Rosemary and Old Folks Concert at Roanoke Rapids Park
Local notices summarize the second annual State and County Council program at UNC August 17 19 with Governor Bickett speakers and a full schedule of music and addresses. Rosemary area items note revival service changes and a Roanoke Rapids Band concert at the park August 12 plus a long list of local residents visiting, traveling or attending events.
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University of North Carolina
Bickett
Paul J. Weaver
H. W. Chase
David F. Houston
W. S. Rankin
State Board of Health
R. F. Beasley
A. J. Maxwell
Frank Page
C. F. Hudson
W. B. Killgore
J.R. Young
Federated County Service
Howard W. Odum
The
University
S. E. Leonard
Wilson County
A. T. Allen
Raleigh
T. L. Gwynn
Haywood
H. D. Williams
North Carolina
R. D. W. Connor
Thomas M. Pittman
H. A. Page
D. G. Brummitt
W.S. Bryant
J. H. Matthews
J. H. Pratt
Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids Park
Roanoke Rapids
The Cotton Leaf Louse and Its Natural Enemies
County Agent F. G. Tarbox Jr explains that the cotton leaf louse, melon louse, harms cotton by sucking sap and thrives in cool weather. Natural enemies like lady beetle larvae and bluish worms kill many lice, while spraying is costly. A soap spray can help. abundant lady bugs mean strong pest control.
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F. G. Tarbox, Jr
Tarbox plans hog treatment and orchards spray demo
Halifax County agent FG Tarbox Jr plans summer district visits to treat hogs and reduce cholera outbreaks as hogs are turned out on peanut fields. He also conducts orchard spraying demos showing sprayed trees produce healthier fruit, apples thriving versus unsprayed.
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Halifax County
FG. Tarbox, Jr
Tarbox
Thomason and Decker Visit Over Weekend in Rose
Mr J V Thomason of Fayetteville spent Tuesday in Rose and Mr Leland Decker of Franklin Va spent the weekend here.
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J. D. Crisp
Tarboro
Rosemary
Messrs
J. J. Wade
R. L. Dickens
W. T. Councill
New York City
J. V. Thomason
Fayetteville
Leland Decker
Franklin, Va
With the Churches Presbyterian Church Schedule
Pastor Rev. Stanley White and Miss Elizabeth McChesney lead a full week of services and activities. Sunday School 10:00 AM. Morning Service 11:00 AM. Christian Endeavor 7:00 PM. Evening Service 8:00 PM. Prayer meeting 8:00 PM Wednesday. Choir practice follows Wednesday prayer. No service Sunday night.
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Christian Endeavor
All Saints Church Roanoke Avenue Services This Sunday
All Saints Episcopal Church led by Rev. Lewis N. Taylor on Roanoke Avenue holds ninth Sunday after Trinity services. Church school and Adults Bible Class led by T. W. Mullen at 0:45, celebration Holy Communion and sermon at 7:30, Divine services at 11 and 8. The Church With a Welcome.
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Trinity
T. W. Mullen
Powelltown Items and Local Social Notes
Mrs J E Medlin and Miss Thelma Blanks return to Petersburg. Mrs J H Harvel of Weldon visits Mrs L A Hudson. Mrs Allen Newsome travels to Milwaukee for her ill son. Misses Mattie Hudson Helen Powell visit Weldon. Pearl and Orlean Plantern return to Milwaukee Blight of Seaboard visits. Lottie Bell Gray visits Lucy Gray. Perry Spence Tip Davis arrive home from Norfolk. Mrs W L D Ivey leaves for Virginia to visit relatives. Mrs Morehorn goes to Littleton for her mother’s illness. Mr W E Luter and daughters Honie Mosie go to Northampton County. Miss Iola Gray arrives from Norfolk.
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J. E. Medlin
Thelma Blanks
Petersburg
J. H. Harvel
Weldon
L. A. Hudson
Allen Newsome
Milwaukee
Mattie Hudson
Helen Powell
Pearl
Orlean Plantern
Blight
Seaboard
Miss Home
Lottie Bell Gray
Littleton
Lucy Gray
Dr. Patchin
Virginia Beach
M. E. Daniel
W. P. Vaughan
Edith Ramey
J. F. Vincent
Sarah Daughtry
Claudia Taylor
W.S. Saunders
Marion
Bristol
Schoolmaster tests boy for carved talents
A father asks if his son shows aptitude for work. The schoolmaster replies John may become a sculptor or a baseball player, noting his steady hand with paper wads and the neatness of his desk as evidence of carved skill.
No Faclition and the Embarrassing Professor in a Police Court Item
An odd 1900 correspondence school tale features Professor Sampson Grup Jelsh who jokes about physical culture for clients applying in person. The discourse hints at a gymnasium hire if needed and notes a reporter tailing events as the professor shifts from writing ambitions to a police court focus.
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Sampson Grup Jelsh
Lemsors Yy Mall
Kelford Versus Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary Game Preview
The Rosemary grounds host a fast paced Saturday contest as Kelford meets the combined Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary lineup. Kelford claims the Eastern North Carolina title while Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary bring top local talent and a Norfolk battery. First pitch at 4 P.M. promises competitive action from start to finish.
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Rosemary Grounds
Kelford
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
North Carolina
Norfolk
McLendon Revival Closes Sunday Campaign Ends
The McLendon Campaign, after four weeks, ends Sunday night with three tent services at 11 A.M., 4 P.M., and 8 P.M. Men and women hear separate addresses by Cyclone Mack and Mrs Steidly in Rosemary, drawing large crowds and numerous professions of renewed faith. The group departs Monday for Morganton to begin another four weeks campaign with continued community prayers.
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McLendon
Smith’s
New Hope Thureh
Rosemary
Cyclone Mack
Morganton
Orphanage Concerts Delight Two Communities
The concert class of the Odd Fellows Orphanage staged the play Kentucky Belle at the Central School Auditorium last Friday and again at the Mel Lendon tent in Rosemary Saturday. Audiences at both venues were well pleased with the performance.
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Odd ‘Fellows Orphanage
Kentucky Belle
Central School Auditorium
Mel Lendon
Rosemary
Pocket Lesson Turns Into Conjurer Remark
A teacher attempting a lesson on stealing asked Johnny what would happen if she took a penny from his pocket. Instead of naming theft, the boy solemnly replied that she would become a conjurer, delivering a humorous schoolyard twist.
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Johny
Johnnny
Solmenty
Roanoke Rapids Notes on State College Courses in Engineering
Roanoke Rapids items report on the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering launching a Highway Engineering course for 1920 1921 with drawings laboratories and visiting engineers. The piece notes strong local social notices and a variety of residents visiting relatives or traveling, plus a brief mention of Miss Beadie Clark changing jobs and local business ties.
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Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
Board of Trustees
State College
Political Rivalry Shapes Campaign Pitch In Wartime Press
A voter expresses concern that an Indianapolis candidate will defeat him, blaming the opponent’s appeal to women with a perceived reliable beauty. He laments his own chances, comparing it to his hog-raising and wheat-growing arguments, highlighting gendered messaging in wartime politics.
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Toar
Solved the Problem Mageins and Rent Revenge
The overheard quarrel notes Hall facing a rent hike from his landlord. He retaliates by tricking Bean and Mugging-Wet into a dispute over rents with a widow, culminating in a marriage after the widow’s rent increase.
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Hall
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Lillington
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Ocean View
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Beckwith
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Edenton
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Atlantic City
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Greensboro
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J. L. Price
M. B ' Choir
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