Debnam toTour Europe for Background Commentary
Ramblings from Roanoke note Debnam not Doug Debnam, brother W. F. Debnam flies to Raleigh for a six week Europe tour. The radio news commentator for Smith-Douglas network will cover Marshall Plan nations France Germany Austria Italy England to gather material for commentaries. He previously spent 1945 summers in the Pacific interviewing soldiers.
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Debnam
Europe
Doug Debnam
Herald
W. £. Debnam
Raleigh
Smith-Douglas
North Carolina
Virginia
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
England
Pacific
Pacific Islands
WSCS Zone Meet At Shiloh Church Opens With 150 Represented
The District Zone Meeting of the Woman's Christian Service Societies of the Methodist Church opened at Shiloh Methodist Church with over 150 representatives from 19 churches. Rev. Robert W. Bradshaw spoke on the theme Christ Above. Host pastor W N Vaughan introduced the speaker. Morning business included roll calls and reports. Honorary life memberships were awarded with seven babies receiving certificates and mothers. four adults were honored.
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Woman's Christian Service Societies
Te Methodist Church
Shiloh Methodist Church
Sesson
Robert W. Bradshaw
Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church
Greenville
Christ
W. N. Vaughan
Bradshaw
Dog causes child to be hurt in auto accident
A small dog ran across US 801 near NC 581 by Halifax, causing Barton Bavard of Richmond to brake and a Virginia school bus to rear end his coupe. James Boney, 10, riding in the Bavard vehicle, was knocked unconscious with minor head cuts. the coupe towed, bus unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Aoung
Highway Patrol
Barton Bavard
Richmond
James Boney
Virginia
James Cook
Joyce
Davard
Miss Weldon 1948 crown highlights Halifax paper mill upgrades
Miss Jean Chappell crowned Miss Weldon 1948 as Halifax Paper Company announces major modernization. A Kamyr wet machine, second of its kind, aims to raise pulp mill output to 300 tons daily. The project, costing well over a million dollars, spans over a year and includes a recovery unit and revamps to washing and screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax Paper Company, Inc. Inc
Kamyr
K. P. Adams
Adams
Halifax Paper Company
Roanol River
Roanoke Rapids
Pageant Is Postponed A Second Time
The V F W announced the biblical drama The Light Eternal has been moved to late fall after August was blocked by the United Production Company. Sut. Dick Collins said the cast will stay, with extra characters added to complete the roster and rehearsals pushed to the new production date.
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V.F.W
Dick Collins
Sergeant Collins
United Production Company
Halifax Intangible Tax Refund Shares 80 Percent
Halifax county will receive a check for 25229.62 in the first week of August as its share of 2957.36 the State collected from the intangible tax last year. The 1947 General Assembly directs 80 percent to local units, with Bertie 9174.43 Nash 282",?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax County
General Assembly
Bertie County
Nash
Northampton
Warren
Nurse Named To Roanoke-Chowan Hospital Staff
Mrs Worda B Perkinson assistant director of nurses at Roanoke Rapids Hospital will become night supervisor at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie. Announcement by hospital administrator D A Bland notes her nursing school diploma and two years as assistant director here. She starts before the hospital opening in early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worda B. Perkinson
Roanoke Rapids Hospital
Roanoke-Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie
D. A. Bland
Perkinson
Roanoke Rapids Hospital School of Nursing
Tires
Harry Truman Succeeds On Illinois River
Beardedown river men hail the Harry Truman as the newest river freight boat on the Illinois River. The vessel pushes 11 steamlined barges with a prow like a ship. Rivermen compare its potential to the steam powered train transforming railroading.
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Beardstown
Mil
U.P
Harry Truman
Illinois River
Midshipman Clyde D. Martin Jr Sworn In at Naval Academy
Clyde D. Martin Jr , 19, son of Mr and Mrs Clyde D Martin of 1201 Washington Street, was sworn in as midshipman at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis Md on July u He was appointed by Congressman John H Kerr after graduating in 1947 from Roanoke Rapids High School where he excelled academically and in activities He attended State College in Raleigh the past year as one of seven North Carolina students chosen from 20 000 applicants for the Naval Aviation Training program State College
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Vincent
W. A. Vincent
Roanoke Rapids
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Vincent
University of Georgia
Athens
Womans College
Greensboro
Clyde D. Martin, Jr
Clyde D. Martin
Washington Street
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Martin
Naval Academy
John H. Kerr
State Chairman Explains County Enforced Alcohol Law
Halifax ABC board hears explanation that state law intended each county to form its own enforcement agency. Roanoke Rapids visitor Roscoe Lelbey Anthony, a long time traveler and roamer since 1921, boasted of visiting all states and counties, reciting 48 state names in 20 seconds and noting cuff links worth $2.50.
