Negro selectees leave Wednesday for Fort Bragg
Five Roanoke Rapids and Littleton men depart for a year of Army training at Fort Bragg. Jesse Thom Flemings volunteers for service, joined by McKinley Williams Elijah Boyd Johnnie Hawkins and Eddie Cullen Parties Jr. A May 29 next group of ten is due at 9 45 in Roanoke Rapids.
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Roanoke Rapids
Fort Bragg
Jesse Thom Flemings
McKinley Bernard Williams
Elijah Boyd
Littleton
Johnnie Hawkins
Eddie Cullen Parties, Jr
Weldon
M. McRae Faison
Benjamin Franklin Butler
Lonnie Monson Bass
Erwin
Edward Thomas Shearin
James Woodrow Underwood
Robert Hursey
Herman Oliver Watson
W. 11Th Street
Richmond
Lebron Barney Baker
Willis Stansbury
James Fairfax Cole
John Melvin Bragg
Virginia Beach
Faison
Arthur Goines
James Squire
Thomas
Alec Arrington
George Harrison
J H Edwards Dies At Son s Home In Enfield
John Henry Edwards died at his son Bob Edwards home in Enfield at 6 15 PM on Wednesday. Funeral services were held at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel in Rocky Mount with ministers Craighill and Brodie officiating. Interment followed at Pine View Cemetery in Rocky Mount. Surviving wife two sons Bob and David H Enfield daughter Mrs Paul Morgan two grandchildren Helen and Paul Morgan Rocky Mount Born in Duplin County June 2 1865 son of John H Edwards and Catherine Williams Edwards he married Mary Emma Jones of Baltimore in 1894.
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John Henry Awards
Bob Edwards
Bullock Funeral Home
Rocky Mount
Francis H. Craighill
Benjamin T. Brodie
Scotland Neck
Enfield
Pineview
Bob
David H
Paul Morgan
Helen
Rocky, Mount
Mr. Edwards
Duplin County
John H
Catherine Williams Edwards
Mary Emma Jones
Baltimore
Book On England Offered For Sale By BWR Society
The British War Relief Society local chapter offers This Realm This England a new 80 page book of etchings and photos with an introduction by Donald Moffat. Priced at 3.75 dollars, two dollars from each sale supports the society. Available through Mrs. Beckwith or Miss Mullen.
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England
British War Relief Society
Donald Moffat
Germany
R. P. Beckwith
Pastor Hall and Other Films Head to Levon and Seven Theatres
Levon Theatre screens Pastor Hall with Wilfred Lawson and Nora Pilbeam Sunday and Monday. Seven showcases Escape to Glory with Pat OBrien and Constance Bennett Tuesday and Wednesday. Also on stage the Texas Rhythm Rangers. Levon offers Scotland Yard Thursday and Friday with Edmund Gwenn and Nancy Kelly. Saturday features Ride On Vaquero with Caesar Romero and Mary Beth Hughes.
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Levon Theatre
Pastor Hall
Wilfred Lawson
Nora Pilbeam
Pat O'Brien
Constance Bennett
Texas Rhythm Rangers
Roy Rogers
Hollywood
Jack Ritche
Scotland Yard
Edmund Gwen
Nancy Kelly
the Levon
Caesar Romero
Mary Beth Hughes
Charles Quigley
Marjorie Reynolds
Secret Evidence chapter added to White Eagle series
A new chapter titled Secret Evidence will be included in the White Eagle sequence, expanding the ongoing adventure. The installment introduces fresh plot elements and develops key characters as the series progresses.
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White Eagle
Drunken Man Arrested In Stolen Car
Lindsay Pulley living near Littleton and working in a textile plant was arrested Sunday by Policemen J A Brigman and W M Erwin on larceny of an automobile and drunken driving. He was found on 13th Street after Littleton officers warned authorities in the vicinity about a stolen car and a drunken condition. Pulley had previously been found guilty of driving drunk at Halifax and fined $50 with license revoked for a year. Trial for larceny of the automobile, taken from Mr Salmon of Littleton, is set to be held in Warren County.
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Lindsay Pulley
Littleton
J. A. Brigman
W. M. Erwin
13Th Street
Pulley
Halifax
Salmon
Warren County
Powers Funeral Held for James Robert Powers
James Robert Powers aged 65 died at his home Wednesday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Chapel of the Branch Funeral Service with Rev. Clyde Allman of Thomasville and others officiating. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Myrtle Virginia Powers and a daughter Mrs. T E Marshall.
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James Robert Powers
Chapel of the Branch
Clyde Allman
Thomasville
W. M. Howard
Elm City
E. D. Critcher
Elmwood
Powers
Myrtle Virginia Powers
T. E. Marshall
Family Obituary Notice Mentions Powers Lineage
A brief obituary fragment notes a family including a child Margaret Ann Marshall of Enfield and a son Tom Porter Powers of Maryland, along with several nieces and nephews.
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Margaret Ann Marshall
Enfield
Tom Porter Powers
Maryland
Negroes Wanted For Naval Mess Attendant Duties
The Navy seeks Black men aged 17 to 30 for enlistment as mess attendants. The Messman Branch offers advancement prospects with adequate pay and retirement benefits.
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Navy
Messman
Applicants Must Submit Blood Tests and DOB Proof
The notice states that applicants are required to furnish blood test reports and proof of date of birth. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Robbers In City Prefer Milk To Beer
Two or more burglars raided the Rosemary Billiard Parlor on Sunday night stealing cigarettes chewing gum a Lions Club Blind Fund jar chewing tobacco and milk while beer was opened but largely unused. The Thompson Coal Company office was entered the same night with a radio taken. police suspect the same pair of culprits but had not arrested anyone early this week.
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Rosemary Billiard Parlor
Lions Club Blind Fund
Thompson Coal Company
Mrs Loyd Allen Hosts Thursday Night Bridge Club
Mrs Loyd Allen hosted her Thursday night bridge club at her Madison Street home with four tables playing. Prizes went to Mrs Earl Rook as high and Mrs Bill Eyre as second. A sweet course was served at 10 30 to Mesdames T N Adams Bill Eyre Lewis Johnson Edwin Cameron Thurman Owen McQueenie Cameron J D Edwards J P Little Earl Rook Graham Lynch and Miss Bernice Hitchens.
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Loyd Allen
Madison Street
Earl Rook
Bill Eyre
Mesdames T. N. Adams
Lewis Johnson
Edwin Cameron
Thurman Owen
McQueenie Cameron
J. D. Edwards
J. P. Little
Graham Lynch
Bernice Hitchens
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Jack West
South Rosemary Station
Teddy Wilcox
Ivy Brown
Wilson
Edgar Faulcon Thorn
Edward Thorpe Dawes
Robert Eddie Jenkins
Lenwood Harris
Floyd Lee Hux
Hattie Bill Banks
Walter Raleigh Bradley
Clarence Poole
Wilmington St
Raleigh
Seth Tilton Edmondson
Newport News
Waverly Richard Duke
Isaac Pierce, Jr
General Delivery
Samuel Stovall
Ralph Leonard Langston
C-O Seaboard Railway
John Carlton Pruden
Tesse Franklin Moss
Box
Fletcher Bee Merritt
Goldsboro
Edwards
J.H. Edwards
Son
BWR Society
Levon
Franoke Rapids
Eighth and
Hamilton Streets
Guatemala
Brasington
DIAL
Mrs. Allen
Shop Rose
Uns Tee Eet
Longines Wittnauer
New York
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