Office
Rowe
Cecil Pendleton
A. O. Pendleton
South Pacific
Pendleton
U. S
Care
San Francisco
Cal
Camp Devens
Mom
Pop
175 Men Leave Friday for Final U.S. Military Exam
Approximately 175 men will depart Friday morning for final physical examinations and possible induction into the armed forces. This marks the largest Halifax County selectee group in the current war. names are withheld until camp return and only accepted inductees will be listed.
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Armed Forces of
United States
Halifax County
Lt Janie Lassiter Assigns to England War Post
2nd Lt. Janie L. Lassiter, superintendent of nurses at Re Rapids Hospital, is now in England with the 53rd General Hospital. She is listed with APO 615 care, New York City, under serial N 768875.
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Janie Lassiter
England
Janie L. Lassiter
Re Rapids Hospital
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Sam
Axe
Margaret Smith
Madison
Marvin A. Smith
Malcolm Smith
Camp Claiborne
White
Self
LOY
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