First National Bank of Roanoke Rapids shows growth in six months
First National Bank of Roanoke Rapids reports a strong six month period ending June 80 with a 4 percent semi annual dividend. Undivided profits of 5000 go to surplus, bringing capital and surplus to 75000, larger than Halifax County peers. J W Taylor elected director and T W M Long elected vice president following J L Patterson’s resignation.
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First National Bank of
Roanoke Rapids
Halifax County
J. W. Taylor
T. W. M. Long
J. L. Patterson
Patterson
Summer School in Chapel Hill proves success for teachers and students
Chapel Hill's University Summer School draws teachers and students from across the state and beyond. Dr Minis lectures on the art of living and thinking, urging vision and self realisation, open minds, discriminating minds, golden mean, and wise emphasis. Dr Patterson welcomes students, praising the home of all universities and noting tributes to Graham and Stancy. Citizens Bank and Trust opens July 1, with local business activity and numerous visits from regional residents marking a bustling town scene.
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University
Minis
Trinity College
Edward Kidder Graham
Dr. Alderman
Patterson
Roanoke Rapids
Pattersons
Graham and
Stancy
Colvin
Bynum Gymnasium
Patterson Store Company
Citizens Bank and Trust Company
Geo. B. Maccubbin
Norfolk
Rosemary
W. B. Powell
Rocky Mount
L. P. Seay
Richmond
W. P. Jenkins
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. B. McLaughlin
B. P. Cooper
Littleton
W. S. Jones
W.E. Froelich
Winston- Salem
M Jenkins
First cotton blossom found this season in Powell field
Mr. Wells D. Tillery reports that tenant Sam Powell mailed him a cotton blossom plucked from Powell's field on June 23. It is, as far as known, the earliest blossom of the season.
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Wells D. Tillery
Sam Powell
Powell
All Saints Church Roanoke Rapids notes and civic talk
All Saints Episcopal Church in Roanoke Rapids holds services led by Rev. Lewis N. Taylor with Sunday School and Bible class at 9:45 and an 11:00 Holy Communion. A social for Sunday School children and parish members is planned tonight at 8:30. The July Community Betterment League meeting featured Mrs. Kate Brew Vaughan praising health laws, infant feeding, fly control, and the need for typhoid precautions, with remarks on legisla tion and infant care.
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Baptist Church
A. O. Moore
Clayton
N. C
Trinity
T. W. Mullen
Community Betterment League
Taylor
Birds
Sweety
Alice Hockaday
Roanoke Rapids
Kate Brew Vaughan
Bureau of
State Board of Health
United States
America
Store Break-In at Hancock-Jackson Company
A Sunday night break-in at Hancock-Jackson Company stores left a glass rear door smashed and a suit of clothes plus $2 in cash missing. Police believe other items may have been taken, noting this is the second offence in two weeks and urging a night policeman.
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Hancock - Jackson Company
Unveiling of Speight Monuments at Poplar Springs Camp
A large Roanoke Rapids crowd attended Sunday afternoon unveiling ceremonies at the local cemetery for the Sovereign H T Speight monument. Woodmen of the World Camp 336 with Birchwood Camp 65 led the event directed by Lov J T Killiebrew. Rev H C Cheffin gave the devotional and oration praising the deceased and the Woodmen motto Dum tacet clamat. Rosemary Concert Band provided music as degree teams appeared in full uniform.
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Poplar Springs
Birchwood
Roanoke Rapids
H. T. Speight
Lov. J. T. Killiebrew
Rosemary Camp
H.C. Cheffin
Rosemary Baptist Church
Cerro Gordo
N.C
Rosemary
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule Update
The Presbyterian Church lists Rev. Stanley White as pastor and Arthur Whiteley as organist. Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m. with no church service on Sunday, and Christian Endeavor meets Monday at 8:30 p.m. Junior Y P. Society gathers Friday at 4:30 p.m.
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Christian Endeavor
Junior Y P. Society
Baptist Church Services Under Pastor Crutchfield
The Baptist Church announces Sunday School at 9 45 A M led by W M Hancock Supt Services at 11 00 A M on the topic The benefits of reading B Y P U at 7 30 P M Julian Allsbrook president and Miss Addie Lipscomb group leader Evening service at 8 30 P M preaching that pleases people Men s Bible Class Tuesday 8 30 Prayer meeting Wednesday
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Hancock
Julian Allsbrook
Addie Lipscomb
Watch For Irish Potato Warts Disease Spread
Irish potato wart, first seen in the United States from European imports in 1912, has been found in 27 towns with gardens infected. A Hazelton laboratory tests resistant varieties and soil treatments as U S Department of Agriculture surveys North Carolina. Report suspicious cases to the county agent or State College of Agriculture.
