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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1945

Page

24

Halifax County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Set In Enfield

Halifax County Farm Bureau schedules its annual meeting for Friday September 14 at Enfield. The barbecue begins at five o clock before speeches and business sessions led by former Governor J Melville Broughton with Mrs Broughton as guest. Mrs Charles W Sewell and R Flake Shaw will speak and report on bureau activities. Members may renew dues for 1945 46 at three dollars. membership period expires this month.

Halifax County Farm Bureau Enfield Farm Bureau J. Melville Broughton Broughton Charles W. Sewell National Group of Associated Farm Women R Flake Shaw North Carolina Farm Bureau B. Everett County Farm Bureau Chiarman

Army Seeks 70000 Young Men Across Seven States

The Regular Army opens enlistment for 70 000 men from Alabama Georgia Florida Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee and North Carolina offering career education and patriotic service. Veterans and qualified civilians may apply as combat ends shiftto peacetime roles with education and trade training plus medical care and retirement benefits.

Regular Army 7Th Service Command Alabama Georgia Florida Mississippi South Carolina Tennessee North Carolina Edward H. Brooks Forth Service Command

North Carolina Brucellosis Law Update Guidance for Cattle Dealers

Dr. William Moore cites 1945 amendments to the North Carolina Bangs Law as likely numerous cattle dispersals occur. Dairy and breeding cows over six months offered for sale must test negative to Bangs within 30 days before sale, unless for immediate slaughter. Vaccinated animals moving to infected herds must be quarantined and permanently branded with tattoos or approved marks. positive reactors after 18 months are considered affected and branded with the letter B.

William Moore State Department of Agriculture North Carolina Moore Commissioner of Agriculture

Feathered Foul Ball on the Shuri Front

In Okinawa the First Marine Division shifts artillery strategy to counter Japanese observer pigeons. Marines spot pigeons leaving caves and call in pinpoint fire, reportedly destroying four to five such observation points daily per Staff Sgt. George E. McMillan.

Shuri Okinawa George E. McMillan Marine Corps

Hostess Pressured to Buy Gown and Hair Do for Guest

A notable guest forces the hostess to purchase a new gown and a hair-do, the costs of which are implied to be burdensome.

Metropolitan Stars Sing Songs for Public Dictates

A pithy line notes public influence on artistic choice with Metropolitan stars performing songs fitting a church choir standard, implying broad accessibility and crowd driven selections.

Metropolitan Stars

Putney May Be Discharged Soon

Pfc. Lewis Putney of Roanoke Rapids has left Westover Field Massachusetts for Fort Bragg to be discharged under the point system. He is an overseas veteran with a point total above the critical War Department score.

Pfc Lewis Putney Roanoke Rapids Westover Field Massachusetts Fort Bragg Army Putney War Department

Browning-Light Birth in Elgin Field Regional Hospital

First Lieutenant Her man T. Browning and Mrs. Browning of Valpariso announce the birth of a 9 pound 8 ounce son born September 5 at Elgin Field regional hospital. Mrs. Browning is Cecelia Shafer of Pensacola and Lt Browning hails from Roanoke Rapids.

Herman T. Browning Valpariso Elgin Field Regional Hospital Browning Cecelia Shafer Pensacola Roanoke Rapids

They Will Die If You Do Not Give Help Now

A wartime plea stresses that 1.5 million European Jews remain in danger after liberation, suffering hunger cold and neglect. It urges support for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee to aid survivors, facilitate emigration to Palestine or rehabilitation, and directs donations through the Roanoke Rapids campaign led by Jack Weisner.

Europe American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Palestine Jack Weissner Roanoke Rapids N. C

Street Scene Reflects Relief After Crisis

A passerby voices relief as crowds surge to resume daily life after a perilous event. The remark hints at widespread danger and the hope that many youths avoid harm, underscoring communal anxiety and resilience in a tense moment.

Crossroads Store and Filling Station Recalled in Framing Story

A brief fragment recalls a crossroads locale featuring a small shop, a filling station, and a red cooler, painting a familiar roadside scene and hinting at local color and memory.

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