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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1944

Page

3

Seven White Men Accepted At Fort Bragg

Seven white men were accepted at Fort Bragg for military service in the largest Halifax County contingent to leave during the present war. Inductees passed physicals and departed Friday, March 3, including Edgar Lee Morgan, Harold Sagner Jones, George Robert Lancaster, Warren Vaughan Dickens, Herbert William Nowell, Leslie Graham Shell Jr., Clifton Whitaker Shearin, Thomas Clayton Jenkins, John Burns Reen, and many others in a long list led by these names.

Onty Fort Bragg Halifax County Edgar Lee Morgan Harold Sagncer Jones George Robert Lan»caster Warren Vaughan Dickens Herbert William Nowell Leslie Graham Shell, Jr Clifton Whitaker Shearin Thomas Clayton Jenkins John Burns Reen John Bynum Reid Hubert Edward White Lewis Wilbur Collins Ed Loris Carpenter John Willian Waters Robert Cliford Rogers Curtis Elvin Lyles Earnest Waylon Lee William Joseph Landon Wilmer Moncure Lee Clarence Dowall Coburn Charles Edwin Woodruff Curtis Blocker James William Hobbs David Iron Wall Horance Lee Spence Linwood Thomas Gates James Forest Johnson Millard Ransom Bakery William Sherman Batton, Jr George Washington Cooper Jeff Daniel King William Claude Leonard Wilbur Jackson Best Raiford Carl Green Washington Woodrow “Amencer

Town Talk notes arrivals, visits, and local moves

Community items list Lt John W Martin Jr arrival in Italy and several weekend visits and relocations among Roanoke Rapids and nearby towns. People include Mrs Katie Cozzens taking a Roanoke Rapids Hospital lab technician post and multiple families visiting or traveling between Newport News Richmond Lawrenceville and Jackson.

wPr John W. Martin John W. Martin, Jr Italy Francis Starke Katie Cozzens Columbia N. C Roanoke Rapids Hospital F. G. Parrish Newport News J. B. Batton W. M. Ray Portsmouth B. T. Ferguson Carlton Taylor O. G. Horton Lawrenceville J. B. Norwood Lewis Wall Winnie Sarah Jackson Lloyd Allen Richmond Clifton Massey Wilmington Tommie Hodges W. G. Bunch Billy

Local Residents Visit Relatives in Richmond Virginia

Hazel Rice visited their uncle Mr E T Medlin who is hospitalized in Richmond. Chief Petty Officer W F Matthews and family from Suffolk spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Geo Pappendick. Navy man Frank Grissom was home for the weekend from Bainbridge Maryland. Mesdames Fulghum Smith Cook and Clyde Fulghum spent a Thursday in Richmond on business. R H Parrish came for the weekend with his wife and little girl. Seaman Wyatt Garner from Bainbridge Md visits relatives here. Mrs Paul Ray and Mrs M H Hedgepeth are spending time in Richmond with relatives.

Hazel Rice Richmond E. T. Medlin Richmond Hospital W. F. Matthews Suffolk Frank Grissom Navy Bainbridge, Md

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