Leading Citizens Sign Petition Over Bus Franchise in Roanoke Rapids
City leaders and business groups in Roanoke Rapids sign a petition to Seaboard Air Line receivers asking to withdraw protests against a proposed bus franchise. Signers include the mayor and officers of the Roanoke Rapids clubs and merchants association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard Air Line
Railroad
Carolina Coach Company
Roanoke Rapids
Ww. B. Allsbrook
F.C. Williams
J. B. Gurley
McDowell
R. I. Starke
M. W. P. Taylor
Unanimous Bon Roanoke Rapid Vanis Club
W. A. Thorne
F. M. Sherry
Lawrence Stell
H. E. Lee
Julian R. Allsbrook
Bahnson Weathers
John W. Martin
H. S. Loy
T. J. Alford
R. L. Towe
Edw
B. Manning
Roanoxe Rapids Lions Club
H. B. Speight
F. C. Vaughan
T. J. Taylor
Roanoke Rapids Merchants Association
W. P. Taylor
A. N. Martin
Lillian Bell Thorne
Secy.Treas
C. A. Wyche
O. Griffin
Geo. N.taylor
F. D. Wilson
M. D. Collier
Carroll L. Wilson
Local Personals From Town Talk
Miss Muriel Tietelbaum of Baltimore visits Miss Fanny Greenberg this week. Numerous residents visit relatives in Virginia North Carolina and nearby towns. several return from trips to Norfolk Richmond and Kannapolis.
First Cotton Blooms Reported in Northampton Area
Two cotton blooms were brought to the Herald office on July 2 marking the first appearances of the season. Mrs. W. W. Grant Jr. of Northampton County reported the first bloom found on her husband’s farm among tenant crops grown by J. E. Chambliss. The second bloom came from Silas Webb’s farm near Camps Store. Both witnesses noted a promising cotton crop and widespread use of mopping for boll weevils with no weevils yet observed. Last year the Wiley Long farm used the poisonous treatment with good yields where applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
W. W. Grant, Jr
Northampton County
J. E. Chambliss
Silas Webb
Camps Store
Wiley Long
Long
Local visits mark weekend in Rocky Mount and Raleigh
Miss Beaunie Holladay spent the week end in Rocky Mount with Mrs. R. E. Bunn Jr. Mrs. M. F. Edwards and her son Leon returned to Raleigh after two weeks with friends here. Miss Eldine Calloway is visiting her sister Mrs. W. M. Holladay for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Tietelbaum
Baltimore
Fanny Greenberg
Tom McLendon
S. J. Payne
Stuarts Draft
Walter Grooms
Washington, N. C
E. T. Sanders
Mary Sanders
Myrtle Nelson
O. D. Jenkins
Wilmington
Carolina Beach
Geo. W. Davis
Jackson
P. A. Cook
Littleton
Linwood Wright
Concord
J. W. Smith
Naomi Powell
Bud Powell
Philadelphia
T. M. Faison
Millicent Fason
Columbia
S. C
Jay Thompson
Jay, Jr
Richmond
Betty Mae Stainback
Roanoke Rapids
C. L. Harrell
Emporia
Dorothy Barnes
Janie Hasty
L. L. Storey
Moore’s Beach
Maude Bond
Norfolk
Arlene Cooper
Adrian
Patricia
John Archer
R. L. Hasty
Seaboard
W. J. Hasty
Beaunie Holladay
Rocky Mount
R. E. Bunn, Jr
M. F. Edwards
Leon
Raleigh
Eldine Calloway
W. M. Holladay
Red Rock Trucks Ties to Nearby Cities and Fifty-Year History
A fragmented report traces Red Rock Trucks to neighboring cities and notes the firm’s business lineage extending over fifty years under a parent company. The account cites early small-scale beginnings and recent corporate direction shaping current operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe Ie Ceine
Red Rock
Frnteste
No Lynchings For First Six Months 1940
Department of Records and Research finds no lynching record for the first six months of 1940. Findings come from news releases and investigations by residents across several areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Records and Research
Birthday Party for Miss Marjorie Kidd
Miss Marjorie Kidd hosted a Saturday birthday at her Rapids Street home for many friends. Guests included Marjorie Kidd and Janette Kidd, Velver Whitby, Eloise Bryant, Dorothy Miller, Hattie Gray, Betty Etheridge, Phyllis Kirkland, Syretha Inscoe, Louise Inscoe, Billy Dove Lewis, Jo Ann Shearin, Lorene Medlin, Virginia Cooper, Joseph Inscoe, Arnold Lewis, Raymond Bryant, Elton Whitby, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shearin, with Mrs. Raymond Collier and Mrs. Willie Coggsdale aiding refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Kidd
Rapids Street
Janette Kidd
Velver
Mary Jane Whitby
Eloise Bryant
Dorothy Miller
Hattie Gray
Betty Etheridge
Phyllis Kirkland
Syretha
Louise Inscoe
Billy Dove Lewis
Jo Ann Shearin
Lorene Medlin
Virginia Cooper
Joseph Inscoe
Arnold Lewis
Raymond Bryant
Elton Whitby
Andrew Shearin
Raymond Collier
Willie Coggsdale
Miss Kidd
Pleasant family visits span Virginia towns
Mrs. Sallie Mills and daughter Ethel and granddaughter Jean ette Faison are spending this week in Danville Virginia with friends. Miss Ruth Hall of Warrenton spent several days last week with her brother Ben Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Mills
Ethel
Jeanette Faison
Danville
Ruth Hall
Warrenton
Ben Hall
Miss Margaret Taylor Joins Norfolk Water Study Trip
At Old Mill Girl Scout Camp Greensboro N C Miss Margaret Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo N Taylor spent four weeks at the camp with two weekend trips. The Mariners Group twenty one girls and four counselors went by car to Norfolk for a two day water study visiting Jamestown Williamsburg and the Reserve Fleet returning Monday afternoon landing for lunch with Mrs Geo N Taylor before continuing to camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Taylor
Geo. N. Taylor
Old Mill
Greensboro
N. C
Mariners
Norfolk
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Rogers Couple Spend Week in Charlotte
Mr and Mrs Ray Rogers are spending the week in Charlotte visiting relatives and enjoying local sights. They plan to tour museums and attend a charity event while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ray Rogers
Charlotte
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S.A.L
J. B. Barrett
C. W. Bailey
E. T. Manery
Martha Clary
Brunswick
Melvin Dorsey
Lena Dorsey
Joseph W. Norwood
Mocksville
CCC
Viola Norwood
Helen Ray Johnson
Franklin, Va
G. B. Bunn
Bethel
Northampton
I Company of
Georgia
Redee
First Christian Church
Rev
Duke Jones
Cae
HE American Distilling CO
Halifax CO. Fairgrounds
The
Raleigh Racing Association
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