Northampton Soil Conservation Notes
John B. Litchfield reports sericea in erosion control on a washed site with terraces planned after two years of growth. J A Brows in Rich Square has begun applying soil conservation techniques, including a drainage ditch and tile drains with terrace work. B D Stephenson of Pendleton notes tile drainage installed last winter will pay for itself through increased productivity this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Litchfield
C. Barrett
Jackson
Roanok Chowan Soil Conservation Dstrict
J. A. Brows
Rich Sqn
Techecians
B. D. Stephenson
Penileton
Halifax Social Notes Highlight Regional Visits and Moves
Miss Betty Grant and Hen Grant of Rocky Mount spent several days with grandparents Mr and Mrs L Applewhite. Mrs W Best accepts a position at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Thelma Ford visited Halifax with friends. Miss Fl iot, former arts teacher in Halifax, is mentioned with Faye Whitehead and India Wright. Mrs LR Broun resides in Elm City while Jack Whitehead and daughters Faye and India visited Fort Jackson SC. Boyce Broun of Elm City spent time with the Whiteheads in Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Grant
Hen Grant
Rocky Mounta
Mrs L. Applewhite
Thelma Eford
Halifax
Faye Whitehead
India Wright
LR. Broun
Elm City
Jack Whitehead
4Ghters
Faye
India
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Boyce Broun
Whiteheads
Rural Life Share in State Population in 1949
Of the State's total population of 3.5 million in 1949, about 3 per cent, or 1,391,000 were engaged in farming. Another 12 per cent, or 790,000 lived on rural areas or villages of less than 2500 population.
Deaths Mrs Annie J Moseley Warrenton Area
Mrs Annie Jones Moseley 77 died in Mavia Parham Hospital Henderson from a heart attack. Funeral held Thursday at 4 pm at Shocco Methodist Church conducted by Rev L C Brothers and Rev TW Lee. Buried in church cemetery. Survived by husband J E Moseley two sons three daughters seventeen grandchildren eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie J. Moseley
Warrenton
Annie Jones Moseley
Shocco Methodist Church
L. C. Brothers
TW. Lee
Moseley
Mavia Parham Hospital
Henderson
J. E. Moseley
Vicksboro
Warren County
Franklin County
Alfred
Elizabeth Leinster Qorsey
Shocco Meodist Church
James Early Moseley
Vance County
GA Parham
Wy A, Stainback
W. H. Lassiter
Epson
Births across Warrenton and Scotland Neck announce newborns
Warrenton announces the birth of Wanda to Mr. and Mrs. Earl King of Norlina on August 10 at Hunter Clint in Warrenton. Mrs. King was born Bellinie Tucker of Norlina. In Scotland Neck Emerson Perry and Hazel Peele announce the birth of a son David Weight on August 10 at Wilson. Mrs. Perry is a former Hazel Peele of Kenly. In Scotland Neck Mr. and Mrs. H. Wolf announce a daughter Jean Francis born August 5 at Norfolk General Hospital. Mrs. Wolf is the former Julia Laptey Van Landingham. Also mentioned is the birth of a daughter for Mrs. G. Hubert Johncotland Neck. The late Mr. Lindingham and Mrs. Wa g ham are noted.
