Halifax County youths join Navy recruitment drive
Three Halifax County youngsters left Roanoke Rapids for Raleigh for Navy physicals, as Recruiter Jesse Helms reviews local volunteers. The Navy notes it pays travel for accepted recruits and 17 year olds may apply locally for aviation and 55 trades with 18th birthday decisions.
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Halifax County
Raleigh
Navy
Jesse Helms
Roanoke Rapids
Naval Reserve
The
WAVES
Graham Odell Butler
Charlotte Street
Weldon
Joseph D. Perry
James R. Jones
Helms
Home Demonstration Clubs Report May Defense Work
The Home Sphere notes May highlights from Home Demonstration Clubs. Brinkleyville produced hospital bedroom mules and gowns and invested in War Bond. Corinth contributed to the Red Cross with a small cash gift. Darlington created mules and bags and funded Red Cross efforts. Dawson assembled mules bags dressings and invested in War Bonds and Stamps. Enfield club produced mules and folded numerous surgical dressings.
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Red Cross
Brinkleyville
Corinth
Darlington
Dawson
Enfield Club
Red
Retonga Relieves Upward of Years of Ills, Says Dobbs
Mr T W Dobbs of 455 Luckie St N W Atlanta Ga reports Retonga improved his appetite gas indigestion sleep and energy. He describes relief from constipation and toxic mornings and urges others to use Retonga noting its role against vitamin B1 deficiency and poor digestion. Adv for Rosemary Drug Co.
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T. W. Dobbs
Retonga
Luckie St
N. W
Atlanta
Dobbs
Rosemary Drug Co
Community War Bond Drive and Home Front Notes
Halifax residents funded war efforts by converting 12 housewives to Red Cross work and $18.75 in War Bonds. Hobgood club raised 2,712.50 in War Bonds and produced numerous Red Cross items. Rural groups listed various canning yields and poultry care tips for home front support.
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Palmyra
Ringwood
Roseneath
Red Cross
South Rosemary
Spring Hill
Tillery
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Halifax CO
Naval Aviation
Sgt
Irving Schlossenberg
Marine Corps
Charles H. Smith
Broomfield
Colo
Boyce L. Lassiter
Lumberton
N. C
Parry Island
Pacific
Pfc. Smith
Lassiter
Florence CO
Estelle M. Edwards
Luzianne
Wm. B. Reily & Co., Inc
OPA
Bureau of Human Nutrition
Gardner
Gardner’s Dairy Products
Rocky Mount and
Goldsboro
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