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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
1
Halifax County officers and a FBI agent found a printing press with water marked paper and type used for gas stamp production in a vacant house near Aurelian Hrings. The crew can print stamps worth about 15000 gallons. FBI widening probe across states. no arrests yet.
Real Veteran Tech. Sgt. Albert T. Connor of Red 1 Garysburg is a nine year Army veteran serving overseas since November 1942 in the Southwest Pacific. He fought in four major battles and was in the same company as Lieut. Cecil Pendleton when Pendleton was wounded. Connor reports good health and hopes to be sent home soon though Pendleton was wounded. He notes he survived battles with only a missing thumb as a casualty.
War Fund Chairman L. S. Neal says the La local chapter drive for 15000 is about 75 percent of quota with the district including Roanoke Rapids and Littleton. He commends workers and The Herald for aid and urges more contributions as the drive continues this week.
War Fund chairman L. S. Neal cites difficulty contacting every individual. Readers are urged to telephone Neal Price or McGee or mail checks to support the Red Cross fundraiser and campaign efforts.
Roanoke Rapids postmaster L. J. Shell announces new postal rates to take effect Sunday March 26. Letters require 3 cent stamps with no 2 cent letters, higher minimums for registration and COD, insurance, money orders, air mail, book rates up to 4 cents, and a 3 percent rise for all fourth class matter.
S. L. Lynch local salesman with a broken hip from a fall weeks ago will be confined to his home for several weeks. Lynch resides in South Rosemary according to reports.
E B Bowman owner of Yellow Front Market in Roanoke Rapids was ordered to stop sale and delivery of all rationed processed foods and meats for 60 days after a hearing by Chief Hearing Commissioner Daniel L Bell of Atlanta. Sugar may be sold. Bowman had six prior violations and faces a suspended suspension until December 31 1944 if no further violations occur. Johnson said the action supports OPA efforts to keep living costs down in Eastern North Carolina.
Norman L Brake of Roanoke Rapids and Rocky Mount has been promoted to boatswain's mate second class after a year serving somewhere in the South Pacific with the US Naval Reserve He is married to Elsie Rhone of Moundsville West Virginia who has lived here three years Brake previously worked for Rosemary Manufacturing Company and lived with Mr and Mrs W J Johnson He is the son of Mr and Mrs E L Brake of Rocky Mount
Mrs Mary Proctor of 1037 Hamilton Street receives War Department notice that her son Pvt Marvin H Proctor was slightly wounded in action January 28 in Italy. He enlisted April 1943 and went overseas August. His wife Jessie Hudson of Tarboro is with his mother. another son Pvt William Clarence Proctor serves at Camp Haan California.
The Roanoke Rapids Junior High School Student Council will be represented at the State Student Council Congress in Lexington North Carolina this weekend. Delegates Mary Lynch president Jean Kidd and Herbert Moore will attend accompanied by Miss Cornelia Clarke. The council notes progress this year and plans Friday fun nights inviting all junior high parents.
Women here have long urged forming a local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Plans are under way and will be presented at a Ladies' Night reception by Widows Son Lodge No. 519 A F and A M. Will Nelson, master of the lodge, announced the action today.
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