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Warrenton
Earl King
Norlina
Wanda
Virginia
Jean Francis
Norfolk General Hospital
Wolf
Julia Laptey van Landingham
TH. Wagham
Mr Lindingham
Scotland
G. Hubert Johncotland
Aneth
iSatherine
Marriage Licenses Issued in Halifax County
License records show Everette McBride of Richmond to Elnora Marsh of Richmond. Losses Nicholson and Beatrice Solomon of Enfield. Robert Floyd Rawlings Jr. and Joyce Ann Hall of Roanoke Rapids. Lee Wooten and Ruby Brown of Tarboro. Leroy Baker and Marie Ruth Spruill of Scotland Neck. R G Willey Jr of Enfield and Annette Van Dyke of Roanoke Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
Everette McBride
Richmond
Elnora Marsh
Nicholson
Beatrice Solomon
Enfield
Robert Floyd Rawlings, Jr
Joyce Ann Hall
Roanoke Rapids
Lee Wooten
Ruby Brown
Tarboro
Leroy Baker
Marie Ruth Spruill
Scotland Neck
R.G. Willey, Jr
Annette van Dyke
Ferguson Family Vacation Links to Baseball Games
Pleasant Hill residents Mr and Mrs Thomas Ferguson with Horace and Ede Ferguson spent a vacation in Back Bay and Creed, Virginia. They attended two ballgames, one Monday night between Seedy and Walter Maters, and another Wednesday night between Knotts Island and Ch. Horace Ferguson visits Roanoke Rapids for a few days as livestock trends stabilize the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Fergus
Horace
Ede
Novic
Back Bay
Creeds
Horace Ferguson
Roanoke Rapids
Weekend Visitors and Travel Gossip From Roanoke Rapids
Local notices list residents and guests visiting Nags Head Wake Forest and Roanoke Rapids. Names include Minnie Martin J J Martin Earle Martin Bettie Griffin Bennie Heds peth Stella Rawlins Barbara Martin Eloise Taylor and families from Greenville Buunswick Jackson and Chapel Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Martin
J. J. Martin
Earle Martin
Onway
Bettie Griffin
Nags Head
Local Social Roundup Notes Visitors and Travel
Aurelian Springs and nearby towns report visits from former teachers, relatives, and friends. Numerous trips include Mrs Ellice B Price in Aurelian Springs, Miss Bobbie White in Murfreesboro, and Mrs Mack Crawley to Norfolk. Families from Raleigh Richmond Wilson and Norfolk share weekends and Sunday gatherings. Sixty percent of North Carolina farm families now have radios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Local Social Notes and VFW Auxiliary Meeting
Weldon residents and visitors share short updates on travel and calls for social visits. The VFW Auxiliary announces a meeting tonight at 8 oclock at the VFW home with President N T Jones confirming the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
N. T. Jones
Revival Services Begin At Hebron Baptist Church
Revival services began at Hebron Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon August 15 and continue this week with services each afternoon at 5:30 and each night at 7:45. Rev. J. B. Dailey, pastor, is preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron Baptist Church
Woodland
J. B. Dailey
Judge Parker Quotes Spark Racial Tears and Prisons
Judge Parker discusses school tax payments by African Americans in the 1947 levy and laments slander against white southerners while announcing sentences for Weldon area defendants. Rexford Joyner pleads guilty to forgery with multi year terms. Napoleon Hilliard receives probation. James Odom faces larceny charges. The note ends recalling Harvard's first brick building for Indian students later repurposed as a printing shop.
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Roanoke Rapids
Jude I Parker
Weldon
Thomas
South
Iisu
Waster
Harper
Williamston
Jack Etheridge
Etheridge
David Lee Shadrack
Napoleon Hilliard
Enfield Ne
Harvard University
Eighth Loss Continued Baseball Recap
The Jays lost to the Tars as the teams combined for 12 hits but failed to convert rallies. Urban scored on Marko's single after Luzinsky's sacrifice, while Marko and Andrewski drove in runs. In the ninth, Meyer doubled but Van Hoose's squad could not rally, with two errors by Madjeski and two by Sheehan hindering the effort.
