Five Public Works Projects Near Completion in Two Counties
The Roanoke Rapids Grammar School addition street work in NC and a Jackson Court House addition, along with Rich Square waterworks sewers and Halifax water and sewers, total 517637 dollars. Projected finish by Oct 1 1939 with most already at 100 percent. Local labor hours 223939 and a payroll of 121914 dollars, plus industry material hours, per Rog ers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Administration
Grammar School
Roanoke Rapids
Court House
Jackson
Rich Square
Halifax
North Carolina
Charles H. Rogers
Rogers
N. C
Congress
PWA
Northampton
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
United States Senate
Former Weldon Girl Becomes Seaplane Pilot
Mrs B E Livesay Jr of Charleston South Carolina claims to be the first woman seaplane pilot after a solo flight. She trained at the Kanawha Flying Club in Charleston following her marriage from Ellen B Cook of Weldon. A Weldon High School valedictorian in 1930, she remains a noted local success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Livesay, Jr
Quarrier St
Charleston
S. C
Kanawha Flying Club
Weldon Boys Take California Trip to Kappa Alpha Meet
Weldon youths Howard Bounds Jr Dutch Seifert Jr Sam Gregory Pletcher Gregory Bruce Hodgers depart Weldon for Pasadena California to attend the Fortieth Biennial Kappa Alpha fraternity convention. Howard Bounds Jr sails as delegate from Upsilon chapter University of North Carolina.
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Howard Bounds, Jr
Dutch Seifert, Jr
Weldon
Sam Gregory
Pletcher Gregory
Halifax
Bruce Hodgers
Greensboro
Pasadena
California
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
H. V. Bounds
Upsilon
University of North Carolina
Fourth Dead From Wreck In Virginia
Four colored victims died after an auto wreck between Skippers and Emporia Virginia. Booker T Green and three others died from injuries at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. Two women remain hospitalized with broken limbs and lacerations. Witnesses say driver Jacob Moutrie may have fallen asleep before the crash on the Richmond road near Skippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Green
Roanoke Rapids
Skippers
Emporia
Virginia
Green
Jacob Moutrie
James Fillmore
Erline Johnson
Charleston
S. C
New York
Richmond Road
Halifax County Alcoholic Control net income 1939
The Halifax County Board of Alcoholic Control reports net income for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939 of 75361.68 after deductions. Actual sales totaled 377248.97 with cost of sales at 239943.72 and sales tax 27019.97 plus law enforcement 4444.08. Net income rose 2628.13 from the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Chester Morris Five Came Back At Pitts Sunday
Chester Morris and Lucille Ball star in Five Came Back at Pitts Theatre Emporia on Sunday. The following days feature Miracles For Sale with Robert Young Florence Rice and Henry Hull, The Champ with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, I Stole A Million with George Raft and Claire Trevor, and Pals of the Saddle as the Saturday western.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts’ Theatre
Emporia
Chester Morris
Lucille Ball
Robert Young
Florence Rice
Henry Hull
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
George Raft
Claire Trevor
Four Typhoid Cases Reported in Halifax Co
Four typhoid fever cases have been reported to the Halifax County Health Department this year. Two are near Enfield and two near Scotland Neck. The county urges vaccination and sanitation, noting typhoid is preventable by combining immunization, proper waste disposal, clean water, and safe milk supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County Health Department
Enfield
Scotland Neck
Individual Prophylaxis Against Typhoid Fever Staying Safe
Guidance urges avoiding people with typhoid or suspected infection. If followed, typhoid fever could become a thing of the past.
Baker family visits and Cape Henry weekend trip
Mrs. Robert Baker Miss Vashti Baker and Glenn Baker of Hopewell Virginia are spending the week with Mrs. S M Thompson. Mrs. Claude Keene spent the week end at Cape Henry Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Baker
Vashti Baker
Glenn Baker
Hopewell, Va
S. M. Thompson
Claude Keene
Cape Henry
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Roanoke Rapids Im
Weldon Boys
ABC
William Jameson & Co., Inc
N.Y
Pitts
Halifax Co
China
Lynches
Roanoke Ave
PSI
OLAIR
Ree Revenue
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