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United States
Hazelton
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture
Saga
L. E. Wyccum
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Plant Industry
North Carolina
State College of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Where They Go It Wisdom Lurks in Queer Places
A compact note reflects on wisdom found in unlikely venues. It cites a congressman famed for expanding ideas he gathered at the Grocery Store Country Club, suggesting insight emerges from everyday settings and social circles.
Quite 80 The oculist optimistic on money in sight
The oculist is naturally optimistic about earnings while the dentist remains pessimistic, frequently looking down in the mouth. The contrast hints at differing fortunes or perspectives in a brief, quotable exchange.
Hope as Vegetables and Roman Food Traditions
The text describes hops eaten as a vegetable by ancient Romans and Persians, noting the Bey Varians still favor the plant’s tender top shoots to prepare a salad resembling asparagus, highlighting unusual culinary uses.
Resolutions of Respect for Sov W T Snipes
The Birchwood Camp No 55 of the Woodmen announce the death of Sov W T Snipes in South Rosemary on June 22 after a long illness. The lodge extends deep condolences to his family and drapes its charter for 30 days in mourning, noting his faithful service and to be remembered as a sturdy oak.
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Sov
W. T. Snipes
South
Rosemary
Sovereign Snipes
Brotherhood of
Birchwood Camp No
J. M. Taylor
L. B.edmonds
No Compromics and a Footnote of Chance
A fragment recounts a lake weighed down by a heavy load and a man of color in a chromed world. Bem approaches during a moment of chance and distraction as someone treads upon another’s foot in a cryptic game.
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Lake
Bem
Fam
Whee Words
An oblique fragment notes a view on virtue and cooperation, referencing a group’s perception of good amid a flawed or grim scene. The passage hints at social commentary without clear names, dates, places, or events.
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Chapel Hill News
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Prospect
Halifax
Miss Cherry
T. M. Jenkins
J. B. Calhoun
Birmingham, Ala
Margaret Hewit
Beaufort
W. T. Smith
Daytona
Fla
Ruth Fleming
Raleigh
John T. Wilson
Greenville
T. J. Evans
Henderson
Ed. G. Landis
Herson
J. M. Mullen
Petersburg
Chas. P. Wade
Baltimore
H. B. Harrell
H. B. Harrell, Jr
Weldon
L. 8. Cannon
Jos. E. Cox
Atlantic City
Miss Ferguson
Howard Holtzelaw
Charleston
W. Va
Patterson Store
Paragon Grocery Company
Stedman Store Company
L. W. Taylor
Rosemaryo Supply Company
C.F. Ogletree
Clyde Taylor
Rosemary Drug Company
Franklinton
Misa Mildred Hodges
W. C. Williams
Star
S.C
Franklin Powell
Boykins
R. G. Coleman
Fred Peck
Scottish Rite _Masons
Enfield
Willie Wilkinson
Geo.l. Hayes
Charlena Hart
Tarboro
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Sapps
J. B. Craver
Winston-Salem
Episcopal Church
Carpenters
Roanoke Junction
B. Nedder Co
K. B. Topping
Eugene Lehman, Jr
Contillion Club
H. E. Dobbins
Margaret Hewitt
Traynham Wyche
Hayes
A. C. Chattin
the Rosemary Baptist Church
The
Bridge Club
E. W. Lehman
Carlton
Rowe
J. P. Hewitt
Turner Blackman
Duke
W.C. Bass
Durham
Winifred Beckwith
All Saints Church
Lewis N. Taylor
Roanoke Avene
J. W. Cates
J. M. Jackson
Cates
Mr. Clements
Lewis Jones
Hancock-Jackson Company
J. L. Price
Spring Hope
Price
Montgomery Lumber Co
P. C. Duncan
Asheville
Ben Pugh
Vulture
Stanley White
Virginia
TH. Canaday
Bath
J.T. Chase
Philadelphia
Roger Warren
D. M. Clark
W. Humphreys
West Virginia
T. C. Moore
W. P. Vaughn
Telga Barnes
Mary Traynham Wyche
Greensboro
Jessie Brandt
Louise Bain
Lionel Brown
Miss Taylor
Job Taylor
Miss Campbell
D. L. Leslie
Hervey Keene
Suffolk
Mr. Wilson Brantley
Custer
Holland Brantley
Mike Josephson
Marks
Joe Lipscomb
Kinston
Sam Jones
Taylor-Matthews Company
E. M. Story
Franklin, Va
B. Marks
Barnett Norinsky
A. M. Norinsky
Mildred
Ruth Bishop
Savannah
Marie Bishop
Pearl Hamilton
Mattie Baird
Fannie
Annie Taylor
Messrs
Ivey Mahorn
John Hager
H. G. Speight
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