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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
1
Residents recount multiple blazes last week as volunteer firemen rushed to scenes at 3 a.m. The piece praises firefighters while noting the strain of night shifts and discusses city topics from liability insurance to sanitation boards and power outages during a storm.
A Roanoke Rapids delegation pressed the State Highway Commission to keep Federal Highway 171 designation and to show alternate numbers on maps. N L Stedman urged road repairs from the railroad to the canal and promised results, while members cautioned about setting future precedents. The effort, though uncertain, raised hopes of federal designation and broader support in Washington.
Roanoke Rapids officials sworn in as Mayor Kelly Jenkins and six commissioners begin budget talks. They decide to appoint five officers temporarily, with two on day duty and three at night, under the mayor's authority. The force includes Clifton Massey H E Dob Vinn Jeff Welch Carl Green and Paul Lewter. Cooperation across the force is urged.
Mr and Mrs W A China report a curious encounter when Lieut Floyd B Wood piloted an aeroplane over their home near Camps Store around noon Wednesday. Wood dropped a note and was clearly seen by the couple and their guests. He was en route to Fort Bray and had recently visited their Middletown Pennsylvania kin.
Following an escape from the State Prison Farm in Halifax County on Monday July 27 two white inmates Edward House and Le Roy Pendergraph were chased down the Roanoke River. A drifting body found by a Negro boatman resembled a striped prisoner and was later identified as Pendergraph after a coroner check. Relatives of House, unsure of his fate, did not provide funds for burial and researchers ruled out the other escapee.
Hugh D. Camp Chase J. and T. W. Taylor were named to the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District Board by the County Board of Commissioners. The group will oversee water and sewer plans for the district, including the mill plants and area from river to railroad, aiming to reduce costs through possible leasing of the mill filter plant and create jobs locally.
Funeral services for E G Butler 51 were held Tuesday at 4 p m at Roanoke Rapids cemetery by Rev W H Grantham after an acute heart attack at his brother Ben Butler's home Monday afternoon He is survived by three children Johnny Shirley and Mary of Patterson Mill a father and numerous brothers and sisters His wife died last October.
Jones held for August Superior Court on arson charge after a fire destroyed the rear storage garage and a small sedan belonging to Moses Whitley, a Roanoke taxi driver. Bond set at 300 then reduced to 100. preliminary hearing held. Jones remanded to Halifax jail. A second fire at 3 a.m. Tuesday damaged Sam Sadler’s six room home near his filling station, with authorities unable to determine origin.
The Roanoke Rapids Junior American Legion team defeated Greensboro to win the North Carolina State championship. Lefty Starke pitched strongly, Womble and Dickens led at the plate, and the locals stole many bases en route to a 7 run victory after a hard series win in Steensboro. The squad, sponsored by Damask Post 147 and coached by Bill Alligood, celebrates a major title en route to the Junior World Series.
Revival services will be held at Bear Swamp Church Littleton starting Sunday August 28 1981 with all day services and a dinner. Mrs J W Collins and daughter Virginia have visited their brothers RW and J E Jackson of Newsome Virginia.
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