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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1919
Page
1
Thieves broke open the Roanoke Junction mail box used for midnight to morning mail. First class mail pouches were rifled and tampered items sent to Roanoke Rapids Post Office. Inspector Edwards arrived, examined the mail, then with Postmaster Faison delivered it. No clues left.
A detailed Easter Day program at All Saints Episcopal Church lists processions, hymns, psalms, anthems, and solos. The schedule includes Christ our Passover, The Strife is o'er, Joyful hymns, and the soprano solo by Coley Reynolds with organist Ruth Transon. The public is cordially invited to attend.
Central School notes honor rolls across grades with pupils including Leona Bateman Dorothy Welsh Troy Draper Edwin Akers Bertha Hedgepeth Graham Lynch Ethel Pearce James Lynch Annie Shearin Robert Langley Agatha Moore Ruby Stainback Katharine Gentry Flora Tunstall Laura Bell Tunstall Grace Brown Charlie Holt Roland Johnston Viola Glover Maud Jones Josie Moore Margaret Patterson 2A and 1B Grade entries List includes Lois Akers Hilda Faison Gladys Brigham Gladys Green Vashti Hernemar Beulah Kidd Irvin Atkins Edward Crutchfield Eddie Smith Percy Simmons Rosemary School honor roll names include Lula Clary Laura Merritt Elma Ricks Lucile Jordan Bettie Walker 1A Grade Sarah Kelly Bronzie Pearson 2 Grade Ina May Batton Lucile Cox Missouri Etheridge Gertrude Lamb Clifton Johnson Gerald Simmons 2A Grade Eugene Cannon Laura Whitaker 3B Grade Hattie Jacobs Nella Jenkins Bonnie Miller Teddy Harrison 3A Grade George Clary Josephine Green Coley Reynold Rachel Speight 4th Grade Johnny Clippard Irwin Cobb Hazel Turner Rufus Vick
Rosemary notices list visits and movements of residents including Crawford A Lyerly en route to Charlotte to see son with the 120th Infantry. Other townsfolk reported on travel, jobs, and family in Enfield Hopkins Belmont and Wilson, plus church sale and local business plans.
The Roanoke Rapids area mourns Frank Robertson, son of the late I P H Robertson, who died in Brooklyn, New York from pneumonia. He had served in the Navy during wartime and his remains were sent to Hamilton, North Carolina for burial.
An early Tuesday collision near a sharp road turn involved Capt. 4. M. McMurry and Norman Cherry. Cherry’s car stood still to clear the turn. steering trouble kept McMurry from avoiding impact. Both cars damaged. Cherry injured about the head. Rev. John R. Smith to hold a revival at the Christian Church starting the first Sunday in May for at least three weeks. Smith is noted as a devout Word student who can quote Bible references verbatim. The public is invited to attend. revival will be at the Christian Tabernacle in Bridgton.
All Saints Church outlines Easter services with Holy Communion at 7 30 and 8 15 P M and a 3 30 Children s Festival Service. Rosemary Band concert planned in Rosemary Park at 4 PM directed by Ed Owens. Community notices list local visits, rail and air updates, social events, and school exhibits.
Sunday School at 9:45 A M. morning sermon on Jesus the resurrection and the life. Evening service on the vain use of money and its equivalent. Tuesday 8:00 P M Men s Bible Class. Wednesday 6 O'clock Prayer meeting. Mt 8:00 P M.
Rev Eugene C Few serves as pastor at the Methodist Church with Sunday School at 10 04 M and missionary program in WV. Services Sunday 11 A M and 3 15 P M. preaching both morning and evening by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 5 15 o'clock. These services are for all who feel inclined to worship with us.
Rosemary Methodist Church invites attendees to morning Sunday School at 9 00 and 10 00, with a sermon following by Pastor Charles M. Lance. Smith's Church holds a 10 00 service led by Mr W T Shaw from Weldon, and New Hope hosts a 2 00 old time Sunday School with an address by Mr Shaw at 3 00. Acordia welcomes all who can attend.
Corner stone laying ceremonies for Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church will be observed on Sunday April 20 at 1. The pastors from area churches are expected to attend and participate in the service. A distinguished visitor will preside and the community is invited to join in the ceremony and celebration of this significant achievement.
Mr. Anderson reports a hatchling from his spring batch hatched with four legs. The unusual chick, named by Mr. Anderson as Signs, is now a little over two weeks old and exploring the barnyard with its siblings.
Darlington School hosts a Friday evening meeting with a ice cream sale. The debate compares progress in medical science versus the industrial world with the negative side winning. Principal Mattie McArthur thanks the band. an Easter Monday address by Mr Knight of Weldon is announced, followed by a basket picnic.
The Abermale Presbyterial Auxiliary held its closing session at Presbyterian Church. Miss Jean McAlpine from Union Theological Seminary Richmond spoke on the school’s needs and scholarships for missionary training. The group adopted Miss McAlpine as "the daughter of the Auxiliary" and elected 1919 officers: President Mrs Julian Baker Tarboro. Secretary Mrs T K Phillips Greenville. Literature Secretary Mrs John Harrison Rocky Mount. Young Peoples Secretary Mrs John Green Wilson. Orphanage Secretary Mrs T W Clark Wilson. The next meeting was invited from Kinston in April.
The notice urges keeping April 29 1919 open for a Men’s Night Bible Class. It states that men of all ages and both sexes will be invited and that the event promises pleasure and profit to the community. The read is presented as a call to participate.
Relief fund notice payable to B C Few, chairman. All checks to the Armenian and Syrian Relief Fund favoring the fund.
A veteran artilleryman endures the grinding cost of war. The poem asserts that no removal of ranks, medals, or insignia can erase the memory of his sacrifices. It contrasts a soldier’s memory with authorities seeking to erase distinction and highlights scenes of trench war, fallen comrades, and a sacred calm after horror.
An exchange pits a coal dealer who says he has no use for college bred men against a customer who suggests he favors workers with practical, in house training. The dialogue hints at tensions over education and tradition in business.
A lively fragment shows a summer girl boarding a Prilman after farewells with fourteen sorrowing salt. She declares plans to travel to Atlantic City for rest, reflecting a casual, humorous moment in transit.
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