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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1945

Page

24

North Carolina editors weigh in on small town airport plan

A statewide survey of 132 editors finds 72 percent urge towns to plan locally before national airport decisions. Most say their communities own or will own airports built from military or municipal fields, with 68 percent of nonairport towns pushing for immediate planning.

North Carolina Asg Congress R. C. Phillips Airways Sneering Consultants, _Inc Washington, D. C Phillips Civil Aeronautics Administration CAA Wich

Shoes for Vets broaden stamp access for servicemen

Servicemen leaving the armed forces may obtain shoe ration stamps from any ration board in the United States, not just their home board. Previously they had to apply to home boards for two stamps they were entitled to, causing delays for many who had needed the stamps.

United States

Halifax News Week Highlights Social Visits

Mr and Mrs Horace Jennings of Norfolk were guests of Mrs Annie Jennings Sunday. L H Pearce and Glenda of Williamsburg spent the weekend here. Chas P Vincent and sons of Murfreesboro visited Mrs Mary Read. J Woodward Jones of Norfolk staying with her sister Mary Read. Louie P Millikin just returned from overseas duty visited Sunday. Pvt Marvin L Morris stationed at Fort Bragg is home on a 15 day furlough.

Horace Jennings Norfolk Annie Jennings L. H. Pearce Glenda Williamsburg Chas. P. Vincent and Pvt Marvin L. Morris Fort Bragg

Mrs Ivey Mohorne Hosts First Club Meeting

On Tuesday night last week the Tuesday Night Club met at Mrs Ivey Mohorne's home for their first gathering of the season. Three bridge tables circulated as scores crowned Mrs J A Wood high and Mrs Reese Jackson second. attractive prizes were awarded. A sandwich plate with iced tea followed at 10 30 with guests including Mesdames J A Wood Reese Jackson M F White A L Gilliam G S Bunn George Pappendick Beamon Helms A O George Earl Rook C S Kennemar L B Brown Jimmie Currin and Miss Edna Wafford.

Ivey Mohorne J. A. Wood Mesdames J. A Wood Reese Jackson M. F. White A. L. Gilliam G. S. Bunn George Pappendick Beamon Helms A. O. George Earl Rook C. S. Kennemar L. B. Brown Jimmie Currin Edna Wafford

Memory Garden Love Poem On Death And Waiting

A poem about choosing whether one should go first and longing to follow the loved one. The speaker imagines memory as a garden of happy days and hopes to walk the same path, hearing the beloved’s voice and seeing their smile, even after death. The piece bids the reader to live by the memory of the departed and to face mortality with faith.

War-Time Rhetoric Sparks Calls for Silence

A grim wartime editorial condemns hostile statements about American conduct, warning that any speaker criticising Allied actions will face severe penalty. The piece stresses unity and discipline in public discourse during the conflict.

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