Kiwanis Officers to be Installed Tonight
The 1934 Kiwanis Club officers C W Davis president Alfred Martin vice president Hugh Bradley secretary and Paul Reid treasurer will be installed tonight Aurelian Springs basketball team to play local high Yellow Jackets Friday night at 8 Art and Literary Department of the Woman's Club meets Monday at 3 p m Mrs Steve Lipscomb presiding All members urged Marvin J Rook to Washington after Christmas and New Year visit Roanoke Rapids history for six months of 1933 to be printed next issue due to space.
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Kiwanis Club
C. W. Davis
Alfred Martin
Hugh Bradley
Paul Reid
Aurelian Springs
High Yellow Jackets
The
Woman's Club
Steve Lipscomb
Roanoke Rapids
Herald
Mrs. Jones Dies At Daughter's Home
Mrs. Jones aged 78 died suddenly yesterday at her daughter Mrs. James Woodruff in Northampton County. Funeral services were held at Shiloh Church this afternoon. She was survived by relatives including brothers John Matthews Sr and others, son Ed Jones of Weldon, grandson Fenton Jones, and sisters Mrs J H Kee Mrs Virginia Jordan Mrs Sallie Edwards and Miss Martha Matthews along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Jones
James Woodruff
Northampton County
Shiloh Church
John Matthews
Ed. Jones
Weldon
Fenton Jones
J. H. Kee
Virginia Jordan
Sallie Edwards
Martha Matthews
Two men held over on assault charges in Roanoke Rapids case
Willie Taylor and W H Alligood bound over to Superior Court after probable cause found at separate preliminary hearings. Miss Ales Pearson, 17, testified that she was assaulted on November 11 near Roanoke Rapids while visiting relatives in Hornertown. Prosecution led by E L Travis. others remanded include Sarah Taylor Harris and Glenn Melwood as accessory.
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Willie Taylor
R. L. Martin
H W. Alligood
Weldon
Ales Pearson
Valentine
Roanoke Rapids
Miss Pearson
Hornertown
Alligood
Sarah Taylor-Harris
Glenn Melwood
E. L. Travis
Halifax
L. J. Hammack
Lawrenceville
Little
Privies Project Delayed in Roanoke Rapids Township
T. B. Turner, Julian Glover, Bob Elmore, and Mitchell Shearin have CWA jobs for sanitary work in Roanoke Rapids Township for three months but progress is paused. Carpenters refused the same hourly rate as unskilled labor, stalling local hiring. Turner will supervise privy and septic tank erection, Glover acts as project inspector, Elmore serves as foreman carpenter, and Shearin is assigned to the crew.
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T. B. Turner
Julian Glover
Bob Elmore
Mitchell Shearin
CWA
Roanoke Rapids
Turner
Glover
Elmore
Shearin
FEDERAL JOB FOR J F WELCH APPOINTED DEPUTY COLLECTOR
J F Welch of this city has been appointed Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue by the U S Treasury Department and sworn in at Raleigh Tuesday morning. He will work from Rocky Mount headquarters and cover several counties in this section collecting processing tax and other federal taxes. Welch has been a Roanoke Rapids resident for 21 years.
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J. F. Welch
Internal Revenue
U. S. Treas
C. H. Robertson
North Carolina
Welch
Rocky Mount
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
Dowell to Address Roanoke Rapids Merchants Group
W. L. Dowell, executive secretary of the North Carolina Retail Merchants Association headquartered in Raleigh, has accepted an invitation to address the newly formed Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association, according to C. C. Shell, the local group's president, and Mr.
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W. L. Dowell
North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
C. C. Shell
Kerr in Farmers Speaking at Aurelian Springs
More than 150 farmers in Aurelian Springs heard Congressman John H. Kerr of Warrenton speak at the high school about federal actions affecting farmers in recent months. Kerr, an expert on cotton, tobacco and peanuts, discussed efforts to include peanuts in processing tax and related congressional outcomes.
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Aurelian Springs
John H. Kerr
Warrenton
Aurelian
Library Opens for Woman's Club Members with New Rules
The Circulating Library of the Woman's Club is now open to members. Membership costs 1.00 per year or 0.25 for three months. A special group of new books is available at 1 cent per day while rules and regulations have been drawn up.
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The
Woman’s Club
CWA Worker Grievances Roil Halifax County
Tensions rise in Halifax County as Civil Works Administration projects draw political complaints over worker selection. A crew of carpenters refused to work at the 45 cent minimum for unskilled labor, amid wage disputes and concerns about favoritism. Officials J B Hall and Newton Shepard traveled to Raleigh for talks with State CWA administrator Mrs Tom O Berry to resolve the issue under Central Zone rules.
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Civil Works Administration
Halifax County
J. B. Hall
CWA
Raleigh
Tom O’berry
Newton Shepard
Weldon
Hall
North Carolina
Rooming House Fire on Avenue and 8th Street
Fire started in a second floor linen closet of Mrs B J Dunning s rooming house near Avenue and 8th Street early Wednesday. minor damage to the house and contents of the closet destroyed. About a dozen roomers found lodging with neighbors after smoke was detected at around 1 am. Fire department quickly controlled the blaze with extinguishers and minimal water.
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B. J. Dunning
Avenue
8Th St
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Chockoyotie Golf Club
Marvin J. Rook
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Washington
Mrs
T. J. Rook
Fic Center of
Rumpus
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Royal Copeland
Rexford Tugwell
J.F. Welch
Treasury Department
Dowell
Kerr
Farmers Meeting
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