Pfc. Robert L. Harris Killed In Action Bailey Is Missing
Pfc. Roland Bailey, 19, of Roanoke is reported missing in action on September 29 marking the second time he was listed missing after being found once previously. His parents, Mr and Mrs Clarence Brey, received the War Department notice this week. Bailey entered service August 23, 1943 and trained at Camp Gruber Oklahoma, last home visit was before overseas deployment in February.
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Roland Bailey
Clarence Brey
Henry Street
Roanoke
Young Baily
War Department
Fppi
Bailey
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Bronze Star and Purple Heart Awarded to Corporal Sadler
Corporal Raleigh B. Sadler received the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart for heroism on the battlefield in France. In a letter to his wife, he recounted being captured by Germans, escaping, and returning to the front. The War Department informed his wife of the honors.
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Corp
Raleigh B. Sadler
France
Corporal Sadler
Batte Front
Back In States Pvt Clyde Pulley Returns From England
Pvt Clyde Pulley, recently recovering from wounds in France, has arrived in Charleston South Carolina and is admitted to Stark General Hospital. He expects to go home soon to be with family and friends.
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Clyde Pulley
England
France
Charleston
S.C
Stark General Hospital
Pvt
Pulley
Negroes Face Judge Today in Assault Case
Pedro Davis Eddie Bellfield alias Eddie Davis and Baldy Lashley all Negroes will appear before a magistrate this afternoon charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. The incident reportedly occurred last Saturday at Simmons Park during the Lions Club festival.
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Pedro Davis
Eddie Bellfield
Eddie Davis
Baldy” Lashley
Simmons Pall Park
Baker Resigns From Penny's Store in Roanoke Rapids
H. E. Baker, manager of Penny's Roanoke Rapids store for three years, resigns effective November 1 and will move to Parkersburg West Virginia. John H. Lackey will succeed him, arriving from Anderson Alabama. Myler has many friends in the city who bid him farewell.
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H. E. Baker
Penny
Roanoke Rapids
Baker
Parkernsburg
W. Va
John H. Lackey
Anderson
Ala
Myler
Saturday Deadline for Voter Registration in Halifax County
Dr. John W. Martin warns that the final day to register is this Saturday, enabling eligibility to vote in November. Roanoke Rapids precincts list registration sites with registrars: Precinct 1 Boy Scout Hut, Precinct 2 Fire Department, Precinct 3 Rosemary School, Precinct 4 Medlin's Store with respective registrars Henry Fitts Bruce Camp Dorothy Hardy Hannibal Shearin.
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John W. Martin
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Boy Scout Hut
2Nd Street
Henry Fitts
Fire Department
Bruce Camp
Rosemary School
Dorothy Hardy
Medlin’s
South Rosemary
Hannibal Shearin
Young Man Beaten After Claiming Carnival Loss
Charlie Chappell of Weldon says he was gypped out of money at a Roanoke Rapids carnival game. He retrieved a shotgun from his home, fired at the hotel wall, and was arrested on multiple charges including assault with a deadly weapon. Sam Palitz faces weapons and assault charges after allegedly striking him while handcuffed.
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Roanoke Rapids
Charlie Chappell
Weldon
Chappell
Recorder's Court
Carnival Group
Palitz
Ward
Grooms Grandson Wounded in France Receives Purple Heart
Mrs. J A Grooms learns grandson Pfc Haywood Grooms was wounded in France and awarded the Purple Heart. He is then stationed in England hospital care.
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J. A. Grooms
Pfc
Haywood Grooms
France
England
War Department reports Marine KIA on Palau Island
Pfc. Robert L. Harris, 21, son of Mrs. Octavia Woodruff of Gaston, listed by the War Department as killed in action on Palau Island in the South Pacific. Harris, who lived in the area about three years before enlisting in September 1942, attended Wake Forest High School and worked at Roanoke Mill No. 1. Death dated October 19, with basic training in San Francisco.
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Robert L. Harris
United States Marines
Octavia Woodruff
Gaston
War Department
Palau Island
South Pacific
Young Harris
Wake Forest High School
Marines
Roanoke Mill No. 1
Pfc
Harris
Local Sailor Returns Aboard Ship After Leave
Charles L. Gordon returns to his ship somewhere on the Atlantic coast after six days with his parents Mr and Mrs B A Gordon of 319 Henry Street They say Gordon entered service April 23 1943 and has completed four overseas trips His uncle Pvt Audley Collins of Belmont was on leave during the visit Gordon attended Roanoke Rapids High School and was formerly employed by Roanoke Mills No 1.
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Atlantic
Charles L. Gordon
B. A. Gordon
Henry Street
Charles
Pvt
Audley Collins
Belmont
Young Gordon
Roanoke Rapids High School
Roanoke Mills
No. 1
Lieutenant Edwards Visits Parents Before Returning to Duty
Lieut. Daniel F. Edwards 24 son of Mr and Mrs J L Edwards 11006 Jackson Street arrives Tuesday from San Angelo Texas to visit his parents. He recently graduated from a bombardier school and after his leave expires will report to Barksdale Field Shreveport Louisiana.
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Edith L. Edwards
J. L. Edwards
Jackson Street
Raleigh
The
Waves
Miss Edwards
U. S. S. Hunter College
Bronx
New York
Naval Hospital
Daniel F. Edwards
Air Corps
Edwards
San Angelo
Texas
Bombadier
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
District 7 PTA Meeting Notices in Enfield School
District No 7 of the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers serving Halifax Nash Edgecombe and Northampton counties will meet from 10 AM to 1 PM Friday October 27 at Enfield School Principal speakers include Mrs Charles E Roe national field representative Mrs J W Burke executive secretary of the State Congress and C W Phillips director of public relations for the Woman's College in Greensboro and president of State Congress
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PTA
North Carolina
Lieutenant Benton Reaches 30 Day Home Leave
Lieut. M. S. Benton USNR arrives in Roanoke Rapids for a 30 day stateside leave with wife Katherine Hall and mother Mrs. H. C. Benton. He entered service Sept 1 1942 and has spent nine and a half months overseas in the Pacific. He called Roanoke Rapids the prettiest place on earth and will report back to the West Coast for further orders after leave.
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M. S. Benton
USNR
Roanoke Rapids
States
Katherine Hall
H. C. Benton
Benton
Pacific
Lieut. Benton
West
Camp Boss Injured in Prison Camp Accident
R. M. Wise foreman of the Jackson prison camp was badly hurt when a transfer truck crashed into the camp vehicle on Highway 158 near Garysburg. The collision left Wise in serious condition at Roanoke Rapids Hospital, while two guards an overseer and 14 prisoners were treated and released. The truck driver was bonded pending court.
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R. M. Wise
Jackson
Garysburg
Wise
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Mr. Wise
Crouch Brothers Visit Mother In Douglas Arizona
Pfc. Troy Crouch of Douglas Arizona visits wife and mother Mrs L B Crouch for twenty days. He entered service in 1942. His wife is the former Nora Wright of Douglas. Their other son Pfc. Lacy B Crouch returned this week from overseas duty after entering service in 1941. He has served in New Zealand the Fiji Islands and Guadalcanal and is on twenty one days leave before reporting to Asheville.
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Pte
Troy Crouch
Douglas
Fefi Ielands
Guadalcanal
Asheville
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Sam Palitz
Grooms
Gilbert Lee Walker
Ernest Walker
Littleton
Lt. Benton
Crouch Brothers
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