Local Salvation Army Home Service Fund Campaign Planned
Halifax County locals prepare for a Home Service Fund drive May 10 to 20. County officers are named to lead the effort with Rev. Lewis N. Taylor as chairman and J T Stainback as treasurer. Local clubs and businesses pledge support as Miss Squires attends her sister’s graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Personal and Salvation Army
Home Service Fund
J. 8. Helsden
Raleigh
Salvation Army Home Service Fund
Lewis N. Taylor
J.T. Stainback
First National Bank of
Roanoke Rapids
F. M. Shute
Stanley White
Art Exhibit Date Shift Sparks Small Town Buzz
A flurry of local activity centers on a revised Art Exhibit date. Citizens report a fire alarm incident at Patterson Mills raised brief excitement, while residents note the exhibit will now run Monday and Tuesday April 26 27 at the Central School Building rather than the prior Friday and Saturday dates. Local luminaries, including W E Lester and J W Harrell, were seen about town as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Franklin
Goldville
S. C
Rosemary
Clyde Mizelle
Zebulon
W. T. Council
H. B. Black
Charlotte
R. A. Pruett
Ben Johnson
Petersburg
Mollie A
Patterson Mills Co
Miss Ellis Auburn Squires Receives Diploma at Roanoke Rapids
Miss Squires graduates from Roanoke Rapids Hospital with a diploma presented by Dr. T. W. M. Long at All Saints Church. The ceremony featured Rev. Lewis N. Taylor’s address, solos by Miss Helen Moore and Miss Nason, and hymns including Onward Christian Soldiers and Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Auburn Squires
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
All Saints
Episcopal
Stanley White
F. G. Jarman
Helen Moore
Nason
Lewis N. Taylor
T. W. M. Long
Board of Directors
Roanoke Rapids Debates Triangular Contest Winners
On April 9 Roanoke Rapids Seaboard and Jackson debated immigration policy. Clarence Cates Minnie Daughtry argued for restriction while Julian Allsbrook Charlie Spencer argued against it. All four debaters performed well and Roanoke Rapids won to advance to Chapel Hill on April 22 for the Aycock Memorial Cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Seaboard
Jackson
United States
Clarence Cates
Minnie Daughtry
America
Julian Allsbrook
Charlie Spencer
Chapel Hill
Powelltown Debates Revaluation Act At South Rosemary
Died April 12 Ernest infant son of Mr Frank Ivey. Community speaking at South Rosemary School Friday. Speakers include C P Bobbitt Raleigh and E R Bobbitt Greensboro. Miss Margaret Hayes Burlington N Y visited Miss Sisk weekend. Debates April 28 at South Rosemary and Darlington. South Rosemary team Helen Powell Viola Glover Lottie Hudson Robert Merritt to debate.
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Ernest
Frank Ivey
South Rosemary School
C. P. Bobbitt
Raleigh
E.R. Bobbitt
Greensboro
A. D. Glover
Margaret Hayes
Burlington
N. Y
Sisk
South Rosemary
Aurelian Springs
Darlington
Helen Powell
Viola Glover
Lottie Hudson
Robert Merritt
Roanoke Ave Church Announces Sunday Services
Rev Lewis N Taylor rector announces the Second Sunday after Easter at Roanoke Avenue church. Services at 7 30 A M Holy Communion and divine services at 11 and 7 30 with church school and Adults Bible Class led by T W Mullen attending September 9 45 A M church with a welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis N. Taylor
Roanoke Avenue
T. W. Mullen
Recreation Building Named in Memory of NC Boy at Lakehurst
A War Department order at Lakehurst Proving Grounds, New Jersey, designates Building No 58 as Manning Hall to honor Sergeant Claude J Manning who died of pneumonia at the post on February 6. Manning, a Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina native, served four years in Hawaii, three on the Mexican border, and was a gas instructor in the Chemical Warfare Service before his death. He was a baseball enthusiast and led his company team to a 1916 Hawaii championship. his family in Richmond, Virginia, mourns his loss, with sympathy extended to his mother and sister.
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Lakehurst Proving Grounds
Lakehurst
N. J
War Department
Manning
Claude J. Manning
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Army
Hawaii Islands
Mexico
Chemical Warfare Service
Sergeant Manning
Margaret Manning
Eleanor
Richmond
Virginia
Miss Ruby Woodroof Celebrates Fifteenth Birthday Party
Miss Ruby Louise Woodroof held a birthday party Monday evening for her fifteenth year. About forty of the younger set attended. Games and refreshments followed. Guests left about 10 30 declaring the hostess a most charming one.
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Ruby Louise Woodroof
Address of Prof. Akers at Cedar Falls speech excerpt
Address of Prof. Akers at Cedar Falls discusses school enrollment trends and the impact of consolidation on rural education. It cites census figures from 1915 to 1919, noting higher attendance and daily presence, with emphasis on consolidation, better teaching, engaging work, and social activity improving school participation.
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Prof
Akers
Cedar Falls
Halifax County
S. F. Patterson
Aurelian Springs Group Center Meeting and Local Events
The Group Center Teachers Meeting held its last Convention on April 9 with discussions led by Miss Overton and others. Various schools sent representatives. The Aurelian Springs team won the immigration debate, and they will participate in the State Championship at Chapel Hill April 22-23. Easter Monday featured picnics, a birthday party for Delca Lights, and a ladies versus men relay with prizes. Door receipts totaled 27 dollars. Dr Highsmith postponed his April lecture due to a Morganton meeting of State Supt J Brooks.
