Man Killed by Train Near Here in Roanoke Rapids
Chavis Carter a 51 year old resident two miles from Roanoke Rapids was killed by Seaboard Train No. 85 near Weldon while asleep on the track. The coroner ruled death accidental due to being struck and noted Carter had been seen drunk in Weldon after a local dance. He left a wife and one child.
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Chavis Carter
Roanoke Rapids
Seaboard
Weldon
Carter
J. T. Benn
Littleton Highway
Silas Green
Robinson
Penders Remodel Grocery in Roanoke Rapids Store
The D Pender Grocery Company completed remodeling at 1026 Roanoke Ave Roanoke Rapids featuring 200 square feet more floor space, new paint, fixtures, and a cooling system. The Roanoke Rapids store has earned Blue Ribbon awards for top profit dollar sales in February March and May across its grocery and meat markets.
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D. Pender Grocery Company
Roanoke Avenue
Carolina
Pender
Penders
Roanoke Rapids
Hugh G. Wood
Grocery Department
Leon T. Walters
Family visit to Mrs Griffin near Boykin Virginia
Mr and Mrs E T Blow and their daughters Mildred Margaret and Ruby and Mrs P A Cook visited Mrs Blow mother Mrs J T Griffin near Boykin Virginia on Saturday.
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E. T. Blow
Mildred
Margaret
Ruby
P. A. Cook
Criminal Docket Cleaned In A Day At Halifax Court
A Halifax Superior Court session began Monday May 1 at 10 and adjourned 4 30 disposing of all cases on the docket. Multiple defendants faced charges from larceny to assault with intent rape with various dispositions including convictions, suspensions, and bonds. Divorces granted include Hunsucker Spence Matthews Wheeley and others. several sentences noted, including jail terms and road work. Local movements and visits wrap the report.
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Halifax
Tom Hicks
Cassie Wills
Ernest Shearin
Dick Lynch
Perry Gregory
Duke Shearin
Raleigh Pugh
Edward Lee Holmes
Herbert Murphy
River Williams
Bill Howard
Dick Mitchell
D.W.D
John F. Hunsucker
Annie Williams
Hunsucker
Annie Eason Spence
Eugene A. Spence Bryant Wilson Matthews
Beulah Mae Matthews
Burley
Paul Wheeley
Ella Lorena Wheeley
T. N. Hill
Capias
Death of Roanoke Rapids mill overseer E A Murray
Ernest A. Murray Sr., 65, longtime Roanoke Rapids resident and former Patterson Mills finisher and cloth room overseer, died at Roanoke Rapids Hospital after a stroke. Funeral at All Saints Episcopal Church with interment in Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro. He is survived by his wife Leora, three children, two sisters and two brothers.
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Ernest A. Murray
Roanoke Rapids
Murray
Roanoke Mills No. 2
All Saints Episcopal Church
J. N. Bynum
Green Hill Cemetery
Greensboro
F. C. Williams
Jack Cassada
William Hodges
T. W. Mullen
H. E. Dobbins
P. C. Lewter
Hubert White
P. L. Hardin
J. F. Oates
Leora von Murray
Carl
Ernest A. Murray Jr
Rocky Mount
Pearl Shore
J. C. Williamson
Union
S. C
Jessie Rogers
Ocala
Ark
R. S. Murray
Spray
Ira Muray
Mr. Murray
Patterson Mills Co
Roanoke No. 2
Pitts Theatre Emporia Opens Monday in Virginia
Announcement by the Pitts-Roth Organization states the Pitts Theatre in Emporia Virginia will open Monday June 7. The fireproof 700 seat venue features RCA sound equipment and a $30000 investment with first run pictures led by Song of the City starring Margaret Lindsay.
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Pitts-Roth
Margaret Lindsay
Town Talk Visitors From Out of Town
Mrs Joe Blake and son Billie Miss Estelle Skinner Miss Marian Parker and Kenneth Cunningham of Emporia were among visitors Thursday Mrs F M Clark left for Norfolk and will visit her son in New Jersey later Robert Taylor of Richmond spent Saturday in the city Mr and Mrs Mooney Greenberg moved to Monroe Street Paul Matthews of Washington spent the weekend with his mother Mrs P V Matthews Miss Carolyn McMullan of Edenton was the guest of her grandmother Mrs F M Clarke Rev and Mrs J L Willis were among those attending.
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Ike Rochelle
Kinston
C. I. Walke
Richmond
Paul Ray
T. E. Cox
Norfolk
Joe Blake
Billie
Estelle Skinner
Marian Parker
Kenneth Cunningham
Emporia
F. M. Clark
New Jersey
Robert Taylor
Mooney Greenberg
Monroe Street
Paul Matthews
Washington, D. C
P. V. Matthews
Carolyn McMullan
Edenton
F. M. Clarke
J. L. Willis
Local Residents Visited Nearby Cities This Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Morgan and children visited Rocky Mount while A. W. Kerr returned to Rocky Mount. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Aldridge vacationed in Gastonia and Wilmington. Hugh G. Wood and Johnnie Snipes spent Sunday in Henderson.
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Washington, D. C
W. C. Morgan
Derith
Billie Morgan
Rocky Mount
A. W. Kerr
B. A. Alridge
Gastonia
Wilmington
Hugh G. Wood
Johnnie Snipes
Henderson
Card of Thanks for Aaron Gibson Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Gibson thank doctors nurses and friends for kindness during the illness and death of their baby Aaron Gibson Jr and for the floral offerings.
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Aaron Gibson Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roanoke Rapids Herald
GROC
E. A. Murray
R. B. Purdy, Mgr
Lothes
Tle
Stedman Store
Emporia Theatre
Slagle's
Emporia, VA
Slagles Lake
Old Hickory
South Side League
Russell Bowen
Mrs
Aaron Gibson
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