Local Social Roundup From Flat Rock And Nearby Homes
Mrs Geo N Taylor and children spend a month in Flat Rock North Carolina. Miss Helen Padgett hosted a Friday night gathering on Jackson Street with guests and refreshments. A lawn party hosted by Miss Agnes Wrenn and Miss Dorothea Daughtry featured games and 10 oclock refreshments. Lieutenant and Mrs Floyd Wood and other guests enjoyed a five table bridge evening at Camps Store with prizes and a sweet course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. N. Taylor
Ann Campbell
Margaret and
Grace
Flat Rock
North Carolina
Helen Padgett
Jackson Street
Viola Collier
Helen Jordan
Sara Brown
Ophelia Daniel
Eugenina Rook
Edith Wright
Ercelle Harri Dorothy Rice
Gladys Merritt
Messrs Butler Brown
Carlton Nethercutt
Clymeth Brown
Norman Speight
Henry Hardison
Thomas Wrenn
Agnes Wrenn
Dorothea Daughtry
Miss Daughtry
Dorothy Harris
Edith Elmore
Dorothy Pope
Mildred Balmer
Neva Mae Garner
Catherine Nethercutt
Ida Mae Allen
Willie Rivers
Moody
Beaumie Holliday
Merrill Hudson
Milton
John Bennett
Lacy Crouch
George Gurley
W. A. China
Floyd Wood
Smith
Marcus Allen, Sr
Marcus Allen, Jr
Camps Store
Will
Will Taylor
J. H. Vries
Heath Lee
R. E. Cleaton, Jr
W. H Babcock
David Clark
Clark
Notable Cast In Film at Peoples Theatre
A rare five star showing leads the Roanoke Rapids program with The Lawyer's Secret featuring Clive Brook Charles Rogers Richard Arlen Fay Wray and Jean Arthur in a triple drama of love fear and hate. Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper star in I Take This Woman after. Warner Oland has The Drums at Jeopardy Friday followed by Jack Oakie in Dude Ranch Saturday bargain shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples ‘Theatre
Clive Brook
Charles Rogers
Richard Arlen
Fay Wray
Jean Arthur
Roanoke Rapids
Warner Oland
Jack Oakie
Mary Lou Crowder Born to Crowder Family
A baby girl named Mary Lou Crowder was born on Friday July 10 to Mr and Mrs Walter Crowder. Both mother and child are doing well. Commissioner M D Collier is noted as the grandfather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Crowder
Walter Crowcer
Reing Nicely
M. D. Collier
Mary Lou
Roanoke Bank and Trust Co Report at Roanoke Rapids
The Roanoke Bank and Trust Co reports its condition as of June 30 1931 with loans and discounts 32278281 North Carolina bonds 44000 banking houses 41261 83 furniture and fixtures 17686 25 cash in vault and deposits 11564746 3066 76 liabilities include capital stock paid in undivided profits other deposits and rediscounts 1500 00 bills payable 20000 00 Xmas savings 3057 60 and misc totals 1908291 50 signed by directors and officers H E Lee acting cashier Julian R Allsbrook T Peace J T Chase W L Manning Allen C Zollicoffer with notary H L Stephenson Jr. expiration 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
First National Bank
Rosemary Bank and Trust Co
State of North Carolina
Halifax
T. Peace
H. H. Lee
Julian R. Allsbrook
J. T Chase
W. L. Manning
Allen C. Zollicoffer
Roanoke Bank & Trust Co
H. E. Lee
8. T. Peace
J. T. Chase
Joint Meeting of Old and New City Commissioners Here
Old town board held a joint session with the new City Board of Commissioners to ease the transition ahead of August, with committees named to craft the budget and plan street repairs. Mayor Taylor appointed a budget committee, while Mayor-elect Jenkins wears license tag No 1 alongside the newer members. The price for the new state-colored auto tags is one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town Board
New City Board of Commissioners
Taylor
New City
Jenkins
Roanoke Rapids Fire Department Letter to Editor
A letter from the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department responds to an earlier Old Timer column about a recent fire at the Chase residence. It defends volunteers and notes efforts to raise funds for better equipment, arguing the previous piece misjudged the department’s firefighting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Carroll Wilson
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids
Wilson
Chase
Fie
Roanoke Rapids Fire
S. C. Cook Opens New Grocery Store This Week
S C Cook plans to open a new grocery store in the Cherry Building next to the Virginia Electric Power Co office on the Avenue. Workmen have remodeled the space and installed fixtures. opening is imminent. Cook has long operated in Roanoke Rapids and will continue in the same manner inviting old friends and new customers.
Raleigh Hotel Man Opens Coffee Shop
F B Watkins formerly Roanoke Rapids Hotel Raleigh dining room manager opens Avenue Coffee Shop beside Peoples Theatre in Raleigh North Carolina. He plans direct kitchen supervision and reports ongoing improvements boosting early business.
