Army Navy Qualifying Test Set For Roanoke Rapids High School
The third Army Navy College qualifying test will be held Wednesday March 15 at 9 00 am at Roanoke Rapids High School announced by Thomas L Martin. Eligible students ages 17 to 21 who graduate by July 1 1944 may take the test to enter either Army or Navy programs with no enlistment obligation.
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Army-Navy College
Navy College
Roanoke Rapids
Thomas L. Martin
Army
Navy
Recreation Board Hints Sewing Room and Outdoor Ovens Plans
At the third Recreation Board meeting, members discussed adding a sewing room with machines and instructional books and scheduling ongoing sewing and economics discussions led by notable community women. Outdoor ovens were also proposed as Rufus Mountford's project, with plans growing clearer and enthusiasm high.
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Rufus Mountford
Business and Professional Women's Club Dinner Meeting
The Business and Professional Women's Club holds a dinner meeting Tuesday evening March 14 at 7 in the Blue Room Rosemary Cafe. Members urged to attend. guests invited. Call Mrs. Pat Matkins by 5 p m Monday if unable to attend. Mr and Mrs John Cox spent the weekend in Chapel Hill with Miss Margaret Cox.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Rosemary Cafe
Pat Matkins
John Cox
Chapel Hill
Margaret Cox
Liquor Coupons Valid for March Ration Purchases
The notice states that weapon numbers thirteen to sixteen will be valid for March purchases of certain rationed items. Counties may register applicants only on the second Tuesday each month starting March fourteenth, with dates through July eleventh, mandatory in all counties.
City Board Holds Regular March Meeting
The City Board of Commissioners met in the Municipal Building on Tuesday at 3 pm. They read and approved the February minutes and reports from the City Treasurer and Police Department. Trustees H B Lee and R L Towe were named for two year terms on the Firemen's Relief Fund, effective January 11, 1943.
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Ers
F. C. Williams
H. B. Lee
R. L. Towe
Firemen’s Relief Fund
Kelly Jenkins
M. D. Collier
A. N. Martin
W. E. McDowell
R. L Starke
W. P. Taylor
Promotion of Seaman Richard K. Wilson to First Class
Richard K. Wilson has been promoted from Seaman Second Class to Seaman First Class. He is stationed at Camp Bradford, Virginia, and spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Wilson.
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Richard K. Wilson
Seaman Wilson
Camp Bradford
T. O. Wilson
Matthews Return From Army Air Corps Visit
Mr. and Mrs. E Matthews have returned from a visit with their son who serves in the Army Air Corps near Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City
E. Matthews
Army Air Corps
War Prisoner Labor Camp Plan Moves Forward
Halifax County leaders form a committee to survey labor needs in agriculture sawmill and pulp wood sectors in Halifax and nearby counties. They will assess war prisoner labor contracts and select two to three potential camp sites for Army engineer inspection._CONTACT: committee members noted for those interested.
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McSwain
Roanoke Rapids
Blackwell Pierce
Weldon
W. D. Barbee
Seaboard
W. P. Morris
Jackson
Halifax
Army Engineers
Davis
Howard W. Winston
War Manpower Commission
Nurses Aides News Highlights Local Dinner Wins and Training Milestone
Mary Garner Mills praises John Carras of Rosemary Cafe for a March 6 dinner and notes Mrs Maybelle Fecteau will manage hospital hour file cards. The piece honors nurse aide trainee classes, lauds Mrs Macon Floyd Price for extensive service, and recalls her 45 training hours plus 207 volunteer hours by 1944.
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John Carras
Rosemary Cafe
Maybelle Fecteau
Ronald Everette
Richmond
Macon Floyd Price
RFD
Garysburg
N. C
Floyd
Johnnie Martin
No. 2
Nurse Aide Corps
Cap Exercises Held on Sunday at Roanoke Rapids School of Nursing
Cap exercises of the Roanoke Rapids School of Nursing were held Sunday night at 8 in the Presbyterian Church. Rev. John Walker gave the address and Mrs. Katy Batalion spoke on the cap’s history. Caps were presented to 12 student nurses including Annie Belle Hargroves and Ruth Evans, among others.
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Roanoke Rapids
Mrs H A Cole Visits Roanoke Rapids Friend
Mrs. H. A. Cole of Roanoke Rapids spent Tuesday with Mrs. Milton Read, sharing a social visit and catching up on family and local news.
