Allsbrook Prints 2 Letters Roanoke Rapids 1939
In Roanoke Rapids North Carolina two political letters are printed. W Bernard Allsbrook of Halifax County Labors Non Partisan League requests publication and notes no reply to his April 24 1939 letter to mayoral candidate R O Carpenter. Carpenter invites voters to a mass meeting at Union Hall April 26 7 30 PM to discuss mayoral candidacy.
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Roanoke Rapids
R. ©. Carpenter
Union Hall
Carpenter
W. Bernard Allsbrook
Halifax County
N. C
Kelly Jenkins
Bernard Allsbrook
R. O. Carpenter
Roanoke Rapids Mayor Race Debate Move Suggested
Attorney at Law notes invitation to speak before a mass meeting of voters in Union Hall on April 26. Advocate proposes moving to Roanoke Rapids High School auditorium due to Union Hall capacity of under 500.
Ruby Wood Will Keep Her Job
A Roanoke Rapids letter from April 27 1939 defends City Clerk Miss Ruby Wood amid false rumors of her dismissal if the mayoral election outcome. The writer affirms her efficient service and reassures her of continued employment as a city official.
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Ruby Wood
City Board of Commissioners
Miss Wood
County to Get $18 000 For Privies
A telegram from Congressman John H Kerr states Halifax County will receive a federal WPA allotment of 18049 dollars for constructing sanitary privies in areas where sewer systems are impractical. Carroll L Wilson Roanoke Rapids Herald resident has approved the project.
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Carroll L. Wilson
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Halifax County
John H. Kerr
Miss Speight Hosts Sunday School Picnic on Lawn
Miss Vivian Speight entertained her Sunday School class Friday afternoon on the lawn near the filtering plant with sandwiches cakes pickles and cold drinks. Mr. Lehman led a tour of the filtering plant explaining water filtration. Guests included Louise Roundtree Edith Revelle Louise Hardison Undine Mahaffey Christine Bush Novella Butler Lola Jolly Betty Ive Taylor Ermald Johnson Rachel Smith Helen Pope Olive Outman Bertha Mae Morgan.
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Vivian Speight
Mr. Lehman
Louise Roundtree
Edith Revelle
Louise Hardison
Undine Mahaffey
Christine Bush
Novella Butler
Lola Jolly
Betty Ive Taylor
Ermald Johnson
Rachel Smith
Helen Pope
Olive Outman
Bertha Mae Morgan
Golden Jubilee Observed for Halifax Catholic Church
The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Halifax North Carolina marks its Golden Anniversary established in 1889 by Father Thomas Frederick Price with a May 2 Pontifical Mass led by Bishop Eugene J Guinness. Notables include Monsignors Raine Freeman O'Brien and deacons McNerny McCourt and Denges.
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Halifax
N. C
North Carolina
Thomas Frederick Price
Eugene J. M Guinness
Raleigh
Arthur Raine Freeman
Kinston
William F. O’brien
Durham
Michael A. Irwin
New Bern
William J. Dillon
Pinehurst
Peter McNerny
Rocky Mount
Francis J. McCourt
Hamlet
Peter M. Denges
John A. Brown
Geo. Again Makes N. C. Honor Roll
Chapel Hill N C April 26 George Nethercutt Roanoke Rapids made the scholastic honor roll at the University of North Carolina last quarter. To make the honor roll a student at the University must average a grade of B 90 to 95 on all courses.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
George Nethercutt
Roanoke Rapids
University of North Carolina
Junior Y W A at Rosemary Baptist Church Officers
Junior Y W A was organized at Rosemary Baptist Church on Tuesday night with regular meetings each Tuesday after the second Sunday. Officers elected include Counselor Mary Robertson, President Ruby Haynie, Vice President Mildred Morris, Secretary and Treasurer Mary Louise Ray, Program Chairman Edith Wood. Members listed include Mildred Morris, Ruby Haynie, Pauline Whitby, Ophelia Sadler, Mildred Blowe, Nettie Lee Stewart, Jean Shell, Novella Ricks, Mary Louise Ray, Lois Lyles, Edith Wood, Aileen Overton, Opal Deberry and Mary Robertson.
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Gunior X.w.a
Rosemary Baptist Church
Mary Robertson
Ruby Haynie
Mildred Morris
Mary Louise Ray
Edith Wood
Pauline Whitby
Ophelia Sadler
Mildred Blowe
Nettie Lee Stewart
Jean Shell
Novella Ricks
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Allsbrook
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
The
Halifax County Unit
Labors Non-Partisan League
P. O. Box
Jenkins
the Herald Today
Miss Speight
Jonesy
Shell Furniture CO
Bishop McGuinness
Belmont Abbey
Belmont
Tarboro
Morehead City
Peter Rabil
Roanoke, Va
Charles Hannigan, S.sr
Southern Pines
Thomas W. Stapleton
Ambler
John J McKeon
Catholic Charities
Diocese of
Richmond Va
James Manley
Wilmington
Father
Father Denges
Nannie Gary
Rosemary
Geo
Y.W. A
Rosemary Baptist
NEW York Herald Tribune
Rosemary Drug CO
Mibits
New York
Sam Francisco
Nash Motor Co., Inc
Roanoke Ave
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