Right of suffrage for North Carolina women urged
The North Carolina General Assembly should ratify the Anthony Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Women have long fulfilled their duties in peace and war and deserve voting rights to protect their interests. The piece argues that taxation without representation is tyranny and calls on the Democratic party to uphold equal justice, urging swift ratification and noting several states have already acted. Also lists Rosemary local society notes and a court case over a marriage license to a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Anthony
John Ingalls
Union
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
W. M. S. Observes Week of Prayer at Roanoke Rapids Church
The Ladies of the W. M. S. at Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church held a week of prayer and mission study last week. Starting Sunday the 11th, meetings occurred in various homes with a different director each day. Engagement and fervor grew daily, with several speakers noting a revival spirit.
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Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church
Crowder Purnell Wedding Unites Patterson Mills Couple
Last Wednesday Rev. R. L. Topping joined Spurgeon Purnell and Marin Crowder in marriage at Patterson Mills Village. The ceremony united a local couple in a church wedding, with guests and family celebrating the union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L
Topping United
Holy Wedlock
Spurgeon Purnell
Marin Crowder
Patterson Mills Village
Snipes and Wright Wed in Rosemary Ceremony
Miss Florence Snipes and Kenneth Wright were united in marriage by Rev. R L Topping at the home of J W Rook near Rosemary in a surprise ceremony. The couple, listed on the First Christian Church constituency, departed for Virginia after the vows as friends wish them prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Shaw
R. L. Topping
Florence Snipes
Kenneth Wright
J. W. Rook
Rosemary
Wright
First Christian Church
Virginia
Aurelian Springs Canning Club Reorganizes and Recipes
The Aurelian Springs Canning Club restructured on January 15, planning a year of foods and cooking studies. South Rosemary’s class covered salads and sandwiches with Moonnaise dressing. Calvary basketry girls make reed and pineneedle baskets. Included are Graham Pudding and doughnut recipes, Boston Brown Bread instructions, and notes on Parisian snail trade and bird peculiarities with a quirky description of a yellow-breasted warbler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelian Springs Canning Club
South Rosemary
Calvary
Aurelia Springs Welcomes Xmas Bride and Local Weddings
The community greets Mrs Finn Kelly formerly Miss Vaughan of Vaughns as a Xmas bride. Epworth League elects 1920 captains Mr Person Harris and Miss Lillie Bell Carlisle. Miss Annie Mae Brewer wed Mr Moody of Townsville. Pete Warren wed bride. Chas Kelly leaves Mosse business. Dozens join church cleanup and Epworth League plans a Feb 27 play for new church furniture. Lorena Rook weds Jack Shaw at Mr J W Rook home amid farm families of Halifax County.
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Finn Kelly
Vaughan
Vaughn's
Epworth League
Person Harris
Lillie Bell Carlisle
Annie Mae Brewer
Mr. Moody
Townsville
Tabor M. Ef
Ed Liles
Roger Carlisle
Miss Pigg
J. W. Rook
Lorena Rook
Jack Shaw
R. L. Topping
Halifax County
A. Naiman
Kinston
B. Marks
Sarah Marks
Martinsville
Meyer Cohen
Baltimore
FP. W. Majette
State Board of Health
Health Department
Majette
W. D. Tillery
Josephine Tillery
Miss Wooten
Raleigh
Sunday Services and Local Notices at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Church led by Pastor Rev Stanley White and organist Miss Julia Thompson lists Sunday services at 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m with a 10:00 a m Sunday School and midweek choir and prayer meetings. Deputies report community updates, local visits, and pig club results in Halifax County including prize money of 502 for Scotland Neck Pig Club and standout performances by Donald Holliday and Dennis Holliday.
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qWest
Pig Club
Halifax County
F. G. Tarbox, Jr
Scotland Neck Bank
Scotland Neck Pig Club
Shia Bank
Frank Wethersbee
Hobgood
Donald Holliday
Dawson Community
Young Holliday
Donald
Dennis
New Businesses Open in Rosemary Partnership and Mercantile Firm
Two new business concerns will open in Rosemary in February. J. L. Cobb and D. P. Wike form a partnership with capital of 5000 to operate an agents furnishing establishment. Pearson Local Union Store Co. plans general mercantile trade with authorized capital 000, starting with 1000. incorporators are G. L. Powell T. J. Lewis and C. M. Pearson.
