Ed Woodruff Roanoke Rapids Pioneer Dies at 61
Ed Woodruff aged 61 died at his home at 127 Hamilton Street Roanoke Rapids from heart trouble after a long illness. He was among the city’s oldest residents having moved here about 1896 and worked at a knitting mill Roanoke Mills Co and as a loom fixer. Funeral services were held at the 1st Methodist Church with Masonic Lodge in charge. survivors include his widow Lula Coburn a brother Walter and several half siblings.
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Ed Woodruff
Roanoke Rapids
Hamilton St
Mr. Woodruff
1St Methodist Church
E. B. Fisher
William Towe
Masonic Lodge
Mary Branch
Portsmouth
D. B. Moody
Jackson
Roanoke Mills Co
No. 1
Will Collins
Enfield Locksmith Crushed by Vault Door in Raleigh
William T. Ransome 22 a former Enfield resident and son of the late W T Ransome was killed in Raleigh when a 3000 pound vault door pin ned him during repair at Brockwell's Shop. A coworker barely escaped and ten minutes passed before the door was lifted. Ransome is survived by his mother Mrs Ethel Brockwell Andrews of Raleigh.
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William T. Ransome
Enfield
W. T. Ransome
Raleigh
Young Ransome
Brockwell
Ransome
Ransom
Ethel Brockwell Andrews
Brockwell Shop
Lions Exposition to Feature Crowds in Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids hosts the Lions Mid-Summer Festival and Exposition August 2 through 7 with a popularity contest for a festival queen. Merchants promise a festive week with parades and sales while the R. H. Work Amusement Co. stages rides and free nightly attractions headlined by Kozak on a high pole and Petro on a slack wire.
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Halifax County
Lion’s Club
Roanoke Rapids
R. H. Work Amusement Co
Kozak
Moscow
Petro
Balbo
the Lion’s Club
Geo C Green Resigns From School Board
An announcement last week stated that George C. Green, Weldon attorney, resigned from the State School Commission. Governor Hoey named Archie C. Gay to replace him, representing the Second District including Northampton and Halifax counties. Mayo Coburn spent Saturday at Van Beach.
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George C. Green
Weldon
State School Commission
Archie C. Gay
Northampton County
Hoey
Green
Northampton
Halifax
Mayo Coburn
van Beach
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Pioneer
Billy Vaughan
Ed. Woodruff
R. T. Coburn
Harry Shell
Jimmie Shell
Kinston
Dora Shell
Ralph Shell
B. D. Johnson
Greenville
George Lamb
Louise Lamb
Whitfield
Red Oak
Lister Everette
Enfield Man
Frank Harris
Conway
Ross Edwards
Quality Family Outfitters
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
OLD Ball Park
A. Grey Production
Geo. C. Green
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