Yellow Jackets box Raleigh in low-scoring win
In Monday night boxing at Damask City the Yellow Jackets upset Raleigh 4 to 3 before about 250 spectators. Newcomers Henry Love and Charlie Whitby boosted the Jackets as Raleigh led at times but the Bees dominated late with swift, punishing punches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Shell
Yellow Jacket
Raleigh
Spectatos
Damask
Boewls
Massey
Whitby
Black and Gold
Henry Love
Love
Coach Johnson
Jax
Henry
Freddie Mills
al Dunnaway
Mills
Chipo Hill
North Carolina
Icens
Summa
Kitchens
Newton
Phil
Ferrell
Roanoke Rapids High stars honored in conference win
The Roanoke Rapids Herald notes the school's Conference champion victory and honors players Philip Newton James McNeil Graham Shell Henry Hardison Walter Matthews Clyde Mills Jimmie Shell James Womble Wilton Dickens Norman Speight Fred Mills Fleetwood Sullivan and Capt Wilton Brown. Jimmie Shell, the Herald sports editor, will launch periodic features spotlighting past and present three letter men and athletic standouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speight
J. Womble
Newton
Ered
Philip Newton
James McNeil
Graham Shell
Henry Hardison
Walter Matthews
Clyde Mills
Jimmie Shell
James Womble
Wilton Dickens
Norman Speight
Fred Mills
Fleetwood Sullivan
Wilton Brown
Herald
Roanoke Rapids High School
Colored defendants face liquor and theft pleas in court
Joe Henry Wiggins admits liquor guilt and gets four months on roads. Maddie Silver faces larceny charge with probation on costs. Columbus Worsley and Joseph Hillliard plead guilty to manufacturing liquor materials, each six months on roads. T. E. Jordan, white, pleads guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined $50, costs, license revoked three months for business purposes. Lee Rainey, colored, pleads guilty to one count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Henry Wiggins
Maddie Silver
Columbus Worsley
Joseph Hilliard
T. E. Jordan
Lee Rainey
Do You Know liquor charges in local court
Multiple defendants faced liquor related charges with varied outcomes. Al Horkaday pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined 50 dollars plus costs and license revoked for five years. Lonnie Cotton, colored, got nine months on roads for liquor, eight months on roads for assault, both suspended on costs. Others faced fines, suspended sentences, or not guilty on concealed weapons. A note of scheduled trials and continued cases follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Horkaday
Lonnie Cotton
Dr. Nicholson
Albert Alston
Judgment Returned to Recorders Court for Abandonment
The $3,000 judgment charged with abandonment was remanded to Recorders Court in the case J. E. Porter versus Mrs. Sallie G. Wilms, with remandment to the justice of the peace for further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorders Court
J. E. Porter
Sallie G. Wilms
Justice of the
Dirt Finds Inmate Condition and School Truck Safety
An inspection of 31 school trucks found 27 in good condition while trucks 19 26 and 48 require brake repairs. Truck 21 is unsafe due to brakes steering wheel and transmission issues. A New Hope to Roanoke Rapids route carries risk for Bolden children with an 85 mile walk. Readers also note the state of the colored school building roofs at Sam Head Draper and White Oak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truk
New Hope
Roanoke Rapids
Bolden
Sam Head
Draper
White Oak
Lost and found notes and small ads from Concord area
A fragmentary collection of classifieds and notices includes a piano return offer due to storage limits, a lost pair of black kid gloves from a Rosemary PTA meeting with a reward, a lost white gold bar pin set with a diamond and corrosion, a porto Rico sweet potato plant for sale, and a five room house for rent on Roanoke Avenue with contact details in Concord region. The items are dated January 1941 and reflect typical community classifieds of that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary PT. A
Henry
Rea. Rapids
Herald Office
Porto Rico
L. H. Northington
Rosemary
Roanoke Ave
Mattie J. Duncan
Repairs urged for rosenorth and nearby schools amid danger
The report highlights extensive repairs needed on several colored and local school buildings including Roseneath Ringwood Glennview and Hardrawee. It notes dangerous stove pipes and calls for prompt reports. An auditor’s statement accompanies the clerk of court guardianship cash report dated January 25 1982 with listed funds securities and banks in liquidation across multiple institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseneath
Ringwood
Glennview
Hardrawee
Bank of Halifax
Motal Fund
North Carolina
U. S. Govt
Halifax County
Commercial and Farmers Bank of
U S. F
G. Surety
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Littleton
N.C
Weldon Bank & Trust Co
Weldon
N. G
Toda Surety
Scotland Neck
Bank of Hobgood
Hobgood
N. C
Vinson
Miss Becky Powell Dies at Halifay County Sanatorium
Miss Becky Jane Powell aged 24 dies February at Halifay County Sanitorium Funeral services and burial held Saturday at the family cemetery four miles from the city She is survived by her mother Mrs W N Powell and four brothers and sisters The deceased was an aunt of the Powell child burned to death nearby several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Jane Powell
Halifay County
W. N. Powell
Little Powell
Local girl Miss Evelyn Hudson in hospital school ceremony
Miss Evelyn Hudson participated in a ceremony at the United Hospital School near New York. The Senior Class, of which she is a member, presented nurses caps to 19 students who had completed four months of work. Hudson represented the social side of mankind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hudson
United Hospital School
New York
Miss Hudson
Hudson
LOCAL HAPPENINGS Hints of Healing and Hospitality Across Town
Snoke Rapids hospital returns home. Francis Wyche visits with parents Mr and Mrs C A Wyche and Mrs Sarle Bell of Boston. Harvey Whitby announces birth of a son on Saturday Feb 6 at Roanoke Rapids hospital. Salvatore Miliano finds wrens nest in coat pocket after scarecrow method fails. Henry Vandertosch of Holland Michigan acquitted of charges for attempting to run down his wife, citing patient Louise Pepper's road trip argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Whitby
Roanoke Rapids
Hos
Salvatore Miliano
Woodmont, Conn
Henry Vandertosch
Holland, Mich
Louise Pepper
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Roanoke Rapids H. S
Slaughter
William Powell
Joe Garrell
Lucy Peaton
J. O.J. Williams
T. Anderson
Sinclair Refining Co
Ethel Jenkins
Jessie W. Wood
American Agriculture and Chemical Co
H. B. Sherrod
Smith Douglas Co
L. W. Leggett
Nettie J. Ransom
Martha B. Ransom
Eastern Cotton Oil Ci R
P. Blackwell
Claudia Keel
Stanley Park
Vancouver
British Columbia
Manitou
Siwasiy
Pauline Johnson
Canada
Besida S
Accormance
Rexall
Taylor’s Drug Store
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Concord
Ixtra
Crowder
Mgr
GG. Lamb, Fareman
Snoke Rapids Hospital
Francis Wyche
Mrs
C. A. Wyche
Sarle Bell
Boston, Mass
Mrs. B. Marks
Mae Clark
Waterloo Bridge
Jimmy
James
Cagney
Loretta Young
George E. Stone
Guy Kibbee
Chas. Bickford
Borneo
Edward G. Robinson
Hanes Union
West Second St
National Loan & Ins. Co
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