Mayor Recounts Growth In Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids Mayor notes rapid 1939 growth driven by civic-minded residents. Infrastructure upgrades include 5% more paved streets costing 236000 with 45% Federal grant, new paving totaling about 2 more miles, drainage, sidewalks, and street openings. Police focus on traffic, new equipment funded. jail planned for 1940 completion. promotion through World’s Fair advertising.
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W. B. Allsbrook
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke
Jackson St
Hamilton St
Jackson
Hamilton
Vattain
Big Court At Halifax This Week
Halifax County court actions include Albert Flanagan charged with trespass with payment of costs. George Curry charged with bad check. Several defendants from Weldon Roanoke Rapids Littleton and Hollister were found guilty of liquor possession assault tax non support and related charges with sentences or prayers for judgment. Delays and probation terms noted. larceny and drunkenness cases also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Flanagan
George Curry
White
Weldon
Jesse Mayo
James Taylor
Moses Andrews
Jim Brown
Roanoke Rapids
J. S. Hinchey
William Hatfield
Arthur Shelton
Prince Tabron
Norman Alston
Spurgeon Harris
Shack Harrison
Littleton Township
Sydney Collins
Hollister
Halifax County
Guilty pleas and sentencing in local drunken driving cases
A series of guilty verdicts were returned in local court: a white male driver was fined 50 dollars and costs, with a 12 month license revocation. Willie Burgess pled guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and illegal liquor possession and received 4 months on the roads. Claude and James Worsley were convicted of liquor manufacture, each getting 12 months on the roads suspended on costs and monthly appearances for two years. David Willis faced reckless driving charges with a five month voluntary license surrender and a prayer for judgment continued. Adolphus Jones and James Jarrell pled guilty to an affray involving deadly weapons. Jarrell received a two-year period with no criminal stat violations, Jones five months on the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Burgess
Tillery
Claude Worsley
James Osia Worsley
Hobgood
David Willis
White
Weldon
Adolphus Jones
James Jarrell
Littleton
Musical Program At Kiwanis Club Lights Up Ladies Night
Kiwanis Club hosts Ladies Night near Valentine Day with Misses Kent Bentley Jane Gaw and Jane Bland on stage. Bland plays violin Gaw accompanies at piano Gaw and Bentley sing and Bentley performs piano solos South of the Border requested. Dr M S Broun chairs program.
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Kiwanis Club
Kent Bentley
Jane Gaw
Jane Bland
Miss Bland
Miss Gaw
Miss Bentley
M. S. Broun
Kiwanis Minstrel Committee
W. A. Thorne
Monday Bridge Party Hosted by Mrs Zollicoffer
Mrs. Allen Zollicoffer entertained twelve guests at her Jackson Street home for a Monday night bridge club. After six progressions Ruth Transon won the high score prize. a salad course was served. Guests included H S Loy Frank Hawley Howard Pruden Carroll Wilson Julian Allsbrook Rives Manning Ned Manning Scott Benton O Griffin Ruth Transon Elizabeth Bagley and Elizabeth Clark.
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Jackson Street
Ruth Transon
Mrs. Zollicoffer
Mesdames H. S. Loy
Frank Hawley
Howard Pruden
Carroll Wilson
Julian Allsbrook
Rives Manning
Ned Manning
Scott Benton
O. Griffin
Elizabeth , Bagley
Elizabeth Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chockoyette Creek
Saavety
Roanoke Avenue
2Nd
10Th
Ith
Ben
United States
Halifax
Freddie B. Watson
Lillian Williams
Inol
W. J. Harrell, White
Roxobel
Roanoke Rapids Herald and Herald Printing Co
Roanoke Mills Co. Cannery
First Street
Herald
Crumpler
Woodbury
Howe
Pet Sai
Allen Zollicoffer
Fannye
Opposite Peoples Theatre
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
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