Fifteen Years for Burglary Marked Halifax Docket
Halifax County Superior Court under Judge Whidby concluded a brisk August term with the state’s case Mabry vs Scotland Neck delayed to Friday. Paul Whitfield received fifteen years for second degree burglary in a wide list of verdicts including gambling and concealed weapons cases. several defendants drew county road terms and brief sentences. Community notes report residents visiting, revivals, and local business travel surrounding Rosemary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County Superior Court
Whidby
Greenville
Paul Whitefield
Halifax County
Mabry
Macie Jones
Henry Ousby
Henry Davis
Paul Whitfield
Matthew Bennett
Richard Smith
Sam Bennette
Sam Valentine
Nick Dempsey
Nick Daniel
Parnell Carlisle
Willie Brown
Joe Grant
Mack Hockaday
Sierry
Garner
Barkley
Hinson
Rosemary Boys
Bill Ransom
Arrie M. Philips
Neil Spruill
Sam Ashe
Philip Anthony
Arthur Jones
Alex Brown
Levy Patterson
Clifton Daniel
Hagood Bell
Willie Miles
the Herald
Red Cross Thanks Woodmen of the World Donation
The Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary Branch of the Red Cross thanks Woodmen of the World for a donation to the society. A resolution was passed at the meeting held August 13, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Local Exemption Board Docket
The Exemption Board of Halifax County examined 221 men called for registration and physical exams. Of 181 who reported, 151 passed, and 116 claimed exemptions, with 24 of the first 25 exemptions granted. Names of those exempted are listed, while hearings resume next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exemption Board
Halifax County
ISL
Perry Johnson
Lawrence N. Howard
Walter Shields
S. ©. Flood
Jimmie Cheek
Louis Warren
Enoch — Lewis
H.W. Crouch
Arthur Jenkins
Atlica Whitaker
Hosea Steptoe
Tussie Williams
Bela C. Smith
Paul Pittman
Charlie Suggs
Ziss Allen H. Story
L. H. Roles
Jack Hine
Roy Likes
Columbus Smith
Luke ‘Thompson
Charles Garner
Halifax County War Draft Calls Surge to 1000 Men
The draft will gather about 1000 men for the first quota of 831 from Halifax county, far above the anticipated 662. Examinations begin Monday morning August 20 with rapid additional calls planned until the quota is met. Local notes include visitors, travels, and community events across regions as residents discuss the war and civic duties.
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Fesuils
Halifax County
Weekend Travels of Local Residents
Mr. R. A. Barrett spent several days in Durham and Burlington this week on business. Miss Irene Johnson spent the week in Garysburg with Miss Susan Fitzhugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettie Brown
Seaboard
A. L. Pruden
Harvey
Gumberry
Estelle Hamlet
Lillington
Ottie Stinson
Burlington
Ed King
Hansome
Lessie Bray
Mary Cherry
Hobgood
G.D. Shell
Richmond
R. A. Barrett
Durham
Irene Johnson
Garysburg
Susan Fitzhugh
Big Army Draft Assembly Planned for September 1
The Roanoke Rapids Herald reports arrangements completed for assembling all new soldiers in large training camps under the selective draft act. Readers are told weekly news of the nation state and county prepared by experts.
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Tue
Roanoke Rapids
Hera
Police Court News Items In Roanoke Junction
Dan Holt colored was fined one dollar and costs after two days in jail for cursing on the Avenue at Roanoke Junction. Lucius Strickland was bound over to the next Halifax Superior Court term on the charge of stealing four dollars from the breeches of J. W. Hubbard at Roanoke Mills Company, bond set at twenty five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Holt
Roanoke Junction
Lucius Strickland
J. W. Hubbard
Roanoke Mills Company
Halifax
Spires to Preach on The Call of God at Roanoke Rapids
Mr H C Spires of Weldon will fill the Roanoke Rapids Methodist pulpit next Sunday morning and speak on The Call of God. He has studied the Bible and will share thoughts on Prophecies and their fulfillment in the present World War. All are invited to attend. Red Cross members without a copy of the magazine should notify Mrs W L Long promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Spires
Weldon
Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church
The
Red Cross
W. L. Long
Halifax items show town visit and court day
The Sater Hotel prepared to feed three hundred on Monday the first day of court. Henry Joyner of Garysburg visited town this week while Lonnie Daniel of Rosemary was in town on Friday. A L Clark of Roanoke Rapids and J T Chase of Roanoke Rapids were in town on business last week. J L Weller and children have returned to Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McCluer
Halifax
Spivey
Petersburg
Sater
Henry Joyner
Garysburg
Lonnie Daniel
Rosemary
A.L. Clark
Roanoke Rapids
J.T. Chase
J. L. Weller
Norfolk
Local residents and visitors attend Halifax court week
Crowds from the country and nearby towns attended court in Halifax this week. Notables include Chas Hale of City Point and Mrs Willie Coppedge, Miss Harrell of Scotland Neck, and many locals like Mrs J G Butts, Miss Lucy James Butts, and Miss Addie Finch visiting Durham Raleigh Chapel Hill. Social activity features the Methodist Ladies Aid meeting, a Red Cross fundraiser play led by Mrs Sterling Gary and Miss Robie Ousby, and numerous visits and local business trips amid a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hale
City Point
Willie Coppedge
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Willis Wilcoy
R. Bernard Field
West Point
J. G. Butts
Bob
Sterling Gary
Robie Ousby
Red Cross Fund
Donald McCruer
Bailey, N. C
Durham
Raleigh
Addie Finch
Chapel Hill
G. V. Finch
Engagement Announced for Margaret Cabell Stokes and John Harrison Jr
Henry Stokes of Blackstone announces the engagement of his daughter Margaret Cabell Stokes to John Henry Harrison Jr of Rosemary North Carolina. The wedding is planned for early September. Margaret is described as one of Blackstone’s most charming young ladies and well regarded by friends and admirers. Harrison is a prominent merchant from Rosemary with a promising future ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
Henry Stokes
Margaret Cabell
John Henry Harrison, Jr
Rosemary
N. C
Peter Shaw Dies After Illness in South Rosemary
Peter Shaw aged about forty died at his home in South Rosemary after several weeks of illness. He leaves a wife and children. A member of the Christian Church and the Red Men of Rosemary, his remains were buried Friday afternoon in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery with Rev. Raleigh L. Topping conducting the services.
