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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1945

Page

11

Permanent State Fair Planned as North Carolina Exposition

North Carolina considers a $3,000,000 Permanent Exposition to showcase agriculture industry and government work. Dr. J S Dorton outlines a year round complex with a 10 000 seat coliseum a veterans memorial and county scale displays connected to state agencies and private contributions.

Raleigh North Carolina J. S. Dorton War Manpower Commission Fairground Dorton State Department of Agriculture Extension Service Department of Conservation and Development State Board of Agriculture State Fair Division Fai Dorten Armed Services

William Massey Aboard USS Ticonderoga In Tokyo Bay

William Massey 19, seam and second class USNR, son of Mr and Mrs C E Massey of Roanoke Rapids, serves aboard the carrier Ticonderoga in the Pacific Fleet. The ship supports occupation forces in Japan under Admiral Halsey, joining air craft carriers, battleships, cruisers, and other ships, and took part in the raid on Kure base and Honshu operations. Fighter sorties and anti aircraft actions helped repel enemy planes, with Hyuga damaged and sunk later.

Ticondergoa Tokyo Bay William Massey USNR C.e.massey Roanoke Rapids Japan William F. Halsey USN Ticonderoga U.S Kure Honshu Hyuga

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