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Page
Stu Marhn
Luzinsky
Marko
Urban
Ken Andrewski
Milt Bolick
Herb May
Jim Meyer
Joe Ferra
Pete King
Madjeski
Jays
Tars
Sheehan
van Hoose
See
Tarboro Tars Top Jays In Farcical 12–10 clash
Tarboro 12 Jays 10 in a chaotic game as four Jay pitchers rotate through the mound. Smith relieved in the second to stifle the Jays and Titus, a former Tar, left the field after rough treatment. Seven errors and 18 walks marked the rough contest before 2,000 fans, highlighted by a publicity stunt baby giveaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arboro
Jays
Tarboro
Glenn Titus
Jay
Tarboro Baseball Club
Ball Park
For Sale Flat Plate Ironer and Wiring Goods Ad
Multiple classified items listed including a Hotpoint ironer floor sample priced at 175 dollars off a 229 dollar original. Also mentions Fitts Crumpler Electric Inc with phone 23331 and other electrical appliances. Additional small items include a grist mill, a solid cherry drop seat table, and a house rental notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitts Crumpl Electric Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Northampton Soil Conservation Notes
W. Best
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Best
Elgin
Waltham
Parker
Eukob
Coorer
Sey-Ceal
Plaui Hendon Am
Temcitare Laboratery
Approv Plug
Vastante Ont
Omatic
Roanoke Pharmacy Company, Inc
Rexall
Repo’ Rapids
Dorwestonss
Pleasant Hill
Conway
Bennie Hedspeth
Suffolk, Va
B. M. Rawlins
J. F. Martin
Mimmie Martin
Portsmouth
Rupert Rawlins
Wake Forest
Mrs. Rawlins
Miss Rawlins
Stella Rawlins
Buunswick, Va
Barbara Martin
Greenville, N.C
George Martin
Frank Garriss
James Elliott Lassiter
Paul and
Cliford Parker
Inday
Jessie Burguss
Noah Burguss
H. W. Timberlake
Chapel Hill
Marchell Francis
Aurelian Springs
Ellice B. Price
Price
Aurelian Springs High School
W. J. Liles
Norfolk
John Liles Jr
Mrs. Eustice Perry
E. W. Liles
Mrs. L. F. Smith
Hertford
Bobbie White
Murfreesboro
Mack Crawley
Eliza Pettie
Marion Gee
Richmond Ls
J. H. Liles
Amelia Glasgow
Sister A
Baltimore
Washington
Rose Carter
Raleigh
Ed Liles
J. F. Shaw
Roger Crawley
Wilson
Claude Inscoe
Dick Collins
Palmer Bailey
Wilbur Crawley
Jane Oe Chatelain
Wisite Wy
Annie Craw
Marchell Francis Durng
Mrs. Garden Smith
Laska, N.C
Mrs
Lee Brittle
Mrs. D. C. Bridgus
Mrs. Grant
Kenneth Woodland
Burdon Barnes
Josephine
Whitney Harriss
Gilmer Ricks
Norman
Wilson " Oumabridge
Steve
M. E. Martin
W. H. Barnes
Brantley DeLoatch
Isham Powell
Georgia
George DeLoatche
Bunard DeLoatche
Fred Butler
White Lake
Charlie Britt
Gilbert Britt
Skyline Drive
Liles
A. G. Hamis
Lane
Florida
B. J. Futrell
John Parker
Paul Liverman
Washington, D. C
Earl Long
Jo Ann
Milton Flythe
Perry Bryant of
Lasker
J. P. Gattiss
Baker
Black Creek, Va
William Baker
Wayland Long
Ellen
Jay Warrie
B. E. Warren
James Martin
Jessie Aycock
Amarillo, Texas
Ray Bowers
Misses Annie
Sally Ray Bowers
Rocky Mount
J. F. Boseman
Mattie
Sally Ray Boweres
Celeste Porter
Willie Turnage
Akron, Ohio
W. J. Collins
E. B. Shearin
M. L. Whitehead
Seabpard
Annie Crawley
Jesse Collins
Aulander
Griffin Drug Co
Arlor
Pep's Beer
Elizabeth Clark
Philadelphia
Mabel Alston
Lillington
W. L. Alston
Ms. C. M. Shaw
Bettie Ann and
Mary Lou Shaw
Sam Underwood
Greenville
John , Wyche Sr
Catharine Pierce
Virginia Beach
Norment Smith
Bill
St. Petersburg, Fla
E. H .Smith
Ashby Dunn
W. E. Danill
H. D. Cochrane
Nita
Tillery
T. B. Shoulders
Lansing
Michigan
Miss Ori Shoulders
Jane Pope
W. W. Grant
Mildred
Edith Mays Grant
W. J. Alston
Judge Parker
P.O. Box
Jim E. Brown
Madison Street
H. L. Faucett
Littleton Road
Littleton
Gordon's
London
Halifax Finance CO
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Auto Loans
Roanoke Rapids, N.C
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