Great Patriotist Rally Saturday for War Anniversary
Citizens of Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids mark the first anniversary of America entering the war with a Saturday 3 PM rally at the Roanoke Mills building in Jackson and Fifth Streets. The event features the Rosemary Concert Band, audience singing, a speech by W. L. Long, and a business shutdown from 2:30 to 4:00 PM to facilitate attendance and support for war funding campaigns.
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Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
America
Roanoke Mills
Jackson and
Fifth Streets
S. F. Patterson
W. L. Long
Roanoke Rapids Debators Win State Debate Match
Roanoke Rapids debaters defeated Enfield High School in a statewide contest at Central School Auditorium winning a unanimous decision on the resolution that Congress should enact compulsory arbitration of industrial disputes. Marion Saunders and Nellie Jones represented Roanoke Rapids affirmatively and will advance to the Chapel Hill finals alongside Bessie Hedgepeth and Minnie Daughtry who won the negative at Enfield.
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Central School
Enfield High School
Congress
Roanoke Rapids
Marion Saunders
Nellie Jones
Enfields
Exum Bellamy
Carrie Clark
Miss Clark
Bessie Hedgepeth
Minnie Daughtry
Enfield
Chapel Hill
Miss Powell
Proctor
Misa Powell
Patriotic Concert By Oxford Singing Class
A Roanoke Rapids concert by the Oxford Orphanage singing class invites public support. The program blends patriotic numbers aimed to deepen love of country. past performances showed well behaved, trained children. Attend and encourage a hearty reception for the troupe.
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Roanoke Rapids
Oxford Orphanage
Missionary Baptist Sermons At Evening Series Begin
Sunday School at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m and 8 30 p m. Morning theme The New Testament Church. Evening series starts with Heavenly Recognition or Shall We Know Each Other in Heaven. Men’s Bible Class Tuesday 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 45 p m. Helping Hand Society Friday. Everyone welcome at all services.
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W. S. Hancock
Missionary Baptists
Helping Hand Society
Preaching at Eleven A. M. and Eight P. Sabbath School
J B Boyd, superintendent, invites all for religious services with preaching at eleven A M and eight P M. Sabbath School starts at ten A M. Practice sessions on Wednesday at eight P M. A cordial welcome offered to strangers and visitors.
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J. B. Boyd
Methodist Church Service Schedule Highlights
Rev. Eugene C. Few, pastor, conducts Sunday School at 9 45 with W T Woodruff as superintendent. Services at 11 AM and 8 30 PM led by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 PM.
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule Announced
The Presbyterian Church led by Rev. Stanley White lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. with J.T. Chase as superintendent. Morning service at 11:04 a.m. Evening service at 8:15 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:15 p.m. All times local.
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M. J.T. Chase
All Saints Church Easter Week Service Details
All Saints Episcopal Church in Roanoke Avenue led by Rev. Lewis N. Taylor announces Low Sunday events. Easter Music repeats with 9:45 Church School and Mens' Bible Class led by T. W. Mullen plus Evening Prayer and sermon at 8 p.m. Various society meetings and choir rehearsal scheduled. public invited.
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All Saints Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Roanoke Avenue
T. W. Mullen
Girls’ Friendly Society
F. G. Jarman
Roanoke Rapids Personal And Local Items
Roanoke Rapids residents and visitors appear in a sequence of brief notices. Miss Margaret Gary returns to Spencer after visiting relatives in town. Several locals travel to Norfolk Baltimore and Raleigh on visits and business. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church meets next Tuesday at 3 00 pm. Students and relatives from Vulture Williamston Henderson and Durham spend time in town. War Service Medal ceremonies and Red Cross functions are announced, with youth groups performing at the Peoples Theatre to raise funds.
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Margaret Gary
Spencer J
Vivian Gary
Mabel Boyd
Norfolk
Jim Young
Harry Stokes
Baltimore
J. H. Matkins
W. R. Graham
A. B. McAllister
Salisbury
I. M. Shute
Williamston
Lloyd Baker
Jackson
Ladies Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
F. M. Shute
R. C. Sale
Fouls Jones
Siness College
Rimond
Mary Pruden
Gertrude Dixon
William Vincent
Robert Cleaton
Vulture
Robert Mew
Trinity College
Durham
N.C
Eugene C. Fen
Earnest Jones
Robert King
Ivey Mahorn
Petersburg
Mary Traynham Wyche
Louise Bain
Henderson
Daisy
J. A. Moore
New York City
Mocks C
Rev
A. G. Carter
Jena Hart
Newhere
G. L. Mises
W. G. Thompson
Wilson
Jim Medlin
Rosemary Supply Company
S.A. L. Railway Company
Roanoke
Jenkins
Greensboro
Infant dies of pneumonia at Roanoke Rapids home
Maggie Virginia Spence infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Spence died Tuesday afternoon at home from pneumonia despite medical care. Interment followed Wednesday in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery with Rev. E. C. Few presiding. family sorrow voiced in verse.
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Maggie Virginia
J.T. Spence
Roanoke Rapids
E. C. Few
Heralds Special Edition Due After Sudden Departure
The Herald announces the upcoming special industrial edition will be issued in the next weeks, despite H. Cuthbert Scott leaving last Saturday night. Space orders not checked with the office should be advised promptly to avoid incomplete records. The regular staff will revise Scott's copy and finish the unfinished work.
