Series of Store Robberies Linked to County Gangs
A string of daytime and overnight robberies culminated in the Taylor- Matthews Drug Co. heist early Monday. Thieves entered via the rear coal chute, taking about $50 in cash and similar value in cigarettes and merchandise. An attempted Sunday theft at Roanoke Rapids Grocery was foiled by night officer Welch. two suspects were arrested earlier and two more are being sought. A Camps Store filling station robbery later that night stole gas and oil after tank locks were broken. Authorities say one or more gangs are operating in Northampton County and nearby Virginia, using Roanoke Rapids as a target and base. The full story runs inside.
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Taylor- Matthews Drug Co
Roanoke Rapids
Welch
Camps Store
Northampton County
Lower
Virginia
Rev S H Bradley Returns for Sunday Services
The Roanoke-Chowan Times notes Rev. S H Bradley has returned from a week at Massanetta Springs and will lead regular services at First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. A birth announced for Sara Ann Grizzard in Roanoke Rapids Hospital July 11 weighing seven pounds, mother and child healthy. Formal opening of W C Williams Funeral Home slated for Saturday with guided tours.
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S. H. Bradley
Massanetta Springs
Harrisonburg
First Presbyterian Church
J. Pendleton Grizzard
Sara Ann
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
W. C. Williams
Mrs Frank Wilson Undergoes Appendectomy at Local Hospital
Mrs Frank Wilson was operated on this week for appendicitis at the Roanoke Rapids hospital.
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Frank Wilson
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
City Tax Rate Holds At Eighty Cents
Effie May Hale 14 months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd T Hale died yesterday at Roanoke Rapids Hospital after weeks of illness. Whooping cough developed into pneumonia. Funeral services held this afternoon by Rev D M Sharpe with burial in Roanoke Rapids Cemetery. The V W A of Rosemary Baptist Church met Tuesday at Miss Virginia Ogletree's home for a 6 30 plate supper and program on The Jew featuring several girls and Mrs Basil Cooper. The city tax rate for the coming year remains 80 cents though total revenue will shrink due to lower property valuation, prompting the City Board of Commissioners to urge further economy.
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Effie May Hale
Lloyd T. Hale
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
D. M. Sharpe
Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
Rosemary Baptist Church
Virginia Ogletree
Davey Crouch
Elva Kendrick
Annie Hancock
Audrye Cook
Ella Giles
Lillian Lies
Ella Brown
Basil Cooper
City Board of Commissioners
Official vote tallies from North Carolina primaries
Robert R. Reynolds led North Carolina to a final official record majority of 107,463 over Cameron Morrison, the largest in state primaries. Ehringhaus topped Fountain by 13,138 in the gubernatorial run off. Arthur L. Fletcher defeated Mitchell for Commissioner of Labor by 70,131.
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Robert R. Reynolds
U. S
North Carolina
Cameron Morrison
Mr. Ehringhaus
Dick Fountain
Arthur L. Fletcher
Mitchell
Slight Cut in County Tax Rate in Halifax County
The Halifax County budget proposes a tax rate of 73 1 2 cents for next year, a drop of 1 1 2 cents from this year's 75 cents. One third of tax funds go to county bond interest and sinking funds, another third to the State School Fund and school debt retirement. The 1933 county budget totals 295 thousand dollars.
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County Board of Commissioners
Halifax County
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Roanoke Rapids Kiwanis Club
Chockoyette Country Club
Roanoke Chowan Times
Miss Ogletree
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