Pleasants Hill Youth Killed in Virginia Car Crash
Wilson Webb 19 of Pleasant Hill died in a head on collision at Skippers Virginia about 10:45 last night. Freddie Cox of Emporia died in the crash. Webb’s parents and siblings survive. Cox’s wife and two sons survive. No blame assigned. truck driver and witness described the scene.
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Wilson Webb
Pleasant Hill
Skippers
Freddie Cox
Chevrolet
Emporia
Webb
Cox
Virginia
F. W. Webb
Raleigh Gold Glove night ends in triple tie
Three teams tied on 37 points each in Raleigh Gold Gloves action. Johnny Las siter defeated Reid of the Ninth Division Fort Bragg by unanimous decision, giving the Raleigh Boxing Club nine wins in ten starts. Henry Lyles did not fight tonight.
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Raleigh Golden Gloves
Johnny Lassiter
Reid
Fort Bragg
Raleigh Boxing Club
Roa- Inoke Rapids
Johnny
Henry Lyles
Scouts Plan Program For Kiwanis Club
The Boy Scouts in the city plan a Kiwanis Club program during Boy Scout Week February 9 through 15. All city troops are expected to take part and a father son banquet may be staged during the week according to Clyde Liske. Further details will be announced later.
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Boy Scouts
Kiwanis Club
Clyde Liske
Liske
Roanoke Rapids Herald Impresses in Raleigh Golden Gloves Night Two
At ten tonight the Raleigh Golden Gloves second night featured Roanoke Rapids Herald boxers winning three more bouts after four wins yesterday. Dewitt Babson KO'd Beely Morris of Fort Bragg in round one. Jack Turner won by decision over Paul Luper. Walter Brown also won by decision over F K Kosak. Local fighters Henry Lyles Bob Moore J D Wells and Johnny Lassiter were set to box later.
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Roanoke Rapids
J. T. Brown
DeWitt Babson
Phil Hux
Henry Lyles
Hux
Lyles
Brown
Babson
Raleigh
Johnny Lassiter
Walter Brown
Rocky Mount
J. D. Wells
Jack Turner
Bob Moore
Lonnie Blackwelder
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Beely Morris
Fort Bragg
Paul Luper
F. K. Kosak
Local Roanoke Rapids Boxers Clinch Early Wins
Win 4 Loser Bob Moore decision over Spencer Adams of Colerain boosts Roanoke Rapids team to eight straight wins in the Raleigh Golden Gloves second round. J D Wells loses by technical knockout to Louis Casa of Fort Bragg in the same round. Roanoke Rapids has nine fights with one loss so far. Henry Lyles and Johnny Lassiter were scheduled to fight, with Lonnie Blackwelder reporting an eighth win and a first loss.
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Bob Moore
Spencer Adams
Colerain
Raleigh
J. D. Wells
Louis Casa
Fort Bragg
Roanoke Rapids
Henry Lyles
Johnny Lassiter
Lonnie Blackwelder
The
Herald
Halifax Grand Jury Reports 1392 Tax Dodgers To Court
Halifax County Grand Jury submits tax listing and identification findings to Superior Court. The panel notes county office conditions and bus safety checks, highlighting faulty school buses and the need for repairs and enforcement actions.
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Halifax County
George Pappendick
Roanoke
Justices of the Peace
Highway Patrol
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James Pittman
Garysburg
Vernon Sykes
Pittman
Jasper Rease
Bernon Lee
John Henry Brown
Rease
Ernest Lee Brown
Missisippi
Brigman
Golden Gloves
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