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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1919

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Roanoke Rapids Church Notes and Local Visitors

Roanoke Rapids churches share weekly services and schedules. Rev Lewis N Taylor of All Saints Church conducts 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. services with a 10 a.m. Sunday School. Numerous residents travel to Ocean View, Norfolk, or Richmond for business and leisure. Local families and visitors, including Misses Williams, Faison, and Cherry, are recorded across town with frequent updates on visits, journeys, and church activities.

G. S. Gregg Matthew Pansy Humphreys West Virginia H. F. Cherry Atlantic City Mary Cherry Wilson Ruth Rainey Greensboro Fred Peck Norfolk Washington G. D. Shell Richmond Lewis Jones Elam J. M. Ingram Asheville Louise Catherine Jackson Ocean View W. V. Woodroof

Methodist Church Revival Services and Schedule

Rev Eugene Few leads Sunday services at 11 A M and 8 30 P M with preaching by Rev Thurston B Price of Asheville at 11 A M and 8 15 P M each day that week. Sunday School starts at 10 04 A M led by Supt M W W Woodruff. Special music directed by F W Rollins.

Trinity T. W. Mullen Mr. Lehman M. W. W. Woodruff Thurston B. Price Asheville F. W. Rollins

Price Meeting at Roanoke Rapids Church

Evangelistic services at Roanoke Rapids Methodist Church open strongly under Rev Thurston B Price who preaches universal salvation. I W Rollins directs singing to lift souls, while the tone stays earnest and non sensational. The aim is steady moral living and spiritual blessing for the community.

Roanoke Rapids Methodistehurch Thurston B. Price Jesus Christ I. W. Rollins

Grape Juice and Related Condiments Preparation Guide

Instructions detail making grape juice by crushing and heating, then sterilizing and sealing. Also covers grape catsup spiced grapes marmalade and variations with sugar, spices, vinegar, and optional additions, with steps for straining, cooking, and canning.

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Community Improvement League Aims to Boost Local Efforts

The Community Improvement League formed last spring seeks citizen cooperation in school and civic improvements. Meetings occur on the second Monday at 4 PM in the Central Graded School auditorium, with Sept 8 highlighted to show support for community progress.

Community Improvement League Central Graded Byur Munday

Roanoke Rapids Public Schools Open Monday September 8

Roanoke Rapids Public Schools will open Monday September 8 at 8:45 A.M. All pupils are urged to attend the first day, with specific entry times for grade groups at Central and Rosemary schools. High school classification occurs Friday September 5, with hours for seniors, juniors, and underclassmen. Vaccination certificates are required for new entrants and attendance is mandatory for ages eight to fourteen. unexcused absences are reportable to the local Welfare superintendent.

Roanoke Rapids Central School Sleven Misa Powell Halifax County

Red Cross Meeting Set For Monday Afternoon

The regular Red Cross meeting will be held Monday afternoon at 4 o clock in the Red Cross Room. Full attendance is requested as several matters are to be discussed and decided. Please bring knitting or sewing if you have it. Keep the meeting in mind.

Red Cross

Roanoke Gun Club Organized In Roanoke Rapids

The Roanoke Gun Club formed this week with about twenty charter members. Arthur House of Weldon elected President and Stanford Travis treasurer. Members are Roanoke Rapids and Weldon residents. meetings set for Thursdays and Saturdays at Camp W. O.W. No meeting on poll tax day. Plans to publish scores from revival at First Methodist Church.

Roanoke Arthur House Weldon Stanford Travis Roanoke Rapids Camp W. O.W Rose O'Clock N.C First Methodist Church

Notice to Woodmen tax levy and exemptions

Article V Section 1 states annual taxes on state and personal property with a one dollar levy on one hundred dollars valuation, a twenty five year exemption for household and kitchen furniture and wearing apparel, and a tax of one dollar fifty cents per year for all male adults aged twenty one to fifty.

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Halifax Boys Attend State Pig Club Short Course

County Agent F G Tarbox led four Halifax County Pig Clubs members George Pittman Jas Laughter Edgar Laughter and Clyde Madry to the Boys Short Course at A and E College in Raleigh. They learned pig judging and feeding while enjoying lectures games and a college Y M C A swimming pool.

F. G. Tarbox Raleigh Halifax County Pig Clubs A. & E. College Halifax County George Pittman Halifax Jas Edgar Laughter Ringwood Clyde Madry Scotland Neck F.G. Tarbox

Cards at Mrs Effie Brown’s Rosemary home

Mrs Effie Brown entertained guests at her Rosemary area home last Friday evening. Tables were arranged for eight and guests played progressive games from 8 to 11 o clock before refreshments. Mrs Brown’s father, Mr S Trueblood, acted as host during the evening.

