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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1945

Page

6

Handicapped Workers Prove Stronger Employees in Study

A. A. Chiemiego reports during National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week that physically handicapped workers show lower absenteeism higher safety and greater efficiency. A survey of 300 employers and 3382 handicapped workers finds 49 percent absenteeism worse than non handicapped 87 percent equal or better in efficiency and 51.1 percent fewer accidents.

A. A. Chiemiego Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Chiemiego Raleigh

Britton Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Observed

Mr and Mrs W F Britton celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Sunday September 30 with a family gathering. Guests included relatives from Roanoke Rapids Seaboard Conway Suffolk and other nearby towns. A wedding cake centered the dining table with candles and the honorees names.

Reba Russell Berry Fay Jean W. H. Williams Addie Davis Connie Morgan Roanoke Rapids Willie Morgan Leston Draper Jessie Morgan Gladys Morgan Seaboard Frank Davis Carlton Leslie Upton Wayne Doris Vann Gladys Davis Conway Graden Gray June Suffolk Fletcher Gray

Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis may develop if your cough, chest cold, or acute bronchitis is not treated. Creomulsion blends tested medicines for coughs to soothe and heal bronchial mucous. A remedy designed to relieve chest discomfort and promote recovery.

First U S Warship Mississippi Opens Japan to World Trade

Perry’s fleet of six vessels with 300 men stood off Tokyo Bay marking the first steamship visit to Japan in 1853. The article notes origins of trade opening and lists several individuals from Virginia North Carolina and West Virginia. Objects include stethoscope opium kit and tools from German officers and a dagger.

U.S Mississippi Japan Perry Tokyo Bay England France Holland Germany

Students Exhibit War Souvenirs From Junior High Display

Junior High students contributed war souvenirs for library display from September 28 to October 12. The items illustrate world history and the road to freedom, including German dagger and sword, a knife and gun, and an Italian gun.

Germany Italy

Ronoko Staff Elects New Editor and Managers

L. W. Pullen was elected editor of the Ronoko high school paper. Louise Cooke serves as business manager and Charles Smith as advertising manager. Also elected were sports editors Wylie Warren and Ernestine Smith, exchange editor Alice Twiddy, circulation manager Elizabeth Brown, photographer Nathaniel Lyles, and news editor Julia.

L. W. Pullen Louise Cooke Charles Smith Wylie Warren Ernestine Smith Alice Twiddy Elizabeth Brown Nathaniel Lyles Julia

Newspaper Staff and Editorial Note on Pay Equity

The passage lists Cook as feature editor Patsy Smith and copy editors Marshall Lee Clark and Grace Taylor, with several reporters named. It comments on pay and power, noting two weeks with pay is familiar to Americans and suggesting a veteran lacking such benefits while a local official’s influence can affect a teacher’s advancement in a small village.

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