Local notes and visits across several towns
J B Cox spent the day on business. Dolly Grizzard left for Raleigh to visit friends. Mr and Mrs Harry Matthews from Richmond arrived for a few days with relatives. Pearl Powell visiting Mrs T M Jenkins returned to Hampden Virginia. James McGee returned to Molin Olive after visiting friends. Thos Barrett moved his family to Cedartown Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Cox
Fiss
Dolly Grizzard
Raleigh
Harry Matthews
Richmond
Fiss Pearl Powell
T. M. Jenkins
Ned
Hamp
James McGee
Molin Olive
Mr. Thos
Barrett
Cedartown, Ga
Annie Medlin
Susie Allsbrook
Baltimore
Med
Sheriff J. A. House
Thelma
J. H. King
Littleton
Vaughton
Claude Kitchen
Scot
Land Neck
S.P. Patterson
J. P. Grizzard
Newport News
Relatves
8. E. Bagley
Jackson
Irene Cannon
Hampton, Va
J. H. Devenport
Emporor
R. L. Dickens
Atlantic City
Mosher
Ladies Aid Society
Fannie Mizelle
Presbyterian Church
R. P. Beck
Hertford
Edenton
Hattie Burch
Roxboro
W. G Anch
Patterson Mills elects J. A. Moore as manager
The Patterson Mills Company has chosen J. A. Moore of Henderson North Carolina as General Manager. Moore brings extensive textile management experience and will assume charge on September 1. The article also lists numerous local social notes and visits across Rosemary Roanoke Rapids and Scotl and Neck.
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Patterson Mills Company
J. A. Moore
Henderson
N. C
Moore
Patterson Mills
Public Roads Policy Moves to Use State Convicts
The Asheville Board of Trade urges North Carolina to employ all able bodied state convicts on public roads under State Highway Commission supervision. The resolution calls for statewide public sentiment, copies to the Governor and state officials, editors, and civic groups, with Roneny S. din as president and committee chairmen N. Brerbr and 1. Rannin.
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Ashe N
Good Roads Movement
Asheville Board of Trade
North Carolina
Ashville
Not Impressed. Street Learns Aged Stranger Was Carnegie
A reader recounts a Pennsylania Limited journey with Julian Street as he conversed with a nameless elderly man who later turns out to be Andrew Carnegie. The narrator notes the man appeared affable yet unremarkable and reflects on fate's rare, decisive moments.
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Julian Street
Collier’s
Alleghenies
Pennsylvania Limited
Street
Andrew Carnegie
Typhoid Campaign Cuts Costs in Five Counties
Final figures show 26 587 people in five counties completed anti typhoid treatments at 876L 87 total, about 14.2 cents per person immunized. Northampton led with 480 immunized at 9.6 cents each. Cumberland 84 at 12.9 cents. Wake 0 at 0. a Wake immunized 0.5 at 1?. Henderson 2098 at 21.9 cents. Estimated savings exceed 40 000, with typhoid costs and life-saving value totaling around 418 000 in five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Cumberland
Wake
Hateorbe
Henderson
Registration Improving in North Carolina Vital Statistics
The June and July birth and death registrations in North Carolina show improvement under the amended Vital Statistics law. Death reporting rose about 25 percent due to stricter filing before burial, with ongoing gaps in statewide reporting and calls for stronger enforcement. Birth registration is reported as better, with 6 months listing many births and little evidence of misreporting. A school anecdote recalls a thunderstorm lesson ending with a child’s witty reply about lightning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Bureau of Vital Statistics
North Hunt
Dance Mishap Sparks Quiet Divorce Suggestion
A social event yields a humorous tale when a man trips during a tango ripping his partner’s gown. The punchline reveals the partner is his wife and that the other man paid for the town. A sly jab about divorce and a lawyer follows with a feigned warning about publicity.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Pain In Severed Friendships Theme in Disraeli Quotation
A fragmented, era teetering note reflects on friendship and feud in a Benja min Disraeli styled quotation. It contrasts severed ties with shared tastes while hinting at the pain of estrangement and unity through sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Disraeli
Qualities of Precious Stones Explored by a 17th Century English Lapidary
An English lapidary from the mid seventeenth century extols a set of "gen and precious stones" including mal ing of Wen Heh and eloquent. He claims these stones guard against thunder and plagues, aid sleep and memory, foretell futures, enhance charm and courage, affect friendships, and even render men invisible.
