Negro boy loses leg after being struck on Highway 301
Vernon Porter a 17 year old colored youth living on the Frank Meacham farm in Northampton County was struck by a hit and run driver Saturday night on Highway 301 between Weldon and Garysburg. He was found by motorists and taken to Roanoke Rapids Hospital where doctors amputated his leg above the ankle. Porter was riding a bicycle when struck. no driver was found and few clues exist. The incident marks a third hit and run in the Weldon area this year with two prior victims losing legs. Police say witnesses are rare and out of state vehicles complicate Highway 301 cases.
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Vernon Porter
Frank Meacham
Northampton County
Weldon
Garysburg
Roanoke Rapids
Porter
Harvey Pierson
Grant
Rufus Crowell
Halifax
Oak Grove Hatchery
Crowell
Overheard On The Water Front And Wartime Curiosities
An Atlantic coastal vignette recalls an Englishman aboard a Puroil dock bound Nassau to Canada amid war chatter. A column reflects on German currency tricks in France and inflated prices as workers suffer. It also recounts twelve boys camping atop a New York building, trading lemonade for fanciful currency and a made up lake scene.
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Puroil Dock
Nassau
Canada
New York
Reid Harris
Balloon Eating Baby Reads News Slowly
A quirky note about a balloon eating baby and a morning spent reading the newspaper. It laments headlines and important talk while listing local social visits to Virginia Beach and Duke Hospital.
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Jesse Harrell
Virginia Beach
R. E. Merritt
Alice Merritt
Paul Hasty
Duke Hospital
Tommie Merritt
Shirley Odell
W. H. Shell
M. C. Newsome, Jr
Eight Cases in Recorder's Court on Tuesday
Ben Pitchford of Roanoke Rapids faced illegal possession of non tax paid liquor with six months on roads. John Nethercut received four months on roads for unlawful liquor possession suspended on costs and two years good behavior. James Kimball of Enfield got 90 days on roads for larceny. Mamie Ingram of Enfield had unlawful possession of non tax paid liquor with judgment suspended on costs. Eugene Johnson of Halifax received 90 days on roads for carrying a concealed weapon. Burline Watson of Scotland Neck charged with reckless driving with prayer for judgment continued on costs and surrender of license for 60 days. Major L. Smith of color ed cited for reckless driving with fine and costs and license revoked. Mrs. Clara Burkett white found not guilty of reckless driving. Johnny B. Joyner white noted.
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Ben Pitchford
Roanoke Rapids
John Nethercut
James Kimball
Enfield
Mamie Ingram
Eugene Johnson
Halifax
Burline Watson
Scotland Neck
Major L. Smith
Clara Burkett
Johnny B. Joyner
Town Talk Highlights Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Robert Tunnell and their Swan Quarter daughter stayed with Rev and Mrs J N Bynum over the weekend Mrs Dolph Edwards and daughters Doris and Jane visited Washington D C Katherine Armstrong returned Thursday from a trip to New York and the World's Fair
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Rena Landeau
Carl Green
Essex
Robert Pope
Sarah Elizabeth Pope
Bobby Pope
Asheville
Brevard
J. B. Dunning
Emily Dunning
Helen Hedgepeth
Mary Louise Ray
Virginia Moseley
Margaret Poyner
Henrietta Price
Virginia Beach
Robert Tunnell
Swan Quarter
J. N. Bynum
Dolph Edwards
Doris and
Jane
Washington, D. C
Katherine Armstrong
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Negro Boy
Rothrock
Highway 301
Atlanta Constitution
Germany
France
Recorder's Court
Calvin and
Raiford
Gaffney
S. C
Grace Simms
Jay Daniels
Hampton, Va
Luther Simms
Milton Harris
Washington, D.C
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