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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
4
The image shows the Weldon deputy William Pope shot on April 3. The killer E L Keet was on the porch when the shot rang out. A man in the picture points to bullet holes in the screen door from Pope's pistol.
E L Keeter will be tried for murder next week in Halifax County Superior Court with Judge Leo Carr presiding. W W Warren also faces trial for assault with intent to kill after shooting Fred Neal. The term lists 18 cases including nine larcenies. Two prior first degree convictions ended in gas chamber executions, Ev ans Macklin in 1936 and Claude Bowser Jr in 1938. Pope, a slain officer, was shot while serving a capias on Keeter.
The report mentions visits by Mrs. F. G. Jarman Miss Edmondia Wilkins Mrs. M. F. White and Reginald Joyner to gardens in Williamburgh on a Thursday, the day before a $50 fine for carrying a concealed weapon was discussed.
This week’s timetable shows a passenger schedule effective April 28 for Roanoke Rapids. Northbound arrivals include No. 16 at 3:13 am No. 18 at 7:47 am No. 14 at 3:12 pm. Southbound arrivals include No. 13 at 12:19 pm No. 17 at 7:46 pm No. 15 at 11:32 pm.
Classified note offers one furnished bedroom near a bath at 321 JJackson Street. Includes contact via nearby listing for rental details.
Charles W. Phillips guest speaker for Kiwanis Club tonight. He outlines Community Planning during an all day session for the High School Social Standards Conference. He urges survey of community needs, belief in progress, better homes and family life, and pride in vocation to guide growth.
A list of guard unit personnel includes officers First Lieutenant and Commander J. J. Taylor and First Lieutenant and assistant Commander B. EB Stephenson, with Privates such as B D Barnetts F C Borrell J J Brantley Hugh Bugg and others. The fragment ends with Raymond Faroux G A.
A long list of individuals including Henry Fitts Finch and J. T. Merritt appears as a roster in a local publication. The names cover residents and potential signatories within a community notice or directory segment.
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