Local Halifax items highlight weddings and visits
Names list shows Mr. Wg and Miss Caroline Men marrying in Stafford last Saturday. Several residents, including J. M. Jackson, H Hancock, Marjorie Mendenhall, and families, journeyed to Richmond Rocky Mount Greensboro and Spencer. Locals like C S Stannage and J R W Barnes return home as others travel for illness and meetings in Raleigh Tarboro Kenley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesdames
J. M. Jackson
Hancock
Marjorie Mendenhall
Rocky Mount
T. W. M. Long
F. G. Jarman
Lewis ‘Taylor
E. H. Ricks
W. Wg
Caroline
Stafford
C.S
Stannage
Irs
B. Marks
Ila
Greensboro
Honor Roll and Jail Escape Reported in County News
The article lists honor roll names from Central School and reports three colored prisoners escaping after attacking Jailer Richards at Halifax jail. Howard Clay aided by closing a spring lock prevented further escapes. Willie Lomax, Togie Lynch, and Willie Wright were the escapees with Lomax recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richards
Trusty
Halifax
S. A. Richards
Howard Clay
Willie Lomax
Togie Lynch
Willie Wright
Clay
Inamorata
Littleton
Durance
Lomax
Lynch
Wright
Seaboard Air Line
Weldon
Light docket in Recorder's Court highlights minor offenses
A light week in Recorder's Court saw John Loney and Mary Wyche colored charged with a statutory offense moved to Halifax jail in bond of 100 dollars each. Alex Walden and Marsiah Jones colored charged, bonds of 100 and 50 dollars. Coleman drunk and disorderly paid 10 dollar fine. Noah and Laura Pierce dismissed after paying costs. W H Birdsong donated a pillar and costs for sidewalk bicycle use. Willie Newsome accused of fatto given night to find another place to rent. Thomas Lynch sidewalk bicyclist paid 1 dollar and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recorder’s Court
John Loney
Mary Wyche
Halifax
Alex Walden
Marsiah Jones
Coleman
Noah
Laura Pierce
W. H. Birdsong
E Willie Newsome
Thomas Lynch
THINGS TO FORGET A Poem About Secrets and Scandal
A reflective poem advises forgetting damaging secrets about a tall leader and a hidden skeleton in a closet. It warns that revealing such truths would bring grief, sorrow, and lasting dismay, and would darken joy for any person.
Moncure Long Wedding at Aquia Church
Miss Caroline Clarkson Moncure wed Willie J. Long at Old Aquia Church in Stafford County Virginia. The ceremony featured bride Virginia Moncure as maid of honor, music by Miss Wheeler and Miss Baseler, a buffet reception, and a dance with a jazz band at Quantico Marine Barracks before departure for a wedding tour in Washington and Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Aquia Church
Stafford County
Virginia
Caroline Clarkson Moncure
R. C. L. Moncure
Wilie J. Long
Garysburg
North Carolina
L. N. Taylor
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Virginia B. Moncure
James Ashby
Frank P. Moncure
Henry W. Moncure
Louis A. Moncure
William L. Long
Miss Wheeler
Falmouth
Miss Baseler
Loehngren
R. A. Moncure
Stafford
A. J. Pyke
H. W. Moncure
M. Pickett Waller
Wm.Wight
Misses Wheeler
Quantico
Marine Barracks
I. G. Jarman
E. H. Ricks
Roanoheids
N.C
G. K. Bur
Petersburg
Enc Tong
Roanoke Rapids Hosts Madame Lipkowska Soiree
Dr and Mrs Job Taylor entertain Madame Lydia Lipkowska and Mr Wm Salter with a formal reception in Le Chateau Roanoke Rapids featuring a performance by Lipkowska and piano by Norma Shaw. Welden orchestra provided music and refreshments were served to about 150 guests. The News and Observer praised Lipkowska's artistry and noted her famed opera career and planned future appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Lipkowska
Norma Shaw
Weldon
The
News and Observer
Lydia Lipkowska
New York
Metropolitan
Chicago Grand Opera
Job Taylor
Roanoke Rapids
le Chateau
United States
Imperial Opera House
Petrograd
Vienna
Berlin
Monte Carlo
Brussels
Paris
London
Chicago
Chicago Opera Co
Scouts Attend Church First Sunday Service Jan 29
Scouting groups will attend church in body for the first time this Sunday at eleven o'clock at the Episcopal Church. Scouts will form in double file at the curb with Pine Cone Goldenrod Red Rose Oak and Boy Scout troops. Girl Scout Contest Week Two shows Pine Cone 1st patrol 166 points and Goldenrod 6th patrol 274 points with leaders Maude Jones Corrine Marks and Beulah Kidd among top scorers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Taylor
Episcopal Church
Pine Cone
Goldenrod
Red Rose
Oak
Boy Scouts
Pine Cone Troop
Maude Jones
Goldenrod Troop
Corrine
Red Rose Troop
Beulah Kidd
Mrs Gatsey Edmondson Dies Suddenly at 53
Mrs Gatsey D Edmondson died suddenly Wednesday at 4 am at her daughter Mrs Claude Whitfield's home after ten years in the area. She leaves two children, Mrs Whitfield and son Robt B Edmondson. Funeral was Thursday at 8 pm in Mr Whitfield's home, Rev Lewis N Taylor officiating. Interment Cedarwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Whitfield
Lewis N. Taylor
Cedarwood Cemetery
Jewish Relief Week Proclaimed by North Carolina Governor
Governor Cameron Morrison designates February 6 to 19 as Jewish Relief Week in North Carolina. The proclamation urges newspapers and churches to publicize the effort and encourage congregations to contribute to relief for destitute Jews in Europe amid widespread suffering. The document is dated January 16, 1922, Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Cameron Morrison
North Carolina
Jone
Raleigh
Incomplete Governing Notice on Spittle Larva Terminology
The fragment discusses terms for spittle produced by insect larvae including spittle, cuckoo spit and toad spit. It references a governor and private secretary as the issuing authority, but the text is garbled and ends abruptly with a broken description of juice extraction.
