Record #:

3872

Author(s):

Oxford, Scott A.

Abstract:

Robert Edward Simpson of Morganton is representative of all the young men and women who were called to service in World War II and are remembered each November 11. A popular student and athlete in high school, he joined the Marines after graduation in 1944. He was killed in action March 8, 1945, on Iwo Jima.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 6, Nov 1998, p91-95, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Biography; Simpson, Robert Edward, d. 1945

Record #:

30036

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

With the country in the midst of war, it is estimated that the national government will over over $300 billion by 1945. Assuming this is correct, a break down of what each North Carolina county would owe is presented, given its population size as of the last census in 1940.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 1 Issue 4, August 1943, p16-17, 32

Subject(s):

Debt--Law and legislation; North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Biography