Train Kills Woman Crossing Tracks At Whitakers
Mrs. W Dana Weeks, 48, of Enfield, was killed crossing ACL tracks in Whitakers on Thursday shortly after 6 pm. She mistook the approaching train for the passenger, stumbled, then was struck by a work train moving about 15 mph. She leaves a husband Dana and five children. Funeral at Gethsemane Church Saturday at 3:30 with burial nearby.
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W. Dana Weeks
Enfield
Whitakers
Weeks
Addie Austin
Dana
Childre
E. G. Shaw
Henderson
Thomas
U. S. Navy
Wilbur
R. L
Edwin
Austin
W. L. Liles
Littleton
G. E. Brown
Wilson
Jimmy Nunnery
Growth of Girl Scouts Reaches Over a Million Worldwide
The movement expanded to more than a million girls and women by the end of 1945, doubling during the war years. Girl Scouting remains non-sectarian and accessible to all girls. It preserves ties with global peers through the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
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Girl Scouts
World Association of Girl Guides and
Eley L Barnes Jr On Way Home From Iwo Jima
Seaman second class Eley L Barnes Jr is expected to arrive home within a few days after serving at Iwo Jima since December 1944. The return marks the end of his wartime assignment and crews await his arrival.
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Eley L. Barnes
Eley L. Barnes, Jr
Barnes
Iwo Jima
Robert L. Smith Receives Navy Discharge
Robert Lee Smith a machinist mate third class from Roanoke Rapids has been discharged after 24 months of duty at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Virginia.
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Robert Lee Smith
Roanoke Rapids
Naval Amphibious Base
Little Creek
Navy
Francis Boone Heads to Japan Aboard USS Waxwing
Francis Boone, steward's mate second class, USN from Roanoke Rapids, is aboard the minesweeper USS Waxwing enroute to Japan. The Waxwing advances to relieve veteran sweepers clearing harbors and sea lanes for naval and commercial shipping.
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Francis Oonely
USN
Roanoke Rapids
Japan
Mary Louise Wyman to Carlos Wyman Wedding in Emporia
The Roanoke Rapids couple Wyman-Shay announce the marriage of daughter Mary Louise to Carlos Wyman US Navy C E M. The ceremony was held in Emporia Virginia February 12 with a small gathering. Mary Louise is a Roanoke Rapids High School graduate employed by Roanoke Mills Co. The Wyman family is listed as the groom’s parents.
Children's Play Peter Pan Presented Here
The Association for Childhood Education presents the play Peter Pan in the High School auditorium next Wednesday at 2 PM. Miss Elizabeth Long spent the weekend in LeGrange Oneida and Il with a trip to Chicago. they plan to live in Roanoke Rapids after visiting relatives.
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Association For Childhood Education
Elizabeth Long
LeGrange
Oneida
Chicago
Ill
Roanoke Rapids
Local Candidate Julian Allsbrook Seeks State Senate Seat
Julian R. Allsbrook announces his candidacy for the State Senate from Halifax County subject to the Democratic Primary on May 25, 1946. He asks voters for their support and vote.
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Halifax County
Julian R. Allsbrook
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A. C. L. Train
Robert L. Smith
Francis Boone
D. C. Vande
David Dickens
Roanoke
Weldon
N. C
D'Orsay
Marks Shoe Store
Imperial Theatre
Snyder
Nee Wong and
Toy
Harry Shannin and
California
U.S. Pat
Mademoiselle
Glamour
CHARM
Seventeen
Calling All Girls
Screen Guide
Marks Shoes
Roanoke Ave
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