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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
19
Agricultural notes from 1943 show North Carolina corn yields can rise 10 to 20 bushels per acre with nitrogen sidedressing. Field results vary by soil. recommended rates range 20 to 32 pounds per acre, applied about two feet tall, with higher rates possible as feed prices rise.
Public auction to sell two parcels of land in Butterwood Township Halifax County North Carolina by trustee in a 1943 deed of trust upon default. Parcel One covers 83.81 acres plus four acres conveyed earlier, Parcel Two encompasses 134.41 acres part of the Faulcon Tract. Sale set for June 19 1944 at the Post Office door in Roanoke Rapids.
Pvt. Alex Lassiter of Fort Bragg spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. H G Lassiter. Miss Janie Dickens left Tuesday for San Antonio to visit relatives. Miss Hart Draper of Panama City Fla guests of Mr. and Mrs L C Draper. John E Moore U S N Charleston visited his mother Mrs Frank Moore.
Mrs Christina B Tucci of Madison WV announces the marriage of her daughter Mary to H Noble Dickens YC USNR son of Mr and Mrs P Dickens Van WV. The ceremony was April 29 at the Madison Methodist parsonage with Rev R J Chenoweth officiating. Dickens is a WW II era sailor recently back from overseas duty in Newfoundland.
Mrs. Graham Lynch remains a patient at Roanoke Rapids Hospital as medical staff continue treatment. The update confirms her ongoing hospital stay with no additional details provided.
Mrs. Ruby Ellis of 922 Henry Street receives word her husband Pfe Jesse L. Ellis has arrived safely somewhere in the South Pacific. He entered the Army June 2 1942 and trained at Camp Wheeler Georgia with the Second Engineers Training School. Before service he worked for Rosemary Manufacturing Co. A brother Corp George W Ellis has served in the Pacific for two and a half years.
Misses Frances Hux Annie Ruth Cross Kathleen Hux Elizabeth Wheeler and Mrs Viola Hargrove along with Jimmy Russell Lewis Crews Bob Morgan and Elroy Maise attended a weiner roast at Popular Springs Saturday night. Mrs Minnie Turner of Weldon spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs Bernard Woodruff.
Mrs. Lloyd Shaw reports that Pfc. Lloyd T. Shaw arrived safely in England. He entered service in August 1943 after working for Roanoke Mills. He has three nephews serving overseas and is married to Mabel Weaver. Correspondence address is Pfc. Shaw at 34-678-607-Anti Tank Co., 314th Infantry, APO 79, New York, NY.
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