Roanoke Rapids Sees Quiet Christmas Season
City police report a calm holiday period with fireworks complaints as the main disturbance. Merchants report busy, improving business while lighting and decorations boost the Avenue's Christmas appeal. Welfare offices announce district relief services based in Weldon with local offices in Halifax, Northampton, and Hertford counties.
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Roanoke Rapids
Halifax
Northampton
Hertford
Weldon
Altho
J. B. Hall
J. A. Flythe
Northampton County
Jackson
Kite
Winton
Brief extension in UTW Local 2230 vs Rosemary Mfg Co hearing
The Textile Labor Relations Board extended the final brief filing deadline from January 31 to today. Rosemary Mfg Co received its brief by mail last night. All testimony and briefs will be reviewed before the board reaches a decision.
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UTW
Rosemary Mfg. Co
Textile Labor Relations Board
Rural mail route extended meshing Thelma with Roanoke Rapids
Over 114 patrons on Rural Route No 1 Thelma will now receive mail from Roanoke Rapids Route No 1. First delivery under the change was January 2. Carrier R M Pope covers the new route after John House retired from Thelma and Stansberry from Littleton. Residents must report misdelivered mail and update address with box numbers to speed handling.
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Thelma
Roanoke Rapids
R. M. Pope
John House
Mr. Stansb
Kiwanis Club installs new officers for year
Alfred Martin becomes president succeeding C W Davis while Ned Manning is named vice president at the regular Kiwanis meeting. The installation marks the start of the committee year and sets leadership for local service work.
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Kiwanis Club
Alfred Martin
C. W. Davis
Ned Manning
Roanoke Rapids Forms United Laymen of the Churches
Special Officer Ed Keeter and Patrolman Collins Fitts have been laid off from the city police force reducing to four officers. Fitts served just over a year. Keeter joined during the textile strike and stayed through a robbery wave. Churches organize United Laymen of the Churches with T. W. Mullen as chairman and C. W. Davis as secretary to boost membership attendance and civic spirit.
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Ed Keeter
Collins Fitts
Fitts
Keeter
Roanoke Rapids
United Laymen
The
Churches of
T. W. Mullen
C. W. Davis
Edgar Guest
Roanoke Mills to Cut Schedules After Textile Strike
Roanoke Mills No. 1 the region’s largest mill will run three days a week indefinitely due to lost yearly contracts from the textile strike. Patterson Roanoke No. 23 and Rosemary keep regular hours. About one thousand textile workers affected. F. C. Williams heads to New York to secure new and retained contracts.
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Roanoke Mills No
Roanoke Rapids
Patterson
Roanoke No. 23
Rosemary
Roanoke No. 1
F. C. Williams
Roanoke
New York
Death of George H Nash at Richmond home
George H Nash aged businessman dies at 6 10 AM at 2923 Monument Avenue Richmond Virginia. He recently retired from Virginia Caroling Chemical Company after over 25 years service. Survived by wife and daughter Mrs Gilbert Nield of Grand Rapids Michigan. Funeral is Friday January 4 at 3 PM in Portsmouth Virginia with interment Oakwood Cemetery. The elder Nash is father of G H Nash city automobile man. Reverend J N Bynum to attend.
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George H. Nash
Monument Avenue
Richmond
Virginia
Nash
G. H. Nash
City Automobile
Virginia Caroling Chemical Company
Weldon
Portsmouth
Oakwood Cemetery
Episcopal Church
J. N. Bynum
Gilbert Nield
Grand Rapids
Michigan
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Clarence L. “Shine” Grimmer
Avenue
Groton
Connecticu
West Virginia
McDunn
W. Va
Elkhorn—Piney Coal Co
Edgar A. Guest
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