Roanoke Rapids Property Auction Under Deed of Trust
Old Dominion Trust Co trustee sets July 12 1921 at 12 30 P M for a public sale in Roanoke Rapids NC of lots 214 and 210 with buildings fronting 40 feet on Jefferson Street and 140 feet deep secured by a deed of trust dated May 26 1919 and recorded June 18 1921. The sale will be at the Roanoke Rapids Power Company office for cash to the highest bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Harris
Jefferson Street
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids Power Company
N. C
Register of Deeds' Office
Halifax County
Old Dominion Trust Co
Notice of Administratrix for J R Matthews Estate
Having qualified as Administratrix of the estate of the late J R Matthews deceased this is to notify all persons holding claims against the said estate to present them to me or my attorney for payment on or before June 10 1922 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery All persons indebted to wid estate shall make immediate payment Mrs Annie May Matthews Administratrix of the estate of J S Matthews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Matthews
Wid
Annie May Matthews
J. St Matthews
Notice of Public Auction of Roanoke Rapids Lots and Buildings
By deed of trust dated November 10 1913 and recorded December 26 1913 in Halifax County North Carolina the trustee will sell on July 12 1921 at 12 10 PM at the Roanoke Rapids Power Company office for cash the described lots fronting Hamilton Street Roanoke Rapids near the town limits to satisfy secured notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Horner
Hamilton Street
Halifax
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Wforesaid
Roanoke Rapids Power Company
N. C
Register of Deeds
Halifax County
J. M. McMurray
The Banker of Scottboro Ends in River Trouble and Courtship
Ned Walters is fired by Scottboro banker Joby White and, after a run of mischance, discovers a wagon load of cash in a bank rear. He foils a bank robbery, is rescued, and learns the banker's daughter Nelle White loves him. Old John White forgives, accepting Ned as a son in law and restoring fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western New Or Union
Joby White
Scottboro
Ned Walters
Scattboro
Ned
Neil
Wify
Nelle White
John White
Remembering Lepper Hughes and Six Day Races at Madison Square Garden
The death of Lepper Hughes recalls the era of six day go as you please races once staged at Madison Square Garden. Crowds packed the dingy arena as runners like Hughes, Paddy Witsgerald, and English champion Charlie Rowell chased large prize money and enduring fame. Rowell’s stocky, rapid stride contrasted with Hughes and Witsgerald, who drew devoted followings during those late nights of endurance racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monel Fayor
Charlie Rowell
Lepper” Hughes
Paddy Witsgerald
Long Island City
Rowell
England
Hughes
New York
Twenty-third Street
Bowery
Bixth Avenue
FUR DERVISHES OF BUCHAREST ARE PICTURESQUE TAXI DRIVERS
A Bucharest scene described as the taxi drivers wearing long black plush coats fur lined and astrakan caps. The piece notes their dignity rivaling priests and claims some drivers belong to a celibate Russian sect while portraying them as the city’s most picturesque figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near East
America
Europe
Russia
Bucharest
Long Pigeon Flight Tests Across North America
The Edmonton Homing club plans a 2000 mile pigeon flight to San Antonio Texas with 40 to 50 birds shipped from San Antonio and handled by W Lees, president of the Edmonton club. The route surpasses the Rome to Liverpool record of over a thousand miles noted by the Brooklyn Bugle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alberta
San Antonio
Tex
Edmonton Homing Club
France Testing New Roads In Rhone Valley
France tries Italian composition pavement in Givors, two miles laid with a cement based mix guaranteed for 16 years. Authorities plan to test competitive road materials as 18,620 of 88,000 miles needing repair after the armistice show great improvement and 2,200 miles fully repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Givors
Paris War Library Collection Grows
The French government has gathered over 100000 volumes and a similar number of pamphlets. A building will be erected with five miles of shelving to house manuscripts photographs and war records. The scale amuses and astonishes, with Princeton University and the University of California noted for strength in war material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Princeton University
University of California
Scientific American
Meek ton on describing a lady's attire in public
The exchange centers on the impropriety of describing what a woman wore when seen on the street. Mr. Meek ton replies that his wife would not consider such a question proper today, noting it would hardly be deemed appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Meekton
Tom
Brown Coal Field Found Near Germany for Riches
A newly discovered brown coal bed in Germany is described as shallow enough for dredging with no need for shattering timbering or heavy machinery. The coal is valued for its high carbon content and water balance, promising potential wealth from the resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
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Glover & Smith Furniture and Undertaking
Ale Morsty
National Loan & Insurance Co
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Oring Rloke
Roanoke Pharmacy Co
Rosemary Drug Company R
Drs. West & Crank Dentists
W. A. Carter
Weldon, N. C
Roanoke
Roanoke Junction, N. C
THE
K. B. Topping
Boston Transcript
United States
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Genteman's
New Jersey
Ific
J. W. Mason
W. L Long
Clark & Clark
Attorneys At Law
Allen C. Zollicoffer
Rosemary, N.C
W. C. Williams
Rosemary, N. C
Roanoke Phanmacy Company
Roanoke Rap'de
A. L. Clark Life and Fire Insurance
W. Wafford Jeweler
J. Reynolds Tobaccs Co
Wieston-Salon, N.C
Pacific
Stevenson
T. R St.Tohnston
Sorghum
Jack
Dad
Willie
Paw
Rowma
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