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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1923
Page
1
Rosemary notes list visits by Norfleet Wick in Seaboard and Miss Matthews in Clinton, with many residents traveling to Richmond, Norfolk, Winston Salem, and Asheville. It records minor court actions, fines for drunkenness and driving offenses, a bartered park sign incident, and a Halifax bond issue, plus hospital recovery for a local youth.
Mrs. J J Willey, proprietor of the Misa Annie Medlin Millinery Store in Rosemary, died in Roanoke Rapids Hospital early Saturday from uremia. Funeral services were at her home with Rev N M Harrison officiating. burial in Weldon Cemetery led by Rev William Towe. She was a longtime Rosemary resident active in church and business.
Boll Weevils outslug and outlast the Triple A team in a marathon eleven inning contest at Rosemary Park. Armstrong starred with two homers and five on base. Hughes and Harvey Johnson joined the barrage with long drives. Dempster struggled early, Brewton steadied, and Lefty Shields held the Bulls past the decisive stretch as a 9 to 7 victory.
Roanoke Rapids defeats Weldon one to nothing in a tough game highlighted by Sanderson’s superb pitching. He allowed five hits, kept runners off the bases, and received strong support from Captain Bill Towe and Harvey Johnson in the early rally that produced the lone run. Lefty Shields troubled Weldon with breaking curves, but the visitors could not break through after the first inning, with future threats quashed by timely plays and Sanderson’s steady work.
Pastor Robert H. Broom leads a service with W V Woodside as superintendent. The Mt Kol class and Baraca group meet for Sunday School and gospel preaching. The message centers on Jesus calling followers with phrases Learn of me and let him drink water of life freely.
A church committee awards top yards and gardens in the Hosemary mill village. Mrs J J Hodges wins first prize for the most attractive yard, with Mrs F J Hilton and Mrs L A Davis also honored. In gardens, H T Harris takes first, Will Miller second, and R W George third, with numerous honorable mentions listed.
In a tight game Weldon led 2 0 2 after eleven frames before Arm strong homered to end it. The final score shows Weldon 9 10 2 and Triple A 3 as Sanderson Johnson and teammates watch.
General Manager Blalock and Norfolk officials discussed expanding storage for the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co operative, aiming to house 20 to 25 thousand bales in Raleigh and using Norfolk and Wilmington as export bases. New warehouses rise in Wadesboro Salisbury Tarboro Rockingham Laurinburg Weldon plus Raleigh. Edgerton’s 12,000 bale facility serves the Co op.
Garden expert F. E. McCall of State College and Agriculture urges August planting to start a robust fall garden. He recommends sowing stringless green pod beans, Cos and head lettuce, kale, turnips, carrots and ruta bagas this month, with late-month seeds for winter cabbage celery cauliflower and colla de. Plants of celery, cabbage and cauliflower may be set out for fall use. He stresses planting a vegetable each month to ensure a continuous supply as seasonal shortages approach.
The Weldon Daily Times will cease daily publication after August 6 and become a weekly paper. Poor advertising support from Weldon merchants and business men led to the decision, with W W Edwards publisher of this and two other papers. The Herald Observer in Murfreesboro and the North Portress in Jackson are not altered by this change.
The North Carolina State Fair begins October 16 and offers generous premiums for county, community, farm and individual crop exhibits. Premiums total more than 4500 dollars, with prizes for tobacco, cotton, corn, clover, soybeans, cowpeas, hay and other crops. Farmers are urged to showcase resources to promote profitable farming and to make the 1923 fair a record success in Raleigh.
Jesse Edward Northington of Roanoke Rapids died last Sunday after a month long illness from complications of stomach troubles. He was 54 and a leading Halifax Warren counties businessman, active in Vaughan and Littleton shops and in the Nortington Grocery Company with his brother J W Northington. A devout Methodist and Masonic member, he left surviving brothers and sisters well known in local business circles. Funeral services were held Monday at 5 pm at the Littleton Methodist Church, with interment in Littleton Cemetery under the auspices of the Vaughn, Littleton and Roanoke Rapids Masonic orders.
Fraternal notes state Carolina Lodge No 2251 O F F will host a social meeting Monday night August 20 1928 at 8 oclock P M. Weather has kept meetings short with no degree work recently. All members urged to attend next Monday night for planned entertainment and good refreshments.
Mrs F M Rainey and children and Mr F C Rainey of Littleton spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs W W Rainey. Mrs J B Newby returned to Greensboro after visiting her sister Mrs R O Bray. Mrs T L Piper and daughters Vivian and Marjorie of Shenandoah Valley Va spent Saturday with Miss Folkis Weel and Mrs E C Lewin. Mr R C Hardy of Hollister weekend in town. Mrs N Peele and daughter Bernice at the Beach. Miss Sula Williams at Morehead City and Rocky Mount. Mr S F Patterson returned from Atlantic City. Mr and Mrs E J Coltrane and family after Harvard University. Miss Brownie Taylor visiting Tarboro. Mrs A L Clark and children to Mount Airy. Mr and Mrs J E Brown and children in Enfield and Rocky Mount. Dr and Mrs J W Martin and family at the Beach. Dr T W M Long away this week. Mr W V Woodroof returned from Ocean View. Mrs Katie Robertson and children back from western NC. Messrs F M Coburn and H T Smith in Baltimore and other Northern points. Wa Daughtry visiting Nor Ming friends. Mrs J F Vincent visiting Virginia Beach. Mr L W Decker of Henderson spent a few days here. Miss Cammie Vaughn returned from Hot Springs Ark. Mrs K Jenkins in New York and Baltimore. The pastor Rev William Towe assisted in a meeting at Concord by Rev R H Broot, pastor of the Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church. Congregations large and attentive, interest encouraging.
The fragment notes a meeting or event tied to a Noble Grand figure with unclear threading. Readable terms suggest an August date and a wartime context, but details are fragmentary and names are obscured. The record reflects a local meeting listing with partial ciphertext-like wording and uncertain participants.
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