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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1944

Page

14

Desert Song to headline Peoples Theatre lineup

The Peoples Theatre screens The Desert Song in Technicolor next Sunday with a updated Nazi intrigue plot. Also on Monday and Tuesday The Imposter stars Jean Gabin in a war drama about Free French forces, followed by Nine Girls a sorority murder mystery, then Hi Good Looking and Sundown Valley later in the week.

Peoples Theatre Lawrence Schwab Otto Harbach Oscar Hammerstein Sigmund Romberg Frank Mandel el Khobar Julien Duvivier Duvivier Jean Gabin Richard Whorf Allyn Joselyn Peter van Eyck Ellen Drew Eddie Quillan Gabin de la Farge Free French Army Africa Himsel la Farge Harriet Hilliard Charles Starrett Sundown Valley

Transfers for Sergeant Erwin M. Clary to Fort Logan

Sergeant Erwin M. Clary, son of Mrs. Anna Clary of Roanoke Rapids, moved from Carlsbad Army Air Field in New Mexico to Fort Logan in Colorado. The 8 Sergeant was previously employed with the Her id.

Erwin M. Clary S. Anna Clary Roanoke Rapids Carlsbad Army Air Field Carlsbad New Mexico Ft. Logan Colorado Clary Herid

Rachels Named Special Representative for Seaboard

Warren T. White announces W. E. Rachels as Special Representative with headquarters in Norfolk. Rachels, formerly Assistant General Freight Agent in Tampa, has long served Seaboard since 1926 in roles including Express Traffic Manager from 1941 to 1942. He will assist in publicity and public relations for the railway.

W. E. Rachels Norfolk Warren T. White Seaboard Air Line Railway Mr. Rachels Tampa Seaboard White Rachels Georgia South

Funeral Services for Caesar and Major Hunter

Funeral services were held Sunday for Caesar and Major Hunter, two brothers killed in a train truck wreck near Enfield. The fertilizer truck owned by S Peirson Company was struck by Atlantic Coast Line Southbound No 375 at the north crossing, demolishing the truck and throwing it 25 yards. Major Hunter died instantly. Caesar died the following day in a local hospital.

Enfield Caesar Major Hunter S. Peirson Company

Mrs Pattie Ellis Visits Petersburg Friend

Mrs Pattie Ellis spent Saturday in Petersburg Virginia with Miss Elsie Newsome enjoying a social visit and local sights.

Pattie Ellis Petersburg, Va Elsie Newsome

Mrs Randolph Hosts Enfield Bridge Party

Mrs. Sidney Randolph was hostess at a bridge party held Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. A. C. Nichols Jr. The St Patrick motif appeared in tallies, table settings, and the ice course. Guests included Miss Selma Fleming Miss Winnie Boseman Mrs Theodore Harrison Mrs D Mac Johnson Mrs John M Sherrod Miss Nellie Bryant Newton Mrs H L Kendall Mrs Myra Mann Mrs J F White Mrs W Dickens Miss Annie Mae Sherrod Mrs George Randolph Mrs Hugh Sherrod Mrs John Newton Miss Sallie B Dickens Mrs Eveline Fleming and Mrs A G Nichols Jr.

Mae Sherrod George Randolph Hugh Sherrod John Newton Sallie B. Dickens Eveline Fleming Frank Pittman A. G. Nichols, Jr

Lands Safely William Cooper Arrives in England

Landed safely in England in February is William Carnal Cooper son of Mr and Mrs J J Cooper of 97 Jackson St. His address is 6994413 Ree Co 893 T D B N A P O 230 Care Postmaster New York. Mrs Martha Herrin spent the week end in Dunn with friends.

William Carnal Cooper J. J. Cooper Jackson St England Ree, Co Care New York Martha Herrin Dunn

From where I sit a post war call for tolerance

Joe Marsh reflects on postwar planning and resolutions, noting that talk alone fails without individual responsibility. Bert Childers stresses the need for tolerance and respect for others rights and liberties, from beer to voting, as essential to making any plan meaningful.

Bert Childers Bert

Raleigh area industry foundation report 1944

Fragmentary entry notes a Raleigh based industry foundation with a 606 607 Insurance Building address, dated 1944, mentioning Edgar H. Bain and the North Carolina committee. The readable text provides limited context on organizational role or actions.

Tion North Carolina Committee Insurance Raleigh N. C Edgar H. Bain

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Mrs. Randolph Joe Marsh Deooles Dennis Morgan Irene Manning Allyn Joslyn Ann Harding Evelyn Keyes Charles Starrett Sundown Valley Adventures of Flying Cadets Wallace Beery-Fay Bainter Pete Smith Martha O’driscoll Noah Beery, Jr Joe E. Brown June Havoc Marines Tarawa Don “Red Barry Canyon City Captain America Roanoke Rapids Theatres WCBT
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