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H. Cuthbert Scott
Herald
Scott
Roanoke Mills Hosts Commemorative War Exercises
Sunday afternoon at the Roanoke Mills Company new mill, the community gathers for a religious commemorative event honoring those who answered the colors in the war. Directed by the Ministerial Union, the program features church choir songs, speeches, and prayer with fraternal orders planning to march to the meeting.
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Roanoke Mills Company
James H Pou to Speak in Weldon Tonight
Hon James H Pou, a renowned North Carolina orator, will address a mass meeting of Weldon and Halifax County citizens at the Graded School Auditorium in Weldon next Sunday evening at eight. Music from Weldon churches choirs will accompany the event and Pou will discuss the war and critical issues of the day, inviting all Halifax residents to attend.
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Jas. H. Pou
North Carolina
Weldon
Halifax County
Pow
Card of Thanks from Spence family for kindness after baby's illness and death
We thank friends and neighbors for many kindnesses shown during the illness and death of our baby. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Spence. Uncle Eben. A quip about judging by the company kept is included in Uncle Eben's words.
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Mrs
J. T. Spence
Primaries Held in Roanoke Rapids Township Local Items
In Rosemary related notes and visits, residents and listed guests travel between Rosemary, Durham, Portsmouth, and Enfield. The Roanoke Rapids Township Democratic Precinct Primary elected delegates to the Halifax County Convention on April 6 and formed a Democratic Executive Committee with A L Clark as chairman.
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Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax
Lance Rook
Hannibal Shearin
Herbert Bell
T. M. Jenkins
L. 8
Cannon
L. G. Shell
W. F. Horner
T. W. M. Long
W. L. Long
J. T. Stainback
Louis Grimmer
A. L. Clark
Roanoke Rapids Township
Food Supply Warns of Growing Global Food Menace
A British Ministry of Food statement warns war drains granaries and herds, foretelling greater hunger as hostilities persist. It asserts victory favors well fed combatants, urges spade and hoe with bayonet, and notes jack pine as suitable for kraft paper, aiding poor soils and reforestation efforts.
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Ministry of Food
United States
Great Britain
Jirmuan
Mars
Roanoke Rapids Herald Ownership Statement 1918
Ownership and management details for the Roanoke Rapids Herald dated April 1 1918. J T Stainback attests editor and publisher roles, lists owners including W L Long and J L Patterson, notes First National Bank Roanoke Rapids as major security holder, and records notary verification by R L Towe with commission expiration 1918.
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Congress
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Same
W. L. Long
J. L. Patterson
S. F. Patterson
T. W. M. Long
J. T. Stainback
A. L. Clark
E. H. Ricks
J. B. Boyd
J. Z. Chase
W. P. Taylor
B. Marks
H. M. Taylor
J. W. House
Hancock House Co
W. S. Hancock
Taylor and Collier
J. Bounds
G. N. Stanley
H. Vaughan
Roanoke Pharmacy
J. A. Moore
A. Wyche
W.D. Tillery
W.F. Horner
Je E. Buck
Rosemary Drug Co
S. M. Thompson
Rosemary
First National Bank
R. L. Towe
Community doubles quota for Third Liberty Loan effort
Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids leaders announce the community will oversubscribe with a $76,000 payment to the Federal Reserve Bank as the first regional pledge for the Third Liberty Loan. The action signals early leadership, while urging every citizen to buy bonds within ability to support the nation. Local head Jos G Brown praises the move as possibly first in North Carolina and perhaps the nation.
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Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
United States
Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Banda
S&f. Patterson
Jos. G. Brown
New Flour Ruling Limits Purchases Nationwide
Under Rule S a new flour regulation forbids retailers and millers from selling more than 24 pounds to a town or city consumer or more than 8 pounds to a rural consumer. It aims to prevent excess stock with a thirty day supply cap, requiring purchases to match thirty day needs if larger limits would exceed that period.
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Hhat
New Methodist Church Progress Roanoke Rapids
Progress on erecting a new Methodist church in Roanoke Rapids has stalled while awaiting architect plans. The Building Committee plans a vigorous pledge drive starting Tuesday to secure donations, and a pledge-soliciting committee will be announced at Sunday services.
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Roanoke Rapids
No Compromise Between Men Over Footed Incident
A muddled regional report describes a confrontation where a man named Lule is stepped on by Sam during a game of chance. The altercation escalates as Loxe demands the foot be removed, expressing intent to end the disturbance. The fragment preserves tense phrasing and lacks clear follow up or outcome.
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Sue
Sam
Lule
Loxe
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J. W. L. Long
Roanoke Rapids Debators
Oxford Singing Class
W. W. Woodruff
S. I
Patterson
Ruby
Sula Williams
Raleieh
Myrtie Faison
Lloyd
Union
All’ Saints (Episcopal) Church
American Red Cross
Peoples Theatre
Camp Fire
Red Cross
Ministerial Union
James H. Pou
Uncle Eben
J. H. Harrison
J. D. Hamill
Thelma
Rgown
A. Wisher
SM. Holliday
Littleton
W. E. Matthews
TY. W. Mallen
Peterstore
Liberty
Liberty Loan
NEW Methodist Church Progress
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