Will Collect Old Musical Instruments for Soldiers Front
A city wide drive begins to gather unused musical instruments for soldiers at front. Sponsored by the Army and Coca Cola bottlers to boost morale, donations of saxophones banjos and similar items are sought at grocery stores filling stations and drug stores. Trucks will pick up instruments and ship them to the Army for distribution. pianos bull fiddles and phonographs are not needed. The drive runs through March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Seifert
Navy Must Have Men Navy Must Have Men
Navy recruitment urges 17 year old boys and women 20 to 86 to enlist, offering 57 Navy trade schools and world travel at Uncle Sam's expense. Chief Petty Officer J W Brown promotes pay from 141.50 monthly and future good positions, with enlistment events in Roanoke Rapids, Scotland Neck, Ahoskie, Lewiston, and Weldon. Women 20 to 36 urged to join Waves to help bring loved ones home.
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United States Navy
West
J. W. Brown
Elizabeth City
Navy
Uncle Sam
Brown
Roanoke Rapids
Scotland Neck
Ahoskie
Lewiston
Weldon
Cornell Moore Jr. Enlists in 1912 Aviation Service
John Lewis Moore Jr., 21, son of Mr and Mrs John Lewis Moore of Roanoke Rapids route 1, entered service in September 1912. He trained at Pensacola Florida, is a native of Roanoke Rapids, educated there and at Gaston, serves as an aviation radio man second class, and is now at Cornell University studying engineering.
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John Lewis Moore, Jr
John Lewis Moore
Roanoke Rapids
Pensacola
Fla
Gaston
Moore
Cornell University
Riggan Rites Held After Oxford Area Death
Richard J. Riggan aged 60 died Tuesday afternoon at his home five miles south of Oxford after a year of ill health. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Enon Baptist Church with Rev. W. D. Poe officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Survived by wife Mamie Riggen, six daughters, four sons, three brothers and two sisters.
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Richard J. Riggan
Oxford
Enon Baptist Church
W. D. Poe
Lucy Hobgood Riggan
J. J. Riggan
Roanoke Rapids
Sgt
James Riggan
Eight Halifax Drivers Lose Licenses in Week
For the period March 4 through March 10, eight Halifax County automobile operators had their licenses revoked by the North Carolina Highway Safety Division. They are W. C. Allsbrook James Vines Roosevelt Wilson Scotland Neck Dave Bell James Q. Hardy John Harvey Jeff L. Whitehead Enfield and W. E. Cornwell of Roanoke Rapids.
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Halifax County
North Carolina Highway Safety Division
W. C. Allsbrook
James Vines
Roosevelt Wilson
Scotland Neck
Dave Bell
James Q. Hardy
John Harvey
Jeff L. Whitehead
Enfield
W. E. Cornwell
Roanoke Rapids
Everette Begins Training at Fort Sill Oklahoma
Ronald E Everette son of Mrs W S Everette is at the Fort Sill field artillery replacement training center Oklahoma after being sent to Fort Bragg February 14 He will receive 17 weeks basic training attached to Battery B 29th battalion 7th training regiment He is married to Wan tola Mills Everette 921 Franklin Street Miss L S Davis of Seaboard NC is visiting the Beales this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald E. Everette
W. S. Everette
Fort Bragg
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Pvt
Everette
Wantola Mills Everette
Franklin Street
Good Conduct Medal Awarded to Sgt Roger G Gupton
Colonel Kenna G Eastham of Camp Shanks approves an Army Good Conduct Medal for Sergeant Roger G Gupton Route 2 Littleton assigned to the Quartermaster Detachment at Camp Shanks He served since November 1942 previously stationed at Ft Bragg and Ft Slocum He worked for Halifax County Board of Education in civilian life.
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Kenna G. Eastham
Camp Shanks
New York
Roger G. Gupton
Route 2
Littleton
Gupton
Halifax County Board of Education
Halifax
N. C
Army
Ft. Bragg
Ft. Slocum
N. Y
Turner's Rise From Private to Corporal in Army
Promoted Pfc Roy Lee Turner son of Mr and Mrs M F Turner of Weldon advanced to Corporal in the United States Army. Cpl Turner is now stationed at Fort Tilden New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Turner
M. F. Turner
Weldon
United States Army
Cpl. Turner
Fort Tilden
N.Y
Board Issues Certificates for New Tire Tubes
Following is a list of recipients who earned certificates for new tire tubes last week. Names include J. F. King Thelma Roanoke Rapids area workers and various tradesmen in Littleton Weldon Roanoke Rapids Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. King
Thelma
Colonial Ice Co
Roanoke
Littleton
J. A. Flagg
Roanoke Rapids
P. Hawkins
Rufus B. Hux
Pauline Brown
Z. V. Hawkins
Perry Brewer
Weldon
R. O. Carpenter
B. F
Pfc Lloyd Shaw Returns to Camp After Furlough
Pfc Lloyd Shaw returns to Camp Phillips Kansas after a short furlough to his wife and relatives. He served six months at Camp Gruber Oklahoma with the 42nd Rainbow Division and was transferred February 7 to Camp Phillips where he now serves with the 79th Division. Mrs Carroll Beale spent a few days last week in Lynchburg Virginia with Mr and Mrs Willard Beale.
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Lloyd
Inow Jett Satur
Kansas
Pfc
Shaw
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Rainbow
Camp Phillips
Kans
79Th
Carroll Beale
Lynchburg, Va
Willard Beale
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Cornell
Ronald Everette
L. S. Davis
Seaboard, N. C
Sergt
Lloyd Shaw
United States
Coca-Cola
U. S
Weldon Coca-Cola’ Bottling Works, Inc
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