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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1935

Page

6

Local Socials Connect Weldon Friends and Relatives

Mrs G W Keeter spent Sunday in Winston-Salem with friends. Miss Hazel Neville visited her grandmother in Enfield last week. Mrs Ashby Dunn of Scotland Neck visits her mother. Miss Sarah Elizabeth Willey of Enfield visits her aunt. Miss Loraine Crusenberry of Rocky Mount visits her aunt for some time. Mrs T O Hurst of Petersburg and daughter Phyllis spend Monday with sister. Miss Estelle King spent Monday at Ocean View. Lassie Neville of Enfield visited Hazel Neville and Janet Rawlings. Ruby Newman of Clinton visited Janette Robinson last week. Mr and Mrs WW Hudson visited Tarboro last week. Anna Harrington, Mrs Helen Harrington and Thomas Draper with R B Harrington spent Friday in Richmond. Mr C G Tilghman returned from London Ohio. Tilghman family to remain in Ohio.

Ashby Dunn Scotland Neck Walter Daniel Sarah Elizabeth Willey Enfield H. M. Neville Loraine Crusenberry Rocky Mount S. D. Knight T. O. Hurst Petersburg Phyllis S. J. Kee Estelle King London Ohio

Town Talk Gossip Mixed With Rail Regulation Debate

Local notes recall visits in Goldsboro Murfreesboro and Durham while a political column argues for uniform nationwide transport regulation. The piece contends subsidies to highways and waterways distort competition and calls for equal rules for all transit modes including boats trucks buses ships and airplanes.

Local Railways and The South The Future of Seaboard

The article discusses rail car capacity near 125000 pounds and ongoing service improvements with lower freight rates. It connects Seaboard Railway prospects to South development, urging restoration of basic industries, employment, and purchasing power to end the depression, citing 1926 and 1933 railroad employment and spending figures. It notes heavy railroad bond defaults and regulation of rail business as factors to address.

Seaboard South

Card of Thanks for Mrs. Anne Woodroof

The Pruden family expresses sincere thanks to friends for kindness during Mrs. Anne Woodroof's illness and death and appreciates the floral offerings from many supporters.

Anne Woodroof Paul Pruden & Family

Notice of Absolute Divorce Action in Halifax County

The defendant Cyrus Williams Wood is named in an action in the Halifax County Superior Court seeking an absolute divorce on statutory grounds. He must appear at the Clerk of Superior Court in Halifax within 30 days to answer or demur. failure to respond may result in relief to the plaintiff. Dated June 17, 1935. A. L. Hux, Clerk of Superior Court, Halifax County, N. C.

Cyrus Williams Wood Halifax County Halifax North Carolina Superior Court A. L. Hux N. C WBA

Mrs J J Williams and Family Visit Appleton Wis

Mrs J J Williams and her children Jack Ann George and Margaret left Saturday for a visit to relatives in Appleton Wisconsin.

J. J. Williams Jack Ann George Margaret Appleton Wis

Notice of Sale of Roanoke Rapids Lots Paragon Devel

Trustee will sell at 12 00 M on Saturday July 27 1935 at the Post Office Door Roanoke Rapids Halifax County North Carolina the four Roanoke Avenue parcels Lots 112 114 116 118 fronting 25 feet each and 140 feet deep shown on Roanoke Rapids Power Company map Plat Book 1 pages 11 12 13 14 to satisfy a deed of trust dated March 25 1929 recorded Book 390 page 452 Halifax County Register of Deeds. R Hunt Parker Trustee Long Crew attorneys 4t L&C 7-18

Noralk Paragon Development Company, Inc Office of the Register of Deeds Halifax County North Carolina Roanoke Rapids N. C Roanoke Avenue Roanoke Rapids Power Company Office of the Register of Deeds Roanoke Avenue Development Company R. Hunt Parker Long & Crew L&c

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Weldon News G. W. Keeter Winston-Salem Hazel Neville B. F. Willey Sara Gurley Goldsboro J. E. Kirk Chowan College Murfreesboro Lloyd Allen Betsy Graham R. P. Daughtry Auburn Daughtry Durham Robert Hudson Naomi Floyd Jenkins Marshall Melvin Silas Baggett Ruby Baggett Sampson County New London EB. I. Turner Geo Turner Edward Turner Richmond J. A. Lipscomb Vincent Washington Raleigh Seaboard Air Line Charlotte News Ment Temple Garden TEA Lipton’s Quarter Duke M. D. Collier Mer Grocery Market Roanoke Rapids, N. C Lelia Savannah Wood
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