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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
5
The Roanoke Rapids Herald promotes a six week Defense Bond and Cash Prize subscription campaign. Readers are urged to join, recruit friends, and secure subscriptions to win prizes or large commissions. The feature touts immediate opportunity, urging action this Saturday night to begin accruing rewards.
The Enlisted Reserve Corps enrollment is now open to former enlisted men with eleven months of active federal service who were honorably discharged without disability and are within Selective Service ages. Raleigh district headquarters offers enrollment guidance and transfer options, with similar access in Winston-Salem Charlotte and Asheville.
The State Highway and Public Works Commission released fourteen detours on its major road network with completion dates estimated from current information. US 158 Littleton to Roanoke Rapids 4.8 miles graded and paved for a November 15 completion with a 12 mile detour via Thelma. US 158 Garysburg to Jackson eight miles sand asphalt re tread due by November 10 with a 15 mile detour via Sea Board. A death occurred last week at the Vaughan home in Roanoke Rapids while kneeling in prayer. survivors include widow two sons a daughter and three brothers.
Funeral services for Neal Vaughan age 62 were held at his residence in Hornertown last Thursday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Andy Burke. Interment followed in the family cemetery. Vaughan had suffered a heart ailment for several years.
Mrs. D H Mason and her daughter have gone to Corpus Christi Texas to establish a home. Miss Sadie Nixon accompanied them for several days. Mrs J D Bailey is visiting Franklin and Norfolk Virginia with her sisters Mrs Tily Edwards and Mrs Ethel Holland.
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