Chicken Supper Set by Episcopal Women on Washington's Birthday
The Episcopal Church ladies announce a Chicken Supper on Washington's Birthday February 22 at the Joyner Motor Company salesrooms. Tickets are 5 cents each, with advance sales through church committee members. Mr and Mrs J C Whitson announce the birth of a 9 pounds 4 ounces son named Billie McDonald born February 9 at 5 PM. mother and baby are doing well.
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J. C. Whitson
Franklin Road
Billie McDonald
visitors from Canandiagua and Williamston
Frank Pittman of Williamston, North Carolina spent the weekend with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Gage and children have returned to Canandaigua, New York after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Woodruff.
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Frank Pittman
Williamston
N. C
Dewey Gage
Canandiagua, N. Y
W. V. Woodruff
Two Killed in Weldon Crash at ACS Crossing
A late Friday wreck near Weldon at an Atlantic Coast Line crossing left two men dead and four others injured. Earl Mullis and Wayland Overby died instantly. Clarence Harlow, Willie Taylor, Jack Alligood and a sixth passenger sustained injuries while a train collided with a small sedan bound for work.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co
South Weldon
Earl Mullis
Roanoke Mills Co
Weldon
Wayland Overby
Fayetteville
Mullis
Overby
Clarence Harlow
Willie Taylor
Pittsburg
Jack Alligood
Editor's Sister Dies in Louisville Pneumonia Tragedy
Carroll L. Wilson editor of the Roanoke Rapids Herald rushed to Louisville Kentucky to be with his sister Mrs Robert Graham who died Saturday February 11 after double pneumonia. Funeral services were held in Bowling Green Kentucky with surviving husband Robert Graham of Harlan Kentucky and a small son, her grandmother Mrs J C Carroll of Bowling Green and Carroll Wilson of Roanoke Rapids.
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Carroll L. Wilson
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Robert Graham
Louisville, Kentucky
Bowling Green
Harlan, Ky
J. C. Carroll
Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids youths escape in river boat overturn
Three local youths Jack West Jeff Mays and Clarence Coburn had a near serious accident on the Roanoke River last Monday afternoon when their hunting boat snagged and overturned. Two boys crawled ashore with the help of a tree limb while the third swam to safety. They lost their boat two guns and the afternoon’s catch but learned a valuable lesson from the scare.
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Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke River
Fternoon
Jack West
Jeff Mays
Clarence Coburn
Enfield Black Man Kelly Lynch Found Dead In Field
The body of Kelly Lynch, a Black man from Enfield, was found in a field about 3 1/2 miles from Enfield last Saturday morning. Coroner Billy Williams could not determine if death was due to exposure or strangulation by water. foul play is not supported by evidence, with speculation he died in the cold or from being strangled as his head rested in a ditch. Associates report Lynch drank heavily Friday and was seen riding a mule nearby in a drunken state.
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Kelly Lynch
Enfield
Billy Williams
Lynch
Higgins Co. Low Bidders For Roanoke Rapids Weldon Line
W B Higgins and Co of Charlotte were the lowest bidders to furnish material labor and equipment for a 12 inch raw water line from Roanoke Rapids to Weldon. Six contractors submitted sealed bids and the Sanitary Board opened them Wednesday afternoon. Contract likely to be let in a few days. The Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District plans include water and sewer work. An outfall line bid last November preceded an agreement with Weldon to supply raw water and dispose sewage above Weldon. Building the raw water line costs more than 50 000 saved versus the outfall line and is viewed as more satisfactory in the long run. Higgins and Co were low on both pipe classes.
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Lotte
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
Sanitary Board
Roanoke River
Higgins and Co
Pope's Bill Relieves Enfield Church Property from Assessments
Raleigh report: Representative Pope's bill to relieve Enfield church property from street improvement assessments has passed both houses of the General Assembly and was ordered enrolled for ratification. The measure calls for a townwide vote to approve the relief, with expected ratification on Thursday.
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Raleigh
Pope
Ente
General Assembly
Death by own action robs Gasburg merchant of life
C B King a 66 year old prominent Gasburg Va merchant and landowner, well known in the city, was found dead at his store from a self inflicted bullet wound. A twenty page letter pinned to his coat's lapel preceded his death, possibly prompted by financial reverses. He was a longtime church worker and generous benefactor, described as cheerful and calm. His body was discovered shortly after he kissed his wife and visited his sister.
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C. B. King
Gasburg, Va
King
Gasburg
Stanley
General Mercantile
Mr. King
H. 8. Moody
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WN Hand
Wilson
Kentucky
W. B. Higgins and Co., of
Char
Inside State
Halifax
County Register of Deeds
Superior Court
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