Summer program for local children enters seventh week
The city supervised recreation program for Negro children at John Armstrong Chaloner playground nears its end in week seven of a ten week run. Attendance rose this week after weather dips and officials note no charge for equipment use. Principal D P Lewis calls it a fine start improving morals health and conduct, with 8 percent of community children attending.
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John Armstrong Chaloner
D. P. Lewis
Negro School
Lewis
John Armstrong
Chaloner
Fire sparks cause small blaze at Rochelle Real Estate building
A smoker's carelessness Friday afternoon dropped a spark into a ventilation hole near the Rochelle Real Estate Company on Roanoke Avenue. Leaves and trash caught fire. smoke appeared under the building but Ike Rochelle summoned the fire department and stopped major damage.
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Rochelle Real Estate Company
Roanoke Avenue
Ike Rochelle
Gasless Sundays Could Cut North Carolina Traffic Toll
Highway safety director Ronald Hocutt said gasless Sundays might shrink the state's traffic death toll by as much as 20 percent. He noted 109 of 449 fatalities in the first five months occurred on Sundays and 51 percent on Saturdays and Sundays, suggesting reduced travel could lower deaths without bans.
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Ronald Hocutt
Highway Safety Division
North Carolina
Hocutt
Flucutt
Woman Hurt In Fall Leaves Housekeeper Hospitalized
Katie Carter a housekeeper for Richard Lyles suffered a broken leg Friday and was admitted to the local hospital for treatment. The limb was set in a cast and she returned to her residence the same day.
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Katie Carter
Richard Lyles
Lost Colony Reaches 200th Performance at Waterside Theatre
Paul Green's Lost Colony marks its 200th performance in Maneto at Waterside Theatre. Since debut on July 4 19, the production has drawn over 350000 audience members from all states and other countries. Green will attend and address the crowd as cast members plan a backstage party and a birthday cake ceremony symbolizing twenty performances per candle.
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Paul Green
Waterside
Manteo
Roanoke Island Historical Association
Union
Author Green
Walter Preston
National Defense
Sir Walter Raleigh
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