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Volume One
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MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY. INC.
Manufacturing Division, Sprav North Carolina
Monday, January 4, 1943
Number 13
First Tri-City Youth To
Be Killed In Action
The first Tri-City youth to give his life in the
service of hi-s country in World War II,. as official
ly reported, is Clarence Edgar Cheshire, seaman
first class, U. S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Posey
Edgar Cheshire, of Flint Hill, Spray. The Navy
Department this week notified Mr. and Mrs.
Cheshire of their son’s death by the following
message:
“The Navy Department deeply regrets to
inform you that your son, Clarence Edgar
Cheshire, seaman firet class, U. S. Navy, was
killed in the performance of his duty and in
the service of his country. The Department
extends to you its sincerest sympathy in your
great loss. To prevent possible aid to our ene
mies, please do not divulge the name of his
ship or station. On account of existing condi
tions, recovery of remains impossible. If fur
ther details are received, you will be properly
informed.”
SEAMAN CLARENCE EDGAR CHESHIRE
The notice was signed by Rear Admiral Randall
Jacobs, chief of naval personnel.
Young Cheshire was 21 years , of ago and had
been in the naval service for over two years. Pre
viously to joining the Navy, he had spent all his
life in this community and attended Leaksvilie-
schools.
Besides his parents, he is survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. Annie May Ray and Martha Gray
Cheshire, a brother, Joseph Wesley Cheshire, and
a half brother, Clyde Cox, all of Spray.
Quiet Christmas For The Tri-City
What is generally described as one
of the quietest Christmas seasons ever
known here has passed. The war
seems to have caused people to think
and act more seriously than is the
usual case during the Yuletide season.
Other than making the boys from
camps welcome, the Tri-Citians appar
ently went about their business as
usual. Officers report that there was
less drunkenness than in any holiday
season in their memory.
People are, it appears, taking the
war and added responsibilities very
seriously — which bodes ill for the
Axis powers. It has often been said
that to make an American think, you
must first make him mad—and when
he’s mad he goes into action!
Despite the apparent lack of enthu
siasm the churches, schools and various
civic associations enjoyed their usual
progi'ams, which were all well attended.
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