Christian Church Gleanings Rosemary Local Items

Miss Annie Medlin reports the Nash Edgecombe District revival and Rosemary church revival events with D A Hudson and J S Williams preaching. Building planned for the Christian Church includes a 65 by 40 foot Sunday School department, expanding to 600 square feet more floor space than the Tabernacle to accommodate crowds. The church claims 419 members, largest in Rosemary Roanoke Rapids or Halifax County, with active youth and music participants, and announces relocations for Iona Roberson to Moody Bible Institute and J T Killiebrew to attend the International Convention of Churches of Christ in Cincinnati.

Nash-Edgecombe Annie Medlin Baltimore Christian Church Rosemary D. A. Hudson J. S. Williams Wheeden S. S. Department Tabernacle Roanoke Rapids Halifax County Mary Hardison Amanda Mason Lucy Taylor Ethel Waters W. H. Brewer Sebrell Va Iona Roberson Chicago Moody Bible Institute J. T. Killiebrew Cincinnati Ohio International Convention of Churches of Christ

Local Notices and Appointments in Norfolk Area

Miss Mutstaugh of Norfolk accepts a milliner position with Miss Annie Medlin. J B Jenkins visits and travels to Winston-Salem. Rosemary Banking and Trust builds a new office. Various residents visit relatives in Raleigh Winston-Salem and eastern North Carolina. The Methodist Church has been repainted. All Saints Church invites the public to an ice cream event at the park with Rosemary Concert Band music.

Mutstaugh Norfolk Annie Medlin J. B. Jenkins Winston-Salem T. M. Jenkins R. L. Topping Littleton Jas. H. Hunter Oxford W. F. Horner Ladies Guild of All Saints Episcopal Rosemary

Four Roanoke Businesses Close For Price Meetings

A group of Roanoke business owners announces partial morning closures from 11 to 12 Tuesday through Friday over August 26 to September 5 to allow employees to attend morning Price Meetings. Signatories include Taylor & Collier Harrison & Thomas Northing ton Grocery Co Wells D Tillery Co J K Dickens Mgr and many others.

Taylor & Collier Harrison & Thomas Hedgepeth Bros Roanoke Pharmacy Co W. P. Taylor, Mer B. Marks Allsbrook & Cook Roanoke Hdw. Co Mrs. K. Jenkins Joyner-Jones Furniture Co W. C. Williams Mgr W. G. Lynch B. S. Webb Duncan’s Inc

Appreciation of Service at Western Union Tel Co Office

A patron commends the Wes tern Union Tel Co office for delivering a message filed at 8 50 A M in this place to Philadelphia by 9 07 A M the same day. The efficiency of current management is praised by local customers.

Western Union Tel. Co Philadelphia

Picnic at Panacea Springs Seeks Local Club Members

A picnic will be held at Panacea Springs on September 5 for the Homestead Farm Demonstration Agents clubs. Members are urged to attend with friends and lunches, aiming to arrive by eleven o'clock. Ethel Leatherwood, Home Demonstration Agent, announces.

Panacea Springs Homend Farm Demonstration Agents Ethel Leatherwood Home Dem

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A. L. Bain Charlotte Gastonia P. C. Duncan Nannie Daughtrey Spivey Seaboard Joseph Hancock Spring Hope All Saints Church Cateromal Lewis N. Taylor Roanoke Avenue J. L. Price G. L. Deal Clarence Topping Sula Williams Henderson T. M. Edmundson Alice B. Campbell Boston E. A. Telliga E. C. Padgette Big Island J. J. Lawrence Anna Lawrence Redfern Ayden W. P. Taylor Mrs. S. Marks Mis Sadie Marks Mrs. B. Marks Harry Norinsky A. E. Akers Wrightsville Beach Blanche Parrish Mary Bennette Middlebury Mr. M. McRae Faison Presbyterian Ladies Auxiliary P. Scott Robert Ivey Enfield Myrtie Faison Lucy Clements Charlie Grant Louise Ivey H. M. Faison Jake Vincent Thelma S. A. Faison J. M. Rice Lillian Wiggans Charleston W. Va Edna Wood Boykins Alma Wood L. W. Clements M. B. Rainey Stonewall J. F. Vincent Mildred Snodgrass Ation K. Jenkins R. W. Bowers G. W. Hunt Wake Forest E. J. Coltrane Janoke Gun Club Town OF A. S. Allen Rosemary Banking & Trust Company Bennie Dunbar Beaufort County Ruth Mason Dana Burton Roanoke Rapids Hospital J. R. Carter E. W. Lehman Ruth Tronson Winston- Salem Frank L. Nash Lumberton Waynesville D. P. Allen Rockingham
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