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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1940

Page

5

Weldon Credit Association to Host Jan 23 Meeting

Indications point to a large crowd at the Weldon Production Credit Association annual stockholders meeting set for January 23 in Jackson North Carolina at the courthouse. W E Smith of Scotland Neck NC president says a new and instructive program has been arranged with plans for a brief address by a Production Credit Corporation of Columbia representative. The association serves Halifax and Northampton counties providing short term credit for general agricultural and livestock needs to members.

Weldon Production Credit Association Jackson N. C Court House W. E. Smith Scotland Neck Production Credit Corporation of Columbia Halifax Northampton

Permits Issued In City Total 60 For 1939

Sixty building permits were issued by Building Inspector Henry Fitts in 1939 totaling about 190 928. Forty eight were for residences with costs 113 928, nine for businesses 16 300, two for industries 49 000, and one church 12 000. Repairs occurred on four residences, two garages, two additions, and one servants house. Three business permits were for repairs and the two industry permits were for additions. The church permit covered a Sunday School building. List of home builders includes T B Glover N M Hockaday C S Thompson and others.

Henry Fitts T. B. Glover N. M. Hockaday C. S. Thompson Roland Johnson H. J. Horne Marion Hudson Winfield Crew, Jr James A. Stevens P. C. Luter C. O. Bray Kate Langston T. O. Corbitt T. S. Perkinson M. C. Newsome H. M. Stokes Paul Etheridge W. T. Alford Edward L. Byrd Julian Bell J. H. Summerell S. N. Graham J. E. Tickle T. D. Parker Myrtle Hatfield F. L. Price

Crashing Society at Gaston High Jan 12

The faculty of Gaston High School presents the comedy Crashing Society on January 12 at 8:00 p.m. A newly rich family tries to join New York high society as they host an expensive home and mingle with aristocrats under the eye of an English butler. Cast includes Adam Dunnigan Elsie Perry T O Briant Rufus Gray Marguerite Christabel Mia J D Shearin and Robt Louis Shaw.

Gaston High School New York City Adam Dunnigan Elsie J. E. Perry T. L. O’briant Rufus Gray Marguerite Christabel Mia J. D. Shearin George Robt Louis Shaw

Roanoke Rapids High School Basketball Schedule 1940

Roanoke Rapids high school announces boys varsity and junior squads and girls schedule for 1940. Ten varsity games in the Northeastern Conference and eleven doubleheaders with boys and girls or varsity and junior matchups listed across January to March.

Roanoke Rapids Washington Kinston Littleton Emporia Greenville Rocky Mount Tarboro Goldsboro Elizabeth City

New Electrician Joins E. W. Smith Inc In Roanoke Rapids

R. A. Gantt formerly of Louisburg has joined E. W. Smith Inc as an electrician. He started the new duties at the beginning of the week after stints at Rainer's Radio Shop in Louisburg. He plans to move his family to Roanoke Rapids when housing is found.

R. A. Gantt Louisburg E. W. Smith, Inc Gantt Rainer Roanoke Rapids

Manry and Gray announce Roanoke Rapids nuptials in Emporia

Florence Manry and James Norris Gray wed in Emporia Virginia at 9 15 in the Clerk of Court office. Attending the ceremony were George Hubbard Daisy Hubbard Ora Love John Manry and Vergie Manry.

John Manry Roanoke Rapids Florence James Norris Gray Emporia George Hubbard Daisy Hubbard Ora Love John Vergie Manry

Marriage of Ethel Mae Turnage to Ronald Coker in Emporia

Weldon couple announce the marriage of their daughter Ethel Mae Turnage to Ronald Coker of Pleasant Hill son of Mr and Mrs Roland Coker of Roanoke Rapids on Sunday December 24 1939 in Emporia Virginia at home.

R. M. Turnage Weldon Ethel Mae Ronald Coker Pleasant Hill Roland Coker Roanoke Rapids Emporia

Rook-Rook Announces Daughter’s Marriage to Hubert Rook

Mrs Ida Rook announces the marriage of her daughter Eugenia Viola to Hubert Linford Rook on Sunday December 31 1939.

Ida Rook Eugenia Viola Hubert Linford Rook

Dan Cupid Loses Prestige In Co

The Halifax County Register of Deeds reports a drop in marriage licenses from 347 in 1938 to 239 in 1939, a decline of 108. The drop indicates Cupid’s influence waned in the county during the year.

Dan Cupid Office of the Register of Deeds Halifax County Cupid

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