Roanoke Rapids Textile Strike Testimony Summary
Testimony from the Washington hearing details picket actions at Rosemary Mfg Co during the Roanoke Rapids strike. Witnesses describe massed pickets blocking mill entry, threats to workers and non-strikers, confrontations inside plants, and attempts by officials to access working areas as crews faced intimidation and potential violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Washington
J. W. Mills
Rosemary Mfg. Co
J. W. Sanders
No. 2 Mill
C. W. Polk
Ellis Shepard
Cal Thompson
Hugh Smith
Manning
M. R. Vick
Vick
Dobbins
Wilbur Collier
Lelia Bury
Henry Newton
Eugene Jenkins
Wm. Jones
C. C. Mason
Mr. Pope
Mr. Blanton
Union
J. C. Hawkins
Rosemary Mills
Roger Bryant
Halifax Medical Society Meeting Highlights City Paving
Dr S W Budd of Richmond spoke to Halifax County Medical Society at Roanoke Rapids Hospital attended by about eighteen doctors. Officers elected include G W Sutter Weldon president Ben Nichoson Enfield vice president and McGeachy county health officer secretary treasurer. Carroll Wilson of the Herald visited his former Bowling Green Kentucky home. Paving progress on Avenue widening affects northward and southward sections with curb lines causing confusion and proposals to extend paving to sidewalk lines. Also noted are labor disputes with pickets at mills including Henry Kinnin J W Smith and J T Garner reporting blockades and pass policies for workers and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County Medical Society
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
G. W. Sutter
Weldon
Ben Nichoson
Enfield
McGeachy
North-ward
South-ward
Jax High hoops set to open season next Tuesday
Coach Tom Cheek leads Jax basketball into a 1930s style season opener after two prior scrimmage wins. The Yellow Jackets host Henderson High at 8 00 P M with a strong returning lineup including captains Edwards and McCommons and a depth chart featuring Dickens Nethercutt Shell Bennett Acree and Miller on the first team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelian Springs High
Tom Cheeks
Yellow Jacket
Henderson
Aurelian Springs
Oxford Orphanage
Jax
Elizabeth City
Cheek
Capt
Edwards
McCommons
Kiwanis
Dickens
Nethercutt
Shell
Bennett
Acree
Miller
Wood Edmondson
Cannon
Joyner
McNeil
Vincent
Moseley
Byrd
Blanton
Pepper Dies at Thelma Pepper Thelma
Funeral services were held Saturday December 29 for Wm H Pepper 72 resident of Thelma who died the day before at his home at 12 45 PM The Rev J J Boone conducted the service Interment was in the family cemetery He is survived by three sons H R Pepper of Detroit J E Pepper of Hopewell VA and W L Pepper of Littleton four daughters Mrs Mamie G Wray of Petersburg VA Mrs Effie Hawkins of Roanoke Rapids and Misses Cora and Gertrude Pepper of Littleton He was a brother of the late J E Pepper a former county commissioner Death came after several months illness.
Funeral for Mrs. Myrtle Alford Held in Roanoke Rapids
Mrs Myrtle Ellis Alford wife of Willie T Alford of Jackson Street Roanoke Rapids died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital on January 1 after months of ill health Funeral services were held at Rosemary Methodist Church with Rev J J Boone and a Weldon minister and burial followed in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery She is survived by her husband her mother Mrs Ida Davis Ellis and several siblings Pallbearers were named in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Ellis Alford
Willie T. Alford
Jackson Street
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Local names listed for Norfolk and Norlina Alford family
A. H. Ellis J. W. Edwards H. M. Hicks J. B. Alford of Norfolk J. B. Alford of Norlina and C. H. Alford appear in a regional listing. The snippet records multiple individuals sharing an Alford surname across Norfolk and Norlina, indicating a local genealogy or property notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Ellis
J. W. Edwards
H. M. Hicks
J. B. Alford
Norfolk
Norlina
C. H. Alford
McDonald Joins Gates City Life Insurance Company
A. S. McDonald, formerly a local drug store employee, has joined the Gate City Life Insurance Company as part of the firm’s new staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Gates City
A. S
Churchmen Of City Laymen Carry On Message
Poem by M. H. Milne from Salisbury North Carolina urges laymen to support and run the church. It argues the church dies without active lay involvement and that ministers cannot do it alone, calling laymen the church’s cornerstone and saying the work is done by those who carry on for God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Milne
Salisbury
N. C
Youll save money a s a pa Kiet kan as
An automotive shop touts savings through small, precise jobs to prove quality before handling larger work. The informal ad emphasizes fair pricing, minimal wasted effort, and repeat business as the customer’s trust is built.
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E. S. Hasty
S. W. Budd
Richmond
Carroll Wilson
The
Herald
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Howard Hancock
Oklahoma
Mr. Hancock
Mrs. H. E. L. Hancock
Holdenville
Dean Boys” of Baseball
Henry Kinnin
J. W. Smith
J. T. Garner
W. S. Woolard
Annie Hancock
Woolard
W. R. Stallings
Mr. Maddox
Pepper
Wm. H. Pepper
Thelma
Vious
J. J
Boone
Ily Cemetery
Mrs. Alford
Mi 31
Feller
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