Roanoke Rapids Clinches Pennant in Doubleheader Triumph
Roanoke Rapids wins the Pri Town League pennant by taking both ends of a Saturday doubleheader against Emporia, finishing 21 games won to 15 lost. The article highlights strong pitching from Jack Scott and Saxe Barnes, solid defense by Henig, and key batting from Jack Scott, Barnes, Hold ine, and Dewitt Johnson as Roanoke Rapids delivers a fast, teamwork oriented season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Franklin
Emporia
Pranklin
J. M. Jackson
JC. Sith
Jack Scott
Saxe Barnes
Pree
Holloman
Henig
Holdine
Dewitt
Johnson
Sease
Barrett
Church notices and Sunday School schedule across communities
A compilation of church events from Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary Opera House outlining Sunday School times, prayer meetings on Wednesdays, evening services, and a children's choir. It includes sermons on The Greatest Enemy of the Church and a sermon with pictures to illustrate, plus a Messenger of Peace quote.
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Oren
M. WS
Whitaker
Mornin
Apening
Inday
Rosemary Mill
Roanoke Rapids
W. W. Woodruff
the Laynen
Rosemary
Welock
J.B. Boyd
Rosemary Opera House
Vada
H. Speight
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Patterson Mill
Taylor Clayton
Louis Taylor
Mamie Clayton
Knox RE. Kilpatrick
Weldon
Rae
Sarah Stanley
Sallie Moody
Lawrenceville
Youngsville
Fatttree
Lottie Greene
Harvey
Jefazlewood
J. W. Browning
Diamond Grove
Lt. Allsbrook
Mr. Hamil
J. m
Panacea Springs
R. Brewer
Pauney
Eugene Collins
Ding
Scotland
Eck
J. M. Thomphson
Norfolk
Ruth Gums
J.C. Mullen
Margery
Scotland Neck
J. C. Butts
Garysburg
W. E. Froelich
Etta Cullom
Doris
Petersburg
L. B. Edmondson
Satur
Old Point
Washington, C
B. Frank Harris
A. Wyche
Ruth Davis
Miss Davis
New Hope
R. M. James
Waynesville
Asheville
Carolina
Mary Cherry
Samuel Senie
Philadelphia
Anna Waton
Herbert
South Hill, Va
C. BE
Matthews
Allen Chauncey
Washington
Mrs. J. M. Jackson
Jake Esterson
Mack Davenport
Durham
Alice Medlin
Margaret Mizelle
W. Lynch
News
Mattie Rice
E. B. Glover
Oxford
Mrs. G. B. Crews
Mrs. Northington
Elizabeth Leitner
Seaboard
Portsmouth
Otela Vaughan
Jessie Wicker
Franklinton
Mary Moore
Greenville
Boy Scouts
Miss Maude Thompson
Batimore
Mexico City
Siedad Hv
Zaire
Roneny S. Din
Rannin
N. Brerbr
Howe
Schiller
Jimmy
Thin
Maistake
Daughtry
Gay
Ronnie, Daughtry
Pauline Gay
D. EB. Stainbuck
Eln Street
L. G. Shaffer
Roanoke Rapids Hotel
Leagie
Anoke Rapids
C. H. Trueblood
Attem
W. S. Hancock
H. F. Morton
Episcopal
Henry Clark Smith
Wa. Towe
First Christian Church
Raleigh L. Topping
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