Marines Drop Supplies and Face Bombardment at Peleliu
At Peleliu Palau Islands Marines and Army Air Force planes ferry delayed items including nursing bottles to Anguar Island. Japanese troops hold caves on Bloody Nose Ridge under constant star shelling while a Marine fighter squadron reports a near record bombing hop and a slightly longer strike.
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Peleflivu
Palau Islands
Anguar Island
Anguar
Army
Bloody Nose Ridge
Peleliu
Tion
Recorder's Court News Disposes Docket in Halifax County
Recorder's Court met November 21 22 to clear cases. Pedro Jackson Eddie Davis and Lee A Garner found guilty of affray with conditions on Garner and Davis. Baldy Lashley acquitted. Sentences include suspended road time and costs. Eddie Davis ordered to pay $50 for Garner and stay out of Halifax County 12 months. Several defendants pled guilty to drunkenness assault larceny and related charges with fines costs and suspended terms.
Drunk Driving Fines and Licenses Altered in County Court
Bud Hilliard of Halifax, colored, was found guilty of destroying personal property and sentenced to four months at County Home with license revoked. W. A. Tippett of Enfield, white, fined 50 dollars for driving while drunk plus 97.88 owed to Jake Taylor. Harvey Coggins of Con way pled guilty to driving while Edward Speight of Enfield pled guilty to driving while drunk and improper brakes with 50 dollar fine and costs. license revoked 12 months. Eugene Gundy of Roanoke Rapids, colored, pled guilty to unlawful possession of intoxicating beverages. five months roads suspended on costs, good behavior for two years, and monthly appearance first Tuesday.
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Recorder's Court
Pedro Jackson
Eddie Davis
Baldy Lashley
Lee A. Garner
Pedro, Jackson
Halifax
Sam Palitz
Charles Chappell
White
Weldon
Clarence Reed
Roanoke Rapids
Arthur Barber
Bud Taylor
E. B. Thompson, White
Hart Bennett
Leroy Bryant
Charleton Bryant White
Virginia
William M. Ellis, White
Bud Hilliard
Colored
W. A. Tippett
Enfield
Jake Taylor
Harvey Coggins
Conway
Edward Speight
Eugene Gundy
Halifax Bridge Club Hosts Evening Games and Prizes
Mrs. W. R. Caudle hosted a three-table bridge night with Effie Event winning high score. Bingo went to Mrs. Russell Weeks and a new-home gift was given to Mrs. W. L. Johnson. A salad course and coffee were served to a list of attendees including Mrs. Boone Grant and Miss Effie Avent.
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W. R. Caudle
Effie
Russell Weeks
W. L. Johnson
Boone Grant
Bill Penn
Rex Carter
P. C. Draper
W. A. Parks
Chas. Boykin
R. W. Millikin
Clem Read
Effie Avent
Promotion and training mark progress of air service troops
W Avent promoted from private first class to sergeant and stationed at Camp Van Dorn. Dr. and Mrs. F W M White are spending time in New York. Wolhar graduation ends ten months of intensive military flight training as a fledgling airman becomes part of Allied forces.
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Ing
Wolhar
Charles J. Wolhar Becomes Bomber Pilot at Frederick Army Field
Charles J. Wolhar of Roanoke Rapids has joined the Army Air Forces as a bomber pilot. On November 20 he received silver wings and was appointed a flight officer at the graduation ceremony of a twin-engined advanced school at Frederick Army Air Field Oklahoma.
Plan for Mutual Trust Amid Balkan Near East Conflicts
Leaders of Russia England and America navigate future cooperation while secretly pursuing divergent aims in the Balkans and Near East, highlighting distrust behind public calls for stability and alliance. The complex balance tests diplomacy, alliance commitments, and regional stakes.
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Russia
England
America
Balkans
Near East
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Littleton
Halifax News
Sherwood Exum
Charles J. Wolhar
Roanoke Rapids Building & Loan Association
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EecaeCey
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