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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1918

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Dresbyterian Ladies Aid Loci ety notes and visits

Volume V entry lists members traveling to visit friends and relatives, with several taking positions at local firms. Names include Miss Mary Cherry, Miss Julie Powell, Miss Lotte Green, Miss Vivian Wilkinson, J. W. Cates, Miss Maude Herring, Miss Ina Allen, and Mrs. McDonald Baldwin. Social visits span Norfork, Henderson, Warrenton, Black Mountains, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Bath.

Missex Mary Cherry Jueile Powell Hopewell J. W. Cates Durham Roanoke Mills Comany Maude Herring Dean Kidd Warrenton

Mrs Charlie Smith dies suddenly at Roanoke Rapids

Mrs Charlie Smith died suddenly at relative’s home near Seaboard after traveling from Roanoke Junction to visit kin. She left Sunday, fell ill Tuesday morning after breakfast with chest pains, and died shortly after. Survived by six of thirteen children: Mrs John Meachow, Mrs King, Miss Kate Smith, Roanoke Rapids. Jim Smith, Portsmouth Va.. Dick Smith, Roanoke Rapids. Jack Smith serving with troops in France.

Charlie Smith Seaboard Smith Roanoke Junction John Meachow King Kate Smith Roanoke Jim Smith Portsmouth Dick Smith Roanoke Rapids Jack Smith France Charlena Hart T. M. Jenkins Rosemary Jewish War Relief Fund Messrs G. L. Hayes J. B. Cox Halifax Tom Batton Gid Smith Brunswick County H. T. Williams Albemarle C. A. Lyerly Wade W. L N. B .Dickens Aurelian Springs J. R. Lisle Littleton

Patriot Draft Guidance Urges College Training for Youth

Edward K. Graham outlines the draft era strategy urging young men to enroll in and remain in college through the Student Army Training Corps. It explains military education credit, potential officer tracks, and the process of registering with local boards, emphasizing training over immediate pay and civic duty. It notes colleges as prime training camps and calls public help via loans to support college participation.

War Department Student Army Training Corps Students Army Training Corps United States Army

Baptist Church delegates head to Wilmington council session

Baptist Church Messrs. P. S. Powell Charles Taylor and T. J. Lewis left Monday for Wilmington as representatives from the local council Sunday School 10 15 AM. W S Hancock Supt of the Junior Order to the State Council which is in session there this week May returned Monday after a visit to relatives in Frankl in Va.

Messrs P. S. Powell Charles Taylor T. J. Lewis Wilmington

Sugar allotment unchanged for September in North Carolina

September sugar ration remains at two pounds per person per month with the same retailer certificate allotment as August. North Carolina’s total September allotment is 5,518,000 pounds, with a small extra for canning and preserving allocated among counties on Food Administration guidance.

Raleigh Sugar Division The Food Administration North Carolina

A Card of Thanks to Roanoke Rapids Bank Community

On leaving the First National Bank of Roanoke Rapids as cashier the writer thanks the community for pleasant business relations and the patronage shown during their tenure.

First National Bank of Roanoke Rapids

Melvin Callscut Couple Wed in Danville Home

Miss Maggie Mae Melvin, formerly of Patterson, now Danville, Va, married Mr. Joseph Callcut of Chester, Pa, at 7 pm last Friday at the Melvin residence 37 Steward Ave Danville. The couple left Saturday for Chester to reside, with friends offering best wishes.

N. E. Norwood Baltimore J. B. Moody M. D. Norwood Ante Byrdie Williams Henderson Maggie Mae Melvin Patterson Town Danville Miss Melvin Joseph Callcut Chester Penn B. S. Melvin Steward Ave Calleut

Call 1132 list of names across North Carolina towns

A long roster of individuals is noted with names and hometowns including Paul Erwin of Swansboro Major C. Newson of Littleton John W. Randleman of Weldon Charles Chance of Warrenton J N Pitt of Hobgood Edward Strickland A W Briggs Rosemary Leslie Hardy Enfield W E Bond Scotland Neck Newk igham Weldon Percy Neville Enfield Charles Hardee W B Grant Halifax H Gilbert Leigh Weldon Seabrook Jones Roanoke Rapids Barum Evans Picot Walker Littleton R G Willey Enfield William Jones Rosemary J R Johnson Littleton W J Parker Hobgood J R Westray Enfield IL M Stark Rosemary pat Hamill Enfield Co W Wynne Rosemary R F Adcock Whitakers Sidney W Holdford Weldon W A Keel Scotland Neck Herbert Greer Phoebus Va Ben Britt Goldsboro i O Hockaday Rosemary ALTERNATES H G Lewis Enfield Vernon Mahorn Brinkleyville Ernest Bellamy Enfield.

Paul Erwin Swansboro C. Newson Littleton John W. Randleman Weldon Charles Chance Warrenton J. N. Pitt Hobgood Edward Strickland A.W. Briggs Rosemary Leslie Hardy Enfield W. E. Bond Scotland Newkigham Percy Neville Charles Hardee W. B. Grant Halifax H. Gilbert Leigh Seabrook Jones Roanoke Rapids Barum W. A. Keel Herbert Greer Phoebus Ben Britt Goldsboro Hockaday

Presbyterian Church Hosts Frayer Meeting Led by Rev. Walthall

Rev. D K Walthall of Waynesboro Va leads a Tuesday through Thursday series at the Presbyterian Church. Sessions begin 3 30 PM with daily services at 8 30 PM and special music. Dr Walthall speaks at Sunday School 10 PM and morning service 11 AM with evening service 8 30 PM.

Church School T. W. Mullen Frayer D. K. Walthall Waynesboro Walthall

Rosemary Baptist Church Services Ad Schedule

Rosemary Baptist Church announces Sunday school at 10:00 a m with G S Gregg as superintendent. Morning service at 11:00, evening service at 8 00 p m. B Y P U meets Monday evening under Pastor A G Carter.

G. S. Gregg

Call No 1154 Seventy-Three Men Entrain For Camp Greene

Registrants listed for entrainment to Camp Greene Charlotte incl Henry McNeil Halifax Jim Goings Littleton George Hockaday Weldon Thelma Rosemary and many others across Brinkleyville Weldon Rosemary Halifax Ringwood Roanoke Rapids and Littleton. Names include Thursty Lee William Richardson Hezekiah Avent Edd Bidens Samuel Murrell plus officers Milton Burt Thomas Jackson Sherman Gary James Brickell Rodney Arrington Arthur Tillery Joe Jones Isaiah Saunders Charlie Mills Horace Williams James Ward and more.

Bob Hill Isaac Nicholson Charlie Wiggins Thursty Lee William Richardson Richard Mills Howard Johnston James Amos Doe Johnston Hezekiah Avent Edd Bidens Samuel Murrell George Manager Milton Burt Thomas Jackson Sherman Gary James Brickell Rodney Arrington Arthur Tillery Joe Jones Isaiah Saunders Charlie Mills Horace Williams James Ward Edward Lewelyn Jone James Newell John Henry Ashe Brinkleyville Boss Davis Weldon Joe Grant John Charlard Mills Littleton Jack Harvey Farnest Lee Ivey Junie Hawkins Thelma Ellis Simmons Halifax James Brewer Weldon Ivory McKinley Weldon Major Charles Newsom Littleton Lonnie Gary Weldon David Burgess Thelma Plummer Pierson Thelma Lee Johnson Thelma Sylvester Byrd Rosemary

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