Roanoke Rapids Building Boom Leads 1934 Rise in Permits
City building inspector Henry Fitts reports 1934 construction rose by 115 535 over 1933 with 88 permits issued 14 for new builds and 12 for repairs. Major projects included John Smith's store front dwelling and a new educational building while mill towns plan 425 more bathrooms in 1935. A separate item notes Sidney H Kemp of Otisfield Me died after a heart attack while attempting suicide.
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Henry Fitts
Fitts
Inspector Fitts
John Smith
Rose
Roanoke Rapids
666 Liquid Tablets Salve Cold Remedy Card
A compact ad style notice for 666 liquid tablets and 666 salve claiming internal and external use to treat colds. Mentions a complete and effective treatment form across products. Includes no specific dates or organizations.
Birthday Celebration for Miss Aleas Bristow
Miss Aleas Bristow celebrated her 15th birthday at home on Friday night January 4 with a party. Guests included Misses Roxie Brown Eurelia Ricks Mary Norwood Hazel Vaughan Emma Wright Mabel Lassiter Janie Bristow Rena Radcliffe Alease Bristow Louise Norwood Primmie Lee Dorothy Finch and Messrs Bennie Radcliffe Grady Bristow Frank Vaughan Jarvis Taylor Thomas Perkinson. She received many gifts. cake punch and cany were served. The piece ends with unrelated moralizing about rat poison and hell.
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Roxie Brown
Eurelia Ricks
Mary Norwood
Hazel Vaughan
Emma Wright
Mabel Lassiter
Janie Bristow
Rena Radcliffe
Alease Bristow
Louise Norwood
Primmie Lee
Dorothy Finch
Messers
Bennie Radcliffe
Grady Bristow
Frank Vaughan
Jarvis Taylor
Thomas Perkinson
Miss Bristow
Weldon Social Notes Include Trips and Visits
Weldon residents and guests headlined by dances in Emporia and Raleigh visits. Martha Hawkins and Doris Willey joined gatherings, while families from Weldon and nearby towns continued social exchanges with trips to Baltimore Hempstead Texas Richmond and Ashboro. Ruth Hardison hosted a Friday party with peach ice cream cake and candy for a group including Martha Carter Dot Howard Nan Armstead and others.
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Weldon
Ruth Hardison
Martha Carter
Dot Howard
Nan Armstead
Emily Chappel
C. E. Wilks
Buster Blomer
Carmel Gore
George Lewis
Rocky Mount
Ernest Eubanks
Stan West
Roanoke Rapids
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Sidney H. Kemp
Otisfield, Me
Paul Dean
Little Rock, Ark
Dorothy Sandusky
Typewriter Service Co
Aleas Bristow
Heaven
Hell
Weldon News
John Crewe
Emporia
Martha Hawkins
J. A. Hornaday
Lawrenceville
Mesdames Bill Edwards
Eva Bishop
Doris Willey
Hazel Neville
B. H. Parker
J. W. Parker
M. Fried
Ashboro
W. B. Fitzhugh
Raleigh
Helen Harrington
Richmond
Lillie Mae Carter
Hempstead, Texas
R. B. Harrington
Baltimore
W. W. DuPoint
Daughters
Enfield
W. W. DuRant
Grace Green
Washington, D. C
Margaret Green
Period
Lawson
Elizabeth Peabody
Mahoghany
Seth Parker
Rush
Vane
Weldon Furniture Co
North Carolina
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