Suspension For Officer After Affray With Lawyer
In a City Police Court dispute over a six dollar bond, Officer C L Massey and attorney J Winfield Crewe Jr clashed in an affray at Roanoke Junction. Massey was suspended pending City Board review, with arguments about delinquent fines prior to a new collection system. Citizens urged reinstatement citing the officer's long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Massey
J. Winfield Crewe Jr
Massey
Halleck Newell
Crewe
Roanoke Junction
George C. Green
Weldon
Officer Massey
City Board of Commissioners
Halifax Jailer reports record jail attendance in county
The Halifax County jail holds only two inmates tonight, the fewest in eleven years under Jailer George Hux with no white prisoners and both inmates not charged with whiskey. Hog weight 600 pounds noted, Christmas display by A Mickle on Washington Street draws visitors with life size nativity figures. Kiwanis initiated three new members and voted in one new member. Christmas donations going to local youth and institutions.
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George Hux
Halifax
Halifax County
Hux
A. Mickle
Washington Street
Patterson Mills Co
Mickle
Christ
Kiwanis
Bill Wolhar
Clyde Liske
Kinsley McWhorter
Petersburg
T. J. Alford
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Rocky Mount
WPA Checks Delayed Drain Roanoke Rapids Charity Fund
WPA checks to over one hundred Roanoke Rapids residents will arrive by week’s end, per WPA officials to Associated Charities. Delays statewide in relief payments have strained local funds, forcing charities to cover emergencies. The annual drive raised half as much as previous years, risking future relief after January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Associated Charities
Roanoke Rapids
Prizes Offered for Best Decorated Roanoke Rapids Homes
A Kiwanis Club sponsored contest offers five electric toasters as prizes for the five most attractive decorated homes and yards in Roanoke Rapids this season. Prizes to be awarded Christmas Eve by a traveling committee visiting the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Chin
Roanoke
Patterson
Rosemary
Mickle
Kiwanis Club
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Electrical Dealers
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Ghe Avenue
Udar
Jim Shell
Franklin Street
North Carolina
Bessie B. Phoenix
Raleigh
U. S
Herald Office
Sam
Dred
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