Halifax Now Fourth in County Liquor Sales Ranking
Halifax County ranks fourth among 18 counties in North Carolina selling liquor. ABC stores sold 264,609.31 dollars in the year ending June 30, yielding a profit of 54,901.82 dollars. Over 20,000 dollars is cash in bank, the rest in paid-up liquor stock. Under an agreement with the County Board of Commissioners, the ABC Board keeps cash to discount bills but it remains at the County Board’s disposal.
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Halifax County
North Carolina
ABC
County Board of Commissioners
County Board of Commission
Senator Reynolds Robbed by Mexican Bandits
Senator Robert R. Reynolds traveling with Ambassador Daniels in Mexico City was held up by bandits. A tourist party car convoy was targeted. Reynolds reportedly borrowed $50 on the trip while another member hid $250 from the robbers. He continued to Texas for the Centennial celebration.
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Josephus Daniels
Mexico City
Robert R. Reynolds
Bob
Texas
Weave Room Roanoke Mills No 2 Softball Champions 1936
The Weave Room of Roanoke Mills No 2 are the 1936 Roanoke city softball champions after defeating Rosemary Spinners in a three straight series sweep. The team finished four wins to two losses in the finals weekend, with Jessie Bennett noted in the caption and a roster listing in the middle and bottom rows.
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Jessie Bennett
Pete Ferrell
Paul Bailey
Henry
Sloppy) Cashwell
Reuben Daniels
Johnny Renn
Otey Crumpler
Jimmy Renn
Nub Gossett
Howard Simpson
David Liles
Bill Hodges Jr
Roanoke Mills
Rosemary Spinners
F.S. Kemp
Speed Hux
Basil Cooper
Jake Jenkins
Roy Carliles
Lefty Davis
New Doctor Joining City Medical Staff
Dr. R. L. Cashwell of Fountain Inn South Carolina is added to the local medical staff and will start duties September first. He will assist Dr. John W. Martin of Patterson Mills Co and relieve Rosemary Mfg Co doctors as needed. His arrival comes as mills expand payrolls and patient demand grows.
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R. L. Cashwell
Fountain Inn
South Carolina
John W. Martin
Patterson Mills Co
Rosemary Mfg. Co
Cashwell
City Health Officer Resigns in Roanoke Rapids
Dr. John W. Martin, longtime City Health Officer of Roanoke Rapids, resigned this week to Mayor Kelly Jenkins. He offered no reason, noting the job paid little and that water and sewer system work largely finished, leaving mainly routine duties for others to handle.
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John W. Martin
Roanoke Rapids
Kelly Jenkins
Martin
Fire damages Harris Mattress Co plant on 9th Street
Flames swept through the Harris Mattress Co plant on 9th Street just after midnight Tuesday. The fire, headed by a swift response after a telephone alarm from Mrs. Ethridge, damaged contents and required water for containment. The tin garage building belonged to Tom Bradley of Northampton County and was saved, with damage confined to contents. Lightning from yesterday’s storm may have triggered the blaze.
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Harris Mattress Co
9Th Street
Jackson
Madison
Slick highway wrecks injure five. arm amputated
Four automobile crashes occurred on a slick highway after heavy rain. James Clark, a colored truck driver for Chittenden's Dairy of Weldon, lost his arm when his truck sideswiped a northbound car between Halifax and Weldon and overturned. He had his arm amputated at Roanoke Rapids Hospital. James C. Patterson of Cleveland, Ohio, and his wife and son were minorly injured in the crash. his wife reported a valuable diamond bracelet missing from the wreckage. A third wreck happened at Death...
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James Clark
Halifax
Clark
Chittenden
Weldon
Roanoke Rapids
James C. Patterson
Cleveland
Ohio
Florida
Carpenter Car Looted Of Contents
Thieves struck a Seaboard Air Line work car used by Roanoke Rapids carpenters at Thelma, breaking locks and taking radios, clothing, and tools. The car, moved by weekend workers, sat on a siding near the freight depot. Loot valued at over $200 as R. R. Detective Buck Wilson assists local police in the investigation.
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Roanoke Rapids
Seaboard Air Line
Thelma
R. R
Buck Wilson
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