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H. A. Cole
Roanoke Rapids
Milton Read
29 Accepted At Ft. Bragg
Out of the Halifax County contingent twenty nine men were accepted by the Army for military service at Fort Bragg on February 17. Names listed: Lawrence Overby, Lonnie Green, Rudolph Waters, Richard Drewry, Lawrence Hale, Deleon Medlin, Calvin White, Howard Turner, George Deal, Joe Willey, Claude Stansbury, Willie Peacock, Robert Wall, William Wilson, James Blanchard Jr, William Carroll, Floyd Lee, Josh Dorsey, Walter Anglin, Lott Shearin, Edgar Patrick Jr, Irvin Wilkins, Donald Collins, Lester Carter, William Oakley, Edward Wilson, Francis Hockaday, James Baggett, Dolphus Gregory.
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Halifax County
Fort Bragg
Army
Lawrence Chester Overby
Lonnie David Green
Rudolph Jarvis Waters
Richard Drewry
Lawrence Graham Hale
Deleon Ray Medlin
Calvin Edgar White
Howard Lee Turner
George Elbert Deal
Joe Lewis Willey
Claude Raymond Stansbury
Willie Peacock
Robert Gilbert Wall
William Alan Wilson
James Arthur Blanchard, Jr
William Carroll
Floyd Arthur Lee
Josh Lawrence Dorsey
Walter Mack Anglin
Lott Harris Shearin
Edgar W.i Patrick, Jr
Irvin Pope Wilkins
Donald Orlander Collins
Ernest Lester Carter
William Ray Oakley
Edward van Wilson
Francis Gordon Hockaday
James Fenton Baggett
Dolphus L. Gregory
Town Talk Highlights Local Visits and Travel
Otis J Reynolds visits Durham on business. Mrs J E Bryant spending week in Creswell. Death in Lipscomb case brings Washington guests. Mr and Mrs C E Matthews in Kansas City meeting their son A C C Matthews. Burnette Connell visits Conway. Bernard Woodruff in Weldon. Vernon Lee from New York with family. Syble Jean Lee in Scotland Neck. Wilson Myrick returns to Camp Davis from home. Rubin Brickell of Lasker with Worth Gay. Jack Livesy of Atlanta staying with Rosa Livesy. Robert Jenkins and Ella Bell Tillery visit Lloyd Bryant.
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Otis J. Reynolds
Durham
J. E. Bryant
Creswell
William Tarvin
C. F. Doughty
Washington
John R. Lipscomb
C. E. Matthews
Kansas City
A-C’c. E. Matthews
Naval Air School
Olothe
Kansas
Burnette Connéll
Conway
Bernard Woodruff
Weldon
Minnie Turner
Vernon Lee
Merchant Marine
New York
Steenie Turner
Hoyle Hartsee
Ollie Hux
Donald
Syble Jean Lee
Scotland Neck
Wilson Myrick
Camp Davis
Russell Myrick
Rubin Brickell
Lasker
Worth Gay
Jack Livesy
Atlanta, Ga
Rosa Livesy
Robert Jenkins
Ella Bell
Tillery
Lloyd Bryant
Community Notables Share Visits Across North Carolina
Staff Sgt. David Harris returns to Greensboro after 15 days with relatives. George W. White goes back to Quonset Point after weekend with wife and parents. L. C. Daughtry family visits Pleasant Hill and Taylor home, then Daughtry relatives. Mrs. W. E. Queen of Carrboro visiting Hazel Cobb, former Miss Francis Sharpe. Neal Bunn of Rocky Mount visits Bernice Hitchens. Bunn formerly Merle Bell. J H Delfenthal and Raymond II return from Slidell after visiting daughter-in-law and granddaughter. Paul Byrd, radio comedian, appeared at Gaston School on March 3, via PTA. Pvt. Doyle K Davenport at Smyrna AAB spends a few days with wife Betty Clary and W Pryor Rodwell Jr. of Warrenton visits Mrs. Mary Read. Mrs. Frank Neville of Raleigh spends days in Halifax with friends.
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David Harris
Greensboro
George W. White
Quonset, Rol
L. C. Daughtry
Wayne
P. T. Taylor
T. E. Daughtry
Pleasant Hill
W. E. Queen
Carrboro
Hazel Cobb
Queen
Francis Sharpe
Neal Bunn
Rocky Mount
Bernice Hitchens
Bunn
Merle Bell
J. H. Delfenthal and
Raymond, II
Slidell
George H. Delfenthal
Georgia Ann
Paul Byrd
Gaston School
P. T. A. Pvt
Doyle K. Davenport
Smyrna Army Air Base
Smyrna
Frank Neville
Raleigh
Halifax
Green Blood Medics Boost Wound Healing Discovery
The March 26 issue of The American Weekly highlights a new medical magic called Green Blood found in plant pigment. It claims to accelerate wound healing and marks an advanced step in science.
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American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American Orden
Your Newsdealer
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