Ten year old Marie Cox killed by shotgun accident
Marie Cox aged ten, of Roanoke Rapids, died instantly when a shotgun she was handling discharged at her aunt's home near Littleton. A coroner's inquest blamed an unknown party. Funeral held at Roanoke, Marie a Rosemary School honor pupil survived by parents and eight siblings.
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Marie Cox
E. W. Cox
Roanoke Rapids
Roy Gray
Vaughan Highway
Littleton
Marie
Warren County
Jasper Shearin
W. C. Funeral Home
Roanoke
Eugene Taylor
The
Christian Church
Rosemary School
Mystery death case linked to piney woods noose and Norway ties
A man found dead with a makeshift noose tied to a tree near Weldon may have been strangled. He had last been seen May 29 on Weldon streets, with clues pointing to Kaare Strand of Kamyr Company, last seen May 25 in Plymouth and traveling toward Asheville. Strand, married with a child in Norway, showed signs of despondence during his Plymouth stay.
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Plymouth
Weldon
Aktiebolaget Kamyr
Oslo
Norwegen
Karhula
Finnland
Karlstad
Schweden
New York City
Kaare Strand
Norway
Springhill
George Nowell
Jas. Bland
F. L. Howard
Justice-of the-Peace
D. C. Johnson
the Herald
Aktiebolaget Kamyr Company
Montreal
Canada
N. C
Kieckhofer Container Company
Asheville
Southern Kraft Company
Strand
Six Textile Diploma Recipients Named at Textile School
The Textile School of Roanoke Rapids reports six graduates receiving diplomas last week: Virgil Van Dyke John G Mills Robert S Vick J B Hutchinson Lewis Waters and C B Pearson. Credit Card recipients listed include many names such as H D Vinson S L Tidwell F L Price and R L Lassiter. An end of year exhibit featured clothes from the advanced class plus upholstery fabrics and drafts.
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Textile School
Roanoke Rapids
Virgil van Dyke
John G. Mills
Robert S. Vick
J. B. Hutchinson
Lewis Waters
C. B. Pearson
H. 1D. Vinson
S. L. Tidwell
F. L. Price
R. L. Lassiter
C. Britton
W. G. Jordan
J. S. Wood
W. P. King
G. Simms
M. E. Baker
A. S. Hall
R. P. Andrews
C. F. Mills
W. C. Hawkins
W. Allen
J. C. Pruden
T. Jenkins
J. B. Gurley
H. W. Woodruff
W. T. Draper
H. D. Blue
W. Burnette
W. D. Cornell
R. H. Downing
R. N. Downing
W. H. Coburn
W. K. Cole
H. T. Bugg
Inquest Planned After Body Found at Bowes Funeral Home
The body was placed in the brick vault at Bowes Funeral Home for safekeeping until the inquest tomorrow morning. Coroner T. M. Cooper of Enfield was notified and will hold a formal inquest at Bowes Funeral Home Friday at 10 o'clock.
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Bowes Funeral Home
T. M. Cooper
Enfield
Long Win, Kerr and Reynolds Draft Triumph Parade Honors
The Hux Kerr and Reynolds ticket won amid celebrations in the city park on 3rd Street. Victory speeches were given by J Winfield Crew Jr Senator Long Superior Court Judge R Hunt Parker and Duke Shearin of Weldon. A parade followed with horns tooting through the city.
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Hux
Kerr and Reynolds
Dr. Long
3Rd Street
J. Winfield Crew, Jr
Senator Long
Superior Court
R. Hunt Parker
Duke Shearin
Weldon
Silk and rayon exhibits and school textile project progress
The exhibit featured raw silk stages from cocoon to shipment with silk culture pictures. A rayon making process from spruce wood was described and a test asbestos sock was shown. Two machines spinning and a new frame were rebuilt by Mill No. 1's dismantled equipment, aided by High School textile members. Miss Anne Akers arrived for the summer from E C T C. Jack Vincent left for a YMCA camp in Asheville.
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Anne Akers
E.c-T.c
A. E. Akers
Jack Vincent
Asheville
Y.m.ca
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D. W. Etheridge
Mgr
DIAL
Mrs. Claude Miles
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Guild of
Comlingon Quality Dealers
Tomlinson Quality Dealers
Weldon Furniture Co
Weldon, N.C
the Guild of
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