Avenue Lights Shine Brighter as Christmas Spirit Grows
The town plans a festive display along the business blocks from First to Fifteenth Avenue with lights across the street. Electrician Smith and VEPCO contribute, and a possible community tree near the hospital adds to the glow. Carl Church, 4H, receives the Victory Medal for World War I service, with three campaign bars noted.
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VEPCO
Carl Church
Carl
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Paris
113Th Field Artillery
Swearing In of County Officials
Newly elected county officials were sworn into office Monday. Leonidas Hux took the Clerk of the Superior Court oath from Judge Walter Small and appointed Clemie Read as deputy clerk. Board of Commissioners members Junius Wrenn and M W Perry were sworn in, with re-elected members Waldo Whittaker N. W. and J. B. Collier also inducted. Sheriff G H Johnson, Register of Deeds Meade Mitchell and Coroner T M Cooper took oaths, followed by deputy sheriffs and special deputies.
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Leonidas Hux
Walter Small
Superior Court
Clemie Read
Clark Hux
County Board of Commissioners
Junius Wrenn
Roanoke Rapids
M. W. Perry
Scotland Neck
Waldo Whittaker
Alumni President Robert Gracy Wilson Elected at Atlantic Christian College
Robert Grady, publisher of the Roanoke News, has just been elected president of the Alumni Association of Atlantic Christian College amid a campus governance update. The brief notice notes his leadership role and ongoing activities within the association.
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Robert Gracy Wilson
Robert Grady
The
Roanoke News
Atlantic Christian College
Roanoke Rapids merchants extend hours through Christmas
The Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association votes to keep stores open until 8 30 p m on weekdays 9 p m on Fridays and 10 p m Saturdays through Christmas. One day closed for Christmas as it lands on Tuesday this year with Christmas Eve Monday. Annual election meeting slated for mid January with a planned evening social.
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Ids Merchants Association
The
Merchants Association
Thorne Is Not Guilty In Weldon Murder Trial
Four persons stood trial in Superior Court this week for killings. Johnny Brown a local textile worker was acquitted on one count and three defendants were found guilty. Brown was sentenced to 28 to 30 years in the penitentiary after a submission to a second degree murder charge was accepted by the State.
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Superior Court
Johnny Brown
Weldon
Small
Brown
Roanoke Rapids Dog Run Free After Mayor Order
Dogs remain at large in Roanoke Rapids despite Mayor Jenkins order for owners to confine pets for 30 days. Officers report about six dogs killed since the first week of action and six residents bitten receive treatment. Officer Green warns owners that rabies inoculation does not exempt canines from the pen-up directive.
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Roanoke Rapids
Jenkins
Green
Zollie Powell
Althe
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