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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
1
A 19-year-old white youth shot a 22-year-old colored man, Berry Robertson Jr., during a mixed party near the Negro section of Enfield. Robertson died soon after. murder charges may follow. Williams surrendered to the deputy sheriff and gave full details.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved bids for the Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District project. The Fiske-Carter Co. of Spartanburg, S.C., won the water system bid at 92 149 40 and sewerage bid at 72 584 47 plus contracts for a tower tank and pumping station. Work to begin early January with financing authorized.
The Eastern Carolina Concert band conducted by J. W. Saunders performed Sunday afternoon at the High School auditorium with players from Kinston Rocky Mount Wilson Nashville and Roanoke Rapids. The program honored the George Washington Bicentennial and the band later joined Kiwanis Club for a five course dinner at the Domestic Science building.
Two young brothers William E. Finch and Alton Van Finch of 9 Jackson Street write to Santa Claus asking for fruit and candy and praise their love for him. The Herald limits letters to reach by Tuesday night December 20 and asks families with multiple children to write one letter.
Fifty present and the band members say they have not been entertained so royally anywhere. The committee in charge of the entertainment was H. B. Loy, chairman, Howard Pruden and F. P. Dickens. It is expected to fill the auditorium at the next free concert of the band which will be announced later.
Miss Annie Cherry rural school supervisor called a Halifax County meeting of all rural and city PTA presidents to organize a PTA Council. The Halifax meeting Saturday from 10 to 12:30 elected President Mrs Quentin Gregory Halifax Vice President Mrs Thos H Holmes Weldon Secretary Treasurer Mrs A L Clark Roanoke Rapids Auditor Historian Mrs Lewis Butts Darlington. The council will meet four times yearly and adopt a constitution to correlate the work of the State branch and local associations.
An all conference dance will be held at Chockoyette Country Club Friday night from 9 to 1 in honor of the 1982 all Northeast ern football team. The Local Rhythm Makers will provide music for the grand march and other numbers. Admission by card only. Proceeds benefit the local athletic club.
The passage advocates bringing together various associations to boost efficiency and harmony. It emphasizes earnest cooperation between parents, teachers, boards of education, and superintendents to unify work and improve school administration.
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