Woman Bigamist Pleads Guilty Before Halifax Jail
Addie Penfield alias Addie McDonald alias Addie Mc Gee pleaded guilty to bigamy. She and Dave McGee were held for the January Halifax Superior Court on $300 bond. Dave faced an immoral relations charge. Both defendants jailed awaiting trial after plea. Other cases: Moses Sims jailed for larceny after pleading guilty. Kenneth Saunders vagrancy. W A House vagrancy. J W Graham assault. Faulkner Clary shooting a girl with a bean shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
Sharpe Brothers
Halifax
Addie Penfield
Addie McDonald
Addie McGee
R. L. Cooper
Kenneth Saunders
Kenneth
Roanoke Mills
W.A. House
White
J. W. Graham
Willie Haislip
Faulkner Clary
Roanoke Rapids Local Personal Items Highlight Travels
Miss Myrtle Bain returns from New York City while Nell Jones Bessie Hedgepeth and Minnie Daughtry head to Greensboro. Many locals travel to Athens Miami Chapel Hill Brevard and other spots as relatives visit and teaching posts begin. Frequent moves involve Bain Jenkins McMorris and Saunders among others with several returning home from trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Bain
New York City
Nell Jones
Bessie Hedgepeth
Minnie Daughtry
Greensboro
H. W. Atkinson
Athens, Ga
Louise Bain
Eunice McAdams
Salisbury
W. S Hancock
J. R. Manning
D. L. Tragham
Miami
Fla
V. C. Mathews
Aurelian Springs
Mathews
Elmyra Jenkins
Brevard
Kelly Jenkins
Eunice Hunt
Norfolk
E. A. Matthews
Walter Wafford
Robert Taylor
Marion Saunders
Julian Allsbrook
Earl Daughtry
William Jackson
Ewell Gowen
Chapel Hill
Ethel Leatherwood
Waynesville
Lucy Crisp
Iakland
Julia McMorris
Suffolk
Mary Traynham Wyche
Ruby Lawson
Greenville
S. C
A. 0. Pendleton
Duncan Faison
Job Taylor
R. H. Broom Jr
R. H. Broom
Ruth Jones
Durham
Mary Traynham Wyehe
Spartanburg
S.C
Man of the Forest at Peoples Theatre Jan 12 1922
The Hodkinson release The Man of the Forest adapted from Zane Grey novel will play at Peoples Theatre on Thursday Jan 12 1922. Carl Gantvoort stars as Milt Dale with Claire Adams Robert McKim and others in a wholesome outdoor drama noted for thrilling scenes animal actors and strong cast performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Benjamin B. Hampton
Peoples Theatre
Hodkinson
U. P. Trail
Carl Gantvoort
Milt Dale
Claire Adams
Robert McKim
Jean Hersholt
Eugenia Gilbert
Fredrick Starr
Charlotte Pierce
Frank Hayes
Harry Lorraine
Charles Murphy
Anson
Dale
Las Vegas
Mr. Hampton
William H. Clifford
Howard Hickman
Eliot Howe
Richard Schayer
Joseph Durbray
F. H. Sturgis
H. W. Libbert
Robert Odell
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Obituary: John Thomas Wells of Rosemary Dies in Roanoke Rapids
John Thomas Wells a Rosemary resident for ten years died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a brief illness. He was 46 and survived by a wife and four children. Funeral services were conducted at his home on Three Hundred Street by Rev. E N Harrison with Mr. Carter absent, burial followed at Cedarwood Cemetery. Wells was a Baptist church member and active in Junior Order U A M and Woodmen of the World. he was highly regarded in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Wells
Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
N. Harrison
Carter
Three Hundred Street
Cedarwood Cemetery
Wells
The
Baptist Church
Woodmen of the World
Rosemary couple Foreman Gurkin wed in Rosemary
Miss Martha Gurkin and Mr Edward Foreman were married by Rev E N Harrison at the Rosemary Methodist Parsonage on Saturday night. The couple reside with the bride’s mother on Roanoke Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Gurkin
Edward Lee Foreman
Rosemary
E. N. Harrison
All Saints Church Announces Epiphany Services
All Saints Episcopal Church led by Rev. Lewis N. Taylor lists morning worship and sermon at 11, night service at 7 30 and a 9 45 church school with Bible classes for all ages. Special epiphany–season music by a surpliced choir invites parishioners and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our