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F. B. Watkins
Roanoke Rapids
Raleigh
N. C
Peoples Theatre
Mel Watkins
Mr. Watkins
Roanoke Site Hinted for Longtime Business Venture
A weary-eyed businessman eyes Roanoke as a potential base, deeming the ancient city a fitting setting to establish operations and invest his future there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Crowder Department Store Incorporation Filed in Roanoke Rapids
Certificate filed in Roanoke Rapids last week shows Crowder Department Store, Inc. incorporated to operate general retail and mercantile business with authorized capital of 20 000 dollars and 10 000 dollars stock. Walter L Crowder, prominent local businessman and Rosemary Merchants Association secretary, appears among the initial directors along with family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sowder's Department Store, Inc
Roanoke Rapids
W. Fl South
Rosemary Merchants Association
New Corporation
Ration
St John the Baptist Catholic Chapel Services July 19
Religious notices announce St John the Baptist Catholic Chapel services in Henderson July 19 with Mass at 1 0, Holy Communion, confessions before Mass, and special music. other area churches in Rocky Mount Tarboro and Scotland Neck also hold Masses. Also notes local obituaries and social items including parishioner memories and visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John the Baptist Catholic
Hamilton
Ninth Streets
F. J. McCourt
Low Masmon
Holy Communion
Bawday School
Rocky Mount
Corner
Ranklin
Chester
Tarboro
St. David St
Scotland
Night Jubilee continues with bathing beauty contest and booths
A three night event features a bathing beauty contest and numerous decorated booths. American Legion posts will join to make the Jubilee memorable while attractions rotate each night. Cooperating merchants include Leggett's, Coca Cola Bottling, Roanoke Hardware, Rosemary shops, and others helping draw crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Virgina Electric and Power Co
Leggett's
Citizens Bank and Trust Co
Johnson’s Laundry
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Joyner Motor Co
Triple A Grocery Co
Coa-Cola Bot
Walker Electric Co
Faye
Frank
Want Ads Five Dollar Lots and Farms for Trade
Real estate notice offers $5 monthly lots valued from $100 to $1,000 with 10 percent cash discount. Farms from six acres with a three room house to 1400 acres with a ten room house priced $600 to $25,000. Trade possible for a town home. A.M. Thompson Onamary H. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Thompson
Onamary
H.C
Moonlight Jubilee planned in town with weeklong events
Town visitors ignite a three night Jubilee with shops open until 11 PM. Roanoke Rapids Herald Moonlite Jubilee edition prints July 28 with full program and many bargains. Bridge Corp faces route discrimination questions as Norfolk ferries are contrasted with others. A S Johnson becomes Atlantic Coastal Association treasurer at June convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Litehie
Loesiitye
Raleigh
Greensboro
Danville
Rishmond
Petersburg
Emporia
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Bridge Corporation
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Old Poin
Cape Charles
Chesapeake
Old Point
Sewell’s Point
A. S. Johnson
Atlantic Coastal Association
Controversy Over Charter Powers Divides Coastal Group
In a dispute sparked by chairs Miller and Stohdin, the association fights over charter authority and control of emblems maps and final papers. The Atlantic Coastal Highway Magazine adds details from Captain Delyste and others, noting a row rooted in a James River complaint.
Reduction in Tax Levy Highlights Halifax County Cutbacks
The county faces a 55 cent rate reduction with $214,924 fewer taxes on a $39,085,475 valuation. Roads and bridges levy drops to 4 cents, net year decrease $81,257. School current expenses tax rate falls to 49.2 cents, generating $192,301 with a $133,000 lower levy and two cent rate cut.
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Halifax County
Women Fishermen Kept Under License Rules
From page note a fishing law section states no person shall fish without a license and the license must be on display when fishing in local waters. J H Ramsey Forest Fish and Game Warden Northampton County Seaboard North Carolina emphasizes strict enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nea
J. H. Ramsey
Northampton County
Seaboard
N.C
City license plates for automobiles on sale at city office
City residents are notified to buy automobile license plates by August 1 1981. Plates are sold by city police officers W C Thompson and Joyner Motor Co as authorized by City Clerk A L Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Thompson
Joyner Motor Co
A. L. Clark
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peoples
Roanoke Bank & Trust Company
North
H. L. Stephenson, JR
Old and New City Commissioners
S. C. Cook
Gary Cooper
Carole Lombard
Crowder Store
We Harrison
W. Harrison
Mishom South Rosmary
Wedesday
Lavicon
Hag
Quankie Baptist Church
Mary Wallace
Eggina Keeter
Weldon
Maude Medn
Ath Honeheey
Vergie Harison
Ere Harviso
Joe Harrison
Rosemary
Clifton Massey
Mrs. C. L. M. Wey
C. C. Moody
Macon Floyd
Eunice Owens
Henderson
W. Massey
Pleasant Hill
C. L. Massey
Fligels
Ane
Virgel
Coats
FBI
Vankee
Panamas
Fligel
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