Community notices and local events fill week’s pages
The Roanoke Rapids Herald details printing deadlines and reminds readers to submit copy early. It reports Aurelian Springs representatives at the Young Tar Heel Association in Raleigh, honors for Young Thorne, and Pittard’s busy state committee work. Also notes Ollie Acree’s no hit no run game and 22 hits for 20 runs by the Junior Legion team, as well as a W P Taylor birth and other local happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Veach
George Thorne
Henry Cook
Leo Pittard
Aurelian Springs
Young Tar Heel Association
Raleigh
Young Thorne
Y Ollie Acree
Fremont
Election party ends in drowning at Fishing Creek
Herbert Sledge aged 50 drowned in Fishing Creek between Hollister and Brinkleyville Sunday after attending a second primary election celebration. A party of friends stopped for a drink, a scuffle occurred, Sledge fell in and refused help. His body was recovered later. party members faced drunkenness charges but were cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Sledge
Fishing Creek
Hollister
Brinkleyville
Sledge
Roanoke Rapids Sends Big Edges in State Races
Unofficial returns show Robert R. Reynolds leading Morrison by 103000 in the state race, while J C B Ehringhaus defeats R T Fountain for governor by under 10000. Major A L Fletcher wins labor commissioner run off by 65000. Reynolds and Fountain dominate Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County in the second primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Reynolds
Morrison
J.C. B. Ehringhaus
R. T. Fountain
Major A. L. Fletcher
Commissioner of Labor
Mitchell wins Register of Deeds in Weldon primary
Meade H. Mitchell of Weldon captured the Register of Deeds seat from Mrs. Elizabeth H. House in the second primary Saturday. The county total was 3,221 for Mitchell and 2,571 for House, a 650 vote margin. Mitchell carried nine of the fifteen precincts, with Roanoke Rapids yielding 1,144 to 632 in his favor. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor and children spent Sunday at Ocean View, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade H. Mitchell
Weldon
Office of Register of Deeds
Elizabeth H. House
Mitchell
House
Roanoke Rapids
Mrs. House
Jim Taylor
Ocean, View, Va
Funeral for Mrs Lula A Vincent Held at Son's Home
Mrs Lula A Vincent aged 75 died at 9 45 a m Wednesday Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at her son Joe Vincent's home on Hamilton Street Rev A P Mustian of Roanoke Rapids Baptist Church led the service She is survived by four sons Joe Robert Henry and Dewey Vincent all of this city and by many grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula A. Vincent
Joe Vincent
Hamilton Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. P. Taylor
Will Taylor
W. P. Taylors
Lafayette Flemming
J. T. Allen
Faucetts Township
Lafayette
Sam Hockaday
Halifax County
Oseneath Club
Scotland Neck High School
Jane McKimmon
Roanoke Rapids Fire Dept
Kiwanis Club
Moses Whitley
Mr. Pearce
Blue Bird
Bingham
Connecticut
Senate
Roosevelt, Garner
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Calvine Mill
Charlotte
L. C. Anderson
Anderson Cross Roads
Relat
Anderson
Halifax Paper Corp
River Mills
Fuller Brush Company
Fountain
Reynolds
John Christopher Blucher Ehringhaus
Cameron Morrison
Old County
Roanoke Rapids No. 1
Halifax
Bob Reynolds
Dick Fountain
Bob
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