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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
1
Roanoke Rapids Opens Re-Employment Office
Peg Gibson named manager of the Roanoke Rapids branch of the State Re-Employment Service with Mrs. W L Johnson assisting. The new office serves Halifax County and acts as a branch of the Rocky Mount district office. District manager S D Bennett inspected and instructed on duties. Continued on Page 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E
Peg) Gibson
Roanoke Rapids
Brch
State Re-Employment Service
W. L. Johnson
Halifax
Gibson
Halifax County
Rocky Mount
S. D. Bennett
Cotton Storage Finished at Roanoke Rapids Bonded Warehouse
The Roanoke Rapids Bonded Warehouse Co building near the ball park is complete and sprinkler installation is underway. It will store up to five thousand bales of cotton and be ready in about ten days. Officers are J. J. Wade president, R. E. Cleaton Jr vice president, and William Harris II secretary treasurer. H. S. Loy was an incorporator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Park
J.J. Wade
R. E. Cleaton, Jr
William Harris II
H. S. Loy
Annual Rumor About Sale Of Local Mills
Rumors persist in Roanoke Rapids about the sale of the local cotton mills though authorities state the reports are untrue and without foundation. Officials note such tales only cause worry and have previously required denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Rooster Lashley Dies After Humble Life of Trouble
Lorenzo Rooster Lashley died Saturday night from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was known as a leader among local Black residents and had a history of abusing his girlfriends. A bottle thrown during an incident left a scalp wound and glass fragment near his eye, but doctors cited no direct link to his death. Lashley worked at Smiths Service Station and faced more conflict within his own community than with whites. The funeral was held on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo
Rooster) Lashley
Rooster
Smiths
City Schools Schedule Registration Beginning September 4th
Roanoke Rapids schools publish staggered registration dates for all grades. Parents are urged to vaccinate for smallpox and ensure students register at designated buildings and times from September 4th to 9th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Davis
Roanoke
Clara Hearne ‘School
Clara Hearne
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The
Rooster Lashley
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