Local youth Bill Bell joins U S Army at Fort Bragg
Bill Bell son of the city’s Sheriff has enlisted in the U S Army and is stationed at Fort Bragg in an artillery unit. The former Roanoke Rapids News employee requests weekly mail at Camp. The paper offers free copies to every Roanoke Rapids enlistee.
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City Tile League to enter Greenville invitational next week
All four City Tile League teams plan to enter the Greenville North Carolina invitational tournament on Wednesday July 24. Teams voted to enter and share travel costs. a trophy will go to the winner and awards to standout players. The local schedule lists July 19 22 and 23 games at Roanoke Mills Ledgerwood Patterson parks.
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Luter and Johnson Held on Murder Charges in Roanoke Rapids
Two Black men from Roanoke Rapids, James Luter and Floyd Johnson, are jailed without bond in Halifax County on murder counts. They face trial in the August 12 term of Superior Court for killing Susie Young and Irene Lashley Stevenson with a pistol and shotgun. James Johnson witnessed the Stevenson shooting.
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Lincoln Heights
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