State Student Council Congress Holds Meeting
The Seventeenth Annual Session met in Lexington on March 17 with 170 delegates from about 40 schools to discuss student council issues amid wartime. Dr. W D Plemons urged life applicable high school courses and self understanding guided by teachers and student leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Student Council
Lexington
Mary Lynch
Jean Kidd
Herbert Moore
W. D. Plemmons
University of North Carolina
W. L. Willhite
Catawba College
Lexington Country Club
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Lost and
Robbie Fisher
Cornelia Clark
Chitterlings in London Stir Morale Among NC Men
Lt Roy Wilder of Spring Hope N C carried a half gallon jar of chitterlings to England with him for a reunion meal. In England he and three North Carolina buddies cooked corn dodgers and chitterlings, sharing a hearty North Carolina ritual amid Allied strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
U. S. Army Air Forces
Roy Wilder
Spring Hope
North Carolina
States
England
N. C
Wilder
John
Parris
Scotland
Allen
Barbee
London
Bill Speight
Navy
Carolina
Bill
Churchill
Hitler
P. S
Graveses Honored At Bridge Party Before Move
Mr and Mrs Graves were feted by friends at a Saturday bridge party hosted by Mr and Mrs Thornton Wilson Jr The high score went to Mr and Mrs C S Kennemoor who received a prize and the honorees a gift The gathering featured a yellow color scheme and a salad plate at refreshment time Attending were Mr and Mrs E H Graves Mr and Mrs Morrison Moose Mr and Mrs T J Alford Mr and Mrs W A China and Mr and Mrs R W Stephenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Wilson, Jr
EH. H. Graves
C. S. Kennemour
E. H. Graves
Morrison Moose
C. S Kennemoor
T. J. Alford
W. A. China
R. W. Stephenson
Hospital News Notes on Pneumonia Patient
In Hospital Friends of Mrs Lee Wheeden learn she is confined in Roanoke Rapids Hospital with pneumonia. Mrs Roger Davis and son Larry spent several days in Greenwas 8 C last prosis with Mrs reskin 77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Wheeden
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Roger Davis
Larry
Greenwas 8
Reskin
Civil War Veteran Visits Marine Grandson in Hospital
Theodore A. Penland, 99, of Portland, and his grandson Pfc. Floyd M. Penland, 20, of Waynesboro, fought battles eighty years apart. Upon learning his grandson was wounded at Tarawa, the elder Penland flew to visit him in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore A. Penland
Portland
Ore
Pfc
Floyd M. Penland
Waynesboro
Penland
Tarawa
Bull Run
In Memoriam for Richard Weaver Died 1943
Poem memorializes father Richard Weaver who died March 16 1943. The verse recalls family loss, faith in God, the father’s warmth, guidance, and lasting presence in their hearts. It expresses sorrow, remembrance, and enduring love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Weaver
Dad
Mrs Mills Returns After Short Overseas Visit
Mrs. Mary G Mills returns from time with her husband Sgt David L Mills at Quantico Virginia. Mrs Lucile Cherry returns to the city after a two months stay in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary G. Mills
Sgt
David L. Mills
Quantico, Va
Lucile Cherry
City
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chitt'lins
Mrs. Graves
Ike Rowe
Portsmouth
J. W. Taylor
Maxine Smith
Jamie Bristow
Norfolk, Va
U. S. Marine Corps
Memoriam
Roanoke Rapids
Littleton Highway
Guy Moss
Lincoln Heights
Rochelle Realty CO
Kidd
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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