Prison Camp Committee to Meet Monday
The Halifax County War Manpower Committee will meet Monday night at 8 in Roanoke Rapids to discuss a proposed war prison camp. Chairman Cc. S. Alexander leads a group including W. O. Davis and O J McSwain as local members, with farm labor shortages cited as a reason for possible camp establishment.
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Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Davis
Cc. S. Alexander
Scotland Neck
W. O. Davis
O. J. McSwain
Blackwell Pierce
Weldon
W. D. Barbee
Seaboard
W. P. Morris
Jackson
Miss Taylor Weds Pvt Raymond Green in Simple Ceremony
Bettie Sue Taylor became the bride of Pvt. Raymond Green in a modest March 3 ceremony at the Clerk's Office in Em poria Virginia. The couple, surrounded by a few relatives, was joined by Clerk of Court Sal Wrenn. Mrs. Green, daughter of Mr and Mrs W P Taylor, is Roanoke Rapids High School class of 1943 graduate. Pvt Green, son of Mr and Mrs S L Green, attended Roanoke Rapids schools before enlisting in January 1943 and is stationed at Camp Butner.
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Bettie Sue Taylor
Pvt
Raymond Green
Emporia
Sal Wrenn
Mrs. Green
W. P. Taylor
Roanoke Rapids High School
Pvt. Green
S. L. Green
Roanoke Rapids
Army
Camp Butner
Ralph Glenror Knight
Army Air Forces
Napier Field
Alabama
Army Air Forces Training Command
R. G. Knight
Knight
North Carolina State College
Armed Service
Tax season ends as post office stampede abates
In the local post office two clerks Mrs Lillian C Taylor and Hubert C Wirtz celebrate the end of tax time. During a busy Saturday morning rush to mail the March 15 quarterly tax payment they issued 250 money orders in four hours, averaging just over one per minute.
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Lillian C. Taylor
Hubert C. Wirtx
O. D
Sam
Taylor
Mr. Wirtz
Rachel Forrest Makes Honor Roll at Mary Washington
Miss Rachel Forrest daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Forrest earned a place on the honor roll at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg Virginia. Her average was A in every subject.
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Rachel Forrest
Fred Forrest
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
Miss Alston Accepts Richmond Post At Little Star Store
Miss Christine Alston has accepted a position in Richmond Virginia with the Little Star Store. She was formerly with the Little Star here and began her duties last Monday.
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Christine Alston
Richmond
Little Star
Miss Alston
The
Price Control Lecture Extols Panel Division Work
The article notes a continued discussion on price control from page one. A lecturer emphasizes the price panel division work and its impact on regulation and consumer costs.
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Price Panel Division
Housewives Urged To Back OPA Price Control Patrol
Mrs. Everett praises OPA representatives who visit stores to check prices and aid merchants. She notes 90 percent follow regulations, 10 percent engage in black market activity. A new price chart is published in The Herald to help housewives shop wisely. Local panels include Hawley in Roanoke Rapids and Gore in Weldon with several assistants.
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Ers
Mrs. Everett
OPA
The
Herald
Roanoke Rapids
Pric
F. J. Hawley
Josie Moore
Edna Wafford
W. A. China
T. J. Alford
Weldon Co
F. Gore
D. H. Moody
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Miss Taylor
Diamond Merchants
North Carolina
Neptune
Lynches
Marks Shoe Store
Roanoke ‘Ave
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