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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1944

Page

4

Services Held For Mrs Hatem At St Thomas Church

Funeral services for Mrs Adell S Hatem were held at St Thomas Catholic Church Scotland Neck with burial in Baptist Cemetery. She died Monday at 65 after living most of her life in the United States. Survived by four daughters Mrs Nayes Marie Hatem Helen Hatem and Mrs Mike Catrie of Baltimore and three sons Henry Hatem H S Hatem Edmund Hatem all of Scotland Neck with nephews Jimmy and A K Hatem of Roanoke Rapids.

Adell S. Hatem St. Thomas Catholic Church Scotland Neck Giles Tarboro Baptist Hatem S. Nayes Republic of Lebanon United States Nayes Marie Hatem Helen Hatem Mike Catrie Baltimore, Md Henry Hatem H. S. Hatem Edmund Hatem Jimmy A. K. Hatem Roanoke Rapids

Get Certificate of Proficiency for Army Air Forces Officer

Lt. Herman T. Browning of Valparise was among officers nationwide who earned certificates of proficiency at graduation ceremonies from the AAF guard officers school and the military police training center aviation at Barksdale Field Shreveport La. He returned to Elgin Field where he serves as adjutant after a 10 day course in air provost marshal duties on home and fighting fronts.

Herman T. Browning Army Air Forces Valparise AAF Guard Officers’ School Military Police Training Center Aviation Barksdale Field Shreveport Elgin Field

Sgt. Britton and Wife Visit Here

Sgt. Raymond Britton and his wife Virginia Bryant visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Britton at 1314 Washington Street for several days before returning to Fort Jackson South Carolina where he is stationed.

Sgt Raymond Britton Virginia Bryant Sgt. Britton R. L. Britton Washington Street Fort Jackson S. C

Town Talk Sees Students Enter Duke and Visits Across Town

Mr and Mrs W A Thorne plan a Durham trip with daughter Virginia Lee to enroll at Duke University. Mrs S M Thompson visits her sister Maude Baker in Hopewell Virginia. The Burroughs family from Henderson spend a Sunday with A D Glover. Jessie Baird and Elise Smith tour Richmond on Wednesday. Rev Paul H Fields visited Carthage relatives and attended a Memorial Service for James Teachy killed in France at Rose Hill Baptist Church.

W. A. Thorne Virginia Lee Thorne Durham Virginia Lee Duke University S. M. Thompson Hopewell Maude Baker R. S. Burroughs Henderson A. D. Glover Jessie Baird Elise Smith Richmond Paul H. Fields Carthage James Teachy France Baptist Church Rose Hill

Mrs Straughn Dies At 38 In Burlington

Mrs Bertie Andrews Straughn 38 wife of Charles J Straughn of Burlington died Monday afternoon at a local hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Glenhope Baptist church with Rev George W Swinney officiating. Interment was in Pine Hill Cemetery. Surviving are her husband three daughters and three sisters a mother and three grandchildren.

Bertie Andrews Straughn Charles J. Straughn Burlington N. C Glenhope Baptist Church George W. Swinney Pine Hill Cemetery Boyd Waynick Eton College William Pace D. B. Nichols Lillie Loomis Emma Green W. L. Moore Roanoke Rapids Bertha Andrews

Hospital News Out of town patients at Roanoke Rapids Hospital

A list of patients from different towns admitted at Roanoke Rapids Hospital includes Mrs. C. M. Britton of Rich Square Mrs. K. H. Britt of Emporia Virginia Mrs. H Clifton Crawley of Littleton and others from Seaboard Weldon Conway Jackson and Ankum Virginia plus Miss Eugenia Newsome of Emporia and Mr K B Topping Jr of Littleton.

Roanoke Rapids Hospital C. M. Britton Rich Square K. H. Britt Emporia H. Clifton Crawley Littleton J. L. Gay Seaboard G. W. Drewett Hilliard Knight J. L. Mountcastle Weldon C. H. Male J. H. Martin Conway Eugenia Newsome J. C. Stephenson Jackson K. B. Topping, Jr Hazel Walker L. E. Wright Ankum

Births at Roanoke Rapids Hospital Record Several Babies

Families from Emporia Virginia Weldon Conway Jackson Belmont Road City Littleton and others announce newborns at Roanoke Rapids Hospital in September including multiple girls and boys born to Britt Crawley Harris Mountcastle Martin Stephenson Silk Walker Pair Vaughan and Lois White as Mrs Silk.

Hoanoke Rapids Hospital K. H. Britt Emporia H. C. Crawley Littleton Paul Harris Monroe St J. L. Mountcastle Weldon J. H. Martin Conway J. C. Stephenson Jackson Tommie Silk Belmont Road City W. F. Walker J. C. Pair Franklin Street Francis Vaughan Monroe Street Roanoke Rapids Hospital Silk Lois White

Sims Family Has Three Sons in Army Service

Sergeant Chester Sims, son of Mr and Mrs Luther Sims, promoted to sergeant while serving somewhere in France. Two other sons, S Sgt Gerald Sims and S Sgt Edward Sims, also in the service.

Pvt Chester Sims Luther Sims France

Sergeant Cy Wood Bombing Mission Heroic Escape

Sgt. Cy Wood recalls a Guadalcanal bombing mission when a Japanese Zero damaged the aircraft and he refused to jump at first. The pilot kicked him out of the seat and he survived a sea landing, drifted 22 hours with his crew, and earned the Purple Heart. He then headed to a Texas camp for further orders.

Guadalcanal Sgt. Wood Woods Wood Texas

Barrett and Cobb Relatives Visit in North Carolina

Mr. and Mrs. Junius Barrett are visiting relatives in Jackson North Carolina. St. and Mrs. Hugh H. Cobb of Washington DC are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Cobb.

Junius Barrett Jackson N. C. St Hugh H. Cobb Washington, D. C J. I. Cobb

Robert DeVane Visits Home Between Naval Duties

Machinist Robert S. DeVane of the U S N attached to the First Naval District in Boston visited his brother John O DeVane this week and left for Fayetteville to see another brother J D DeVane. He enlisted April 26 1928 and has served in the Aleutian Islands Solomons Atlantic convoys and the Anzio invasion. This marks his 17th year in the Navy.

Robert S. DeVane First Naval District Boston Mass John O. DeVane Fayetteville J. D. DeVane Mr. DeVane Navy Aleutian Islands the Solomons Atlantic Anzio DeVane

Private Carl C. Churchill Jr. Ends Leave at Davidson College

Private Carl C. Churchill Jr. of Company A 8th T R P stationed at Davidson College Davidson N C has returned to his unit after spending seven days on leave with his parents Mr and Mrs C C Churchill 732 Jackson Street.

Carl CG. Churchill, Jr Davidson College Davidson N. C Mrs. C. C. Churchill Jackson Street

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