Roanoke Rapids Civic Debate Over County Road Bonds
Local editorials defend Halifax County road bond issue and a unified county wide road system. Arguments stress tax plan, state and federal aid, and replacing township bonds with a single county highway board to fund and maintain roads.
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General Assembly
North Carolina
Halifax County Highway Commission
New Highway Commission
New County Highway Commission
Halifax County
Darden
Taylor
Messrs
A. Paul Kitchin
Jno. P. Futeell
United States
United States Department of Roads
Kitchin
House
Senate
Highway Commission
State Highway Commission
United States Department of Good Roads
Roanoke Rapids Township
Roanoke Rapids
Littleton
Brinkleyville
County Highway Commission
Rosemary Local Grabs Highlight Post Office Robbery Case
Community notes recount social visits and gatherings in Rosemary plus a police case. Thomas Boone confesses to a Rosemary post office robbery after a Henderson chase, with alleged involvement by his brother John Boone and another man from Rockingham.
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Thomas Boone
Henderson
Rosemary
John Boone
Thomas
Chief Dobbins
H. C. Smith
John
Boone
Smith
Boon
Rosemary Post Office
Robery
Rockingham
Mr. Collin
Macon
Thomas Soone
High Water Forces Mills to Halt Operations on Roanoke River
Heavy rains raised the Roanoke River to its highest level since 1912. By Monday morning the mills on the river could not operate and water rose further until Wednesday. Lower grounds flooded and traffic to the Halifax Paper Corporation mills was blocked. Water began to fall at noon Wednesday and continued receding.
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Roanoke River
Halifax Paper Corporation
Convention Coming to Rosemary August 29 31
The Nash Edgecomb District Convention met at the Church for Christ in Rosemary June 27 29 and invited the next session to convene there August 29 31 Speakers include Rev Geo C Zeigler Miss Maud Wilkinson of Norfolk Rev J S Williams of Elm City Mrs Dr Weeks of Tarboro and the Petersburg Va Christian Church minister among others.
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Nash - Edgecomb
Church For Christ In
Rosemary
Rosemary Church
Geo. C. Zeigler
Maud Wilkinson
Norfolk
J. S. Williams
Elm City
Dr. Weeks
Tarboro
N. C
The
Christian Church
Petersburg
Od Tralt Exchange Reveals War Era Letter Snippet
An old dialogue between Uncle Eben and Aunt Nancy recalls a letter from an English cousin who served in the trenches. He reports his company facing barbed wire, mines, and a hundred German batteries during a charge.
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Eben
Nancy
George
Upjohn Planed New High School for Hobart Wins Board Approval
The Hobart Board of School Trustees accepted Hobart V. Upjohn's modern three story high school design with a 1700 seat auditorium and large domestic science and manual training facilities. The firm Upjohn of New York, active since 1835, is renowned in church and school architecture. Superintendent Proctor resigns to become County Superintendent in Wayne County. Coltrain of Jamestown named successor and to arrive next week.
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Board of School Trustees
Hobart V. Upjohn
Upjohn
Wth Ave
New York City
Richard Upjohn
Hobart W. Upjohn
America
St. John’s Church
Bangor
Christ’s Church
Baltimore
Henderson
The
Herald
A. M. Proctor
Wayne County
Coltrain
Jamestown
N. C
North Carolina
Proctor
Protracted Services Announced by Roanoke Rapids Church
Under the Methodist Church of Roanoke Rapids a series of services will be conducted by Rev. Thurston B. Price of Asheville beginning Aug 24. Price is described as a pulpit wonder and mixer, but the note challenges all Christian faces of the community to attend and participate.
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Methodist Church of
Roanoke Rapids
Thurston B. Price
Asheville
Price
Public Debate At Tabernacle On July 26
A public debate is scheduled for Saturday night July 26 at the Christian Tabernacle. The topic is a contested resolution about Woodrow Wilson’s greatness, with several speakers listed including Megara Davis, Tom Batton, and T. J. Topping, among others.
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Christian Tabernacle
Woodrow Wilson
Megara
Ae Davis
Tom Batton
T. J. Topping
Messrs. W. Jy
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J. C. Smith
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Jno. L. Patterson
Atlanta
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W. H. Roberts
Lewis Daniel
William and Rives Manning
A. J. Boyd
Warrenton
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Tait Wade
Pearl Cooper
Rocky Mount
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Greenville
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Roanoke Rapids Hospital
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Washington City
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Boykins
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W. F. Horner
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