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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
11
The Halifax County six months grand jury reports books and records properly kept after visiting Clerk of Court, County Auditor, and Real Deeds. Courthouse and jail property judged in good repair with leaky roof and mattress needs addressed. County Home and Sanitarium buildings are well maintained and inmates well cared for.
Miss Mabel Regan spent Thanksgiving at Pilot Mountain visiting Miss Catherine Reid. Mr and Mrs Robert Taylor of Richmond spent Thanksgiving with relatives.
The Perry Company reports most new crop peanuts are shelling stock with a high share of extra large shelled and few No 1 shelled for shell sale. Old crop carries about 200 000 bags held back, promising future demand. New crop prices range from 1 1 8 to 1 1 2 cents per pound, with old crop stock not trading currently.
Pendleton spent Thanksgiving with his father. Mrs. J. M. Rice and Mrs. E. C. Padgett celebrated at Miss Erma Eubank’s home. Scott Benton visited his Sunbury home. Arthur Teele of Williamston spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Teel. Lucy May Wright of ik Virginia spent the week end with Gracie Wrenn. Lofton Wright and Wilson Doyle stayed with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Archer. Mrs. W. S. Burnette of Garysburg visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Baird.
Local notice reports Richard Reaves living with his parents at an unspecified address amid a period of household updates. No further details on dates or actions are provided in the readable text.
Mrs. R. L. Parker of Weldon and Mrs. M. D. Dickens of Halifax visit nephew J. G. Cook. Miss Ruby Saunders spends weekend with Miss Elsie Mahorn. Mrs. W. L. Gardner and Mr. M. Gardner of Macon spend Thanksgiving with W. R. Bowlers.
The funeral for C B Brickell who died today at his son M E Brickell s home on Roanoke Avenue will be at the Catholic Church Saturday morning at 10 Father Lynch to officiate Second burial will be in Roanoke Rapids cemetery Brickell 68 is survived by his wife and several children Mrs Ora Hedgepeth died Tuesday funeral today at the home Littleton R P D with burial in family cemetery large attendance pallbearers named and Rev Wilson of Halifax officiating The deceased was 45 and survived by husband A A Hedgepeth and seven children.
John B. Joyner aged 62 was found dead in his Rosemary Manufacturing Company village home Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held Wednesday with interment in the local cemetery.
William C. Lynch 22 died Sunday of nephritis. Funeral services were held Monday with burial in the family cemetery at Littleton. He lived on Cedar Street and left a wife and three month old son. He was employed by Roanoke Mills Company.
A Negro minstrel show presented by the Young Tar Heel Farmers of Aurelian Springs is planned for an early date. The event promises real fun and a respite from "Amos' Repression." Mr. and Mrs. Wolhar spent Thanksgiving out of town.
The county elimination contest in the American Legion oratorical event will take place at Halifax Court House at 8 p m on Friday December 2. Entrants include Jenny Rawlings of Weldon and Kate Suiter of Scotland Neck with late entries likely to be allowed by State Legion officers.
Miss Mary Long Daniel taught at Hobbsville and visited her mother Mrs. E A Daniel. Families including Braggs, Thorne, Carver, Gregory, Adams, Patterson and Williams spent Thanksgiving in Raleigh Durham Halifax Roanoke Rapids Four Oaks Inez Hillsboro and other local towns with relatives and friends.
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