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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
11
Johnson, Raleigh CPA director, announced sugar for home canning will follow last year’s rate. Two pounds may be bought with Sugar Stamp 40, and up to 20 more per person via local board after March 23. Applications will be filed by mail on simplified forms. Stamp No 37 serves as farm check.
Pvt. Eugene C. Ennis son of Mr and Mrs J E Lynch of Roanoke Rapids has started airplane mechanical training at Keesler Field Miss in a 17 week B 24 Liberator maintenance course. He was selected for strong Army mechanical aptitude test scores and will train in first echelon maintenance before graduating for active line duty or reassignment to a factory or gunnery school.
Willie J. Long Jr of Garysburg is among the pilots who completed bomber and fighter training at Randolph Field Texas. The ceremony marks a significant upgrade in the American air force strength over Europe with the graduating class, including Second Lieutenant Harvey Woodruff visiting his mother nearby.
Sgt. William D. Hasty, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hasty of Roanoke Rapids, is stationed at the 395th Combat Crew Training School in Ardmore Oklahoma. He is finishing final phase aerial gunner training for a heavy bombardment unit after earlier schooling at Lowry Buckley Denver and Las Vegas. He enlisted February 3 1943 and was promoted to sergeant August 18 1943. Before service he worked as an electrician.
Last week's Herald ran a photo of Donald D Chestnut with cut lines misrating him as Ph Mate 2d class. The proper rating is Ph Mate 1st class.
Mr and Mrs L J Meade announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Lillian to Raymond Irving Finley of Chicago Ill The wedding will be held in early June Mrs H E Gibson of Savannah Ga is visiting Mrs R J Rightmeyer
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