Frank C Williams Named Committee Vice Chairman
Frank C Williams of Roanoke Rapids was named vice chairman of the Roanoke River Flood Control Committee by Judge W H S Burgwyn who also added C Shields Alexander of Scotland Neck to the panel. Burgwyn urged a meeting of growers and industrialists from Northampton Martin Halifax Bertie and Warren counties at Scotland Neck Town Hall to push the Roanoke Flood Control Bill before Congress. The committee aims to relieve repeated crop damage and industrial losses from floods as farmers and mills join in the effort. The roster includes Burgwyn Williams Eric W Rodgers secretary and numerous county representatives from Windsor Rich Square Williamston Weldon and Scotland Neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Woodland
Congressional Committee
Washington
Eya
Judge Burgwyn
Roanoke River
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Captain C. Raine Wilson Returns Home
Captain C. Raine Wilson son of Mr and Mrs T C Wilson arrived in the city Tuesday from overseas He will be discharged after leave and reports back to his station Wilson entered service with the National Guard via this city and has served two years He saw action in Southern France and Salerno earning five battle stars the Bronze Star Bronze Arrow Head and the TO ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Raine Wilson
T. C. Wilson
Wilson
National Guard
France
Salerno
Lacy Crouch Returns Home From Army Service
Lacy Crouch, son of Mrs. L. B. Crouch, is home on a discharge after years in service and 30 months of active duty. He wears the Good Conduct Medal, Expert Infantryman Badge, and three battle stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Crouch
Army
L. B. Crouch
Crouch
Campaign For North Carolina Symphony Membership
A drive seeks 600 or more to bring the Symphony to Halifax County with a Roanoke Rapids High School concert. Membership costs 1 dollar for a single concert or 5 dollars for all concerts, with proceeds sent to Mrs. W. A. China or Miss Lorine Farber. A free schoolchildren concert is also planned in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Society
Symphony
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids High School
W. A. China
Roanoke Rapids
Lorine Farber
Weldon
Symphony Orchestra
Marshall Aids in Evacuation At Nagasaki
Thomas A. Marshall, seaman first class, USNR, aided evacuation of 219 Allied personnel aboard the Biloxi from Nagasaki. The liberated group included Dutch and Javanese with a few English and Americans. American medical teams worked at the railway station near the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Marshall
USNR
Jackson Street
Roanoke Rapids
Biloxi
Nagasaki
Federated Clubs in 14th District Meet at Chockyette
The Federated Clubs in North Carolina's 14th District will hold a Tuesday morning meeting at Chockyette Country Club starting at 10 o'clock. Mrs Karl Bishoporic of Spray will speak as president of the NC Federation of Women’s Clubs. A luncheon follows with Mrs B B Everett of Palmyra presiding. districts include Franklin, Vance, Granville, Warren, Halifax and Northampton Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chockyette Country Club
Karl Bishoporic
Spray
North Carolina Federation of Womans Clubs
B. B. Everett
Palmyra
Franklin, Vance
Granville
Warren
Halifax
Northampton
Land Bros. Jewelers Robbery Suspects Fled In Stolen Car
Early Monday two unidentified African American suspects in a Baltimore Maryland car with Virginia plates broke Land Bros. jewelers front plate glass and stole 11 watches valued at about 400 dollars. Dalton Finch and Earl Shaw witnessed the escape. A chase in Emporia led to a wreck and five watches recovered. Police continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Virginia
Fredericksburg
Land Bros. Jewelers
Dalton Finch
Earl Shaw
Dalton
Joe Hawkins Receives Honorable Army Discharge
Joseph R. Hawkins of Route 1 Box 235 received his honorable discharge from the Army at Fort Bragg on September 18. He enlisted in February 1942 and was serving as a sergeant at the time of discharge. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Hawkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Hawkins
Army
Fort Bragg
Hawkins
Joe
Roger R. Hawkins
Tigers Are 1945 Champions Defeat Cubs In Final Game
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago Cubs 9 3 at Wrigley Field as Hal Newhouser earned his second World Series win. Newhouser fanned 10 batters to set a new Series strikeout record with 22, leading Detroit to the title.
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Tigers
Cubs
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Hank Borowy
Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Hal Newhouser
Newhouser
Rabinoff to Play Violin Recital in Roanoke Rapids
On November 7 the Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club will sponsor a violin recital by American violinist Benno Rabinoff with pianist Sylvia Smith of New York. The concert, the third in a popular tour, is set for 8:00 p m in the High School auditorium with a possible student matinee if rail connections permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club
Benno Rabinoff
Sylvia Smith
New York
Kiwanis Club
North Carolina Navy Men Aboard USS Bataan in Tokyo Bay
Eighteen North Carolina sailors on the USS Bataan rest on the carrier deck in Tokyo Bay after 17 months of battle forming a unit record on the ship’s superstructure. The group includes Lester Lovelace, William Proffitt, Billie Pruitt, James Failes, John King, Lynwood Betts, Clifton Williams, John Cooper, Stans Slader, Roger Pickard, James Hawkins, Russel Page, Warren Tilghman, Frank Wright, David Forsythe Jr., James Ivey, Baxter Morgan, and Marvin Carter with home towns listed across North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Tokyo Bay
North Carolina
Lester F. Lovelace
USNR
Waynesville
William O. Proffitt
Burnsville
Billie Lee Pruitt
Seaman
USN
Springfield
James
Raleigh
Stans CG. Slader
Aviation
Route 2
Leicester
Roger J. Pickard
Vine
Greensboro
James E. Hawkins
Preston
Selmia
Russel P. Page
Myrtle Ave
Hamlet
Warren D. Tilghman
Kinston
Frank A. Wright
E. Main St
Washington
David & Forsythe, Jr
Henderson
James T. Ivey
Lincolnton
Baxter M. Morgan
Salisbury
Marvin BE. Carter
Grace Ave
Kannapolis
Capt J Winfield Crew Jr Visits Roanoke Rapids
Capt J Winfield Crew Jr arrived in Roanoke Rapids on a short leave. Son of J W Crew and the late Mrs Crew, he entered the Army after Pearl Harbor on December 8 1941 and spent 27 months in the China India Burma theatre. He faced malaria but completed the war in good health and plans to seek treatment at McGuire General Hospital after leave. Prior to service he was with the law firm Crew and Crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Winfield Crew, Jr
Roanoke Rapids
J. W. Crew
Crew
Pearl Harbor
China-India-Burma
McGuire General Hospital
Richmond
Capt. Crew
Robert Alex Powell Receives Honorable Army Discharge
Pfc. Robert Alex Powell son of Mr and Mrs B A Powell of 732 Monroe Street has been honorably discharged after five years in service including nineteen months overseas He served in Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes and Central Europe and earned the Hamet Campaign medal with five bronze stars Good Conduct Medal American Defense Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Unit Insignia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Alex Powell
B. A. Powell
Monroe Street
Army
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Ardennes
Europe
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Frank C. Williams
The
Roanoke
Marshall
Joe Hawkins
Rabinoff
USS
Robt
Powell
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