Ministerial Union Appeals for Heavy Clothing for Armenia and Syria
The Ministerial Union launches a drive to gather heavy clothing for destitute Armenians and Syrians. Donations of coats sweaters blankets wool shirts heavy gloves and tied shoes are requested. lighter fabrics and underwear are not needed. Items may be dropped at the Peoples Theatre lobby, Herald Publishing Company Roanoke Office, or Rosemary Drug Company, with donations urged by Monday.
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Armenia
Syria
Peoples Theatre
Herald Publishing Company
Roanoke
Rosemary Drug Company
Lear East
B. Jones
Lewis N
Stanley White
General Bliss to the Churches of America
General Tusker H. urges clergymen to press Congress for armament limitations. He proposes a nationwide church service on an agreed date where congregations adopt resolutions addressing the representative and urging action. He warns Christians of United States bear responsibility for future bloodshed and waste if they fail to act.
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Unitedites
United States
Tusker H
Church Race Union
Preacher Joshua Elliott to Speak at Baptist Church
At eleven o'clock Sunday morning Rev Joshua Elliott will preach at the Baptist Church. He is described as a man of unusual experience and notable achievement in Baptist ministry, and the event is urged as worthy of social effort to attend.
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Joshua Elliott
Weldon Road Raps Road Built Soon
Miss Winifred Beckwith returns from Shelby to visit Dr. R. P. Beckwith before sailing for Europe on June 11. Local and regional residents travel for education, business, and highway planning as the State Highway Commission advances a hard surfaced Weldon Roanoke Rapids road and contemplates Roanoke Avenue improvements for safer, dustless travel.
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Highway Commission
Here
Weldon
Winifred Beckwith
Shelby
Dr. R. P. Beckwith
Europe
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
Messrs. W. I. Long
Geo. L. Hayes, Jr
Roanoke Rapids
A. McDowell
Gershon Hoffman
Scotland Neck
Halifax County
W. A. Hart
Tarboro
Roanoke River
Hart
Long
S. F. Patterson
Roanoke Avenue
Marion Saunders Wins Essay Prize at Roanoke Rapids High
Marion Saunders won a ten dollar prize for her essay on Thott Williams Mason. The award was given by Mrs. F. Payne for the best senior class essay during the year. The full essay will be printed in next week’s issue.
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Marion Saunders
Thott Williams Mason
F. Paine Forst
Roanoke Rapids
Graduating Class Guesta of Honor Held At Stainback Home
A joint entertainment for the class of 1921 was hosted Monday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs J J Stainback with Mrs J M Grizvard and Mrs Stainback. The house was decorated in reds and white sweet peas field daisies and fern the class colors. Dancing continued late and brick ice cream in the class colors was served each plate bore a tiny diploma as a favor.
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J. J. Stainback
J. M. Grizvard
Closing Exercises at High School Held June 5 6 7
The high school hosts its closing exercises with class day and graduating ceremony spread across June 5 6 and 7. Leaders and staff announce program details and timing for the ceremonies.
Graduating Class of Eleven Roanoke Rapids High
Graduation exercises proceed from a Sunday baccalaureate sermon at First Methodist Church by Rev. Warren W. Way to Tuesday night ceremonies in the school auditorium. The calendar features class day outdoors, a full play, and prize presentations with Dr. Charles Edward Brewer delivering the high school address and a large audience anticipated.
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Roanoke Rapids High School
First Methodist Church
Warren W. Way
St. Mary’s School
Raleigh
Way
Sallie Saunders
Lucy Crisp
Robert Taylor
Robert Daughtry
Annie Marks
Testamenttirdie Williams
Mary N. Grizzard
Fannie Marks
Ruth Mason
Mabel Moore
Birdie Williams
William Jackson
Paul Harris
Marion Saunders
Robert Daughltry
Prosper Couramond
Baron de la Glaciere
Brisemouche
Anatole
Baptiste
Francois
Louise de la Ciere
Mary Norfleet Grizzard
Mile
Suzanne de Roseville
Mathilde de la Glaciere
Zenobie
Madame Dupont
Pauline
L. N. Taylor
Hawthorne
Charles Edward Brewer
Meredith College
Messiah of Nations
Sousa
America
Brewer
Orchid drinks through tube in odd South American tale
A puzzling southern note describes a South American orchid that secretes a tube to drink when needed, observed by feet atop a papa figure and ending with an odd, humorous image.
