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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1935
Page
1
Mrs. Taylor was among mourners at Rosemary Baptist Church for the funeral of Lacey B. Crouch 52 a longtime overseer of the spinning room at Rosemary Mfg Co He died Monday at Roanoke Rapids Hospital after years of ill health and strong civic church leadership in the city.
Mrs Mary E Taylor aged 73 died in a Henderson hospital seven hours after a Sunday automobile crash that injured three other Roanoke Rapids residents en route to Salisbury for Mary Clements Nurses Training School graduation exercises. The deceased was accompanied by her daughter Mrs J L Williams granddaughter Miss Ruby Clements and Miss Mattie Lee Taylor. They left Roanoke Rapids at 5 20 AM Sunday for a short visit and graduation events.
The edition dedicates itself to the memory of Lacey B. Crouch, praised as a fair, devoted community leader who refused to quit. A tragedy is noted at Death Curve in Halifax where Horace Jr. recalls his father's death. drivers are urged to slow down. Roanoke Rapids books listings for the week close. those not listed must act to avoid penalties.
Burglars used nitro glycerine to blow open the safe at J. W. Taylor Grocery after 3 a.m. Wednesday. The drawer containing cash and checks was removed while the store’s front and back doors remained locked on inspection. Police call the heist an expert job.
A special election in Halifax County will be held Saturday July 6 to decide on a liquor control system modeled after the Virginia ABC. The County Board of Commissioners approved the vote in a Monday session and voters will consider the Pasquotank Act from the last legislative session. Leader Rupert Allsbrook of the Scotland Neck control movement was in town.
Robert Taylor, 18, visiting Halifax, drowned in the Roanoke River after falling from a boat. Clerk Leonidas Hux and Spottswood Butts located his body about a half hour later while a fishing party on the bank searched since the incident. Mrs Coleman Best and family were nearby when the accident occurred.
The town of Roanoke Rapids through the Local Government Commission sold 24 500 in bonds to the PWA to fund a municipal building. The bonds carry 4 percent interest and are paid over 30 years. This amount excludes the 30 percent PWA grant.
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