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7?. y . . Fire on 3A^ badly, damages build ing of' Mr. Bob Zoeller on Gran ville St. Mr. Zoeller was injur ed when shot from a shell in a shot : gun exploded in the build ing. Commisslone.rs Lewis Kell- broner announces : candidacy for Mayor, subject to election May 7* Week-end of 3A7 sees np soft drinks in Tarboro. John Umphlet, a chief iD'etty officer, nov/ "in Pa cific. ’ Baseball practice ,at High School .starts with big Fred . Vau ghan coaching. Sgt. Rufue Wo^:’s- ley, former Town Tax Collector, & 3,yr. v.eteran of Pacific, comes home on first furlough since in duction. Sd Fox\rlkes working hard on restoring -«oy Scout activity , along with 4eo. Heath, Rob Howard Dail ■ Holderness find others, di- rect:ed by.Rev. Hough. '^5# 000 aircraft carrier,’’Midway”, christened at Newport, News- ’tis the biggest in the world, Mr. & Mrs. Rob’t'M. Bardin of Detroit- visit Tarboro., Bob is Manager of one of Montgomery Ward’s stores there, recently seized by army Anna rluck, of Charlotte and Sgt. J, H. Al-'^xander. of Scotland Neck visit tht' C..H. Flucks. Lt, Toby Webb/' USkC, on visit to Tarboro, 3/1^. Is taking flying lessons at local airport, Capt. Clark Rodman of/Washington., brother of Archie, former Highvray P&trolman here-, featured in Observer as ;es- car)ing ; tTom Crermaji Drison camp, walking ; and crawling miles back to own lines.. Rev. David Yates, located 9 in I>urham, ^oes to pastorate at .Chapel Hill. Nathaniel Killebrew (20V negrp, arrested |‘or attempt ed rape of Miss Virginia Sexton, Sunday night, 3/1^> “along Albe marle. Arrested by Wiley Biillock and Red Pittman, Lt* Don C. Nich olson aboard US3 • Threadfird (SSl+lO), FPO^ San Francisco. Pfc Sidney Boone in England with Ordi nance Ammunition Co. attached to Air Wing> Messrs. G-eo, M. Foun tain', Joe Eiagles and Randolph Eagles, ..accompanied ^ by their wives; visit N^Y.C, Lt, 0-eorgia L* Willigtms and Lt. Ava T, Albrit ton, former .Tarboro nurses, now at Camp Rucker, Ala. Tom Shipp, former Tarboro citizen, and miik plant manager, how employed at Washington Navy Yard- visits Tar boro ^ 3/23/ I. r’lke^') Thorpe, prominen.t Rocky Mt. Atty., Rotar^ guest speaker, 3/22. Mrs. I, T,' -Blanchard. { wife .of Capt. {Dr. ) Blanchard) visits parents 3/22. R, ' M, ("Runt" ) .* Fountain ' Ijpads Jefferson Standard agency f.prce • in new business for Jan. & Feb. -or $^102,925. (What these Com- . missioher - Rotarians can’t' do Just aint worth 'doing). Air- ^ PQrt Manager G-eo. Hatch induct- fd a new member .' Rotary Club, l^ayor R^wls Ho\^rd-,.,. (Rotarian) ' announces 3/23 ”to succeed him^' self as Mayor, e.lection May 7» '^^rs. Willey (June ^ourne) Long, Jr.,, visits parents, Lt. W, H. Fuller, (colored) visits Air port Sunday, 3/25 in -^rmy A-T5, S60 H. 7, plane. Permissibn by Port Mgr. Hatch to demonstrate, Lt, Fuller did some excellent exhibitions. He is , flight in. struct or at Tus cages., Ala.’, af ter 2 yrs. combat flying in Si cily and Italy. News ^ Obwerv- , er 3/26,carries pictures of Her bert Beach, Jr., and Frank Hol land. Frank in Italy and: Hu- , bert in France*,, Otley Leary, C, S, P. (Coast, Guard ) stationed at Newor.t I%ws, former*Highway Patrolman . and A,BC officer here, at City . Hall on 3/2^' enroute to Sliza- beth City. Wyatt G* O’Neal, S 2/c (EM), from Banana River,, was called homeoh emergency-- serious illness in his family Wyatt, tan and hearty looking, said everything was 0, K, in navy. Conforming to National- endorsement, clean-up and Pkint up week of April 16 21 is, de-. clared by Merchants Assn. Election of officers of service Wives 3/21. Mrs. W,Stamps How ard, Jr., Pres,,Mrs. C. I-, West Vice-Prest., ^Mrs.' Tom Collins, Sec.-Treas. Sgt, Bud Shook re cently returned from Italy- was guest-speaker at the occasion, and did ; swell Job, Mrs, Bisco Hov;ell, Jr., and Mrs, Don Gor don were dinner Ohm. New mem bers wore, Hasflrsv'Oilbert Findi Chas, Willits, Kent, Bushman, Fred Davis, Jr,, Bob 'Parker, Jas, Webb., T/S Alvin Jenkins ^^rith Armored Div, Awarded Bronze ' Star on Western Front for heroic action wifh infantry now at Officers Candidate Sch . Willie F. Dail, meclianist mate| now at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Daily Southerner gives mucji , SDace to passing ’ of Milford Haynes, long d. resident of Tar boro, ^Danish War Veteran.a civic !]Leader of note, ‘ served Kiwanle’ as State officer,, a state gam3- Varden for years, a man who was alvmys on hand-durih.g disasters - and to assist the' 'needy* will be sorely missed.
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