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Halifax
ABC Board
Roscoe Lelbey Anthony
Roanoke Rapids
Anthony
Us.a
Fred Forest
Herald
United States
Sebring
Fla
Florida
North Carolina
Vancouver
Canada
Sheriff Urged More Funds for ABC Enforcement
Halifax NC ABC chairman Halifax Williamson told the board that counties should establish their own enforcement agencies but noted sheriff's departments could enforce ABC laws if time and manpower allow. Sheriff Harry House urged more funds, claiming his department did a good job and could improve with more money and equipment. The board took no definite action, and the discussion continued with no clear course decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Karl Williamson
North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission
Halifax Abc Board Today
ABC
Williamson
Sheriff's Department
Halifax Abc Board
Warren
Harry House
Jack Vincent
Weldon
Chase Home To Go On Block Next Month
The former mayor J. T. Chase home in Roanoke Rapids will be auctioned on August 12 at high noon. Rochelle Realty Company conducts the sale after the Chase family turned ownership over. Mrs. Chase will live in Baltimore with son Chester, who enters the furniture business. The property at 416 Roanoke Avenue is famed for its garden with azaleas and boxwood. Mr. Chase, who died last year, was a longtime local leader and Virginia Electric Power Company board member.
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J. E
Eddie) King
Halifax County
King
Roanoke Rapids
David Wallace
J. A. Johnston
Johnston
J. T. Chase
Chase
Rochelle Realty Company
Baltimore
Maryland
Chester Chase
Roanoke Avenue
Virginia Electric Power Company
Veepco Transfers Vaughan To Richmond Office
Robert W. Vaughan long time Roanoke Rapids foreman at Virginia Electric Power Co. is transferred to the Richmond office. He has moved to Richmond while a new home is sought and will remain in Roanoke Rapids for weeks. Vaughan was active in civic affairs including the Methodist Church Kiwanis Club and Red Cross during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Vaughan
Virginia Electric Power Company
Richmond
Vaughan
Roanoke Rapids
Jackson Stars
First Methodiist Church
Thelma Fire Briefly Contained by Neighbors
A fire in Thelma Wednesday around six in the evening was caused by faulty wiring in the attic of a home owned by Away. Neighbors quickly contained the blaze with a garden hose before the fire department arrived, causing only slight damage. The article mentions a separate note about early white exploration along the northern Oregon coast during winter 1805 to 1806.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma
Uuservant
Oregon
Local Lions to Attend New York Convention Parade
Four Roanoke Rapids Lions Charles Fitts Graham Lynch John Lacely and Harvey Woodrutt will join about 200 Tar Heel Lions in the Lions International annual convention parade on Fifth Avenue New York City led by the Elizabeth City High School band They will exhibit NC agricultural industrial and cultural resources at Madison Square Garden with hotel HQs Taft and Victoria and display tobacco peanuts strawberries and venus fly traps.
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Fifth Avenue
New York City
Charles C. Fitts
Graham Lynch
John Lacely
Harvey Woodrutt
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club
New York
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Madison Square Garden
United States
Taft
Victoria
N. C
No Polio Cases Reported in Halifax County
Dr Robert F Young announced no polio cases in Halifax County today while the county health officer said the virus infection affecting some children appears to be in decline and the figures show improvement across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Young
Halifax County
County
7 Year Old Johnny Matkins Cops Major Honors At Camp Edgerton
Seven year old Johnny Matkins son of Mr and Mrs J H Matkins Jr East 11th street recently returned from Camp Edgerton with an enviable camp record He was the youngest camper during June 21 to July 5 and earned a YMCA Y symbol for good camping He placed third in a nature study class and scored 25 points in marksmanship on ten official targets at fifty feet making him a notable young camper and marksman
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Johnny Matkins
J. H. Matkins
East 11Th Street
Camp Edgerton
Johhny
Young Johnny
Johnny
Miss Weldon 1948 Crowned At Weldon Beauty Pageant
Miss Jean Chappell was named Miss Weldon 1948 at the second annual beauty contest by the Wel don Junior Chamber of Commerce in Weldon High School gym. Virginia Sledge crowned Miss Chappell as Miss Weldon 1948, with five maids of honor and a $50 prize amid a day of events including a bell game and dancing to Jimmy Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Chappell
Weldon
Virginia Sledge
Weldon Junior Chamber of Commerce
Weldon High School
Miss Weldon
Jimmy Ellis
Betty Lee Rainer
Jean Jones
Thelma Traylor
Kash Davis
Pickie Warren
Agnes Manning
Mildred Stephenson
Jane Turner
Francis Jenkins
Jeanette Glasgow
Anne Nash
Jane Lassiter
Patsy Stephenson
Anne Turner
Mary Jane Medlin
Bula Hux
Elizabeth Sutter
Margaret Rightmyer
Sylvia Mae Thorne
Miss Rainer
Miss Chappell
Miss Davis
Miss Jenkins
Miss Medlin
Miss Thorne
Ellis
Chappell
Miss Jenkin
McEllis
Miss Sledge
Miss Welon
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Agnes Slade
Agnes
The
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Halifax Paper Mill
Miss Vincent
UNC
Ilinois River
C.D. Martin Jr
C.D. Martin, JR
Mildred Heston
VEPCO
Richmond, Va
N. Y
NY Matkins
Clarence Winstead
Quillen Ward
Rocky Mount
Woody Anderson
Tarboro
Bob Ashford
Scotland Neck
Herbert Smith
Jaycees
Justier
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