Paving to Start in Weldon and Monument Move
Weldon, July 12. J L Jackson representing F K Kline and Company expects to begin paving Washington Avenue from Second Street to the city limits. A Confederate monument at the 5th Street intersection will be moved to an undecided new site. The rough street has caused many serious accidents, and motorists will benefit from repairs.
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J. L. Jackson
F. K. Kline and Company
Washington Avenue
Second Street
Miss Haywood Elected To Teach At Weldon Grammar School
Miss Ida Vivian Haywood of Weldon has been elected to teach at Weldon Grammar School this year She completed schooling in Weldon and attended college in Greensboro Her teaching career included several years in Murfreesboro and Henderson.
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Miss Haywood
Ida Vivian Haywood
Weldon
Greensboro
Murfreesboro
Henderson
Roanoke Rapids Man Wrecks Car Near Brick Works
Hurbert Furgerson of Roanoke Rapids drove a Ford coupe into a guard rail near Grant's Brick Works at about 7 30 p m Saturday. Police say he was under the influence and he was jailed in Weldon awaiting trial. He escaped serious injury with minor bruises to his arm and shoulder. He was the sole occupant.
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Hurbert Furgerson
Roanoke Rapids
Grant’s
Furgerson
Weldon
Bridge Opens Over Dismal Swamp Canal At South Mills
After months of construction the $100000 cement and steel bridge over the Dismal Swamp Canal at South Mills North Carolina opened for traffic last Thursday July 5. W H Babcock supervised the work for the D F Tyler Construction Company of Norfolk with Stone and Webster. The 75 foot long 60 foot span bridge was started January 20 and accepted by the government. The canal is famed in history for Washingtons survey and Civil War fighting near its banks.
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South Mills
N. C
W. H. Babcock
Roanoke Rapids
Stone and Webster
D. F. Tyler Construction Company
Norfolk
George Washington
North Carolina
Methodist Young People Hear Parker at Tabor Church
The Y. P. D. of Tabor Church hosted Mr. Parker from the Northampton charge for a Sunday talk on July 8. The visit inspired both older members and Y. P. D. participants to pursue a higher goal and organizers hope to welcome him again soon.
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Methodist
Parker
Tabor Church
Northampton
Mr. Parker
Former Weldon Citizen Named Advisor to Silk Board
L. R. Gilbert, ex Weldon citizen and Audrey Spinning Mill superintendent, was named technical adviser to the silk branch by Robert W. Bruere, impartial chairman of the National Cotton Textile Industrial Relations Board. Two more members will join the silk board to represent employers and labor.
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Weldon
Federal site bids sought for Roanoke Rapids N C federal building
Treasury Procurement seeks proposals for a Roanoke Rapids site to house a federal building. Bids open at 9 a m July 23 1934 in the Roanoke Rapids post office. Corner and interior lot options with specific frontage and depth requirements. Prospective bidders urged to show ownership not agent status and supply authority documents.
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Treasury Department
Publi Works Branch
Washington, D.C
Roanoke Rapids
N. G
United States
C. J. Peoples
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