Roanoke Rapids Air Field Plans Move Forward
Halifax County officials will hear a request for 200 acres west of Roanoke Rapids on the Littleton Highway to establish a proposed airport central to the county. Civic groups and airline representatives have visited the site, with Serv-Air Inc and Southeastern Air Service showing interest in the project.
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Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County Board of Commissioners
Littleton Highway
Weldon
Littleton
Halifax
Civil Aeronautics Commission
J Big Airlines
Truman Miller
Dan Wiggs
Serv-Air, Inc
Raleigh
H. G. Hassett
A. M. Lockwood
Southeastern Air Service of
Atlanta
Southeastern Air Express
Hassett
Lockwood
Army
Bennettsville
S. Cc
Jackson
Rapids
Beasley Receives Infantry Badge and Good Conduct Medal
Beasley, a Rapids graduate, entered service in 1942 and trained at Camp Howze Texas. He earned the Expert Infantryman Badge and the Good Conduct Medal for his overseas service with The Pacific Now Overseas Rapids.
No More Sugar For Canning Ordered By OPA
The Office of Price Administration orders a nationwide sugar shortage response discontinue issuing canning sugar for this season effective November 1. War Price and Rationing Boards will deny further applications for canning sugar.
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Office of Price Administration
Kerr Backs Halifax County Airport Plan Letter to Official
Congressman Kerr endorses the Halifax County airport project and writes to Charles B. Donaldson Director of Airports. The letter dated October 23 1944 is from Warrenton North Carolina and discusses the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Continued on page 8 Section A.
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Wuun Mn
Kerr
Halifax County
Charles B. Donaldson
Warrenton
N. C
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington, D. C
Mr. Donaldson
Reported Killed Shown in Picture Pfc Robert L Harris
A casualty report lists Pfc Robert L Harris among servicemen cited as killed in action. Detailing Harris unit and hometown remains unclear. a photo caption references Harris with fellow soldiers. Further confirmation required from official military records.
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Eftis Pfc
Robert L. Harris
oAira
Dets Harris
Vinson and Wall Reported Missing in Action in France
Pfc. Albert L. Vinson 21 of Roanoke Rapids and Pfc. Edgar J. Wall 20 of Roanoke Rapids Route 1 are reported missing in action in France. Vinson joined in 1942 and served in North Africa and Italy after training at Roanoke Mills No. 2. Wall, inducted January 1943, trained at Camp San Luis and served with units under Gen. Patton.
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Albert L. Vinson
Timy
Dan D. Vinson
Roanoke Rapids
Littleton Highway
Vinson
Young Vinson
France
Pfe
Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Mills No. 2
Army
North Africa
Italy
E. W. Wall
Route 1
War Department
Pfc
Edgar J. Wall
EB. J
Fort Bragg
Camp San Luis
Calif
Camp Rucker
Camp Forrest
Camp Butner
Gen. Patton
William R. Davie
Young Wall
Roanoke Mills
No. 2
Banks Closed Next Saturday Wire Up Town Notice
Bank and trust companys in Rolanche and Rapids City both announce closures next Saturday. Uptown and Now-Citizen editions report the same temporary shutdown.
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Rolanche
Rapids Bank &Int. ‘Company
Uptown
Seaman 1c Raiford C Greene Returns Stateside
Seaman 1/c Raiford Carl Greene son of Officer Carl Greene and Mrs Greene is back in the states after eight months with the Atlantic Fleet. He visited Roanoke Rapids last week with his wife daughter and parents during a brief home stop.
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Curtis Jack Callahan
D. J. Callahan
Roanoke Avenue
Jack
Navy
Bainbridge
Charleston
S. C
Pacific
Raiford Carl Greene
Carl Greene
Veterans of Foreign Wars Armistice Day Parade Plans
Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor an Armistice Day celebration on Saturday November 11. A parade will include veterans state guards Boy and Girl Scouts and the high school band. After the parade a public address at the Armory at 11 am features General James Jenkins NC State Guards as speaker followed by a barbecue dinner.
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Faanisx Fost Inu
Siuz
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Jenkins
North Carolina State Guards
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County Board of Commissioners
Ramson
Teleg
Mat Whitaker Ransom
P. E. Ransom
Mr. Ransom
Germany
Sgt. Ransom
Doris Hurley
Mat W.ransom
Ransom
Air Corps
State College
Lynchburg, Va
Augusta Military Academy
The
Garnie D. Beasley
Mrs. Morris
Argus Street
Roanoke
Congressman Kerr
Wall
Sgt. Stephenson
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