Roanoke Area News Highlights and Still Busts
Local townsfolk and visitors pass through Rosemary with numerous names listed for social visits. A major liquor raid netted fourteen gallons of whiskey five hundred gallons of mash two copper stills and several distillers as Halifax County officers sealed a week of bootlegger activity with multiple arrests and bonds set at fifteen hundred dollars each.
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Blind Tiger
Jackson
Bishop
Dobbins
Kendricks
J. A. House
Will Joyner
Albert Nethercutt
White
Sam Fenner
Manly
J. K. Dickens
Halifax
Peg” Perry
Rosemary
Perry
H. E. Dobbins
Bacalaureate Sermon at High School Commencement
Sunday school at 9 45 A M and 11 A M services. The Rev Dr Way of Raleigh will preach the Bacalaureate Sermon. At 8 P M the first in a series of Sunday evening talks titled The Good Effects of Failure. All are invited to these services.
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Way
Raleigh
All Saints Church Service Notice Roanoke
All Saints Church announces Second Sunday after Trinity with 7 30 A M Holy Communion 9 45 Church School led by T W Mullen and an 8 P M evening service. Morning service omitted due to Union at Methodist Church Rev Way to preach the annual sermon Parish invites all.
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Church School
T. W. Mulfen
Methodist Church
Mr. Way
Brotherhood of St. Andrew Entertains All Saints Parish
The All Saints Episcopal Church chapter hosted a Friday night program in the parish hall with Mr. Reimer singing several solos. Clergymen from Raleigh led a community sing including America and Battle Hymn of the Republic. The gathering featured games and refreshments, leaving attendees feeling youthful and pleased.
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All Saints
The
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Episcopal Church
Reimer
Raleigh
Messrs
N. C. Duncan
B. M. Lackey
America
Liza Jane
Harnessing the Torrente in Swiss Mountain Power
A fragment notes Switzerland developing a mountain torrent based electric plant. It mentions transmission via multiple tubes to deliver night and power purposes, signaling early hydroelectric and river power exploration. The text hints at engineering effort and distribution to meet energy needs.
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Switzerland
Airplane Lands Near Roanoke Rapids After Stump Crash
Lieutenant William H. Fillmore driving a two passenger Curtis plane carrying a Bedford City passenger, made a forced landing in an open field near Bolling. The crash damaged the plane and injured Fillmore’s lip while the passenger completed the trip by train. Fillmore plans repairs and promotes Roanoke Rapids as a landing field on an established air route.
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William H. Fillmore
Curtis
Bolling
Lieut
Fillmore
Bedford City
Lawrenceville
Alta Vista
Brooknealon
Roanoke Rapids
Virginia
Thelma
Lieut. Fillmore
Oakland
Cal
New York
Cleveland
Herald
Fraternal Notes from Carolina Lodge 2251 Meeting
Carolina Lodge No 2251 0 C F held a regular meeting Monday night May 30 1921 conferring the second degree on one candidate. The candidate praised the work and two applications were referred to committees. Applications were obtained from Wilson Encampment No 40 and several blanks were distributed for higher IC of O F degrees. Initiation set for June 28 with calls for members to apply for higher degrees.
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Carolina Lodge
C. F
Wilson
Wilson N.C
Ain Et Ze
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Fred Peck
Greensboro
N. M. Harrison
Arthur Porter
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H. F. Cherry
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F. M. Coburn
V. C. White
H. P. Thomas
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W. P. Vaughan
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Meta Jones
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F. M. Shute
Edward Carlson
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Myrtle Sugg
Goldsboro
R. N. Gossett
Mr. Durward Gurganus
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Converse College
C. A. Webb
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A. L. Taylor
Gertrude McCorkle
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F. H. Robertson
W. D. Tillery
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the Square
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H. L. Barnes
Norfolk
Richard P. Taylor
Oxford
Elizabeth McKennie
University of Virginia
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Mr. E. Falkner
Henderson
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A. L. Barnes
Suffolk
R. E. Satterwhite
R. R. Hill
Town
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Max Einstein
Charlotte
Ruth Transon
Coy R. Broughton
Doyle Cannon
State College
H. H. Mitchell
Philadelphia
R. C. Petzard
Newport News
J. L. Cobb
Jarratts
W. G. Hartman
G. W. King
Arthur House
James Pendleton Grizzeni
U. S.N
J. M. Grizzard
R. A. Pruett
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew Entertain
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