Roosevelts War Emergency Proclamation and Roanoke Rapids Defense Push
The document cites the 1941 war emergency and calls for mobilization of military and civilian defense. Major Roy C Moore reports Roanoke Rapids may attract war industries or a flying field, noting land requirements and army placement priorities. Public sentiment favors national defense over local political influence.
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Europe
Roy C. Moore
U. S. Army
Roanoke Rapids
CAA
Message of Support for FDR by Roanoke Rapids Committee
A 1941 letter from Carroll L. Wilson, chairman of the Roanoke Rapids Chapter Committee To Defend America By Aiding The Allies, urges national unity and action in support of the president's program. It expresses confidence and calls for every American citizen to back FDR's wartime policies.
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Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Carroll L. Wilson
America
Community Notes From Calvary Church and Surrounding Visits
Calvary Church announcements include Sunday School at 10 30 a m and a service at 11 offered by Rev H L Davis Several local residents and visitors are noted with weekend visits including Mr and Mrs H S Harper Mrs Wilton Hixson and others from Norlina Roanoke Rapids Littleton and Tarboro The column lists multiple social visits and dinners among area residents and confirms church attendance plans.
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H. S. Harper
Jacksonsville
Harper
Wilton Hixson
H. L. Faurcette
W. H. Perkinson Land
Norlina
John Myrick
Bryant Reid
Jacksonville
Reid
Rose
John Linwood Perkinson
Murry Wilson Myrick, Jr
Jack King
Paul Etheridge
Virginia King
John Willis Hayes
Henderson
E. L. Moseley
Roanoke Rapids
Frank King
H. L. Davis
Littleton
Winifred King
Edith Jenkins
Richard Harper
Churchill
J. P. Walker
Tarboro
Alma Walker
James G. Pittman
Willie Floyd Walker
Calvary Church
Joint Hostesses Celebrate Miss Shotwell Bride Elect
Friday party at Mrs. W G Bunch home honored Miss Mary Lyon Shotwell bride elect. Mrs Bill Dunning and Miss Jamita Taylor cohosted with spring flower decor. Bridge games awarded prizes to Mrs Alton Gurganus and Miss Helen Foley. Guests listed include Le grand Elliott and others.
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W. G. Bunch
Bill Dunning
Jamita Taylor
Mary Lyon Shotwell
Miss Shotwell
Elizabeth Smith
Nancy Sperling
Olive Gilbert
Vernie Biddins
Elizabeth Tait
Mary Robertson
Ruth Dean
Marjorie Chapman
Kent Bentley
Sara Woodard
Helen Foley
Jennie Walton
Mary Schofield
Frances Newsom
Legrand Elliott
Alton Gurganus
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North Carolina
Halifax County
Nora,va
Carroll Wilson
United States
United States of America
Washington
Cordell Hull
Thelma
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