P. O. Will Be Closed Tuesday Memorial Day Notice
The local post office will be closed next Tuesday in observance of Memorial Day an official announcement stated today.
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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
4
Two youths die in Roanoke Rapids ladder accident
The body of Matthews son was found after a fall from a tree while a family ladder rescue was underway. Floyd moved the Gilbert and Leonard boys to the porch for first aid but the Lyles boy died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Funeral plans and surviving relatives are listed for both families.
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Matthews
Floyd
Gilbert and Leonard
Lyles
Roanoke Rapids
Williams Funeral Home
Larry
Voters weigh races for county commissioner and governor
In Weldon Fawcett district voters choose between M H Mitchell and Allen Pierce for county commissioner while J B Davis faces M W Perry. Governor race intensifies with Dr Ralph McDonald challenging Gregg Cherry as Campbell Morrison and Clyde Hoey lead in the senate bid. Halifax part of 2nd district sees John H Kerr oppose Cameron Weeks. Citizens urged to vote early Saturday for their chosen candidates.
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J. B. Davis
M. W. Perry
Weldon- Fawcett
M. H. Mitchell
Allen Pierce
Ralph McDonald
Clyde Hoey
Gregg Cherry
Halifax
John H. Kerr
Cameron Weeks
Tarboro
United States
Cameron Morrison
Morrison
Graduation Exercises Set With Dr Lefler Address
On Wednesday and Thursday evenings May 31 and June 1 the auditorium hosts graduation exercises for 107 students at 8 o'clock. Dr Hugh T Lefler of the University of North Carolina history faculty will speak. He is a North Carolina native with 20 years teaching NC history and co author of The Growth of North Carolina.
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Hugh T. Lefler
The
Universit of
WN Carolina
North Carolina
Trinity College
Duke University
University of Pennsylvania
Good Conduct Medal Awarded to Tec 4 Edgar V. Croft
Mrs. Edgar V. Croft receives a letter from Colonel J. D. Abell of the Corps of Engineers announcing the Good Conduct Medal for Tec. 4 Edgar V. Croft. The War Department notes exemplary behavior and duty, crediting home life and trust. Croft is stationed somewhere in England and is father to a baby girl he has not yet met.
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Edgar V. Croft
J. D. Abell
Corps of Engineers
Tech
Mrs. Croft
War Department
Army of the United States
Croft
Carter Briggs
England
Graduation List of 107 Diplomas Recipients Named
The document lists 107 students who will receive diplomas marking the end of their high school careers. Among the names are Malcolm Acree Mary Hileen Barnette Elizabeth Caldwell Beckwith James Bennett Margaret Blowe Edith Boyd Bertha Braswell Doris Bridgers Geraldine Britt Earl Bryant Frances Bryant Graham Bryant Nora Cahoon Hazel Cannon Harold Churchill Donna Clary Dorothy Clary Elizabeth Clemmer and others.
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Malcolm Acree
Mary Hileen Barnette
Elizabeth Caldwell Beckwith
James Herbert Bennett
Margaret Frances Blowe
Edith Marie Boyd
Bertha Marie Braswell
Doris Arrington Bridgers
Geraldine Britt
Earl Anderson Bryant
Frances Loraine Bryant
Graham Henton Bryant
Nora Lee Cahoon
Hazel Myra Cannon
Harold Edwards
Carl Cecil Churchill, Jr
Donna Bross Clary
Dorothy Lee Clary
Elizabeth Dean Clemmer
Banks to Close All Day Tuesday in Roanoke Rapids
Banks in Roanoke Rapids will be closed all day Tuesday May 30 Memorial Day. Public urged to adjust banking plans accordingly. List of local residents appears in the notice.
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Roanoke Rapids
Notable Names List From Historic Roll Call
A roster featuring Jackson Simpson Ruth M. Smith James Tickel Virginia Lee Thorne Jane Tillery Kenneth Gray Tilley Rose Annette Van Dyke Francis Murphy Vaughan Gene Woolford Alice Walker George F. Warwick Admiral Dewey Waters Jr Margie M Webb Miriam Josephine Webb Josephine Weabrook Mary Inez Wilkerson Jack Williams Margaret Louise Wood Junius R Wrenn Jr Oscar Sterling Wright reflects a historical record of individuals attached to a community project or civic document.
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Eula Morris Cobb
Lula Norris Cobb
Carl Junior Cole
Charlotte Louise Cole
Alpha Ann Collins
David Thomas Cooke
Ruth Lelane Cooke
Pauline Wood Coppedge
James Lanier Davis
David Andrew Dobbins
Josephine M. Draper
Charlie William Craughan
Jimmie E. Elmore
Rudolph E. Etheridge
Elizabeth Agnes Fahey
John M Fisher
Margaret Frances Gibson
Willie Freeman Gibson
Bethel Ray Grant
Calvin Douglas Greene
Viola Marie Harbour
Helen Hasty
Mikired
Dave Hasty
Betty Winston Hawkins
Charles Lewis Radcliffe
Neida Maxine Reeves
Josie Louise Sadler
Mary Miller Sanders
Juanita Shearin
Lorraine Audry Shell
Margaret Corrine Simms
Edward
Canada Aids U S Plane Production Helldiver Plant in Fort William
The Curtiss Helldiver, the largest American dive bomber, is produced in Canada for the U S Navy. One of two Canadian plants, the Canadian Co. and Foundry Co. Ltd., Fort William, employs 5,500 workers. A top photo shows a long line of nearly completed Helldivers outside the plant.
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Canada
United States Navy
Canadian Co. and Foundry Co. Ltd
Fort William
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Aids
U.S
Acrobat
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