Widening and surface treatment planned for First Division highways
Commissioner Carroll Wilson of Roanoke Rapids approved widening and resurfacing on US Route 158 in Northampton County from Garysburg to Jackson, and on NC Route 32 from Sunbury to the Virginia line, plus NC Route 42 from Pinetops to the Wilson County line. Additional re treatment projects include several state and county roads across Chowan Martin Northampton Dare Perquimans and others with varying mileages.
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Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids
Northampton County
Garysburg
Jackson
Gates County
Sunbury
Virginia State Line
Edgecombe County
Pinetops
Wilson County
Chowan
Edenton
Martin County
Robersonville
Pitt County
Seaboard
Dare County
Kitty Hawk
Perquimans
Hertford
Bethel
Valhalla
Rocky Hock
Highway Officials Spend Fourth At Nags Head
Chairman Ben Prince of the State Highway and Public Works Commission and Mrs Prince will spend the 4th at Nags Head visiting the Southern Albemarle Road Association at Columbia for a luncheon and business session. They will attend The Lost Colony opening at Fort Raleigh with Senator Brad Fearing and then inspect ferries and bridges visiting road delegations from Dare Currituck Camden and Pasquotank counties.
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Ben Prince
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Prince
Carroll Wilson
Red” Powell
Commission
Nags Head
Southern Albemarle Road Association
Columbia
Brad Fearing
Fort Raleigh
Dare
Currituck
Camden
Pacquotank Counties
Local Births Reported This Week at Hospital
Among babies born this week at the local hospital a girl arrived to Mr and Mrs Wyche Land on July 2 and another girl to Mr and Mrs B A Ange on July 1. Dr and Mrs M C Maddrey were visitors in Richmond Wednesday.
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M. C. Maddrey
Richmond
Work Begins On Rosemary Cafe Expansion In Roanoke Rapids
Construction has started on a new Rosemary Cafe building at 1011 Roanoke Avenue. The 140 ft by 25 ft structure will front Roanoke with a glass facade and seat 175, plus a private 65-seat dining room. Completion is expected mid September. Fred Forest and Company hold the contract.
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Roanoke Avenue
Rosemary
John Carras
City
Fred Forest and Company
Carras
Imperial Theatre
Roanoke Rapids
Washington, D. C
Scranton
Cotton Blooms Reported Across Local Farms
The Herald notes rapid cotton bloom this season with reports from J & Shaw for Dr Bahnson Weathers and W A Thorne on route 1 six miles from the city on June 22. L F Rook on route 1 reports a nice stand and a bloom from Monday last. Mrs M L Walker on Star Route two miles west of Gaston shows first bloom tended by Jessie Squire, a Negro worker.
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Herald
J. & Shaw
Bahnson Weathers
W. A. Thorne
L. F. Rook
M. L. Walker
Gaston
Jessie Squire
Visitors in Virginia and Greenville Families
Mr and Mrs W W Campbell of Greenville S were guests of their daughter. Mrs F W Haynie Mesdames Joe Williams Junius Barrett Paul Ray and Miss Christine Drewitt were visitors in Richmond Wednesday.
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W. W. Campbell
Greenville, S
F. W. Haynie
Mesdames
Joe Williams
Junius Barrett
Paul Ray
Christine Drewitt
Richmond
Negro Boy Killed in Highway Crash Near Henderson
A multi victim wreck involving a party of African Americans traveling from New York to Miami ends with wreck details from a hospital bed. Witness Carrie Hill describes the car overturning after colliding with a truck driven by Ellerbe. Chute and Wy onette Bowe die. Coroner and highway patrolman investigate. a verdict pending.
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Eral
Wyonette Bowe
Chute
Lee Boy
Florida
Ellerbe
Henderson
R. E. Davis
Warren County
Fatal crash leaves four victims. whiskey smell cited
Witnesses say a vehicle crashed into a truck trailer as a Warrenton undertaker prepared four bodies and a local undertaker awaited the Lee boy’s relatives. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
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Bowe
Warrenton
Lee Boy
Out-of-Town Patients Visit Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Roanoke Rapids Hospital treated a list of out-of-town patients this week including Miss Georgia Burnett of Broadnax Virginia Mrs. R J Bennett Conway Mrs. R J Foster Seaboard Mrs J A Haskins Littleton Mrs J W Norwood Garysburg Roy Garland Pruden Seaboard Miss Virginia Pike Littleton Mrs F A Smith Broadnax Virginia Mrs Sadie Warren Murfreesboro and Miss Mary Whitehead Pleasant Hill.
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Georgia Burnett
Broadnax
R. J. Bennett
Conway
R. J. Foster
Seaboard
J. A. Haskins
Littleton
J. W. Norwood
Garysburg
Roy Garland Pruden
Virginia Pike
F. A. Smith
Sadie Warren
Murfreesboro
Mary Whitehead
Pleasant Hill
Mrs Thelma McNeil Visiting Sister in Durham
Mrs Thelma McNeil of Durham is the guest of her sister Mrs G L Story.
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Thelma McNeil
Durham
G. L. Story
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Johnny Newell
Helen Peoples
John Armstrong
Sment
Griffin Drug CO
Griffins
Kodak Supplies
Polaroid
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