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Peter Shaw
South Rosemary
Shaw
The
Christian Church
Red Men of
Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids
Raleigh L. Topping
Health Hints for a Safer Life
A compact advice note urges balance in daily habits. It emphasizes moderation in eating and drinking, avoiding overexertion, and tending to health while staying prudent in daily routines. The guidance frames a cautious lifestyle to maintain well being.
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Thelma
B. Gee
Henderson
W. H. Roberts
Rocky Mount
R. M. Sanders
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J.T. Bishop
Littleton
Nat Harrison
Brinkleyville
A. G. Carter
D. Brown
Dallas
Messrs
W. L
N. B. Dickens
Aurelian Springs
J. H. Harrison, Jr
A.C. Chaffin
Quankey Church
Rosemary Baptist Church
Cerro Gorda
Franklin County
G.E. Rose
Carl White
Virginia
Clerk Smith
T. M. Jenkins
R. J. Starke
Wm. Wood
Retail Merchants Association
Miss Ashbury
Morganton
G. L. Hayes
Charlena Hart
J. M. Grizzard
Virginia Hart
J. W. McCann
Westinghouse, Electric Co
Atlanta
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Robert Rhodes
Will Cloninger
Gastonia
K. G. Brown
Enfield
L. S. Cannon
O. C. Hale
Scotland Neck
R. A. Cratchfield
J. E. Cox
Winston-Salems
Miss Andrews
Greensboro
A.H. Andrews
Andrews
W. C. Williams
Margaret Hodges
Marjorie Grizzard
Boykins
H. G. Coleman
A. Lyerly
Roger
Ali
Jim Lynch
Greenville, D.C
Ada Flowers
Goldsboro
Roanoke, Mills
Lula Brown
Mary Daughtry
A. L. Robertson
Mason Sage
P. Vaughan
Ed Woodrutt
Willie McDaniel
Ocean View
Otto B. Hardy
C. W. Graham
Bar
Lington
B. F. Williams
Lizzie Leitner
C. C. Elmore
Edith
Annie Elmore
Lawrenceville
Rosa Smith
Nannie Peel
Bernice
United State
Herald
Dean Shaller Mathews
Chicago University
America
Satterwhite
Francis Joyner
Daught
Baster
Francis Joyner, Jr
Fleetwood
Jackson
Clarence Topping
Massey’s
Lucy Clements
Business College
D. M. Collier
T. H. Hudson
Nora Rice
C. H. Trueblood
Cove City
Charlie Allsbrook
Susie Allsbrook
Portsmouth
Meta Jones
Massey's Business College
Birdy Williams
M. E. Faison
W. E. Byrne
Suffolk
R. F. Windleman
Jamestown
Jacobio
Leekedle
Windleman
Farmville
B. Marks
Vera Davenport
Anna Gannaway
Lynchburg
Hoston Rice
Pennsylvania
Allen Chauncey
Washington
J. L. Bain
A. L. Bain
B. R. Ricks
W. F. Horner
C. A. Wyche
J. T. Chase
L. S. Mosher
S. J. Bounds
Louis Grimmer
Dr. Hachman
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Mrs
Marvin Collier
Baby
W. B. Moore
Roy Mahorn
Bulletin
H. C. Spiers
Ness
Earnest Sater
Miss Harrell
Sater Hotel
T. Drewry
Lucy James Butts
Chas. F. Musselman
W. C. Bass
Roger Warren
Geo
I. Hayes
L. G. Shell
J. J. Wade
Jno, Merrit
Frank Ivey
Mr. Richards
Whitehead
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