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Group Center Teachers Meeting
Darlington
Dunn
Perkinson
Johnson
Aurelian Springs
Chapel Hill
Ambrose Pittard
Willis Liles
Lois Crawley
Eula Glasgow
W. W. Warren
Mary Foxwell
Panacea
Delca Lights
Bailey
Amy Overton
Roger Carlisle
Elsie Butts
Hoyt
Ruth Liles
Dr. Highsmith
Morganton
J. Brooks
Daughters of the American Revolution Meet at Weldon Home
The Elizabeth Montfort Ashe chapter met Thursday afternoon at Miss Ursula M Daniel regent's home. A large Weldon attendance included six new members voted in. Mrs W A Willcox read and light refreshments followed a pleasant session.
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Elizabeth Montfort Ashe
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ursula M. Daniel
Weldon
W. A. Willcox
New Rosemary Real Estate Company Buys Local Lots
Unclear text outlines that a Rosemary Real Estate Company acquires unsold lots along Ninth Street to Ronoke Junction. It mentions Mr and Mrs Akins visiting in Rosemary home and references quick sale offers from C A Wyche. Strong entities: Rosemary Real Estate Company, Akins, Wyche, Richmond?
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Ninth Street
Ron
Rosemary Real Estate Buys Roanoke Holdings In Major Local Deal
The Rosemary Real Estate Company purchased sixty Rosemary lots from Ninth Street to Roanoke Junction, in the largest commercial real estate transfer here since the Roanoke Avenue purchase. Restrictions limit brick, two story buildings between Ninth and Tenth Streets and business use at the Junction. The firm plans quick sales, with many plots likely to be priced higher later, and aims to sell at least half within thirty days. Local social notes follow, including residents visiting relatives and taking new positions.
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Roanoke Avenue
Roanoke] Avenue Development Company
Roanoke Avenue Development Company
Ninth Street
First Christian Church
Roanoke Junction
Rosemary Real Estate Company
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Thirteenth Street
Tenth
Rosemary
Geo, L. Hayes, Jr
L. G. Shell
E. A. Mattews
J. T. Stainback
North Carolina law on reporting whooping cough duties
The state requires householders and guardians to report contagious diseases to the County Quarantine Officer even if a doctor has not been consulted. Whooping cough is highly contagious, especially to children six months to five years, with stages from catarrhal to spasmodic and decline. Reporting noncompliance is a misdemeanor carrying a $50 fine.
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Iits
North Carolina
Must Work Together for End for All for Each
Fragmentary text urges humans to succeed and be happy when collaborating on an end-for-all-for-each basis. The readable segment stresses collective effort and mutual support as a guiding principle. No clear event, date, or persons are identifiable in the fragment.
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Ruth Trangon
Circle No
Episcopal Church
E. W. Lehman
Florence Bingham
Mildred Snodgrass
Elmyra Jenkins
Margaret Hewitt
Marianna Hamilton
Lucille Smith
Elmer Higgins
Miss Short
Miss Higgins
J. H. Mayes
W. C. Wade
Norfolk
R. P. Beckwith, Sr
Robi. Payne
H. L. Barnes
W. E. Harper
Rocky Mount
L. L. Braswell
P.L. Harding
Wm. Ledbetter
Statesville
R. I. Stark
W. K. Collins
B. P. Cooper
Littleton
R.W. Rawls
Rocky Mount, Was Here Wednesday. Mrs. P. Hewitt
W. C. Thompson
J. T. Wilson
Wilson
Brent
Eugene Lehman, Jr
University of North Carolina
Charles Browne
Newport News
Messrs
C. T. Taylor
Claude Cannon
John Vick
W. E. Lester
J. W. Harrell
Colraine
T. C. Alston
Lawrence Cummings
Emmett Collins
Park
Aid Society of the Christian Church
S. L. Thompson
J. E. Dobbins
S. M. Thompson
Rufus Mumford
Cooley
8. M. Thompson
Harvey Taylor
Hamilton Street
John Perry
R. L. Beebe
Buffalo
W. F. Horner
Henderson
Ruby Shell
R. S. Starkes
W. E. Hawkins
G. D. Shell
R. L. Dickens
J. R. Manning
W. T. Councill
Ladies Auxiliary
All Saints Church
Hayes
Powelltown
Boienams
Ruby Woodroof
Aurelian Springs News
Daugters
Susan Holladay
Chattanooga
Meyer Cohen
Enfield
Mrs. B. Marks
Mrs. Fenner Smith
Alonza Lee Murry
J. M. Wiggans
Warrenton
Messrs. B. Marks
Walter J. Kee
Emma
Thelma Fleetwood
Helen Boone
Jances Bradley
Kee
Henry Wood
W. H. Allsbrook
J. F. Vincent
Emporia
C. W. Humphreys
Estelle Hamlet
Sallie Newton
Webb
Ivey Mahorn
Mr. W. E. Bryant
Rich Square
E. J. Coletrane
A. B. Waddell
F. C. Williams
J. W. Taylor
Bruce Tillery
Presbyterian Church
J. T. Chase
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