Up and Down The Avenue Highlights and Notes
The column reports on Heath Lee attending Monroe for his grandmother's death, a past dance at Tuscarora Beach with Butler Brown winning first prize for best shagging and second for best walker, tobacco tax figures for Pasquotank County, Lt. Floyd B. Wood visiting W. A. China in Middletown, and football practice announced by Coach J Crawford Hoyle for the 1932 high school squad starting August 25 with 9:30 am reporting.
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Butler Brown
Pri
Tuscarora Beach
Bein
Brown
Hi Pri
Carolin
J. Crawford Hoyle
The
Herald Today
D. N. Garris Dies At Home In Margarettsville
H P M Garris died at his home in Margarettsville this afternoon. The funeral will be held there Friday at 2 o clock. He had many relatives in this city and county.
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H. P. M. Garris
Margarettsville
Roanoke Rapids Delegation Seeks RF C Sewer Aid
A. J. Young H. D. Camp and W. L. Manning travel to Washington with J. R. Allsbrook to meet RF C officials. Congressman Kerr and Senator Bailey arrange the talks to secure immediate government funds for sewerage wage system work in Roanoke Rapids.
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A. J. Young
H. D. Camp
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District Board
W. L. Manning
Rosemary Mfg. Co
J. R. Allsbrook
Washington, D
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John Kerr
Bailey
Hom
R. F. C. Committee
Roanoke Rapids
Death of Robert Alexander in Scotland Neck
Robert Alexander a 19 year old black man of Scotland Neck shot himself at home Saturday afternoon. He used a shotgun with a Reed three feet long to depress the trigger placing the gun near his heart as his mother and sister heard a shot. Coroner Williams ruled it a clear case of death by own action.
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Robert Alexander
Scotland Neck
Williams
Missionary Society Meets At Rosemary Church
The Womans Missionary society of Rosemary Baptist Church held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening with sixteen members attending. Mrs. Paul Matthews led devotionals and the program titled The Power of the Printed Page was presented.
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Womans Missionary Society
the Rosemary Baptist Church
Paul Matthews
Foul Play Suspected in Death Near Railroad Tracks
Willie Maynard, 35, colored, was found dead near the railroad tracks early Monday. Neck and shoulder injuries noted. coroner viewed the body in its position. Rumors of attacks circulated but authorities say the jury will continue session as investigations proceed.
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Fury
Tout Lay
Altlo
Medicine show worker shot in knee after dispute
James Evans, a medicine show performer, was shot in the leg by Murphy Harris in a shack behind the Ameen Building on 2nd Street Sunday morning. Beth said it was an accident. Harris was ordered to leave town within a week or face a month of community service. The wounded man refused to cover his employee’s treatment costs as the show moved on after county orders for nuisance.
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James Evans
Ero
Murphy Harris
Ameen
Beth
Harris
Rosemary
Belmont
Bathin Beauties Sought for Bicentennial Pageant
Roanoke Rapids seeks bathing beauty entrants for the August 31 event in Rich Square. N G Ralett oversees the program with six to eight entries invited. Prizes: 7.50 first and 2.50 second. Parade times are 4 30 and 8 00 p m. Queen crowned by Judge Francis D Winston. Submit entries to this newspaper or W F Joyner Roanoke Rapids representing Mr Bartlett.
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Rich Square
N. G. Ralett
Roanoke Rapids
Francis D. Winston
W. F. Joyner
Bartlett
Father Dies in Georgia Home at Age 80
John B. China aged 80 died at his Georgia residence on Sunday August 14. He was the father of W A China. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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John B. China
W. A. China
Georgia
Crash Kills Two Near Battleboro In Late Afternoon
A Roanoke Ra Hlids girl and C. Barnes died after a car struck a concrete bridge near Battleboro. Bextha Hin died instantly. Barnes died later at a Rocky Mount hospital. Both victims suffered multiple injuries. No witnesses or cause are known. The crash occurred at 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
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Roanoke Ra Hlids
Con
C. Barnes
Rocky Mount
Car Crash Near Garysburg Kills Passenger
An early Thursday crash on Highway 40 near Garysburg Northampton County left Griffin of Richland severely injured and another colored driver hospitalized in Roanoke Rapids. Page the elder driver faced questions of possible drinking, no witnesses reported. The car overturned and wreckage was extensive with no inquest yet.
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Onr
Ranoke Rapids
Packard Tours
Metropoli
Griffin
Page
Northampton County
Garysburg
Manning Returns From Vacation to Nags Head
Ed Manning has returned from his vacation at Nags Head. Miss Maria Bradley of Jackson is visiting Miss Sara Brown here.
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Ed Manning
Nags Head
Maria Bradley
Jackson
Sara Brown
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Heath Lee
Monroe
Kirk
W. Dapy
T.lfax
Floyd B. Wood
U.S. Army
Middletown
Rosemary W. M
Willie Maynard
Melissa Parr
Vendleton
Ore
Crete Bridge
Battleboro
Bextha Hin
Gary’burg
Smith
Jones
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