T. W. Malin
All Saints
Citizens Bank Closes Guessing Contest
The Citizens Bank and Trust Company closed its December guessing contest this week. Winners were George Brewer first prize ten dollars R P Allen second prize five dollars and Sam Cobb third prize two dollars fifty cents. The jar contained three hundred eighty seven dollars and twenty three cents and contestants submitted guesses across a wide range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
George Brewer
R. P. Allen
Sam Cobb
Roanoke Davids Township Births Surpass Deaths in 1921
Figures by W S Hancock show Roanoke Davids Township had 877 births and 99 deaths in 1921, producing a net gain of 278. The birth rate about 54 per 1000 exceeds the North Carolina average, while race-based death by own action appears minimal in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Hancock
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Roanoke Davids Township
North Carolina
United States
Carolina Playmakers to Stage Three One Act Plays
The Carolina Playmakers from the University of North Carolina under Dr Frederick H Koch will present three one act plays in Roanoke Rapids High School Auditorium on Tuesday January 17. The troupe holds national and state acclaim and the program includes The Miser In Dixons Kitchen and Trista.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Playmakers
University of North Carolina
Frederick H. Koch
Roanoke Rapids
Dixon’s Kitchen
Trista
Correction of Police Court Charge for John Connor
A correction for December 30 clarifies John Connor was not fined for drunkenness. The correct charge was driving an automobile at far above the speed limit. The error is acknowledged and regretted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Connor
Connor
Brewer and Johnson wed at Roanoke Rapids home
Mr John Vernon Brewer of Roanoke Rapids and Miss Maggie C Johnson of Patterson Town married at Rev A G Carter home on December 28 with Mr Carter officiating. They will reside in Roanoke Rapids where Brewer works for Roanoke Mills Number Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vernon Brewer
Roanoke Rapids
Maggie C. Johnson
Patterson Town
A. G. Carter
Carter
Brewer
Roanoke Mills
Quiet South Rosemary wedding ends in new life for Hockaday Smith
Miss Hettie Hockaday wed Mr. Walter Smith in South Rosemary last Tuesday afternoon. Intimate guests attended. The couple drove to Weldon for departure on their wedding tour. Teachers return to South Rosemary school and look forward to a bright year. Rev. Harrison delivered an uplifting sermon at Smith’s Church despite cool weather. Christmas tree event impressed the two younger classes with recitations and Santa Claus. Mrs. Putney moved into a new home. Welcome extended to Mrs. Cook and family. Several locals and visitors, including Medlin and Pepper families, visitations and travels noted. Mrs. Taylor improves after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Rosemary
Hettie Hockaday
Walter Smith
Rosemary
Mrs. Smith
Weldon
Mr. Harrison
Smith's
Santa Claus
Edward Medlin
Petersburg
A. J. Medlin
E. R. Hawkins
Raleigh
Durham
Lewis Pepper
New York
Tommie Pepper
Norfolk
J. C. Hockaday
Taylor
T.M. Johnson
Marion Hudson
Enfield
B. I. Hawkins
Messrs. J. Pearson
Frank Ivey
Emmet Shell
C. M. Pearson
EB. R. Hawkins
Halifax
F. W. Moore
Burlington
Winifred Beckwith
Shelby
Ava Myatt
Smithfield
J. R. Sykes
Chas, F. Westman
Ben M. Pugh
Thelma
Annie Medlin
Baltimore
Annie
Sallie Medlin
S. H. Huff
Wm. Medlin
A. G. Cartee
Medlin
H. L. Barnes
F. Patchin
W. T. Corneill
J. W. Peck
Greensboro
Doyle Cannon
A. and E. College
J. E. McGee
New Bern
Mount Olive
Rouss Hayes
Randleman
F. F. Patterson
North Carolina
Gordon Couneill
Hickory
T. W Mullen
Priscilla
Evelyn Mullen
Theodore Trehu
Lewis N. Taylor
Charleston
S. C
Roanoke Rapids Rosemary PTA To Hold Joint Meeting
The three Parent-Teacher Associations of Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary will meet in the New High School Auditorium next Monday at 3 PM. Health fairy Happy of New York will demonstrate standard health habits. All community parents are urged to attend and admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Rapids