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Rosemary
Messrs
J. L. Cobb
D. P. Wike
Pearson Local Union Store Co
G. L. Powell
T. J. Lewis
C.M. Pearson
Eastern Star to Give Brunswick Stew Event
Members of the local Eastern Star chapter will hold a barbecue and Brunswick stew sale on Saturday January 24 starting at noon in the old Weisl D Tillery store. Stew will also be served at the Moose Hall Saturday evening.
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The
Order of the Eastern Star
Brunswick
Weisl D. Tillery
Moose Halls
Methodist Church Service Notice January 11 1920
Sunday School led by WV V Woodruff with superintendent. preaching both morning and evening by the pastor. Prayer meeting at 7 30 Wednesday evening. Full welcome to regulars and strangers at this church. 4h A M.
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Christian Endeavor
R. L
Rosemary and Patterson Mill
V. Woodruff
Ching
Rayer
All Saints Church Episcopal Announces Septuagesima Sunday
All Saints Episcopal, Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, Rector, Beauche Avenue, notes Septuagesima Sunday occurring seventy days before St Paul’s Day. Easter services planned with 9 45 Church School and Adults Bible Class led by T. W. Mullen. Holy Communion at 7 30. The Church with a welcome.
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All Saints Church Episcopal
Lewis N. Taylor
Beauche Avenue
T. W. Mullen
Mosquito Myths Challenged By Doctor Roux Findings
Doctor Roux, once chief physician at a Jerusalem hospital, argues malaria can thrive even with few mosquitoes. From twenty years of field experience across colonies, he notes outbreaks arise in malarial counties regardless of vector abundance and cites soil-borne factors as contributing to transmission.
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Roux
St Louis Hospital
Jerusalem
Mailaria
Yale
Beliefs About World’s End Prediction Across Faiths
The text discusses beliefs about the world's end among Mohammedans and Christians, noting how each group interpreted signs and prophecies. It mentions Muhammad’s Prophet Gabriel and Early Christians expecting near fulfillment, yet history continued with centuries passing.
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Gabriel
Chris Glantey
Tvent
Desu
How to Dry Narrow Neck Bottles and Read a Sun Dial
Instructions describe drying the rim and outside of a narrow neck bottle after washing, then holding it under cold water to ensure it is completely dry. A separate note explains aligning a watch dial with the sun to read the hour hand and locate the numeral NH on the dial.
Halifax Sheriff A H Green Visits Town on Business
Sheriff A H Green of Halifax arrived in town this week for official business, meeting local officials and discussing security matters.
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A. H. Green
Halifax
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Democratic Party of
General Assembly
Fred Peck
Charles Hodges
Atlanta
W. L. Rogers
Suffolk
T. F. Crowder
Norfolk
Margaret Hewitt
Richmond
F. F. Rose
Roxboro
Dr. Justice
Mr. M. M. Morgan
Charlotte
L. A. Danial
T. J. Rook
H. Ricks
J. B. Powell
J. H. Gay
Mr. E. Falkner
Henderson
W. J. Mathis
J. Callahan
Annie Northington
LeCrosse
San Francisco
Phillipines
Honolulu
Japan
A. S. Roberts
New York City
Nancy Johnston
Rowland
J. L. Patterson
Crawford A. Lyerly
Aberdeen
Mr. Lyerly
R. L. Moreland
Ira Holdefield
Willie Farrior
Graham Prince
P. T. Williamson
L. A. Daniel
Roanoke Junction
Joe Long
Ernest
Seaboard
Jack Jordan
Minette Marshall
Virginia Beach
Lee Cooper
Chester Penn
B. P. Cooper
New Methodist Parsonage
T. E. Davis
Marion Crowder
C. B. Feltz
Topping
Snipes
Club News
Smart Restaurante
Paris
Italy
Switswland
Aurelian Springs News
Tumpsie Riggan
Susie Bobbitt
Bobbitt
Cupid
Aven Staid
Pete Warren
Chas. Kelly
Mosse
W. W. Warren
Mack Crawley
Kenansville
Rook
Shaw
Ramos
Raleigh L. Topping
P. C. Duncan
J, Strachan
Clayton
Mrs. B. R. Weeks
Leggett
E. J. Coltrane
Frank Williams
Franklin
Pearl Bain
Nell Thompson
Mr. Basil Glover
Trinity Park
Ed Shell
Victoria, Va
Richard Baird
Glover & Smith
Dallas Reaves
Hancock, Jackson Company
Abe Norinsky
New Yar
Virginia Lewis House
Betty Gray Long
B. A. Telliga
C. A.wyche
J. W. House
Wilson
E.R. Thomas
A. Meeder & Son
Mee
Pigclub
Eastern Star
Eugene C. Few
Roanoke Rapids Herald
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