Historic Halifax Garden Tour Highlights Local Springs Attract
Historic Halifax returns to the spotlight as a Garden Tour opens April 15 and 16. The Halifax Woman's Club restores the old springs once used by native inhabitants, with boxwood and vast garden features drawing visitors to Constitution House Major Lodge Magazine Springs and the Castle near Enfield.
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Halifax Woman's Club
Garden Pilgrims
Halifax
Shel Castle
Enfield
North Carolina
Garden Club
Saike
Nora Crawley
Clyde Hux
Weldon
W. D. Hux
Constitution House
Major Lodge
Magazine Springs
Sh Castle
Halifax Daredevil House Erected Before 1776 Restored
The article notes a pre 1776 commissioner’s shrine in Halifax County, restored in 19, opened with antiques. It mentions the Hr re election to the Halifax Board of County Commissioners and the 1940 acts of the Democratic legislature declaring independence. References to the Masonic Lodge Royal White Hart No 1, built 1767, chartered 1769.
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Constitution House
Halifax
Colon
Great Britain
W. J. Collier
Halifax Masons Seek Votes For Board Candidacy
A halifax town notice from J R Wren of Roanoke Rapids invites voters to attend a candidacy lecture touching on furniture design and re election to the Halifax Board of County Commissioners. The piece mentions historic chairs and relics tied to the Masons and early charters dating to the 1770s.
Weekly Herald series relays mental hygiene questions
The article is the second weekly feature in the Herald addressing mental hygiene. It notes rising case counts and invites readers to send questions to Dr. Watson through the paper for guidance.
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The
Herald
Watson
Holden Brothers at Calvary School for PTA program
Calvary School hosts the Holden Brothers on April 24 in a PTA sponsored entertainment. Proceeds fund a Raleigh sightseeing trip for fifth to seventh graders. Cast features Enfield talent under director Carroll Pippen and invites all to attend.
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Calvary School
Holden Brothers
Calvary Parent- Teachers Association
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids Chiropractor Heads Eastern NC Society Talk
Dr. L. G. Harrison of Roanoke Rapids delivered the principal address at the Eastern North Carolina Chiropractic Society meeting in Washington. He plans to host the next gathering September 1, 1940, in Roanoke Rapids and hopes the Washington talk will be shared at the State Convention in Raleigh in May. Harrison has tied health education talks to Ellis Research Laboratories in Chicago and recently moved to take over Dr. M. C. Barfield’s practice.
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L. G. Harrison
Roanoke Rapids
Raleigh
Harrison
Ellis Research Laboratories
Chicago
M. C. Barfield
Emporia
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James Watson
M. D. Division of Mental Hygiene State Welfare Department
Hoy Crawley
Tillery
Caledonia Morkday
Marion Warren
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Masons
Halifax Board
Keig County
Democratic Lodge
George Washington
Corpf
Hali
J. R. Wrenn
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Alifax County
Halifax Board County Commissioners
Rimary
M. W. Perry
N. C
Soma Distiller
Schenley Distillers
New York, N.Y
Chiropractic Society
Halifax County
Housewives and
Stedman Stores CO
Enfield—Tillery
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