Rosemary
Happy
New York
Mrs Martha L Davidson Rosedale resident dies in Henderson
Mrs Martha L Davidson, former Rosemary resident, died at her Henderson home on Tuesday. Her remains were brought back for interment in the family cemetery Wednesday afternoon, with Rev E N Harrison of the Methodist Church officiating. Her daughter Miss Hattie Davidson and son Frank Davidson accompanied the body. She was sixty eight years old and had lived in Rosemary for several years before moving a year ago to her new home. She had a wide circle of friends who mourn her passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha L. Davidson
Rosemary
Henderson
E. N. Harrison
Methodist Church
Hattie Davidson
Frank , Davidson
Robinson and Sauls Wed in Rosemary Home
Miss Sallie Sauls of Jackson and Mr James Henry Robinson of Rosemary were married during the holidays by Rev Mr Carter at his Rosemary home. They will make their home in Rosemary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Sauls
Jackson
James Henry Robinson
Rosemary
Mr. Carter
New School Auditorium to Open Next Thursday
The new Junior-Senior High School Auditorium near readiness will open Thursday with Douglas Fairbanks in The Three Musketeers. Further shows are scheduled: January 12 The Three Musketeers, January 17 The Caroling Playmakers, January 19 The Taming of the Shrew, February 4 Rip Van Winkle and The Ring and the Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Three Musketeers
Tony Larg
Ring and the Rose
Mrs Martha E Vincent Dies After Illness At Fifty Four
Mrs Martha E Vincent of South Rosemary died Wednesday December 28 after several weeks illness. Aged fifty four. She is survived by John Robert Dan and Chas Vincent and by her husband David W Vincent. Funeral services were held at home Thursday afternoon by Rev R L Topping of Edward North Carolina and burial is Cedarwood Cemetery. Mrs Vincent was held in high esteem and beloved by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha E. Vincent
South Rosemary
Messrs
John
Robert
Dan
Chas. Vincent
David W. Vincent
R. L. Topping
Edward, N. C
Cedarwood Cemetery
Smith Hockaday wedding at South Rosemary home
Miss Hettie B Hockaday and Mr Walter W Smith wed at the bride’s South Rosemary home on December 27 with Rev A G Carter officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hettie B. Hockaday
Walter W. Smith
South Rosemary
Rev
A. G. Carter
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Fannie Marks
Westhampton
M. W. Lanford
Anderson, S. C
Melba
Lynchburg
E. R. Thomas
Richmond
John Sale
Macon
Mesdames Boyd
Marvin Grant
Littleton
Fred Peck
C. W. Graham
C. M. Everett
J. T. Chase
Man of
the Forest
Atchison Globe
Wilmington
N. C
Nancy Bella Stainback
E. L. Stainback
Jackson Street
R. L. Bishop
Forest City
C. C. Crank
White Sulphur Springs
Cecil J. Crank
J. R. Jinnett
Beaufort
R. W. Cordon
Pla
All Saints Church
Mes
Katherine Webster
Roanoke Avenue
Citizens Bank
Carolina
Johnson
Powelltown
Tom Pepper
Johnie Medlin
Garner
Parent-Teacher Association
L. G. Shell
Will Upchurch
Louisburg
C. E. Crymes
Bertha Cox
Peace Institute
B. T. Meacham
W. F. Horner
Louise Alford
Joe W. Taylor
Oxford
Mary Sherwood
Atlanta
Charlie Spencer
University of North, Carolina
Magaret Hodges
Starr
M. D. Butler
Nancy Leach
WW. Allen
Rockingham
William Mountford
Yonkers
P. L. Harding
HE. Brantley
Garysburg
Z. B. Story
Davidson
Wade Dickens
W. N. Kirkland
T. W. Mullen
J. W. Smoot
D. P. Wike
L. N. Taylor
Royal Arch Masons
Thos
M. Jenkins
Kitchin-Travis
Monroe Jenkins
Allen C. Zollicoffer
Philadelphia
R. W. Pool
E. Lynn
Alfred Martin
Gordonsville
A.B. Matthews
Jennie Mann Clark
William Towe
C. F. Eaton
George M. Moore
Annie Taylor
Chas, H. Tracell, Jr
Dp, Wike
Charlotte
Bertha Reid
Winnabow
Frank L. Nash
Little Duce
Lumberton
Annie Lambe
Siler City
Hattie Fox
Clement Reid
Palmer Springs
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