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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1934

Page

4

Dooley on Stand in Roanoke Rapids UMW Case

Dooley testifies as a labor organizer for the A F of L and Central Labor Union of Roanoke Rapids. He denies leading the strike, discusses UMW propaganda, and admits past legal troubles while admitting some statements were organizing rhetoric. Admiral Wiley presses on peaceful picketing and orders from national HQ.

Dooley Allsbrook Crewe Rosemary Mfg. Co Mr. Dooley A. F. of I Central Labor Union of Roanoke Rapids Weldon NRA American Federation of Labor United Mine Workers UMW Roosevelt L. Literature T. W. M. Long T. E. Wilson Christopher Citizens Bank Matkins Ranhorn Central Union Julian R. Allsbrook UTW Duke Shearin Joe Joseph Dooley Fayetteville Powell Roy Lawrence State Federation of Labor Sheriff Johnson Sheiff United States Admiral Wiley Francis J. Gorman

Hectic 1934 City Year Sets Record Arrests and Trials

Four young boys are arrested as Percy Whittaker, a Black taxi driver, is sentenced to four to eight years for manslaughter in the killing of T. W. Wafford. Policeman Collins Fitts is cleared at an inquest after fatally shooting Eugene Ellis during a suspected arrest attempt. The year also features a President's Ball at the Country Club and a Miss Fannye Marks injury in an auto accident.

Percy Whittaker T. W. Wafford Country Club Collins Fitts Eugene Ellis Fannye Marks

Local events note civic progress and sports wins

Feb 8 and Feb 15 entries recap Bi County Kiwanis basketball tourney wins by Aurelian Springs girls and Roanoke Rapids boys. City board hushes sidewalk and street plans while new officials, wages, and union services appear. March 1 murder mystery reopens with testimonies. townsfolk report thefts, weddings, school hires, and church unions as rail of local affairs continues.

Aurelian Springs Roanoke Rapids South Rosemary Weldon Merchants Association Ford Weathers Haifax County Medical Association Grand Jury John A. Beshel George Davis Taylor Alligood Roanoke Avenue Willis Perkins Avenue Rob Warrenton Littleton Road Wm. Medford Oxford Kiwanis E. City W. A. Thorne Womans Club CWA VEPCO Lillian Belle Jenkins Merchants Association Julian Allsbrook State Senate A. W. Connor Gasburg Roanoke Junction Hugh Bradley S. D. Brown Thompson- Butts Jax Rose Hill Home Equipment Co B. M. Nichoson Enfield McLean J. Winfield Crewe, Jr Citizens Bank Lexington Travis Pierce King Marvel Burgwyn Josephine Hege N. J N. GC Henry Newsome Jim Thomason Georgia City Street Dept PTA Lamar Stringfield Ensemble Pierce Marvel Cullom T. W. Ma Long Freiburg Germany Future Farmers of America E. J. Coltrane Brevard College

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