Rapids High School Finals Begin Next Sunday
Commencement exercises for Rapids High School begin Sunday morning with Rev Eugene Witherspoon of Petersburg Va delivering the Baccalaureate sermon at 11 o clock The schedule includes Class Day exercises at 8 o clock Thursday night and graduation diplomas for 86 graduates 53 girls and 33 boys Dr A Reid of Wake Forest College will address the graduates This text continues on page A Sect A
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joke Rapids High School
Eugene Witherspoon
Petersburg
A. ©. Reid
Wake Forest College
Grissom Sends Message From POW to Mother
Lieut Carlton L Grissom reported missing January 29 1944 was later found a German prisoner of war He sent a message to his mother via the War Department and a telegram from the adjutant general expressed his return to military control and home ahead of long.
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Ison Street
Carlton L. Grissom
War Department
Grissom
Halifax County Raises 1485 For Crippled Children's League
The Halifax County unit reports 1485.84 contributed to the League for Crippled Children in a recent fundraising campaign. Miss Bernice Hitchens county chairman and Mrs. Agatha Miller Roanoke Rapids chairperson note public generosity and thank supporters as the complete report is released.
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Bernice Hitchens
Halifax County
League For Crippled Children
Agatha Miller
Roanoke Rapids
Miss Hitchens
League
Local Soldiers Receive Awards for Roanoke Rapids Men
Members of the 105th Medical Battalion, 30th Infantry Division, Roanoke Rapids, have been awarded medals and certificates for campaigns in Germany. T/5 Atnerman W. Thomason of 914 Henry Street earned the Bronze Star while S/Sgt. Robert L. Shaw received a Certificate of Merit.
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Roanoke Rapids
105Th
30Th Infantry Division
Germany
Atnerman W. Thomason
Henry Street
Robert L. Shaw
Lightning Hits Lightning Fire in Hornertown Home
A thunderstorm last Tuesday night struck the living room window of H. C. Lightner on Virginia Avenue Hornertown. Lightning entered the room, set fire to curtains and shades and damaged the wall around the window. Lightner, present in the room, was not hurt though his wife and daughter were badly frightened. The incident occurred about 10 o'clock during the storm.
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H. C. Lightner
Virginia Avenue
Hornertown
Services Held In Honor Of Soldiers At High Point College
Memorial service at Roberts Hall honors S/Sgt Randall Newton White killed in action June 14, 1944. Rev J Clay Madison memorializes fifteen former students lost in action. A bronze plaque by the senior class and the 1945 Zenith dedication mark the tribute to these graduates. Randall was a former High Point College student before joining the Air Corps in 1940.
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H. E. White
Thomas P. Silk
Billy White
High Point College
Randall Newton White
Roberts Hall
J. Clay Madison
Randall
Air Corps
Arkansas Soldier Enlists in Army Joins Camp Joseph C Robinson
Arkansas resident Howard Robinson a federal income tax agent has entered the Army and is now stationed at Camp Joseph C Robinson Arkansas per this afternoon’s reports from friends.
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Howard Robinson
Camp
Joseph C. Robinson
Arkan
Wifebeater Faces Court in Roanoke Rapids
Jesse Carter, a man described as negro, will appear before Judge Charlie Daniels in Roanoke Rapids Recorder's Court next Thursday on a charge of wife beating. Prosecutors allege Carter used a broom handle and a spray gun on his spouse Lela Carter causing bodily injuries. Bond set at $500.
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Jesse Carter
Charlie Daniels
Roanoke Rapids
War Bond Talks Stir Roanoke Rapids Mills
Captain Theodore R. Brown, war bond officer and World War II veteran, spoke to employees at four local textile mills in Roanoke Rapids. He delivered eight addresses to both day and night shifts, urging support for the 7th War Loan. T. C. Abernethy accompanied him.
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Roanoke Rapids
Theodore R. Brown
Charlotte
T. C. Abernethy
War Finance
North Carolina
Navy Seaman Sterman Reid Liles Killed in Action
Telegram received by his wife reports Seaman Sterman Reid Liles, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Liles of Aurelian Springs, killed in action. Liles joined the Navy in September 1942 and was believed to be serving in the South Pacific. no further details were provided.
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Liles
Novella Ricks
Navy
South Pacific
Gilliam Becomes Local Soldier Discharged On Points
Sgt. Jack Gilliam, Roanoke Rapids native, returns home after serving since July 8, 1941. He saw action at Pearl Harbor and in the Pacific, earning a Presidential Citation plus American Defense, Asiatic, and Good Conduct ribbons with two battle stars.
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Sergt
Jack Gilliam
J. R. Brown
Madison Street
Roanoke Rapids
Gilliam
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Mariannas
Hawaiian Islands
Tinian Island
Ranhorn Returns To Post Of Duty
Sgt. Clyal H. Ranhorn son of Mr and Mrs G H Ranhorn of this city returns to duty after a 10 day leave with his parents. He entered military service in 1941 and trained at Camp Crowder Missouri after basic training. Before enlistment Clyal worked with his father in the family business. His wife is Mary Brown of Littleton.
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Clyal H. Ranhorn
G. H. Ranhorn
Camp Crowder
Clyal
Mary Brown
Littleton
Mixed Term Court Begins With Judge Carr In Burlington
A two week mixed term of Superior Court starts Monday June 4 with Judge Leo Carr presiding. Two larceny from the person cases and three assault with intent to commit rape cases are set for trial along with rare divorce matters.
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Superior Court
Leo Carr
Burlington
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Drive
Crippled Children's League
Aurelian Springs
Darlington
Enfield
Halifax
Kfax Iacett
Scotland Neck
Weldon
Arkansas
Lieut
Okinawa
Corp
Sam Cannon
Lena Cannon
Wifebeater
Hear Brown
American Red Cross
First Methodist
R. M. Bardin
Gordon Price
Lester A. Tilley
Francis Starke
Frank Williams
T. J. Alford
Louise Hoiliman
Mary F. Johnson
Ruth Belche
Elsie Cherry
Louise Godby
Dorothy A. Shearin
Charles W. Dickens
Pauline Watkins
Faye Jernigan
Mary Sanders
Beaunie Holliday
Agnes Hawkins
Elizabeth Suddith
Martha Rob Cherry
Bessie Powers
Florence Pair
Katherine Britton
Gladys Scull
Faye Mills McLean
Alene Holton
Mary Lyerly
Ruby Madry
Emily Newsome
Ua Fenseman
Maple Ingram
Misa le Die
Ranhorn
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