Weekend wrecks injure marine private and hospitalize local woman
Miss Eugenia Williams of Lawrenceville Va suffered a broken arm and facial lacerations when the car she rode in collided with another near Emporia Va eight miles from town. Lt Bux Baum of Fort Monroe drove the car. Private Donald Bullock of the U S Marine Corps broke his left ankle when the truck he drove overturned en route to South Carolina. Both incidents occurred Saturday morning. Henry Armetta in Caught In The Act.
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Eugenia Williams
Donald Bullock
Roanoke Rapids
Fort Eustis
U. S. Marine Corps
Quantico
Lawrenceville
Emporia
Bux Baum
Fort Monroe
Miss Williams
Garret
Fulmore
Wallace Beery Stars in Bad Man at Levon Theatre
Wallace Beery stars as a bandit leader in Bad Man at the Levon Theatre Welld on Sunday and Monday with Lionel Barrymore co starring. The program includes additional acts and a second feature Blackout for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Wallace Berry
Levon Theatre
Weld
Berry
Lionell Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
Barrymore
Leven
Conrad Veidt
Valerie Hobson
Pitts Theatre Delivers Beery Barrymore in The Bad Man
Pitts Theatre in Emporia Virginia presents Wallace Berry Lionel Barrymore and Loraine Day in The Bad Man a comedy yarn of the wide open spaces today and Friday Saturday features Tex Ritter in Rollin Home To Texas a western horse opera You're The One shows Sunday June 8 Broadway's Tobacco Road with an all star cast arrives Monday and Tuesday June 9-10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitts’ Theatre
Emporia
Virginia
Wallace Berry
Lionel Barrymore
Loraine Day
Tex Ritter
Fitts’ Screen
Tobacco Road
Sun-Mon Adm
Wallace Beery
Local Woman Dies Sunday Ethridge 70 In Roanoke Rapids
Mrs Josey Green Ethridge aged 70 died Sunday afternoon in the local hospital after about a week of illness She had fallen before Christmas injuring a broken hip from which she did not recover She lived in Honertown Funeral services were held at 4 pm Monday at the home of her son Lonnie Green 1758 A Charlotte Street with Rev S A Fann officiating Burial was Cedarwood Cemetery Pallbearers were Paul Wells Dallas Wright Sam Cobb A B Bar Tom Umphrey and G M Waters Surviving are four sons Charlie Weldon Johnnie Joseph and Lonnie Green of Roanoke Rapids four daughters Mrs Joe Dixon Mrs Betty Franks Mrs Pauline Barnett and Mrs Viola Larmore two sisters Mrs Weenie Harp and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josey Green Ethridge
Ethridge
Honertown
Lonnie Green
Charlotte Street
S. A. Fann
Holiness Church
Cedarwood Cemetery
Paul Wells
Dallas Wright
Sam Cobb
A. B. Bar
Tom Umphrey
G M. Waters
Charlie
Weldon
Johnnie
Joseph
Roanoke Rapids
Joe Dixon
Betty Franks
Pauline Barnett
Viola Larmore
Henderson
Weenie Harp
Brewer Family Notice From Weldon Heads Eastward
Mrs. Annie Whitley of Weldon and W. P. Brewer along with four half brothers Perry James Riley and Claude Brewer are named in a family notice detailing kinship relations and succession implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Whitley
Weldon
W. P. Brewer
Perry, James, Riley
Claude Brewer
Suit Filed for $5000 by Negress Annie Squire
Annie Squire of Gaston sues J M Sewell and Richard Holmes Moore two constables and National Surety Corp bonding company in Northampton Superior Court for 5000 dollars claiming wilful neglect and carelessness led to the death of her husband Esmond Squire who was struck by an automobile after being intoxicated and left unguarded in a Gaston township auto following two escapes. The pauper plaintiff, represented by Allsbrook and Benton of Roanoke Rapids, seeks damages from the officers and the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Squire
Gaston
Northampton
J. M. Sewell
Gaston Township
Richard Holmes Moore
Pleasant Hill Township
Esmond Squire
National Surety Corporation, Bonding Company
Seawell
Squire
Allsb
Richmond Weekend Guests and Nearby Visitors
Mr and Mrs Zolloe Powell of Richmond were weekend visitors in the city. Miss Clara Bell Clark of Mount Airy stayed with Miss Emily Dunning this week. Jimmie Taylor of Norfolk visited his parents here during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zolloe Powell
Richmond
City
Clara Bell Clark
Mount Airy
Emily Dunning
Jimmie Taylor
Norfolk, Va
Two Men Fined For Cutting Scrape Near Popular Springs
Magistrate W O Thompson presided in mayor's court in Halifax County as Mayor Kelly Jenkins attended the county court. Frank Newsome and Pete Ogburn, brothers in law, were each fined five dollars and costs for a May 23 cutting scrape in Popular Springs. Newsome sustained a stab wound near the heart while Ogburn was cut on the chin. Policeman A J Brigman and Special Officer L C Cameron testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Newsome
Pete Ogburn
Popular Springs
Newsome
Ogburn
A. J. Brigman
L. C. Cameron
Pleasant Hill trio's Richmond trip tale
Mrs J L Norwood of Pleasant Hill and D L Balmer spent Sunday in Richmond Virginia and were accompanied home by Mrs D L Balmer who has been visiting there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Norwood
Pleasant Hill
D. L. Balmer
Richmond, Va
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Marine Girl
Henry Armetta
Levon
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Carmen Miranda
the Leven
Rio
Outlaws
Pitts Theatre
Beery
The
Negress
W. O. Thompson
Kelly Jenkins
Halifax County Superior Court
Theatre
Laraine Day In
Rollin
Texas
Weldon, N. C
the Rio Grande
Leven Theatre
Enfield NW
Roanoke Rapids Oil Co
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