WPA Labor Improves Davie School as Progressive Model
The article highlights the William R. Davie School near Roanoke Rapids enhanced by WPA labor. It notes a modern four-wing building with classrooms, a library, home economics facilities, an auditorium gymnasium, vocational shops, and landscaped grounds. About 350 pupils attend, with 200 daily meals and 25 breakfasts for needy children.
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Ncwpa Information Service
Raleigh
William R. Davie
City
WPA
James Dunlap
Davie
Halifax
William C Howell of Seaboard Dies in Roanoke Rapids Hospital
William C Howell 75 year old farmer and dairyman of near Seaboard died in Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a year of ill health. Funeral at Seaboard Baptist Church with Rev C H Trueblood officiating. Interment in Seaboard Cemetery. Surviving wife Lizzie T Howell. four daughters including Mrs W C Fleetwood and Mrs Tatum Sparger. eight sons including Marvin, Rufus, Grady, Lloyd, Howard, Ralph, Reginald, Leroy. two sisters and one brother.
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William C. Howell
Jackson
Elmo D. Wilson
Norfolk
Marvin
Richmond
Rufus
Seaboard
Grady
Stony Creek
Lloyd
Howard
Ralph
Washington, D. C
Reginald
Jarratt
Leroy
C. P. Powell
Tom Bass
Durham
S. A. V. Howell
Oklahoma City
Mrs Land Hosts Wednesday Bridge Club
The Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club met at Mrs Wyche Land with Easter decor and refreshments. High score winner was Mrs W G Cherry and a gift was sent to former member Mrs R A Daniel Jr. Guests included Mesdames Cherry Daniel Liske Graves Wilson Martin Martin Bennett Yerger Brown Collier and Akers.
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Mesdames W. G. Cherry
R. A. Daniel, Jr
Clyde Liske
Edwin Graves
Thornton Wilson, Jr
J. W. Martin
T. L. Martin
D. E. Bennett
Lew Yerger
L. B. Brown
Wilmer Collier
Edwin Akers
Meeting Date Change for Fine Arts Department
The Fine Arts Department meeting scheduled for April 14 moved to April 21 due to Easter Monday. Members are urged to attend the rescheduled session on the 21st since many will be out of town.
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Fine Arts
Littleton Citizen Gideon A Alston Buried In One Day
Funeral rites for Gideon A. Alston 65 of Littleton were held at the Littleton Methodist Church with Rev. Davis officiating. Interment followed at Sunset Hill Cemetery. He died Tuesday morning of a heart attack at his home and was unmarried. Survived by five sisters and a brother.
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Halifax County
Gideon A. Alston
Litleton
Littleton Methodist Church
Mr. Davis
Sunset Hill Cemetery
Alston
Josephine Alston
Littleton
Mary Allen
Raleigh
Bettie Allen
R. P. Snell
John L. Burgess
Rocky Mount
T. C. Alston
La Crosse couple visits city on Friday
Mr and Mrs Lee Walker of La Crosse Virginia were visitors in the city Friday.
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Lee Walker
la Crosse, Va
Nine young men enlist in U S Navy including Garner
The Navy publicity bureau announced on Wednesday April 9 that Aubrey W. Garner of Roanoke Rapids was among nine men who enlisted. Garner is 17 years old and his specific assignment was not listed.
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Aubrey W. Garner
Roanoke Rapids
United States Navy
Navy Publicity Bureau Today
Young Garner
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W.P.A. Labor
Davie School
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Hough
Br. R. E. Young
Freeman Myrick
Emma Sadler
Minnie Waters
Wn. C. Howell
Enis Beyer
Paterson
N. J
Park Central
New York
Camp Dix
Mrs. Land Host
Charlotte
Raleigh-Durham-Greensboro
Southern
America
Union Bus Terminal
Chockoyotte
Rufus G. Vick
Mer
Mike
Radio Manufacturers Service
Mike Westbrook
Shell Furn. CO
Jackson Street
Chocolate Fudge
Newport
Taylors Drug Store
Dorothy Gray
Taylor’s Drug Store
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