Cabin in the Cotton and waterfront life in Morehead
A poem titled Cotton Query contrasts a cottonless cabin with a bustling waterfront in Morehead. The narrative then recalls pier life with yacht activity, a ship in distress rescued by the Coast Guard, and fishermen brimming with big sailfish and marlin bragging rights, plus local shoreline quirks and early morning visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Daily Times
Morehead
Jemima
Peter
Sara Manth
Ned
Eva
Chas
E. Fenner
Halifax Native SGT V C White Retired From Army
Sergeant Van C White a Halifax County Roanoke Rapids native entered service in 1908 and retires at Fort Bliss Texas after 30 years as a Second Lieutenant. He and his wife move to Metamora Michigan to work for a Detroit hunt club as son Jack Roland White remains at Fort Bliss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van C. White
Halifax County
Roanoke Rapids
Fort Bliss
Texas
Sergeant White
King White
William V. White
H. E. White
M. F. White
Tom White
W. C. Elmore
Jack Roland White
Philippine Islands
United States
Third Cavalry
Brownsville
Buffalo Bill
Cavalry School
Fort Riley
Kan
Innis P. Swift
8Th Cavalry
White
France
Transportation Corps
Cavalry
Pershing Stadium
Paris
Troop A
Families Attend New York World's Fair This Week
At the World’s Fair Mr and Mrs Graham Shell Eugene Shell Jack Vincent and Carlton Cannon are attending the event this week in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Shell
Eugene Shell
Jack Vincent
Carlton Cannon
R. J. Rightmyer
Ray and
Frances Rightmyer
Town Talk notes several regional social visits
Miss Hazel Clary returns from a month visiting South Hill La Crosse and Lawrenceville Va. Numerous local residents and guests travel to and from New York World’s Fair Norfolk Winston-Salem Ocean View Virginia Beach and other nearby towns for weekends and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Clary
South Hill
la Crosse
Lawrenceville
Sue Leggett
Williamston
James Boone
Jessie Boone
Smithfield
Billie
Marilyn Vincent
Vulture
Franklin
Mildred Moore
Ocean View
Virginia Beach
Mildred Lee Moore
Derith Morgan
Barbara Vincent
Robert Odom
Bobby
Pauline Payne
S. J. Payne
Stuart’s Draft
Tom McLendon
Patricia
Vashti Baker
S. M. Thompson
Hopewell
T. E. Cox
Washington, D. C
W. H. Jones
J. E. Grant
Emporia
Annie Hancock
Norfolk
F. M. Clarke
Brunswick
New Jersey
Paul Ray
Lewellyn Matthews
Winston-Salem
Geo. F. Pappendick and Sons
Geo. Dilworth
Chapel Hill
Rosa Johnson
Severn
Local Visitors From Chase City and Tarboro
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bailey and sons Jr and Warren visited Mr. and Mrs. George Baird. Mrs. Rosa Mae Thomason spent Sunday with Miss Blanche High in Emporia. James R. Pearce spent the weekend with his family in Tarboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bailey
Warren
James Tucker
Arnold
Chase City, Va
George Baird
Rosa Mae Thomason
Miss Blanche High
Emporia
James R. Pearce
Tarboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erofit
Frank Meacham
Woodland
Mary Lois
Helen Frances Parker
Ottis Purifoy
Coast Guard
Jim Styron
Gastonia
Clyde Willis
North Carolina
Sgt
V. C. White
Halifax
Sails Quality Food
Southern Manor
Dole
Oleo
PEAS
Triangle Sweet
Colonial Juice
Codfi S Gorton
Melrose
Dean's
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