With the Churches All Saints Church Roanoke Avenue
Parish notices list Rev. Lewis N. Taylor as rector and Mrs. Katherine Webster as parish worker at All Saints Church on Roanoke Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Katherine Webster
Roanoke Avenue
Why You Should Be An Active Church Member
A church appeal urges active membership and describes the church as the Kingdom of Righteousness. It emphasizes personal commitment, informs of services for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, including 7 30 A M Communion and 9 45 A M Bible classes, plus a 7 30 P M service and a Thursday Candlemas Holy Communion at 10 A M. It invites all to All Saints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fit
Son of God
Caswell
All Saints
Presbyterian Church Schedule and Officers
Reverend Stanley White pastors the church with Lucy Crisp as organist and J. H. Harrison as superintendent. Sunday School at 10:00 A M. Morning service 11:00 A M. Christian Endeavor 6:45 P M. Evening service 7:30 P M. Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Rip Van Winkle Marionettes at High School Auditorium
Tony Sarg puppets of Rip Van Winkle appear at the Junior Senior High School on Saturday afternoon February 4 under school auspices. Eight actors operate six hundred strings to bring Captain Hudson Half Moon Rip Van Winkle and friends to life with scenes of sailing treasure and woodland illusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Sarg
Rip van Winkle
Washington Irving
Joseph Jefferson
George Mitchell
Captain Hudson
Rip
Nicholas Vedder
Derrick van Bummel
Little Judith
Rabbit
Pig
Hudson
Rosemary Personal and Local Items Highlights Visitors and Events
Rosemary notes list residents and visitors including Wade Dickens Weldon J R Sykes Norfolk B G Smith Raleigh Charles R Barkley Alberta Virginia R E Satterwhite Henderson funeral for Mrs Smith Brunswick County Miss Sue Wright Charlotte Annie Belle Williams Sanford Robert Floyd Brunswick County Virginia Willie Floyd in town R C Stockwell Raleigh Annie Medlin Rocky Mount E Falkner Henderson A G Carter Wilson B Y P U meeting Helen Brown Lillie George Rev Carter visit Rev Harrison E N Harrison J E Nelson Henderson Raymond Wrightmeyer Suffolk Virginia L L Johnson Chester Pa May funeral for Emmette D Rooker Baltimore 1:45 AM Franklinton Saturday Rose mary Baptist and Methodist events and church visitations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H.chesson
Henderson
Rosemary
R. H. Gay
South Carolina
T. M. Dodson
Richmond
Sue Wright
Charlotte
W. P. Simpson
Raleigh
Annie Belle Williams
Sanford
Annie Medlin
Rocky Mount
E. Falkner
A. G.carter
Gilbert Brown
Helen Brown
Hubert Lowder
Lillie George
Wilson
R.J. Turner
Alice Virginia Poe
A. G. Carter
D. 8. Smith
Major Evans
J. M. Pleasant
John Shell
Fortress Monroe
G. £. Shell
J. E. Nelson
Raymond Wrightmeyer
Suffolk
L. L. Johnson
Chester
J. F. May
Emmette D. Rooker
Baltimore
Franklinton
R. T. Smith
D. E. Barclay
Asheville
S. E. Mercer
Rosemary Methodist Church
E. N. Harrison
Jackson Street
Geo. W. Coggin
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Anoke Ae
Is A Ani
C. E. Murray
Spencer
Sadie Marks
J. R. W. Barnes
Scotland
Town
John Cranwell
Tarboro
E. J. Coltrane
Missie S. Workman
J.T. Barnes
Kenley
IOR
Josephine Hege Ee
Oth Fee
Lou Jackson
le—Mattie Askew
Na Freeman
Helen Jenkins
Johnson
Wilber Davenport
Sam Jones
Odell
Ivey Crouch
Crutchfield
Arnie Lewrner
Lois Akers
Sarah Ins
Alton Gossett
Eugene Cannon
Pearlie Istriecke
Ilaae Emma Smith
Thy Welch
Gladys Fields
Allen
Louise Jon Taylor
Ruby Shell
Or Webster
Vergilia Lyerly
Central School
Miss Williams
Dorothy Crutchfield
Ird
Miss Herring
Ollie Powell
Katie Odom
Margie Collier
Virgina
John Draper
Gilbert
Miss Bowers
Horace Freeman
Ed Crutchfield
Recorder's Court
Long - Moncure
Mrs
Mme. Lipkowska
Mrs. Gatsey D. Edmondson
Wm. H .Richardson
Terest
Robert Floyd
Brunswick County
Willie Floyd
R.C. Stockwell
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