Shortage in Deputy Speed’s Office Sparks Audit
Auditors report a growing cash shortage in the Scotland Neck sheriff’s office once led by J Paull Speed. Officials say the deficit began near 3000 dollars and has risen to eight to ten thousand as A Lee Rawlings & Co. investigates. Speed is reportedly in a Raleigh state hospital. bond of 25000 dollars is notified.
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State Hospital
J. Paull Speed
Scotland Neck
A. Lee Rawlings & Co
Public Accuntants
County Board of Commissioners
Speed
G. H. Johnson
Joe Riddick
Halifax
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids Names All State Honors Winners
Last night Roanoke Rapids announced all state selections led by pitcher Joe Talley and MVP Tom Burnette. Catcher Irvin Dickens shortstop Vic Bradford center fielder were also honored along with manager Jesse Lee as leading figures in the tournament awards.
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Joe Talley
George Nethercutt
Irvin Dickens
Vic Bradford
Roanoke Rapids
Tom Burnette
Jesse Lee
New Dentist Will Open Office Here
Dr. R. A. Daniel, a Medical College of Virginia graduate, will open a dental office in Roanoke Rapids by mid August. He plans to install new dental fixtures in two front rooms of the Smith Apartments above Smith's Barber Shop after passing state boards in Virginia and North Carolina.
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R. A. Daniel
Roanoke Rapids
Smith Apartments
Smith
Daniel
Medical College of Virginia
State Board of Dentistry
Virginia
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Owls Win 1938 North Carolina Semi Pro Title
The Roanoke Rapids Owls defeated May Hosiery Mills 9 to 5 in Greensboro to claim the 1938 NC semi pro baseball championship. Dickens Nethercutt and Aderholt hit three homers in the famed sixth inning as Nethercutt led the offense with four RBIs and five trips.
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Roanoke Rapids Owls
North Carolina
May Hosiery Mills
Greensboro
Owls
Roanoke Rapids
Dickens
Nethercutt
Aderholt
Bradford
Davis
George Nethercutt
Owl
Kepers
Little Dickens
Joe Talley
Grensboro
Rosemary Drug Co
Ted Speight
Greensboro Stadium
Western Union
Beaman Helms
Lyle Wilson
Speight
Abrh
Davis Burnette
McCrary Fuller
Talley May Hosiery Mills
Bradsher
Collins Henderson
Glosson Meachan Slaughter
Walker Sorrell
Reiber Jones Johnson Clapp Dixon
Fuller
Johnson
Jobe
Clapp
Comng
Talley
Lions Prepare Week of Festival Start Monday
Mildred Burton leads a field of 17 in the Lions Club Festival Queen contest with 68 400 votes ahead of Helen Stewart and Bertha Batton as the event opens next week. A 5 prize bonus goes to the top ticket seller with more sales expected ahead of the big show.
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Mildred Burton
Miss Burton
Edwin Akers
Helen Stewart
Bertha Batton
Carrie Byrd
Minnie Lee Medlin
Fannie Stephenson
Frances Ricks
Lucille King
Elizabeth Massey
Agnes Wood
Mary Woodruff
Evelyn Eldridge
Lions Club
Sherman Husted
Crescent Amusement Company
Roanoke Avenue
Crescent
Out-of-town Patients At The Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Patients from other towns admitted to Roanoke Rapids Hospital include B Browning Littleton Miss Mattie Bridges Conway H F Hawley Littleton Miss Retha Davis Seaboard Miss Ola Gray Littleton Miss Mildred Long Pleasant Hill Mrs Gilbert Pope Seaboard Mrs Tommy Tillery Pendleton Brice Warwick Mboro Gilbert Leigh Weldon
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital
B. Browning
Littleton
Mattie Bridges
Conway
H. F. Hawley
Retha Davis
Seaboard
Ola Gray
Litleton
Mildred Long
Pleasant Hill
Gilbert Pope
Tommy Tillery
Pendleton
Brice Warwick
Miboro
Gilbert Leigh
Weldon
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